怀爱伦于1915年去世时，将她的文稿和信函留给一个由基督复临安息日会的传道人和行政人员构成的小组保管。她曾指定他们为她著作的受托人。随着时间的推移，这些受托人和他们的继任者越来越意识到这个未发表的材料金矿对教会的潜在价值。于是开启了流程，使教会或个人可以申请“发布”怀爱伦著作中指定的摘录，用于书籍、文章、课堂讲稿或证道。关于发布过程的细节，读者可参考《文稿发布》第一卷的前言。
与前两卷一样，当前在别处可以得到的已发表材料没有收录到本卷中。在少数情况下，送审已编号的材料没有进行处理。也没有重新编号。直到1983年，只有申请公用的摘录才予以“发表”。从《文稿发布》第970号起，怀爱伦著作托管委员会开始“发表”整篇信函或文稿，在合理的范围内，即使只申请了特别的段落，也发表全文。
本卷的副本已寄给出版者复印就绪，这意味着任何印刷错误或可能出现的其它不准确之处乃是怀爱伦著作托管委员会的责任，而不是出版者的责任。
我们很高兴以这种形式预备这些材料，相信作者提出的劝勉、警告和原则会给每一位读者带来福气。
怀爱伦著作托管委员会
1990年于美国首都华盛顿
WHEN ELLEN WHITE DIED IN 1915, SHE LEFT HER MANUSCRIPTS AND LETTERS IN THE CUSTODY OF A SMALL GROUP OF MINISTERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH WHOM SHE HAD APPOINTED TO SERVE AS TRUSTEES OF HER ESTATE. AS THE YEARS PASSED, THESE TRUSTEES AND THEIR SUCCESSORS BECAME INCREASINGLY AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL USEFULNESS TO THE CHURCH OF THIS GOLD MINE OF UNPUBLISHED MATERIALS. PROCEDURES WERE DEVELOPED WHEREBY CHURCH ENTITIES, OR EVEN INDIVIDUALS, COULD REQUEST THE "RELEASE" OF SPECIFIED EXCERPTS FROM ELLEN WHITE'S WRITINGS FOR USE IN BOOKS, ARTICLES, CLASS LECTURES, OR SERMONS. FOR DETAILS OF THE RELEASE PROCESS THE READER IS REFERRED TO THE PREFACE TO MANUSCRIPT RELEASES, VOL. 1.[1]
AS IN THE EARLIER VOLUMES, MATERIALS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE IN PUBLISHED FORM HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE PRESENT VOLUME. IN A FEW CASES MATERIALS UNDER CONSIDERATION AND ASSIGNED A RELEASE NUMBER WERE NOT PROCESSED. AND THE NUMBER WAS NOT REASSIGNED. UNTIL 1983, ONLY THE EXCERPTS REQUESTED FOR PUBLIC USE WERE "RELEASED." STARTING WITH MANUSCRIPT RELEASE NO. 970, THE WHITE ESTATE BEGAN "RELEASING" ENTIRE LETTERS OR MANUSCRIPTS, SO FAR AS POSSIBLE, EVEN IF ONLY PARTICULAR PARAGRAPHS WERE REQUESTED.[2]
COPY FOR THIS VOLUME HAS BEEN SENT TO THE PUBLISHER CAMERA-READY, WHICH MEANS THAT ANY TYPOGRAPHICAL MISTAKES OR OTHER INACCURACIES WHICH MAY APPEAR ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WHITE ESTATE, NOT THE PUBLISHER.[3]
WE TAKE PLEASURE IN MAKING THESE MATERIALS AVAILABLE IN THIS FORM, AND TRUST THAT THE COUNSELS, WARNINGS, AND PRINCIPLES PUT FORTH BY THE AUTHOR WILL BRING A BLESSING TO EVERY READER.[4]
THE TRUSTEES OF THE ELLEN G. WHITE ESTATE WASHINGTON, D.C.[5]
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