A Solemn Appeal - James White

The Majesty of Heaven, whom angels
worshiped, who was rich in honor, splendor, and
glory, came to the earth, and when he found
himself in fashion as a man, he did not plead his
refined nature as an excuse to hold himself aloof
from the unfortunate. He was found in his work
among the afflicted, the poor, distressed, and needy
ones. Christ was the embodiment of refinement and
purity. His was an exalted life and character, yet he
was found in his labor, not among men of highsounding
titles, not among the most honorable of
this world, but with the despised and needy. "I
came," says the divine Teacher, "to save that which
was lost." Yes, the Majesty of Heaven was ever
found working to help those who most needed
help. May the example of Christ put to shame the
excuses of that class who are so attracted to their
poor self that they consider it beneath their refined
taste and their high calling to help the most
helpless. Such have taken a position higher than
their Lord, and in the end will be astonished to find
themselves even lower than that class, to mingle
with, and to work for whom, shocked their refined,
sensitive natures. True, it may not always be
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