I was shown the conformity of some professed Sabbathkeepers to the world. Oh, I saw that it is a disgrace to their profession, a disgrace to the cause of God. They give the lie to their profession. They think they are not like the world, but they are so near like them in dress, in conversation, and actions, that there is no distinction. I saw them decorating their poor, mortal bodies, which are liable at any moment to be touched by the finger of God and laid upon a bed of anguish. Oh, then, as they approach their last change, mortal anguish racks their frames, and the great inquiry is: “Am I prepared to die? prepared to appear before God in judgment, and pass the grand review?” Ask them then how they feel about decorating their bodies, and if they have any sense of what it is to be prepared to appear before God, they will tell you that if they could take back and live over the past, they would correct their lives, shun the follies of the world, its vanity and pride, and would adorn the body with modest apparel, and set an example to all around them. They would live to the glory of God. {1T 131.1}

Jeg fik vist hvordan nogle bekendende sabbatsholdere tilpassede sig verden. Oh, jeg så at det er en skændsel mod deres bekendelse, en skændsel mod Guds sag. De lyver over for deres bekendelse. De tror at de ikke er lig verden, men de er den så nær i klæder, i tale og handlinger, at der er ingen forskel. Jeg så dem pynte deres stakkels, dødelige kroppe, som hvert øjeblik kan udsættes for Guds fingers berøring og lægge sig i smertens seng. Oh, idet de nærmer sig deres sidste livsløb, så ordner dødelig smerte deres legemer og det store spørgsmål er: "Er jeg rede til at dø? rede til at stå foran Gud i dommen og gennemgå det store tilbageblik?" Spørg dem da hvordan de mærker pynten omkring deres legemer og om de har nogen fornemmelse af, hvad der skal beredes som Gud må se. De vil fortælle dig at hvis de kunne leve livet om, ville de gøre deres livsførelse bedre, undgå verdens tåbeligheder, dets forfængelighed og stolthed og ville smykke legemet med et beskedent udseende og give et eksempel for alle omkring dem. De ville leve for Guds ære.