Foreword
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Also of interest in this early publication are the three commu-
nications written by Mrs. E. G. White, depicting the experiences
yet before the people of God. Two of these, being presentations of
important visions, have been largely reprinted again and again in the
E. G. White books. That some words, phrases, and sentences which
appeared in these early accounts were left out by Mrs. White in later
printings has been a source of concern to some. For a brief account
of the first printing of these visions and a discussion of the omissions,
together with Mrs. White’s explanation, the reader is directed to the
appendix. [See Words of the Adventist Pioneers, under James White,
for the complete text of this work, including the appendix]
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That the reissuance of A Word to the “Little Flock” in this form,
identical with its original publication, may lead to a better understand-
ing of the experience of the founders of the message, and that it may
satisfy the frequently expressed desire to have at hand for careful study,
the initial E. G. White visions as first printed, is the sincere wish of
the Publishers and the
Trustees of the Ellen G. White Publications
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