Objections to the Visions.
By Editor
We commence this week the publication of Answers to Objections against the Visions. It may be proper here to state that this manuscript was prepared before our late Conference; but its publication was withheld till it could be submitted to the ministering brethren who might then assemble, for them to decide upon its merits, and the disposition that should be made of it. It was examined by them, and received their approval, with a decision that it should be published. The most of the manuscript was also read before a joint session of the General and Mich. State Conferences, whereupon the following action was taken in reference thereto: "Resolved, That we, the members of the General and Mich. State Conference, having heard a portion of the manuscript read, which has been prepared by Bro. U. Smith, in answer to certain objections recently brought against the visions of Sister White, do hereby express our hearty approval of the same." "Resolved, That we tender our thanks to Bro. Smith for his able defense of the visions against the attacks of their opponents." We would further state that in preparing these answers we have had no consultation whatever with sister White, nor received any suggestion or explanation from her on any point. We take the visions as they are published, and base our explanation of any apparent discrepancy, on the language as it stands. In connection with this, it was also proposed at the Conference that there be published, some of the remarkable fulfillments of the visions that have occurred to the present time, with which those are well acquainted who have known them from the beginning. Brn. Bates, Andrews, and Loughborough were suggested as proper persons to furnish incidents of this kind; and they are hereby requested to prepare them for publication at their very earliest convenience.