Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3) audio book

Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3). Volume three picks up the Ellen White story at a high point in her ministry-a time when she was writing on the life of Christ and also engaged, with her husband, James, president of the General Conference, in a grueling camp meeting labor that had become a recurring summertime activity. The last years of James White's life were marked by notable achievements in building the church and its institutions in spite of periods impaired by illness. His rather sudden death at the age of 60 shocked both Ellen White and the church.

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Ellen G. White: Volume 3—The Lonely Years: 1876-1891
Chapter 1—(1876) A Whirl of Activity
The One-Hundredth Birthday of the Nation
Ministry in the Bay Area
The Publishing Interests
E. G. White Articles
Sympathy and Love
The Pattern of Work in Early 1876
Plans for the Summer
Counsel for James White—a Symbolic Presentation
Testimony No. 26
Chapter 2—(1876) Writing on the Life of Christ
Early Beginnings on the Life of Christ
A Resumption of the Writing
A Day of Recreation
Days of Loneliness
Ellen White's Intensity in Writing on Christ's Life
Sources for Her Writing on Christ's Life
Tensions Begin to Show
The Camp Meetings—E. G. White Would Attend
The Camp Meetings
Chapter 3—(1876) The Camp Meetings
Effective Use of the Public Press
A Breathing Spell Between Camp Meetings
The Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia
Camp Meetings Again
The Groveland Camp Meeting
Temperance Meeting in Haverhill
A Banner Camp Meeting Year
Chapter 4—(1876-1877) A Winter of Writing and Publishing
The Work for the Winter
Children's Stories Selected by Ellen White
Plans for the Signs for 1877
Proposal of a Bible Institute
Chapter 5—(1877) In the East Again
Ellen White and the Sanitarium
Triumphant Close of the School Year
Large Temperance Meeting
Writing and Mary Clough
Camp Meetings Again
The 1877 Groveland Camp Meeting
The Meeting in the Danvers Tent
The Michigan Camp Meeting
The General Conference Session
Chapter 6—(1877-1878) Priority One—James White's Health
Among the Churches in Northern California
Ellen White's Fiftieth Birthday
Visit to St. Helena
The Healdsburg Hideout
Light Dawns for Ellen White
Shuttling, Healdsburg—Oakland
Chapter 7—(1878) The Tide Turns
The Oregon Camp Meeting
Given a Vision While Speaking
After the Oregon Camp Meeting
Return to California
Plans for the Dime Tabernacle
The Tithe
Off for a Vacation in Colorado
Pressing on to the Eastern Camp Meetings
The Michigan Camp Meeting
The Vision of Wednesday, October 9
Chapter 8—(1878-1879) The Winter in Northern Texas
At the McDearmon Home
The Plano Camp Meeting
The Fluctuating Plans of James and Ellen White
Working at Home in Denison, Texas
Miss Marian Davis Joins the White Forces
The Home Situation
Outreach in Missionary Endeavor
Evangelism in Nearby Communities
Texas, a Needy Field of Labor
Preparing for the Exodus from Texas
Chapter 9—(1879) From the Red River to Battle Creek
Camping in Indian Territory
The Caravan Divides
Erratic Movements and Shifting Plans
To Grow Old Gracefully
Still on the Caravan Trail
The Special Session in Battle Creek
On to Emporia
The Kansas Camp Meeting
The Eastern Camp Meetings
Home Again in Battle Creek
Chapter 10—(1879) Surging to a High Point in Ministry
The Solemn Vision of the Judgment
Encouraging View Involving James White
Eighteenth Annual General Conference Session
The Ministerial Institute
The Vision of November 23, 1879
A Call for the Publication of the Vision of the View of the Judgment
Chapter 11—(1880) Difficult Times
Meeting the Needs of California
Ellen G. White Labors in California
James White East and Ellen White West
The Oregon Trip
The Milton Camp Meeting in Eastern Oregon
The Camp Meeting at Salem, Oregon
Return to Battle Creek (1880)
The Eastern Camp Meetings
Chapter 12—(1880) The Changing of the Guard
Potentially Difficult Times
The Election of General Conference Officers
James and Ellen White Plan for the Future
Attending to Literary Work
Life Sketches of Elder James White and His Wife, Mrs. Ellen G. White
Canright's 1880 Defection
Chapter 13—(1881) Wrestling With the Problems of Retirement
Concern for Edson
The 1881 Camp Meetings After All
A Significant Dream
Times of Contemplation and Dedication
An Overwhelming Burden for Battle Creek
The Carriage Trip to Charlotte
Chapter 14—(1881) The Tired Warrior at Rest
The Last Week of His Life
James White's Funeral
Remarks by Ellen G. White
The Public Press
His Associates Unprepared to Take Over
A Close Call for Ellen White
Chapter 15—(1881-1882) Alone, So Alone—Yet Not Alone
So Alone in the Mountains
A Solemn and Far-Reaching Testimony
The California Camp Meeting
Chapter 16—(1882) The Year Battle Creek College Closed
A New President for Battle Creek College
The College Problems Enumerated
New Schools in the East and the West
The Healdsburg School
Ellen White Finds a Home Base
The Battle Creek Church, Uriah Smith, and the Testimonies
The Fourth of July Picnic
The E. G. White Home in the Town of Healdsburg
Healed at the Camp Meeting
Chapter 17—(1883) Immersed in Book Production
Early Writings of Ellen G. White
New Year's Day, 1883
Holiday Articles in the Review and Signs
Practical Gift Suggestions
Spirit of Prophecy, Volume 4
Instructed to Trace the History of the Controversy
Chapters Published in Signs of the Times
The Relation of Ellen White's Articles to D'Aubigne
Sketches from the Life of Paul
The Call for an Ellen G. White Lesson Help
Testimonies for the Church, Volumes 1 to 4
The General Conference on Record Regarding Inspiration
Chapter 18—(1883) The Spirit of Prophecy Challenged
The Intensity of the Warfare
The Beginning of a Turnaround in Battle Creek
Ellen White Enters the Fray
The Weekend in Battle Creek
Chapter 19—(1883) A Changing Battle Creek—the College Opens
Battle Creek College Reopens
The Michigan Camp Meeting and the Uriah Smith Turnaround
The 1883 General Conference Session
Crucial Meeting of the Educational Society
Conference Session Actions
Actions Relating to the E. G. White Books
Back to California
Chapter 20—(1884) Completing the Work on The Great Controversy
Work Pursued on the Great Controversy
A Visit to the Health Retreat at St. Helena
Ellen White's Battle with Appetite
The First Camp Meeting in Los Angeles, California
Back Again to the Northwest
Volume 4—The Great Controversy—Finally Ready
Chapter 21—(1884) Reversing the Tide in the Pacific Northwest
The Walla Walla Meeting
The Heart of the Problem
Visit to Multnomah Falls
The Pacific Coast Council and Camp Meeting at East Portland
Brethren of Experience at the Pacific Coast Council
E. G. White Vision at East Portland
Ellen White Warns of Subtle Deceptions
Chapter 22—(1884) The Eastern Camp Meetings and D. M. Canright
Good News for the Eastern Camp Meetings.
Back Home in Portland, Maine
A Time of Spiritual Triumph
The Michigan Camp Meeting
D. M. Canright's Experience
The Otsego Meeting
The 1884 General Conference Session
The Trip Home to California
Chapter 23—(1885) Invitation to Visit Europe
Oh, To Know What To Do!
The Assurance Finally Came
Two Weeks in England
On To Basel, Switzerland
The Publishing House
Organization of the Work in Europe
The Swiss Conference Session
Chapter 24—(1885) The Meeting of the European Missionary Council
Establishing the Daily Program
A Bible Institute Proposed
Evangelistic Use of Literature
The Thrust of Public Evangelism
Problems Unique to Europe
The Test Comes to Daniel Bourdeau
A Vision Depicting the Workers as God Saw Them
Attitudes Toward the Spirit of Prophecy
Sequel—Daniel Bourdeau's Report
Chapter 25—(1885) A Visit to Scandinavia
Visit to Denmark
Visit to Sweden
Appropriate Meeting Places
Christiania, Norway
Large Public Meetings
Counsel on High Standards
The Large Sunday Temperance Meeting
Ellen White's Last Weekend with the Christiania Church
Return Trip to Switzerland
Chapter 26—(1885-1886) In Italy and Switzerland
The Visit to Italy
A Rude Interruption
Visit to Waldensian Hideouts
Back Home in Basel
Through the Early Months of 1886
Marian Davis Joins the Force
A Horse and Carriage for Sister White
A Second Visit to Italy
Routine Program in Basel
Chapter 27—(1886) Second Trip Through Scandinavia
The Meetings in Sweden
The Conference Session
The Two Weeks in Christiania
Dealing Carefully and Firmly with the Church Situation
The Week in Denmark
The European Missionary Council
The Week-Long Council Meeting
Evangelistic Labor in Nimes, France
The Visit to the Watch Factory
The Third Visit to Italy
Chapter 28—(1887) Ellen White's Last Year in Europe
News of D. M. Canright's Final Defection
Writing Letters and Preparing Book Manuscript
Visit to Zurich
Starting on the Long Journey Home
Meetings at Vohwinkel
The Meetings in Copenhagen
First European Camp Meeting at Moss, Norway
The Fifth Session of the European Council
The Well-Attended Meetings in Sweden
On to the British Mission
The Illness of Mary K. White
Across the Atlantic on the City of Rome
Chapter 29—(1887-1888) Back Home in America
On to Her California Home
The General Conference Session of 1887
The Winter in California
At Fresno and Selma
What Shall the Messenger of God Do?
Avoid Satan's Entangling Net
Back to Her Work in the North
The Angels Don't Sing That Way
Chapter 30—(1888) The Potential of the 1888 General Conference Session
The Matter of “The Law in Galatians”
Ellen White in Minneapolis in 1888
The Institute Opens
Points Worthy of Note
Chapter 31—(1888) Minneapolis and Its Diverse Fruits
The Law in Galatians at Last Introduced
Satan's Diverting Strategy
The Landmarks and the Pillars
Ellen White's Objective
A Heart-Searching Appeal
The Conference Session Closes on the Upbeat
W. C. White's Appraisal
W. C. White Acting General Conference President
The Story that Contemporary Records Tell
Righteousness by Faith Defined
A Personal and Frail Experience
Chapter 32—(1888-1889) Taking the Message of Minneapolis to the Churches
Her Resume of Labors Through 1889
Michigan State Meeting at Potterville
Ellen White's Sixty-First Birthday
The Remarkable Revival in Battle Creek
The Revival at South Lancaster
Revivals Across the Land
The Williamsport Camp Meeting
The 1889 General Conference Session
E. G. White Review Articles Tell The Story
Chapter 33—(1888-1889) Advances in Book Production
Attention Turned to the Great Controversy
An Enlightening Experience
Experience in Europe Benefited the Book
Enlargement of Chapter on Huss
Deletion of Materials Especially Intended for Adventists
The Great Controversy Finished at Healdsburg
Materials Quoted from Historians
Patriarchs and Prophets
Life Sketches of James and Ellen G. White
Testimonies for the Church,
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene
Chapter 34—(1889-1890) The 1889 General Conference Session and Beyond
Consolidation of Denominational Interests
Opening the Way for the Enemy to Control
Reading and Working in Battle Creek
Schools for Ministers
Early-Morning Devotionals Drew Large Attendance
Ellen White's Bold Testimony Bears Fruit
The Backbone of Rebellion Broken
The Spirit of Prophecy the Real Issue
A Statement Clarifying Issues
What is the Evidence?
Chapter 35—(1890-1891) Five Months of Arduous Labor Yields Fruit
At Salamanca, New York
On to Virginia
Several Visions Relating to the Publishing Work
Back Home at Battle Creek
Feelings of Loneliness
Uriah Smith Seeks a Deeper Experience
George I. Butler Confession
Others Confess and Turn About
Chapter 36—(1890-1891) The Last Year Before Australia
The 1891 General Conference Session
Religious Interest at a High Point
References to the Salamanca Vision
Instructed to Tell what She Saw at Salamanca
Ellen White's Report
An Abundance of Testimony
The Experience Brought Unity
General Conference Business
Uriah Smith's Spirit of Prophecy Sermon
Ellen White Asks for Time
The Question of Consolidation
Cheering, Positive Attitudes
Ellen G. White Following the Session
Ellen White Shared in Carriage Accident
To Go or Not To Go
Appendix