Introduction
One of the most outstanding appeals made by Ellen G. White for
revival and reformation was published in the
The Review and Herald,
March 22, 1887
, under the title “The Church’s Need.” This article
was drawn from heavily in the compilation of materials prepared by
Elder A. G. Daniells, for Christ Our Righteousness. in the initial
printings (1926 and 1937) the article also appeared in its entirety in the
appendix. For mechanical reasons in later printings (1941 and onward),
the article, selections from which had appeared in the text of the book
itself, was not included in the appendix. This much-sought-after article
in its entirety now opens this stirring section.
The spiritual contest immediately following a revival, which rages
between the forces of righteousness and the forces of evil for the souls
of those who have begun a new experience, is vividly portrayed in this
section. In the setting of the great revival at Battle Creek College and
the events that followed in succeeding months, Ellen White deals with
this vital question. The elements of this struggle are those that are
present in every revival effort of the church.
This section closes with the presentation of experiences in audi-
ence response in a number of revivals in which Ellen White herself
participated. These help to show how she carried into her work the
instruction concerning soul winning that distinguished her counsels to
gospel workers. Many of these experiences recorded by Mrs. White
mainly in her daily journal appear in terse, diary style. The word pic-
tures she paints of making appeals for public response begin with the
early years in Battle Creek and carry over into Europe and Australia,
then back again to the United States. There is a certain amount of
repetition in the accounts, but enough of singular interest in each item
to prove of value to the reader.
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