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

Chapter 64
Fanaticism and Ignorance
Brother E: While in Rochester, New York,
December 25, 1865, before visiting the State of
Maine, I saw some things in relation to the
perplexing and discouraging conditions of the
cause in that state. I was shown that quite a number
who were thinking it their duty to teach the word of
God publicly had mistaken their work. They had no
call to devote themselves to this solemn,
responsible work. They were not qualified for the
work of the ministry, for they could not instruct
others properly.
The experience of some had been obtained
among a class of religious fanatics who had no true
sense of the exalted character of the work. The
religious experience of this class of professed
Seventh-day Adventists was not reliable. They had
not firm principles underlying all their actions.
They were self-confident, and boastful. Their
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