Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

working center. It is wrong for those who have had
no part in bearing the inconveniences, the burdens,
and the many embarrassments connected with
establishing new enterprises, to criticise those who
are struggling under these multiplied difficulties.
Over and over again the Lord has presented
before me the pioneer work that must be done in
new fields. In past years I have shared with others
the burden of establishing His work in important
centers. For years we have suffered from false
reports and the pressure of opposition, and have
struggled to overcome the obstacles placed before
us by our brethren. We have always gone forward,
plowing our way through prejudice. From the first,
every effort has been made to find and to make
public the mistakes of God's servants placed in
trying positions, --mistakes greatly magnified, that
many have taken up and used to discourage the
workers and to retard the progress of the cause,
when they should have interestedly put their
shoulder to the wheel to help lift the load.
Should our dear Brethren Palmer and Daniells
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