Brethren, God has not entrusted means to you to lie idle nor to be covetously retained or hid away, but to be used to advance His cause, to save the souls of the perishing. It is not the time now to bind up the Lord’s money in your expensive buildings and your large enterprises, while His cause is crippled and left to beg its way, the treasury half-supplied. The Lord is not in this way of working. Remember, the day is fast approaching when it will be said: “Give an account of thy stewardship.” Can you not discern the signs of the times? {5T 465.1}

Brødre, Gud har ikke betroet jer midler, for at de skulle henligge ubrugte ej heller for at de i begærlighed skulle holdes tilbage eller bortgemmes, men for at benyttes til hans sags fremme, til at frelse deres sjæle, der går til fortabelse. Nu er ikke tiden til at binde Herrens penge fast i jeres kostbare bygninger og jeres store foretagender, medens hans sag forkrøbles og overlades til at betle sig frem, med halv forsyning i kassen. Herren er ikke med i en sådan handlemåde. Husk, at dagen hurtigt nærmer sig, da det vil blive sagt: "Aflæg regnskab for din forvaltning!" Kan I ikke tyde tidernes tegn?