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will be lost in the little wastes of every branch of the work. Economy
is not stinginess.
Every man or woman employed in the publishing house should
be a faithful sentinel, watching that nothing be wasted. All should
guard against supposed wants that require an expenditure of means.
Some men live better on four hundred dollars a year than others do
on eight hundred. Just so it is with our institutions; some persons
can manage them with far less capital than others can. God desires
all the workers to practice economy, and especially to be faithful
accountants.—
Testimonies for the Church 7:206, 207
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Saving Expense Through Careful Sanitarium Management
Those connected with our institutions need to study how to save
expense, so that the institutions shall not become involved in debt.
Wisdom must be shown in the matter of purchasing. Money must be
made to go as far as possible. By careful management, many dollars
may be saved.
Expenditures should not be made unless they are warranted by the
means in hand. There are those connected with our institutions who
incur debts that might be avoided. Perhaps unnecessary expense is
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entailed to beautify the building. Money is often used to gratify taste
and inclination.
Every Worker to be a Producer
Let everyone now strive with courage and activity to save rather
than to spend. Say to those who are willing to consume without
producing, It is my duty to economize in every line. I cannot encourage
extravagance. I cannot let means go out of my hands to purchase that
which is not needed.
From the highest to the lowest, God’s workmen are to study to
economize. Let each one say to himself, I am to restrain in myself any
inclination to spend means unnecessarily. Let those who work in God’s
service be producers as well as consumers. Look at the greatness of
the work, and restrain the unchristian inclination to spend money for
self-gratification. Count the cost of the thing you desire to buy.
This is an excellent opportunity for everyone to stand in his lot and
in his place. Let each one try to produce something. Those in God’s