Many have strong feelings against Brother -----. They accuse him of unkindness, harshness, and severity. But some of the very ones who would condemn him are no less guilty themselves. He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone.” Brother ----- has not always moved wisely, and he has been hard to convince where he has not taken the best course. He has not been as willing to receive counsel, and to modify his methods of instruction and his manner of dealing with his students, as he should have been. But those who would condemn him because of his defects could in their turn be justly condemned. Every man has his peculiar defects of character. One may be free from the weakness which he sees in his brother, yet he may at the same time have faults which are far more grievous in the sight of God. {5T 35.2}

Mange har stærke følelser imod bror ___. De anklager ham for uvenlighed, hårdhed og strenghed. Men nogle af dem, som fordømmer ham er ikke mindre skyldig selv. »Den af jer, der er syndfri, lad ham være den første, der kaster sten på hende!« Bror ___ har ikke altid handlet klogt og han har været svær at overbevise, hvor han ikke har handlet på bedste måde. Han har ikke været så villig til at modtage råd og modificere sine undervisningsmetoder og sin måde at behandle sine studerende på, som han burde have været. Men dem som vil fordømme ham på grund af hans mangler, kunne for deres del ligeså godt fordømmes. Mennesker har hver især sine særlige karaktermangler. En kan være fri for den svaghed han ser i sin bror, alligevel kan han samtidig have fejl, som er langt værre i Guds øjne.