His Messenger

Chapter 1—This Story of a Faithful Messenger

When the writer of this book showed me the first part of what she was writing, I said to myself, This is a book the children will read over and over and over again. It was left for a teacher of children to think of writing it, and I think the author has been helped to do the work right. It is a good story also for us who are old. HMes 8.1

When I was a child I used to listen, wide awake, when Mrs. White was speaking. She had such a nice, clear, motherly way of telling things that we children could understand even when she was speaking to all the people. And Mrs. White always had a thought for the children. HMes 8.2

One of the first books I ever had was a little volume, Child’s Poems, that Mrs. White selected for children. Then as I grew older I read with interest her books that told of the wonderful things God had shown her to tell to others. HMes 8.3

Now I am glad Mrs. Ruth Wheeler has written for the juniors this book of stories about Ellen G. White’s life and work in the cause of God. In early youth Mrs. White was called to a special work, and she was faithful and true to the call. W. A. Spicer HMes 8.4