- A Word of Explanation
- MR No. 1301—The Two Great Principles of the Law
- MR No. 1302—A Vision Given in Oswego, New York
- MR No. 1303—Heaven and Earth Are Closely Linked; Lessons From Daniel's Prayer Experience in Daniel 9, 10
- MR No. 1304—Daniel and Revelation Have Been Unsealed, and Should Be Studied; Improved Experience Will Result
- MR No. 1305—The Message in Revelation
- MR No. 1306—Workers Not to Disparage One Another; to Set a Right Example; Health Reform Important; Counsel on Public Speaking
- MR No. 1307—Talk Light, Not Darkness; Separate From Evildoers, and Do Not Strengthen Them
- MR No. 1308—Christ is Coming Soon; Proclaim the Three Angels' Messages Do Not Sow Seeds of Discord
- MR No. 1309—All Kinds of Workers Needed; Leaders To Be Understanding And Charitable Toward Fellow Workers; Women Workers To Be Paid
- MR No. 1310—Christ and the Law
- MR No. 1311—An Appeal To Be Converted Fully to Christ, Enjoy His Love, and Be a Help to Others
- MR No. 1312—Miscellaneous Writings on Christ's Ministry, Health Reform, and the Christian Life
- MR No. 1313—Thoughts About the Pre-Flood World, Christ's Love for Man, Fruit-Bearing, Peace, and Surrender to God's Will
- MR No. 1314—Christ Our Example in Every Line of Work; Counsel on Medical Missionary Work
- MR No. 1315—The Saviour's Characteristics
- MR No. 1316—Words to Parents
- MR No. 1317—The Home Life
- MR No. 1318—Blessed Peace, But Not Healing, Received Through Season of Prayer
- MR No. 1319—To God Be the Glory; Forsake All Idols
- MR No. 1320—E.G. White Material Cited in “Ellen G. White and Picture Illustrations of? Heavenly Things?” by Merlin Burt. On File at the White Estate
- MR No. 1321—God's Unchangeable Law
- MR No. 1322—Fragments
- MR No. 1323—Brief Writings on Short Scriptural Passages and Practical Christian Living
- MR No. 1324—Speaking Appointments At Camby, Michigan; Transaction Involving Property
- MR No. 1325—Perplexity Over Proposed Trip to Australia
- MR No. 1326—Testimony to Battle Creek Church
- MR No. 1327—The Formation of Character
- MR No. 1328—Words of Counsel
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- MR No. 1330—The Need of Earnest Effort; Work the Cities; Heed the Message to Laodicea
- MR No. 1331—The Sin of Evilspeaking; A Call to Sanctified Living
- MR No. 1332—God's Church the Light of the World
- MR No. 1333—Diary Fragment—February to May, 1902; The Spirit of Thanksgiving; Importance of Unity
- MR No. 1334—Diary Selections—November, 1902; Evils in the Publishing House; Christians to Reflect Christ; Not to Speculate About God
- MR No. 1335—God to Control His Heritage
- MR No. 1336—Workers to be Educated in the School of Christ
- MR No. 1337—To Our Churches in Oakland and Berkeley: An Appeal to Repent, Be Converted, and Reform
- MR No. 1338—Reform Needed at St. Helena Health Retreat; Identify with Fellow Christians, not with Worldlings; an Appeal to Dr. Burke
- MR No. 1339—All Gifts of the Spirit to be Utilized; Christians not to be Controlled by Feelings; Look to Jesus as Example
- MR No. 1340—Living The Christ-Life Amid Corrupt Surroundings
- MR No. 1341—The Dangers of Mind-Cure; Neither Husband nor Wife to Control the Mind of the Other; an Appeal for Conversion
- MR No. 1342—Comments on EGW Staff, Also on O. A. Olsen; Counsel to Study Daniel and Revelation
- MR No. 1343—Christians to be Sanctified, and Serve as Lights in a Dark World
- MR No. 1344—Work Earnestly for the Unsaved
- MR No. 1345—A Dream About W. C. White and J. H. Kellogg
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- MR No. 1347—Guidelines for Choosing a Life Companion; How to Have a Happy Marriage
- MR No. 1348—Mistakes Made at Health Institution; No One is Without Failings; Christians are to Help One Another
- MR No. 1349—A Perfect Saviour; God's Love for Us; A New Commandment; Working with the W.C.T.U.; The Opportunities of Youth; Developing True Christian Character; Rejection of Inspired Counsel; Resisting Temptation; Justice and Grace
- MR No. 1350—God will Solve Crises When Men Do His Will; Church in a Backslidden Condition; Beldens on Norfolk Island
- MR No. 1351—Counsel Not to Return to Husband, But to Work in a Sanitarium
- MR No. 1352—No Safety in Eating Meat; Diseases Prevalent; Drawing Nigh to God
- MR No. 1353—The Great Controversy; Satan's Rebellion in Heaven; Our Need for God's Spirit
- MR No. 1354—Counsel Against Foolish Talking and Jesting; Christ our Example
- MR No. 1355—Previously Unreleased Materials Cited by Bert Haloviak in His Paper “Longing for the Pastorate: Ministry in 19th Century Adventism.” On File at the White Estate
- MR No. 1356—Does Sister White Work Miracles?
- MR No. 1357—Longing for the Pastorate: Ministry in 19th Century Adventism
- MR No. 1358—Speaking and Visiting the Sick in Boulder, Colorado, En route to Battle Creek
- MR No. 1359—Christ Provided a Perfect Pattern for True Ministry
MR No. 1354—Counsel Against Foolish Talking and Jesting; Christ our Example
I was shown the case of Sister Doude; that a work must be accomplished for her before she can be without fault before the throne of God.18MR 368.1
She possesses a peculiar organization. She has not seen the necessity of educating herself in carefulness of words and acts. She has felt it to be her privilege to act herself unfettered; that if she restrained and gauged her course of action she was becoming a hypocrite. This sister deceived herself. She has not seen the necessity of entirely controlling the tongue, the unruly member. James 3:2-18. (See note at end.)18MR 368.2
Sister Doude has not seen the force of these scriptures. She has not carefully considered them, laid them to heart, and formed her character according to them. 2 Timothy 3:16, 17.18MR 368.3
I was shown that it was impossible to carry out the principles of the ten precepts of Jehovah without especially regarding these truths taught in the above scripture. The Word of God should be carefully studied and carried out into the daily life.18MR 368.4
My sister, you talk too much. I was pointed back and shown that your life has not been the best calculated for you to make an exemplary Christian. You lack the elements of peace and harmony in your organization. You love variety and change, and your tongue has done much mischief. It has been a world of iniquity. It has not only changed the course of nature with yourself but with others. In your past life you have been one that has stirred up strife, and then you have enjoyed the fruit of evil which has followed. Your tongue has kindled a fire, and you have enjoyed the conflagration. All this has no part in the truth. When you received the truth you believed it from the heart and were ardent in its proclamation, and here has been shown a lack of wisdom in using the truth in a manner to raise opposition, arouse combativeness, and make war instead of possessing a spirit of peace and true humbleness of mind.18MR 368.5
Dear sister, there must be in you an entire transformation of character. The tongue must be tamed. Your words must be select, well chosen. If Christ is formed in you the hope of glory, fruits will appear unto righteousness. You sport and joke and enter into hilarity and glee. Does the Word of God sustain you in this? It does not.18MR 369.1
Christ is our example. Do you imitate the great Exemplar? Christ often wept but never was known to laugh. I do not say it is a sin to laugh on any occasion, but we cannot go astray if we imitate the divine, unerring Pattern. We are living in a sad age of this world's history. Violence is in the land, corruption is on every hand, the inhabitants of the earth are fast filling up the measure of the cup of their iniquity. Everywhere we go we see men and women controlled by Satan, captives to do his will. They are blinded and know not that their destruction is near. When the deception shall be removed, they will find how much is meant in being without God and hope in the world. A day of destruction and anguish removes the security which enclosed them, and then fierce anguish comes upon them. Probation is ended and they must remain filthy forever.18MR 369.2
As we view the world bound in darkness and trammeled by Satan, how can we engage in levity, glee, careless, reckless words, speaking at random, laughing, jesting, and joking? It is in keeping with our faith to be sober, watching unto the end for the grace to be brought unto us at the revelation of Jesus Christ.18MR 369.3
We profess to believe that the end of all things is at hand. “What manner of persons,” the apostle inquires, “ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness?” 2 Peter 3:11. James exhorts us, “Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up.” James 4:8-10.18MR 370.1
James would impress us that this condition of mind is more appropriate for the times in which we live than to be seeking friendship with the world and engaging in the folly, levity, pride, and vanity which worldlings are engaged in. We are exhorted to humility. Instead of possessing a boastful self-confidence, the opposite is becoming [for] believers in present truth.18MR 370.2
Christian cheerfulness is not condemned by the Scriptures, but reckless talking is censured. Those who live in the last days should be circumspect in words and acts. Sobriety is more in accordance with our faith than levity. Those who realize the solemnity of the times in which we live will be among the number who bear about with them a weight of solemn influence. They are rich in good works, bearing the burden of souls, and by holy example faithfully represent Jesus Christ and win souls to accept Christ as their Saviour. Ezekiel 9:3-6. Notice particularly [that] the sighing and crying ones are alone marked. Those who have engaged in afflicting their souls before God are especially remembered of Him, and the angel is bidden to place a mark upon them. 1 Peter 5:5-9.18MR 370.3
Satan and his host are arrayed against the saints of God, and the armor must not be laid aside for a moment. Our only safety is in being instant in prayer, on the watch every moment. There is no release admitted in this warfare. It is a constant battle for life. 1 Peter 3:10-13; Colossians 4:5, 6; Ephesians 4:1, 2, 3; 5:1, 2, 4; Philippians 4:8; 2 Timothy 3:16; Matthew 5:9.18MR 370.4
The truth received in the heart and carried out in the life will correct the erring. Let love, affection, tenderness abound in your heart. You possess fortitude, courage, firmness of purpose. You can, when you see the necessity, control your words. Study the effect of your words, whether their influence will be saving upon others. Never talk for the sake of talking, but for the edification of those who hear. Your heart has loved the truth and those who believed it. You are a lover of hospitality, and these excellent traits qualify you to exert an influence that will be saving upon others but for the lack named in this letter, which counteracts it all and greatly injures your usefulness.18MR 371.1
I commit this to you in the fear of God, entreating you to lay these things to heart and bring forth fruits unto righteousness that at last you may hear, “Well done, good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.” The Lord has blessed you with a kind, true, God-fearing husband to aid your efforts in the right direction.—Manuscript 11, 1868.18MR 371.2
[Note from secretary.] Sister White: I have copied the above testimony except the scriptures which I only refer to, giving the chapter and verse. Sister D. has made a public confession before the churches of tuscola county and appears to have some fruit of repentance. She has made some confessions to individuals, but a great work is before her. M.E.C.18MR 371.3