About book

Ellen G. White: Volume 1—The Early Years: 1827-1862

About the Author

A Statement the Author Would Like to Have You Read

The Author's Aims and Objectives

Abbreviations

Chapter 1—(1827-1836) The Messenger of the Lord in Our Midst

Here the Story Begins

Harbingers of the Advent Awakening

Carefree Childhood Days

Early Experiences Recounted

A “School Days” Experience

The Family Moves to the City of Portland

The Portland the Youthful Ellen Harmon Knew

Hatmaking in the Harmon House

Attending Brackett Street School

The Textbooks She Read

Robert Harmon's Trip to Georgia

Chapter 2—(1836-1843) Abrupt Changes in Ellen's Life

Schooling Cut Off

Early Religious Instruction

Wrestling with the Problems of “Conversion”

The William Miller Lectures

Ellen's Developing Christian Experience

William Miller's Second Visit to Portland

Two Significant Dreams

Bearing Public Witness

Cast Out from the Methodist Church

Chapter 3—(1844) 1844—The Year of Expectation and Disappointments

The Question of the Immortality of the Soul

The Time of Expectation Passes

A Test of True Character

The Second Angel's Message

October 22, 1844, The Day of Expectation

The Great Disappointment of October 22, 1844

The Failing Health of Ellen Harmon

Ellen Harmon Given a Vision—Her First

The First Vision as Published in the Day-Star

The Vision Answered Many Pressing Questions

Chapter 4—(1844-1845) Make It Known to Others

Ellen's Confrontation

Fear of Exaltation

Meeting Hazen Foss

Ellen Ventures Into the Field

The Background of this Traumatic Experience

The Fruitful Journey to Eastern Maine

Encouraging the Fainthearted and Meeting Fanaticism

Chapter 5—(1845) The Messenger of the Lord at Work

The Otis Nichols Letter of April 20, 1846

Ellen's Experience in Delivering the Message

Early Arguments for the Spirit of Prophecy

Some High Points of her Work in Eastern Maine

Vision of Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary

Some Fanatical Positions She Met

Wrestling With the Views of the Spiritualizers

Ellen Leaves Suddenly for Home

The Healing of Frances Howland and William Hyde

Preserved from Fanaticism

Visit to New Hampshire

Contending with Spiritual Magnetism

Called Back to Portland

Vision of the New Earth

Chapter 6—(1845-1846) Sustained in a Continued Ministry

Enabled to Write

The Large Family Bible

The Bible Held in Vision

The Unenviable Position of the Prophet

A Symbolic Warning

“Another Angel, Father!”

Who Could be Saved?

The First Visit to Massachusetts

The 1845 Expectancy of the Second Advent

The Second Visit to Massachusetts

Otis Nichols’ Eyewitness Account

Meeting Joseph Bates at New Bedford

The Publication of Her First Vision—January, 1846

Publication of the Vision of the Heavenly Sanctuary

The Place of the Vision in Confirming the Sanctuary Truth

God's Leadings Clearly Manifest

The Vision in a Sailboat

Chapter 7—(1846-1847) Entering Married Life

The Wedding

Their First Home

Stricken with Severe Illness

Acceptance of the Seventh Day as the Sabbath

The Profitable Time in Massachusetts

Vision Confirming the Sabbath

Rebaptism of Ellen White

The Visions of Ellen White

Ellen White's Letter to Eli Curtis

Chapter 8—(1847-1848) Laying the Foundations

James White on the Prophetic Gift

New Responsibilities

Ellen Hits an All-Time Low in Discouragement

Careers Changed

The First “General Conference” of Sabbathkeeping Adventists

Chapter 9—(1848) The Sabbath and Sanctuary Conferences and the Development of Doctrines

The Volney Conference

The Conference at Port Gibson, New York

The Development of the Doctrines

Ellen White's Mind Locked for a Few Years

A Glimpse of the Activities at the Conferences

Established by the Lord God of Heaven

Commissioned to Print a “Little Paper”

Troubles in Europe and Their Supposed Significance

View of Heaven and Other Worlds

Was It Ellen White or the Spirit of God?

Travels and Labors in Early 1849

Another Important Vision

Quandary over the Next Move

Chapter 10—(1848-1849) Heaven-directed Travels and Important Visions

Writing for the Press

Ellen White described its reception:

The Proclamation of the Third Angel's Message

The Content of the Paper

Birth of a Second Son, James Edson White

The Paris, Maine, Conference

Among the Believers in Maine and New York State

A Hymnbook for the Sabbathkeeping Adventists

The Little Paper Almost Died

Death Invades the Camp

Fruitage of Public Ministry in Oswego

Vision of Future Events

The Visit to Vermont and Maine

The Gift of a Horse and Carriage

Chapter 11—(1849) Beginning to Publish

Satan's Vicious Attacks

Special Significance Disclosed by Vision

The Third Angel's Message to be Made Plain by a Chart

A Marked and Significant Change in the Tide

Many Visions Giving Insights and Guidance

A Summary of Other Important Visions

A Time for Development of the Doctrinal Structure

The Crucial Yet Productive Years of the “Scattering Time”

Taking Up Residence in Maine

Significant Conferences at Paris and Topsham

Chapter 12—(1850) The Summer the Tide Turned

The Rescue of S. W. Rhodes

A Demonstration of Tongues that Misled

Stabilizing Counsels Given by Vision

The “Review and Herald” Is Born

Difficult Days in Paris

The 1851 Time Setting

The Time Dropped Before the Expiration

Chapter 13—(1851) The First Winter of “The Gathering Time “

Concerted Plan to Publish the Visions

Ellen White's First Book

Settling in Saratoga Springs, New York

Moves Toward Order and Organization

The Conference at Washington, New Hampshire

The Bethel, Vermont, Conference

The Conference at Johnson, Vermont

The Conference at Vergennes, Vermont

Testimony Concerning Using Tobacco

The Midwinter Tour in Western New York

Back Home in Saratoga Springs

Chapter 14—(1851) Mixed Experiences in “The Gathering Time”

Status of Publishing the Review

Establishing a Publishing Office in Rochester, New York

The Tour East

A Visit to the Gorham Home

On to James White's Boyhood Home

Subjects Discussed at the Conferences

John N. Loughborough Enters the Picture

Chapter 15—(1852) Girding Up for a Mighty Thrust

Ellen G. White Looks Back

Positive Denial of the False Charge

Explained Further as a Charge is Answered in 1883

Developing Perception on Ellen White's Part

A Term with a Changing Meaning

Vision of the Open and Shut Door

Labor for Sinners During the Shut-Door Period of 1845 to 1851

Experience of Heman Churchill (July, 1850)

J. H. Waggoner Recalls His Experience

A Review of 1851 Developments

Criticism of Deletions from the First Vision

Why Were the Lines Omitted in 1851?

Chapter 16—(1845-1852) The Shut and the Open Doors

Strict Economy Maintained

Working in the Opening West

First Visit of James and Ellen White to Michigan

With the Believers in Jackson, Michigan

The Strange Case of a Self-Appointed Woman Evangelist

Lost on the Way to Vergennes

The Vergennes Meeting and Mrs. Alcott

Back Home in Rochester

The Review and Herald to be Published Weekly

The 1853 Eastern Tour

Chapter 17—(1852-1853) The Message Pushes to the West

The Vital Need for Church Organization

James White Joins in Calling for Gospel Order

The Tour of Northeastern New York State

Sins Tolerated in the Camp

Early Light on Basic Health Principles

Ellen White's Battle With Disease

Continuing the Evangelistic Thrust

The Trip to Wisconsin

Establishing the First “Adventist Book Center”

Eyes on the Evangelistic Tent

Chapter 18—(1854) Nurturing the Developing Church

Tested by a Physician While in Vision

Chapter 19—(1854-1855) Through Hours of Darkness

This volume traces Ellen Whites activities through her developing Christian experience, the Advent movement and disappointment of 1844, and how she became the recipient of visions. It deals with her place with her husband and Joseph Bates in laying the foundations of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and discloses the vital role the visions had in this development.

Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1)

AR	Advent Review
DF	Ellen G. White Estate Document File
EGW	Ellen G. White
Ev	Evangelism
EW	Early Writings
GC	The Great Controversy
GCB	General Conference Bulletin
GSAM	The Great Second Advent Movement
JNL	John N. Loughborough
JW	James White
Letter	Ellen G. White letter
1LS	Life Sketches, 1880 ed. (2LS, 1888 ed.; 3LS, 1915 ed.)
MS	Ellen G. White manuscript
PT	Present Truth
PUR	Pacific Union Recorder
RH	Review and Herald
1SG	Spiritual Gifts, Vol. I (2SG, etc., for Vols. II-IV)
1SM	Selected Messages, book 1 (2SM, etc., for books 2,3)
1SP	The Spirit of Prophecy, vol. 1 (2SP, etc., for vols. 2-4)
ST	Signs of the Times
1T	Testimonies, vol. 1 (2T, etc., for vols. 2-9)
TM	Testimonies to Ministers
WCW	William C. White
WLF	A Word to the “Little Flock”

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