Charismatic Experiences In Early Seventh-day Adventist History

Two Outstanding Revival Experiences

By Arthur L. White

In the March 15 to April 26, 1973, issues of the REVIEW. Elder White presented Ellen White’s counsel on charismatic experiences. Closely related to this is counsel concerning revivals. In two experiences, one in Healdsburg, California, in 1885 (dealt with in this article), and the other at Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1892 and 1893 (to be-dealt with next week) there was a marked outpouring of the Holy Spirit, particularly upon the students in the two colleges. Some branded the experience “fanaticism.” In a number of communications Ellen White pointed out that the experiences were genuine, but showed that when God works, Satan intrudes with a counterfeit. EDITORS