While Sister White was in Australia from 1891 to 1900, she addressed many communications of counsel to the president of the General Conference and some other leading workers at Battle Creek. These had to do with the ministry, the standards of the ministry, and the welfare of the work in their hands. As these were received by the president of the General Conference in Battle Creek. Sensing that the materials would be of real service to our ministers generally, he arranged to have them printed in little envelope-size pamphlets. From time to time these came from the press as the materials from Ellen White’s pen accumulated in his hands. There were eleven of these pamphlets in all, and they were called Special Testimonies for Ministers and Workers. There was a Series A, No. 12, published later which re related to our medical work. STSB 2.5
Each of these pamphlets, after the first, bore a number, and the later numbers carried the title Special Testimonies, Series A. These were circulated freely. All who wished copies were supplied. Here again the counsel was addressed primarily to the working force of the denomination. It was of particular interest to them, and the field of circulation, while not being restricted, was in the main confined to this group. As explained later, much of this material is available today in the regular E. G. White books. STSB 3.1