Chapter 11—Meeting Fanaticism . As I returned to Portland, there were increasing evidences of the desolating effects of fanaticism. Some seemed to think that religion consisted in great excitement and noise. They would talk in a manner that would irritate unbelievers, and have an influence to arouse hatred against themselves and the doctrines they taught. Then they would rejoice that they suffered persecution. Unbelievers could see no consistency in such a course. The brethren in some places were prevented from assembling for meetings. The innocent suffered with the guilty. {LS 85.1}

(85) Da jeg vendte tilbage til Portland, var der store beviser for at fanatismens ulykkelige følgevirkninger. Det var som om nogle troede at religion bestod af stor ophidselse og spetakkel. De vil tale på en måde, som ville pirre ikke-troende og få dem til at hade dem og de doktriner de lærer; da vil de glæde sig ved at de led forfølgelse. Ikke-troende kan ikke se nogen overensstemmelse i deres fremgangsmåde. Brødrene var nogle steder forhindret i at samles til møder. De uskyldige led sammen med de skyldige.