Follow Counsels of the Spirit

They also brought to us recommendations of the Pacific Union Conference, outlining a plan for the establishment of a medical school on a broad, firm basis. This included a request that the General Conference unite with six union conferences and one local conference in raising the means for its establishment.AGP 358.3

As an illustration of the definite guiding influence of the counsel from Mrs. White upon this official conference action, I quote verbatim the first part of the Pacific Union Conference action as reported in the Recorder:AGP 358.4

“We Recommend, (1) That, in harmony with the above instruction, we favor the establishment and maintenance of a medical school at Loma Linda, California.

“(2) In order that this medical school may meet the mind of the Lord in doing the work appointed for it by the spirit of prophecy,” etc.

Here was a staggering prospect for us to face. Fortunately for our peace of mind, we could at that time anticipate only aAGP 358.5

very small part of the financial demands that would come through the years before the enterprise should near its maturity.AGP 359.1

We believed, however, that the Lord had spoken to us. The experiences of the past, some of which have been related here, had served to teach us the lesson that there can be no failure in following the counsel of the Lord. Realizing fully that we were entering upon an undertaking far beyond our apparent ability, we voted on April 13, 1910:AGP 359.2

“1. That the General Conference unite with the Pacific Union Conference in establishing a medical school at Loma Linda, California.

“2. That we authorize the officers of the General Conference to appropriate $1,000, or any fraction thereof, for the above purpose during the year 1910.”