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support. She has touched humanity at every vital point of need, and
lifted it to a higher level.
“Now she is at rest. Her voice is silent; her pen is laid aside.
But the mighty influence of that active, forceful, spirit-filled life will
continue. That life was linked with the eternal; it was wrought in God.
The message proclaimed and the work done have left a monument
that will never crumble nor perish. The many volumes she has left,
dealing with every phase of human life, urging every reform necessary
to the betterment of society, as represented by the family, city, state,
and nation, will continue to mold public sentiment and individual
character. Their messages will be cherished more than they have been
in the past. The cause to which her life was devoted, and which that
life molded and advanced to such a degree, will press forward with
increasing force and rapidity as the years go by. We who are connected
with it need entertain no fear except the fear of our own failure to do
our part as faithfully as we should.”
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Sources
The contents of the forty short chapters composing the body of this
book, are made up of selections from Mrs. White’s writings, as found
in her books “Life Sketches of Ellen G. White,” “Early Writings,” and
“Testimonies for the Church,” Volumes 1-9, and from her articles in
the Review and Herald, and reports of her addresses at the meetings
of the General Conference, as published in the General Conference
Bulletin.
Chapters 1-6 and 8-12, including pages 13-61 and 65-96, are
selected from
Life Sketches of Ellen G. White, 17-103
.
Chapter 7 and Chapters 13-18, including pages 62-64 and 97-111,
are selected from “Early Writings,” the chapters bearing, in most cases,
the same titles; also chapter 21, pages 124 and 125.
Chapters 19, 20, and 22-25, pages 112-123 and 126-152, are se-
lected from
Life Sketches of Ellen G. White, 105-159
. Chapter 26 is
from “
Testimonies for the Church 1:127-131
.
Chapter 27 is from “
Testimonies for the Church 1:347-353
.
Chapters 28-30 are from “Early Writings.”
Chapter 31 is from “
Testimonies for the Church 2:594-597
.
Chapter 32 is from
Testimonies for the Church 5:207-216
.