"bearing a testimony of reproof for several who were using tobacco, also for Brother Ball, who had been strengthening the hands of our enemies by holding the visions up to ridicule, and publishing bitter things against us in the Crisis , of Boston, and in the Hope of Israel , a paper issued in Iowa. The meeting for the evening was appointed at Brother Farnsworth's. The church was present, and your father there requested Brother Ball to state his objections to the visions and give an opportunity to answer them. Thus the evening was spent. Brother Ball manifested much stiffness and opposition; he admitted himself satisfied upon some points, but held his position quite firmly. Brother Andrews and your father talked plainly, explaining matters which he had misunderstood, and condemning his unrighteous course toward the Sabbathkeeping Adventists. We all felt that we had done the best we could that day to weaken the forces of the enemy. Our meeting held until past ten. 1T 655.1"
"He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy."
Brother Ball is being reproved and is resisting. Proverbs 29:1 warns against hardening one's neck after reproof. The EGW passage illustrates the principle in Proverbs.
"Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die."
The EGW passage describes reproof being given and resistance to it. Proverbs 15:10 speaks of the consequences of hating reproof. The connection is thematic and relevant.
"But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed."
Both passages describe someone being confronted for their actions. In Galatians, it's Peter; in EGW, it's Brother Ball. The parallel lies in the act of reproof and resistance.
"Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother."
The EGW passage describes an attempt to correct a brother who has trespassed against the church, aligning with the principle of Matthew 18:15 regarding addressing faults privately before escalating.
"Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish."
Brother Ball's 'stiffness and opposition' to reproof in the EGW passage aligns with the Proverb's contrast between those who love instruction and those who hate reproof.