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willing to give of their means to support the cause than were those
who loved the truth in former years.
Brethren, God would bless you in showing your interest in our
houses of publication by making them your property. Those who own
no stock in these institutions have the privilege of investing their means
in this good work. We need your sympathy, your prayers, and your
means. We need your hearty cooperation. We hope that all whose
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hearts the Lord shall make willing will come forward with their means
to invest in these institutions. Is it indeed true that we have the last
message of mercy to be given to the world? Is it true that our work
will soon close? Thus saith the word of God. The end of all things is
at hand. Then the warning should be sent to all parts of the earth....
You have nothing to fear; invest your means where it will be doing
good; scatter rays of light to the darkest parts of the world. There is no
such thing as failure in this work. It is your privilege and duty to do
now as your brethren did when there were but few friends of the cause
of truth. Take stock in our houses of publication, that you may feel
that you have an interest in them. Many invest their money in worldly
speculations, and in doing this are robbed of every dollar. We ask
you to show your liberality by making investments in our publishing
work. It will do you good. Your money will not be lost, but will be
placed at interest to increase your capital stock in heaven. Christ has
given all for you; what will you give for Him? He asks your heart;
give it to Him, it is His own. He asks your intellect; give it to Him; it
is His own. He asks your money; give it to Him, it is His own. “Ye
are not your own; for ye are bought with a price.” God wants you and
yours. Let the words of the royal psalmist express the sentiment of
your hearts: “All things come of Thee, and of Thine own have we
given Thee.”—
Testimonies for the Church 4:592-596
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Men of Means to Contribute to Publishing Interests—When
Jesus ascended to heaven, He committed His work on earth to His
disciples, and bade them carry it forward in His name. As followers of
Christ we are to be His representatives among men. The salvation of
perishing souls calls for our personal effort and for our means. This
should be the great object continually before us. It is to accomplish
this that God has intrusted us with means. Let us then render to
Him that which is His own. Let the men of means make a freewill
offering to God by liberal gifts for our publishing houses and other