A Balanced Work—for Rich and Poor—Of late [1899], a great interest has been aroused for the poor and outcast classes; a great work has been entered upon for the uplifting of the fallen and degraded. This in itself is a good work. We should ever have the spirit of Christ, and we are to do the same class of work that He did for suffering humanity. The Lord has a work to be done for the outcasts. There is no question but that it is the duty of some to labor among them, and try to save the souls that are perishing. This will have its place in connection with the proclamation of the third angel’s message and the reception of Bible truth. But there is danger of loading down everyone with this class of work, because of the intensity with which it is carried on. There is danger of leading men to center their energies in this line, when God has called them to another work. {Ev 548.1}

(548) Et afbalanceret arbejde - for rige og fattige. - Sidst på året [1899], vækkedes en stor interesse hos de fattigere og udskudte klasser; et stort arbejde er gået i gang med at opløfte den faldne og degenererede. Dette er i sig selv et godt arbejde. Vi bør altid have Kristi ånd, og vi skal gøre den samme slags arbejde som Han gjorde for den lidende menneskehed. Herren har et arbejde at gøre for udskudte. Der er ingen tvivl om at det er nogles pligt at arbejde blandt dem, og prøve at redde de sjæle som er under fortabelse. Det vil have sin plads i forbindelse med forkyndelsen af den tredje engels budskab og antagelsen af Bibelsandheden. Men der er fare for at overbebyrde enhver med den slags arbejde, på grund af den intensitet det udføres med. Der er fare for at ledende mænd koncentrer deres kræfter i denne linje, skønt Gud har kaldt dem til noget andet.