
Ellen White: Woman of Vision. An beautiful abridgement of the 6-volume biography on the life of Ellen G. White, written by her grandson, Arthur Lacey White.
- 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