The
contract
for
the
purchase
of
the
Loma
Linda
property
was
entered
into
in
May,
1905,
and
possession
was
secured
in
Jure
the
same
year.
The
origi-
nal
investment
in
the
land,
buildings,
and
furniture
was
£150,000.
The
cost
to
us
was
$40,000.
The
purpose
for
which
the
place
was
purchased
by
us
was
for
a
sanitarium.
And
thisinvestment
was
made
almost
entirely
in
compliance
with
ur-
gnet
counsel
from
Sister
White.
Or
to
state
this
in
another
form:
Loma
Linda
came
into
the
possession
of
this
denomination
through
the
direct
leading
of
the
prophetic
gift.
Through
the
Spirit
of
Prophecy,
that
channel
of
inspired
counsel,
we
were
assured
that
the
securing
of
Loma
Linda
was
a
Divine
Providence.
Note
the
following
statement:
.
vo
"In
Lona
Linda
we
heave
an
advantageous
center
for
the
carrying
on
of
various
missionary
enterprises.
Fe
can
ses
that
it
was
jn
the
providence
of
God
that
this
sanitarium
was
placed
in
the
possession
of
our
people.
Ve
shall
soora-
ciete
Loma
Linda
as
a
place
which
the
Lord
foresaw
we
should
need,
and
which
He
gave.
MS.~5-1908,
Reprinted
in
Medical
Ministry,
pn.
56.
Although
Loma
Linda
was
obtained
for
sanibarium
purposes
only,
there
soon
came
to
the
denomination
the
following
surprising
message:
"homa
Linda
is
to
be
not
only
a
sanitarium,
bub
an
educational
center.
33ion
of
this
place
comes
the
weighty
responsibility
of
makine
the
work
ud
bods
ot
or
ci
5°
4)
oJ
O
Ww
[97]
WO
a
wl
of
the
institution
educational
in
character,
A
school
is
to
be
establishad
here
for
Le
trainin
of
zospel
missionary
evans
clists.
Review
and
Herald,
June
21,
1306.
Resrinbed
in
Medical
L
Ministry,
pe
56.
fie
should
note
the
date
of
thes
appearance
of
this
statement
in
the
Review
nd
Herald
--
June
21,
1208.
This
was
only
eleven
months
after
we
had
taken
possession
i)
of
the
place
for
a
Sanitarium.
We
are
not
aware
that
any
human
being
had
the
remotest