I have been shown that the press is powerful for good or evil. This agency can reach and influence the public mind as no other means can. The press, controlled by men who are sanctified to God, can be a power indeed for good in bringing men to the knowledge of the truth. The pen is a power in the hands of men who feel the truth burning upon the altar of their hearts, and who have an intelligent zeal for God, balanced with sound judgment. The pen, dipped in the fountain of pure truth, can send the beams of light to dark corners of the earth, which will reflect its rays back, adding new power, and giving increased light to be scattered everywhere. LS 214.2 A Harvest of Precious Souls I have been shown that the publications already have been doing a work upon some minds in other countries, in breaking down the walls of prejudice and superstition. I was shown men and women studying with intense interest papers and a few pages of tracts upon present truth. They would read the evidences so w…
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof."
The EGW passage discusses the power of the press and the pen to influence people for good or evil, which aligns with the proverb about the power of the tongue to bring life or death. Both emphasize the significant impact of communication.