Object of Our Publications
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they exalted a power and a principle that were opposed to Him, they
were left to bring upon themselves disaster and defeat....
The editors of our periodicals, the teachers in our schools, the
presidents of our conferences, all need to drink of the pure streams of
the river of the water of life. All need to understand more fully the
words spoken by our Lord to the Samaritan woman: “If thou knewest
the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give Me to drink;
thou wouldst have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living
water.... Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall
never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well
of water springing up into everlasting life.”
John 4:10-14
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Character of Matter for Publication—Let our periodicals be
devoted to the publication of living, earnest matter. Let every article
be full of practical, elevating, ennobling thoughts, thoughts that will
give to the reader help and light and strength. Family religion, family
holiness, is now to be honored as never before. If ever a people needed
to walk before God as did Enoch, Seventh-day Adventists need to do
so now, showing their sincerity by pure words, clean words, words full
of sympathy, tenderness, and love.
There are times when words of reproof and rebuke are called for.
Those who are out of the right way must be aroused to see their peril.
A message must be given that shall startle them from the lethargy
which enchains their senses. Moral renovation must take place, else
souls will perish in their sins. Let the message of truth, like a sharp,
two-edged sword, cut its way to the heart. Make appeals that will
arouse the careless, and bring foolish, wandering minds back to God.
The attention of the people must be arrested. Our message is a
savor of life unto life or of death unto death. The destinies of souls are
balancing. Multitudes are in the valley of decision. A voice should
be heard crying, “If the Lord be God, follow Him; but if Baal, then
follow him.”
1 Kings 18:21
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Present the Message for This Time—Let all have more to teach,
to write, and to publish in regard to those things that are now to be
fulfilled, and that concern the eternal welfare of souls. Give meat in
due season to the old and the young, to saints and to sinners. Let
everything that can be said to awaken the church from its slumbers
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be brought forward without delay. Let no time be lost in dwelling on