Chapter 48—The Cause in Ohio Since our visit to Ohio in the spring of 1858, H has done what he could to exert an influence against us; and where he thought he could affect individuals, he has done so by circulating reports to stir up wrong feelings. When we visited Ohio in the spring of 1858, a message was given me in regard to him and his family. This testimony was given to him. But very few persons knew that I had a message for him. He rose in rebellion against it, and, like some others who have been reproved, took the position that persons had prejudiced my mind against his family, when the vision pointed out the same faults in them that I had repeatedly seen for ten years. He said that he believed the visions, but that I was influenced by others in writing them. {1T 234.2}

Siden vort besøg i Ohio i foråret 1858, har H gjort hvad han kunne for at modvirke os; og hvor han troede han kunne påvirke mennesker, har han gjort det ved at udsprede rygter og fremkalde forkerte følelser. Da vi besøgte Ohio i foråret 1858, fik jeg et budskab med (235) hensyn til ham og hans familie. Dette vidnesbyrd fik ham. Men meget få vidste at jeg havde et budskab til ham. Han rejste sig i oprør imod det og, ligesom nogle andre, der har været irettesat, tog han det synspunkt at nogle havde påvirket mig mod hans familie, skønt synet påpegede de samme fejl på dem, som jeg gentagende gange havde set i ti år. Han sagde at han troede på synerne, men at jeg var påvirket af andre når jeg skrev dem.