Manuscript Releases, vol. 19 [Nos. 1360-1419]

Faculty Members To Do Spiritual Work

W. C. White: If we are to carry on this work, must we not have a faculty who will take hold of it heartily?. 19MR 52.1

Mrs. E. G. White: Those who do not serve God should have no place on the faculty. 19MR 52.2

W. C. White: It is a question with some of us, how long we ought to allow our sympathies for others to lead us to keep on the faculty, members who, after months of constant labor in their behalf, fail to take an active interest in the spiritual work of the institution. It seems to me that the time has come when there should be a change, and now we should have a faculty who will work with unison of purpose. 19MR 52.3

Mrs. E. G. White: You would be denominational then. 19MR 52.4

A. T. Jones: Amen! 19MR 52.5

Mrs. E. G. White: When you come to the point where you decide to serve God, you are denominational. You should not link up with men who have no faith, men who although acquainted with the truth for many years, refuse to obey its teachings. Such men are not to have a voice in your council-meetings. Even if they were very rich, I would not bind myself to them by a single thread. I would not seek their advice in regard to the business transactions and other matters connected with the management of the institution. The time has come when we must find our bearings. We must come to our senses, and know where we are standing. We are on the very borders of the eternal world. We cannot tell what may happen next. 19MR 52.6

W. C. White: I wanted to see the faculty of this institution so strengthened that it would naturally become an example, a guide, and a help to all the other medical institutions on the coast. 19MR 53.1

Mrs. E. G. White: Yes, that is what it ought to be, for it is the oldest one. Many times in the past it has not made a good showing. I know something about its past record. The burden of this institution has rested on me for many years. 19MR 53.2

W. C. White: Perhaps we have questioned you long enough for one morning. We do not wish to tire you out. 19MR 53.3

Mrs. E. G. White: I have stated principles. You can judge whether or not they are approved of God. 19MR 53.4

God promised to bless Solomon if he would follow right ways. But Solomon departed from the right, marrying idolatrous women and going to other nations for workmen to build the temple. God was greatly displeased with Solomon's idolatrous connection with the world. As Solomon was blessed while he kept separate from the world, so we shall be blessed while we remain a distinct people. 19MR 53.5