Brother D B overtaxed his strength last season while laboring in new fields with the tent without suitable help. God does not require this brother, or any of His servants, to injure their health by exposure and taxing labor. The brethren at ----- should have felt an interest that would have been shown by their works. They could have secured help if they had been awake to the interest of the cause of God and felt the worth of souls. While Brother D B felt a deep sense of the work of God and the value of souls, which called for continual effort, a large church at ----- by their petty difficulties held Brother A B from helping his brother. These brothers should come up with renewed courage, shake themselves from the trials and discouragements which have held them at ----- and crippled their testimony, and should claim strength from the Mighty One. They should have borne a plain, free testimony to Brother X and Y, and urged the truth home, and done what they could to have these men make a proper distribution of their property. Brother A B, in taking so many burdens, is lessening his mental and physical strength. {3T 128.2}

Bror D B overbebyrdede sig sidste gang da han uden behørig medhjælp arbejdede i nye marker med teltet. Gud forlanger ikke af denne bror eller af nogen andre af hans tjenere, skal skade deres sundhed, ved belastende arbejde. Brødrene i ___ burde føle en interesse, som kan ses i deres arbejde. De kunne få hjælp, hvis de var opmærksomme på interessen for Guds sag og mærkede sjælenes værdi. Medens bror D B havde en dyb fornemmelse for Guds arbejde og for sjæles værdi, som krævede stadige anstrengelser, forhindrede en stor menighed i ___ at lade bror A B hjælpe sin bror på (129) grund af menighedens små problemer. Disse brødre burde komme frem med fornyet mod, ryste prøvelser og modløshed af sig som har holdt dem i ___ og forkrøblet deres vidnesbyrd og burde bede om styrke fra den Almægtige. De burde have frembåret et tydeligt og frit vidnesbyrd til brødrene X og Y og tilskyndet dem til sandheden og gjort hvad de kunne for at få disse mænd til at gøre rigtig brug af deres ejendomme. Bror A B formindsker sin mentale og fysiske styrke ved at påtage sig så mange byrder.