L. E. Froom to W. C. White, Apr. 29, 1932

C. H. Watson, Chairman
I. H. Evans. Secretary
Meade MacGuire, Associate
L. E. Froom, Associate
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
of Seventh-day Adventists
Takoma Park, Washington, D. C.
April 29, 1932
Cable Address
“Adventist” Washington
Elder W. C. White
“Elmshaven”
St. Helena, California
Dear Brother White:

Our Spring Council has just been brought to a close. It was a time of most sober and serious study of problems that are probably unprecedented in the history of this movement, at least within the last half century or more. The men addressed themselves manfully and humbly to their task, and I am sure have done their best to adjust matters so as to place our work on a strong basis under the economic pressure. How true it is, Brother White, that our supreme need is a closeness of walk with God and a living fellowship with Him that He can entrust us with His power and with the means that He has at His command.MMM 343.1

Now the occasion of this little note is a letter from Elder F. H. Westphal in which I have asked him to state some of his own experiences in connection with the relationship of the Spirit of prophecy to our distinctive denominational positions. His personal experience does not reach back much before that of the crisis of the late eighties and early nineties. He made a statement to the effect that He understood the Lord was on the point of turning from this people to others who would give the message of righteousness by faith, and that Sister White cried with brokenness of heart not to do this, and the Lord revealed to her that this work would not be permitted to go down into death and unbelief, that He would watch over it, and that our movement would continue to the end, and that those who would stand by it would be on safe ground.MMM 343.2

May I ask for any information that you have on this particular point, which would be of very great interest to me.MMM 343.3

Sincerely your brother in the service, (Signed) L. E. Froom
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