Ellen G. White — Messenger to the Remnant

Nos. 1-30 Issued as Volumes I-IV

In harmony with the action at the General Conference, a committee of five was named to examine the thirty numbers of the Testimonies involved. They did conscientious work and laid all matters of importance before Mrs. White for her approval. As had been planned, the new edition came out on a larger size page, a more appropriate type was used, and Nos. 1-30 were issued in four volumes—Volumes I-IV of our present nine-volume series of Testimonies for the Church. EGWMR 66.2

Concerning the work done in the preparation of this edition, the following statement from the publishers appears in the “Preface to the Third Edition:” EGWMR 66.3

“In the ‘Testimonies’ as first printed, blanks or initials were generally used for the names of the persons addressed. For these are now substituted the letters of the alphabet, beginning with A in each number. EGWMR 66.4

“In the earlier visions the words ‘I saw’ were very frequently inserted. As the writer considers this repetition needless, and as they constitute no part of the record of what was seen, they are sometimes omitted. Some grammatical and rhetorical changes also have been made for the sake of strength and clearness. In making these changes great care has been taken to preserve every idea, and in no case have either words or sentences been omitted unless as above indicated, to avoid unnecessary repetition.”—Testimonies for the Church Vol. 1, pp. iii, iv. EGWMR 66.5