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possessions to do all the sacrificing. I saw that they can sacrifice, and
that it is their duty to do so, as well as those who have property. But
often those that have no possessions do not realize that they can deny
themselves in many ways, can lay out less upon their bodies, and to
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gratify their tastes and appetites, and find much to spare for the cause,
and thus lay up a treasure in heaven.—
Testimonies for the Church
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Those who have physical strength are to employ that strength in
the service of God. They are to labor with their hands, and earn means
to use in the cause of God. Those who can obtain work are to work
faithfully, and to improve the opportunities they see to help those who
cannot obtain labor.—
The Review and Herald, August 21, 1894
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Indolence Not to Be Encouraged
The word of God teaches that if a man will not work, neither
shall he eat. The Lord does not require the hard-working man to
support those who are not diligent. There is a waste of time, a lack of
effort, which brings to poverty and want. If these faults are not seen
and corrected by those who indulge in them, all that might be done
in their behalf is like putting treasure into a basket with holes. But
there is an unavoidable poverty; and we are to manifest tenderness
and compassion toward those who are unfortunate.—
The Review and
Herald, January 3, 1899
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