This is the discipline which the Lord anciently gave to His people, and it is the discipline which should exist in our missions, our colleges, our publishing houses, our sanitariums. God likes to see men understand their weak points, and instead of closing their eyes to their defects, they should make persevering efforts to overcome them (Manuscript 24, 1887).{1BC 1108.2}

Dette er den disciplin som Herren i gammel tid gav Sit folk, og det er den disciplin som bør være i vore missioner, på vore skoler, vore uddannelsesinstitutioner, vore sanatorier. Gud vil gerne se mennesker forstå deres svage punkter, og i stedet for at lukke deres øjne for deres mangler, bør de anstrenge sig vedholdende for at overvinde dem (MS 24, 1887).