I left Healdsburg for Oakland the 7th of June and met with the Oakland and San Francisco churches under the large tent in San Francisco, where Brother Healey had been laboring. I felt the burden of testimony and the great need of persevering personal efforts on the part of these churches to bring others to the knowledge of the truth. I had been shown that San Francisco and Oakland were missionary fields and ever would be. Their increase of numbers would be slow; but if all in these churches were living members and would do what they might do in getting the light before others, many more would be brought into the ranks and obey the truth. The present believers in the truth were not interested for the salvation of others as they should be. Inactivity and indolence in the cause of God would result in backsliding from God themselves, and by their example they would hinder others from going forward. Unselfish, persevering, active exertion would be productive of the very best results. I tried to impress upon them that which the Lord had presented before me, that He would have the truth presented to others by earnest, active laborers, not those who merely profess to believe it. They should not present the truth in words merely, but by a circumspect life, by being living representatives of the truth. {4T 284.3}

Jeg forlod Healdsburg den 7.juni for at komme til Oakland og mødtes med Oakland og San Francisco menighederne under det store telt i San Francisco, hvor bror Healey arbejdede. Jeg mærkede vidnesbyrdets byrde og et stort behov for at udholde personlige anstrengelser fra disse menigheders side, til at bibringe andre kundskab om sandheden. Jeg er blevet vist at San Francisco og Oakland var missionsmarker og altid ville være det. Deres medlemsforøgelse ville være langsom; men hvis alle i disse menigheder var levende medlemmer og ville gøre hvad de kunne for at bringe andre lyset, ville mange flere bringes ind i rækkerne og adlyde sandheden. De daværende sandhedstroende var ikke så interesserede i (285) andres frelse som de burde være. Passivitet og magelighed i Guds sag resulterer sig i frafald fra Gud selv og ved deres eksempel vil de hindre andre i at gå fremad. Uselvisk, udholdende, aktiv anstrengelse vil fremkalde de allerbedste resultater. Jeg prøvede at indprente dem det, som Herren havde vist mig, at han ville have sandheden overbragt til andre af alvorlige, aktive medarbejdere, ikke dem som blot bekender at tro den. De bør ikke blot overbringe sandheden i ord, men ved et velovervejet liv og være sandhedens levende repræsentanter.