Strange Exercises—By such fanaticism as we have lately had among us in California in peculiar exercises and the claim of power to cast out devils, Satan is seeking to deceive if possible the very elect. These persons, claiming to have a special message for our people, would charge one and another with being possessed of an evil spirit. Then after praying with them they would declare the devil cast out. The result of their work testified of its character. I was bidden to say to our people that the Lord was not in these strange exercises but that such exhibitions would deceive souls to their ruin unless they were warned, and Bible truth would be perverted.— Letter 12, 1909{1MCP 40.1}

Besynderlige øvelser. - Med en sådan fanatisme som vi på det sidste har haft i blandt os i Californien, specielt med kropsøvelser og påberåbt kraft til djævleuddrivelse, forsøger Satan at, om muligt, bedrage de udvalgte. Disse personer, der hævder at have et særligt budskab til vort folk, vil anklage den ene og anden for at have en ond ånd. Efter at have bedt med dem, vil de erklære at djævelen er drevet ud. Resultatet af deres arbejde bevidner sin karakter. Jeg er pålagt at sige til vore folk at Herren ikke var i disse fremmede øvelser, men at en sådan opvisning vil bedrage sjæle til deres ruin, medmindre de advares, og bibelsandheden vil blive bevaret. - Brev 12, 1909.