Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

the enemy. There was a reaping of that which had
been sown. These things need to be studied.
In regard to the school work, God does not
want it to die, but live. But actions directly contrary
to a plain "Thus saith the Lord" have been taken.
The indebtedness of the school work has been
increased by the erection of buildings in places
where there were already buildings enough. The
reason given for the erection of these buildings
were not sound. The money thus used should have
been invested in the erection of schools in new
localities, thus distributing the light and gathering
in a class of students who would not otherwise be
reached. The knowledge of the truth should have
been extended to places where there are no
memorials to tell what truth is.
God would have his Word and his wisdom
demonstrated. Truth has been so covered with the
rubbish of error that it can not shine forth in its
native purity and brightness to illuminate the
surrounding darkness. God would have his
directions followed to the letter, that truth may be
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