Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

the professed followers of Christ biting and
devouring one another. He stands ever ready to mar
the lives of those who are trying to serve God.
Heavenly angels marvel that men should aid
Satanic agencies in their work, discouraging hearts,
making God's people weak strengthless, faithless.
A clear revelation has been given me in regard
to the need of our people assembling together,
confessing their sins, repenting before God, and
continuing in prayer until the Lord manifests
himself to them with power. If ever a people
needed to offer a prayer such as Daniel offered, it
is our people. There is among them such selfconfidence,
such presumption! The Lord has been
sending light to them, but the testimonies of his
Spirit have not been heeded. There has been a
departure from his expressed commands, a working
contrary to the messages that for many years he has
been giving relative to the different features of our
work. There has been a selfish gathering of
facilities to a few favored places, and a neglect of
other parts of the field. Great neglect has been
shown to the needs of the people in our large cities
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