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- MR No. 19—Personal Work
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- MR No. 21—Included in Manuscript Release No. 24
- MR No. 22—Statements for Use in the F. D. Nichol Book
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- Overlooked Truths to Appear
- Sink Shaft Deep into Mines of Truth
- Dig Deeply for Solid Foundations
- Mighty Truths Buried Beneath Rubbish of Error
- Grapple with Great Themes
- Increased Light to Shine on all Grand Truths of Prophecy
- Be not Diverted by Minutiae
- We now Discern only Shadow of Important Truth
- Diligent Study Will Bring Greater Understanding
- Location of Three-Fold Message Divinely Fixed
- Every Position of Faith Will Be Examined
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- Truths of 1844-46 Abide
- Messages Located by Inspiration
- Third Involves Preceding Second
- Post 1844 Truths Unchangeable
- Pillars Will Hold Weight
- Stood Test Since 1844
- No Replaced Timbers Required
- Every Pillar to Be Strengthened
- Guard Waymarks of Truth
- Reject Interpretation of Wreckers
- Protest against Removing Landmarks
- Undermining Pillars of Faith
- Waymarks Must Be Preserved
- Give World God's Message
- Three Messages Linked Together
- Three Messages Are Inseparable
- Third Message not Comprehended
- Third Message Embraces Others
- Message for This Time
- Third Message Whole Gospel
- Participated in First Messages
- Dwell on Major Matters
- Diverted from Commissioned Message
- Present Truth Comprises Messages
- Third Angel's Message Being Blanketed—1899
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- A Distinctive Work
- Not to Be Run Like Other Institutions
- Established to Educate the Public
- Spiritual Welfare of Patients
- Head Physician to Be Free from Smaller Responsibilities
- There Must Be a Manager
- Work of Manager to Stand by Itself
- Experienced Men Needed
- The Responsibility of Managing
- Cooperative Effort
- Head Physician not Qualified to Manage
- Strengthened against Temptation to Withdraw and Establish Private Practice
- Neither Just nor Righteous
- Our Work Founded in Self-Sacrifice
- Not to Demand a Stipulated Sum
- Counsel on a Percentage Proposition [Note: This excerpt is from a letter of counsel addressed to Elder J. A. Burden, manager of Loma Linda Sanitarium, written in response to his request for counsel. We quote here from his letter of October 9, 1905:
- Physicians as Well as Ministers Called to Self-Denial
- Extravagance and Influence
- Not Display and Style
- Two Important Interviews Regarding Physicians’ Wages
- The First Interview
- The Second Interview
- A View of Threatening Danger
- Binding about the Work of God
- Unity among Medical Workers
- Present no Bribes or Flattering Inducements
- Matthew's Example
- No Exorbitant Wages
- Fixing the Standard for Physician's Pay
- The Example Set by Christ
- Unselfish Motives
- Avoid Overwork
- Accounted Rich by Heaven
- MR No. 28—Daniel and Revelation
- MR No. 29—Statements Concerning Apostasy
- MR No. 30—Included in Manuscript Release No. 45
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- God's Covenant with Israel
- The Covenant with Us
- God's Messengers
- Compact between God and Christ
- Abrahamic—The Covenant of Grace
- The Covenant Completed
- For a Thousand Generations
- What a Covenant Is This!
- Ratification of the Sinaitic Covenant
- Our Covenant Broken
- The Pledge for these Last Days
- Conditions of Salvation the Same
- The Solemn Oath at Baptism
- Words for Us as Truly as for Israel
- With Upraised Hand
- The Everlasting Covenant
- The Same Gospel for Abraham and Us
- In Fulfillment of the Covenant between the Father and the Son
- Our Covenant Relation not Realized by Many
- Covenant at Sinai in Force Today
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- MR No. 33—The Covenants
- MR No. 34—Ellen G. White Utterances Regarding the Work to Be Done in Boston
- MR No. 35—How to Win Jews Through our Literature
- MR No. 36—All published in Counsels to Writers and Editors
- MR No. 37—Statements for Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts
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- MR No. 39—Organization—Strengthened, Established, Settled
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- A Contract for Life
- Legally Divorced yet Married in God's Sight
- The Only Justifiable Cause for Divorce
- Change Disposition not the Marriage Status
- A Case Where a Second Marriage Was Justified
- The Provoking Party Has no Right to Remarry
- Counsel to Those Urging the Separation of Man and Wife
- Case not Bettered by Leaving Present Wife
- The Separation of Hopelessly Mismatched Persons
- “Shoulder Your Cross”—“Show Yourself a Man”
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- MR No. 42—The Same as Manuscript Release No. 23
- MR No. 43—The Same as Manuscript Release No. 33
- MR No. 44—The Same as Manuscript Release No 32
- MR No. 45—Statements on the “Latter Rain”
- MR No. 46—Number Skipped
- MR No. 47—The Same as Manuscript Release No. 25
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- MR No. 48a—Use of the Tithe
- MR No. 49—Used in Welfare Ministry
- MR No. 50—Not released
- MR No. 51—Used in My Life Today
- MR No. 52—Used in The Adventist Home
- MR No. 53—Supplementary material for the SDA Bible Commentary, Vol. 1
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- MR No. 55—The Spirit that Should Characterize the Work of Seventh-day Adventist Physicians
- MR No. 55a—E. G. White Quotations from a Manuscript for God's Plan
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- MR No. 57—Supplementary material for the SDA Bible Commentary, Vol. 2
- MR No. 58—The Same as Manuscript Release No. 55a
- MR No. 59—Statements Regarding the Oakland Church
- MR No. 60—Used in Child Guidance
- MR No. 61—Supplementary material for the SDA Bible Commentary, Vol. 3
- MR No. 62—Governing Principles in the Remuneration of SDA Workers
- MR No. 63—Supplementary material for the SDA Bible Commentary, Vol. 4
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- The Question of Meeting God's Standards (1888)
- Take a Firm Stand in Harmony with Light
- Physicians to Guide to Safe Paths
- Why We Establish Health Institutions
- God Calls for a Reform
- Interview on Removing Meat from the Sanitarium Tables
- Rule Meat from the Table but no Rash Moves
- Loyalty to Principle vs. Patronage
- An Earnest Appeal to a Leading Physician
- Not to Prescribe Flesh, Tea, or Coffee
- Self-indulged Practices Neutralize Influence
- Flesh Meat not Necessary in Treating Sinking Spells
- Tea, Coffee, and Flesh Meats not to Be Served to the Patients
- Guard Against Creating Prejudice
- Tea, Coffee, and Meat to Be Served only in Patient's Room
- How Satan Would Cripple Our Work
- Not to Eclipse Third Angel's Message
- Diet and Patronage
- To Educate in Healthful Cookery
- To Provide the Most Strength-giving Diet
- Principles of Early Days Important Today
- MR No. 65—Materials for General Use
- MR No. 66—Supplementary material for the SDA Bible Commentary, Vol. 5
- MR No. 66a—Included in Manuscript Release No. 65
- MR No. 67—Material for Use in a Sabbath School Program Prepared by the Medical Department
- MR No. 68—Used in Sons and Daughters of God
- MR No. 69—Materials for T. H. Jemison's Textbook, A Prophet Among You
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- MR No. 71—Additional supplementary material for the SDA Bible Commentary, Vol. 5
- MR No. 72—Additional material for Sons and Daughters of God
- MR No. 73—Material for Compilation on Our Jewish Work
- MR No. 74—Supplementary material for the SDA Bible Commentary, Vol. 7
- MR No. 75—Included in Manuscript Release No. 134
- MR No. 76—Location and Work of Pacific Union College
- MR No. 77—All this material was published either in the Review and Herald or in Ellen G. White books.
- MR No. 78—Supplementary material for the SDA Bible Commentary, Vol. 6
- MR No. 79—Excerpts From E. G. White Letter for an Article in Junior Guide
- MR No. 80—Used in Selected Messages, bk. 2 and in the Review and Herald
- MR No. 81—God's Rebuke to Laodicea
- MR No. 81a—The Churches of Revelation
- MR No. 82—Additional supplementary material for the SDA Bible Commentary, Vol. 7
- MR No. 83—Not released
- MR No. 84—Used in Selected Messages, bk. 1 or 2
- MR No. 85—All material published, mostly in Questions on Doctrine
- MR No. 86—Additional material used in Selected Messages, bk. 1 or 2
- MR No. 87—Not released
- MR No. 88—Materials For A Youth's Instructor Article
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- MR No. 91—Additional materials for Selected Messages, bk. 1 or 2
- MR No. 92—Additional materials for Selected Messages, bk. 1 or 2
- MR No. 93—Used in The Faith I Live By
- MR No. 94—Material for Facing Life
- MR No. 95—Additional materials for Selected Messages, bk. 1 or 2
- MR No. 96—Slavery
Foreword
This volume makes available material formerly unpublished in book form from the Ellen G. White manuscript and letter files. This material has already been released for use in various ways, for example, in sermons, seminary student research papers, doctoral dissertations and review editorials. As it is now given wider circulation in this book, the reader may be interested in some historical backgrounds relating to the resources of the White Estate and the policies by which access is given to them.1MR 3.1
At the time of Ellen White's death, in 1915, the manuscript and letter files in the Elmshaven vault contained 40,000 pages of E. G. White documents in typewritten form. These files, with their 4 x 6 card index, were used by Ellen White and her staff in routine work as well as in articles and book preparation. From her own statements made as she neared the close of her life, and from her last will and testament which established the Ellen G. White Estate, it was understood that these files would have a place of usefulness as time should continue, particularly to the White Estate in fulfilling its mission.1MR 3.2
As in the earlier volumes, materials currently available elsewhere in published form have not been included in the present volume. In a few cases materials under consideration and assigned a release number were not processed. And the number was not reassigned. Until 1983, only the excerpts requested for public use were “released.” Starting with manuscript release No. 970, the White Estate began “releasing” entire letters or manuscripts, so far as possible, even if only particular paragraphs were requested.1MR 3.3
While the total collection of manuscripts and letters is often referred to as “the manuscript file,” the materials are divided into two sections—Ellen G. White manuscripts and Ellen G. White letters.1MR 3.4
The “Letter” section holds Ellen White letters, whether addressed to General Conference presidents, church members, or her children. These communications are filled with instruction and counsel concerning the conduct of the work of the church; policies which should obtain; the experience of those involved in church work (at times with words of correction and reproof); instruction to leaders in institutional and evangelistic work; personal testimonies (often confidential in nature), perhaps dealing with matters known only to the individual and God; and newsy family letters.1MR 4.1