At the 1909 General Conference
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while from this we shall be unable to work with the freedom that we
now enjoy. Terrible scenes are before us, and what we do, we must do
quickly. We must now build up the work in every place possible. And
for the accomplishment of this work we greatly need in the field the
help that can be given by our ministers of experience who are able to
hold the attention of large congregations....
“Before leaving home I promised the Lord that if He would spare
my life, and enable me to come to this Conference, I would deliver the
message He had repeatedly given me in behalf of the cities, in which
thousands upon thousands are perishing without a knowledge of the
truth. As I have borne this message to the people, the blessing of God
has rested on me richly. And now, my brethren, I appeal to you in the
name of the Lord to do your best, and to plan for the advancement of
the work in God’s appointed way....
“As we do this work, we shall find that means will flow into our
treasuries, and we shall have means with which to carry on a still
broader and more far-reaching work. Shall we not advance in faith, just
as if we had thousands of dollars? We do not have half faith enough.
Let us do our part in warning these cities. The warning message
must come to the people who are ready to perish, unwarned, unsaved.
How can we delay? As we advance, the means will come. But we
must advance by faith, trusting in the Lord God of Israel.” [
From a
manuscript, portions of which have been published in
Testimonies for
the Church 9:98, 99
.]
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