"Fields White Unto the Harvest As the workers in the Australasian colonies and in the islands of the Pacific kept advancing into new territory, there came to them a deepening conviction that every effort possible must be put forth to train many laborers for the harvest. LS 370"
"Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest."
The EGW passage directly uses the phrase "fields white unto the harvest," which is a clear allusion to John 4:35.
"“Let the teachers wake up to the importance of this subject, and teach agriculture and other industries that it is essential for the students to understand. Seek in every department of labor to reach the very best results. Let the science of the word of God be brought into the work, that the students may understand correct principles, and may reach the highest possible standard. Exert your God-given abilities, and bring all your energies into the development of the Lord's farm. Study and labor, that the best results and the greatest returns may come from the seed-sowing, that there may be an abundant supply of food, both temporal and spiritual, for the increased number of students that shall be gathered in to be trained as Christian workers.” Testimonies for the Church 6:182, 189, 191, 192 . LS 370.1"
"For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building."
The EGW passage explicitly uses the imagery of farming and seed-sowing to describe the work of teachers and students, drawing a direct parallel to the concept of God's husbandry as described in 1 Corinthians 3:9.
"And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
The EGW passage emphasizes diligence and dedication in all tasks, aligning with the principle of doing everything heartily as unto the Lord in Colossians 3:23.
"“All about us,” declared Mrs. White on one occasion in 1898, while attending a wonderfully inspiring camp meeting in the newly formed Queensland Conference, “are fields white unto the harvest; and we all feel an intense desire that these fields shall be entered, and that the standard of truth shall be raised in every city and village. LS 370.3"
"Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;"
The EGW passage quotes the phrase "fields white unto the harvest," which is a direct allusion to Matthew 9:37.
"“As we study the vastness of the work, and the urgency of entering these fields without delay, we see that hundreds of workers are needed where there are now but two or three, and that we must lose no time in building up those institutions where workers are to be educated and trained.” The Review and Herald, March 28, 1899 . LS 370.4"
"Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest."
The EGW passage discusses the need for more workers in the field, echoing the sentiment in Matthew 9:37-38 about the harvest being plentiful but the laborers being few. The connection is more than just thematic; it directly addresses the same problem.