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

Now you see I have reason to be glad and
rejoice and praise the Lord. Professor Bell was
present. Elder Smith confessed to him the wrong
that he had done him in the school trial in 1882.
Oh, how glad I was to see and hear and know that
these things that had barred the Spirit of God from
coming into our meetings were removed.
Now in reference to your question in regard to
Sister Marks. Do not be in a hurry to accede to her
request in dropping her name. Hold a little in the
matter. It cannot do the church any particular
damage. Meanwhile I am more than ever
convinced that if this work now going forward in
Battle Creek had been done one year ago, Sister
Marks would have been saved to the cause of God,
and would, with proper instruction, have been a
good Christian worker. This is due to her. But the
position that many held me in was such that I could
do nothing unless I took my stand decidedly
against the Battle Creek church. Had those with
whom she held meetings been well balanced in
mind, they could have helped her instead of being