- Foreword
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- The Entering Wedge
- The Compassion of Christ Revealed
- Divine Origin
- The Gospel of Health
- The Right Hand of the Gospel
- It Opens Doors
- The Work for Today
- An Early Call to Action—1867
- A Rallying Call in 1902
- The Call Repeated in 1907
- The Call of Today
- Zeal and Perseverance Required
- In Time of Persecution
- The Distinguishing Sign
- Ways Will Open
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- Ministering to Body and Soul
- A Door of Entrance to the Cities
- Organize for Harmonious Action
- The Church a Training School
- The Need for Consecrated Nurses
- Serve With Sanctified Understanding
- Medical Missions in Every City
- The City Mission and Training School
- Training Under Competent Leaders
- Laboring as God's Helping Hand
- Self-supporting Workers
- Hygienic Restaurants as Missionary Centers
- To Supply Spiritual Food
- Results of Consecrated Effort
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- Extent of the Work
- Educate, Educate, Educate
- Teach Skillfully
- A Continual Reform Essential
- Responsibility of Those Who Have Light
- Thousands Eager to Learn
- The Public to Be Deeply Stirred
- Health Talks to Be Given
- Physiology to Be Taught
- Represented by Advance Principles
- Education Better Than Miraculous Healing
- When Prayer for Healing Is Presumption
- Instruction in Diet by Evangelistic Workers
- A Knowledge of Healthful Cookery
- Simplicity in Cooking
- Decision Without Narrow Conceit
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Chapter 4—Christian Help Work
Ministering to Those in Need
There is a work to be done by our churches that few have any idea of. “I was an hungred,” Christ says, “and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me.” We shall have to give of our means to support laborers in the harvest field, and we shall rejoice in the sheaves gathered in. But while this is right, there is a work, as yet untouched, that must be done. The mission of Christ was to heal the sick, encourage the hopeless, bind up the brokenhearted. This work of restoration is to be carried on among the needy, suffering ones of humanity. God calls not only for your benevolence, but your cheerful countenance, your hopeful words, the grasp of your hand. Relieve some of God's afflicted ones. Some are sick, and hope has departed. Bring back the sunlight to them. There are souls who have lost their courage; speak to them, pray for them. There are those who need the bread of life. Read to them from the Word of God. There is a soul sickness no balm can reach, no medicine heal. Pray for these, and bring them to Jesus Christ. And in all your work, Christ will be present to make impressions upon human hearts.CME 22.5
This is the kind of medical missionary work to be done. Bring the sunshine of the Sun of Righteousness into the room of the sick and suffering. Teach the inmates of the poor homes how to cook. “He shall feed his flock like a shepherd,” with temporal and spiritual food.—Manuscript 105, 1898.CME 23.1