Purpose and Objectives of Seventh-day Adventist Institutions

by Ellen G. White

Some of the more important statements defining the heaven ordained purpose of Seventh-day Adventist institutions together with pertinent historical information about our early Battle Creek establishments. POSDAI 2.1

“Every institution that bears the name of Seventh-day Adventist is to be to the world as was Joseph in Egypt, and as were Daniel and his fellows in Babylon. In the providence of God these men were taken captive, that they might carry to heathen nations the knowledge of the true God. They were to make no compromise with the idolatrous nations with which they were brought in contact, but were to stand loyal to their faith, bearing as a special honor the name of worshipers of the God who created the heavens and the earth.”—Testimonies for the Church 8:153. (See “God’s Purpose for His Institutions,” Testimonies for the Church 8:153-157.) POSDAI 2.2

“As our work has extended and institutions have multiplied, God’s purpose in their establishment remains the same. The conditions of prosperity are unchanged.”—Testimonies for the Church 6:224. POSDAI 2.3

The Ellen G. White Estate

September 1969