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1481 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 186.5 (Arthur Lacey White)

Reports of the conferences held among the believers took on a brighter turn, as evidenced in the report of the gathering at Sutton, Vermont, from Thursday to Sunday, in late September. Hear James White on this:

1482 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 190.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

But now a change had come. The “messengers” in the field clearly detected it. Joseph Bates wrote to James White on November 4, 1850. In closing his report he writes enthusiastically:

1483 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 190.7 (Arthur Lacey White)

Of the rather extended tour James and Ellen White took in the spring and summer of 1850, Ellen wrote later:

1484 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 191.2 (Arthur Lacey White)

… this. James White explained with a sense of surprise:

1486 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 191.5 (Arthur Lacey White)

Clearly the pioneers of the Seventh-day Adventist Church had come to “the gathering time.” James White used this term as he reported in November, 1850, of Mrs. Bates, the wife of Joseph Bates, taking her stand for the Sabbath.

1487 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 193.2 (Arthur Lacey White)

… to James White, a youthful advocate of the Advent message, a schoolteacher who had the benefit of a year in school, came the message, presumably from heaven …

1488 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 194.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

… Maine, James and Ellen White passed through Portland and on to Topsham, with their eyes on Paris (Paris Hill today). They had been traveling for some weeks, and …

1489 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 194.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

When James and Ellen White came to Paris they anticipated that they would reside there through the winter. On November 1, 1850, she wrote, “We shall stay here at Paris some little time,” and added:

1490 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 196.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

… 1850. James and Ellen White were present at both, and they partook of the experiences. Earlier ecstatic experiences, in the form of speaking in unknown tongues …

1491 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 197.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

… , and James and Ellen White, who had come from nearby Oswego. The meeting was a “refreshing season.”

1492 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 197.5 (Arthur Lacey White)

… neither James nor Ellen White had much faith in the interest that was felt for Rhodes, and she cautioned Ralph “to be sure to get a clear duty from the Lord.” She …

1494 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 200.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

James White added, “Satan would get us from this time. But let us stand fast in the Sabbath as God has given it to us and Brother Bates. God has raised up Brother …

1495 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 201.2 (Arthur Lacey White)

… him [James White] alone.— Ibid. Look ye, let them go. They have not moved in God at all times. Encourage it not, for it will tend to destruction. There has been a stretching …

1496 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 203.6 (Arthur Lacey White)

When James and Ellen White took up residence in Paris, Maine, in late October, 1850, it was for the purpose of publishing the three angels’ messages. James had …

1497 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 204.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

… , and James White, and the subscription terms were “gratis, except the reader desires to aid in its publication.”

1498 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 205.2 (Arthur Lacey White)

James and Ellen White faced difficult times in Paris. She wrote of it: We suffered many privations.... We were willing to live cheaply that the paper might be sustained …

1499 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 205.4 (Arthur Lacey White)

… Vermont. James and Ellen had received a special invitation to attend a conference at Waterbury, Vermont. In spite of the fact that it was midwinter, they started …

1500 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 205.5 (Arthur Lacey White)

… against James White in which many joined, even the venerable Joseph Bates. It was based on the opinion that the Whites had too good a horse, and as James had been …