Appeals of No Avail Without Working of the Holy Spirit—All the struggles to carry our appeals to the highest authorities in our land, however earnest and strong and eloquent may be the pleas in our favor, will not bring about that which we desire, unless the Lord works by his Holy Spirit in the hearts of those who claim to believe the truth. We may struggle as a mighty man in swimming against the current of Niagara, but we shall fail unless the Lord pleads in our behalf. God will be honored among his people. They must be pure, they must be divested of self, steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.... (3SM 385.1) MC VC