Ellen G. White in Europe 1885-1887

Reflections on Valence

As Sister White went on her way, she reflected upon the opportunities in Valence to lead others to Christ. EGWE 236.2

“There was a young man of excellent capabilities—a bookbinder. He had been learning the trade for nearly three years, and for his labor he was paid only three dollars per week and boarded himself. His keeping the Sabbath threw him out of two days. His sister has a good education, but keeping the Sabbath places her where she labors daily for twenty cents per day in doing common serving. She would make a good missionary worker if she only had the chance. Her mother engages in working in the field, receiving twenty cents when she can obtain work. We must seek to connect them with the office in Basel.”—Ibid. EGWE 236.3