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

you. Your life was marred with imperfections,
because it is human to err; but from what the Lord
has been pleased to show me of your discouraging
surroundings in the days of your poverty and trial, I
know of no one who would have pursued a course
more free from mistakes than you did, were they
situated as you were, in poverty and embarrassing
trials. It is easy for those who are spared the severe
trials to which others are subjected, to look on and
question, and surmise evil and find fault. Some are
more ready to censure others for pursuing a certain
course than to take the responsibility of saying
what should be done, or of pointing out a more
correct way.
You became confused. You knew not where to
trust. There were but few Sabbathkeepers in ——-
and vicinity who exerted a saving influence. Some
who professed the faith were no honor to the cause
of present truth. They did not gather with Christ,
but scattered abroad. They could talk loud and
long; yet their hearts were not in the work. They
were not sanctified by the truth they professed.
These, not having root in themselves, gave up the
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