Our Day of Opportunity—Intemperance of every kind is taking the world captive, and those who are true educators at this time, those who instruct along the lines of self-denial and self-sacrifice, will have their reward. Now is our time, now is our opportunity, to do a blessed work.—Medical Ministry, 25. (Te 257.1) MC VC

We Are Accountable—We are just as accountable for evils that we might have checked in others, by reproof, by warning, by exercise of parental or pastoral authority, as if we were guilty of the acts ourselves.—Testimonies for the Church 4:516. (Te 257.2) MC VC

Revive the Temperance Work—The temperance cause needs to be revived as it has not yet been.—The Review and Herald, January 14, 1909. (Te 257.3) MC VC

Years ago we regarded the spread of temperance principles as one of our most important duties. It should be so today.—Gospel Workers, 384. (Te 257.4) MC VC

If the work of temperance were carried forward by us as it was begun thirty years ago; [First published in 1900.] if at our camp meetings we presented before the people the evils of intemperance in eating and drinking, and especially the evil of liquor drinking; if these things were presented in connection with the evidences of Christ’s soon coming, there would be a shaking among the people. If we showed a zeal in proportion to the importance of the truths we are handling, we might be instrumental in rescuing hundreds, yea thousands, from ruin.—Testimonies for the Church 6:111. (Te 257.5) MC VC

If our people can be made to realize how much is at stake, and will seek to redeem the time that has been lost, by now putting heart and soul and strength into the temperance cause, great good will be seen as the result.—Letter 78, 1911. (Te 257.6) MC VC

With God We Are a Majority—You say, we are in the minority. Is not God a majority? If we are on the side of the God who made the heaven and the earth, are we not on the side of the majority? We have the angels that excel in strength on our side.—Manuscript 27, 1893. (Te 257.7) MC VC