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Unity and love will accomplish wonderful things for the believers.
Will not our churches arouse, and give the last warning message to the
world?—
Testimonies for the Church 9:69-70
(1909).
With a Timely Message—After a while I fell asleep again. This
time I seemed to be in a council meeting where our book work was
being discussed. There were a number of our brethren present, leaders
in our work, and Elder Haskell and his wife were there consulting
together and with the brethren about the circulation of our books,
tracts, and periodicals.
Elder Haskell was presenting strong reasons why the books which
contain the knowledge that has been communicated to Sister White,—
the books containing the special message to come to the world at this
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present time,—should be more freely circulated. “Why,” he inquired,
“do not our people appreciate and circulate more widely the books
bearing the divine credentials? Why is not a specialty made of the
books containing the warnings regarding Satan’s work? Why do we
not give greater effort to circulating the books that point out Satan’s
plans to counterwork the work of God, that uncover his plans and
point out his deceptions? The moral evils of his deceptions are to be
removed by opening the eyes of the people so that they shall discern
the situation and the dangers of our times; so that they shall make
diligent effort to lay hold by faith upon Christ and His righteousness.”
A messenger from heaven stood in our midst, and he spoke words
of warning and instruction. He made us clearly understand that the
gospel of the kingdom is the message for which the world is perishing,
and that this message, as contained in our publications already in print,
and those yet to be issued, should be circulated among the people who
are nigh and afar off.—
Testimonies for the Church 9:66-67
(1909).
That Prepare the People to Stand—The larger books ... contain
present truth for this time,—truth that is to be proclaimed in all parts of
the world. Our canvassers are to circulate the books that give definite
instruction regarding the testing messages that are to prepare a people
to stand on the platform of eternal truth, holding aloft the banner
on which is inscribed, “The commandments of God and the faith of
Jesus.”—
Manuscript 136, 1903
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Rehearse God’s Leadings—I feel deeply over our present situa-
tion. We must now do a work that should have been done long ago.
We must do as the Lord directed Moses to do, when the children of