"Chapter 24—The Restaurant Work We must do more than we have done to reach the people of our cities. We are not to erect large buildings in the cities, but over and over again the light has been given me that we should establish in all our cities small plants which shall be centers of influence. 7T 115"
"Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid."
EGW's statement about establishing 'small plants which shall be centers of influence' echoes the idea of Christians being 'the light of the world.' The concept of a city on a hill being visible and influential aligns with the idea of these small plants serving as centers of influence in the cities.