The Southern Work, Supplement of 1901
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1901 supplement to The Southern Work
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“God spoke concerning the captivity of the colored people as verily as He did concerning the Hebrew captives, and said: ‘I have surely seen the affliction of my people …, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; and I am come down to deliver them.’” (Page 42)
“Jesus did not seek the admiration or applause of the world. He commanded no army, He ruled no earthly kingdom. He passed by the wealthy and honored of the world. He did not associate with the leaders of the nation. He dwelt among the lowly of the earth. To all appearances He was merely a humble man, with few friends. Thus He sought to correct the world’s false standard of judging the value of men. He showed that they are not to be estimated by their outward appearance. Their moral worth is not determined by their worldly possessions, their real estate or bank stock. It is the humble, contrite heart that God values. With Him there is no respect of persons. The attributes that He prizes most are purity and love, and these are possessed only by the Christian.” (Page 10)
“Are we not under even greater obligation to labor for the colored people than for those who have been more highly favored? Who is it that held these people in servitude? Who kept them in ignorance, and pursued a course to debase and brutalize them, forcing them to disregard the law of marriage, breaking up the family relation, tearing wife from husband, and husband from wife? If the race is degraded, if they are repulsive in habits and manners, who made them so? Is there not much due to them from the white people? After so great a wrong has been done them, should not an earnest effort be made to lift them up? The truth must be carried to them. They have souls to save as well as we.” (Pages 14–15)
- Title: The Southern Work, Supplement of 1901
- Author: Ellen Gould White
- Publisher: Review & Herald
- Print Publication Date: 1898
- Logos Release Date: 2002
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Ellen White › Writings--Books
- Resource ID: LLS:900.2.2080
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T16:58:03Z