On one occasion, when in New York City, I was in the night season called upon to behold buildings rising story after story toward heaven. These buildings were warranted to be fireproof, and they were erected to glorify their owners and builders. Higher and still higher these buildings rose, and in them the most costly material was used. Those to whom these buildings belonged were not asking themselves: “How can we best glorify God?” The Lord was not in their thoughts. {9T 12.1}

Engang, jeg var i New York, blev jeg om natten opfordret til at betragte nogle bygninger, der rakte etage efter etage op mod himmelen. Disse bygninger havde garanti for at være brandsikre og de var opført for at forherlige deres ejere og bygmestre. Disse bygninger rejste sig højere og højre og der blev brugt det kostbareste materiale. De, der ejede bygningerne, spurgte ikke sig selv: "Hvordan kan vi bedst herliggøre Gud?" Herren var ikke i deres tanker.