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prevailed. All these predictions, and many others, have been published
and widely circulated. The changing events that have taken place since
these predictions were written have proved the truthfulness of many of
them, and their fulfillment has inspired increased confidence that her
prophecies concerning the final triumph of the Seventh-day Adventist
cause will be likewise fulfilled. The prosperity of this movement has
been signally advanced by the counsels and admonitions that have
come, through her voice and pen, to its leaders and workers.
Condition While in Vision
Especially during the early years of her work, Mrs. White’s visions
were often given in the presence of many witnesses. During these
manifestations she was entirely unconscious of her earthly surround-
ings. Yet she would frequently walk about, making graceful gestures,
while describing the scenes she was witnessing. Her strength at such
times was phenomenal. Strong men have endeavored to move her
hand or arm from the position in which it was held, but failed. On
one occasion, at the home of Mr. Curtis, in Topsham, Maine, in 1845,
she took from a bureau a large family Bible weighing about eighteen
pounds, and, holding this at arm’s length above her head with her left
hand, she turned the pages with her right hand. Then, with her eyes
directed upward away from the book, she read correctly many passages
of scripture, pointing to the verses with the index finger of her right
hand. With her ordinary strength she would have had difficulty even
in lifting this heavy volume; but while supernaturally strengthened in
vision, she held it aloft with outstretched arm for more than half an
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hour.
In relating her visions, Mrs. White frequently spoke of the one who
had instructed her, as “my accompanying angel,” or “my instructor,”
or “my guide.” By these expressions, she referred to a bright, glorious
angel, who invariably acted as her guide or instructor.
Although Mrs. White often spoke while in vision, yet no breath
came from her lips. June 26, 1854, in Rochester, New York, while she
was in vision two physicians endeavored to show that there must be
breath in her lungs. Among other tests, a lighted candle was held as
close to her lips as was possible without burning her; yet, although she
was at that time speaking with force, there was not a flicker of the blaze.