1905年9月4日写于加利福尼亚州洛杉矶格兰代尔
我们最近购买了另一处疗养院地产，名为洛马林达。我非常感谢主让我们买到了这块地产。它位于洛杉矶以东六十英里处，在南太平洋铁路的主线上。它的名字，洛马林达，——美丽的小山——描绘了这个地方。在这片地产里的七十六英亩土地中，大约三十四英亩形成了一座美丽的小山，在山谷上方一百二十五英尺高的地方。在这座小山上有疗养院的建筑。{PC 185.1}
主楼是一座气势恢宏的建筑，有64个房间，有三层楼和一个地下室。它是配置完全的，用蒸汽供暖，用电照明。它周围是大胡椒树和其它遮荫树。{PC 185.2}
入口的台阶越往上越宽，从那里进入了玻璃客厅，这是一个漂亮的大房间，三面都是玻璃。这间屋子里有十把摇椅，必要时还可以提供更多。在适当的距离，有两根装饰性的柱子，看起来像是倒着的碗，这些柱子的周围是座椅。这间屋子通向另一间大客厅，铺着精致的布鲁塞尔地毯。在这间屋子里有三个休息室，十个摇椅和一些软垫椅子。{PC 185.3}
第二个客厅通向一个宽敞的大厅，大厅里摆放着安乐椅。在大厅的右边，两扇门打开，通向一间大餐厅。往上走几步，就进了一间办公室，这间屋子通向一片美丽的胡椒树林。{PC 185.4}
约有十竿远，在名为萨米特希尔的地方，有一组精致的别墅。中央的别墅有九间漂亮的房间和两间浴室。地下室是那五栋别墅的供热车间。四栋小别墅恰如其分地围绕着这栋大别墅，每栋有四个房间，有浴室和卫生间。这些别墅的一个有趣的特点是，每个房间都有自己的阳台，宽阔的窗户一直延伸到地板上，这样床就可以直接推到阳台上，病人可以睡在露天。{PC 185.5}
还有一幢建筑，被称为“康乐大厦”。这里有一张台球桌，一定花了几百美元。当然了，这将被处理掉。这座大楼里有一道隔墙，我们认为一边可以用来聚会，另一边可以用来上课。{PC 185.6}
这片土地耕种得很好，将为该机构提供大量的水果和蔬菜。15英亩的山谷土地种着苜蓿干草。这座小山上有八英亩种着杏子、李子和柠檬。有十英亩是结果累累的果园。别墅和主楼周围许多英亩的土地都铺设了草坪、车道和人行道。{PC 185.7}
有马和马车，牛和家禽，农具和手推车。这座建筑和地面都有充足的水供应。{PC 186.1}
这块地产现在归我们所有。我们从那里买下它的那家公司花了大约十四万美元建造它。他们建造了这些建筑物，并作为疗养院经营了一段时间。后来他们想把它当作旅游旅馆经营，但这个计划没有成功，于是他们决定出售。它在去年四月关闭了，当股东们更加急于出售时，便以四万美元的价格卖给我们，而我们的兄弟们就以这个价格买下了它。{PC 186.2}
我多么渴望病人和受苦的人来到这个机构啊!这是我曾见过的适合作疗养院的最完全的地方之一。我感谢我们的天父赐给我们这样一个地方。它几乎提供了疗养院工作所需的一切，而且这正是疗养院工作可以由忠实的工作人员推进的地方。{PC 186.3}
所有的建筑都准备好了，我们一找到必要的医生和护士，就必须在这些建筑里开始工作。一段时间以来，我一直在寻找像这样一个地方，有很好的建筑，随时可以入住，周围是荫凉的树木和果园。当我看到洛马林达时，我说，感谢主，这正是我一直希望找到的地方。{PC 186.4}
怀爱伦
4-Sep-05
September 4, 1905 Glendale, Los Angeles, California
We have recently purchased another sanitarium property, known as Loma Linda. I am most grateful to the Lord for making it possible for us to secure this property. It lies sixty miles east of Los Angeles, on the main line of the Southern Pacific Railway. It’s name, Loma Linda, - Beautiful Hill - describes the place. Of the seventy-six acres comprised in the property, about thirty-four form a beautiful hill, which rises one hundred and twenty-five feet above the valley. Upon this hill the sanitarium building is situated.?{PC 185.1}
The main building is an imposing structure of sixty-four rooms, having three stories and a basement. It is completely furnished, heated, by steam and lighted with electricity It is surrounded with large pepperwood trees and other shade trees.?{PC 185.2}
The entrance steps broaden as one ascends, and from them is entered the glass parlor, a large, beautiful room three sides of which are glass. In this room there are ten rocking chairs, and more can be supplied if necessary. At appropriate distances, there are two decorative pillars, which look something like bowls turned upside down, and round these pillars are seats. This room opens into another large parlor, carpeted with excellent body brussels. In this room there are three lounges, ten rockers, and some upholstered chairs.?{PC 185.3}
The second parlor opens into a spacious hall, which is furnished with easy chairs. At the right of the hall, double doors open into a large dining room. Ascending a few steps, one enters an office room, this room opens onto a beautiful grove of pepperwood trees.?{PC 185.4}
About ten rods away, on what is known as Summit Hill, there is a group of fine cottages. The central cottage has nine beautiful rooms and two bathrooms. In the basement is the heating plant for the five cottages. Prettily grouped around this large cottage are four small ones, having four rooms each, with bath and toilet. An interesting feature of these cottages is that each room has its verandah, with broad windows running to the floor, so that the beds can be wheeled right out on to the verandah, and the patients can sleep in the open air.?{PC 185.5}
There is another building, which was known as the Recreation building. In this is a billiard table, which must have cost several hundred dollars. This, of course, will be disposed of. A partition runs through this building, and we have thought that one side could be used for meetings, and the other side for class rooms.?{PC 185.6}
The land is well cultivated, and will furnish much fruit and vegetables for the institution. Fifteen acres of the valley land is in alfalfa hay. Eight acres of the hill are?in apricots, plums, and lemons. Ten acres are in good bearing orchard. Many acres of land round the cottages and the main building are laid out in lawns, drives, walks.?{PC 185.7}
There are horses and carriages, cows and poultry, farming implements and wagons. The building and grounds are abundantly supplied with water.?{PC 186.1}
This property is now in our possession. It cost the company from whom we purchased it about one hundred and forty thousand dollars. They erected the buildings, and ran the place for a time as a sanitarium. Then they tried to operate it as a tourist hotel, but this plan did not succeed, and they decided to sell. It was closed last April, and as the stockholders became more anxious to sell, it was offered to us for forty thousand dollars, and for this amount our brethren have purchased it.?{PC 186.2}
O, how I long to see the sick and suffering coming to this institution. It is one of the most perfect places for a sanitarium that I have ever seen. I thank our heavenly Father for giving us such a place. It is provided with almost everything necessary for sanitarium work, and it is the very place in which sanitarium work can be carried forward by faithful workers.?{PC 186.3}
The buildings are all ready, and work must be begun in them as soon as we can secure the necessary physicians and nurses. For some time I have been looking for just such a place as this, with good buildings, all ready for occupancy, surrounded by shade trees and orchards. When I saw Loma Linda, I said, Thank the Lord, This is the very place that I have been hoping to find.?{PC 186.4}
Ellen G. White -
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