In Iowa they carried things to quite a length, and ran into fanaticism. They mistook zeal and fanaticism for conscientiousness. Instead of being guided by reason and sound judgment, they allowed their feelings to take the lead. They were ready to become martyrs for their faith. Did all this feeling lead them to God? to greater humility before Him? Did it lead them to trust in His power to deliver them from the trying position into which they might be brought? Oh, no! Instead of making their petitions to the God of heaven and relying solely upon His power, they petitioned the legislature and were refused. They showed their weakness and exposed their lack of faith. All this only served to bring that peculiar class, Sabbathkeepers, into special notice, and expose them to be crowded into difficult places by those who have no sympathy for them. {1T 356.3}

I Iowa fremførte de sager temmelig længe og satte sig fast i fanatisme. De forvekslede iver og fanatisme med samvittighedsfuldhed. I stedet for at blive vejledt af fornuft og sund (357) dømmekraft, lod de deres følelser tage ledelsen. De var rede til at blive martyrer for deres tro. Ledte alle disse følelser dem til Gud? til større ydmyghed for ham? Ledte det dem til at stole på hans kraft til at befri dem fra den vanskelige situation som de var bragt i? Oh nej! I stedet for at sende deres bønner til himlens Gud og kun være afhængig af hans kraft, henvendte de sig til lovgivningsmagten og blev afvist. De viste deres svaghed og røbede deres manglende tro. Alt dette tjente kun til at bringe denne specielle gruppe, sabbatsholdere, til særlig opmærksomhed og de blev presset ud på de vanskelige områder, af dem der ikke har sympati for dem.