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“The late Uriah Smith, a lifelong associate in this work with both
Elder and Mrs. White, left the following testimony to this gift as
manifested in her teachings:
“‘Every test which can be brought to bear upon such manifes-
tations, proves them genuine. The evidence which supports them,
internal and external, is conclusive. They agree with the word of God,
and with themselves. They are given, unless those best qualified to
judge are invariably deceived, when the Spirit of God is especially
present. Calm, dignified, impressive, they commend themselves to
every beholder, as the very opposite of that which is false or fanatical.
“‘Their fruit is such as to show that the source from which they
spring is the opposite of evil.
“‘1. They tend to the purest morality. They discountenance every
vice, and exhort to the practice of every virtue. They point out the
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perils through which we are to pass to the kingdom. They reveal
the devices of Satan. They warn us against his snares. They have
nipped in the bud scheme after scheme of fanaticism which the enemy
has tried to foist into our midst. They have exposed hidden iniquity,
brought to light concealed wrongs, and laid bare the evil motives of
the false-hearted. They have warded off dangers from the cause of
truth upon every hand. They have aroused and re-aroused us to greater
consecration to God, more zealous efforts for holiness of heart, and
greater diligence in the cause and service of our Master.
“‘2. They lead us to Christ. Like the Bible, they set Him forth
as the only hope and only Saviour of mankind. They portray before
us in living characters His holy life and His godly example, and with
irresistible appeals they urge us to follow in His steps.
“‘3. They lead us to the Bible. They set forth that book as the
inspired and unalterable word of God. They exhort us to take that Word
as the man of our counsel, and the rule of our faith and practice. And
with a compelling power, they entreat us to study long and diligently
its pages, and become familiar with its teaching, for it is to judge us in
the last day.
“‘4. They have brought comfort and consolation to many hearts.
They have strengthened the weak, encouraged the feeble, raised up the
despondent. They have brought order out of confusion, made crooked
places straight, and thrown light on what was dark and obscure.’