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前言
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Foreword
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从1945年开始,《评论与通讯》出版社每年出版一本晨钟课灵修书,加上这本《举目向上看》,已经从怀爱伦的著作中编辑了十三册。在多年时间里,怀爱伦几乎每周都为《评论与通讯》写一篇文章。她还为《时兆》和其他教会期刊撰写了数以百计的文章。她的文稿和信函为基督徒的实际生活和帮助一班人预备迎接主降临提供了丰富的资料。虽然她在1915年停止了笔耕,但是在书籍、期刊信函和文稿中的这批有价值的勉言继续引导上帝的子民行走天路。[1]
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BEGINNING IN 1945, THE REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION HAS PUBLISHED A YEARLY DEVOTIONAL BOOK FOR OUR MORNING MEDITATION. WITH THE UPWARD LOOK, THIRTEEN OF THESE HAVE BEEN COMPILED FROM THE WRITINGS OF ELLEN G. WHITE. FOR MANY YEARS AN ARTICLE FROM HER PEN APPEARED ALMOST WEEKLY IN THE REVIEW AND HERALD, AND MANY HUNDREDS OF ARTICLES WERE PRINTED IN THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES AND OTHER CHURCH PERIODICALS. HER MANUSCRIPT AND LETTER FILES ARE RICH IN MATERIALS ON PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN LIVING AND COUNSELS GIVEN TO AID A PEOPLE IN PREPARING TO MEET THE LORD WHEN HE COMES. THOUGH HER PEN HAS BEEN STILL SINCE HER PASSING IN 1915, THIS VALUABLE COUNSEL IN BOOKS, PERIODICALS, LETTERS, AND MANUSCRIPTS HAS CONTINUED TO GUIDE GOD'S PEOPLE HEAVENWARD.[1]
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多年以来,已就不同的题材编写了许多新书。这些书籍通常聚焦某一特殊的主题。大多数晨钟课都是遵循这一模式的。但是与1980年的晨钟课、安息日会最畅销的灵修书《今日偕主行》一样,《举目向上看》选自怀爱伦在历史上的同一天所撰写或口授的信函和文稿。比如1月1日的读物就是1886年1月1日所写的。[2]
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THROUGH THE YEARS MANY NEW COMPILATIONS FROM HER WRITINGS HAVE BEEN MADE ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS. USUALLY THESE HAVE FOCUSED ON A SPECIFIC THEME, AND MOST OF THE VOLUMES FOR OUR MORNING INSPIRATION HAVE FOLLOWED THIS FORMAT. HOWEVER, AS IN THIS DAY WITH GOD, THE DEVOTIONAL BOOK FOR 1980, WHICH HAD THE LARGEST SALE OF ANY SDA DEVOTIONAL BOOK, SELECTIONS FOR THE UPWARD LOOK HAVE BEEN MADE FROM LETTERS AND MANUSCRIPTS WRITTEN OR ORALLY PRESENTED BY HER ON THE SAME CALENDAR DAY DESIGNATED FOR OUR READING OF IT. FOR INSTANCE, THE READING FOR JANUARY 1 WAS WRITTEN ON JANUARY 1, 1886.[2]
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本书的信息并没有中心的主题,但都是以勉励为宗旨的。本书的材料以前从未发表过,或只是暂时出现于刊物之中,虽然是多年以前的文字,但对于新时代的上帝儿女来说,依然是合适的教训。[3]
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NO CENTRAL THEME HAS BEEN FOLLOWED IN THE SELECTION OF THESE MESSAGES EXCEPT THAT WHENEVER POSSIBLE THE EXCERPTS ARE INTENDED TO BRING ENCOURAGEMENT. THE MATERIAL IN THIS VOLUME EITHER HAS NEVER BEEN PUBLISHED BEFORE OR HAS APPEARED IN JOURNALS TRANSITORY IN THEIR NATURE. THOUGH WRITTEN MANY YEARS AGO, ALL IS APPROPRIATE ADMONITION FOR GOD'S CHILDREN IN THE 1980S.[3]
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怀夫人在七十年的公开服务期间,也进行了七十年的个人服务。她写给亲友的信函包含安慰、鼓励、有时还有指正和责备的信息。她给这些人的证言乃是上帝赐给她的信息,显明了上天的引导,并始终融合了她的爱心和关怀。她不仅对她自己的家人,也对整个上帝的家满怀深情、考虑周到。她的著作默默而无误地见证支配着她一生的献身精神。[4]
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MRS. WHITE'S SEVENTY YEARS OF PUBLIC MINISTRY WERE ALSO SEVENTY YEARS OF PERSONAL MINISTRY. HER WRITINGS TO HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS WERE MESSAGES OF COMFORT, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND SOMETIMES CORRECTION AND REPROOF. HER TESTIMONIES TO THOSE FOR WHOM A MESSAGE WAS GIVEN HER BY GOD WERE SENT ON THEIR WAY AS HEAVEN GUIDED, BUT ALWAYS WITH HER LOVE AND CONCERN. HER VERY BEING WAS FILLED WITH AFFECTION AND CONSIDERATION, NOT ONLY FOR HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY BUT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY OF GOD, AND HER WRITINGS BEAR A SILENT BUT UNMISTAKABLE WITNESS TO THE DEDICATION THAT CONTROLLED HER LIFE.[4]
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这些信函的收信人罗列如下:她的丈夫怀雅各、她的长子埃德森.怀特和长媳艾玛.怀特、巴特尔克里克疗养院医疗主管J. H.凯洛格医生、澳大利亚和加利福尼亚疗养院经理J.A.伯登、澳大利亚和美国疗养院医疗主管J.H.克里斯医生、教会领导人S.N.赫斯格和A.G.丹尼尔斯。有些文字还摘自她的日记,以及其他文稿和讲章。[5]
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THE NAMES OF PEOPLE TO WHOM THESE LETTERS WERE DIRECTED APPEAR HERE AND THERE: JAMES WHITE, HER HUSBAND; EDSON AND EMMA WHITE, HER OLDER SON AND HIS WIFE; DR. J. H. KELLOGG, MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE BATTLE CREEK SANITARIUM; J. A. BURDEN, SANITARIUM MANAGER IN AUSTRALIA AND CALIFORNIA; DR. J. H. KRESS, MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT OF SANITARIUMS IN AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED STATES; S. N. HASKELL AND A. G. DANIELLS, WHO BOTH OCCUPIED VARIOUS LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN DENOMINATIONAL WORK. SOMETIMES EXCERPTS HAVE BEEN DRAWN FROM HER DAILY WRITINGS IN HER JOURNALS, AS WELL AS FROM OTHER MANUSCRIPTS AND SERMONS.[5]
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本书由总会怀爱伦著作托管委员会办公室编写。编者祈愿这本充满应许和教训的书能帮助我们所有的人为迫近的最后斗争作好准备。这场斗争乃是历史上最光荣事件的前奏 。[6]
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THE WORK ON THIS BOOK HAS BEEN DONE IN THE WHITE ESTATE OFFICES AT THE GENERAL CONFERENCE. IT IS THE PRAYER OF THOSE WHO COMPILED THIS VOLUME OF PROMISES AND INSTRUCTION THAT IT WILL HELP TO PREPARE ALL OF US FOR THE IMMINENT FINAL CONFLICT, WHICH PRECEDES THE MOST GLORIOUS EVENT OF ALL THE AGES.[6]
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怀爱伦著作托管委员会1982年于华盛顿[7]
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THE TRUSTEES OF THE--ELLEN G. WHITE ESTATE--WASHINGTON, D.C.[7]
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