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Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

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will find that they can teach the simple truths of<br />

God’s word.<br />

There is in this country a great, unworked field.<br />

The colored race, numbering thousands up<strong>on</strong><br />

thousands, appeals to the c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong> and<br />

sympathy of every true, practical believer in Christ.<br />

These people do not live in a foreign country, and<br />

they do not bow down to idols of wood and st<strong>on</strong>e.<br />

They live am<strong>on</strong>g us, and again and again, through<br />

the testim<strong>on</strong>ies of His Spirit, God has called our<br />

attenti<strong>on</strong> to them, telling us that here are human<br />

beings neglected.<br />

This broad field lies before us unworked,<br />

calling for the light that God has given us in trust.<br />

Clear New Ground<br />

Let forces be set at work to clear new ground,<br />

to establish new, living interests wherever an<br />

opening can be found. Let men learn how to make<br />

brief, earnest prayers. Let them learn to speak of<br />

the world’s Redeemer, to lift up the Man of<br />

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