Ellen G. White and Her Critics

James White’s Relation to the Matter

But let us look a moment at James White. He is said to have been “sick and away from home,” that is, from Battle Creek, when number 11 was published. We have given chapter and verse to show that though he was sick, he was so definitely responsible for the publication of number 11 that he announced when it was ready for distribution, urged everyone to read it, and instructed them to send their orders to him at Battle Creek. The announcement of number 12 was not only by James White, but also by J. N. Loughborough, who is specifically named by the critic as the one who led out in securing Mrs. White’s support for a health statement in number 11! EGWC 502.3

The critic pictures James White as suddenly appearing on the scene in high dudgeon, tearing down the partially constructed building, and turning around to erect it on another plan, with great loss to the cause. EGWC 503.1

Strictly speaking, we would not be considering James White’s acts, or attempting to defend them, in this book, were it not for the fact that his acts are merged with Mrs. White’s acts and words in this particular instance, as in some others. What are the facts on this particular point? EGWC 503.2