Printed Sermons And Literature
The Effective Use of Literature—The truth must be published far
more extensively than it yet has been. It must be defined in clear, sharp
lines before the people. It must be presented in short but conclusive
arguments, and plans must be laid that at every meeting where the truth
has been set before the people, it may be followed by the distribution
of tracts and pamphlets. At the present time it may be found necessary
to give these away, but they will be a power for good, and nothing will
be lost.
The discourses given in the desk would be far more effective if
reading matter were circulated, educating the hearers in the doctrines
of the Bible. God will make many willing to read, but there will also
be many who will refuse to see or hear anything upon the present truth.
But we should not even think these cases beyond hope, for Christ is
drawing many to Himself.... You should go forth with your hands
filled with proper reading matter, and your heart filled with the love of
God.—
Letter 1, 1875
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To Forestall Effects of Opposition—When a discourse is given,
the people may listen with interest, but it is all strange and new to
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them, and Satan is ready to suggest to their minds many things that are
not true. He will seek to pervert and misrepresent the speaker’s words.
What shall we do?
The discourses presenting the reasons of our faith should be pub-
lished in little leaflets, and circulated as widely as possible. [
Note.—In
the matter of printing or mimeographing sermons, every worker should
labor in harmony with the counsel of the General Conference Commit-
tee set forth in the following resolution adopted December 15, 1941,
relating to the safeguarding of our public utterance:
“That before issuance, all mimeographed and printed sermons be
first approved by the leadership of the local conference in which one is
laboring, as a safeguarding, protective measure.”
] Thus the falsehoods
and misrepresentations which the enemy of truth constantly tries to
keep in circulation would be revealed in their true character, and the
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