Foreword
As the Seventh-day Adventist movement has grown in all parts
of the world, members who speak and read the various languages
have yearned for the Testimonies for the Church, which, in full or
in part, have edified and blessed the church throughout the world.
It is not possible to publish in each language the full content of the
nine Testimony volumes and the many other spirit of prophecy books.
There is presented in this volume, however, a selection of general
counsels drawn from these sources which will prove of great service
and practical help to the church.
The selection of materials, which have been conveniently grouped
in the sixty-six chapters of this volume, is the work of the trustees
of the Ellen G. White Estate, who are responsible for the care of
Mrs. White’s writings at the world headquarters of the Seventh-day
Adventist church in Silver Spring, Maryland, in the United States of
America. It has been a painstaking task to gather, arrange, translate,
and publish in this book a comprehensive selection of materials from
the many E. G. White books. Because of the limitation of space, only
the more essential counsels on vital themes could be included. Even
this presents a wide range of subjects. In some cases the selection is
confined to a few paragraphs at a time taken from scattered sources.
Reference to the books from which the selections have been drawn are
found in abbreviated form at the close of each chapter. By reference
to the Key to Abbreviations you can easily find the books to which the
letters refer. No attempt has been made to indicate by ellipsis marks
that paragraphs or sentences have been deleted.
Do not confuse the introduction, written by the Trustees, with the
writings of Mrs. White herself, which commence with chapter 1.
It is with satisfaction and joy that this book is now made available
to those who have waited so long for its appearance. That the precious
counsel and instructions that fills these pages may deepen the convic-
tion of each reader in the truths of the advent message, broaden his
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