The sickness that he had brought upon himself, the church helped him bear. His watchers were provided, and his expenses were in a great measure borne by the church; yet neither he nor his family appreciated this generosity and tenderness on the part of the church. They felt that they deserved all that was done for them. As Brother B came up from his sickness, he felt wrong toward my husband because he disapproved his course, which was so censurable. He united with others to injure my husband’s influence, and since he has left the office he has not felt right. He would poorly stand the test of being proved by God. {3T 28.2}

De sygdomme som han har pådraget sig selv, hjalp menigheden ham at bære. Hans vagtfolk var udrustet og hans udgifter blev i stort omfang båret af menigheden; alligevel påskønnede ikke han og hans familie ikke denne gavmildhed og ømhed fra menighedens side. De følte at de havde fortjent alt hvad der var blevet gjort for dem. Da bror B kom sig over sine sygdomme, var han forkert over for min mand fordi han misbilligede hans opførsel, som var under kritik. Han forenede sig med andre for at skade min mands indflydelse og siden har han ladet kontoret forstå at min mand ikke har ret. Han vil dårligt kunne stå prøven forsøgt af Gud.