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The Publishing Ministry
requiring every man to be in his place and to do the part of the work to
which he was appointed and set apart. If in putting up or taking down
the tabernacle any man was found out of his place, or ventured upon
any officious action, in handling the sacred ark or bearing it, that man
was put to death.—
Manuscript 29, 1895
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To Be Guarded as Jealously as the Ark—Both the members of
the church and the employees in the publishing house should feel that
as workers together with God they have a part to act in guarding His
institution. They should be faithful guardians of its interests in every
line, seeking to shield it, not only from loss and disaster, but from all
that could profane or contaminate. Never through act of theirs should
its fair fame be tarnished, even by the breath of careless criticism
or censure. God’s institutions should be regarded by them as a holy
trust, to be guarded as jealously as the ark was guarded by ancient
Israel.—
Testimonies for the Church 7:192, 193
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The Lord Jehovah’s Presence in Every Office—The Lord Jeho-
vah’s presence is to be recognized in every room of the office, as His
voice was recognized by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. The
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Lord comes to His own place in the Review and Herald office, [
By the
“office” was meant the Review and Herald publishing house and/or
the church headquarters, which was housed at that time in the west
building of the printing plant in Battle Creek.
] from whence should
go forth the blessings of the light from His presence, imbuing with
His Spirit every worker who is doing His service, that not a trace of
Satan’s attributes shall be revealed in the look of the eye, the hearing
of the ear, the words spoken or the attitude taken.
Those in authority are to say by their demeanor, “I am a teacher, an
example. That which I have seen Christ do, by the eye of faith and the
intelligence of my understanding, as I have read the precious lessons
that fell from His divine lips, I am, as a learner of His meekness and
lowliness of heart, to reveal to all with whom I am brought in contact.
This will be the best illustration I can possibly give to those who are
connected with me as apprentices, who are to learn how to perform
pure, clean, unadulterated service, free from the common fire, the
worldly theories, and common maxims which are prevalent in business
houses.”—
Letter 150, 1899
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Angel Supervisors in the Publishing House—The machinery
may be run by men who are skillful in its management; but how easy it