A Word to the Reader
 

Section I--The Church
 

Introduction .....14
1. What Is the Church .....15
2. Unity in the Church .....20
3. Independent Action .....23
 

Section II--Principles of Inspiration

Introduction .....28
4. The Primacy of the Word .....29
5. Experiences in Receiving the Visions .....34
6. Glimpses of How the Light Came to Ellen White .....40
7. Presenting the Divinely Revealed Message .....48
8. The Question of Influence .....62
9. Defining Sister White's Judgment and  the Word of the Lord .....68
10. On Being an Inspired Messenger .....71
11. The Reception of the Messages .....78
 
 

Section III--The Preparation of the Ellen G. White  Books
 

Introduction .....88
12. Literary Assistants in Work of Ellen G.  White .....89
13. The Testimonies for the Church .....94
14. Initial Steps in Writing and Publishing  the Great Controversy Story .....99
15. A Running Account of Ellen G. White's  Experience in Writing on the Life of  Christ in 1876 .....103
16. Expanding the Great Controversy  Presentation .....109
17. The Experience of E. G. White in Preparing The Desire of Ages .....115
18. Comments While at Work on the Conflict Series Books .....121
 

Section IV--The Incarnation
 

Introduction .....126
19. The Incarnation .....127

Section V--Principles of Salvation

Introduction.....144
20. Principles as Set Forth by Ellen White  in Her Early Ministry.....145
21. Ellen White Reports on the Minneapolis  Conference .....156
22. Emphasis on Salvation Theme--1890-1908 .....190
 

Section VI--Education--The Church School,  and Universities of the World

Introduction.....206
23. Appeal for a Church School .....209
24. Counsel Regarding Age of School  Entrance .....214
25. General Guiding Principles .....227
26. Attending Colleges and Universities  of the Land .....231

Section VII--Standards

Introduction .....236
27. The Grace of Courtesy .....237
28. Dress and Adornment .....241
29. The Sabbath .....256
30. The Propriety of Varying Postures  in Prayer .....266
 
 

Section VIII--The Health Reform
 
 

Introduction ....272
31. Visions That Early Called for Reforms .....273
32. The 1863 Health Reform Vision .....276
33. Proper Use of the Testimonies  on Health Reform .....283
34. Spiritual and Physical Hazards of  Indulged Appetite .....289
35. Teaching Health Reform in the Family ....293
36. Sister White and Prayer for the Sick .....295
 

Section IX--Counsels on Many Matters
 
 

Introduction .....298
37. Seventh-day Adventists and Lawsuits .....299
38. Science and Revelation .....296
39. Questions About the Saved .....313
40. The Question of the Date Line ......317
41. Memorials, Are They Proper?  .....320
42. Renting our Churches to Other Denominations .....322
43. Feelings of Despondency .....324
44. Specific Light on Gardening .....328
45. Balanced Counsel on Picture-making and Idolatry ....330
46. Music and the Music Director .....332
47. Work in the Spirit of Prayer .....336
48. The Bible Prophets Wrote for Our Time ....338
49. Can All Have the Gift of Prophecy? .....340
50. Disparaging the Pioneers .....342
51. Attacks on Ellen White and Her Work .....348
52. Sinlessness and Salvation .....353
53. Study the Testimonies .....358
 
 

Section X--Meeting Fanaticism
 
 

Introduction .....362
54. The Mackin Case.....363

Section XI--Last-Day Events
 
 

Introduction ....380
55. Lessons From Meeting the Sunday Law  Crisis of the Late 1880's and Early 1890's .....383
56. As We Near the End .....403
57. The Last Great Struggle ....413

Appendix

A. The Great Controversy--1911 Edition .....433
B. W. C. White Statement Made to W. W.  Eastman ....445
C. W. C. White Letters to L. E. Froom.....451