
Ellen G. White: The Early Elmshaven Years: 1900-1905 (vol. 5). Volume five of the Ellen G. White biography explores Mrs. White's deep involvement in the events and changes that took place in the Seventh-day Adventist Church during this period: the 1901 and 1903 General Conference Sessions, the Battle Creek Sanitarium fire, the Review and Herald fire, the threat of pantheism, and the establishment of sanitariums in California.
- Ellen G. White: Volume 5—The Early Elmshaven Years: 1900-1905
- The Author's Aims and Objectives
- Chapter 1—Voyage on the Moana
- The First Leg of the Voyage
- The Stop in Samoa
- The Third Week on Shipboard
- Chapter 2—Elmshaven
- Was This the Promised Refuge?
- Ellen White Purchases the Property
- The Name Elmshaven
- Chapter 3—Face to Face With the Issues
- The Next General Conference Session
- Battle Creek Finally Settled Upon
- The Activities at Elmshaven
- Testimonies, Volume Six
- The Everyday Engrossing Activities
- Meetings in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Guided by a Sabbath-Evening Vision
- Chapter 4—Through the South to the 1901 General Conference
- With James Edson White in Vicksburg
- The Morning Star and its Mission
- Service in Vicksburg
- En Route to Battle Creek
- In Old Battle Creek Again
- Chapter 5—The General Conference of 1901
- The Organizational Status of the Church
- Problems that Loomed Large
- Ellen White's Concern
- The Meeting in the College Library
- The 1901 General Conference Session
- The Response to Heaven's Call
- Chapter 6—The Church Responds
- The Conference Proceeds
- The Reorganization
- The Call to Move the College
- Other Evidences of a Hearty Response
- An Undetected Weakness
- Chapter 7—The Last Ten Days
- Meeting the “Holy Flesh” Fanaticism
- The Message Read to the Ministers
- The Conference President Responds
- The Conference Moves to a Close
- Chapter 8—The Extended Journey Home
- Chapter 9—In the Din of the Battle
- Little Forays that Rested Mind and Body
- California Interests
- Laboring for Two Misguided Physicians
- Chapter 10—The Precarious Winter Trip to New York
- Ellen White Agonizes to Know God's Will
- Off to New York
- Attending Union Conference Sessions
- The Journey Home
- Chapter 11—The Battle Creek Sanitarium Fire
- Plans to Rebuild
- Ellen White's Heart Heavily Burdened
- Denominational Or Undenominational?
- Dedication of the New Building
- Chapter 12—A Perplexing and Difficult Year
- Pacific Press Matters
- Problems in the South
- Things at Elmshaven
- The Important Medical Meeting
- Work Through The Summer
- Chapter 13—Getting On With the Book Work
- Testimonies for the Church, Volume 7
- The Book Education
- The Proposal of Independent Publications
- Visit to Southern California
- Chapter 14—God Reproves His Messenger
- Crisis in the South
- The Council Meeting at Elmshaven
- Visions that Changed the Course of Action
- The Messages of Rebuke
- At Elmshaven in Late 1902
- Chapter 15—The Crisis Over Financial Policies
- Concern Over the Battle Creek Sanitarium Debt
- Crisis in England
- Sound Financial Policies Adopted
- Chapter 16—The Review and Herald Fire
- The Word Reaches Ellen White
- Disturbing Development in Battle Creek
- Appeals for Needed Change
- Last-Minute Warnings
- The Morning After the Fire
- Chapter 17—Preparing for the 1903 General Conference
- Concerns of Ellen White
- Elder Daniells’ Concerns
- Ellen White in Oakland
- Chapter 18—The 1903 General Conference Session
- Messages at the Devotional Meetings
- The Conference Business
- The Major Debate on Institutional Control
- Helge Nelson Assaults Her
- Action on Institutional Ownership and Control
- The New Constitution
- Chapter 19—In Agony of Soul
- Concern for Developments at Battle Creek
- Ellen White Working Through A. T. Jones
- The Messages Reach Dr. Kellogg
- Chapter 20—The Move to Washington, D.C.
- Seeking a Suitable Location
- Anticipated Conflicts in Battle Creek
- Washington and Takoma Park
- Battle Creek Believers Respond to the Proposed Move
- The Prompt Move to Washington
- Chapter 21—The Threat of Pantheism
- Dr. Kellogg Introduces Pantheistic Teachings
- Ministers and Teachers Imbibe the Intriguing Views
- Seeds of Error Carried to the World Field
- Pantheism Rampant in Battle Creek
- Manuscript for The Living Temple Turned Down
- Pantheistic Teachings and the General Conference of 1903
- Chapter 22—“Meet It!”
- The 1903 Autumn Council
- The Messages from Sister White
- The Tide is Turned
- Why the Messages Came When They Did
- The Backup Work at Elmshaven
- Warnings Against the Threat of Pantheism
- Chapter 23—The Fall and Winter Work at Elmshaven
- Developments in Takoma Park
- Testimonies, Volume Eight
- Counsel on a Church School Problem
- Chapter 24—The Extended Visit to Washington
- Arrival in Washington
- Ministry in the Washington Churches
- Chapter 25—The Crucial Meeting at Berrien Springs
- Mrs. White Begins Her Work at the Session
- Discussion on Pantheism
- The Death of Mrs. Magan
- The Monday-Night Vision
- Chapter 26—A Trip Into the South
- The Trip North on the Cumberland River
- No Cheap Land
- Visiting Institutions in the South
- Chapter 27—Another Month in Washington, and the Trip Home
- Starting Home
- An Unguarded Statement
- Journey Across the Plains and the Mountains to California
- Chapter 28—Sanitariums in Southern California
- The Paradise Valley Property
- Ellen White Describes the Property
- The New Well
- Moving Forward Under Difficulties
- Chapter 29—Glendale, a Sanitarium Near Los Angeles
- Ellen White's Visit
- Completion of the Ministry of Healing Manuscript
- How the Work was Done
- Chapter 30—With the Lord's Messenger in Early 1905
- Dealing with an Infatuated Doctor and His Nurse
- Prayer for the Sick, and Operating Sanitariums
- Tithe Money and Its Use
- How and Why Ellen White Dispensed Tithe Funds
- Chapter 31—The General Conference of 1905
- The 1905 Session Opens
- Divergent Teachings on the Sanctuary Truth
- The Ballenger Teachings
- Elder E. W. Farnsworth's Report on the Ballenger Position
- Ellen White Speaks Out on the Ballenger Views
- Chapter 32—Last Days of the 1905 General Conference
- Elder A. T. Jones
- Call to Labor in Washington, D.C.
- The Interview with Ellen White at the 1905 Session
- Important Session Actions
- Defections Deeply Concerned Ellen White
- The Magnitude of the Threat Revealed in Vision
- Appendix—Solemn Warnings Repeated
- Warned That Heresies Will Be Brought In
- Truths That are to Stand Forever
- Truths Received Under the Demonstration of the Holy Spirit
- Overwhelming Views of the Sanctuary Given to Ellen White