There can be no stronger evidence in churches that the truths of the Bible have not sanctified the receivers, than their attachment to some favorite minister, and their unwillingness to accept the labors of some other teacher, and to be profited by them. The Lord sends help to his church as they need, not as they choose; for short-sighted mortals cannot discern what is for their highest good. It is seldom that one minister has all the qualifications necessary to perfect any one church in all the requirements of Christianity; therefore God sends other ministers to follow him, one after another, each possessing some qualifications in which the others were deficient.{LP 127.1}

Der kan ikke være noget stærke bevis i menighederne for at Bibelens sandheder ikke har helliggjort dem der får sandhederne, end at deres hengivenhed til nogle foretrukne forkyndertjenere, og deres uvillighed til at acceptere arbejde fra andre lærer, og få noget ud af disse. Herren sender hjælp til sin menighed nårde behøver dem, ikke som de vælger; for kortsynede dødelige mennesker kan ikke se hvad der er for det bedste. Det er sjældent at en forkyndertjener har alle nødvendige kvalifikationer for at udvikle en menighed i alt det kristendommen forlanger; derfor sender Gud andre forkyndertjenere for at følge ham, den ene efter den anden, enhver har nogle egenskaber, hvor de andre mangler.