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381 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 139.5 (Arthur Lacey White)
… provided voting rights, profits from the investment were plowed back into the enterprise.
382 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 201.2 (Arthur Lacey White)
… by vote of the conference their number was increased to 38 by drawing in from those present several from conferences who had limited delegations. The appropriate …
383 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 201.5 (Arthur Lacey White)
James White, serving as chairman of the meeting, called for the vote. “The nominees were ... unanimously elected” ( The Review and Herald, October 14, 1880 ).
384 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 203.2 (Arthur Lacey White)
… of voting in favor of prohibition. I dressed and spoke to them about twenty minutes, and then returned to the tent” ( Letter 5, 1881 ).
385 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 203 (Arthur Lacey White)
Guidance Regarding Voting
386 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 203.5 (Arthur Lacey White)
When Ellen was asked, “Should we vote on prohibition?” she answered, “Yes, to a man, everywhere, and perhaps I shall shock some of you if I say, ‘If necessary, vote on the Sabbath day for prohibition if you cannot at any other time’” Ibid.
387 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 225.1 (Arthur Lacey White)
An invitation for Ellen White to visit Europe had come from the members of the Central European Mission. Thus the General Conference of 1884 voted:
388 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 263.3 (Arthur Lacey White)
… session voted that these materials be kept in print and made available to the church in a more permanent form.
389 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 309.6 (Arthur Lacey White)
… committee voted to purchase the Brettville estate for $4,500.
390 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 342.3 (Arthur Lacey White)
At this point a vote was called for and the resolutions were adopted unanimously.
391 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 342.4 (Arthur Lacey White)
… the vote, E. W. Farnsworth stood and said that he did not know whether what he was about to propose was in order, but it seemed to him that they could not do better …
392 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 376.2 (Arthur Lacey White)
… Creek voted on December 10, 1900, to hold the 1901 General Conference from April 2 to 23 in Battle Creek. Ellen White decided to attend, but her decision had not …
393 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 388.2 (Arthur Lacey White)
… a vote. The record is that it “was carried unanimously” ( Ibid., 29 ).
394 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 391.6 (Arthur Lacey White)
… negative vote was called for, no one responded.
395 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 391.7 (Arthur Lacey White)
… to vote. They voted unanimously to move the school. Finally a third expression was called for from the congregation generally. Rising to their feet, they gave …
396 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 408.3 (Arthur Lacey White)
… rising vote (May 22, 1902).
397 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 425.5 (Arthur Lacey White)
The matter was not settled quickly. A vote with a three-fourths majority was needed. At the close of the evening meeting, April 9, 1903, the vote was taken, with 108 delegates present. Eighty-five voted in favor of the majority report.
398 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 428.3 (Arthur Lacey White)
… final vote was overwhelmingly in favor of moving. But the vote did not resolve legal matters. The General Conference and the publishing house had been closely …
399 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 441.3 (Arthur Lacey White)
… a vote. People were too confused and uncertain, and he did not wish to take a step that would solidify any conclusions. So he dismissed the meeting, and the people …
400 Ellen White: Woman of Vision, p. 469.6 (Arthur Lacey White)
… members voted in favor of securing the property for a sanitarium.