"weekly wages sure, leaving you no reason for care or anxiety in this direction, these pioneers of the cause suffered deprivations of every kind. They had no assurance of anything. They were dependent upon God and upon the few truehearted ones who received their labors. While you have sympathizing brethren to sustain you and fully appreciate your labors, the first laborers in this work had but very few to stand by them. All could be counted in a few minutes. We knew what it was to go hungry for want of food and to suffer with cold for the want of suitable clothing. We have traveled all night by private conveyance to visit the brethren, because we had no means with which to defray the expenses of hotel fare. We traveled miles on foot, time and again, because we had no money to hire a carriage. Oh, how precious was the truth to us! how valuable souls purchased by the blood of Christ! 3T 317.1"
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
The EGW passage describes the hardships and deprivations faced by early workers in the cause, who relied on God despite having no assurance of material support. This aligns with the theme of faith as 'the substance of things hoped for' in Hebrews 11:1, although the connection is somewhat general and thematic.