Preface to Fourth Edition
The many printing impressions necessary to meet the continual
and ever-widening distribution of the Testimonies for the Church have
worn out the printing plates. To meet the demand for these volumes
so vital to the welfare of the church, it has been necessary to reset the
type. This and succeeding printings will be made from the new plates
.
The paging of this, the fourth edition, conforms to that of the
preceding edition in use for so many years. The reader will welcome
the scripture index and the enlarged General Index which appear in
each volume. These have been expanded to harmonize with the general
Index to the Writings of Mrs. Ellen G. White
.
Many years have passed since these messages were penned. As
a knowledge of the circumstances and issues often aid to a better
understanding of the messages to the church, the reader will find in
each volume a brief statement of the background of the times spanned
by the volume. A few appendix notes will also be of service to the
reader who may be unfamiliar with the circumstances which called
for counsel from the Lord. These statements were prepared by the
Trustees of the Ellen G. White publications
.
The messages in this new reset edition are reproduced without
change or editing, except for such slight adjustments as were neces-
sary to make the new printing conform to current forms of spelling,
grammar, and punctuation. There have been no additions or deletions
.
That the testimony counsels which have blessed, guided, and
guarded the church may continue in this God-appointed service in
this new edition is the sincere wish of the publishers and—
The Trustees of the
Ellen G. White Publications
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