Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

saying anything to the proper persons and states to
parties not connected with it that he saw failures in
the management there, that he saw places where
expense was incurred without benefiting the
institution, has failed to manifest a Christian spirit
and has been unfaithful to his brethren and to God.
The Lord would have him diffuse light, if he has it
to give; and if he has not a well-regulated plan to
suggest, he does wrong to tell others of the
mistakes which he has seen. If he fails to give the
workers the benefit of his supposed superior
wisdom, if he only finds fault without telling, in a
right spirit, how to improve, he not only injures the
reputation of the institution, but of the workers,
who may be acting according to the very best light
they have.
These things need to be carefully considered.
Let every man and woman inquire, “On whose side
am I? Am I working to build up or to tear down
one of God’s instrumentalities?”
One thing makes me feel very sad, and that is
that there is not always harmony among the
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