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1701 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 313.2 (Arthur Lacey White)

… to James White, who a year before had compromised on the matter of freedom to discuss a point of error in doctrine.

1702 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 314.5 (Arthur Lacey White)

Just a little more than two years after Ellen White penned the words quoted above, James White wrote concerning the leaders in the opposition movement:

1703 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 316.2 (Arthur Lacey White)

… by James White titled “The Office.” In this he described the rather desperate situation he was in as proprietor, financial agent, and editor. His repeated appeals …

1704 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 318.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

… , as James White put it, “preach constantly.” But this time there was no preaching. In the veiled manner in which he usually referred in print to Ellen’s having …

1705 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 318.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

The extant records furnish little as to just what was the nature of the “encouragement and instruction,” except one very interesting item preserved in the E. G. White manuscript files relating to her conversation with the angel about James:

1706 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 319.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

… by James White, it was mid-June when the Whites actually got off by carriage on another trip through New England. As they traveled up through Vermont and met …

1707 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 319.4 (Arthur Lacey White)

… 30 James White was prepared to make the announcement of what seemed to be the consensus of opinion. He did so in early September under the title of “The Office …

1708 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 320.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

… which James White felt he must divest himself. The decision having been made that the press would go to Battle Creek, Michigan, the men there went into action …

1709 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 320.8 (Arthur Lacey White)

Special Notice. Change of Address. For the future, until further arrangements are made, all letters for the Review office should be addressed to Elder James White, Battle Creek, Michigan.

1710 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 321.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

… Iowa; James White and J. H. Waggoner, of Michigan; R. F. Cottrell, of New York; and Stephen Pierce, of Vermont. The minutes also recorded:

1711 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 321.4 (Arthur Lacey White)

James White, now freed from the cares and responsibilities of ownership, was asked to act as manager of the growing enterprise. Uriah Smith, whose approved …

1712 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 321.6 (Arthur Lacey White)

In the same spirit, and to help make the newly established enterprise a success, James White at first accepted only $4 a week. Later, he drew $6, and when the success of the work was assured, $7 a week.

1713 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 321.7 (Arthur Lacey White)

… of James and Ellen G. White,” Ibid., August 22, 1935

1714 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 322.4 (Arthur Lacey White)

… did James and Ellen White. The charismatic experience in Connecticut in late June, 1848, recounted in chapter 13, seemed to confirm the six o’clock time. Still …

1715 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 323.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

… of James White. The reading of this paper became the Sabbath morning Bible study at the conference in Battle Creek. From nine texts in the Old Testament and …

1716 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 325.1 (Arthur Lacey White)

Some years later, James White, using the experience as a demonstration of the relation of the visions to Bible study, wrote:

1717 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 326.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

… conference James White wrote of the concern of those at the meeting for the spiritual welfare of the church. He mentioned that there were “remarks and confessions …

1718 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 326.4 (Arthur Lacey White)

… had James White referred to the visions in his articles or editorials. These exceptions were (1) in October, 1854, when under attack from the Messenger party …

1719 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 327.3 (Arthur Lacey White)

James White then called the attention of his readers to his consistent position during the past eight years. He referred to his published statements, beginning with what appeared in A Word to the “Little Flock” in 1847. There he had declared:

1720 Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1), p. 328.5 (Arthur Lacey White)

Now, back to the last meeting of the conference, James White, after writing of the distress of the brethren over the spiritual state of the church, reported: