If Brother C had been walking in the light for a few years past, he would have felt the value of souls. Had he been cultivating a love for the truth he might have been qualified to teach the truth to others. He might have helped Brother D B in his work with the tent. He might at least have taken the burdens of the church at home. If he had had love for his brethren, and been sanctified through the truth, he could have been a peacemaker instead of a stirrer-up of strife, which, united with other difficulties, called Brother A B from his brother’s side at a most important time and resulted in Brother D B’s laboring far beyond his strength. And yet, after Brother D B had done all that he could, the work was not accomplished that might have been had there been the interest there should have been in ----- to supply help when it was so much needed. A fearful responsibility rests upon that church for their neglect of duty. {3T 129.1}

Hvis bror C havde vandret i lyset for nogle få år siden, ville han have følt sjælenes værdi. Havde han opelsket en kærlighed for sandheden kunne han være udrustet til at lære sandheden til andre. Han kunne have hjulpet bror D B i hans arbejde i teltet. Han kunne i det mindste tage menighedsbyrderne der hjemme. Hvis han havde kærlighed til sine brødre og var blevet helliget ved sandheden, kunne han være blevet fredstifter i stedet for en oprører, som sammen med andre vanskeligheder, kaldte bror A B fra sin brors side på det vigtigste tidspunkt og førte til at bror D B arbejdede langt ud over hans styrke. Og alligevel, efter at bror D B havde gjort alt hvad han kunne, var det arbejde ikke blevet udrettet som ellers kunne være gjort om der havde været den interesse der skulle være i ___ for at give hjælp da det mest behøvedes. Et frygteligt ansvar påhviler den menighed for deres pligtsforsømmelse.