The Great Second Advent Movement: Its Rise and Progress

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Elder White’s Missionary Steamer

From that time he was praying and planning for the Southern field. As he studied, his plans matured, culminating in the construction of a steamer near Lake Michigan, called the Morning Star. Provided with this floating “Bethel,” he went to Chicago, thence down the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, reaching Vicksburg, Miss., Jan. 10, 1895. Here, with a few associates he began his labors on virgin soil. GSAM 435.4