When at Oswego, New York, June, 1855, I was shown that God’s people have been weighed down with clogs; that there have been Achans in the camp. The work of God has progressed but little, and many of His servants have been discouraged because the truth has taken no more effect in New York, and there have been no more added to the church. The Messenger party has arisen, and we shall suffer some from their lying tongues and misrepresentations, yet we should bear it all patiently; for they will not injure the cause of God, now they have left us, as much as they would have injured it by their influence had they remained with us. {1T 122.1}

(122) I Oswego, New York, juni 1855, fik jeg vist at Guds folk har været tynget ned med byrder; at der havde været Akan'ere i lejren. Guds værk har kun udviklet sig en smule og mange af hans tjenere blev modløse, fordi sandheden ikke havde større virkning i New York og der blev ikke lagt flere til menigheden. Messenger var kommet frem og vi må tåle noget fra deres lyvende tunger og fejlfremstillinger, alligevel bør vi tage det hele med tålmod, for de vil ikke skade Guds sag, nu hvor de har forladt os, så meget som de ville have skadet den ved deres indflydelse, dersom de var blevet hos os.