Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

sanitarium.
“Why have such fields as Redlands and
Riverside been left almost unworked? As I looked
from the car window and saw the trees laden with
fruit, I thought, Would not earnest, Christlike
efforts have brought forth just as abundant a
harvest in spiritual lines? In a few years these
towns have been built up and developed, and as I
looked upon their beauty and the fertility of the
country surrounding them, there rose before me a
vision of what the spiritual harvest might have
been had earnest, Christlike efforts been put forth
for the salvation of souls.
“The Lord would have brave, earnest men and
women take up His work in these places. The cause
of God is to make more rapid advancement in
Southern California than it has in the past. Every
year thousands of people visit Southern California
in search of health, and by various methods we
should seek to reach them with the truth. They
must hear the warning to prepare for the great day
of the Lord, which is right upon us....
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