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We need just now articles from the pens of our most experienced
brethren, the best articles that they can produce. If enough of these
articles are sent in for publication, there will be less room for common
articles, which do not give any instruction regarding our faith.... Deep,
studied articles, which require considerable time for preparation, will
be too late for the present need.—
Manuscript 24, 1903
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Literature to Oppose Sunday Laws—I do hope that the trumpet
will give a certain sound in regard to this Sunday-law movement. I
think that it would be best if in our papers the subject of the perpetuity
of the law of God were made a specialty....
The truth should be presented in short articles, in clear, distinct
lines, giving special points in regard to the Lord’s Sabbath, and show-
ing that those who frame laws to compel the observance of the first
day of the week are disloyal to the Lord of heaven, who placed His
sanctity upon the seventh day. Are we doing all we can to exalt the
law of Jehovah?—
Letter 58, 1906
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Spiritual Food Not Daily News—The Lord has not laid the bur-
den upon any to elevate, praise, and exalt men and women, even
though their work may have been to turn the attention of the people to
things of highest importance, to the things that concern the salvation
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of the soul; and shall our time and space be given to glorifying those
who have been at work to raise false issues? The Lord has given to
every man his work, and to those whom He has placed in positions of
responsibility, either in writing or in speaking, He says, “Your work is
to preach the Word.”
The work of keeping before the people the common things tran-
spiring around us, the news of the day, is not the work of present truth.
Our work is to fill every page of printed matter with spiritual food.
What is the chaff to the wheat? All these common things are very
cheap, and often are but stale food to those who are starving for the
heavenly manna.—
Manuscript 95, 1898
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Avoid Exaltation of Human Beings—In the night season I was
earnestly addressing those who are bearing the responsibilities of edi-
tors and contributors of our periodicals. The Lord gave me a message
for them....
If those in charge of our periodicals have no more judgment than to
fill the publications with the exaltations of human beings, then let them
seek wisdom from God. Your spiritual eyesight needs the heavenly