When we returned from Kansas in the autumn of 1870, both of us should have had a period of rest. Weeks of freedom from care were necessary to bring up our exhausted energies. But when we found the important post at Battle Creek nearly deserted, we felt compelled to take hold of the work with double energies, and labored beyond our strength. I was shown that my husband should stand there no longer unless there are men who will feel the wants of the cause and bear the burdens of the work, while he shall simply act as a counselor. He must lay the burden down, for God has an important work for him to do in writing and speaking the truth. Our influence in laboring in the wide field will tell more for the upbuilding of the cause of God. There is a great amount of prejudice in many minds. False statements have placed us in a wrong position before the people, and this stands in the way of many embracing the truth. If they are made to believe that those who occupy responsible positions in the work at Battle Creek are designing and fanatical they conclude that the entire work is wrong and that our views of Bible truth must be incorrect, and they fear to investigate and receive the truth. But we are not to go forth to call the people to look to us; we are not generally to speak of ourselves and vindicate our characters; but we are to speak the truth, exalt the truth, speak of Jesus, exalt Jesus, and this, attended by the power of God, will remove prejudice and disarm opposition. {3T 91.1}

Da jeg vendte tilbage fra Kansas i efteråret 1870, skulle vi begge have haft en hvileperiode. Friuger fra ansvar var nødvendig for at få vore udtømte kræfter tilbage. Men da vi fandt ud af at den vigtige post i Battle Creek var næsten lagt øde, følte vi os tvunget til at tage vare om arbejdet med dobbelt kraft og arbejdede ud over vor styrke. Jeg fik vist at min mand ikke skulle stå der længere medmindre der er mennesker som føler sagens mangler og bærer arbejdets byrde, medens han blot skal virke som rådgiver. Han må lægge byrderne ned, for Gud har et betydningsfuldt arbejde til ham at gøre i at skrive og tale sandheden. Vor indflydelse med at arbejde på de store marker vil tælle højere for Guds sags opbyggelse. Der er mange fordomme hos mange. Falske udtalelser har sat os i en forkert position over for folk og de står i vejen for at mange kan antage sandheden. Hvis de tror at dem, som har ansvarlige stillinger i Battle Creek, er listige og fanatiske, så konkluderer de at hele arbejdet er forkert og at vore syn på bibelsandheden må være ukorrekt og så vil de blive bange for at undersøge og antage sandheden. Men vi skal ikke gå ud og sige til folk, at de skal se på os. Vi skal gå og tale om os selv og forsvare vor egen karakterfasthed; men vi skal sige sandheden, ophøje sandheden, tale om Jesus, ophøje Jesus og dette vil, ledsaget af Guds kraft, fjerne fordomme og afvæbne modstand.