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

Shepherd to be heard; but the topic that came to the
front was the law in Galatians. And then
commenced the judging. One stimulated another.
But few found solitude to search their Bibles anew
and look to God in earnest prayer, with humble
hearts, to learn of the divine Teacher--but the
opinion of men was looked to as the voice of God.
The enemy took possession of minds and their
judgment was worthless, their decisions were evil,
for they did not have the mind of Christ. They were
doing continual injustice to the persons they talked
about, and they had a demoralizing effect upon the
conference.
The habit that some who claim to be preachers
of the gospel have, to pass sentence upon
everything with which they do not agree, has a
demoralizing influence upon their own religious
experience, and upon all who have confidence in
them. God gives no one the work of sitting in
judgment upon their neighbors and communicating
their decisions far and wide. When they extend
their words and influence against men whom God
is using to do a special work, and they set