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will place on thoughts, words, and actions. They will be given moral
strength; for the Lord says, “Them that honor Me, I will honor.” Every
worker will possess a precious experience, and a power and faith that
is stronger than all circumstances. They will be able to say, “The Lord
is in this place.” The angels of God will be in every room. The power
of an inward life will circulate through the office. There will be a
power in the lives of the workers that will be felt throughout the entire
institution.
Brethren, you must rise higher in your service. The office is not to
be regarded as a common business institution. All who acknowledge
God in His appointed channels, who act as faithful stewards in any
place where they can do God service, will be honored by God....
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Will all who work in our institutions take heed to these things?
The Lord sees not as man sees. He looks beneath the surface. He looks
at the mind, from whence all our actions proceed. Especially does He
note everything that glorifies His name before the people.—
Letter 27,
1896
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The Press a Powerful Means of Spreading Light—The press is
a powerful means to move the minds and hearts of the people. The men
of this world seize the press, and make the most of every opportunity to
get poisonous literature before the people. If men, under the influence
of the spirit of the world and of Satan, are earnest to circulate books,
tracts, and papers of a corrupting nature, you should be more earnest
to get reading matter of an elevating and saving character before the
people.
God has placed at the command of His people advantages in the
press, which, combined with other agencies, will be successful in
extending the knowledge of the truth. Tracts, papers, and books, as
the case demands, should be circulated in all the cities and villages in
the land. Here is missionary work for all.
There should be men trained for this branch of the work who will
be missionaries, and will circulate publications. They should be men
of good address, who will not repulse others or be repulsed. This is a
work which would warrant men to give their whole time and energies
as the occasion demands. God has committed to His people great light.
This is not for them to selfishly enjoy alone, but to let its rays shine
forth to others who are in the darkness of error.