Articles by G. A. Roberts
Forward and Upward
August 1929
The Minister's Health
By L.H. Christian
We are living in a time of great light on medical science. This science has been developed into a system with a thousand details. All these are useful, and yet…
On Every Worker's Desk
August 1939
We are told in Revelation 19:10 that "the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of prophecy." This is true of the "testimony of Jesus" in all ages, whether given to the prophets of old, as recorded in the New Testament;…
Gospel Medical Missionaries
July 1943
Christ was the great Medical Missionary, and He is our example. Of Him it is written that He "went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner…
The Ministry of the Physician
June 1943
Until the time of the final, glorious climax in the work of God on this earth, He will increasingly bless the efforts of those who serve in His cause. We read these words in the Book of holy writ : "He will finish the work, and cut it short…
Fulfilling the Great Commission
November 1943
In direct connection with the first promise made to the children of Israel immediately after they had passed through the Red Sea, God announced Himself as the divine Healer. The promise…
Character of Sanitarium Work
June 1944
God gave us our sanitariums. They are among the chief agencies employed by Him in His work upon the earth. Their importance and value are to increase until the work is finished. Therefore it would seem that they should not be handicapped…
Augmenting the Work of Our Physicians
February 1944
The members of the graduating class of the College of Medical Evangelists are interning in various types of hospitals, such as Navy, State, county, and city hospitals, and in hospitals operated by religious denominations,…
Should Our Physicians Be Ordained?
May 1945
Christ gave…
Dr. Luke, "Beloved Physician"
September 1946
Luke, one of the four Gospel writers, was modest, unassuming, self-forgetful, yet withal a skillful, successful doctor, and by his patients and associates in gospel labor, esteemed a "beloved physician." Col. 4:14. It was the skill manifested…
What the Pianist Can Do
June 1948
A number of years ago I was asked by the East Pennsylvania Conference Committee whether I was willing to work with an evangelistic effort as pianist. I accepted, for I was glad to have even a…
From Physical to Spiritual
June 1949
Each Christian doctor in watching for souls as one who "must give an account" is concerned and is under the most solemn obligation to provide two kinds of diagnoses on behalf of each patient that comes under his…
HEALTH EVANGELISM: The Methods of the Master
September 1950
When Jesus began His ministry He employed three lines of work: teaching, preaching, and healing. (Matt. 9:35-) He did not at any time discontinue or even minimize any of these lines during His entire ministry. It is true that He gave more…
Church Expense Apportionment Plan—No. 2
July 1936
A Typical Set of Letters
As suggestive to any who may wish to attempt this method, the following four letters were used successfully in introducing and conducting…
Kindly Correctives
September 1932
The Need of Accuracy
L.L. Caviness
We have an important message to announce to the world, and it is essential Y Y that we be accurate in all we say, and in every…
Music and the Message
March 1930
Music and the Message
Who can compute the mystic power of music? Who can measure the influence it exerts for weal or woe? It is woven into the very warp and woof of this sinful world. Indeed, most of the demoralizing things of the…
Baptismal Committee for Large Efforts
December 1936
Foreword. —A matter of more than ordinary concern to all our ministers, and church officers as well, is the question of proper instruction for baptismal candidates. This matter has already received considerable…
Circumspectness the Demand of the Times
December 1940
Jesus will come at the climax of the last great persecution against His saints. He comes to deliver them from this persecution at the very time when there seems to be no possible escape for them. The last soul-saving…
Medical Missionary
August 1938
Medical Missionary Work and the Proclamation of the Gospel
Combining as He did the work of healing with His ministerial labor, Jesus stands before us in His ministry on earth as the great Medical Missionary. In the light of His…
Medical Missionary Work and the Gospel
September 1938
The various classes who are to do medical missionary work are set forth in the "Testimonies." Physicians and nurses are prominently mentioned, of course, but they are not the only ones responsible by far.
Physicians' Sabbath Fees
May 1931
Is it right for Seventh-day Adventist physicians to take fees for services rendered to the needy sick on the Sabbath?
Ministers are frequently asked this question by conscientious doctors, and it would be well for all to bear in…
Medical Missionary Work and the Gospel
October 1938
Following is a list of the classes who are to actively engage in medical-missionary activities as set forth in the Spirit of prophecy:
Physicians
Nurses
Every missionary
Medical…
Developing Latent Capabilities
May 1932
A bit of study of men on the part of the leader, with guiding, encouraging counsel, properly given at the right times, is all that is necessary to get the best out of men, and to guide them into the places and under…
Cooperation Between Pastor and Evangelist
March 1936
The writer received a letter from one of our faithful Bible workers connected with an evangelistic company, making a plea that the churches receiving new converts give more attention to establishing them in the truth.…
Preaching Christ in All
June 1932
In the early days of my ministry I was called to conduct a series of Sunday night meetings in one of our largest churches in a mission field, and after some consideration decided that the first lecture should be on Christ.…
Greater Evangelism
May 1933
Dispensaries and Similar Medical Units
A Symposium
Numerous requests have come for information concerning the organization, financing, and conduct of…
Church Expense Apportionment Plan—No. 1
June 1936
[Foreword.—In the interest of markedly reducing, if not well-nigh eliminating, Sabbath calls for current church expense, and fostering a more worshipful spirit in our Sabbath assemblages, we asked Elder Roberts to present…