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

power. There will be men who will seek to be
revenged who will become apostates and betray
Christ in the person of His saints. All need to learn
discretion; then there is danger on the other hand of
being conservative, of giving away to the enemy in
concession. Our brethren should be very cautious
in this matter for the honor of God. They should
make God their fear and their dread. Should this
Conference make resolutions and pass them, that it
would be right and proper for Seventhday
Adventists to rest on the first day of the week in
order to avoid arrests and what might probably
arise if they did not obey the laws, would this be
showing that we stand in right relation to God's
holy law? Exodus 31:12-17
I have been shown that from the first rebellion
Satan was working to this end, to exalt his own
power in contradiction to God's law and God's
power. He does this in exalting Sunday observance,
and anything that shall by this people go forth as
their voice, to respect the idol sabbath, would it not
dishonor God and confuse minds and place them
where they will be deceived by Satan's devices?