Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

425.) Slowly and distinctly I read this letter to her.
At the close of the reading, I referred to the fact
that what she had written about the school work in
the South and its need of help, had led several men
representing small enterprises to feel that they were
free to make a general canvass of our churches for
donations, and that this was opposed by our
brethren. I also stated that I had been thinking that
we ought to have a board of seven or nine trustees
appointed to receive gifts, and to dispense help
where most needed.
Mother said: "That ought to be done. It has
been presented to me several times that something
like that should be done. If we would be sensible
enough to counsel together kindly and courteously,
the blessing of God would be seen in the work, and
the grace of God in the action of the workers. Then
God can make impressions on hearts.
"Unity of spirit and action, puts a trust-note in
their hands regarding the receiving of means, and
the whole line of work. An impression is made that
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