Someone must fulfill the commission of Christ; someone must carry on the work which He began to do on earth; and the church has been given this privilege. For this purpose it has been organized. Why, then, have not church members accepted the responsibility? There are those who have seen this great neglect; they have seen the needs of many who are in suffering and want; they have recognized in these poor souls those for whom Christ gave His life, and their hearts have been stirred with pity, every energy has been roused to action. They have entered upon a work of organizing those who will co-operate with them in bringing the truth of the gospel before many who are now in vice and iniquity, that they may be redeemed from a life of dissipation and sin. Those who have been engaged in this Christian help work have been doing what the Lord desires to have done, and He has accepted their labors. That which has been done in this line is a work which every Seventh-day Adventist should heartily sympathize with and indorse, and take hold of earnestly. In neglecting this work which is within their own borders, in refusing to bear these burdens, the church is meeting with great loss. Had the church taken up this work as they should have done, they would have been the means of saving many souls. {6T 295.1}

[Nogen skulle udføre Kristi missionsbefaling, nogen skulle føre det værk videre, han havde sat i gang. Det privilegium fik menigheden. I den hensigt blev den organiseret. Hvorfor har dens medlemmer så ikke påtaget sig ansvaret?] Der er dem, som har set denne store forsømmelse. De har set mange lidende og nødende menneskers behov og har genkendt dem, Kristus gav sit liv for, i disse stakkels sjæle. Således er deres hjerter er blevet oprørt af medynk, alle kræfter er blevet vækket til handling. De har organiseret sig med dem, som vil være med i udbredelsen af evangeliet til de mange sjæle som nu er i moralsk fordærv og synd, for at de kan tilbagekøbes fra et liv i udskejelser og synd. [Personer, som har været engageret i dette kristelige hjælpearbejde, har gjort, hvad Herren ønskede, skulle gøres og han har anerkendt deres arbejde. Hvad der er blevet udrettet i den henseende, er noget, som enhver syvende-dags adventist af ganske hjerte skulle støtte og vise forståelse for og tage op med begejstring. Menigheden går glip af meget ved at forsømme dette arbejde, som ligger inden for dens eget område og ved ikke at ville bære disse byrder. Hvis menigheden havde påtaget sig dette arbejde, hvad den burde have gjort, så ville den have været medvirkende til at frelse mange mennesker.] [I Mesterens Tjeneste side 18 og 224]