The Gift of Prophecy (The Role of Ellen White in God’s Remnant Church)

Chapter 8—The Authority of the Prophets

In 1902 Dr. Daniel Kress became the first medical director of the newly built Sydney Adventist Hospital. He was a very careful health reformer who took Ellen White’s counsel seriously. When he read in the Testimonies that Ellen White had written to a family, “Eggs should not be placed upon your table” (2T 400), ^* he deleted eggs from his diet. By giving up not only eggs but also milk, butter, and cheese, he brought upon himself a very serious case of anemia. His prospects for living became rather uncertain. GP 73.1

Mrs. White, who was in California, was given a vision that revealed Dr. Kress’s condition. She was also shown that he should return to the use of dairy products and that he should use raw egg in grape juice every day, for it would save his life (12MR 169). Dr. Kress, who accepted Ellen White’s prophetic authority, followed her counsel. He turned from his extreme interpretation of health reform, regained his health, and served the cause of God for nearly fifty years after that. GP 73.2

What authority should the writings of Ellen G. White have in our lives? GP 74.1