I was told by my Guide: “Look ye, and behold the idolatry of My people, to whom I have been speaking, rising up early, and presenting to them their dangers. I looked that they should bring forth fruit.” There were some who were striving for the mastery, each trying to excel the other in the swift running of their bicycles. There was a spirit of strife and contention among them as to which should be the greatest. The spirit was similar to that manifested in the baseball games on the college ground. Said my Guide: “These things are an offense to God. Both near and afar off souls are perishing for the bread of life and the water of salvation.” When Satan is defeated in one line, he will be all ready with other schemes and plans which will appear attractive and needful, and which will absorb money and thought, and encourage selfishness, so that he can overcome those who are so easily led into a false and selfish indulgence. {8T 52.1}

(52) Jeg fik at vide af min Guide: "Se og læg mærke til mit folks afgudsdyrkelse, til hvem jeg har talt, oplært tidligere og vist dem deres farer. Jeg så at de burde bringe frugterne." Der var nogle som stred for herredømmet, ethvert forsøg på at overgå andre, ligesom i cykelvæddeløb. Der var en stridbar ånd iblandt dem, hvem der kunne blive den største. Ånden var ligesom den der blevet vist i baseball spillet på skolens grund. Min Guide sagde: "Dette er en forhånelse mod Gud. Både nær og fjern går sjæle fortabt fra livets brød og frelsens vand." Når Satan er overvundet på et sted, vil han være klar med andre planer som vil vise sig tiltrækkende og nødvendige og som vil opsluge penge og tanke og opmuntre egenkærlighed, så at han kan overvinde dem som så let forledes til falske og selviske nydelser.