Facts which had previously been concealed were now brought to light. In accepting Christianity, some of the brethren had not fully renounced their heathen superstitions. The practice of magic was still to some extent continued among them. Convinced of their error by the events which had recently occurred, they came and made a full confession to Paul, and publicly acknowledged their secret arts to be deceptive and Satanic. Many sorcerers also abjured the practice of magic, and received Christ as their Saviour. They brought together the costly books containing the mysterious “Ephesian letters,” and the secrets of their art, and burned them in the presence of all the people. When the books had been consumed, they proceeded to reckon up the value of the sacrifice. It was estimated at fifty thousand pieces of silver, equal to about ten thousand dollars.{LP 137.1}

Kendsgerninger som tidligere var blevet skjult, kom nu frem for lyset. Da nogle af brødrene antog kristendommen, havde de ikke til fulde aflagt deres hedenske overtro. Udøvelse af magi fortsatte en et vist omfang iblandt dem. Overbevist om deres fejl, på grund af de begivenheder som nu skete, kom de frem og bekendte sig helt over for Paulus, og anerkendte offentligt at deres skjulte kunster var bedrageriske og sataniske. Mange troldmænd aflagde sig også magiudøvelse, og tog imod Kristus som deres Frelser. De samlede de kostbare bøger med de mystiske "efesiske breve," og deres kunsters hemmeligheder, og bredte dem over hele folkets tilstedeværelse. Da bøgerne var blevet fortæret, regnede de offerets værdi sammen. Det beløb sig til halvtreds tusinde sølvstykker, det samme som omkring ti tusinde dollars.