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1522 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 129.4 (Arthur Lacey White)

James White’s next statement sets forth a position he stood by throughout his ministry:

1523 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 129.6 (Arthur Lacey White)

… for James White, the Bible was the guide and rule of practice. He republished the first vision, followed by two others, stating:

1524 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 130.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

… by James White on “the experience and calling of the author of these visions” ( Ibid., 22 ). The pamphlet closed with two James White articles, “The Temple of God” and …

1525 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 130.5 (Arthur Lacey White)

The Whites were in Topsham through much of April and May while James was getting his pamphlet published in nearby Brunswick. They then returned to Gorham …

1526 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 131.6 (Arthur Lacey White)

… born, James White wrote from Gorham to Elvira Hastings, of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, telling of his family’s situation:

1527 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 133.6 (Arthur Lacey White)

Still the letter was not mailed. On September 1 James White added, writing in Topsham:

1528 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 134.2 (Arthur Lacey White)

From this point on, James and Ellen White must take into account the fact that they were a family. The Howlands soon invited the couple to set up housekeeping in the upstairs rooms of their home in Topsham. Of this Ellen White wrote:

1529 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 134.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

… of James White and Ellen G. White (1880), 241, 242 .

1530 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 136.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

James and Ellen White could now see that regardless of home comforts, pleasures, and responsibilities, their life was to be a life of dedicated service involving travel, suffering, and earnest labor for others.

1531 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 136.4 (Arthur Lacey White)

… arms. James White had received $10 in settlement for his work in cutting wood. They used half of the money in preparation for the trip south and kept the other …

1532 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 137.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

… Ellen White later referred to as “the first conference that was ever held among Seventh-day Adventists” ( Manuscript 76, 1886 ). James White spoke of it as “the first …

1533 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 137.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

… of James White and Ellen G. White (1880), 245 .

1534 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 137.4 (Arthur Lacey White)

Exuberant in his report of the meeting, James White declared:

1535 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 138.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

James and Ellen White had come to the conference with no settled conviction as to what their next step might be. They thought that they might stay in Connecticut …

1536 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 139.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

… expenses. James and Ellen White had no means to travel with, so James was glad to find an opportunity to earn some money cutting hay on nearby farms. To Stockbridge …

1537 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 140.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

… summer James White earned $40 in the hayfield. Part of the money he used to buy needed clothing for the family and part in traveling to western New York State …

1538 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 140.4 (Arthur Lacey White)

The conference was called to begin on Friday, August 18. Leading workers present were Bates, Chamberlain, Gurney, Edson, and James and Ellen White. A few days later James White reported to their friends:

1539 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 142.5 (Arthur Lacey White)

… the Whites stayed. Before they continued their journey in the morning, they held a meeting in the Snow home. In his August 26 letter James White wrote of the …

1540 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 143.4 (Arthur Lacey White)

Wrote James White to Brother and Sister Hastings: