My brethren, the world will never believe that you are in earnest in your faith until you have less to say about temporal things and more about the realities of the eternal world. The Lord is coming, but many who profess the faith do not realize that that event is nigh. They cannot fasten their faith upon the revealed purposes of God. With some, the passion for money-making has become all-absorbing, and earthly riches have eclipsed the heavenly treasure. Eternal things have faded from the mind as of minor consequence, while worldliness has come in like a flood. The great question is: How can I make money? Men are alive to every hope of gain. They try a thousand plans and devices, among them various inventions and patent rights. Some dig in the earth for the precious metals, others deal in bank stock, still others till the soil; but all have the one object in view of making money. They become bewildered and even insane in the pursuit of wealth, yet they refuse to see the advantage of securing an immortal inheritance. {5T 261.2}

Mine brødre, verden vil aldrig tro at I er alvorlige i jeres tro, før I har mindre at sige om timelige sager og mere om den evige verdens realiteter. Herren kommer, men mange som bekender troen, indser ikke at begivenheden er nær. De kan ikke fæstne deres tro på Guds åbenbarede hensigter. Hos nogle er lidenskaben for at lave penge, blevet alt og jordiske rigdomme har fordunklet himmelske rigdomme. Evige ting er visnet fra tankerne som har de mindre betydning, medens verdslighed er kommet ind som en flod. Det store spørgsmål er: Hvordan kan jeg lave penge? Mennesker lever for al håb om vinding. De prøver tusindvis planer og bedrag, blandt dem forskellige påfund og patenter. Nogle graver i jorden efter dyrebare metaller, andre tager renter i banken, medens andre dyrker jorden; men alle har et formål for øje: at lave penge. De forvildes og endog syge af at jage rigdomme, alligevel vil de ikke indrømme fordelene af at få evig arv.