If young men who commence to labor in this cause would have the missionary spirit, they would give evidence that God has indeed called them to the work. But when they do not go out into new places, but are content to go from church to church, they give evidence that the burden of the work is not upon them. The ideas of our young preachers are not broad enough. Their zeal is too feeble. Were the young men awake and devoted to the Lord, they would be diligent every moment of their time and would seek to qualify themselves to become laborers in the missionary field rather than to become combatants. {3T 203.3}

Dersom unge mænd, der begynder at virke i denne sag, var i besiddelse og missionsånden, ville de gøre det bevisligt, at Gud i sandhed har kaldet dem til gerningen. Når de imidlertid ikke rejser ud til nye steder, men lader sig nøje med at færdes fra menighed til menighed, så aflægger de derved vidnesbyrd om, at de ikke har nogen byrde for værket. (204) Vore unge prædikanter har ikke et tilstrækkeligt bredt syn. Var de unge mænd vågne og gudhengivne, ville de hvert øjeblik være flittige og søge at udvikle sig til arbejdere i missionen i stedet for til stridskæmpere.