1SM 176
(Selected Messages Book 1 176)
Chapter 22—The Peril of Extreme Views VC
[Appeared in Notebook Leaflets, Methods, No. 4.] (1SM 176) MC VC
St. Helena, California
May 19, 1890
(1SM 176)
MC VC
Dear Brother K (1SM 176) MC VC
I expected ere this to see you and talk with you, or write to you; but I have not been able to do either, neither am I now able; but I feel a deep interest in you and am desirous that you shall not be separated from the work. I have not strength to do justice in conversation with you; your mind is so quick and your tongue so fluent, that I fear I should become very much wearied, and that which I might say would not remain distinct in your mind. (1SM 176.1) MC VC
I see your danger; you can readily put your thoughts into words. You put things in a strong light; and your language is not guarded. Your views on some points are so expressed that you make your brethren afraid of you. This need not be. You should not try to get as far from your brethren as you can, making it appear that you do not see alike. (1SM 176.2) MC VC
I have been shown that your influence for good is greatly lessened because you feel it your duty to express your ideas on certain points which you do not fully comprehend yourself, and which, with all your efforts, you cannot make others comprehend. I have been shown that it was not necessary for you to feel that you must dwell upon these points. Some of your ideas are correct, others incorrect and erroneous. (1SM 176.3) MC VC