“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.” Romans 13:11
“We have been asleep, as it were, regarding the work that may be accomplished by the circulation of well-prepared literature. Let us now, by the wise use of periodicals and books, preach the word with determined energy, that the world may understand the message that Christ gave to John on the Isle of Patmos. Let every human intelligence who professes the name of Christ testify: ‘The end of all things is at hand; prepare to meet thy God.’ ” Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 9, 61, 62
“The coming of the Lord is nearer than when we first believed. The great controversy is nearing its end. Every report of calamity by sea or land is a testimony to the fact that the end of all things is at hand. … Is there a Christian whose pulse does not beat with quickened action as he anticipates the great events opening before us? …
“We are to prepare the way for Him by acting our part in getting a people ready for that great day.” The Review and Herald, November 12, 1914
“Our time belongs to God. Every moment is His, and we are under the most solemn obligation to improve it to His glory. Of no talent He has given will He require a more strict account than of our time.” Christ’s Object Lessons, 342
“It is a Christian duty to study the best ways of helping the people. No one is to make the way to Christ wearisome and objectionable. Remove everything that would obstruct the path.” The Signs of the Times, August 12, 1897
“All our works must be wrought in God. Each one is to do his own work in the Lord’s vineyard. We must not look for someone else to do the work that lies directly in our pathway. Personal responsibilities must be borne; personal duties must be taken up; personal efforts must be made for those who do not know Christ. And for those who do this work in faith, the Holy Spirit will work as [He] worked for the disciples on the day of Pentecost.” Ibid., August 19, 1897