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Ministers should be Bible students. They should thoroughly furnish themselves with the evidences of our faith and hope, and then, with full control of the voice and their feelings, present these evidences in such a manner that the people can calmly weigh them, and decide upon the evidences presented.

Ministers should be Bible students. They should thoroughly furnish themselves with the evidences of our faith and hope, and then, with full control of the voice and their feelings, present these evidences in such a manner that the people can calmly weigh them, and decide upon the evidences presented.

Approximate author period: c. 1871 AD · industrial

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Ellen G. White
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Approximate author period: c. 1871 AD · industrial
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Ellen G. White, based on documented lifetime 1827 to 1915. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q292290 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q292290 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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