"had ventured to make the transfer, “is a step in the right direction. We are to continue to press into the regions beyond, where the people are in spiritual darkness.” The Review and Herald, October 1, 1903 . LS 396.1"
"And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."
The EGW passage directly echoes the sentiment of spreading the gospel to those in need, aligning with the Great Commission in Mark 16:15.
"Those who had advanced by faith were richly rewarded; and as they labored on, they could see more and still more clearly the wisdom of the step they had taken. “As the months go by,” wrote the editor of the Review , in a last-page note, bearing date of February 25, 1904, “we are able to see more clearly the meaning of the removal of the headquarters of our work to Washington, and to appreciate the opportunity offered here to establish such memorials for the truth as will exert a wide influence in behalf of this message. From the instruction given through the Spirit of prophecy, it is plain that each line of institutional work—publishing, educational, and medical—is to be established here in a representative way, and that a continuous evangelical effort is to be carried forward, so that at the capital of the nation and at the headquarters of our denominational work there may be a proper representation of this message as a missionary movement.” LS 396.2"
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
The EGW passage describes how those who acted in faith were rewarded and gained a clearer understanding of their decision, which aligns with the concept of faith as the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.