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1001 Counsels for the Church, p. 14.5 (Ellen Gould White)
At other times while Mrs. White was praying, speaking, or writing, visions were given to her. Those about her would not be aware of the vision, unless there was a brief pause if she was speaking or praying publicly. At one time she wrote:
1002 Counsels for the Church, p. 15.5 (Ellen Gould White)
“The frivolous talk, the foolish jesting, the meaningless laugh, fell painfully on the ear.... I was astonished as I saw the jealousy indulged, and listened to the words of envy, the reckless talk, which made the angels of God ashamed.”
1003 Counsels for the Church, p. 16.5 (Ellen Gould White)
She then saw the distressed manager in his attempts to reason with the workers to bring about harmony. She saw patients who overheard these disputes, and …
1004 Counsels for the Church, p. 17.5 (Ellen Gould White)
One morning in December 1844, while she was praying with four other women, the power of God rested upon her. At first she was lost to earthly things; then in a figurative …
1005 Counsels for the Church, p. 18.5 (Ellen Gould White)
In response to the request of the General Conference, Mrs. White went to Europe in the summer of 1885. There she spent two years in strengthening the newly developed …
1006 Counsels for the Church, p. 19.5 (Ellen Gould White)
A few years before her death, Mrs. White created a board of trustees, made up of church leaders, to whom she left her writings with the charge that they should …
1007 Counsels for the Church, p. 20.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Mrs. White was not too well at this time, and she often fainted during the day, but this did not deter her from going forward with her work in the home as well as …
1008 Counsels for the Church, p. 21.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Then she observed the watchful eyes of the captain and the readiness of the crew to obey his commands, and she commented:
1009 Counsels for the Church, p. 22.5 (Ellen Gould White)
“I dried my tears as quickly as possible and said, ‘It is enough. I will not look on the dark side any more. Live or die, I commit the keeping of my soul to him who died for me.’
1010 Counsels for the Church, p. 23.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Then, turning to a woman in another part of the audience, she said, “this sister seated by sister Maynard of the Greenville church—I can’t speak your name because …
1011 Counsels for the Church, p. 24.5 (Ellen Gould White)
A day or so later when Mrs. White was passing through the girl’s room, a voice said, “Open that trunk.” Because the trunk was not hers, she did not wish to do so. At the …
1012 Counsels for the Church, p. 25.5 (Ellen Gould White)
All through her life Mrs. White kept the word of God before the people. As she closed her very first book she stated:
1013 Counsels for the Church, p. 26.5 (Ellen Gould White)
“I saw their countenances brighten, and they began to work on a policy to make the Sentinel a popular success. The whole matter was introduced by men who needed the truth in the chambers of the mind and soul.”
1014 Counsels for the Church, p. 27.5 (Ellen Gould White)
But God, who never slumbers nor sleeps, sent his angel messenger to Ellen White’s room at three o’clock that morning. She was aroused from her sleep and instructed …
1015 Counsels for the Church, p. 28.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Another man stood to speak. He was the president of the Religious Liberty Association. Note his words: “I was in that meeting. Last night after the close of the …
1016 Counsels for the Church, p. 29.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… Thessalonians 5:20, 21. The Bible tests of a prophet were brought to bear on Mrs. White’s work, and this is as she would have it, for she wrote:
1017 Counsels for the Church, p. 29.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The message of the true prophet must be in harmony with the law of God and the messages of the prophets. Isaiah 8:20 .
1018 Counsels for the Church, p. 30.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… 10:5-7. In these words is announced the fulfillment of the purpose that had been hidden from eternal ages. Christ was about to visit our world, and to become incarnate …
1019 Counsels for the Church, p. 30.5 (Ellen Gould White)
As we look at the fruit as manifested in the lives of those who have followed the spirit of prophecy counsels, we see that it is good. The testimonies have yielded …
1020 Counsels for the Church, p. 31.5 (Ellen Gould White)
“Since the warning and instruction given in testimonies for individual cases applied with equal force to many others who had not been specially pointed …