Chapter 26—The East and the West
Dear Brethren,
The Lord has shown me in vision some things in regard to the East
and the West which I feel it my duty to set before you. I saw that God
has been opening the way for the spread of present truth in the West. It
requires much more power to move the people in the East than in the
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West, and at present but very little can be accomplished in the East.
Special efforts should be made at the present time where most good
will result.
The people in the East have heard the proclamation of the second
coming of Christ, and have seen much of the display of the power
of God, and have fallen back into a state of indifference and security
where it is almost impossible to reach them at present. After uncom-
mon efforts are made in the East, with the best gifts, but very little is
accomplished.
I saw that the people in the West could be moved much more easily
than those in the East. They have not had the light of the truth, and
have not rejected it, and their hearts are more tender and susceptible
to the truth and the Spirit of God. The hearts of many in the West are
already prepared to eagerly receive the truth; and as the servants of
God go out to labor for the salvation of precious souls, they have much
to encourage them in their arduous work. As the people are anxious to
hear, and many embrace the truth, the gift which God has given His
servants is called out and strengthened. They see that their efforts are
crowned with success.
I saw that tenfold more has been accomplished in the West than
in the East with the same effort, and that the way is opening for still
greater success. I have seen that much can be done at present in
Wisconsin, and still more in Illinois, and that efforts to spread the
truth must be made in Minnesota and Iowa. It will take effect in many
hearts there. There was a large, very large, field of labor spread out
before me in vision, which has not yet been entered; but there is not
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