The Ellen G. White 1888 Materials: Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

Now the churches have a stumblingblock
placed before their feet not easily removed, and if
the ones who have been engaged in this do not see
and realize where they have grieved the Spirit of
God and make confession of their wrongs,
darkness will surely gather more densely about
their souls. They will be blinded and call light
darkness and darkness light, truth error and error
truth, and they will not discern the light when it
shall come, and will fight against it. In regard to
the testimonies, God has given them all the light
they will ever have. That light they have cast aside
as unworthy of their respect. The state of the
churches is thus: Should reproof come to those
who are wrong, they will quote the leaders who do
not receive the testimonies. And while no
temptation comes because no reproof is given to
them, they have little confidence in the men who
have stood out in opposition to that which they
believe to be the truth. So if these men say and do
these things right in principle, it does not have any
special weight with some. Thus the enemy's work
has done that which has made the work of God of
but little account. Now when they shall see this and