You have had an unsanctified influence over the youth in -----. Your love of show leads to an expenditure of means which is wrong. You do not realize the claims that the Lord has upon you. You have not become acquainted with the sweet results of self-denial. Its fruits are sacred. To serve yourselves and to please yourselves has been the order of your lives. To spend your means to gratify pride has been your practice. Oh, how much better it would have been for you to have restrained your desires and made some sacrifice for the truth of God, and by thus denying the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life have had something to put into the treasury of God! Instead of purchasing frivolous things, put your little into the bank of heaven, that when the Master comes you may receive both principal and interest. {3T 83.1}

I har haft en uhellig indflydelse over de unge i ___. Jeres kærlighed til fremvisning fører til et forbrug af midler som er forkert. [I fatter ikke hvilke fordringer Herren stiller til jer. I kender ikke selvfornægtelsens herlige resultater Dens frugter er hellige.] At tjene sig selv og behage selv har været jeres livs orden. At bruge midler for at tilfredsstille stolthed har være jeres gerning. Oh, hvor meget bedre ville det ikke have været for jer hvis i havde sat styr på jeres ønsker og gjort nogle ofre for Guds sandhed og derved fornægte øjets lyst, kødets lyst og livsstoltheden og have noget at lægge i Guds skatkammer. I stedet for at købe tåbelige ting, så [sæt det lidet, I har i den himmelske bank i stedet for at købe unyttige ting her så skal I modtage det hele med renter når Mesteren kommer igen. Kristus alene side 263]