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 It is because of the spirit of sacrifice that the work was able to grow into a global work.
+> In the early days of the third angel’s message those who established our institutions, and those who labored in them, were actuated by high motives of unselfishness. For their arduous labors they received no more than a mere pittance—barely enough for a meager support. But their hearts were baptized with the ministry of love. The reward of whole-souled liberality was apparent in their close fellowship with the Spirit of the Master Worker. They practiced the closest economy, in order that as many other laborers as possible might be planting the standard of truth in new places.[[https://egwwritings.org/read?panels=p14222.1305(14222.1306)&index=0#highlight=14222.1306,30:14222.1306,612|PCL 261.3]]
 Ellen white penned:
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 The publishing work was established through:
-  * Prayer
+  * **Prayer**
-  * Bible study
+  * **Bible study**
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 > In reviewing our past history, having traveled over every step of advance to our present standing, I can say, Praise God! As I see what the Lord has wrought, I am filled with astonishment, and with confidence in Christ as leader. We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history. PM 25
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+The publishing work was established through:
+  * Prayer
+  * Bible study
+  * **Enormous difficulty and challenges**
+</WRAP>
+> In the days when we were struggling with poverty, those who saw how wondrously God wrought for the cause felt that no greater honor could be bestowed upon them than to be bound up with the interests of the work by sacred links which connected them with God. Would they lay down the burden and make terms with the Lord from a money point of view? No, no. Should every timeserver forsake his post, they would never desert the work.
+> The believers who in the early history of the cause sacrificed for the upbuilding of the work were imbued with the same spirit. They felt that God demanded of all connected with His cause an unreserved consecration of body, soul, and spirit, of all their energies and capabilities, to make the work a success. PM 26
+> The publishing work has been founded in sacrifice; it has been maintained by the special providence of God. We started it in great poverty. We had scarcely enough to eat and wear... We had a large family, but we brought out expenses within our means. We could not purchase all that we desired; we had to bind about our wants. But we were determined that the world should have the light of present truth; and spirit, soul, and body were interwoven with the work. We worked early and late, without rest, without the stimulus of wages.... And God was with us. As prosperity attended the publishing work, the wages were increased, as they should be. PM 27
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+Everywhere the publishing work is established, it will be established through a spirit of sacrifice.
+  * He asks us for our time.
+  * He asks us for our energy.
+  * He asks us for our money.
+  * He may ask us to sell something we own and contribute the fund.
+  * He may ask us to reduce our expenses.
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+> In order that the gospel may go to all nations, kindreds, tongues, and peoples, self-sacrifice must be maintained. Those in positions of trust are in all things to act as faithful stewards, conscientiously guarding the funds that have been created by the people. There must be care to prevent all needless outlay. In erecting buildings and providing facilities for the work, we should be careful not to make our preparation so elaborate as to consume money unnecessarily; for this means in every case inability to provide for the extension of the work in other fields, especially in foreign lands. Means are not to be drawn from the treasury to establish institutions in the home field, at a risk of crippling the advancement of truth in regions beyond. PM 31
+> Many among believers have scarcely food enough to eat, yet in their deep poverty they bring their tithes and offerings to the Lord’s treasury. Many who know what it is to sustain the cause of God in hard and trying circumstances have invested means in the publishing houses. They have willingly endured hardship and privation, and have watched and prayed for the success of the work. Their gifts and sacrifices express the fervent gratitude of their hearts to Him who has called them out of darkness into His marvelous light. Their prayers and their alms come up as a memorial before God. No incense more fragrant can ascend to heaven. PM 32
+> But the work of God in its wide extent is one, and the same principles should control in all its branches. It must bear the stamp of missionary work. Every department of the cause is related to all parts of the gospel field, and the spirit that controls one department will be felt throughout the entire field. If a portion of the workers receive large wages, there are others, in different branches of the work, who also will call for high wages, and the spirit of self-sacrifice will become feeble. Other institutions will catch the same spirit, and the Lord’s favor will be removed from them; for He can never sanction selfishness. Thus our aggressive work would come to an end. It is impossible to carry it forward except by constant sacrifice. PM 32
+In 1852, Hiram Edison sold his farm to pay for the new press that cost $650. The church members collected money to help repay Hiram. This was the first unified effort of the members in the publishing work.
+In 1855, the press was moved to a new building in Battle Creek, Michigan. Two years later, a power press was installed. Printing became easier. James was 36 years old, and Uriah Smith was 26 years old, others in their teens and early twenties.
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   * Bible study
   * Enormous difficulty and challenges
+  * **A spirit of sacrifice**
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+==== History ====
+A new building was erected in 1861, next to the first building. The three buildings were eventually merged together to form one big building.
+Newer equipment was much more efficient, and more tracts and books could be produced. The more sophisticated equipment required higher-trained workers.
-==== Spirit of Sacrifice ====
+==== Colportage ====
+George Albert King((Martínez, Germán (2022, October 27). King, George Albert (1847–1906). Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists. Retrieved July 25, 2024, https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=GJK9))
+  * Born: March 27, 1847 in Canada
+  * 1867 Left Canada to claim land in USA
+  * 1877 Attended a campmeeting in Texas
+  * 1878 Partnered with Elder White in a broom factory, but was a poor business manager
-    * As the publishing work was established in sacrifice, it continues in sacrifice.
+Elder White asked Richard Godsmark to let King work on his farm and assist in some of the tent meetings. Godsmark encouraged King to preach to the empty chairs, and then to a gathering of people. It was a disaster. King could not preach well. Then Mrs. Godsmark suggested that King might be more effective by going from house to house selling tracts. The first week, he earned 62 cents (about 350cfa). His sales improved and he found the work rewarding.
-    * This spirit shows up
-      * In the budget
-      * In time management
-      * Priorities of the church
-> In the early days of the third angel’s message those who established our institutions, and those who labored in them, were actuated by high motives of unselfishness. For their arduous labors they received no more than a mere pittance—barely enough for a meager support. But their hearts were baptized with the ministry of love. The reward of whole-souled liberality was apparent in their close fellowship with the Spirit of the Master Worker. They practiced the closest economy, in order that as many other laborers as possible might be planting the standard of truth in new places.[[https://egwwritings.org/read?panels=p14222.1305(14222.1306)&index=0#highlight=14222.1306,30:14222.1306,612|PCL 261.3]]
+John Harvey Kellogg trained King to sell Kellogg’s 1600-page book on health. December 1881 King suggested to the General Conference selling Uriah Smith’s Thoughts on Daniel and Revelation through colporteurs. The publishing house agreed to print 5000 copies if King would be responsible to sell 1000 copies. April 3, 1882. The first copy was printed. King sold a copy that day for $2.50. Within four days, he had orders for 25 more copies!
-===== A Spirit of Sacrifice Necessary for Success Today =====
+A key moment in launching literature evangelism work.
+Over the next years, King worked as a literature evangelist in multiple states and encouraged the Adventist church to adopt this method of evangelism. 1887 King and G.E.Rupert went to Guyana and established a 40-member congregation in Georgetown. He sold several thousand dollars of books in the region before moving on. King died in 1906 at the age of 59.
+George King pioneered the work of Adventist literature evangelists. He encouraged the first book to be sold by canvassers on subscription. He inspired, recruited, trained hundreds of others for colporteur ministry. He personally sold at least $25,000 (more than 14.000.000cfa) of literature.
+===== A Spirit of Sacrifice Necessary for Success Today =====
+  * As the publishing work was established in sacrifice, it continues in sacrifice.
+  * This spirit shows up
+    * In the budget
+    * In time management
+    * Priorities of the church