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Life Sketches of Ellen G. White
As the Holy One upon the throne slowly turned the leaves of the
ledger, and His eyes rested for a moment upon individuals, His glance
seemed to burn into their very souls, and at the same moment every
word and action of their lives passed before their minds as clearly as
though traced before their vision in letters of fire. Trembling seized
them and their faces turned pale
One class were registered as cumberers of the ground. As the
piercing eye of the Judge rested upon these, their sins of neglect were
distinctly revealed. With pale, quivering lips they acknowledged that
they had been traitors to their holy trust. They had had warnings and
privileges, but they had not heeded nor improved upon them. They
could now see that they had presumed too much upon the mercy of
God
The names of all who profess the truth were mentioned.... Upon
one page of the ledger, under the head of “Fidelity,” was the name of
my husband. His life, character, and all the incidents in our experience,
seemed to be brought vividly before my mind. A very few items which
impressed me, I will mention. I was shown that God had qualified my
husband for a specific work, and in His providence had united us to
carry forward this work. Through the Testimonies of His Spirit, He
had imparted to him great light. He had cautioned, warned, reproved,
and encouraged; and it was due to the power of His grace that we had
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been enabled to bear a part in the work from its very commencement.
God had miraculously preserved his mental faculties, notwithstanding
his physical powers had given out again and again.
God should have the glory for the unbending integrity and noble
courage to vindicate the right and condemn the wrong which my
husband has had. Just such firmness and decision were necessary at
the commencement of the work, and they have been needed all along,
as it progressed step by step. He has stood in defense of the truth
without yielding a single principle to please the best friend. He has
had an ardent temperament, bold and fearless in acting and speaking.
This has often led him into difficulties which he might frequently
have avoided. He has been obliged to stand more firmly, to be more
decided, to speak more earnestly and boldly, because of the very
different temperament of the men connected with him in his labor.
God has given him the power to form and execute plans with the
needed firmness, because he did not refuse to exercise these qualities