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Ellen G. White: Volume 6—The Later Elmshaven Years: 1905-1915 Ellen G. White: Volume 6—The Later Elmshaven Years: 1905-1915 Arthur L. White 1982 Copyright © 2018 Ellen G. White Estate, Inc. Information about this Book Overview This eBook is provided by the Ellen G. White Estate. It is included in the larger free Online Books collection on the Ellen G. White Estate Web site. About the Author Ellen G. White (1827-1915) is considered the most widely translated American author, her works having been published in more than 160 languages. She wrote more than 100,000 pages on a wide variety of spiritual and practical topics. Guided by the Holy Spirit, she exalted Jesus and pointed to the Scriptures as the basis of one’s faith. Further Links A Brief Biography of Ellen G. White About the Ellen G. White Estate End User License Agreement The viewing, printing or downloading of this book grants you only a limited, nonexclusive and nontransferable license for use solely by you for your own personal use. This license does not permit republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works, or other use. Any unauthorized use of this book terminates the license granted hereby. Further Information For more information about the author, publishers, or how you can support this service, please contact the Ellen G. White Estate at [email protected]. We are thankful for your interest and feedback and wish you God’s blessing as you read. i Contents Information about this Book . .i Foreword ..............................................x An Explanation the Author Would Like to Have You Read . .x Chapter 1—Loma Linda, “Hill Beautiful” . 12 Ellen White’s Telegram, “Secure the Property” . 16 The Conference Declines Responsibility . 17 The Search for Money . 18 Ellen White Inspects Loma Linda . 19 The First $5,000 Payment . 21 Chapter 2—Meeting the Payments on Loma Linda . 24 Dedication of Loma Linda Sanitarium . 31 The Food Factory . 33 Chapter 3—Meeting Crises in Colorado . 36 The Boulder, Colorado, Sanitarium . 36 Proposal of a Sanitarium at Canon City . 40 Delicate Issues at the Camp Meeting . 42 An Affirmative Response to Testimonies Carefully Presented 42 But Why Not Canon City? . 43 Linking Up With Unbelievers . 45 Chapter 4—Independence or Unity? . 48 Meeting the Appeal for Guiding Counsel . 49 The Matter of Separate Conferences . 51 The Meeting . 53 Concern for the Vegetarian Restaurants . 56 Happenings at Elmshaven . 58 Her Seventy-Eighth Birthday . 58 Chapter 5—1905 Closes With Battle Creek Issues . 61 Ellen White Announces Her Positive Stand . 63 Kellogg Attempts to Hold the Line . 65 Strong Sentiments Against the Spirit of Prophecy . 66 The Question—Shall We Publish? . 67 Announced Plans for the “University” in Battle Creek . 69 First General Conference Medical Missionary Convention . 70 Mid-December Week of Prayer Meetings in Battle Creek . 71 ii Contents iii Arrival of the Promised Testimonies . 74 A Marked Confidence-Confirming Experience . 75 Daniells Restates His Faith and Loyalty . 78 Dr. Kellogg Unmoved. 79 E. G. White Publishes Two Pamphlets . 79 Chapter 6—The Year of the Earthquake . 81 Confirming Evidence to the Lord’s Messenger . 83 Meeting Direct Attacks . 84 To Southern California Again . 86 A Vision of Coming Destruction . 86 News of the San Francisco Earthquake . 88 At Paradise Valley Sanitarium, and the Trip Home . 88 The Tour of Ravaged San Francisco . 89 Consuming Fire that Followed the Earthquake . 91 Martial Law . 91 Destruction in the Central City . 92 Adventists and Adventist Properties . 93 The Earthquake Special of the Signs . 93 The Trip Home to Elmshaven . 94 Chapter 7—Ellen White Comes to Her Own Defense. 96 Circumstances at Elmshaven . 97 Questions Calling for Careful Answers . 98 Response to Specific Questions . 99 An Array of Questions from One Physician . 101 Involvements in Answering Questions . 102 Answer Regarding Chicago Buildings . 103 Whether Past or Future She Did Not Always Know . 106 Who Manipulated Her Writings? . 107 Care Required in Answering Questions and Charges . 111 Chapter 8—On the Evangelistic Trail . 113 The Oakland Camp Meeting (July 19-29) . 114 The Pacific Press Fire . 115 The Friday-Night Vision . 116 Continued Camp Meeting Ministry . 117 Plans for a Continuing Evangelistic Thrust . 118 Ellen White to Participate. 119 Evangelist Simpson’s Effective Ministry . 120 More Than One Right Way To Work . 121 iv Ellen G. White: The Later Elmshaven Years: 1905-1915 (vol. 6) Loma Linda Interests Again . 122 Her Correspondence . 123 Rebuilding the Pacific Press . 125 A Second Granddaughter Marries . 125 Ellen White Begins to Await Her “Summons” . 126 Chapter 9—1907—At Home and in the Field . 128 Problems in Organizational Relationships . 130 “Alone, So Alone” . 131 An Assuring Experience . 134 Warnings to Safeguard the Battle Creek Tabernacle . 135 Steps Taken as the Crisis Deepened . 137 The Legal Meetings . 138 Ellen White’s Shortest Testimony Arrives . 139 Chapter 10—Continuing in a Varied Ministry . 141 A Quick Trip to Southern California . 141 The St. Helena Camp Meeting . 143 The Summer Work . 143 Concern for Her Home and Office Family . 144 The Sacred and the Common . 146 The Farm and the Home . 147 The Misguided Would-Be Prophet . 148 “My Writings Will Continue To Speak” . 149 The Birth of a Grandson and a Great-Grandson . 149 Chapter 11—Bearer of Messages of Encouragement and Reproof . 151 The Building Site Preserved by a Vision . 151 Dedication of the Hospital . 153 The Very Spot Shown in Vision . 154 The Difficult Task of Warning Church Leaders . 155 Chapter 12—When the Test Comes . 158 The Receiving and the Acceptance of Personal Testimonies 159 The President Reelected . 165 The Response to Earnest Testimonies . 167 The Old Question—Who Told Sister White? . 169 The Other Question—Proper Relationships . 171 First Resistance, Then a Heartfelt Response . 173 Ellen White Rejoices in the Victory Gained . 176 Elder Reaser Needed in God’s Cause . 178 Contents v Chapter 13—Through the Year 1908 . 180 Healdsburg College . 182 Camp Meetings . 183 The Ralph Mackin Visit . 186 Trying to Find Money for the Work . 190 Chapter 14—Finding a Site for Pacific Union College . 192 Ellen White Visits the Buena Vista Property . 194 The Basis for Final Decisions . 196 An Important Principle Illustrated . 197 Delay Added to Delay . 198 The Angwin Property a Better Place . 200 Ellen White Describes the New School Property . 201 Faculty and Staff . 204 Chapter 15—Attending the General Conference of 1909 . 206 The 1909 General Conference Session . 210 Ellen G. White Addresses . 211 Ellen White’s Closing Address . 214 Chapter 16—The General Conference Address on Health Reform . 216 Background for the Address on Health Reform . 217 Should There Be an Anti-Meat Pledge? . 221 Ellen White’s Presentations at the 1909 General Conference Session. 223 Not a Test Question . ..
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