Testimonies for the Church, Volume 9 - Ellen G. White

Chapter 48
Liberality in Missionary Effort
The Southern States are to have the light of
present truth. Do not say: "Our printing offices and
our churches need more help. We need all the
means that we can get to carry on the work in
hand." One after another has shut the door to
certain lines of missionary effort for fear that this
work would consume means which they desired for
other enterprises. My brethren, you need more of
the Spirit of Christ. Let your standard be raised
higher; then those who are newly converted to the
truth will understand that they have a work to do.
In this way the means for the carrying on of the
work will be always increasing.
Can we expect the inhabitants of the cities to
come to us and say: "If you will come to us and
preach, we will help you to do thus and so"? What
do they know of our message? Let us do our part in
warning these people who are ready to perish
unwarned and unsaved. The Lord desires us to let
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