“The Lord is soon to come. We must work while the day lasts; for the night is coming, in which no man can work.” John 9:4
“If we had more of the simplicity of godliness, we should see very many more souls converted to the truth. In this day of preparation, we cannot afford to be idle. The Scriptures have pointed out what is to take place in our world. The night is soon coming in which no man can work. Let us take hold in earnest, to make the necessary reformations, that we may be prepared for what is before us.” The Review and Herald, December 16, 1909
“To the indolent, those who are doing nothing for God, comes the inquiry: Why stand ye here all the day idle? Is there nothing to be done in My vineyard? Are there no souls for you to help? Have you forgotten that the judgment is coming? Work while it is called today; the night cometh, in which no man can work.” The Youth’s Instructor, June 12, 1902
“We are to be diligent workers. An idle man is one of the most miserable of God’s creatures. And to be idle in the great work which Christ gave His life to accomplish, is the worst kind of idleness. Our spiritual faculties will die without exercise.” Special Testimony for Our Ministers, 34 – An Appeal to Our Ministers and Conference Committees (1892)
“Many who set out well in the Christian life are losing spiritual strength, and placing themselves in the enemy’s power … . By their irreligious course they bar the way of souls that might have come to Christ. Let these careless triflers remember that every word and act is photographed in the books of heaven. No human hand can erase one disgraceful blot.” Our High Calling, 305
“As we are daily brought in contact with those who have not a knowledge of Christ and the truth, shall we talk only of our farms, our merchandise, our gains and losses; or shall we speak of those things which concern our future life? Shall we seek to win souls to Jesus? Oh, what shameful neglect of duty stands registered against the professed followers of Christ! Let us earnestly examine ourselves by the light of God’s word, seeking to discover every defect of character, that we may wash our robes and make them white in the blood of the Lamb.” Ibid.
“The world needs missionaries, consecrated home missionaries, and no one will be registered in the books of heaven as a Christian, who has not a missionary spirit.” The Review and Herald, August 23, 1892