Brother B’s preaching has not been marked by the sanction of God’s Spirit. He can talk fluently and make a point plain, but his preaching has lacked spirituality. His appeals have not touched the heart with a new tenderness. There has been an array of words, but the hearts of his hearers have not been quickened and melted with a sense of a Saviour’s love. Sinners have not been convicted and drawn to Christ by a sense that “Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.” Sinners should have a clear impression given them of the nearness and willingness of Christ to give them present salvation. A Saviour should be presented before the people, while the heart of the speaker should be subdued and imbued with His Spirit. The very tones of the voice, the look, the words, should possess an irresistible power to move hearts and control minds. Jesus should be found in the heart of the minister. If Jesus is in the words and in the tones of the voice, if they are mellow with His tender love, it will prove a blessing of more value than all the riches, pleasures, and glories of the earth; for such blessings will not come and go without accomplishing a work. Convictions will be deepened, impressions will be made, and the question will be raised: “What shall I do to be saved?” {3T 31.3}

Bror B’s forkyndelse har ikke været markeret af Guds Ånds helligelse. Han kan tale flydende og gøre et punkt tydeligt, men hans forkyndelse mangler åndelighed. Hans appeller har ikke rørt ved hjerterne med en ny ømhed. Der har været en række ord, men hans tilhøreres hjerter er ikke blevet stimuleret og smeltet med sans for Frelserens kærlighed. (32) Syndere er ikke blevet overbeviste og draget af en følelse at »Jesus af Nazaret gik omkring«. Syndere burde have et klart indtryk om Kristi nærhed og villighed for at give nærværende frelse. En Frelser burde præsenteres for folket, medens talerens hjerte skulle vare underlagt og gennemsyret af hans Ånd. Stemmens tonefald, udseende, ordene burde have en uimodståelig kraft for at flytte hjerterne og styre sindene. Jesus burde findes i prædikantens hjerte. Hvis Jesus er i ordene og i stemmens tonefald, hvis ordene er dæmpet med hans ømme kærlighed, vil de vise sig at mere være en velsignelse en alle jordens rigdomme, fornøjelser og herligheder; for sådanne velsignelser vil ikke komme og gå uden at udrette et arbejde. Overbevisningen vil blive dybere, indtryk vil gøres og spørgsmålet vil komme: “Hvad skal jeg gøre for at blive frelst."