The Abiding Gift of Prophecy

Effective Work of the Gift

The fact should be repeated that the introduction of the controversy over pantheism in this council came as a complete surprise to the brethren in Washington, and there was no possible way in which Mrs. White could have known of this from any human source. The angel of the Lord aroused her at exactly the right time to write and mail these messages so they might be received at the very moment when they were needed. AGP 340.2

Mention should also be made here of the part that the spirit of prophecy acted in defeating a related movement planned by the same group of leading workers who had so stoutly defended AGP 340.3

the teachings found in “The Living Temple.” In order to comply with the instruction that had been given regarding the advantages of a country location for our educational institutions, the large college that had been operated in Battle Creek had been moved to Berrien Springs, Michigan. The buildings in Battle Creek were later secured by those who controlled the sanitarium. They were used in connection with the medical school, which was then conducted in Battle Creek. AGP 341.1