Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

voice in their council-meetings. You are deserving
of all the approval that is given to one who has
carried heavy burdens in the heat of the day."
Addressing the company, the Messenger
continued: "In his effort to advance the work in the
South, he has made many sacrifices, and has nearly
lost his life. Now he is deserving of the full
confidence of all in this assembly. Not that he had
made no mistakes, but those who judge and
condemn would, under similar circumstances, have
done no better. "He that is without sin among you,
let him first cast a stone."
Although J. E. White resigned his position of
trust, this was not because he was convicted of
unfaithfulness. Some, it is true, made it appear that
this was why he offered to withdraw from official
responsibility. He resigned because of the Spirit,
the words and the deportment of others. There were
men who were more than willing to take his place,
but they would have proved that they were not
fitted for carrying such responsibilities.
The matters that have been so perplexing will
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