St. Helena, California,February 13, 1885Chapter 43—The Support of City Missions Dear Brother M,A few days ago I received a letter written by you to Elder N, in which you raise very serious objections to leaving the ----- mission to be supported by your conference, and say that other conferences all over the field should have an equal interest in this mission. But if these conferences do not now have important missions to sustain in cities in their own borders, are there not places where such missions should be established? If your conference is asked to take the ----- mission under its care and carry it on under the supervision of the General Conference, the responsible men should feel that this is an evidence that their brethren have confidence in them, and they should say: “Yes; we accept the sacred trust. We will do all in our power to make the mission a success and to show that the confidence of our brethren is not misplaced. We will ask wisdom of God and will practice self-denial and rigid economy if necessary.” God will sustain you in the cheerful performance of this duty and will make it a blessing to you rather than a burden, a hindrance to the cause in your state. {5T 368.3}

Kære bror M: For nogle få dage siden fik jeg brev, skrevet af dig til ældre N, hvori du rejser meget alvorlige indsigelser for at lade ___ missionen blive understøttet af din konferens og siger at andre konferenser, over hele marken bør have samme interesse for denne mission. Men hvis disse konferenser ikke har vigtige missioner at støtte i byerne inden for deres egne grænser, er der så ikke steder hvor sådanne missioner kunne oprettes? Hvis din konferens bliver spurgt om at tage ___ missionen og føre den under generalkonferenesens ledelse, burde de ansvarlige mænd føle at dette er et bevis for at deres brødre har tillid til dem og de burde sige: "Ja, vi tager den helligede betroelse. Vi vil gøre alt i vor magt for at gøre denne mission til en succes og vise at tilliden til vore brødre ikke er fejlplaceret. Vi vil bede om Guds visdom og vil praktisere selvfornægtelse og om nødvendig streng sparsommelighed." Gud vil støtte jer i det gavmilde arbejde af denne opgave og vil (369) mere gøre det til en velsignelse for jer, end til en byrde, en hindring for arbejdet i din stat.