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Testimonies for the Church Volume 8
been used in doing a class of work that has brought no glory to God.
Much effort has been put forth in lines that do nothing to spread a
knowledge of the truth.
It is high time that consideration be given to this matter. This
mistake must be corrected. It is not wisdom to use money to establish
enterprises that consume without producing. It is said that more room
is needed in the publishing houses. But there is ample room in them,
and when the right thing is done, it will be seen that there is sufficient
room.
Far less commercial work should be received into our offices of
publication, and not a line of matter containing Satan’s sentiments
should be received. The introduction of such matter destroys all sense
of the sacredness of the institution. The whole institution is cheapened.
There is always danger, when the common is mingled with the sacred,
that the common will be allowed to take the place of the sacred.
How does the Lord regard the using of the presses in His insti-
tutions to print the errors of the enemy? When objectionable matter
is mingled with sacred matter coming from the presses, His blessing
cannot rest upon the work done. Said the divine Teacher: “What have
you gained by bringing in this outside work? It has brought you much
vexation of spirit; and the workers have had to hurry and rush to get the
matter finished in the specified time. This has occasioned confusion
and strife. Harsh words have been spoken, and an unpleasant spirit has
been brought into the office. The financial gain in no way compares
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with the loss which has come through rushing and driving and scolding
and fretting.”
May the Lord help His people to see that this is not wisdom and that
far more is lost than is gained. If less machinery and fewer workers had
been brought together in one place while other portions of the vineyard
were destitute of facilities; if more money had been spent in making
plants in various places, God would have been better pleased. It is not
sanctified ambition that has led to the investment of so much money in
one place. It is a mistake for our brethren to run so many presses for
the printing of merely secular matter. We are fast approaching the end.
The printing and circulation of the books and papers that contain the
truth for this time are to be our work.
There is a marked neglect of the cautions and warnings that have
been given from time to time. When there is a seeking of the Lord