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should be exercised in the choice and preparation of the matter that
is to go to the world. The greatest caution and discrimination are
needed. Our energies should be devoted to the publication of literature
of the purest quality and the most elevating character. Our periodicals
must go forth laden with truth that has a vital, spiritual interest for the
people.
God has placed in our hands a banner upon which is inscribed:
“Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the com-
mandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”
Revelation 14:12
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is a distinct, separating message, a message that is to give no uncer-
tain sound. It is to lead the people away from the broken cisterns
that contain no water, to the unfailing Fountain of the water of life.—
Testimonies for the Church 7:150
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Exalt the Claims of God’s Law—Our publishing institutions are
to exalt the claims of God’s downtrodden law. Standing before the
world as reformers, they are to show that the law of God is the founda-
tion of all enduring reform. In clear, distinct lines they are to present
the necessity of obedience to all His commandments. Constrained
by the love of Christ, they are to cooperate with Him in building up
the old waste places, raising up the foundations of many generations.
They are to stand as repairers of the breach, restorers of paths to dwell
in. Through their testimony the Sabbath of the fourth commandment
is to stand as a witness, a constant reminder of God, to attract notice
and arouse investigation that shall direct the minds of men to their
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Creator.—
Testimonies for the Church 7:139
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Cooperate in Proclaiming the Three Angels’ Messages—Let it
never be forgotten that these [publishing] institutions are to cooperate
with the ministry of the delegates of heaven. They are among the
agencies represented by the angel flying “in the midst of heaven,
having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the
earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying
with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of
His judgment is come.”
Revelation 14:6, 7
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From them is to go forth the terrible denunciation: “Babylon is
fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of
the wine of the wrath of her fornication.”
Verse 8
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They are represented by the third angel that followed, “saying with
a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive