Life sketches of ellen g. white

few months later, in the good providence of God, the
Glendale property came to the notice of our people, and was
purchased and fitted up for service. But light came that
our work of establishing sanitariums in southern California
was not complete; and on several different occasions
testimonies were given that medical missionary work must be
done somewhere in the vicinity of Redlands. p. 404, Para.
1, [LS15].
"In an article published in the Review of April 6, 1905, I
wrote: p. 404, Para. 2, [LS15].
"'On our way back to Redlands, as our train passed through
miles of orange groves, I thought of the efforts that
should be made in this beautiful valley to proclaim the
truth for this time. I recognized this section of southern
California as one of the places that had been presented to
me with the word that it should have a fully equipped
sanitarium. p. 404, Para. 3, [LS15].
"'Why have such fields as Redlands and Riverside been left
almost unworked? . . . The Lord would have brave, earnest
men and women take up His work in these places. The cause
of God is to make more rapid advancement in southern
California than it has in the past. Every year thousands of
people visit southern California in search of health, and
by various methods we should seek to reach them with the
truth. They must hear the warning to prepare for the great
day of the Lord, which is right upon us. . . . Workers who
can speak to the multitudes are to be located where they
can meet the people, and give them the warning message. . .
. Let them be quick to seize opportunities to place present
truth before those who know it not. Let them give the
message with clearness and power, that those who have ears
to hear may hear.' p. 404, Para. 4, [LS15].
"These words were written before I had learned anything
about the property at Loma Linda. Still the burden of
establishing another sanitarium rested upon me. In the fall
of 1903 I had a vision of a sanitarium in the midst of
beautiful grounds, somewhere in southern California, and no
property I had visited answered to the presentation given
in this vision. At the time, I wrote about this vision to
our brethren and sisters assembled at the Los Angeles
campmeeting early in September, 1903. p. 405, Para. 1,
[LS15].