DOCUMENT TAMPERING
oward the end of her life, Sr. White wrote very little, and was very dependent upon her secretaries to select material to be published. Hence, paving the way for her writings to be manipulated by the “brethren”.
Ellen G. White – Periodical Resource Collection. Volume 2. p. 484: – “The facts are these: At the present time mother is writing very little. … As her strength has grown less, she has depended more upon her helpers in the matter of selecting material. She gives general instruction, “Find what I have written on such and such subjects, and offer it to the Review.” Or, “Find what I have written on such and such subjects, and offer it to the Signs of the Times.” And so, as her strength is less, she depends more than formerly upon her workers to make the selection of material.” (By W. C. White – 1913.)
The following statement from Willie White was made a few months before his mother died in 1915. In it, Willie indicates that his mother had stopped writing articles for the church’s journals about five years before. (That would place it around 1910.) Yet articles under her name were appearing week by week in the church journals for the last five years of her life. This supports the previous statement from Willie White, that the office workers were preparing and “shaping up” the articles that kept appearing in the church papers, when his mother had not actually prepared them fresh for publication. This indicates that Sr. White had indeed been affected by the natural aging process, so that she was very reliant upon her office staff to keep the output of articles and books going, while she herself had less and less involvement in her literary productions as she got older. This of course would leave the way open for unconverted people to manipulate her writings.
Pacific Union Recorder, February 25. 1915: – “February 25, 1915 A MESSAGE FROM THE HOME OF MRS. E. G. WHITE”
“A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BEFELL MOTHER SABBATH NOON, FEBRUARY 13. AS SHE WAS PASSING THROUGH THE DOOR INTO HER LARGE WRITING ROOM, SHE TRIPPED AND FELL. MAY WALLING, HER NURSE, WAS NEAR, AND ENDEAVORED TO HELP MOTHER TO HER FEET, BUT FOUND THAT HER LEFT LEG WAS INJURED. AN X-RAY EXAMINATION AT THE SANITARIUM REVEALED A FRACTURE OF THE FEMUR.” {PUR, February 25, 1915 par. 1}
“DURING THE LAST YEAR, MOTHER’S GENERAL HEALTH HAS BEEN AS GOOD AS COULD BE EXPECTED OF ONE EIGHTY-SIX YEARS OF AGE. SHE HAS OFTEN SAID THAT AT NO OTHER TIME IN HER LIFE HAS SHE BEEN SO FREE FROM PHYSICAL SUFFERING, AS DURING THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS. WHILE GRADUALLY SHOWING MORE AND MORE FEEBLENESS OF OLD AGE, SHE HAS FREELY WALKED UP AND DOWN STAIRS WITHOUT ASSISTANCE, AND HAS ENJOYED HER CUSTOMARY CARRIAGE RIDE EVERY PLEASANT DAY.” {PUR, February 25, 1915 par. 2}
“IT WAS ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO THAT SHE DISCONTINUED HER CONSTANT WRITING OF LETTERS AND ARTICLES FOR THE PAPERS.” {PUR, February 25, 1915 par. 3}
We also know that W. C. White ordered a rubber stamp made of his mother’s signature, to use to stamp upon ‘Testimonies” sent out.
The Early Elmshaven Years; p. 46: – “W. C. White ordered self-inking rubber stamps, one with Ellen White’s signature, …” (By A. L. White. This is around 1901.)
Ellen G. White – Periodical Resource Collection, Volume 2. p. 481: – “Some criticism has been made because letters are sent out with a rubber-stamp signature. We feel that it is not necessary to ask mother to sign several copies. It is her custom to sign the original copy, and our workers claim that it is their right to keep this signed copy on file in our office, so that if anybody should challenge its authenticity, we have on file the copy signed with her own hand. The other copies are usually stamped with a rubber stamp.” (By. W. C. White – 1913. NOTE: – Willie did not say that his mother approved of this process; but that the office workers claimed this right for themselves. Thus, this practice opened the door for “Document Tampering” by the “brethren”. The practice of using the rubber-stamp signature of Sr. White’s name on “Testimonies” sent out, is contrary to the Biblical example of the Apostle Paul, who signed every one of his letters, with his own hand – See 2 Thessalonians 3:17; & CHAPTER 2- PAGE 14[1], on this point.)
This brings us to consider Willie White’s role in changing the Spirit of Prophecy books. Firstly, we already know that Willie White was appointed to the Committee of five, to change the ‘Testimonies’ of the Holy Spirit, in 1883. (See CHAPTER 3, PAGE 21 on this point.) And secondly, we will briefly consider, what was Willie’s mindset relating to the triumph of the Seventh-day Adventist organization, and the “Testimonies” of the Holy Spirit.
Spalding-Magan Collection, pp. 466, 467. 470: – “As a body of Seventh-day Adventists, we believe that this church will stand until Christ comes. …For years I have felt that it was my privilege to do all I could to draw Mother’s attention to the most cheerful features of our work, to the many hopeful experiences in our institutions and conferences. I reasoned that as the Lord has chosen Mother to be his messenger for the correcting of wrongs in the church, opening up to her the dangers, the mistakes, the errors, and the weaknesses and the wickedness of men, and as these revelations burden her heart almost to death, therefore it can not be wrong for me to gather up all the words of cheer, and all the good news that will comfort her heart, and every incident that will show the power of Christ working in the church, and that will make manifest the best side of the workings of men who are bearing heavy burdens in the work of the Lord; therefore I will endeavor to bring to her attention the bright side of things, When a brother speaks well of what another brother is doing, I will try to bring it to her attention. The criticisms and the accusations that are made by brother against brother, I must try to keep to myself.” (By. W. C. White- 1905.)
NOTE: – Willie’s mindset was “The Church is going through into Christ’s Kingdom”; and “Let’s be positive”! He started doing this, straight after his father’s death, by keeping disagreeable things concerning the Battle Creek Church, from his mother.)
Testimony for the Battle Creek Church – 1882: p. 20: – “To spare my feelings, Willie has withheld from me disagreeable particulars concerning matters at Battle Creek.”
NOTE: – This has been deleted from the present edition of 5th Testimony, p. 45.
But more than this, Willie was quite capable of working directly contrary to his mother’s “Testimonies”.
Some History. Experience, and Facts, pp. 17, 18: – “Sister White says that in the time of the General Conference of 1905, at Takoma Park, Washington, she was shown in the night the needs of the South and that 5, 000 dollars must be given immediately to the brethren – Butler and Haskell – for it. So plain was this and so urgent, that she said to Brother Haskell the next morning: “Have faith in God. You will carry 5, 000 dollars from this meeting for the work in the South.” Then the Testimony proceeds. But Willie said that Brother Daniells was very much perplexed with the conditions in Battle Creek, and the money could not be sent just then. And I said no more about it. This Testimony you have there in Washington. Now, did she see, that night, as she says that she did, the needs of the South, and so urgent that 5, 000 dollars should be carried from that very meeting for it? If she did, then how much loyalty to the Testimonies was there in Willie, setting it all aside so effectually that for full two months nothing at all was done in that direction and when after full two months something was done, it was only because Testimonies were sent to the South as well as to Washington that would brook no more delay. And one of these said: “This matter has been presented to me three times, and I was instructed that 5, 000 dollars ought to have been placed in Elder Haskell’s hands before he left the Conference grounds.” That is exactly the instruction that she says that she had on the Conference grounds, in the time of the Conference. She gave the instructions at least to Brother Haskell and to Willie, but Willie simply and promptly set it aside.” (By A. T. Jones – 1906.)
The truthfulness of A. T. Jones’ statement above is established by the following Testimony from Sr. White, concerning the $ 5, 000 to go to the Southern Field.
Spalding-Magan Collection. p. 378: – “The Question was asked, “Has the full amount of the Washington Fund been raised?” The answer was “Yes, it has, and several thousand dollars’ overflow has come in.” A prayer and praise service was held. After the meeting, a piece of paper was placed in the hands of Elder Haskell. Unfolding it, he read, “This is to signify that we deem it to be the wise and Christian part to act toward our brethren in Nashville to place the first five thousand dollars’ surplus that has come in to Washington, in the hands of these faithful servants of God, that they may secure the house of worship in Nashville, which they greatly need. We deem that it is but loving our neighbor as ourselves to make this transfer of means to a place where at this time there is so great a necessity.” {SpM 378.1}
“After seeing this representation, I awoke, and I fully expected that the matter would take place as it had been presented to me. When Elder Haskell was telling me of the perplexity that they were in to carry forward the Southern work, I said, “Have faith in God. You will carry from this meeting the five thousand dollars needed for the purchase of the church.” {SpM 378.2}
“I wrote a few lines to Elder Daniells, suggesting that this be done. But Willie did not see that the matter could be carried through thus, because Elder Daniells and others were at that time very much discouraged in regard to the condition of things in Battle Creek. So I told him that he need not deliver the note.” {SpM 378.3}
“But I could not rest. I was disturbed, and could not find peace of mind. I was instructed that I had a message to bear to our leading brethren, to Elder Daniells, Elder Prescott, Elder Washburn, and Elder Evans. I was instructed that I must present before them the self-denying labors of Elders Haskell and Butler, and say, “Beware what impress you leave upon the minds of these tried servants of God, whose influence is of the highest value. They have known the truth from the earliest period of our work, and have ever sacrificed for the truth’s sake.” {SpM 378.4}
The following quotation is from a 14 page letter written by Elder W. W. Sadler to Sr. White, dated April 26, 1906, in which he states the following concerning W. C. White’s refusal to pass on to Professor W. W. Prescott a Testimony from Sr. White, forbidding Prescott to continue to publicly attack Pantheism and Dr. Kellogg at the Berrien Springs Council meeting in 1904. Willie did NOT pass on to Prescott this Testimony, and therefore Prescott’s public attacks continued at that meeting, bringing in further disunity.
“Another matter that has bothered me since it happened, although it did not at the time, is that during the Conference at Berrien Springs, when Prof. Prescott was preaching against Pantheism, you sent for Dr. Paulson and me one morning, to come and see you; and during our conversation you presented to us many things that had been shown to you during the night, and gave us to carry away a copy of a letter addressed to Bro. Prescott, forbidding them to make these public attacks, etc. We read this, and supposed the matter would stop, but that evening and the following, things continued as they were and when the matter developed further, it appeared that you had given the Testimony to Willie to give to Bro. Prescott, but that he had failed to do so, as he publicly stated before the Conference, thinking that the purpose of the Lord would be better served by his withholding it, and allowing matters to proceed as they were.” (W. W.Sadler to Mrs. E. G. White; April 26, 1906, page 7.)
Arthur White’s biography of his grandmother also admits that Willie (who was Arthur’ White’s father) did NOT share this Testimony with Prescott, who went ahead and continued to make his a public attacks[2] on Dr. Kellogg in a sermon he gave on the Friday night meeting at that Council Session.
The Early Elmshaven Years. By Arthur L White. D. 335: – “W. C. White came under criticism, even from his own brother Edson, who was in sympathy with Dr. Kellogg. He intimated that Willie influenced his mother in some of the things she did and said. W. C. White did not deliver to certain men present a message his mother had placed in his hands for him to deliver.” {5BIO 335.2}
“In the Shadow of the “Daily”: Background and Aftermath of the 1919 Bible and History Teachers’ Conference”; by Bert Haloviak; p. 24: – “Haskell affirmed that he could respond to every criticism he ever heard raised against the spirit of prophecy except the one woman who publicly asked, “Can you prove from the Bible that a prophet ever had sons that changed the prophet’s testimony, and called it ‘editing?’ “His only response, Haskell stated, was that he could prove from the Bible “that prophets had sons that did not always do right, and their not doing right tested the people.” He hoped that White would excuse his bluntness but, he said, it was a point upon which he was sensitive.” (By S. N. Haskell, in a Letter toW. C. White – 1909.)
It should be very clear from the evidence produced, that Willie White was NOT the “saint” which we have been led to believe that he was, when it comes to handling the “Testimonies” of the Holy Spirit faithfully. And as we go further on in this chapter, it will become clearer, that he was quite capable of “Document Manipulating and Tampering”, of Sr. White’s writings, to support the SDA organization. And with his mindset of ‘Let’s be positive”, we can now understand why the compiled books published after Sr. White’s death, have the underlying theme, that the SDA organization will triumph and go through to the end, because that is the way the books have been compiled, by the “brethren”
Let us give one example of this mindset, in the compiling of material from Sr. White’s writings.
“This Day with God”; Foreword; p.8: – ‘In three or four instances, paragraphs have been rearranged so that the selection ends on a positive tone.” (By The Trustees of the Ellen G. White Estate – 1979.)
SOME CONCRETE EXAMPLES OF DOCUMENT MANIPULATION:
In the following statement from Sr. White’s pen, she could not explain how an article which she had written for the “Youth’s Instructor”, was changed from what she had originally written.
Spalding-Magan Collection. p. 81: – “Sister Davis has just called my attention to an article printed in the Youth’s Instructor of May 31, 1894. The question asked is, Did I design to have this sentence just as it appeared in the Instructor? I am surprised to see it just as it appears – “A meat diet is not the most wholesome of diets, and yet I would take the position that meat should not be discarded by everyone.” I can not explain why this appears just as it does. Since the camp meeting at Brighton I have absolutely banished meat from my table. It is an understood thing that whether I am at home or abroad, nothing of this kind is to be used by my family, or come upon my table. I have had some representations before my mind in the night season on this subject that I feel that I have done right in banishing meat from my table. I would desire that the sentence should be modified by changing the “not” – “Yet I would not take the position that meat be wholly discarded by everyone.”
An article published in one of the SDA church’s journals, bearing Sr. White’s name, was not written by her at all; but was written by an SDA minister, 13 years before it appeared under Sr. White’s name.
“An Appeal for Evangelical Christianity”: p. 3: – “The last three pages of my leaflet Final Word are composed of a reprint of an article from the Southern Watchman of May 1, 1906, entitled Religious Liberty, by Mrs. E. G. White. I now know that this article was never written by Mrs. E. G. White: not a word of it. That article was written by Elder George Fifield, in 1893; and was first printed with his name to it. Next it was printed with only his initials; Later it was printed without either his name or initials; and then somebody picked it up and put Mrs. E. G. White’s name to it, and thus it was printed in the Religious Liberty number of the Southern Watchman, May 1, 1906. I did not know any of these facts when the article appeared in the Watchman, as I had never before seen it; and so I accepted it as it was printed – as ‘by Mrs. E. G. White.” But now that I know that not a word of it was written by her, it is due to all who have read the article as printed in my leaflet, that I should make this correction.” (By. A. T. Jones – 1909.)
Below is the entire article that A. T. Jones is referring to in the above statement. He quoted from this article in his leaflet “FINAL WORD’, 1906:
A Final Word and Confession. pp. 51-54: – “VII. The following article on Religious liberty, from the pen of Sister White, published in the Watchman. May 1. 1906. is so plainly and so exactly the expression of my position, and is such a perfect statement of the great and glorious truth of Religious Liberty, that I print it here entire, with italics exactly as in the original. It is as follows:” p. 51, Para. 4, [FWC].
“Religious Liberty.” Mrs. E. G. White.” p. 51 , Para. 5, [FWC].
“Christ came to set men free. He said, ‘The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord hath anointed Me … to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.’ Isa. 61:1. Perfect liberty is found only in Christ. God’s law is called the law of liberty. The inspired word calls that law a hedge. It marks out the unchangeable principles of right between man and God, and between man and man, which must be recognized, else liberty is impossible to intelligent beings. All slavery, physical, moral and intellectual, comes from breaking that law. Liberty is found only in obedience to it. Still there is a sort of slavery in the futile attempt to keep it in our own strength But Christ, through the new covenant, writes that law in the heart, so that we not only have power to keep it, but His will becomes ours, and with Christ we delight to do His will, because His law is in our hearts. Here is perfect liberty. The perfectly saved will be perfectly free. Through out eternity they will do just what they please because they please to do just what makes liberty and joy possible.” p. 51, Para. 6, [FWC].
“Now, as to the relation of the State to the conscience of man. Christ found men enslaved to kings and to priests. He taught that all men are brothers, sons of one Father; and therefore equal before the law, – equal in civil rights. Rulers were therefore, only their servants, chosen under God to protect them in the enjoyment of their rights. He freed us from the chains of priestcraft, by teaching the absolute independence of the individual soul in matters religious, and by promising the Spirit of truth to guide each one into all truth.” p. 52, Para. 1, [FWC].
“It is true that all liberty comes through keeping God’s law, but God himself, who wrote that law in the hearts of men in the beginning, who spoke it amid the thunders of Sinai, that all might hear and obey, who waits through the new covenant to rewrite it in every trusting soul, as God himself, who did all this, still made man as free to disobey these precepts as to obey them. Why did God allow all this fearful iniquity that man might be made free? To this there can be but one answer. It was because he knew the worthlessness of all forced obedience, and that, therefore, the freedom to sin was absolutely necessary to the possibility of righteousness.” p. 52, Para. 2, [FWC].
“After having made men free to sin, that the internal principle of love might work itself out in outward acts of righteousness unhindered by force, – after having made men thus, has God given to any human authority the right to take away that freedom, and so thwart his plans? He has commanded all men to worship him and obey his precepts, and this command applies to each individual personally; but has he ever commanded any man or set of men to compel others to worship him, or to act even outwardly as if they worshiped him? To ask these questions is to answer them emphatically in the negative.” p. 53, Para. 1, [FWC].
“The civil power is the power of arbitrary force to compel men who will not be righteous, to at least be civil, that men may live together in peace and quietness. The true power of the church is the power of divine love manifest in the flesh, to win men to lead righteous lives. The two powers are entirely separate, and Jesus so taught when He said, ‘Render unto Caesar [the civil power] the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.” p. 53, Para. 2, [FWC].
“When Peter, as a member of the Christian church, sought to defend the truth by the sword, Jesus, pointing to His Father as the Church’s only source of power, said, ‘Put up again thy sword into its place; for all they that take the sword [i. e., in religions matters] shall perish with the sword.’ The tares are to be allowed to grow with the wheat until the harvest. Then God will send forth His angels to gather out the tares and bum them. No human effort of arbitrary force can be used in rooting them out, lest in the act the wheat shall be rooted out also.” p. 53, Para. 3, [FWC].
“Again Jesus said, ‘My kingdom is not of this world, if My kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight.’ Every civil law has the power of the sword back of it. If it is right to make law, then it is right to enforce it. In denying to the Church the power of the sword, Jesus therefore forbade the church to ask the State for laws enforcing religious beliefs and observances. Paul understood this when he said, “the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds.” p. 54, Para. 1, [FWC].
“The early Church, strong only in the power of God, triumphed grandly, even over the opposing forces of a false religion, upheld by the State. Only when she allied herself with the State, seeking its aid, did she deny her God, lose her power, and darken the world into a night of a thousand years. The present effort of the Church to get the State to enforce the observance of Sunday, and to introduce the teaching of Christianity into State schools, is but a revival of the pagan and papal doctrine of force in religious things, and as such it is antichristian.” p. 54, Para. 2, [FWC].
“And to every word and every principle and every sentiment of that, who cannot and who will not say, Amen! and amen! forever; and subscribe to it, as I do? Alonzo Jones.” p. 54, Para. 3, [FWC].
NOTE: – If the reader is very familiar with Sr. White’s style of writing, this is not her style of writing at all. Checking the CD-ROM DISK OF Sr. White’s Complete Published Writings, there is no E. G. White article listed in the “Southern Watchman”, May 1, 1906. Does that mean that Jones is incorrect in his statement of correction above? Not at all. Jones was never criticised by the “brethren” of the General Conference for his claims concerning this article. Why? Because Jones and the other SDA’s of the day who received the “Southern Watchman” would have had the actually “hard-copy” so to speak of the May 1, 1906 article which bore Sr. White’s name, and possibly the original 1893 Fifield article as welt. That fact could not be disputed at the time Jones wrote his 1909 statement. And we must remember that Jones is actually correcting a statement of fact in one of his previous publications. He was honest enough to do that for his readers. Why would he issue a statement of correction, if he was not telling the truth? To do that would completely destroy his credibility.
But when enough people die off, you can then rewrite history. And those SDA’s who actually possessed copies of the “Southern Watchman” articles in 1909 would gradually become less and less, as time went on, so this article could eventually be removed by the White Estate years later from the “Southern Watchman” collection, and no SDA’s would likely be around who had the actual copy of this article to protest this omission. Therefore, the White Estate can say that no such article from Sr. White appeared in that issue of the journal, with little fear that anybody would be able to dispute their assertion.
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ORIGINAL SOURCE: – SERIES A, NO. 11. page 7, 1897:
“Let the son of deceit and false witness be entertained by a church that has had great light, great evidence, and that church will discard the message the Lord has sent, and receive the most unreasonable assertions and false suppositions and false theories.”
NOTE: – In this original account Sr. While predicted that if the son of deceit and false witness (who is Satan himself will be entertained by a church which has been blessed with great light (i.e. the SDA church), that church will discard the message the Lord has sent them, and will be left to receive heresy for religious truth.
CHANGED ACCOUNT – TESTIMONIES TO MINISTERS, page 409:
“Let the sin of deceit and false witness be entertained by a church that has had great light, great evidence, and that church will discard the message the Lord has sent, and receive the most unreasonable assertions and false suppositions and false theories:
NOTE: – In this changed account, one letter has been changed, and thus the impersonal “sin of deceit” will be entertained by the SDA church. This account does not sound as bad as the original account, which predicted that the “sO[3]n of deceit” – Satan himself, would be entertained by the SDA church.
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ORIGINAL SOURCE – A WORD TO THE LITTLE FLOCK. page 19 – 1847:
“I saw that God had children who do not see and keep the Sabbath. They had not rejected the light on it. And at the commencement of the time of trouble, we were filled with the Holy Ghost as we went forth and proclaimed the Sabbath more fully. This enraged the church and nominal Adventists, as they could not refute the Sabbath truth. And at this time, God’s chosen, all saw clearly that we had the truth, and they came out and endured the persecution with us.”
NOTE: – In this original account, when the Loud Cry comes, and God’s people are filled with the Holy Ghost, and proclaim the Sabbath more fully, this message will enrage THE CHURCH (singular) and nominal Adventists. In its context, the term “The church” = the SDA church, because they cannot refute the Sabbath truth, as they preached it for many years.
CHANGED ACCOUNT – EARLY WRITINGS, page 33 – 1882:
“I saw that God had children who do not see and keep the Sabbath. They have not rejected the light upon it. And at the commencement of the time of trouble, we were filled with the Holy Ghost as we went forth and proclaimed the Sabbath more fully. This enraged the churches and nominal Adventists, as they could not refute the Sabbath truth. And at this time God’s chosen all saw clearly that we had the truth, and they came out and endured the persecution with us.”
NOTE: – In this changed account, the term “the church” – singular, has been changed to ‘the churches” – plural, which points the finger at the Sunday-keeping Protestant churches, as being enraged by the Loud Cry message. Thus this change, has completely taken “the heat off” the SDA church, as not being enraged against the Loud Cry message; whereas, the original account pointed the finger directly at the Church (i.e the SDA church), as rising up against the Loud Cry message.
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ORIGINAL SOURCE – 9 TESTIMONY, pages 28. 29 – 1909:
An Impressive Scene
“In the visions of the night a very impressive scene passed before me. I saw an immense ball of fire fall among some beautiful mansions, causing their instant destruction. I heard someone say: “We knew that the judgments of God were coming upon the earth, but we did not know that they would come so soon.” Others, with agonized voices, said: “You knew! Why then did you not tell us? We did not know.” On every side I heard similar words of reproach spoken.” {9T 28.1}
“In great distress awoke. I went to sleep again, and I seemed to be in a large gathering. One of authority was addressing the company, before whom was spread out a map of the world. He said that the map pictured God’s vineyard, which must be cultivated. As light from heaven shone upon anyone, that one was to reflect the light to others. Lights were to be kindled in many places, and from these lights still other lights were to be kindled.” {9T 28.2}
| “The words were repeated: “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden underfoot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 5:13-16.” {9T 28.3} |
“I saw jets of light shining from cities and villages, and from the high places and the low places of the earth. God’s word was obeyed, and as a result there were memorials for Him in every city and village. His truth was proclaimed throughout the world.” {9T 28.4}
| Then this map was removed and another put in its place. On it light was shining from a few places only. The rest of the world was in darkness, with only a glimmer of light here and there. Our Instructor said: “This darkness is the result of men’s following their own course. They have cherished hereditary and cultivated tendencies to evil. They have made questioning and faultfinding and accusing the chief business of their lives. Their hearts are not right with God. They have hidden their light under a bushel.” {9T 29.1} “If every soldier of Christ had done his duty, if every watchman on the walls of Zion had given the trumpet a certain sound, the world might ere this have heard the message of warning. But the work is years behind. While men have slept, Satan has stolen a march upon us.” {9T 29.2} |
NOTE: – We have marked for the reader with the TWO BOXES in the original published account, what has been deleted, in the later 1946 compiled account of Sr. White’s vision. In this 1909 account, two maps were shown to Sr. White, relating to the spreading of God’s light/truth in the world. On the first map, Sr. White saw jets of light shining in many places on the globe, and in obedience to God’s word, God’s truth was proclaimed throughout the world. This map was removed, and a second map took its place. On this map, light was only shining from a few places, with the rest of the world in darkness. This second map is the reality concerning the spread of God’s truth in the world; while the first map was what might have been, had Seventh-day Adventists followed God’s counsel. The reality according to the Heavenly Instructor is, that God’s work is years behind!
EDITED SOURCE – EVANGELISM, page 43- 1946:
The Promise of an Abundant Harvest
“An Impressive Scene. – ln the visions of the night a very impressive scene passed before me. I saw an immense ball of fire fall among some beautiful mansions, causing their instant destruction. I heard someone say, “We knew that the judgments of God were coming upon the earth, but we did not know that they would come so soon.” Others, with agonized voices, said, “You knew!” Why then did you not tell us? We did not know.” On every side I heard similar words of reproach spoken.” {Ev 43.1}
“In great distress I awoke. I went to sleep again, and I seemed to be in a large gathering. One of authority was addressing the company, before whom was spread out a map of the world. He said that the map pictured God’s vineyard, which must be cultivated. As light from heaven shone upon any one, that one was to reflect the light to others. Lights were to be kindled in many places, and from these lights still other lights were to be kindled…” {Ev 43.2}
“I saw jets of light shining from cities and villages, and from the high places and the low places of the earth. God’s word was obeyed, and as a result there were memorials for Him in every city and village. His truth was proclaimed throughout the world. – Testimonies. vol. 9, pp. 28, 29. (1909)” {Ev 43.3}
NOTE: – In “EVANGELISM’S” account, the second map of what might have been is portrayed to the reader, as being the reality, by deleting several paragraphs from the original account. This is taking statements out of context, and misusing Sr. White’s writings, to mislead the reader, to think that the SDA church has been faithful to the gospel commission. But the Ellen G. White Estate realize that they can “get away” with this misleading handling of Sr. White’s writings, because they know that nearly all Seventh-day Adventists will never bother to check up and see what has been left out, and more importantly WHY the material has been deleted from the compiled book “EVANGELISM”. As we stated previously, the compiled books published after Sr. White’s death, have been “shaped” by Willie White’s mindset, “Let’s be positive”, and that “the SDA church is going through to God’s kingdom”.
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ORIGINAL SPALDING-MAGAN COLLECTION, page 195 – 1901:
It is time that church members understood that everywhere there is a work to be done in the Lord’s vineyard. No one is to wait for a regular process before they make any efforts. They should take up the work right where they are. There should be many at work in what are called “irregular lines”. If one hundred laborers would step out of the “regular lines”, and take up self-sacrificing work, such as Brother Shireman has done, souls would be won to the Lord. And the workers would understand by experience what it means to be laborers together with God.”
CHANGED SPALDING-MAGAN COLLECTION, page 195:
“It is time that church members understood that everywhere there is a work to be done in the Lord’s vineyard. No one is to wait for a regular process before they make any efforts. They should take up the work right where they are. There should be many at work in what are (Deletion and Change) “regular lines,” and take up self-sacrificing work, such as Brother Shireman has done, souls would be won to the Lord. And the workers would understand by experience what it means to be laborers together with God.”
NOTE: – The highlighted material in the original account, has been deleted and changed in the later, edited account. In the original account, Sr. White is advocating missionaries working in “irregular lines”, and many should be doing this. Irregular lines would represent missionary work independent from the Conference organization. In the changed account, this has been deleted, and changed to “regular lines”, meaning missionaries working under the direction of the Conference organization.
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ORIGINAL SOURCE – TESTIMONY AS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1903:
“I feel a terror of soul as I see to what a pass our publishing house has come. The presses in the Lord’s institution have been printing the soul-destroying theories of Romanism and other mysteries of iniquity. This is taking all sacredness from the office. The managers are loading the guns of the enemy and placing them in their hands, to be used against the truth. How does God regard such work? – In the books of heaven are written the words. Unfaithful stewardship. Thus God regards the publication of matter which comes from Satan’s manufactory, – his hellish, scientific delusions. The office must be purged of this objectionable matter.”
NOTE: – In the Testimony as originally published in 1903, we find several sentences of stinging rebuke to the leaders of the publishing house; for printing publications containing false and Satanic doctrines. This has been highlighted in bold and italic print above. The entire highlighted area, has been deleted from the present edition of the 8th Testimony, p. 91.
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The world is aware that the Ellen G. White Estate has manipulated Sr. White’s writings.
Preacher of Death, p. 354: – “Upon Ellen White’s death, the White Estate was formed. The White Estate is a Seventh-day Adventist-operated organization that controls the publication and distribution of Ellen White’s writings. Nothing she wrote can be published or copied without their permission. Ellen White’s writings are kept in a vault. Many of her published works are nothing more than compilations of her writings, put together by the White Estate. These compilations are formed from bits and pieces of her manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts are edited to such a degree that only scattered paragraphs are included, while the rest is left out. This provides a distorted view of what Ellen White actually said because the reader of the final compilation has no way of knowing which part of a manuscript was used and which was not. Text from several manuscripts are often blended together to make them appear as if they came from the same source. So not only do the Seventh-day Adventists and their various splinter groups endanger themselves by relying too heavily on Ellen White’s writings, they rely on a highly distorted view of those writings.” (By Martin King.)
Everything that Mr. King has stated in the above reference is correct, and we shall now give a concrete example of this document manipulation, based on a compiled chapter from the book “Testimonies to Ministers”, which was published in 1923. (This evidence will also prove beyond any doubt, that Willie White has manipulated his mother’s writings, as he would have been the person chiefly responsible for compiling this fake chapter for the book.)
The chapter that we will examine is called “ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT”, and is found on pages 24 – 32, in the book “TESTIMONIES TO MINISTERS”, which was published in 1923. We should state that all the headings contained within the chapter, have been added by the book compilers, and are not found within the original sources at all.
The date inserted at the bottom of page 24 in “Testimonies to Ministers”, claims that this chapter was written by Sr. White in 1901, and can be found in the compiled book – “CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE AND TEACHINGS OF ELLEN G. WHITE”; on pages 192 – 205. which was published in 1922. Turning to the commencement of this chapter in this last mentioned book, on page 192 (which we shall show below), we find that “This statement was made in the spring of 1902.” This date contradicts the date for this chapter as found in “Testimonies to Ministers.” There is an old saying, that “if a person is going to tell lies, they had better possess a good memory, so that they don’t contradict themselves.” Which date is correct? 1901 or 1902? The truthful answer is, neither date is true, as the entire chapter was compiled from various original sources, after Sr. White’s death.
We have proof from the pen of Willie White himself, that this whole chapter is just a compilation gathered together from various writings of Sr. White’s throughout the years, in a letter he wrote to Elder W. W. Prescott in 1915. It clearly indicates that this Manuscript on “Organization” had been recently compiled by March 1915, and was just then in the hands of the General Conference Committee. Obviously the G. C. Committee would have the final say as to how this material was going to be used.
“The Old Testament history from Solomon to Malachi is almost ready to submit to the printer. The manuscript on Organization is completed, and is in the hands of the General Conference Committee.” (Letter by W. C. White to Elder W. W. Prescott, March 12, 1915.)
We shall trace these original sources that date from 1868 through to 1915, so it was impossible for this chapter to have been written by Sr. White in 1901 or 1902.
CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE AND TEACHINGS OF ELLEN G. WHITE, page 192:
33: ORGANIZATION and DEVELOPMENT
“It is nearly forty years since organization was introduced among us as a people. [THIS STATEMENT WAS MADE IN THE SPRING OF 1902.] I was one of the number who had an experience in establishing it from the first. I know the difficulties that had to be met, the evils which it was designed to correct, and I have watched its influence in connection with the growth of the cause. At an early stage in the work, God gave us special light upon this point, and this light, together with the lessons that experience has taught us, should be carefully considered”. {CET 192.1}
NOTE: – We shall now go through paragraph by paragraph this compiled chapter, and show the original source and date from where the compiled material was drawn from.
COMPILED CHAPTER – TESTIMONIES TO MINISTERS, pages 24-32 – 1923:
Organization and Development
[CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE AND TEACHINGS
OF ELLEN G. WHITE, PAGES 192-205.)
| “It is nearly forty years since organization was introduced among us as a people. [WRITTEN IN 1901.] I was one of the number who had an experience in establishing it from the first. I know the difficulties that had to be met, the evils which it was designed to correct, and I have watched its influence in connection with the growth of the cause. At an early stage in the work, God gave us special light upon this point, and this light, together with the lessons that experience has taught us, should be carefully considered.” {TM 24.1} “From the first our work was aggressive. Our numbers were few, and mostly from the poorer class. Our views were almost unknown to the world. We had no houses of worship, but few publications, and very limited facilities for carrying forward our work. The sheep were scattered in the highways and byways, in cities, in towns, in forests. The commandments of God and the faith of Jesus was our message.” {TM 24.2} Original Source: 1893 General Conference Daily Bulletin, January 29. 1893 – written 1892: “It is nearly forty years since organization was introduced among us as a people. I was one of the number who had an experience in establishing it from the first. I know the difficulties that had to be met, the evils which it was designed to correct, and I have watched its influence in connection with the growth of the cause. At an early stage in the work, God gave us special light upon this point; and this light, together with the lessons that experience has taught us, should be carefully considered.” {GCDB, January 29, 1893 par. 2} “From the first our work was aggressive. Our numbers were few, and mostly from the poorer class. Our views were almost unknown to the world. We had no houses of worship, but few publications, and very limited facilities for carrying forward our work. The sheep were scattered in the highways and byways, in cities, in towns, in forests. The commandments of God and the faith of Jesus was our message”. {GCDB, January 29, 1893 par. 3} |
Unity in Faith and Doctrine
| “My husband, with Elders Joseph Bates, Stephen Pierce, Hiram Edson, and others who were keen, noble, and true, was among those who, after the passing of the time in 1844, searched for the truth as for hidden treasure.” {TM 24.3} Original Source: – Special Testimonies. Series B. No. 2. pp. 56, 57: – Published in 1904: “My husband, Elder Joseph Bates, Father Pierce, Elder Edson, and others who were keen, noble, and true, were among those who, after the passing of the time in 1844, searched for the truth as for hidden treasure.” {SpTB02 56.4} |
| “We would come together burdened in soul, praying that we might be one in faith and doctrine; for we knew that Christ is not divided. One point at a time was made the subject of investigation. The Scriptures were opened with a sense of awe. Often we fasted, that we might be better fitted to understand the truth. After earnest prayer, if any point was not understood it was discussed, and each one expressed his opinion freely; then we would again bow in prayer, and earnest supplications went up to heaven that God would help us to see eye to eye, that we might be one as Christ and the Father are one. Many tears were shed.” {TM 24.4} “We spent many hours in this way. Sometimes the entire night was spent in solemn investigation of the Scriptures, that we might understand the truth for our time. On some occasions the Spirit of God would come upon me, and difficult portions were made clear through God’s appointed way, and then there was perfect harmony. We were all of one mind and one spirit.” {TM 25.1} “We sought most earnestly that the Scriptures should not be wrested to suit any man’s opinions. We tried to make our differences as slight as possible by not dwelling on points that were of minor importance, upon which there were varying opinions. But the burden of every soul was to bring about a condition among the brethren which would answer the prayer of Christ that His disciples might be one as He and the Father are one.” {TM 25.2}”Sometimes one or two of the brethren would stubbornly set themselves against the view presented, and would act out the natural feelings of the heart; but when this disposition appeared, we suspended our investigations and adjourned our meeting, that each one might have an opportunity to go to God in prayer and, without conversation with others, study the point of difference, asking light from heaven. With expressions of friendliness we parted, to meet again as soon as possible for further investigation. At times the power of God came upon us in a marked manner, and when clear light revealed the points of truth, we would weep and rejoice together. We loved Jesus; we loved one another.” {TM 25.3} Original Source: – R. & H .. July 26. 1892: “We would come together burdened in soul, praying that we might be one in faith and doctrine; for we knew that Christ is not divided. One point at a time was made the subject of investigation. …The Scriptures were opened with a sense of awe. Often we fasted, that we might be better fitted to understand the truth. After earnest prayer, if any point was not understood, it was discussed, and each one expressed his opinion freely; then we would again bow in prayer, and earnest supplications went up to heaven that God would help us to see eye to eye, that we might be one, as Christ and the Father are one. Many tears were shed. If one brother rebuked another for his dullness of comprehension in not understanding a passage as he understood it, the one rebuked would afterward take his brother by the hand, and say, “Let us not grieve the Holy Spirit of God. Jesus is with us; let us keep a humble and teachable spirit;” and the brother addressed would say, “Forgive me, brother, I have done you an injustice.” Then we would bow down in another season of prayer. We spent many hours in this way. We did not generally study together more than four hours at a time, yet sometimes the entire night was spent in solemn investigation of the Scriptures, that we might understand the truth for our time. On some occasions the Spirit of God would come upon me, and difficult portions were made clear through God’s appointed way, and then there was perfect harmony. We were all of one mind and one Spirit.” {RH, July 26, 1892 par. 4} “We sought most earnestly that the Scriptures should not be wrested to suit any man’s opinions. We tried to make our differences as slight as possible by not dwelling on points that were of minor importance, upon which there were varying opinions. But the burden of every soul was to bring about a condition among the brethren which would answer the prayer of Christ that his disciples might be one as he and the Father are one. Sometimes one or two of the brethren would stubbornly set themselves against the view presented, and would act out the natural feelings of the heart; but when this disposition appeared, we suspended our investigations and adjourned our meeting, that each one might have an opportunity to go to God in prayer, and without conversation with others, study the point of difference, asking light from heaven. With expressions of friendliness we parted, to meet again as soon as possible for further investigation. At times the power of God came upon us in a marked manner, and when clear light revealed the points of truth, we would weep and rejoice together. We loved Jesus; we loved one another.” {RH, July 26, 1892 par. 5} |
The Introduction of Church Order
| “As our numbers increased, it was evident that without some form of organization there would be great confusion, and the work would not be carried forward successfully. To provide for the support of the ministry, for carrying the work in new fields, for protecting both the churches and the ministry from unworthy members, for holding church property, for the publication of the truth through the press, and for many other objects, organization was indispensable.” {TM 26.2} “Yet there was strong feeling against it among our people. The first-day Adventists [SEE APPENDIX.] were opposed to organization, and most of the Seventh-day Adventists entertained the same ideas. We sought the Lord with earnest prayer that we might understand His will, and light was given by His Spirit that there must be order and thorough discipline in the church-that organization was essential. System and order are manifest in all the works of God throughout the universe. Order is the law of heaven, and it should be the law of God’s people on the earth.” {TM 26.3} Original Source: – 1893 General Conference Daily Bulletin. January 29. 1893 – written 1892: “Our numbers gradually increased. The seed that was sown was watered of God, and he gave the increase. At first we assembled for worship, and presented the truth to those who would come to hear, in private houses, in large kitchens, in barns, in groves, and in school houses; but it was not long before we were able to build humble houses of worship. As our numbers increased, it was evident that without some form of organization, there would be great confusion, and the work would not be carried forward successfully. To provide for the support of the ministry, for carrying the work in new fields, for protecting both the churches and the ministry from unworthy members, for holding church property, for the publication of the truth through the press, and for many other objects, organization was indispensable.” {GCDB, January 29, 1893 par. 5} Yet there was strong feeling against it among our people. The First-day Adventists were opposed to organization, and most of the Seventh-day Adventists entertained the same ideas. We sought the Lord with earnest prayer that we might understand his will, and light was given by his Spirit, that there must be order and thorough discipline in the church, that organization was essential. System and order are manifest in all the works of God throughout the universe. Order is the law of heaven, and it should be the law of God’s people on the earth.” {GCDB, January 29, 1893 par. 6} |
| “We had a hard struggle in establishing organization. Notwithstanding that the Lord gave testimony after testimony upon this point, the opposition was strong, and it had to be met again and again. But we knew that the Lord God of Israel was leading us, and guiding by His providence. We engaged in the work of organization, and marked prosperity attended this advance movement.” {TM 26.4} As the development of the work called upon us to engage in new enterprises, we were prepared to enter upon them. The Lord directed our minds to the importance of the educational work. We saw the need of schools, that our children might receive instruction free from the errors of false philosophy, that their training might be in harmony with the principles of the word of God. The need of a health institution had been urged upon us, both for the help and instruction of our own people and as a means of blessing and enlightenment to others. This enterprise also was carried forward. All this was missionary work of the highest order.” {TM 27.1} Results of United Effort “Our work was not sustained by large gifts or legacies; for we have few wealthy men among us. What is the secret of our prosperity? We have moved under the orders of the Captain of our salvation. God has blessed our united efforts. The truth has spread and flourished. Institutions have multiplied. The mustard seed has grown to a great tree. The system of organization has proved a grand success. Systematic benevolence [SEE APPENDIX.] was entered into according to the Bible plan. The body has been “compacted by that which every joint supplieth.” As we have advanced, our system of organization has still proved effectual.” {TM 27.2} Original Source: -1893 General Conference Daily Bulletin. January 29. 1893: “We had a hard struggle in establishing organization. Notwithstanding that the Lord gave testimony after testimony upon this point, the opposition was strong, and it had to be met again and again. But we knew that the Lord God of Israel was leading us, and guiding by his providence. We engaged in the work of organization, and marked prosperity attending this advance movement. As the development of the work called us to engage in new enterprises, we were prepared to enter upon them. The Lord directed our minds to the importance of educational work. We saw the need of schools that our children might receive instruction, free from the errors of false philosophy, that their training might be in harmony with the principles of the word of God. The need of health institutions had been urged upon us, both for the help and instruction of our own people and as a means of blessing and enlightenment of others. This enterprise also was carried forward. All this was missionary work of the highest order. Our work was not sustained by large gifts and legacies: for we have few wealthy men among us. What is the secret of our prosperity? We have moved under the order of the Captain of our salvation. God has blessed our united efforts. The truth has spread and flourished. Institutions have multiplied. The mustard seed has grown to a great tree. The system of organization has proved a grand success. Systematic benevolence was entered into according to the Bible plan. The body “has been complicated by that which every joint supplieth.” As we have advanced, our system of organization has still proved effectual.” {GCDB, January 29, 1893 par. 1} |
| “Let none entertain the thought that we can dispense with organization. It has cost us much study and many prayers for wisdom, that we know God has answered, to erect this structure. It has been built up by His direction, through much sacrifice and conflict. Let none of our brethren be so deceived as to attempt to tear it down, for you will thus bring in a condition of things that you do not dream of. In the name of the Lord I declare to you that it is to stand, strengthened, established, and settled. At God’s command, “Go forward,” we advanced when the difficulties to be surmounted made the advance seem impossible. We know how much it has cost to work out God’s plans in the past, which have made us as a people what we are. Then let everyone be exceedingly careful not to unsettle minds in regard to those things that God has ordained for our prosperity and success in advancing His cause.” {TM 27.3} Original Source: – 1893 General Conference Daily Bulletin. January 29. 1893: “Let none entertain the thought, however, that we can dispense with organization. It has cost us much study, and many prayers for wisdom that we know God has answered, to erect this structure. It has been built up by his direction, through much sacrifice and conflict. Let none of our brethren be so deceived as to attempt to tear it down, for you will thus bring in a condition of things that you do not dream of. In the name of the Lord, I declare to you that it is to stand, strengthened, established, and settled. At God’s command, “Go forward,” we advanced when the difficulties to be surmounted made the advance seem impossible. We know how much it has cost to work out God’s plans in the past, which has made us as a people what we are. Then let every one be exceedingly careful not to unsettle minds in regard to those things that God has ordained for our prosperity and success in advancing his cause.” {GCDB, January 29, 1893 par. 4} |
| “Angels work harmoniously. Perfect order characterizes all their movements. The more closely we imitate the harmony and order of the angelic host, the more successful will be the efforts of these heavenly agents in our behalf. If we see no necessity for harmonious action, and are disorderly, undisciplined, and disorganized in our course of action, angels, who are thoroughly organized and move in perfect order, cannot work for us successfully. They tum away in grief, for they are not authorized to bless confusion, distraction, and disorganization. All who desire the cooperation of the heavenly messengers must work in unison with them. Those who have the unction from on high will in all their efforts encourage order, discipline, and union of action, and then the angels of God can cooperate with them. But never, never will these heavenly messengers place their endorsement upon irregularity, disorganization, and disorder. All these evils are the result of Satan’s efforts to weaken our forces, to destroy our courage, and prevent successful action.” {TM 28.1} “Satan well knows that success can only attend order and harmonious action. He well knows that everything connected with heaven is in perfect order, that subjection and perfect discipline mark the movements of the angelic host. It is his studied effort to lead professed Christians just as far from heaven’s arrangement as he can; therefore he deceives even the professed people of God and makes them believe that order and discipline are enemies to spirituality, that the only safety for them is to let each pursue his own course, and to remain especially distinct from bodies of Christians who are united and are laboring to establish discipline and harmony of action. All the efforts made to establish order are considered dangerous, a restriction of rightful liberty, and hence are feared as popery. These devoted souls consider it a virtue to boast of their freedom to think and act independently. They will not take any man’s say-so. They are amenable to no man. I was shown that it is Satan’s special work to lead men to feel that it is God’s order for them to strike out for themselves and choose their own course independent of their brethren.” {TM 29.1} Original Source: – 1st Testimony, pp. 649. 650 – first published in 1868: “Angels work harmoniously. Perfect order characterizes all their movements. The more closely we imitate the harmony and order of the angelic host, the more successful will be the efforts of these heavenly agents in our behalf. If we see no necessity for harmonious action, and are disorderly, undisciplined, and disorganized in our course of action, angels, who are thoroughly organized and move in perfect order, cannot work for us successfully. They tum away in grief, for they are not authorized to bless confusion, distraction, and disorganization. All who desire the co-operation of the heavenly messengers must work in unison with them. Those who have the unction from on high will in all their efforts encourage order, discipline, and union of action, and then the angels of God can co-operate with them. But never, never will these heavenly messengers place their endorsement upon irregularity, disorganization, and disorder. All these evils are the result of Satan’s efforts to weaken our forces, to destroy courage, and prevent successful action.” {1T 649.2} “Satan well knows that success can only attend order and harmonious action. He well knows that everything connected with heaven is in perfect order, that subjection and thorough discipline mark the movements of the angelic host. It is his studied effort to lead professed Christians just as far from heaven’s arrangement as he can; therefore he deceives even the professed people of God and makes them believe that order and discipline are enemies to spirituality, that the only safety for them is to let each pursue his own course, and to remain especially distinct from bodies of Christians who are united and are laboring to establish discipline and harmony of action. All the efforts made to establish order are considered dangerous, a restriction of rightful liberty, and hence are feared as popery. These deceived souls consider it a virtue to boast of their freedom to think and act independently. They will not take any man’s say-so. They are amenable to no man. I was shown that it is Satan’s special work to lead men to feel that it is in God’s order for them to strike out for themselves and choose their own course, independent of their brethren.” {1 T 650.1} |
Individual Responsibility and Christian Unity
| “God is leading a people out from the world upon the exalted platform of eternal truth, the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. He will discipline and fit up His people. They will not be at variance, one believing one thing and another having faith and views entirely opposite, each moving independently of the body. Through the diversity of the gifts and governments that He has placed in the church, they will all come to the unity of the faith. If one man takes his views of Bible truth without regard to the opinion of his brethren, and justifies his course, alleging that he has a right to his own peculiar views, and then presses them upon others, how can he be fulfilling the prayer of Christ? And if another and still another arises, each asserting his right to believe and talk what he pleases without reference to the faith of the body, where will be that harmony which existed between Christ and His Father, and which Christ prayed might exist among His brethren?” {TM 29.2} Original Source: – 3rd Testimony, pp. 446. 447- first published in 1875: “God is leading a people out from the world upon the exalted platform of eternal truth, the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. He will discipline and fit up His people. They will not be at variance, one believing one thing, and another having faith and views entirely opposite, each moving independently of the body. Through the diversity of the gifts and governments that He has placed in the church, they will all come to the unity of the faith. If one man takes his views of Bible truth without regard to the opinions of his brethren, and justifies his course, alleging that he has a right to his own peculiar views, and then presses them upon others, how can he be fulfilling the prayer of Christ? And if another and still another arises, each asserting his right to believe and talk what he pleases without reference to the faith of the body, where will be that harmony which existed between Christ and His Father, and which Christ prayed might exist among His brethren?” {3T 446.3} |
| “Though we have an individual work and an individual responsibility before God, we are not to follow our own independent judgment, regardless of the opinions and feelings of our brethren; for this course would lead to disorder in the church. It is the duty of ministers to respect the judgment of their brethren; but their relations to one another, as well as the doctrines they teach, should be brought to the test of the law and the testimony; then, if hearts are teachable, there will be no divisions among us. Some are inclined to be disorderly, and are drifting away from the great landmarks of the faith: but God is moving upon His ministers to be one in doctrine and in spirit.” {TM 30.1} Original Source: – 1892 Gospel Workers. p. 443 – first preached in 1883: “Though we have an individual work and an individual responsibility before God, we are not to follow our own judgment, regardless of the opinions and feelings of our brethren; for this course would lead to disorder in the church. It is the duty of ministers to respect the judgment of their brethren; but their relations to one another, as well as the doctrines they teach, should be brought to the test of the law and the testimony; then, if hearts are teachable, there will be no divisions among us. Some are inclined to be disorderly, and are drifting away from the great landmarks of the faith; but God is moving upon his ministers to be one in doctrine and in spirit.” {GW92 443.3} |
| “It is necessary that our unity today be of a character that will bear the test of trial. …We have many lessons to learn, and many, many to unlearn. God and heaven alone are infallible. Those who think that they will never have to give up a cherished view, never have occasion to change an opinion, will be disappointed. As long as we hold to our own ideas and opinions with determined persistency, we cannot have the unity for which Christ prayed.” {TM 30.2} Original Source: – R. & H .. July 26. 1892: “It is necessary that our unity today be of a character that will bear the test of trial. …” {RH, July 26, 1892 par. 6} “We have many lessons to learn, and many, many to unlearn. God and heaven alone are infallible. Those who think that they will never have to give up a cherished view, never have occasion to change an opinion, will be disappointed. As long as we hold to our own ideas and opinions with determined persistency, we cannot have the unity for which Christ prayed.” {RH, July 26, 1892 par. 7} |
| “When a brother receives new light upon the Scriptures, he should frankly explain his position, and every minister should search the Scriptures with the spirit of candor to see if the points presented can be substantiated by the Inspired Word. “The servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth.” 2 Timothy 2:24, 25.” {TM 30.3} Original Source: – 1915 Gospel Workers. p. 303: “When a brother receives new light upon the Scriptures, he should frankly explain his position, and every minister should search the Scriptures with the spirit of candor, to see if the points presented can be substantiated by the Inspired Word. “The servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth.” [2 TIM. 2:24, 25.)” {GW 303.2} |
What Hath God Wrought!
| “In reviewing our past history, having traveled over every step of advance to our present standing, I can say, Praise God! As I see what God has wrought, I am filled with astonishment, and with confidence in Christ as leader. We have nothing to fear for the future except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us.*” {TM 31.1} (*Deleted the phrase “and his teaching in our past history.” See original source.) “We are now a strong people, if we will put our trust in the Lord; for we are handling the mighty truths of the word of God. We are everything to be thankful for. If we walk in the light as it shines upon us from the living oracles of God, we shall have large responsibilities, corresponding to the great light given us of God. We have many duties to perform because we have been made the depositaries of sacred truth to be given to the world in all its beauty and glory. We are debtors to God to use every advantage He has entrusted to us to beautify the truth by holiness of character, and to send the messages of warning, and of comfort, of hope and love, to those who are in the darkness of error and sin.” {TM 31.2} “Thank God for what has already been done in providing for our youth facilities for religious and intellectual training. Many have been educated to act a part in the various branches of the work, not only in America, but in foreign fields. The press has furnished literature that has spread far and wide the knowledge of truth. Let all the gifts that like rivulets have swelled the stream of benevolence be recognized as a cause of thanksgiving to God.” {TM 31.3} “We have an army of youth today who can do much if they are properly directed and encouraged. We want our children to believe the truth. We want them to be blessed of God. We want them to act a part in well-organized plans for helping other youth. Let all be so trained that they may rightly represent the truth, giving the reason of the hope that is within them, and honoring God in any branch of the work where they are qualified to labor. …” {TM 32.1} “As the disciples of Christ it is our duty to diffuse light which we know the world has not. Let the people of God “be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.” 1 Timothy 6:18, 19.” {TM 32.2} Original Source: – 1893 General Conference Daily Bulletin, January 29. 1893: “In reviewing our past history, having traveled over every step of advance to our present standing, I can say, Praise God! As I see what God has wrought, I am filled with astonishment and with confidence in Christ as Leader. We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, *and his teaching in our past history. (*This phrase has been deleted from Testimonies to Ministers, p. 31.) We are now a strong people, if we will put our trust in the Lord; for we are handling the mighty truths of the word of God. We have everything to be thankful for. If we walk in the light as it shines upon us from the living oracles of God, we shall have large responsibilities, corresponding to the great light given us of God. We have many duties to perform, because we have been made the depositories of sacred truth to be given to the world in all its beauty and glory. We are debtors to God to use every advantage he has entrusted to us to beautify the truth of holiness of character, and to send the message of warning, and of comfort, of hope and love, to those who are in the darkness of error and sin.” {GCDB, January 29, 1893 par. 5} “Thank God for what has already been done in providing for our youth facilities for religious and intellectual training. Many have been educated to act a part in the various branches of the work, not only in America but in foreign fields. The press has furnished literature that has spread far and wide the knowledge of the truth. Let all the gifts that like rivulets have swelled the stream of benevolence be recognized as a cause of thanksgiving to God.” {GCDB, January 29, 1893 par. 6} “We have an army of youth today who can do much if they are properly directed and encouraged. We want our children to believe the truth. We want them to be blessed of God. We want them to act a part in well organized plans for helping other youth. Let all be so trained that they may rightly represent the truth, giving the reason of the hope that is within them, and honoring God in any branch of the work where they are qualified to labor.” {GCDB, January 29, 1893 par. 7} ““We are still free to worship God according to the dictates of our own conscience. (*Deleted from Testimony to Ministers, p. 32.) As the disciples of Christ it is our duty to diffuse light which we know that the world has not. Let the people of God be “rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate, laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.”Ellen G. White.” {GCDB, January 29, 1893 par. 8} |
NOTE: – This whole chapter in “Testimonies to Ministers” is a deliberate deception concerning the false date when it was supposedly written! The statements have been completely taken out of their time contexts when they were first published, and then re-arranged and placed into a completely different time setting!
DOES THE WHITE ESTATE ATTEMPT TO “EXPLAIN AWAY” SR. WHITE’S PLAIN STATEMENTS?
The following statement from the pen of Sr. White is very clear and easy to be understood. She speaks plainly against Christians saying, “I AM SAVED”, which is the popular, Evangelical “gospel” of our day. What appears directly within the middle of this plain statement in CAPITALS is the Ellen G. White Estate’s statement, which directly contradicts and attempts to explain away what Sr. White plainly stated. This must be done, if the Seventh-day Adventist organization is going to be accepted as a Christian Church by the Evangelical Protestants. This plain statement from inspiration is not acceptable to an “I AM SAVED” believer. Thus this UNINSPIRED AND MISLEADING statement has been inserted by the “brethren”, so as to make it acceptable to an “I AM SAVED” believer.
A New Life. pp. 41. 42: – “The evil that led to Peter’s fall [in denying Christ at His trial] … is proving the ruin of thousands today. There is nothing so offensive to God or so dangerous to the human soul as pride and self-sufficiency. Of all sins it is the most hopeless, the most incurable.” {FDNL 41.4}
“Peter’s fall was not instantaneous, but gradual. Self-confidence led him to the belief that he was saved, and step after step was taken in the downward path, until he could deny his Master. Never can we safely put confidence in self or feel, this side of heaven, that we are secure against temptation. Those who accept the Saviour, however sincere their conversion, should never be taught to say or to feel that they are saved. [NOTE: IT IS THE PRIVILEGE OF THE CHRISTIAN TO KNOW THAT ON HIS ACCEPTANCE OF CHRIST HE IS SAVED FROM HIS SINS AND CAN REJOICE IN THIS SALVATION. BUT NEITHER THE SCRIPTURES NOR THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY WRITINGS SUPPORTS THE POPULAR TEACHING: “ONCE SAVED, ALWAYS SAVED.” A PERSON MAY BE SAVED TODAY, BUT FAILING TO KEEP HIS EYES ON JESUS AND TO GROW DAILY IN HIM, MAY BECOME SELF-CONFIDENT AND BE LOST TOMORROW. THE APOSTLE PAUL DECLARED, “I DIE DAILY.” IN A SENSE, CONVERSION IS A DAILY EXPERIENCE.” {NL 42.1}
“STUDY CAREFULLY THE WARNING DRAWN FROM THE LESSON IN PETER’S LIFE. READ IT IN ITS FULL CONTEXT AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SIMILAR STATEMENT THAT FOLLOWS. YOU WILL FIND THE PERPLEXING PASSAGE TO BE SELF-EXPLANATORY. OUR LORD WOULD HAVE EACH CHRISTIAN REJOICE FREELY IN HIS THE SALVATION HE ENJOYS DAILY. AND WHEN ASKED, “ARE YOU SAVED?” HE CAN WITH ASSURANCE ANSWER YES. HE WILL EXPLAIN THAT THIS EXPERIENCE IS ONE THAT RESULTS IN CONSTANT DEPENDENCE ON GOD AND IN DAILY CHRISTIAN GROWTH. – WHITE TRUSTEES.] This is misleading. Every one should be taught to cherish hope and faith; but even when we give ourselves to Christ and know that He accepts us, we are not beyond the reach of temptation. God’s Word declares, “Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried” (Dan. 12:10). Only he who endures the trial will receive the crown of life (James 1:12).”
“Those who accept Christ, and in their first confidence say, I am saved, are in danger of trusting to themselves. They lose sight of their own weakness and their constant need of divine strength. They are unprepared for Satan’s devices, and under temptation many, like Peter, fall into the very depths of sin. We are admonished, “Let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall” (1 Cor. 10:12). Our only safety is in constant distrust of self, and dependence on Christ. [CHRISTS OBJECT LESSONS, PP. 154, 155.]” {NL 42.2}