Injustice and Dishonesty . Great injustice and even dishonesty have been committed in the board meetings in bringing matters before those who have not an experience that will enable them to be competent judges. Manuscripts have been placed in the hands of men for criticism, when the eyes of their understanding were so blinded that they could not discern the spiritual import of the subject with which they were dealing. More than this, they had no real knowledge of bookmaking. They had had neither study nor practice in the line of literary productions. Men have sat in judgment upon books and manuscripts unwisely placed in their hands when they should have declined to serve in any such capacity. It would have been only honest for them to say: “I have had no experience in this line of work, and should certainly do injustice to myself and to others in giving my opinion. Excuse me, brethren; instead of instructing others, I need that someone should teach me.” But this was far from their thoughts. They expressed themselves freely in regard to subjects of which they knew nothing. Conclusions have been accepted as the opinions of wise men, when they were simply the opinions of novices. {TM 260.3}

Uretfærdighed og uærlighed
Stor uretfærdighed og selv uærlighed har været begået ved møderne i de første sager, for dem der ikke havde erfaring nok til at gøre dem til at være kvalivicerede dommere. Manuskripter er blevet lagt i menneskers hænder for at kritisere, hvor øjne for deres forståelse var så forblændede at de (261) ikke kunne skelne den åndelig betydning af det emne de behandlede. Mere end det, de havde ikke noget reelt kendskab til bogproduktion. De havde heller ikke læst eller arbejdet med litteratur produktioner. Mennesker har i bedømmelsen af bøger og manuskripter uklogt taget det i deres hænder hvor de i stedet for skulle have afslået at tjene på en sådan plads. Det ville have været ærligt af dem at sige: "Jeg har ikke haft nogen erfaring med den salgs arbejde, og ville sikkert udøve uretfærdighed mod mig selv og andre ved at give min opfattelse til udtryk, Undskyld, mig brødre; i stedet for at lære andre, behøver jeg at nogle lærer mig." Men dette var langt fra deres tanker. De udtrykker sig selv frit med hensyn til spørgsmål de intet ved om. Konklusioner har været godtaget som anskuelser fra kloge mennesker, hvor de ganske enkelt var anskuelser fra nybegyndere.