Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

Again, Brother T has acted the part of a
deceiver. He has used tobacco, but would have his
brethren think that he did not use it. I saw that this
sin has prevented his advancement in the divine
life. He has a work to do, at his advanced age, to
abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the
soul. He has loved the truth, and has suffered for
the truth's sake. Now he should so estimate the
eternal reward, the treasure in the heavens, the
immortal inheritance, the crown of glory that is
unfading, that he can cheerfully sacrifice the
gratification of depraved appetite, let the
consequence or suffering be ever so great, in order
to accomplish the work of purification of the flesh
and of the spirit.
I was then shown his daughter-in-law. She is
beloved of God, but held in servile bondage,
fearing, trembling, desponding, doubting, and very
nervous. This sister should not feel that she must
yield her will to a godless youth who has less years
upon his head than herself. She should remember
that her marriage does not destroy her
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