A few in ----- had gone so far as to burn all the pictures in their possession, destroying even the likenesses of their friends. While we had no sympathy with these fanatical movements, we advised that those who had burned their pictures should not incur the expense of replacing them. If they had acted conscientiously, they should be satisfied to let the matter rest where it was. But they ought not to require others to do as they had done. They should not endeavor to be conscience for their brethren and sisters.—Historical Sketches, pp. 211, 212. (1886). {Ev 216.2}

Nogle få i ____ var gået så langt som at brænde billeder de var i besiddelse af, endog ødelægge noget der lignede deres venner. Skønt vi ikke havde sympati for disse fanatiske bevægelser, anviste vi at dem, som havde brændt deres billeder ikke skulle bekoste at få dem erstattet. Hvis de havde handlet i god tro, ville det være godt nok som sagen var. Men de burde ikke kræve af andre at gøre som de havde gjort. De burde ikke driste sig til at være deres brødre og søstres samvittighed. - Historiske skildringer, s. 211, 212. (1886)