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Testimonies for the Church Volume 2
wrote out the instruction and sent it to the church concerned. A
number of such communications are found in volume 2
.
The thoughtful reader of this 711-page volume must be im-
pressed not only with the great diversity of subjects covered, but also
with the vast amount of writing devoted to such personal testimonies
written during this brief time. Yet it should be noted that what was
published represented only a portion of what Mrs. White wrote
during this period
.
A few weeks before the appearance of No. 15 elder white had
penned a note for the
Review and Herald
, asking that those to whom
oral testimony had been given by Mrs. White should patiently wait
until they might receive written copies. Of Mrs. White’s diligence
and persistence in this work, he said:
“In this branch of her labor she has about two months’ work
on hand. On her eastern tour she improved all her spare time in
writing such testimonies. She even wrote many of them in meeting
while others were preaching and speaking. Since her return she
has injured her health and strength in confining herself too closely
to this work. She usually writes from twenty to forty pages each
day.”—
The Review and Herald, March 3, 1868
.
We may well imagine Mrs. White’s relief on the issuance of
Testimony
No. 15 and her anticipation of a much-needed rest, but
ten days later she was again plunged into the task of delivering the
many messages entrusted to her. On Friday evening, June 12, she
was at battle creek speaking “To the
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young generally,” and “had addressed several personally,” until
nearly ten o’clock, when, as reported by Elder White:
“While speaking from the platform in front of the pulpit, in
the most solemn and impressive manner, the power of God came
upon her, and in an instant she fell upon the carpet in vision. Many
witnessed this manifestation for the first time, with astonishment,
and with perfect satisfaction that it was the work of God. The vision
lasted twenty minutes.”—
The Review and Herald, June 16, 1868
.
By actual count 120 pages of
Testimonies
volume 2 are definitely
stated to have been written setting forth counsel given in this vision
of June 12, 1868, for the church or for individuals. Many more pages
were written setting forth views given that same year at Pilot Grove,
Iowa, October 2, and at Adams Center, New York, October 25
.