I discern in your letter, Elder M, a vein of unbelief, a lack of judgment and discernment. Your position confirms the testimony I have had that you are giving the conference a narrow mold and have stood in the way of its advancement because you have not elevated the standard of truth. I will here quote a few paragraphs from this testimony, which was written during the General Conference at Battle Creek, in November, 1883: {5T 373.1}

(373) Jeg ser i dit brev, ældre M, en tendens til vantro, en manglende dømmekraft og skarpsindighed. Dit standpunkt bekræfter det vidnesbyrd jeg har haft, at du giver konferensen en snæver form og har stået i vejen for den, fordi du ikke har ophøjet sandhedens standard. Jeg vil her citere nogle få afsnit fra dette vidnesbyrd, som blev skrevet under generalkonferensen i Battle Creek, november, 1883: