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Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

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more than human power in dealing with these men<br />

and women. Every instituti<strong>on</strong> whose helpers are<br />

c<strong>on</strong>secrated is pervaded by divine power; and the<br />

patr<strong>on</strong>s not <strong>on</strong>ly obtain relief from bodily<br />

infirmities, but find a healing balm for their sinsick<br />

souls.<br />

Let the leaders am<strong>on</strong>g our people emphasize<br />

the necessity of a str<strong>on</strong>g religious influence being<br />

maintained in our medical instituti<strong>on</strong>s. The Lord<br />

designs that these shall be places where He will be<br />

h<strong>on</strong>ored in word and in deed, places where His law<br />

will be magnified and the truths of the Bible made<br />

prominent. Medical missi<strong>on</strong>aries are to do a great<br />

work for God. They are to be wide-awake and<br />

vigilant, having <strong>on</strong> every piece of the Christian<br />

armor, and fighting manfully. They are to be loyal<br />

to their Leader, obeying His commandments,<br />

including the <strong>on</strong>e by which they reveal the sign of<br />

their order.<br />

The Sign of Our Order<br />

The observance of the Sabbath is the sign<br />

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