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

some minds were closed against light because it
did not meet their ideas and former opinions. I
have heard many testimonies in all parts of the
field: "I found light, precious light." "My Bible is a
new Book." "Never did we feel as at this meeting
the necessity of being under the constant control of
the Spirit of God, constantly uplifting the heart to
God, to be Christians in heart, Christians in
principles, possessing not merely a theory of the
truth but revealing the principles of truth in a
Christlike spirit."
We were pained to the heart to see the spirit of
self-confidence, so out of place, yet so plainly
revealed, so manifest in many because their minds
were wrought up with prejudice. There was much
talking, much suspicioning, criticizing Sister
White's testimonies. It passed from lip to lip of
those who ought to know better, that Sister White
was influenced. "Of course, if this is the danger to
be apprehended, we cannot depend upon her
testimonies any more."
I suppose if I had challenged them to tell me