- The Need of Spiritual Discernment
- Meetings at St. Helena, Cal
- Mingling of Believers With Unbelievers
- Strength in Union with Christ
- Working of the Holy Spirit
- Sad Effects of Doubt and Hesitation
- Danger in Hesitation
- The “American Sentinel”
- The Responsibility of a Connection with God's Work
- What Constitutes a Christian
- Frequent Cause of Failure
- Special Dangers of Those in Positions of Responsibility
- A Daily Christian Experience Essential
- The Stewardship of Men
- The Office of Misfortune and Adversity
- Position Powerless to Sanctify
- God the Source of Strength
- The Evil of Self-Serving
- Evils of Unsanctified Consolidation
- Divine Unity Necessary
- The Pre-Eminence of the Work of Saving Souls
- The Fallibility of Human Judgment
- Not to Be Conscience for Our Fellow Men
- Proper Methods of Work in the Southern Field
- The Need of Divine Guidance
- Danger of Contracting the Work
- When Personal Oversight of Details is Inconsistent
- The Work Not Circumscribed By the Counsel of God
- Important Principles
- Effects of Constantly Following the Plans of Others
- Necessity of Diversity of Talents in Conference Management
- Danger of Undue Personal Responsibilities
When Personal Oversight of Details is Inconsistent
God does not require you to take such a course that the workers in ----- or anywhere else shall not feel at liberty to make advance movements unless they can consult you, and ask what your judgment of the matter is before they advance. I cannot sanction the idea that you must have a personal oversight of all the details of the work. If I did, the result would be that no worker would dare to exercise his own judgment in anything. The workers would have to rely upon one man's brain and one man's judgment, and the result would be that men would be left in inefficiency because of their inactivity. There are altogether too many of this class now, and they amount to next to nothing. I write this because I feel deeply on this point. We are not doing one half that we ought to do.SpTA06 58.1
It is true that the ----- school must be sustained, but this need not hinder us from sustaining other schools. We should have primary schools in different localities to prepare the youth for our higher schools. It may seem to you that it is wise to close the school in -----, but I fail to see the wisdom of it. To close up this school will seem to reflect discredit upon all that the people have done, and will discourage them from making further advancement. I cannot see that you have gained anything in making the move that you have, nor can I feel that it is in accordance with God's order. It will work nothing but injury, not only to those that have complained about the debt, but also to the workers. Men who have property and could have helped this enterprise, will breathe more freely. These moneyed men will be encouraged, not to do more for the cause than they have done, but to do less. They will feel at liberty to complain concerning anything that calls for an outlay of means.SpTA06 58.2