Already a great deal of time has been wasted, and angels bear to heaven the record of our neglects. Our sleepy and unconsecrated condition has lost to us precious opportunities which God has sent us in the persons of those who were qualified to help us in our present need. Oh, how much we need our Hannah More to aid us at this time in reaching other nations! Her extensive knowledge of missionary fields would give us access to those of other tongues whom we cannot now approach. God brought this gift among us to meet our present emergency; but we prized not the gift, and He took her from us. She is at rest from her labors, but her self-denying works follow her. It is to be deplored that our missionary work should be retarded for the want of knowledge how to gain access to the different nations and localities in the great harvest field. {3T 407.2}

Vi lever nær tidens afslutning, da Satan er steget ned og har stor vrede, fordi han ved, at hans tid er kort. Han virker med al uretfærdighedens forførelse over for dem, der fortabes. Vor store anfører har overladt striden i vore hænder, for at vi skal føre den videre med kraft. Vi udretter ikke en tyvendedel af, hvad vi kunne udrette, dersom vi var vågne. Værket hindres på grund af lyst til magelighed og mangel på den selvfornægtende ånd, som vor frelser har givet os et eksempel på i sit liv.