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  • Ellen White: Woman of Vision
  • Foreword
  • About The Author
  • Chapter 1—The Time Was Right
  • Ellen's Developing Christian Experience
  • Bearing Public Witness
  • Cast Out From The Methodist Church
  • 1844—And Following
  • The Great Disappointment Of October 22, 1844
  • Ellen Harmon Receives Her First Vision
  • Chapter 2—Called to Be a Messenger
  • Fear Of Exaltation
  • Vision Of Ministry In The Heavenly Sanctuary
  • It Was Not Easy
  • Otis Nichols’ Eyewitness Account
  • The Wedding
  • Chapter 3—Step By Step
  • The Place Of The Vision In Confirming The Sanctuary Truth
  • The Seventh-day Sabbath
  • New Responsibilities
  • Careers Changed
  • Establishing The Pillars Of Faith
  • The Volney Conference
  • Bible Study Aided By Special Revelation
  • Streams of Light (Story of the Publishing Work: Present Truth and the Review and Herald)
  • Writing For The Press
  • Beginning The Review and Herald
  • Difficult Days in Paris
  • Chapter 4—Expanding By Publishing
  • Establishing a Publishing Office in Rochester, New York
  • The Publishing House Family
  • The Tour East
  • Publishing The Visions
  • Ellen White's First Book
  • Expanding By Tent Evangelism
  • The Move To Battle Creek
  • A Transition Evidencing The Maturity Of The Church
  • The Review Office To Go To Battle Creek, Michigan
  • A Power Press For The Review Office
  • Chapter 5—Financial Support For The Cause Of God
  • The Battle Creek Conference
  • The Autumn Trip East
  • Guiding Toward Organization the Vital Need for Church Organization
  • Initial Steps Toward Church Organization
  • James White Joins In Calling For Gospel Order
  • Need For Organization For Publishing Interests
  • Adopting A Denominational Name
  • Seventh-Day Adventists The Name Chosen
  • Winning The Struggle For Church Organization
  • Meeting Opposition
  • Vision At Roosevelt, New York
  • The Battle Creek Church Sets The Pace In Organizing
  • The Formation Of The Michigan Conference
  • Other States Organize
  • Confessions Of Negative Attitudes
  • The Call For A General Conference
  • Chapter 6—Seventh-day Adventists In Time Of War
  • The Battle Of Manassas
  • Eyewitness Account
  • The War And The Work Of The Church
  • The Tide Begins To Turn
  • Governor Blair's Reply
  • A Call To Importune God To Stop The War
  • The Devastating War Suddenly Ends
  • The Clouds Of War And The White Family
  • The Extended Eastern Tour In The Summer And Autumn Of 1863
  • Diversified Activities In New England
  • Chapter 7—Learning A New Lifestyle
  • The Otsego Vision
  • General Counsels On Health
  • First Visit To Dansville
  • Active Teachers of Health Reform
  • The Health Reformer
  • Extremes Taught In The Health Reformer Bring Crisis
  • Ellen White's Moderate Positions
  • Lifesaving Therapy For The Health Reformer
  • Practicing New Light
  • Two of The Three White Children Stricken
  • Henry: Death From Pneumonia
  • Funeral Services In Topsham And Battle Creek
  • Willie's Bout With Pneumonia
  • Ellen White Tries The Meatless Diet
  • Chapter 8—James: Learning The Hard Way
  • Seeking Help at Dansville
  • The Important Vision Of December 25
  • Ellen Shocks Battle Creek (With Unconventional Therapy)
  • Disappointing Reception in Battle Creek
  • The Move To Greenville
  • Farming In Greenville
  • Getting In The Hay
  • Rugged Pioneers
  • Back In Battle Creek
  • Chapter 9—The New Health Institute
  • Church Challenged To Build A Health Institution
  • Health Institution Opened
  • The Crucial Weekend At Battle Creek
  • A Wholesome Response
  • A Gala Festival
  • The Tenth Annual Session Of The General Conference
  • Chapter 10—First Annual Camp Meetings
  • The Camp Meeting at Wright, Michigan
  • The Camp Layout
  • Activities and Speakers
  • Two More Camp Meetings Planned For 1868
  • Camp Meeting Again
  • Camp Meeting Travel Vignettes
  • On To The Kansas Camp Meeting
  • First Denominational School
  • Dedication Of Battle Creek College
  • Chapter 11—California—Here We Come
  • A Surprise Vacation In The Rocky Mountains
  • Caravan to Hot Sulphur Springs
  • Crossing The Continental Divide
  • A Week at Hot Sulphur Springs
  • Calls From California Cut Short The Vacation
  • The Whites Discover California
  • In San Francisco
  • Tent Effort In San Francisco
  • Organization Of The California Conference
  • Interlude
  • Back To Colorado
  • At Home In Santa Rosa
  • The First Issue Of The Signs Of The Times
  • The Separation Ended
  • James White Again In The Saddle
  • Back In The East For Camp Meetings
  • The Fourteenth Session Of The General Conference
  • Looking Ahead
  • Chapter 12—Encouraging Prospects
  • Ministry In The Bay Area
  • Camp Meeting Versus Writing And Publishing
  • Camp Meetings Again
  • The Groveland Camp Meeting
  • Pioneering In Texas
  • At The McDearmon Home
  • The Plano Camp Meeting
  • Marian Davis Joins The White Forces
  • The Home Situation
  • Outreach In Missionary Endeavor
  • Texas, A Needy Field Of Labor
  • Trip By Caravan
  • The Caravan Divides
  • Still On The Caravan Trail
  • On To Emporia
  • The Kansas Camp Meeting
  • The Health And Temperance Society
  • Home Again In Battle Creek
  • Chapter 13—Time Of Mellowing
  • Return To Battle Creek (1880)
  • The Eastern Camp Meetings
  • James's Last Year
  • Guidance Regarding Voting
  • The Carriage Trip To Charlotte
  • The Tired Warrior At Rest
  • James White's Funeral
  • Remarks By Ellen G. White
  • The Public Press
  • Ellen Copes With Grief
  • Alone In The Mountains
  • Ellen Still Holding The Reins
  • Chapter 14—Healdsburg College Opens And Battle Creek College Closes
  • Ellen White Finds A Home Base
  • A Miraculous Healing
  • The Crisis At Battle Creek
  • A change of administration because of the illness of the president, Sidney
  • The Beginning Of A Turnaround In Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek College Reopens
  • Chapter 15—Ellen White Ventures Abroad
  • Oh, To Know What To Do!
  • Two Weeks In England
  • On To Basel, Switzerland
  • Organization Of The Work In Europe
  • A Mini-General Conference
  • A Profitable Council
  • A Visit To Scandinavia
  • Visit To Denmark
  • A Visit To Sweden
  • Christiania, Norway
  • Return Trip To Switzerland
  • The Visit To Italy
  • Marian Davis Joins the Force
  • Ellen White's Second Missionary Journey
  • Sweden
  • Norway—Christiania
  • Denmark
  • England
  • France
  • At Valence, France
  • Third Visit To Italy
  • Chapter 16—The General Conference Session Of 1888
  • What Happened In Minneapolis
  • Looking Back At Minneapolis
  • God's Greatest Gift—Christ And His Righteousness
  • The Remarkable Revival In Battle Creek
  • The Williamsport Camp Meeting
  • The 1889 General Conference Session
  • E. G. White Review Articles Tell The Story
  • Chapter 17—Advances In Book Publication
  • The Great Controversy Theme—Developed And Enlarged
  • Stricken By Satan
  • “The Spirit Of Prophecy”—Volume 4
  • Instructed To Trace The History Of The Controversy
  • Volume 4—The Great Controversy—Finally Ready
  • Sources
  • The Story of The Ministry Of Healing
  • Chapter 18—The Call To Australia
  • The General Conference Takes Action
  • To Go Or Not To Go
  • Arrival At Sydney
  • Recognized The Printing Presses
  • Fourth Annual Session Of The Australian Seventh-Day Adventist Conference
  • The Business Session Of The Conference
  • A. G. Daniells Elected President
  • Ellen White Begins Work In Melbourne
  • Ellen White Anointed
  • The Bible School Established
  • The Bible School Opens
  • Growing Stronger
  • The Secret Signs
  • Ellen White Gives The Secret Signs
  • Faulkhead Resigns From The Lodges
  • Another Interview With Ellen White
  • Chapter 19—Onto New Zealand
  • Voyage To New Zealand
  • Ellen White Meets The Hare Family
  • First SDA Camp Meeting In The Southern Hemisphere
  • The Winter In New Zealand
  • A Mother's Anxiety
  • Dental Problems
  • Determined To Win New Zealand
  • A New Approach In Gisborne
  • The Wellington Camp Meeting
  • Evangelistic Thrust In Australia
  • A Union Conference Is Born
  • Far-Reaching Influence Of The Brighton Camp Meeting
  • Chapter 20—The Avondale School
  • The Brettville Estate
  • Ellen White Explores The School Site
  • Report To The Foreign Mission Board
  • Making A Beginning
  • Work At Cooranbong Brought To A Standstill
  • Avondale College: On Hold
  • Norfolk Villa In Granville
  • Running A Free Hotel
  • The Ashfield Camp Meeting
  • A Wedding In The Family
  • Tasmania
  • Starting A College From Scratch
  • The Manual Training Department Succeeds
  • A Start With Buildings For Avondale College
  • The Sawmill Loft Put To Use
  • Setting A Target Date For Avondale College To Open
  • Ellen White Calls A Work Bee
  • The Avondale School Opens
  • Chapter 21—Sunnyside—Ellen White's Farm
  • Planting And Building At Cooranbong
  • How To Plant A Tree—According To Ellen White
  • Buying Cows
  • Chapter 22—The Medical Missionary Work
  • The Health Home
  • The Successful Treatment Of A Very Critical Case
  • A School For Nurses
  • Firm Plans For Erecting A Sanitarium
  • A Surprise Move
  • Medical Missionary Work At Cooranbong
  • The Health Food Work
  • The Medical And Surgical Sanitarium, And The Use Of Meat
  • Long-Distance Counselor
  • Meeting Offshoot Teachings
  • Good News From America
  • The Anna Phillips Experience
  • J. H. Kellogg And The Medical Missionary Work
  • Meeting The Inroads Of Pantheism
  • Correspondence With G. I. Butler
  • Chapter 23—Writing “The Desire Of Ages”
  • Others Who Helped
  • Finishing The Writing On The Desire of Ages
  • The Proposal Of Two Volumes
  • Ellen White's Humility In Writing
  • Extrascriptural Information
  • The Work Of The Holy Spirit
  • Who Will Publish It?
  • Decision On The Title
  • The Last Touches
  • Chapter 24—The Work In Australia Comes Of Age
  • Progress At Cooranbong
  • The New Church At Avondale Is Dedicated
  • College Hall Dedicated
  • The Publishing House
  • Return Voyage: Tales For The Grandchildren
  • First Stop: New Zealand
  • The Stop In Samoa
  • The Stop In Honolulu
  • Nearing America: An Encouraging Promise
  • Through The Golden Gate
  • Chapter 25—Elmshaven, A Haven For Ellen White
  • Was This The Promised Refuge?
  • Ellen White Purchases The Property
  • And Now, Back To Work: The Priorities
  • The Long Road To Battle Creek
  • Vicksburg And The Morning Star
  • Service In Vicksburg
  • En Route To Battle Creek
  • Chapter 26—The General Conference Session of 1901: Time for Change!
  • Preview Of The Conference
  • The 1901 General Conference Session
  • The Response
  • Steps Toward Reorganization
  • Sweeping Changes
  • Battle Creek College To Move To Rural Location
  • The General Conference Becomes A World Conference
  • Last 10 Days: Taxing Problems
  • Meeting The Holy Flesh Fanaticism
  • Chapter 27—The Battle Creek Sanitarium Fire
  • Plans To Rebuild
  • Laying The Cornerstone
  • The Sanitarium Undenominational?
  • Dedication Of The New Building
  • Chapter 28—Elmshaven: Not A Rest Home
  • The Office Building And Staff
  • The Everyday Engrossing Activities
  • Influence Of The Messages In Critical Situations
  • Financial Help Needed For Work In The South
  • Long-Range Plans For The Medical Missionary Work
  • Ellen White's Recreation
  • Broadening The Work In Christian Education
  • Crisis In Nashville
  • Chapter 29—The Review And Herald Fire
  • The Word Reaches Ellen White
  • Last-Minute Warnings
  • Chapter 30—The 1903 General Conference Session
  • Elder Daniells’ Concerns
  • The Business Of The Conference
  • The New Constitution
  • Ellen White's Messages To The Delegates
  • The Move To Washington, D.C.
  • Takoma Park
  • Battle Creek Believers Respond To The Proposed Move
  • The Prompt Move To Washington
  • Chapter 31—John Harvey Kellogg and “The Living Temple”
  • The Living Temple
  • The General Conference Committee Rejects the Manuscript
  • The 1903 Autumn Council
  • The Right Message At The Right Time
  • Why The Messages Came When They Did
  • Chapter 32—The Round-Trip To Washington
  • Arrival In Washington
  • Ministry In The Washington Churches
  • Off To Berrien Springs
  • Mrs. White Begins Her Work At The Session
  • The Cumberland River Trip
  • Madison
  • Oakwood
  • Back In Washington
  • Starting Home
  • Chapter 33—“I Was Shown“: Beautiful Properties!
  • The Paradise Valley Property
  • The New Well
  • The Glendale Sanitarium
  • Loma Linda, The Hill Beautiful
  • “I'll Consult No One,” Said Ellen White
  • The Search For Money
  • Ellen White Inspects Loma Linda
  • The First $5,000 Payment
  • Faith Rewarded: Meeting The Payments
  • Two More Payments
  • Dedication Of Loma Linda Sanitarium
  • Chapter 34—A Momentous Year: Ballenger, Jones, Kellogg
  • The 1905 Session Opens
  • The Ballenger Teachings
  • Ellen White Speaks Out On The Ballenger Views
  • Elder A. T. Jones
  • Dr. J. H. Kellogg
  • Kellogg Plans A University In Battle Creek
  • Very Decided Testimony Sent To Elder Daniells
  • Arrival Of The Promised Testimonies
  • A Marked Confidence-Confirming Experience
  • Chapter 35—Ellen White's Special Gift
  • More Than A Prophet
  • The Seeds Of Unbelief
  • Questions Calling For Careful Answers
  • Who Manipulated Her Writings?
  • The San Francisco Earthquake
  • News Of The San Francisco Earthquake
  • The Tour Of Ravaged San Francisco
  • Consuming Fire That Followed The Earthquake
  • Martial Law
  • Destruction In The Central City
  • Adventists And Adventist Properties
  • The Earthquake Special Of The SIGNS
  • The Trip Home To Elmshaven
  • Finding A Site For Pacific Union College
  • The Buena Vista Property
  • The Angwin Property A Better Place
  • Ellen White Describes The New School Property
  • Faculty And Staff
  • Chapter 36—The General Conference Session Of 1909
  • The 1909 General Conference Session
  • The Daily
  • Counsel Against Agitating The Subject
  • S. N. Haskell And The 1843 Chart
  • The Issue Of Inspiration
  • Study Of The Context Important
  • A Call To Halt The Controversy
  • Chapter 37—Loma Linda: More Than A Sanitarium
  • A Charter Secured
  • Future Of Loma Linda With Plans Committee
  • Problems For The Nominating Committee
  • The Night Of The Decision
  • The Vote To Advance
  • Chapter 38—The 1911 Edition of the Great Controversy Not a Revision
  • Considerations Initiated By Plans For A New Edition
  • Finding Sources For The Quotations
  • Progress Report To Elder Daniells
  • E. G. White Settles The Question Of The D'Aubigné Quotations
  • Clarence Crisler's Testimony
  • A Review Of What Was Done To The Book
  • E. G. White Reads And Approves Changes
  • Time Running Out; Important Counsels
  • Book Preparation
  • Ellen White's Last Trips To Loma Linda
  • On Hand for The 1911 Constituency Meeting
  • The Visit of Bookmen
  • The General Conference Session Of 1913
  • “Courage In The Lord”
  • Chapter 39—Winding Down With Courage and Cheer
  • Frequent Visitors
  • Review and Signs Articles
  • Her Eighty-Seventh Birthday
  • The Accident and Its Aftermath
  • The Vision of March 3
  • Waning Strength And Death
  • Ellen White At Rest; Awaiting The Life-Giver
  • Funeral Notice
  • The Richmond Funeral
  • The Battle Creek Funeral
  • The Funeral Service
  • The Public Press
  • “My Writings Will Constantly Speak”
  • Appendix