Our next meeting was at Adams Center, New York. It was a large gathering. There were several persons in and around this place whose cases had been shown me, for whom I felt the deepest interest. They were men of moral worth. Some were in positions in life which made the cross of present truth heavy to bear, or, at least, they thought so. Others, who had reached the middle age of life, had been brought up from childhood to keep the Sabbath, but had not borne the cross of Christ. These were in a position where it seemed hard to move them. They needed to be shaken from relying on their good works and to be brought to feel their lost condition without Christ. We could not give up these souls, and labored with our might to help them. They were at last moved, and I have since been made glad to hear from some of them, and good news respecting all of them. We hope that the love of this world will not shut the love of God out of their hearts. God is converting strong men of wealth and bringing them into the ranks. If they would prosper in the Christian life, grow in grace, and at last reap a rich reward, they will have to use of their abundance to advance the cause of truth. {1T 665.2}

Vort næste møde var i Adams-centeret i New York. Det var en stor samling. Der var adskillige personer i og rundt omkring dette sted, hvis sager var blevet vist mig og hvem jeg nærede en dyb interesse for. De var mennesker af moralsk værdi. Nogle var i livs-positioner, som gjorde den nærværende sandheds kors tungt at bære, eller i det mindste tænkte de sådan. Andre, som havde nået livets midterste alderstrin og har været opdraget fra barndommen af, til at holde sabbat, havde dog ikke båret Kristi kors. Disse var i en tilstand, hvor det var svært at bevæge sig. Disse behøvede at blive rystet så de ikke skulle stole på deres gode gerninger og behøvede at mærke deres fortabte tilstand uden Kristus. Vi kunne ikke opgive disse sjæle og arbejdede med vores magt for at hjælpe dem. Til sidst lod de sig flytte og siden har jeg været glad for at høre fra nogle af dem og gode nyheder var der om dem alle. Vi håber at denne verdens kærlighed ikke vil lukke Guds kærlighed ud fra deres hjerter. Gud forvandler mægtige velhavende mennesker og bringer dem ind i rækkerne. Hvis de havde fremgang i det kristne liv, vokse i nåden og til sidst høste en stor løn, vil de bruge af deres overflod til fordel for sandhedens sag.