Spirit of Self-Denial of Early Days Required Now
There is just as much self-denial required now as when we first started in the work, when we were only a little handful of people, when we knew what self-denial meant, what self-sacrifice meant, when we tried to get out the little papers, little leaflets, that should go to those who were in darkness. There are a few connected with the office today who were with us then. For years we received no wages, except barely enough to furnish us with the plainest food and clothing. We were glad to wear secondhand clothes, and sometimes we had hardly food enough to sustain our strength. Everything else was put into the work. After a time my husband received six dollars a week, and we lived on that, and I worked with him in the cause. Others labored in a similar way....
2SM 188.4
Those that have come in to take up the work, after it has been made a success, should walk very modestly. They should manifest the spirit of self-sacrifice. God means that the institutions here shall be carried on by self-sacrifice, just as the foundation was laid.—The General Conference Daily Bulletin, March 20, 1891, p. 184.
2SM 189.1
When this work is done as it should be, when we labor with divine zeal to add converts to the truth, the world will see that a power attends the message of truth. The unity of the believers bears testimony to the power of the truth that can bring into perfect harmony men of different dispositions, making their interests one.
2SM 189.2
The prayers and offerings of the believers are combined with earnest, self-sacrificing efforts, and they are indeed a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men. Men are converted anew. The hand that once grasped for recompense in higher wages has become the helping hand of God. The believers are united by one interest—the desire to make centers of truth where God shall be exalted. Christ joins them together in holy bonds of union and love, bonds which have irresistible power.
2SM 189.3
It was for this unity that Jesus prayed just before His trial, standing but a step from the cross. “That they all may be one,” He said, “as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me” (John 17:21).—Letter 32, 1903.
2SM 189.4
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Selected Messages Book 2
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M. Canright","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0141_eng_m_chapter_18_an_appeal_to_d_m_canright_99_911.mp3#duration=1231&size=9962562"},{"para_id":"99.967","title":"Introduction","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0149_eng_m_introduction_99_968.mp3#duration=89&size=824730"},{"para_id":"99.975","title":"Chapter 19\u2014An Object Lesson","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0150_eng_m_chapter_19_an_object_lesson_99_975.mp3#duration=794&size=6469686"},{"para_id":"99.1007","title":"Chapter 20\u2014General Principles Governing Worker Remuneration","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0154_eng_m_chapter_20_general_principles_governing_worker_remuneration_99_1007.mp3#duration=1479&size=11947069"},{"para_id":"99.1080","title":"Chapter 21\u2014The Workers in Our Institutions","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0168_eng_m_chapter_21_the_workers_in_our_institutions_99_1080.mp3#duration=2469&size=19870165"},{"para_id":"99.1191","title":"Chapter 22\u2014Financial Assistance in Worker Qualification","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0186_eng_m_chapter_22_financial_assistance_in_worker_qualification_99_1191.mp3#duration=189&size=1629628"},{"para_id":"99.1202","title":"Chapter 23\u2014Counsel to One Who for Financial Reasons Was Planning to Leave the Work of God","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0191_eng_m_chapter_23_counsel_to_one_who_for_financial_reasons_was_planning_to_leav_99_1202.mp3#duration=1170&size=9471588"},{"para_id":"99.1246","title":"Introduction","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0195_eng_m_introduction_99_1247.mp3#duration=110&size=996434"},{"para_id":"99.1252","title":"Chapter 24\u2014Words to Those in Advanced Years","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0196_eng_m_chapter_24_words_to_those_in_advanced_years_99_1252.mp3#duration=1623&size=13100141"},{"para_id":"99.1331","title":"Chapter 25\u2014Fortitude in Affliction","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0211_eng_m_chapter_25_fortitude_in_affliction_99_1331.mp3#duration=1891&size=15246055"},{"para_id":"99.1421","title":"Chapter 26\u2014Assurance to Those Facing Death","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0227_eng_m_chapter_26_assurance_to_those_facing_death_99_1421.mp3#duration=1621&size=13088839"},{"para_id":"99.1505","title":"Chapter 27\u2014The Bereaved","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0232_eng_m_chapter_27_the_bereaved_99_1505.mp3#duration=2514&size=20231719"},{"para_id":"99.1648","title":"Introduction","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0260_eng_m_introduction_99_1649.mp3#duration=443&size=3662201"},{"para_id":"99.1666","title":"Chapter 28\u2014Statements on the Use of Drugs","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0261_eng_m_chapter_28_statements_on_the_use_of_drugs_99_1666.mp3#duration=1004&size=8150313"},{"para_id":"99.1715","title":"Chapter 29\u2014The Use of Remedies","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0266_eng_m_chapter_29_the_use_of_remedies_99_1715.mp3#duration=875&size=7116186"},{"para_id":"99.1757","title":"Chapter 30\u2014Ellen G. White's Use of Remedial Agencies","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0271_eng_m_chapter_30_ellen_g_white_s_use_of_remedial_agencies_99_1757.mp3#duration=1689&size=13630194"},{"para_id":"99.1845","title":"Chapter 31\u2014Personal Experiences","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0279_eng_m_chapter_31_personal_experiences_99_1845.mp3#duration=675&size=5518521"},{"para_id":"99.1882","title":"Introduction","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0285_eng_m_introduction_99_1883.mp3#duration=114&size=1024487"},{"para_id":"99.1889","title":"Chapter 32\u2014Proper Attitude in Prayer","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0286_eng_m_chapter_32_proper_attitude_in_prayer_99_1889.mp3#duration=857&size=6967607"},{"para_id":"99.1931","title":"Chapter 33\u2014\u201cNo Other Gods Before Me\u201d","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0290_eng_m_chapter_33_no_other_gods_before_me_99_1931.mp3#duration=469&size=3866150"},{"para_id":"99.1952","title":"Chapter 34\u2014Useful Occupation Better Than Games","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0293_eng_m_chapter_34_useful_occupation_better_than_games_99_1952.mp3#duration=550&size=4517211"},{"para_id":"99.1978","title":"Chapter 35\u2014Guidance by Chance Methods","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0297_eng_m_chapter_35_guidance_by_chance_methods_99_1978.mp3#duration=523&size=4298129"},{"para_id":"99.2006","title":"Chapter 36\u2014Providing for the Day of Need","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0300_eng_m_chapter_36_providing_for_the_day_of_need_99_2006.mp3#duration=208&size=1774791"},{"para_id":"99.2020","title":"Chapter 37\u2014The Aged Who Have No Homes","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0304_eng_m_chapter_37_the_aged_who_have_no_homes_99_2020.mp3#duration=88&size=820454"},{"para_id":"99.2027","title":"Chapter 38\u2014On the Military Question","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0305_eng_m_chapter_38_on_the_military_question_99_2027.mp3#duration=496&size=4082326"},{"para_id":"99.2050","title":"Chapter 39\u2014Counsel on Voting","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0309_eng_m_chapter_39_counsel_on_voting_99_2050.mp3#duration=238&size=2017049"},{"para_id":"99.2062","title":"Chapter 40\u2014Hops, Tobacco, and Swine","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0311_eng_m_chapter_40_hops_tobacco_and_swine_99_2062.mp3#duration=104&size=948925"},{"para_id":"99.2067","title":"Chapter 41\u2014Counsels on Certain Marriage Situations","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0312_eng_m_chapter_41_counsels_on_certain_marriage_situations_99_2067.mp3#duration=522&size=4287964"},{"para_id":"99.2092","title":"Chapter 42\u2014Counsel Regarding Intermarriage","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0318_eng_m_chapter_42_counsel_regarding_intermarriage_99_2092.mp3#duration=245&size=2076204"},{"para_id":"99.2104","title":"Chapter 43\u2014Miraculous Healing","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0320_eng_m_chapter_43_miraculous_healing_99_2104.mp3#duration=470&size=3874839"},{"para_id":"99.2132","title":"Chapter 44\u2014The Perils of Hypnosis","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0325_eng_m_chapter_44_the_perils_of_hypnosis_99_2132.mp3#duration=691&size=5643843"},{"para_id":"99.2166","title":"Chapter 45\u2014A Call to Country Living","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0330_eng_m_chapter_45_a_call_to_country_living_99_2166.mp3#duration=806&size=6563378"},{"para_id":"99.2209","title":"Chapter 46\u2014Guided by God's Providences","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0337_eng_m_chapter_46_guided_by_god_s_providences_99_2209.mp3#duration=717&size=5851703"},{"para_id":"99.2243","title":"Introduction","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0344_eng_m_introduction_99_2244.mp3#duration=95&size=870420"},{"para_id":"99.2250","title":"Chapter 47\u2014Preparing for the Final Crisis","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0345_eng_m_chapter_47_preparing_for_the_final_crisis_99_2250.mp3#duration=1413&size=11417193"},{"para_id":"99.2301","title":"Chapter 48\u2014A Work of Purification Needed","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0352_eng_m_chapter_48_a_work_of_purification_needed_99_2301.mp3#duration=1181&size=9565068"},{"para_id":"99.2346","title":"Chapter 49\u2014A Distinctive Name and People","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0358_eng_m_chapter_49_a_distinctive_name_and_people_99_2346.mp3#duration=358&size=2979190"},{"para_id":"99.2362","title":"Chapter 50\u2014The Pillars of Our Faith","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0363_eng_m_chapter_50_the_pillars_of_our_faith_99_2362.mp3#duration=679&size=5543472"},{"para_id":"99.2398","title":"Chapter 51\u2014Loyal or Disloyal","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0369_eng_m_chapter_51_loyal_or_disloyal_99_2398.mp3#duration=545&size=4477388"},{"para_id":"99.2423","title":"Chapter 52\u2014The Church Triumphant","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0373_eng_m_chapter_52_the_church_triumphant_99_2423.mp3#duration=277&size=2332341"},{"para_id":"99.2438","title":"Chapter 53\u2014Last Messages to the General Conference","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0376_eng_m_chapter_53_last_messages_to_the_general_conference_99_2438.mp3#duration=1557&size=12570286"},{"para_id":"99.2514","title":"Appendix 1\u2014Disease and Its Causes","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0385_eng_m_appendix_1_disease_and_its_causes_99_2514.mp3#duration=170&size=1470056"},{"para_id":"99.2870","title":"Appendix 2\u2014Important Factors in Choosing a Life Companion","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0393_eng_m_appendix_2_important_factors_in_choosing_a_life_companion_99_2870.mp3#duration=627&size=5127958"},{"para_id":"99.2895","title":"Appendix 3\u2014The Brotherhood of Mankind","mp3":"\/mp3\/99\/0394_eng_m_appendix_3_the_brotherhood_of_mankind_99_2895.mp3#duration=618&size=5056196"}]