Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

Contemplated Changes
In general meetings that have been held since
that time, decisions were made that should never
have been made. The men who had borne the
burden in the heat of the day became disappointed
and confused. Changes were made that did not
improve matters in the sight of him who sees the
end from the beginning.
It was thought best by some to place the
management of the publishing house in the hands
of new men. If at this time the Lord had not spoken
and presented matters in a different light,
everything would have been in the utmost
confusion. As these things have been written out, I
know that the thoughts of the Lord are of good, and
not of evil. Not all has been done that should have
been done, and that would have been done if more
of the brethren in the Southern field had been
moved by the Spirit of God, and had worked in
willing cooperation with Him, filling their place by
building up the work in the city which God
specified should be made a center. But a good
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