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Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1)

Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1). This volume traces Ellen Whites activities through her developing Christian experience, the Advent movement and disappointment of 1844, and how she became the recipient of visions. It deals with her place with her husband and Joseph Bates in laying the foundations of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and discloses the vital role the visions had in this development.

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  • Ellen G. White: Volume 1—The Early Years: 1827-1862
  • A Statement the Author Would Like to Have You Read
  • The Author's Aims and Objectives
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1—(1827-1836) The Messenger of the Lord in Our Midst
  • Here the Story Begins
  • Harbingers of the Advent Awakening
  • Carefree Childhood Days
  • Early Experiences Recounted
  • A “School Days” Experience
  • The Family Moves to the City of Portland
  • The Portland the Youthful Ellen Harmon Knew
  • Hatmaking in the Harmon House
  • Attending Brackett Street School
  • The Textbooks She Read
  • Robert Harmon's Trip to Georgia
  • Chapter 2—(1836-1843) Abrupt Changes in Ellen's Life
  • Schooling Cut Off
  • Early Religious Instruction
  • Wrestling with the Problems of “Conversion”
  • The William Miller Lectures
  • Ellen's Developing Christian Experience
  • William Miller's Second Visit to Portland
  • Two Significant Dreams
  • Bearing Public Witness
  • Cast Out from the Methodist Church
  • Chapter 3—(1844) 1844—The Year of Expectation and Disappointments
  • The Question of the Immortality of the Soul
  • The Time of Expectation Passes
  • A Test of True Character
  • The Second Angel's Message
  • October 22, 1844, The Day of Expectation
  • The Great Disappointment of October 22, 1844
  • The Failing Health of Ellen Harmon
  • Ellen Harmon Given a Vision—Her First
  • The First Vision as Published in the Day-Star
  • The Vision Answered Many Pressing Questions
  • Chapter 4—(1844-1845) Make It Known to Others
  • Ellen's Confrontation
  • Fear of Exaltation
  • Meeting Hazen Foss
  • Ellen Ventures Into the Field
  • The Background of this Traumatic Experience
  • The Fruitful Journey to Eastern Maine
  • Encouraging the Fainthearted and Meeting Fanaticism
  • Chapter 5—(1845) The Messenger of the Lord at Work
  • The Otis Nichols Letter of April 20, 1846
  • Ellen's Experience in Delivering the Message
  • Early Arguments for the Spirit of Prophecy
  • Some High Points of her Work in Eastern Maine
  • Vision of Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary
  • Some Fanatical Positions She Met
  • Wrestling With the Views of the Spiritualizers
  • Ellen Leaves Suddenly for Home
  • The Healing of Frances Howland and William Hyde
  • Preserved from Fanaticism
  • Visit to New Hampshire
  • Contending with Spiritual Magnetism
  • Called Back to Portland
  • Vision of the New Earth
  • Chapter 6—(1845-1846) Sustained in a Continued Ministry
  • Enabled to Write
  • The Large Family Bible
  • The Bible Held in Vision
  • The Unenviable Position of the Prophet
  • A Symbolic Warning
  • “Another Angel, Father!”
  • Who Could be Saved?
  • The First Visit to Massachusetts
  • The 1845 Expectancy of the Second Advent
  • The Second Visit to Massachusetts
  • Otis Nichols’ Eyewitness Account
  • Meeting Joseph Bates at New Bedford
  • The Publication of Her First Vision—January, 1846
  • Publication of the Vision of the Heavenly Sanctuary
  • The Place of the Vision in Confirming the Sanctuary Truth
  • God's Leadings Clearly Manifest
  • The Vision in a Sailboat
  • Chapter 7—(1846-1847) Entering Married Life
  • The Wedding
  • Their First Home
  • Stricken with Severe Illness
  • Acceptance of the Seventh Day as the Sabbath
  • The Profitable Time in Massachusetts
  • Vision Confirming the Sabbath
  • Rebaptism of Ellen White
  • The Visions of Ellen White
  • Ellen White's Letter to Eli Curtis
  • Chapter 8—(1847-1848) Laying the Foundations
  • James White on the Prophetic Gift
  • New Responsibilities
  • Ellen Hits an All-Time Low in Discouragement
  • Careers Changed
  • The First “General Conference” of Sabbathkeeping Adventists
  • Chapter 9—(1848) The Sabbath and Sanctuary Conferences and the Development of Doctrines
  • The Volney Conference
  • The Conference at Port Gibson, New York
  • The Development of the Doctrines
  • Ellen White's Mind Locked for a Few Years
  • A Glimpse of the Activities at the Conferences
  • Established by the Lord God of Heaven
  • Commissioned to Print a “Little Paper”
  • Chapter 10—(1848-1849) Heaven-directed Travels and Important Visions
  • Troubles in Europe and Their Supposed Significance
  • View of Heaven and Other Worlds
  • Was It Ellen White or the Spirit of God?
  • Travels and Labors in Early 1849
  • Another Important Vision
  • Quandary over the Next Move
  • Chapter 11—(1849) Beginning to Publish
  • Writing for the Press
  • Ellen White described its reception:
  • The Proclamation of the Third Angel's Message
  • The Content of the Paper
  • Birth of a Second Son, James Edson White
  • The Paris, Maine, Conference
  • Among the Believers in Maine and New York State
  • A Hymnbook for the Sabbathkeeping Adventists
  • The Little Paper Almost Died
  • Death Invades the Camp
  • Fruitage of Public Ministry in Oswego
  • Vision of Future Events
  • The Visit to Vermont and Maine
  • The Gift of a Horse and Carriage
  • Chapter 12—(1850) The Summer the Tide Turned
  • Satan's Vicious Attacks
  • Special Significance Disclosed by Vision
  • The Third Angel's Message to be Made Plain by a Chart
  • A Marked and Significant Change in the Tide
  • Many Visions Giving Insights and Guidance
  • A Summary of Other Important Visions
  • A Time for Development of the Doctrinal Structure
  • The Crucial Yet Productive Years of the “Scattering Time”
  • Taking Up Residence in Maine
  • Significant Conferences at Paris and Topsham
  • Chapter 13—(1851) The First Winter of “The Gathering Time “
  • The Rescue of S. W. Rhodes
  • A Demonstration of Tongues that Misled
  • Stabilizing Counsels Given by Vision
  • The “Review and Herald” Is Born
  • Difficult Days in Paris
  • The 1851 Time Setting
  • The Time Dropped Before the Expiration
  • Chapter 14—(1851) Mixed Experiences in “The Gathering Time”
  • Concerted Plan to Publish the Visions
  • Ellen White's First Book
  • Settling in Saratoga Springs, New York
  • Moves Toward Order and Organization
  • The Conference at Washington, New Hampshire
  • The Bethel, Vermont, Conference
  • The Conference at Johnson, Vermont
  • The Conference at Vergennes, Vermont
  • Testimony Concerning Using Tobacco
  • The Midwinter Tour in Western New York
  • Back Home in Saratoga Springs
  • Chapter 15—(1852) Girding Up for a Mighty Thrust
  • Status of Publishing the Review
  • Establishing a Publishing Office in Rochester, New York
  • The Tour East
  • A Visit to the Gorham Home
  • On to James White's Boyhood Home
  • Subjects Discussed at the Conferences
  • John N. Loughborough Enters the Picture
  • Chapter 16—(1845-1852) The Shut and the Open Doors
  • Ellen G. White Looks Back
  • Positive Denial of the False Charge
  • Explained Further as a Charge is Answered in 1883
  • Developing Perception on Ellen White's Part
  • A Term with a Changing Meaning
  • Vision of the Open and Shut Door
  • Labor for Sinners During the Shut-Door Period of 1845 to 1851
  • Experience of Heman Churchill (July, 1850)
  • J. H. Waggoner Recalls His Experience
  • A Review of 1851 Developments
  • Criticism of Deletions from the First Vision
  • Why Were the Lines Omitted in 1851?
  • Chapter 17—(1852-1853) The Message Pushes to the West
  • Strict Economy Maintained
  • Working in the Opening West
  • First Visit of James and Ellen White to Michigan
  • With the Believers in Jackson, Michigan
  • The Strange Case of a Self-Appointed Woman Evangelist
  • Lost on the Way to Vergennes
  • The Vergennes Meeting and Mrs. Alcott
  • Back Home in Rochester
  • The Review and Herald to be Published Weekly
  • The 1853 Eastern Tour
  • Chapter 18—(1854) Nurturing the Developing Church
  • The Vital Need for Church Organization
  • James White Joins in Calling for Gospel Order
  • The Tour of Northeastern New York State
  • Sins Tolerated in the Camp
  • Early Light on Basic Health Principles
  • Ellen White's Battle With Disease
  • Continuing the Evangelistic Thrust
  • The Trip to Wisconsin
  • Establishing the First “Adventist Book Center”
  • Eyes on the Evangelistic Tent
  • Chapter 19—(1854-1855) Through Hours of Darkness
  • Tested by a Physician While in Vision
  • Problems that Loomed Large
  • The Messenger Party
  • A Bitter Lesson on Compromising on Doctrinal Truth
  • What Happened to the “Messengers”
  • Ellen White Portrays the Steps in Apostasy
  • Chapter 20—(1855) Settling Administrative and Theological Questions
  • The Eleven-Week Tour Through New England
  • The Review Office to Go to Battle Creek, Michigan
  • A Transition Evidencing the Maturity of the Church
  • The Doctrinal Point—Time to Begin the Sabbath
  • The Impressive Lesson Taught by this Experience
  • The Neglect of the Spirit of Prophecy
  • The “Conference Address”
  • Chapter 21—(1856) Working in a Changed Atmosphere
  • The Whites and the White Home
  • Ellen White Revives her Drowned Baby
  • Chapter 22—(1856) Soul-shaking Experiences for the Ministers and Laity
  • The Use of Tobacco
  • A Profitable Trip into the Field
  • The Laodicean Message
  • The Trip into Ohio and Iowa
  • Chapter 23—(1857) A Year of Many Visions
  • The Vision at Hillsdale, Michigan
  • Visiting the Churches in Eastern Michigan
  • The Concept of the Investigative Judgment Dawns
  • A Power Press for the Review Office
  • Plans for a Trip East
  • Vision at Buck's Bridge, New York
  • The August Vision at Monterey, Michigan
  • The October Visit to Monterey and Another Important Vision
  • The Battle Creek Conference
  • The Vision of the Shaking
  • Chapter 24—(1858) The Great Controversy Vision and Broader Concepts
  • Meetings in Ohio
  • The Great Controversy Vision
  • Counsels for New Believers
  • A View of the Agelong Controversy in its Broad Sweep
  • Ellen White Tells the Story at the General Conference in May
  • The Choice of Title for the Forthcoming Book
  • A Startling and Thought-Provoking Object Lesson
  • M. B. Czechowski, the Converted Catholic Priest
  • Chapter 25—(1858-1859) Financial Support for the Cause of God
  • The Support of the Ministers
  • The Promise of a Way Out
  • The Development of the Plan of Systematic Benevolence
  • The Address
  • Chapter 26—(1859) Through 1859 With Ellen White's Diary
  • The January Trip to Wright, Michigan
  • The Battle Creek Home
  • The Home Program
  • Writing Personal Testimonies
  • The Battle Creek General Conference
  • The June Vision
  • Testimony for the Church No. 5
  • The Autumn Trip East
  • Chapter 27—(1860) The Opening of the Year of Little Joy
  • The Lure of the West
  • The Tour in the West
  • Letters to the Children
  • At Knoxville, Iowa
  • Spiritual Gifts,, Volume II, Comes from the Press
  • A Fourth Son Is Born
  • Chapter 28—(1860) Initial Steps in Church Organization
  • Adopting a Denominational Name
  • “Seventh-day Adventists” The Name Chosen
  • Led by God in the Switch of Travel Plans
  • The Husband and Father Away from Home
  • Chapter 29—(1861) Pointed Reproof and Heartfelt Confessions
  • A Soul-Stirring Vision
  • Ellen White Alters Her Practice
  • General Counsel for the Church
  • Steps in Church Organization Commended
  • Providentially Saved from Financial Loss
  • A Western Tour
  • The Tide Begins to Turn
  • Chapter 30—(1861) The Struggle for Church Organization Continues
  • The Conference Address on Organizing Churches
  • The Eight-Week Eastern Tour
  • Vision at Roosevelt, New York
  • The Battle Creek Church Sets the Pace in Organizing
  • A Creed and the Spirit of Prophecy
  • The Formation of the Michigan Conference
  • Other States Organize
  • Cautions Sounded
  • M. E. Cornell to Go to Ohio
  • Confessions of Negative Attitudes
  • James White Surveys the Battle and Victory
  • Chapter 31—(1861) The Clouds of War
  • Vision at Parkville, Michigan
  • Ellen White Examined While in Vision
  • At Home and Writing Personal Testimonies
  • The Inroads of Prevailing Fashion
  • Letters to the Wife of a Minister
  • Another Intimate Glimpse of the White Home Life
  • A Second Vision of Civil War Involvement
  • The New Publishing House
  • The Five-Week Western Tour
  • The War and the Threatening Draft of Recruits
  • Chapter 32—(1862) The Year 1862 Closes on an Upbeat
  • First Annual Session of the Michigan State Conference
  • The Business Sessions of the Conference
  • Matters for Conference Consideration
  • Organization of the General Conference
  • The Last Few Weeks of 1862
  • A Burden for the Youth of the Church
  • Victories at Wright and Orleans
  • Triumphant Year-End Meetings at Battle Creek
  • The Church Prepared for Development and Expansion
  • Appendix A
  • Sources
  • Appendix C