Turn first, as you rightly do, to the well-worn path of heavenly wisdom, there is no other comfort for you beneath the skies like that with which the Word of the Lord will furnish you. Yet understand this: the consensus you seek must flow from truth in the inward parts, for God's desire is that your very essential self be aligned with Him. When your heart stands in awe of God's Word, not trifling with it nor measuring it by cold intellect, you will be content with what God chooses to teach you, throwing your own thoughts away and setting up the Divine thoughts in their place.
The essence of His goodness lies in this, that He goes beyond wishes and words into acts. Stand still, then, and see the salvation of the Lord. In the arena of conflict over principles, a good conscience is of the utmost value, and the best of all is this: God is with you. If you suffer misunderstanding, hear the more than angel whisper, "Fear not, I am with you." Do not, therefore, busy yourself most with what is most difficult, as if the outcome rested on a clever approach. The posture in trial is to be still, for when human wisdom goes, then God's wisdom appears.
It is a great thing for a Christian to keep his courage up, and with a stout heart to do God's will, come what may. You are as much serving God in looking after this errand of peace and truth as if you had been called to lead an army. See to it that your love for God is not a dead orthodoxy but a warm sunlight of the soul, that your work may be performed to His glory. Let both ends of this day and the next be bright with His praise; if you are not in a thankful state of mind, there is something wrong within. Go forth, expecting to see the mighty arm of God made bare, even as you tread down all that would obscure His truth.
Let your resolution for this meeting be glad, with good reason, for He has clothed you with the garments of salvation. You have a cause for joy which no outcome can unsettle, and you shall go forth from it with your timbrel of mirth, able to say, "I will greatly rejoice in the Lord."