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spoke through His servant in the following earnest words of appeal,
instruction, and encouragement.
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Our publishing house in Norway is in peril, and in the name of the
Lord I appeal to our people in its behalf. All to whose hearts the cause
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of present truth is dear are called upon to help at this crisis.
Those who love and serve God should feel the deepest interest
in all that concerns the glory of His name. Who could see an insti-
tution where the truth has been magnified, where the Lord has so
often revealed His presence, where instruction has been given by the
messengers of God, where the truth has been sent forth in publications
that have accomplished great good—who could bear to see such an
institution pass into the hands of worldlings, to be used for common,
worldly purposes? God would certainly be dishonored if His institu-
tion were allowed to fall into decay for want of the money which He
has entrusted to His stewards. Should this take place, men would say
that it was because the Lord was not able to prevent it.
These things mean much to our brethren and sisters in Scandinavia.
They will be sorely tried if their facilities are cut off. Let us make an
effort to prevent them from falling into depression and discouragement.
Let there be a consecrated, united effort to lift the publishing house
out of the difficulty into which it has fallen.
There are those who have little faith, who may try to discourage
others and thus prevent them from taking part in this good work. It
needs only a discouraging word to rouse and strengthen selfishness
in the soul. Do not listen to those who would tempt you. Waive the
questions that will arise as to how the difficulty has come about. It
may have been largely the result of mistakes that have been made;
but let us not now devote time to criticism and complaint. Criticisms,
complaints, and censure will not bring relief to our brethren in their
perplexity and distress.
God has called human agencies to be laborers together with Him
in the work of salvation. He uses men encompassed with infirmities
and liable to err. Then let us not censure those who have been so un-
fortunate as to make mistakes. Let us rather seek to be so transformed
by the grace of God as to become compassionate, touched with human
woe. This will cause joy in heaven; for in loving our fallen brother
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as God and Christ love us, we give evidence that we are partakers of
Christ’s attributes.