In a little while we are to meet our Lord; and what account shall we have to give Him of the use we have made of our time, our talents of influence, and our possessions? Our joy should be in the work of saving souls. I solemnly inquire of the Healdsburg church: Is God among you of a truth? Says the True Witness: “Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white: for they are worthy.” Are you of this number? Have you held fast your integrity? As drowning men, have you clung to Jesus, who is your refuge? Are you obeying Him, living for Him, loving Him? Is each member pure and holy and undefiled, one in whose mouth there is no guile? If so, you are most happy; for you are, in the sight of God, “more precious than fine gold; even ... than the golden wedge of Ophir.” While multitudes are devoted to mammon, and serve not the Holy One of Israel, there are a few who have not defiled their garments, but have kept them unspotted from the world; and these few will be a power. This class will have that faith which works by love and purifies the soul. They will exemplify lofty Christian principles. They will seek for personal connection with the Source of light and will endeavor to make constant improvement, cultivating every faculty to its fullest extent. God would have you bring into your life the most unbending uprightness and integrity; this will distinguish you before the world as children of the most high God. Jesus was calm and gentle, not losing His self-command, even when in stormy conflict, amid fiercest elements of opposition. {5T 481.4}

Om en lille stund skal vi møde vor Herre; og hvilket regnskab har vi at give ham, for den brug vi har gjort af vor tid, vore indflydelsesrige talenter og vore lidenskaber? Vor gælde burde være i det sjælevindende arbejde. Jeg spørger højtideligt Healdsburgmenigheden: Er Gud i virkeligheden blandt jer? Det sande vidne siger: »Dog har du i Sardes nogle få, som ikke har besmittet deres klæder; de skal vandre med mig i hvide klæder, thi de er værdige dertil.« Er I blandt dem? Har I fastholdt jeres renhed? Har I som mænd, der er ved at drukne, klynget jer til Jesus, som er jeres tilflugt? Adlyder I ham, lever for ham, elsker ham? Er hvert medlem rent og helligt og ubesmittet, een, i hvis mund (482) der ikke findes svig? Hvis det er rigtigt, er I de lykkeligste; for I er i Guds øjne, » sjældnere end guld og ... end ofirs guld.« Medens masser af mennesker er helliget til mammon og ikke tjener Den Israels Hellige, er der nogle få, som ikke har besmittet deres klæder, men har holdt dem uplettede fra verden; og disse få vil være en styrke. Denne klasse vil have den tro som arbejder ved kærlighed og renser sjælen. De vil eksemplificere ophøjede kristne principper. De vil søge efter personlig forbindelse med lysets Kilde og vil hele tiden sørge for at udnytte og opdyrke alle evner i fuldt omfang. Gud vil have at I bringer den mest ubøjelige ranke ryg og ufordærvethed ind i jeres liv; dette vil adskille jer fra verden, som den allerhøjestes Guds børn. Jesus var stille og venlig og mistede ikke sin selvbeherskelse, endog ikke i den stormende kamp, eller i modstandernes vildeste raseri.