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77321 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 382.1 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… Mrs. White decided to labor more in New York, and for a time they lived in Oswego, of that State. Then in 1852 they moved to Rochester, New York. The plan was really …

77322 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 384.1 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

In the meantime there was much earnest consideration and prayer on the subject. After much thought the brethren presented to Mrs. White a written statement and requested a written reply. This question, read by A. G. Daniells, was as follows:

77323 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 384.2 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… Elder White went there in 1853 [1855]. It is a serious thing to take this step. But some feel as if it ought to be done; that we will never secure the reformation called …

77324 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 384.3 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

To this weighty inquiry Mrs. White gave a long reply, from which a few excerpts will follow:

77325 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 385.4 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… Mrs. White had been studied anew, the delegates met in session again to make a decision. H. W. Cottrell, often called the legal counselor of the church, was in the …

77326 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 386.2 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… Sister White, however, they were told to move very cautiously, and that it was not clear in her mind that any place in that vicinity would be the right one.... Meanwhile …

77327 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 386.3 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… Sister White came, saying she had clear light that Washington was the city where the new headquarters should be fixed. These letters, however, were entirely …

77328 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 387.5 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… . Mrs. White joined others in appealing for help on that fund through the Review. Many stockholders in the old Review donated their shares to help in the move …

77329 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 391.3 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

“Yes,” I said, “they say it is a mistake of Mrs. White’s.”

77330 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 391.4 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… Mrs. White’s mistakes. We oldsters used to laugh at that from way back. She made a mistake when seventeen years ago she urged Adventists to begin religious …

77331 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 391.5 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… Sister White’s, as they call it, has been a real blessing, because it wasn’t a mistake at all. God taught her what to say. Our people will see that more and more. We …

77332 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 393.3 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… Mrs. White, many things have been told, most of them good, some of them less favorable and designed only to weaken confidence in the messenger of God.

77333 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 394.2 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… Mrs. White had never seen the articles by Dr. W., and that not one word of his had been copied. It was proved again that Mrs. White’s writings are wholly her own—most …

77334 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 394.3 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… Mrs. White had been shown in vision that the end of the world would come within three years. He created quite a stir by this statement, and soon letters began …

77335 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 395.2 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… Mrs. White had been shown in vision, though the matters thus revealed had never been written out by her or published. One of the early pioneers in this message …

77336 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 396.1 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… Mrs. White. Our reply to such inquiries is and has ever been that we have never so thought or taught. The office of priest in Old Testament times was inherited …

77337 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 396.2 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… Mrs. White.” They gave no evidence of a call; only their own egotism prompts them. They tell us that Moses chose Joshua and Elijah called Elisha. But they fail to …

77338 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 397.1 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… Mrs. White was jealous and earnestly opposed any idea of a successor. The truth is the exact opposite. Mrs. White always gladly recognized the talents or work …

77339 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 397.5 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… Mrs. White’s books and some another; even certain countries choose one rather than another. That is human, and we are not to judge. We do, however, consider it extremely …

77340 The Fruitage of Spiritual Gifts, p. 400.2 (Lewis Harrison Christian)

… . Mrs. White always preached from the Bible as the basis of all faith and duty. We should do likewise. Then, too, we should never read from the Testimonies as doctrinal …