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an experience in self-denial, but spending money on vanities, and are
failing to bear the cross after Jesus. Many who were privileged with
precious, God-given opportunities have wasted their lives and are now
found in suffering and want.
God calls for decided improvement to be made in the various
branches of the work. The business done in connection with the cause
of God must be marked with greater precision and exactness. There
has not been firm, decided effort to bring about essential reform.—
Testimonies for the Church, 6:337-338
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Canvassers Expect to Be Helped
When they get into difficulty, some canvassers expect that money
is to be drawn from the treasury to help them out, only to get into strait
places again, and again to require help. Those who are stewards of the
means in the treasury must keep a sharp lookout to see that the supply
is not exhausted by these drafts. When men cannot by canvassing
bring into the treasury every dollar that belongs to it rightly, let them
stop just where they are. They should not engage in canvassing unless
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they can bring means into the treasury, instead of robbing it.
Not to Incur Debt
All must practice economy. No worker should manage his affairs in
a way to incur debt. The practice of drawing money from the treasury
before it is earned, is a snare. In this way the resources are limited,
so that laborers cannot be supported in missionary work. When one
voluntarily becomes involved in debt, he is entangling himself in one
of Satan’s nets which he sets for souls.—
Manual for Canvassers, 65.
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