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The Publishing Ministry
The instruction given regarding the removal of the publishing work
from Battle Creek to some rural place near Washington, D.C., was
clear and distinct, and I earnestly hope that this work may be hastened.
Instruction has also been given that the Pacific Press should be
moved from Oakland. [
The move to Mountain View, California, thirty-
eight miles south of San Francisco, was made in 1904 (see SDAEN
1059.)
] As the years have passed by, the city has grown and it is now
necessary to establish the printing plant in some more rural place,
where land can be secured for the homes of the employees. Those who
are connected with our offices of publication should not be obliged
to live in the crowded cities. They should have opportunity to obtain
homes where they will be able to live without requiring high wages.—
Fundamentals of Christian Education, 492
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Think Before Moving to Institutional Centers—Those who are
necessarily situated near our institutions should be careful how they
send out glowing reports of the place. Everywhere there are people
who are restless and dissatisfied, and who long to go to some place
where they think they will do better than in their present surroundings.
They think that if they could be given work in connection with some
one of our institutions, they would have a better chance to earn a living.
Those who are tempted to gather about our institutions should
understand that it is skilled workers that are needed, and that heavy
burdens fall upon all who are properly related to the work. Those
who are connected with our institutions must be producers as well as
consumers. To those who desire to change their location, and settle
near one of our institutions, I would say: Do you think that in settling
near an institution you will be able to get a living without perplexity or
hard work? Have you counseled with the Lord in regard to this matter?
Have you evidence that your desire for a change of location is free
from selfish motives, and would be for the honor of God?....
Those who feel like settling close to our publishing house or our
sanitarium and school at Takoma Park, should take counsel before they
move.
To those who are looking toward Mountain View as a favorable
place in which to live, because the Pacific Press is to be established
there, I would say: Look to other parts of the world, which need the
light that you have received in trust. Remember that God has given