Life Sketches Manuscript. Includes annotations on the original Life Sketches manuscript. A book published in 1915 on the life and ministry of Ellen G. White.
- Life Sketches Manuscript
- Introduction
- Chapter 1—Childhood
- The Accident
- Life a Burden
- A Bitter Lesson
- Efforts for an Education
- Chapter 2—Conversion
- Englishman's Prediction of the End of the World
- Announcement of the Second Advent
- Prevented from Seeking Advice
- Methodist Camp Meeting
- Fanaticism
- A Little Girl and Her Parasol
- The Burden Lifted
- Immaculate Children
- Change Wrought by Conversion
- Uniting with the Methodist Church
- Chapter 3—Christian Experiences
- Personal Description of Wm Miller
- Views of Sanctification
- An Eternally Burning Hell
- Chapter 4—Beginning Of Public Labor
- Dream of Temple and Lamb
- Dream of Seeing Jesus
- Counsel of Elder Stockman
- First Public Prayer
- View of the Father's Love
- Testimony Borne in Advent Meeting
- Testimony in Baptist Church
- Laboring for Young Friends
- Sympathy of my Brother Robert
- Chapter 5—Leaving The Methodist Church
- Disapproval Shown in Class-meeting
- The Safe Path
- Last Testimony in Class-meeting
- A Little Missionary Society
- Natural Mortality Questioned
- The Pastor's Visit
- Church Trial
- Expelled from the Methodist Church
- Chapter 6—Opposition Of Formal Brethren
- Young Man Prostrated by Power of God
- Opposition Overcome
- Chapter 7—Advent Experience
- Meetings in Portland, ME
- Exhortation of Elder Brown
- In the Hours of Waiting for Christ
- Our Disappointment
- Error in Reckoning
- Hope Renewed
- Attitude of the Churches
- Period of Preparation
- Chapter 8—My First Vision
- Vision of New Earth
- Chapter 9—Call To Travel
- Father Pearson's Testimony
- Fear of Self-exaltation
- Travels in Maine
- Arrest of Elder Damman
- Chapter 10—Answers To Prayer
- Chapter 11—Meeting Fanaticism
- Instruction Whom to Trust
- Chapter 12—Labors In New Hampshire
- Encouragement for Elder Morse
- Jonah's Disappointment
- A False Report
- Chapter 13—Misapprehension of the Message
- Disappointment of the First Disciples
- The Disappointment in 1844
- What Did Take Place in 1844?
- Another Message to be Given
- Chapter 14—False Sanctification
- A Little Ragged Boy
- Protected from an Unholy Influence
- A Foul Spirit Rebuked
- The “Cannot-sin” Theory
- Self-distrustfulness the Mark of a True Christian
- The Pharisee and the Publican
- A Last-day Delusion
- Chapter 15—Meeting Fanaticism In Maine
- Return to Portland, ME
- Fanciful Doctrines
- Visions at Sister Haines's
- Comfort for a Broken-hearted Wife
- Fanatics Refused a Home at My Fathers
- The Fruits of Fanaticism
- Promise of Special Help
- Vision of the New Earth
- The Better Land
- Chapter 16—Resisting The Spirit
- Some Erroneous Theories
- The Sin of Unfaithfulness
- Another Conflict with Mesmerism
- Fruits of the No-work Doctrine
- An Evidence of God's Care
- Chapter 17—Labors In Massachusetts
- Meeting in Roxbury
- In Dorchester
- Kindness of Brother and Sister Nichols
- At Carver
- A Girl Cured of Fits
- Conflict with False Doctrines
- Spiritualistic View of Second Advent
- Personality of God and Christ
- Chapter 18—Second Visit To Massachusetts
- No Work Theory Again
- Meeting in Randolph
- Description by Otis Nichols
- The Open Bible Test
- Strange Experiences in Portland
- Visit of the Policemen
- Anger of Young Men
- Fear of Thunder
- Chapter 19—The Sabbath of the Lord
- Elder Joseph Bates
- The Sanctuary and the Sabbath
- Repairers of the Breach
- The Work of the Third Angel