Men are needed in Battle Creek who can and will take burdens and bear responsibilities. The call has been given time and again, but hardly a response has been made. Some would have answered the call if their worldly interests would have been advanced by so doing. But as there was no prospect of increasing their means by coming to Battle Creek, they could see no duty to come. “To obey is better than sacrifice.” And without obedience and unselfish love, the richest offerings are too meager to be presented to the Possessor of all things. {3T 57.2}

Mennesker behøves i Battle Creek som kan og vil tage byrder og bære ansvar. Kaldet er blevet givet igen og igen, men der er knapt nok kommet et svar. Nogle ville have besvaret kaldet hvis deres verdslige interesser ville være tilgodeset. Men da der ikke er udsigt til at forøge deres midler ved at tage til Battle Creek, kunne de ikke se nogen opgave i at komme. »At adlyde er bedre end at ofre.« Og uden lydighed og uselvisk kærlighed, er de rigeste ofre for små at give alle tings Indehaver.