It is the privilege of the watchmen on the walls of Zion to live so near to God, and to be susceptible to the impressions of His Spirit, that He can work through them to tell men and women of their peril and point them to the place of safety. Faithfully are they to warn them of the sure result of transgression, and faithfully are they to safeguard the interests of the church. At no time may they relax their vigilance. Theirs is a work requiring the exercise of every faculty of the being. In trumpet tones their voices are to be lifted, and never are they to sound one wavering, uncertain note. Not for wages are they to labor, but because they cannot do otherwise, because they realize that there is a woe upon them if they fail to preach the gospel. Chosen 362 of God, sealed with the blood of consecration, they are to rescue men and women from impending destruction.

Vægterne på Zions mure har den forrettighed at leve Gud nær og være modtagelige for Åndens tilskyndelser, så Gud gennem dem kan fortælle mænd og kvinder om deres dødsfare og vise dem hen til et sikkert sted. Med udholdenhed skal de advare dem om, hvad der med sikkerhed bliver følgen af overtrædelse og med troskab skal de vogte menighedens interesser. Deres vagtsomhed må aldrig slappes. Deres opgave kræver opøvelse af alle deres evner. Med basunklang skal de hæve deres røst og aldrig må der lyde en eneste flakkende, usikker tone. De skal ikke arbejde for at få løn, men fordi de ikke kan lade være med det, fordi de er klare over, at der lyder en forbandelse over dem, hvis de svigter i forkyndelsen af evangeliet.