Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

soul, the Saviour is misrepresented. Those who
recognize the reformation should show
forgiveness, and treat the brother who has erred
with confidence and special kindness.
This instruction has been given me during the
night, and now, at one O'clock in the morning, I am
writing to you the message I have received. We
need to encourage the erring to confess their
wrongs; we should forgive them freely,
recognizing the instruction God has given in His
Word.
We need to be very careful that we do not view
in a wrong light matters connected with the work
of God. We need to guard against the least
injustice. Those who bear the burden of the work
of winning souls to Christ are to be encouraged and
helped.
The Lord requires that unity exist in every
church, but the policy of consolidation must be
guarded against. The workers in our institutions are
to preserve their individuality; each is to sense the
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