Resolved, That our confidence is increased in the gift of the Spirit of prophecy which God has so mercifully placed in the third angel’s message; and that we will endeavor to maintain an affectionate regard for its presence and its teachings; and we hereby request our Executive Committee to prepare or cause to be prepared a work giving our reasons for believing the testimonies of Sister White to be the teachings of the Holy Spirit. 5“Business Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual Meeting of the S. D. A. General Conference,” RH, Nov. 25, 1873, 190. GOP 390.1