Sermons and Talks, Volume 1 - Ellen G. White

not a single question about the matter in my mind. I
tell you, brethren, that in the place of withholding,
you ought to give more liberally, for fields are
opening everywhere. Souls are coming into the
truth, and many of them never heard a discourse. I
wish you could hear the pitiful appeals they are
making to me. They say, I want your books. I want
Patriarchs and Prophets; I have no money to buy. I
want Vol. IV; I have no money to buy it. I want the
Testimonies, but have nothing with which to
purchase them. These appeals keep coming in
continually. Can I forbear helping them? I have
sent armfuls of books away without receiving a
cent for them, because I know that they should
have these things, and the truth of God is entering
everywhere.
There are missions that must be supported. I
remember when I was in Switzerland, how
oppressed they were for want of means. Ask a man
how much he is receiving for his labor, and he says
$150 a year. He had five in his family and labored
for that amount. Now, that man was pressed for the
necessaries of life. You would think you were
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