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221 Ellen G. White in Europe 1885-1887, p. 247 (D. A. Delafield)

Chapter 25—Christmas Day at Tramelan

222 Ellen G. White in Europe 1885-1887, p. 250.2 (D. A. Delafield)

Early in the morning, the day before Christmas, she took the train out of Basel, accompanied by William and Jennie Ings. The weather was appropriate to the season:

223 Ellen G. White in Europe 1885-1887, p. 250.5 (D. A. Delafield)

On Sabbath, Christmas Day, Ellen White spoke for the official dedication of the little chapel. Appropriately she took her text from 1 Kings 8, where the dedication of Solomon's Temple is described.

224 Ellen G. White in Europe 1885-1887, p. 252.5 (D. A. Delafield)

… “celebrated” Christmas with too much liquor had stumbled into the deep snow the night before, and, unable to extricate himself, had frozen to death. “He had a mother …

225 Ellen G. White in Europe 1885-1887, p. 253.3 (D. A. Delafield)

… the Christmas season was to secure financial help for the colporteurs in Russia. Their ministry was made difficult by the fact that the Seventh-day Adventist …

227 Ellen G. White in Europe 1885-1887, p. 254.1 (D. A. Delafield)

would have a Christmas tree on which shall be hung offerings, great and small, for these houses of worship.

228 Ellen G. White in Europe 1885-1887, p. 254.2 (D. A. Delafield)

… a Christmas tree? will it not be like the world? We answer, You can make it like the world if you have a disposition to do so, or you can make it as unlike the world …

229 Ellen G. White in Europe 1885-1887, p. 254.3 (D. A. Delafield)

… your Christmas gift. Let your donations be sanctified by prayer.”— The Review and Herald, December 11, 1879 .

230 Ellen G. White in Europe 1885-1887, p. 254.4 (D. A. Delafield)

Christmas observance recognized that there was no Bible support for the celebration of the day, but she was practical enough to see that Christmas could …

231 Ellen G. White in Europe 1885-1887, p. 257.1 (D. A. Delafield)

… by Christmas of 1887. But forces were at work that changed her plans.

232 Ellen G. White in Europe 1885-1887, p. 269.2 (D. A. Delafield)

… the Christmas Day dedication of the church in 1886. In spite of her brief stay, she spoke four times and wrote 50 pages of notepaper to church members who needed …

233 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 200.6 (Arthur Lacey White)

… this Christmas Eve in expectancy of circumstances that would lead to shouting, and possibly being “slain by the Lord”? Were they looking for a repetition of …

234 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 334.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

As for herself, she was on crutches and had been since Christmas Eve, when she slipped on the ice and injured her left leg. She told of this:

235 Ellen G. White: The Progressive Years: 1862-1876 (vol. 2), p. 9.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

… of Christmas day, 1865, led the church into institutional medical work.

236 Ellen G. White: The Progressive Years: 1862-1876 (vol. 2), p. 126.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

Christmas evening as we were humbling ourselves before God, and earnestly pleading for deliverance, the light of heaven seemed to shine upon us, and I was …

237 Ellen G. White: The Progressive Years: 1862-1876 (vol. 2), p. 128.2 (Arthur Lacey White)

… that Christmas Day by granting her a visit, by vision, to the realms above, where “all was health, beauty, and glory.” She heard the music of heaven, “melodious, perfect …

238 Ellen G. White: The Progressive Years: 1862-1876 (vol. 2), p. 131.4 (Arthur Lacey White)

Only in a full understanding of what Ellen White was shown in this vision of Christmas Day can there be a fair understanding of the course she pursued in the care of her husband through the year 1866 and into 1867.

239 Ellen G. White: The Progressive Years: 1862-1876 (vol. 2), p. 162.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

… on Christmas evening in Rochester was very comprehensive, covering many subjects. At the General Conference session in May, she had presented orally the …

240 Ellen G. White: The Progressive Years: 1862-1876 (vol. 2), p. 218.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

On Wednesday morning, Christmas Day, a meeting was held, and thirteen children and young people expressed their determination to be Christians. One of those young people, Orville Farnsworth, later recounted the happenings of that day: