Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

Mother's testimonies were strongly against this.
She sent many reproofs and carried a heavy burden
on her heart regarding the wrong character being
given to the work. I could not understand why
Mother should continue to carry this burden after
having written to the responsible men many times,
and I pleaded with her to give her time and
energies to the writing of her books.
For years I have felt that it was my privilege to
do all I could to draw Mother's attention to the
most cheerful features of our work, to the many
hopeful experiences in our institutions and
conferences. I reasoned that as the Lord has chosen
Mother to be his messenger for the correcting of
wrongs in the church, opening up to her the
dangers, the mistakes, the errors, and the
weaknesses and the wickedness of men, and as
these revelations burden her heart almost to death,
therefore it can not be wrong for me to gather up
all the words of cheer, and all the good news that
will comfort her heart, and every incident that will
show the power of Christ working in the church,
and that will make manifest the best side of the
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