Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

gave in regard to making this place a center, should
have awakened to a realization of their duty to
establish centers of influence by erecting
memorials for God. If they had manifested a desire
to do their best to help, the work would not have
been so hard and trying for the laborers, some of
whom, constantly criticized and accused, have
nearly lost their lives on account of overwork and
anxiety.
The Spirit Manifested During
The First Union Conference Held in
Nashville
A mistake was made in trying to finish one of
the buildings in time to accommodate those who
attended the Southern Union Conference held in
Nashville about a year ago. In the effort to have
everything convenient For those who came, those
in charge labored for a time under heavy pressure,
greatly taxing their physical and mental strength,
and thus endangering their lives. They thought that
if the buildings could be completed, the visiting
brethren would be so favorable impressed by the
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