I did not make this public, because it was given specially to us. If this caution had been fully heeded, the affliction under which my husband has been so great a sufferer would have been saved. The work of God was urgent and seemed to allow of no relaxation or separation from it. My husband seemed compelled to constant, wearing labor. Anxiety for his brethren liable to the draft, and also concerning the rebellion in Iowa, kept his mind continually strained, and the physical energies were utterly exhausted. Instead of his having relief, burdens never pressed heavier; and care, instead of lessening, was trebled. But there certainly was a way of escape, or God would not have given the caution He did and would not have permitted him to break down under the taxation. I saw that had he not been specially sustained by God he would have realized the prostration of his physical and mental powers much sooner than he did. {1T 518.1}

Jeg offentliggjorde ikke dette, fordi det var særlig tilegnet os. Hvis der, fuldt ud, blev givet agt på denne advarsel, ville den plage, min mand led så meget af, være sparet. Guds arbejde er påtrængende og tillader tilsyneladende ikke nogen afslapning eller adskillelse fra det. Min mand synes at være tvunget til stadigt opslidende arbejde. Den dybeste grund er bekymringen for brødrene og oprøret i Ivoa holdt hele tiden hans tanker anspændt og de fysiske kræfter blev opbrugt til det yderste. I stedet for at få hjælp, blev byrderne presset tungere ned; og bekymringen var tiltagende i stedet for aftagende. Men der var en udvej, ellers ville Gud ikke have givet dem, den advarsel han gav og ville ikke lade ham bryde ned af anstrengelse. Jeg så at han ikke på nogen særlig måde, blev støttet af Gud og at han ikke ville erkende sine fysiske og mentale kræfters fald, mere end han gjorde.