“The division of the General Conference into District Union Conferences was God’s arrangement. In the work of the Lord for these last days there should be no Jerusalem centers, no kingly power. And the work in the different countries is not to be bound by contracts to the work centering in Battle Creek, for this is not God’s plan. Brethren are to counsel together, for we are just as much under the control of God in one part of His vineyard as in another. Brethren are to be one in heart and soul, even as Christ and the Father are one. Teach this, practice this, that we may be one with Christ in God, all working to build up one another. {8T 232.6}

”Opsplitningen af generalkonferensen til unionskonferens distrikter var Guds anordning. I Herrens (233) arbejde for disse sidste dage skal der ikke være nogen Jerusalem-centre, ingen kongelig magt. Og arbejdet i de forskellige lande skal ikke bindes af aftaler for arbejdets centrering i Battle Creek, for det er ikke Guds plan. Brødrene skal rådføre sig med hinanden, for vi er ligeså meget under Guds styring i den ene del af hans vingård som i en anden. Brødrene skal være ét i hjerte og sjæl, ligesom Kristus og Faderen er ét. Lær dette, praktiser dette, så vi kan være ét med Kristus i Gud og alle arbejder på at opbygge hinanden.