Brother E, had you directed the powers of your intellect into the right channel, serving your heavenly Father, you would have been growing stronger in the truth, stronger in spirit and power, and would now be a pillar of the church in -----, and, by your example as well as by giving the reasons of our faith from the Scriptures, would be a successful teacher of the truth. Had the powers of mind which you have employed in getting property been used to bring souls from darkness to the light, you would have met the approval of God and been highly successful. {4T 46.2}

Bror E, havde du rettet dit intellekts styrke i den rette kanal, tjent din himmelske Fader, ville du være vokset stærkere i sandheden, stærkere i ånd og kraft og kunne nu være en menighedens støtte i ___ og, ved dit eksempel så vel som ved at begrunde vor tro fra skifterne, ville være en fremgangsrig lærer af sandheden. Var den sjælsstyrke, som du har brugt på at få ejendomme, blevet brugt på at bringe sjæle fra (47) mørke til lyset, ville du have mødt Guds billigelse og få stor succes.