In this volume, William A. Spicer provides a brief summary of Ellen White's life, the relevance of her writings, and their impact on readers from different religions, social classes, and backgrounds. Whether there were hardened hearts or marvelled minds, everyone knew that the Testimonies she had been writing for about seventy years were of supernatural inspiration.
He writes: "In two terms of service I worked as Mission Board secretary for almost twenty-five years. Naturally, I was called to write, write, by stenographic dictation, to workers at home and in every part of the earth. I did my best. But all the literary talent in our denomination could not make a worth-while chapter for a book out of all the copies of my letters that are stacked up somewhere at headquarters. We don’t write that kind of letters. But when this agent was moved by the Spirit to write letters, there was something not discoverable in any natural way of letter writing. "
Spicer presents dozens of experiences and declarations about this inspired gift from people all around the world. He also recounts Ellen White's experiences in a way that makes us value the Spirit of Prophecy and its wonderful inspiration as a true gift from God. This gift is available to all of us through her writings today and is applicable to any moment in history, just as the living word of God should do.
