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

Chapter 30
Warnings to the Church
Dear Brethren In ——-: You are not standing
in the light, as God would have you. I was pointed
back to the ingathering of souls at ——- last
spring, and was shown that your minds were not
prepared for that work. You did not expect or
believe that such a work would then be
accomplished among you. But the work was
carried on, notwithstanding your unbelief, and
without the co-operation of many among you.
When you had such evidences that God was
waiting to be gracious to His people, that mercy's
voice was inviting sinners and backsliders to the
cross of Christ, why did you not unite with those
who had the burden of the work upon them? Why
did you not come up to the help of the Lord? Some
of you seemed benumbed, stupefied, and amazed,
and were unprepared to participate fully in the
work. Many assented to it, but their hearts were not
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