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welfare of souls. Give meat in due season to the old and the young,
to saints and to sinners. Let everything that can be said to awaken
the church from its slumbers be brought forward without delay. Let
no time be lost in dwelling on those things that are not essential, and
that have no bearing upon the present necessities of the people. Read
the first three verses of the Revelation, and see what work is enjoined
upon those who claim to believe the word of God:
“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto Him, to
show unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass; and
He sent and signified it by His angel unto His servant John: who bare
record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and
of all things that he saw. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear
the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written
therein: for the time is at hand.”
Revelation 1:1-3
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Publication of Books
Let more time be given to the publication and circulation of books
containing present truth. Call attention to books dwelling on practical
faith and godliness and to those that treat on the prophetic word. The
people are to be educated to read the sure word of prophecy in the light
of the living oracles. They need to know that the signs of the times are
fulfilling.
It is God alone who can give success either in preparing or in
circulating our publications. If in faith we maintain His principles,
He will co-operate with us in placing the books in the hands of those
whom they will benefit. The Holy Spirit is to be prayed for, trusted
in, believed in. Humble, fervent prayer will do more to promote the
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circulation of our books than will all the expensive ornamentation in
the world.
God has great and grand resources for man to lay hold of, and in
the most simple manner will be developed the working of the divine
agencies. The divine Teacher says: “My Spirit alone is competent
to teach and to convict of sin. Externals make only a temporary
impression upon the mind. I will enforce truth on the conscience, and
men shall be My witnesses, throughout the world asserting My claims
on man’s time, his money, his intellect. All these I purchased on the
cross of Calvary. Use My entrusted talents to proclaim the truth in its