本卷的勉言含有对狂热和欺骗性教导的警告，给出了辨别假先知和各种误导人的运动的原则，论述了诸如避免劳工纠纷和付给教会工人合理报酬的实际问题，为老年人提供了指导，为受苦的人提供了勇气，为将死的人提供了保证，为丧亲的人提供了安慰。本卷的勉言还涉及奇迹般的医治、祷告时的正确姿态、投票、为将来的需要存钱、服兵役和其它许多实际问题。{2SM 11.2}
关于健康改良的勉言是本卷的重要组成部分。第七编论述药物和医疗方法的使用，附录一含有怀夫人关于《疾病及其原因》的六篇文章，来自她于1865年出版的《健康，或如何生活》。这些文章介绍了她最早的一些健康勉言。{2SM 11.3}
本书的每一编开头都有引言，是由怀爱伦著作托管委员会预备的，提供了本编材料的背景和上下文。各编的引言在提供这些历史信息的同时，还使读者更加明白如何应用各编中的勉言。特别值得注意的是第七编和附录一的引言。{2SM 11.4}
附录二《选择终生伴侣的重要因素》和附录三《四海之内皆兄弟》在此时特别有价值，因为复临信息已经环绕全球，接触到所有的文化。{2SM 11.5}
本卷以《当我们接近末日》作为最后一编。其中的若干特定信息灌输了对教会胜利的信心。其中有两篇是怀爱伦写给1913年全球大会的信函。这是在她1915年去世前举行的最后一次全球会议。她因年迈不能亲自出席大会，但她的话被宣读给代表们听了。这些信函表明她对她的同工和她一生所献身之事业的胜利充满信心。{2SM 11.6}
出版社和怀爱伦著作托管委员会诚恳地希望《信息选粹》卷二会给行走在前往上帝圣城路程中的复临信徒带来鼓舞和指导。{2SM 11.7}
Together with the other volumes of?Selected Messages, this book preserves in permanent form choice counsels that have appeared in articles, mimeographed documents, pamphlets, and Ellen G. White’s letters and manuscripts. A statement about the compilation and purpose of?Selected Messages?is given in “A Word to the Reader” in Book 1, hence is not repeated here.?{2SM 11.1}[1]
The counsels contained in this volume provide warnings against fanatical and deceptive teachings, give principles for detecting false prophets and misleading movements, and deal with such practical issues as avoiding labor conflicts and providing fair pay for church workers. They offer guidance for the aging, courage for the suffering, assurance for the dying, and comfort for the bereaved. Also included are counsels about miraculous healing, proper attitudes in prayer, voting, saving money for future needs, serving in the military, and many other practical topics.?{2SM 11.2}[2]
Counsels related to health form a significant part of this volume. Section VII deals with the use of medications and medical procedures, and Appendix 1 contains Mrs. White’s six articles on “Disease and Its Causes” from her 1865 publication of?Health, or How to Live. These articles present some of her earliest health counsel.?{2SM 11.3}[3]
Each section of this book is preceded by an introduction. Prepared by the White Estate Trustees, these introductions provide background and context for the material that follows. In providing this historical information, they also give the reader a better understanding of how to apply the counsels in the section. Particularly noteworthy are the introductions to Section VII and Appendix 1.?{2SM 11.4}[4]
Appendix items 2 and 3 have special value at this time as the Advent message circles the globe and reaches all cultures: “Important Factors in Choosing a Life Companion” and “The Brotherhood of Mankind.”?{2SM 11.5}[5]
The present volume closes with the section entitled “As We Near the End.” Included are a number of specific messages that instill confidence in the triumph of the church. Among them are two messages Mrs. White addressed to the General Conference session in 1913, the last session before her death in 1915. Because of her advanced age, she was unable to attend the session, but her words were read to the delegates. These communications express confidence in her fellow workers and in the triumph of the cause to which she devoted her life.?{2SM 11.6}[6]
That this volume of?Selected Messages?may cheer and guide the Advent family on their journey to the city of God is the sincere wish of the Publishers and?{2SM 11.7}[7]
The Board of Trustees of the Ellen G. White Estate[8]
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