The Reformers whose protest has given us the name of Protestant, felt that God had called them to give the light of the gospel to the world; and in the effort to do this they were ready to sacrifice their possessions, their liberty, even life itself. In the face of persecution and death the gospel was proclaimed far and near. The word of God was carried to the people; and all classes, high and low, rich and poor, learned and ignorant, eagerly studied it for themselves. Are we, in this last conflict of the great controversy, as faithful to our trust as the early Reformers were to theirs?

Reformatorerne, hvis protest gav os navnet protestanter, følte, at Gud havde kaldet dem til at give verden evangeliets lys. De var villige til at ofre deres ejendele, deres frihed, ja, selve livet for at kunne gøre det. Selv om de blev truet med forfølgelse og død, forkyndte de evangeliet fjernt og nær. Guds ord blev bragt ud til folket, og alle befolkningsgrupper høj og lav, rig og fattig, lærd og ulærd studerede ivrigt Guds ord. Er vi, som deltager i det sidste slag i den store krig lige så tro imod vort kald, som de første reformatorer var imod deres?