Ellen G. White and Her Critics

Appendix D: A Word to the “Little Flock”

On May 30, 1847, James White published a twenty-four-page tract entitled A Word to the “Little Flock.” This contained three contributions from Mrs. White, which occupy approximately one third of the space. These are, in order of their appearance in the tract: EGWC 560.1

1. Pages 11 and 12, a letter to “Bro. Eli Curtis, New York City,” bearing the date line, “Topsham, April 21, 1847.” This letter was never reprinted. EGWC 560.2

2. Pages 14 to 18, Mrs. White’s first vision, entitled “To the Remnant Scattered Abroad.” Certain deletions from this vision, as it appears in Experience and Views, 9-15 (Early Writings, 13-20), have been the objects of attack by critics. (For comments on deletions, see Appendix J, pp. 621-623.) EGWC 560.3

3. Pages 18-20, a letter to “Dear Brother Bates,” bearing the date line, “Topsham, Me., April 7, 1847.” In the current work, Early Writings, 32-35, this material is entitled “Subsequent Visions.” Certain deletions from this letter, as it appears in Experience and Views, 15-19, have been the object of attack by critics. (For comments on deletions see Appendix J, pp. 626, 627.) Footnotes are by the publisher, James White, and the parenthetical number “(666)” in the “Dear Brother Bates” letter is probably by Bates. For comment on this see chapter 18. EGWC 560.4

The complete text of the twenty-four-page tract is found on the following pages: EGWC 560.5