The Historical Ellen White

I have been a subscriber to Adventist Today since you first began publishing. My reason for continued support is that this journal provides us with information on controversial issues that are not made available to us by journals sponsored and controlled by our SDA administration. By their own admission the editors of Adventist Today try to present reliable information on both sides of a controversial issue. They have succeeded in this in most cases; however, on occasion they have provided a soap box for disgruntled and biased opinions without adequate rebuttal. I believe this is the case in your recent journal "Hard Jobs in Adventism."

The article I am referring to is, "Ronald Numbers: Quest for the Historical Ellen White," by John Ramirez and Eva Paschal [AT July/Aug 2001]. My impression after rereading this article is that it contributes few historical facts concerning the activities of Ellen White as one of the three outstanding pioneers in the development of the SDA Church, namely James White, Ellen White and Captain Bates.

I would suggest if you are really interested in presenting unbiased historical facts about Ellen White you prevail upon Dr. George Knight, church historian at Andrews University, to respond to this article. . . . He has made extensive studies into the activities of Ellen White and their impact upon the early development of the SDA Church