Brother B, I hope you will go over the ground carefully and consider your first temptation to depart from the rules of the college. Study critically the character of the government of our school. The rules which were enforced were none too strict. But anger was cherished; for the time being, reason was dethroned and the heart was made a prey to ungovernable passion. Before you were aware, you had taken a step which a few hours previous you would not have taken under any pressure of temptation. Impulse had overcome reason, and you could not recall the injury done to yourself nor to an institution of God. Our only safety under all circumstances is in being always master of ourselves in the strength of Jesus our Redeemer. {4T 431.1}

Bror B, jeg håber du vil gennemgå dette omhyggeligt og overveje din første fristelse at vige fra collegets regler. Studér kritisk karakteren af vor skoles styrelse. Ingen af reglerne der blev gennemført, var for strenge. Men der blev gemt på vrede; for på den tid blev fornuften stødt bort og hjertet blev gjort til bytte for uregerlig hæftighed. Før I var klar over det, havde I taget et skridt, som I for nogle timer tidligere ikke ville have taget, under noget pres. Impulserne overvandt fornuften og I kunne ikke kalde den skade tilbage, som I havde forøvet imod jer selv eller mod en Guds institution. Vor eneste sikkerhed, under alle omstændigheder, er at beherske os selv, i Jesus vor Forløsers styrke.