The Ellen G. White 1888 Materials: Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

house were sleeping, I wrote out the things given
me of God. I was shown the heresies which are to
arise, the delusions that will prevail, the miracle -
working power of Satan - the false Christs that will
appear-that will deceive the greater part even of the
religious world, and that would, if it were possible,
draw away even the elect.
Is this work of the Lord? I know that it is, and
our people also profess to believe it. The warning
and instruction of this book are needed by all who
profess to believe the present truth, and the book is
adapted to go also to the world, calling their
attention to the solemn scenes just before us.
You, my brethren, took the responsibility of
seeing that it was put in circulation, but about the
time when the new edition of Vol. IV came from
the press, the new work "Bible Readings" was
introduced. This book has had a great sale, and has
been permitted to swallow up every other interest.
Canvassers found it an easy book to handle, and
Vol. IV was kept out of the field. I felt that this was
not right; I know that it was not right, because it