THIS VOLUME IS AN invaluable collection of Spirit of Prophecy counsels by Ellen White given originally to a number of Seventh-day Adventist pioneers. Also included are related letters from W. W. Prescott, W. C. White, James White, Uriah Smith, C. C. Crisler, Edson White, and Dr. David Paulson. As time has been prolonged these materials are becoming recognized as of great importance to every member of God’s remnant church “that keeps the commandments of God and has the testimony of Jesus Christ.”
These inspired, and inspiring, counsels have been distributed on a private publication basis since 1915-1916. The term “Unpublished” in its title was in reference to it not being published by the White Estate or the Church organization. In 1990, the Ellen G. White Estate included the Ellen White portions of the material on Version 1.0 (and subsequent versions) of the Ellen G. White Writings on Compact Disc with the title “SpM - Spalding and Magan Collection (1985).”
This present version is a complete and unabridged edition of the original 1915-1916 “Unpublished” compilation by A. W. Spalding and P. T. Magan. The material from all of the above named original contributors is included and not just the Ellen White material as on the White Estate CD. Minor typographical errors have been largely corrected. Rarely has a word or two been added in square brackets—[ ]—to help clarify the meaning. There is still phrasing present the meaning of which is not the most clear. This wording has not been changed. The original pagination is indicated in curly brackets—{176}. All quotations from these writings should be indicated by reference to these page numbers. The original page number—{176}—is at the top of the original page. Thus each quotation is to be found and referenced to the original page number that precedes it. All emphasis is as it appeared in the original compilation.
Most of the articles are indexed by subject and class which is indicated by capital letters in square brackets following the date of writing or of first publication. The code for this classification follows:
Class of Subjects:
E—Education
F—Finance
G—Church Government
H—Home
I—Inspiration (includes Doctrine, Prophecy, Counsel & Exhortation)
M—Medical (includes Diet, Personal Hygiene, & Healing)
S—Southern Field
History tends to repeat itself. These inspired instructions regarding the early work of our church are proving to be a great blessing as we are increasingly involved in its final work.
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