Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 22 (1907)

Lt 58, 1907

Board of Managers of the Paradise Valley Sanitarium

St. Helena, California

February 13, 1907

Previously unpublished.

To the Board of Managers of the Paradise Valley Sanitarium

Dear Brethren:

The movement that resulted in one who was acting an important part in the sanitarium to leave was a great mistake; and the withdrawal of this worker from the institution was an influence in the wrong direction, which brought a very dark chapter into her experience. This step need never have been taken, and all the trouble could have been avoided if the responsible persons had acted with wisdom and discretion. All such wrong moves leave a reproach on the manager, or the physician, or the responsible men of the institution, and leave a blot on the institution itself. 22LtMs, Lt 58, 1907, par. 1

The worker who took the wrong step in removing from the sanitarium has not the approval of God; and the ones who might have prevented it, but who rather encouraged it, are accountable to God for the results. Those who bore responsibilities as directors and helpers did not manifest true wisdom in permitting such a thing to take place. And the one who made the move has brought injury to the sanitarium that will not easily be recovered from. 22LtMs, Lt 58, 1907, par. 2