And I would say, if there are any still among us who are not in sympathy with our rules, and have not determined to obey them, you had better do so immediately, or take your letters and go where things are more to your mind. I have now told you only what you cannot do and be a Methodist. I will now tell you what you must do to be a Methodist. We shall expect you to be active in seeking the conversion of sinners, by personal labor for them and with them. You will be expected to make religion the first business of your lives.
All worldly matters are to be considered but the small chores of life.
If you cannot make this pledge to us, that you will conform to these rules, you had better go where it will not be required of you. Now pass on to the judgment and see how it will appear there. Behold the souls over which your influence preponderated, like the grain of sand which turns the scale, and fixed their destiny forever among the lost. On the other hand, if you choose to join where all these things are required of you, which you perceive are in harmony with the word of God, your influence will be felt, and will tell on the side of salvation. Both the church and the preacher, if Mr. Redfield rightly interpreted the indications, were in great fear as to the results of this address.