《信息选粹》卷一和卷二在1958年出版，以永久的形式提供了自从怀爱伦1909年发表《教会证言》卷九以来变得特别重要的勉言。卷一卷二的主题多种多样，其中有许多曾发表在教会期刊、小册子和类似的出版物上。一些勉言取自怀夫人以前从未发表过的信函和文稿。这两卷书已成为补充《教会证言》和特别勉言的主要来源。{3SM 9.1}
《信息选粹》卷三增加了这些有用的资源。在本卷中，读者将会发现，在许多情况下，这些材料所贡献的深刻见解和观点，是怀夫人以前的出版物中所没有的。在某些情况下，比如灵感的工作方式和怀夫人的书籍是如何准备的，对这些主题的兴趣的增加导致我们分编汇集了相关论述，有些内容是初次发表。{3SM 9.2}
本卷论述的其它重要主题包括教会、耶稣的道成肉身、教育、基督徒行为标准、健康改良、应付狂热主义和末日大事。有一编的文件是怀夫人在1888年明尼阿波利斯总会会议前后介绍救恩的原则并强调因信得义，包括她对那次历史性关键会议事件的评论。另有一编汇集各种具体问题的简短陈述，诸如诉讼、国际日期变更线、向其它团体出租复临教会的教堂、园艺和音乐。本书以三个重要的附录结束，提供了W.C.怀特有见识的评论，论到1911年修订的《善恶之争》、正确理解怀夫人涉及历史和年表的著作，以及怀夫人的书是如何预备的，包括她对文字助手的使用。{3SM 9.3}
怀夫人在她的遗嘱中给怀著托管委员会的特别任务之一，就是从她的著作中汇编这样的书籍。在她已经发表的材料之外，她希望她文稿和信函的勉言能广泛地服务教会。关于这一点，她在1905年写道：{3SM 9.4}
“我正靠着上帝的帮助努力写信，不仅帮助收信的人，也帮助其他许多需要的人。”——《怀爱伦信函》1905年第79号。{3SM 9.5}
本卷的文稿是在怀爱伦著作托管委员会的授权和指导之下，由专业人员在华盛顿的怀著托管委员会办公室里编辑的。已尽一切努力在有限的篇幅内为所选用的材料提供足够的上下文。{3SM 9.6}
在有些情况下，所选的材料中提到了有关人员的名字。在几处不涉及损害名誉的情况下保留了人名。但在多数情况下，都以字母代替名字，从第一个字母开始延着字母表顺序使用，所用的字母与人名没有关系。{3SM 9.7}
诚愿本书所提供的多方面重要信息和勉言能给教会带来特别的福气和鼓励。{3SM 9.8}
怀爱伦著作托管委员会（1980年）
In 1958, the publication of?Selected Messages, Books 1 and 2, made available in permanent form counsels that had become particularly significant since the last volume of?Testimonies for the Church?had appeared in 1909. Representing a variety of topics, many of them had been published in the church’s periodicals, pamphlets, and similar publications. Some, drawn from Mrs. White’s letters and manuscripts, had never before been published. The two?Selected Messages?volumes came to be major source books, supplementing the?Testimonies for the Church?and the various books of specialized counsel.?{3SM 9.1}[1]
Selected Messages, Book 3, adds to these helpful resources. Here the reader will find materials that, in many cases, contribute insights and perspectives beyond those found in Mrs. White’s previous publications. In some cases, such as the workings of inspiration and the manner in which Mrs. White’s books were prepared, increased interest in these topics has led to the inclusion of a section of pertinent statements, some published for the first time.?{3SM 9.2}[2]
Other important themes treated in this volume include the church, the incarnation of Jesus, education, standards of Christian behavior, health reform, meeting fanaticism, and last-day events. One section documents Mrs. White’s presentation of the principles of salvation before and after the 1888 General Conference session in Minneapolis with its emphasis on righteousness by faith, and includes her comments about the events of that historic and pivotal session. Another section is devoted to brief collections of statements on a variety of specific matters, such as lawsuits, the International Date Line, renting Adventist churches to other groups, gardening, and music. The book closes with three significant appendices, giving W. C. White’s knowledgeable comments on the 1911 revision of?The Great Controversy, on a proper understanding of Mrs. White’s writings that involve history and chronology, and on how Mrs. White’s books were prepared, including her use of literary helpers.?{3SM 9.3}[3]
Making compilations from her writings was one of the specific tasks that Mrs. White in her will gave to the Trustees of her estate. Beyond material she had already published, she intended that her manuscripts and letters of counsel would provide a widening range of service to the church. She wrote in 1905:?{3SM 9.4}[4]
“I am endeavoring by the help of God to write letters that will be a help, not merely to those to whom they are addressed, but to many others who need them.”—Letter 79, 1905.?{3SM 9.5}[5]
The manuscript for this volume was compiled under the authorization and by the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Ellen G. White Estate, in the offices of the White Estate, by the regularly employed staff. Every effort has been made to include adequate context with the selections, within the limitations of space.?{3SM 9.6}[6]
In some cases the selected material mentions the name of the person concerned. In a few instances where no confidence would be betrayed, the name has been retained in the text. In most cases, however, a letter of the alphabet, beginning with A and running consecutively through the book, has been substituted for the name. The letter chosen bears no relationship to the name it represents.?{3SM 9.7}[7]
That this volume, presenting important information and counsels in many lines, may be a source of blessing and encouragement to the church is the sincere wish of the?{3SM 9.8}[8]
Board of Trustees of the Ellen G. White Estate[9]
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