He related his own experience with such simplicity and candor that many who had been greatly prejudiced were affected to tears. The Spirit of God was felt in his words and seen upon his countenance. With a holy exaltation he boldly declared that he had taken the word of God as his counselor, that his doubts had been swept away and his faith confirmed. With earnestness he invited his brother ministers, church members, sinners, and infidels to examine the Bible for themselves, and charged them to let no man turn them from the purpose of ascertaining what was the truth. {1T 50.2}

Han berettede om sin egen erfaring med en sådan enkelhed og oprigtighed, at mange, som havde været meget fordomsfulde, blev rørt til tårer. Man mærkede Guds Ånd i hans ord og så den på hans ansigt. Med en hellig ophøjelse erklærede han frimodigt, at han havde taget Guds ord som sin rådgiver, at hans tvivl var fejet bort og hans tro bekræftet. Med alvor indbød han sine medprædikanter, menighedsmedlemmer, syndere og vantro til at studere Bibelen for sig selv. Han formanede dem til ikke at lade noget menneske afholde dem fra at finde ud af, hvad der var sandhed.