Elder M, as president of the ----- Conference, you have shown by your general management that you are unworthy of the trust reposed in you. You have shown that you are conservative, and that your ideas are narrow. You have not done one half what you might have done had you had the true spirit of the work. You might have been far more capable and experienced than you now are; you might have been far better prepared to manage successfully this sacred and important mission—a work which would have given you the strongest claim to the general confidence of our people. But, like the other ministering brethren in your state, you have failed to advance with the opening providence of God; you have not shown that the Holy Spirit was deeply impressing your heart, so that God could speak through you to His people. If in this crisis you do anything to strengthen doubt and distrust in the churches of your state, anything that will prevent the people from engaging heartily in this work, God will hold you responsible. Has God given you unmistakable evidence that the brethren of your state are excused from the responsibility of putting their arms about the city of ----- as Christ has put His arms about them? If you were standing in the light, you would encourage this mission by your faith. {5T 370.3}

Ældre M, som formand for ___ konferensen, har du vist ved din ledelsesform, at du er din tillidspost uværdig. Du har vist at du er konservativ og at dine idéer er indsnævrede. Du har ikke gjort det halve af hvad du kunne have gjort, hvis du havde den sande ånd for arbejdet. Du kunne have været langt dygtigere og erfaren end du er nu; du kunne have været langt bedre forberedt til lede denne helligede og vigtige mission med held - et arbejde som kunne have givet dig det stærkeste krav, over for vort folks generalkonferens. Men, ligeså de (371) andre tjenende brødre i din stat, har du ikke fremmet opåbningen af Guds forsyn; du har ikke vist at Helligånden var dybt indprentet i dit hjerte, så at Gud kunne tale til sit folk gennem dig. Hvis du i denne krise gør noget der kan styrke tvivl og mistillid i menighederne i din stat, vil hvad som helst forhindre folk i at gå hjerteligt ind i dette arbejde og Gud vil drage dig til ansvar. Har Gud givet dig umiskendelige vidnesbyrd på at brødrene i din stat er undskyldt for at lægge sin arme om __ byen, ligesom Kristus har lagt sine arme om dem? Hvis du stod i lyset, ville du opmuntre denne mission ved din tro.