I fear that many of our people do not realize the importance of God’s work. One to whom I wrote for money answered thus: “I received your letter asking me to lend you some money. But there was a piece of land that the children thought it advisable for me to purchase, and I have invested my spare means in this land.” How much better would it have been for this brother to invest his money in establishing sanitariums, in which witness is borne to the truth for this time, or in schools, which will provide for our youth the best influences, and in which they can be trained to become missionaries for God. {9T 57.4}

Jeg frygter for, at vore søskende ikke fatter, hvor betydningsfuldt Guds værk er. Fra en, til hvem jeg skrev om penge, fik jeg følgende svar: "Jeg modtog dit brev, hvori du beder mig om at låne dig penge. Men da der var et stykke land, som børnene mente, det var fordelagtig for mig at købe, (58) satte jeg mine opsparede skillinger i denne jordejendom." Hvor meget bedre ville det ikke have været for denne bror at anbringe sine midler i nye sanatorier, hvorfra der udgår vidnesbyrd om sandheden for denne tid, eller i skoler, hvor ungdommen kan stilles under gunstige forhold og blive uddannet til missionærer for Gud.