Those who came to Battle Creek when they had a work to do in the church that they left, lost their missionary spirit and their spiritual discernment in coming to Battle Creek. There they came in contact with a pharisaism, a self-righteousness, that is always a snare. It is the form of godliness without the power thereof. {8T 85.3}

Dem som kom til Battle Creek skønt de havde et arbejde at gøre i den menighed de forlod, mistede deres missionsiver (86) og åndelige dømmekraft siden de kom til Battle Creek. De kom i kontakt med en farisæisme og en selvretfærdighed der altid er en snare. Det er en formel gudsfrygt der ikke har kraft i sig.