Introduction
Over a period of more than sixty years about 2,000 E.G. White
articles were published in the Review and Herald. Another 2,000
articles were furnished to the Signs of the Times. Hundreds of messages
from her pen appeared in The Youth’s Instructor, our health journals,
the union conference papers, et cetera.
These articles covered a wide variety of subjects, including prac-
tical instruction, warnings and counsel for the church, accounts of
travels and labors, instruction in soul-winning work, and perhaps most
important, doctrinal presentations. The freedom of space offered by
periodical form of presentation made possible varied and detailed treat-
ment of many important doctrinal topics. The same subjects were dealt
with again and again, each time with an emphasis on varying points
of interest. In harmony with her instruction, these many articles have
been drawn upon in the work of compiling certain Ellen G. White
books that have been published since her death.
While there is not a general call for the republication of all of the ar-
ticles in their entirely, there is a desire to have a choice group of articles
devoted largely to doctrinal subjects reprinted in their completeness of
coverage. Many of these are outstanding in their presentation of the
central truths of the Advent message. These priceless messages are
here presented for the most part in their entirety, giving the reader the
benefit of each statement in its full setting. There are a few exceptions
where there were large segments of an article that were not closely
related to the doctrinal presentation, and in these cases deletions have
been made and indicated in the usual way. The careful student of the
Word of God will rejoice to see these choice doctrinal statements—all
of which center in Christ our Lord—appear in this permanent form.
White Trustees.
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