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“Let no one suppose that the work in London can be carried for-
ward by one or two. This is not the right plan. While there must be
those who can oversee the work, there is to be an army of workers
striving to reach the different classes of people....
“God calls upon His people to awake. There is much work to
do, and no one is to say: ‘We do not want this one. He will stand
in our way. He will hinder us.’ Cannot God take care of that? Are
there not those in this congregation who will settle in London to work
for the Master? Are there not those who will go to that great city as
self-supporting missionaries? But while missionaries are to do all they
can to be self-supporting, let those who remain here, who Sabbath
after Sabbath come to the Tabernacle to hear the word of God, who
have every convenience and advantage, let them beware how they
say to those they send to foreign fields, destitute of every facility and
advantage, ‘You must be self-supporting.’ ...
“The European field must receive the attention it should have. And
we are not to forget the needy fields close at hand. Look at New York!
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What representation for the truth is there in that city? How much
help has been sent there? Our educational and health work must be
established there, and this work must be given financial aid....
“God wants the work to go forward in New York. There ought to
be thousands of Sabbath keepers in that place, and there would be if the
work were carried on as it should be. But prejudices spring up. Men
want the work to go in their lines, and they refuse to accept broader
plans from others. Thus opportunities are lost. In New York there
should be several small companies established, and workers should be
sent out. It does not follow that because a man is not ordained as a
preacher, he cannot work for God. Let such ones as these be taught
how to work, then let them go out to labor. On returning, let them tell
what they have done. Let them praise the Lord for His blessing, and
then go out again. Encourage them. A few words of encouragement
will be an inspiration to them.”
The General Conference Bulletin, April
22, 1901
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Reorganization
In order that the cause of God might prosper, it was imperative that
the administration of affairs be such as to permit the widest possible