Life sketches of ellen g. white

established in southern California for the benefit of the
multitudes drawn there in the hope of finding health.
Instruction has been given me that now is our opportunity
to reach the invalids flocking to the health resorts of
southern California, and that a work may be done also in
behalf of their attendants. . . . p. 400, Para. 1, [LS15].
"Instead of investing in one medical institution all the
means obtainable, we ought to establish smaller sanitariums
in many places. Soon the reputation of the health resorts
in southern California will stand even higher than it
stands at present. Now is our time to enter that field for
the purpose of carrying forward medical missionary work."
p. 400, Para. 2, [LS15].
During the years when such counsels as these were being
given, Mrs. White visited southern California on several
occasions, in the hope of encouraging the brethren to
persevere in their search for properties suitable for use
as medical institutions. At times, in visions of the night
there were given her flashlight pictures of sanitariums in
running order. These representations she endeavored to
write out and pass on to the brethren in responsibility. At
other times there was brought vividly before her mind
instruction given in past years as to the aim and object of
medical missionary work, and as to the pattern that should
be followed in establishing and maintaining sanitarium
enterprises in different parts of the world. p. 400, Para.
3, [LS15].
While the eyes of some of the brethren were turned toward
the cities, Mrs. White called attention to the advantages
of country locations, and the benefits that would come to
patients far removed from the distracting influences of
modern city life. Considerable portions of this instruction
were published in "Testimonies for the Church," Volume 7.
Among the presentations set forth were the following: p.
401, Para. 1, [LS15].
"In the night season I was given a view of a sanitarium in
the country. The institution was not large, but it was
complete. It was surrounded by beautiful trees and
shrubbery, beyond which were orchards and groves. Connected
with the place were gardens, in which the lady patients,
when they chose, could cultivate flowers of every
description, each patient selecting a special plot for
which to care. Outdoor exercise in these gardens was