Brother D’s manner of working also makes his course more deserving of censure and a greater offense to God. Had he shown his feelings undisguised, had he said in public the things he talked in private, no one would have thought for a moment of sending him out to labor in the conference. While he is laboring under its sanction, his brethren have a right to suppose that his views are correct. And with this sanction his influence has been a power for evil. There are some who would never have entertained suspicion of their brethren or thought evil of them had it not been for his words. He has started minds on a track which, if pursued, will end in rebellion and the loss of the soul. Stripped of its disguise, this is the work which our good brother has been doing. {5T 290.1}

Bror D's arbejdsmetoder gør også hans adfærd mere indbydende for kritik og til en større forhånelse for Gud. Havde han vist sine følelser utilsløret, havde han offentligt sagt de ting han taler om privat, ville ingen et øjeblik have tænke, han skulle sendes ud, for at arbejde i konferensen. Når han arbejder under dennes godkendelse, har hans brødre lov at tro, at hans synspunkter er rigtige. Og med denne godkendelse har hans indflydelse været en ond kraft. Der er nogle som, aldrig ville nære mistanke mod deres brødre eller tænkt ondt om dem, hvis det ikke var for hans ord. Han har sat mennesker på et spor, som, hvis de går derefter, vil ende i oprør og sjælens tab. Dette er uden omsvøb hvad vor gode bror har gjort.