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Why I Believe in Mrs. E. G. White

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    A University Professor Speaks

    There was published in the Review and Herald early in 1959 a series of articles from the pen of Dr. Clive M. McCay, then professor of nutrition at Cornell University. The series dealt with Mrs. White’s health teachings, particularly in the field of nutrition. It seems that Dr. McCay had read a book by Mrs. White on health reform, particularly on diet. He was so impressed that he secured other books by her. This caused him to give a lecture on Mrs. White as a remarkable woman of the nineteenth century. We read a copy of this talk and went to visit him to invite him to write something for the Review.WBEGW 57.1

    We still vividly recall the visit we made to his home at Ithaca, New York. He graciously invited us to stay overnight. An authority in the field of nutrition, author of many books, and an avid reader of many more, he proved to be a most stimulating conversationalist. Naturally the conversation kept turning to Mrs. White. We still remember the question he asked us two or three different times during the evening: “How did Mrs. White, with virtually no education, set forth health teachings so far in advance of her times?” We replied that there were those who explained it by saying that she simply picked up her ideas from various people of those earlier days. He laughed. He wanted to know how she could possibly have had the rare judgment and discernment to know which ideas to select and which to discard. He spoke with certainty, for he conducted a course at the university in the history of nutrition. He explained that a great majority of the ideas promoted in mid-nineteenth century were quite irrational and have now been repudiated. Then he added, in amazement, that the views she set forth are ones that have received increasing endorsement by the scientific world.WBEGW 57.2

    We tried to explain to him that the Adventist Church holds that Mrs. White was inspired and thus received special light and direction from Heaven, both as to what was good and bad among current views, and what new instruction was needed for good health. Naturally it was difficult for him to understand the word “inspiration” in the sense in which the conservative Christian world through the centuries has understood it. But he was sure of this, that Mrs. White must have been a most remarkable woman.WBEGW 58.1

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