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2321 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 100.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

… home, James and Ellen White went on north some twenty miles to Plano. The camp meeting had opened there, three miles from the village, on Tuesday, November 12 …

2323 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 101 (Arthur Lacey White)

The Fluctuating Plans of James and Ellen White

2324 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 101.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

… health, James White's mind turned first in one direction and then in another. Forgetful of good resolutions to temper his schedule, he would get caught up …

2325 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 101.5 (Arthur Lacey White)

… for James, and he struggled, as he put it, “to grow old gracefully” ( Ibid., May 15, 1879 ). At this he was more successful at some times than at others. For her part Ellen …

2326 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 102.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

This sidelight may be helpful in interpreting what at this juncture may seem to be rather erratic movements and statements on James White's part.

2327 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 105.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

… , James and Ellen White could not refrain from engaging in local evangelistic ministry. They quickly assessed the needs. On December 4, Ellen White, prefixing …

2328 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 105.6 (Arthur Lacey White)

… Elder James White and his most accomplished wife an invitation to lecture in this city. The attendance may not be large, since this is our busiest cotton season …

2329 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 106.5 (Arthur Lacey White)

… . As James White wrote of this to Willie, he described one missionary facet of the trip:

2330 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 106.7 (Arthur Lacey White)

… to James White to assist him as a secretary. Daniells’ wife, Mary, was brought into the White home in Denison as cook. Thus began a longstanding acquaintance …

2331 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 107.4 (Arthur Lacey White)

Meetings were held in the Dallas tent from March 7 to 11 (JW to WCW, February 27, 1879). On the eleventh James White reported to Edson and Emma, his wife, “Your mother is having a perfect opening here. The tent is crowded.”

2332 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 107.6 (Arthur Lacey White)

As James and Ellen White were in Kansas in November, 1878, en route south, he promised that as they left Texas in early May the next year on their way to Colorado …

2333 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 108.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

… Texas. James White would lead this expedition. The early-March trip from Dallas to Denison was a sort of trial run. Ellen White described that two-day trip:

2334 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 108.4 (Arthur Lacey White)

… poverty, James White bought or traded teams of horses and mules, upgrading them step by step. He figured these could be used to travel to Colorado and then, when …

2335 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 109.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

… ,” wrote James White from their camp to children William and Mary. They were midway between Denison and the Red River, which separated Texas from the Indian …

2336 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 111.6 (Arthur Lacey White)

James White also spoke a short time, and the Whites were urged to remain and hold more meetings, but this could not be, for they needed to press on. It was a mile and a half back to the camp, but the success of the meeting warmed their hearts.

2337 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 112.2 (Arthur Lacey White)

While James White reveled in the venture, Ellen did not. She and Marian carried the burden of housekeeping and of providing the meals for their part of the …

2338 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 113.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

… then James White had decided not to attend the session because he and his wife could not be there at the time appointed. He had followed that with a message …

2339 Ellen G. White: The Lonely Years: 1876-1891 (vol. 3), p. 114.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

… evening James White was invited to speak in the Indian council house; Ellen White addressed the people the following evening (JW to WCW, May 10, 1879).