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With Reports of the European Missionary Councils of 1883, 1884, and 1885, and a Narrative by Mrs. E. G. White of Her Visit and Labors an These Missions.
1886.
IMPRIMERIE POLYGLOTTE,
BASLE.
PREFACE | 3 |
LIST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS | 9 |
THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN MISSION | 9 |
By B. L. Whitney. | |
The Sabbath Truth Introduced in Central Europe, | 9 |
The Swiss Sabbath-keepers Send Representatives to America, | 11 |
A Mission Established, | 11 |
A Survey of the Field, | 12 |
The Position of Switzerland, | 13 |
Obstacles to be Encountered, | 14 |
Organization of the Work in Switzerland, | 16 |
Sabbath-keepers in Germany, | 17 |
Organization of the Tract Society, | 21 |
The Work in Germany, | 22 |
Eld. D. T. Bourdeau Joins the Mission, | 22 |
A Paper Established at Basle, | 23 |
Some Difficulties in Publishing, | 24 |
The Work in France, | 27 |
Visit of Eld. Andrews to Italy, | 28 |
Arrival of Eld. Ings and Wife, | 32 |
Eld. Andrews’ Visit to America, | 33 |
Extended Circulation of Les Signes, | 34 |
Agitation of the Temperance Question, | 35 |
The Visit of Eld. Haskell, | 37 |
Change in Location of the Office, | 38 |
The Conference of 1883, | 39 |
Death of Eld. Andrews, | 40 |
Reorganization of the Tract Society, | 41 |
The Publication of New Journals, | 42 |
The Visit of Eld. Butler, | 42 |
Organization of the Swiss Conference, | 43 |
The Second European Council, | 45 |
The New Publishing House at Basle, | 46 |
Arrival of Eld. W. C. and Mrs. E. G. White, | 51 |
The Swiss Conference and the European Missionary Council, | 51 |
Review of the Work, | 53 |
Need of Trained Laborers, | 55 |
THE SCANDINAVIAN MISSION | 57 |
By J. G. Matteson. | |
Early Scandinavian Sabbath-keepers, | 57 |
Eld. Matteson’s Early Experience, | 58 |
Other Ministers, | 59 |
Early Publishing, | 59 |
A Mission Opened in Denmark, | 61 |
Vejle, Alstrup, | 61 |
Tylstrup, Fanö, Ringsted, | 62 |
Norway, | 62 |
Our Work in Christiania, | 63 |
Opposition, | 64 |
Other Laborers, | 65 |
A Church Organized, | 65 |
A Permanent Place for Meetings, | 66 |
Publishing and Printing, | 66 |
Visit of Eld. Matteson to America, | 67 |
The Publishing Work Extended, | 67 |
The Work in Sweden, | 68 |
Eld. Rosqvist’s Imprisonment, | 68 |
Progress of the Work, | 71 |
Visits of American Brethren, | 71 |
Stockholm, | 72 |
Copenhagen, | 73 |
The New Office and Meeting-house at Christiania, | 73 |
Scandinavian Colporters, | 76 |
THE BRITISH MISSION | 79 |
By M. C. Wilcox. | |
Early Sabbath-keepers in England, | 79 |
Proclamation of the Advent Doctrine, | 80 |
First S. D. A. Missionary in Great Britain, | 81 |
Eld. Loughborough Sent to England, | 81 |
A Mission Opened at Southampton, | 81 |
The First Tent-meeting, | 81 |
Organization of the Tract Society, | 82 |
Tent-meeting at Romsey, | 82 |
Additional Workers Sent to the Mission, | 83 |
Labors in Grimsby and Vicinity, | 83 |
The Ship-work at Hull and Liverpool, | 83 |
Early Publishing, | 84 |
Removal of the Mission to Grimsby, | 84 |
Visits of Elds. Haskell, Butler, and Others, | 84 |
A Paper Established, | 86 |
Elds. Lane and Andrews Join the Mission, | 87 |
Visit of Mrs. E. G. and Eld. W. C. White, | 87 |
Labors of Colporters, | 88 |
An Institute Held at Grimsby in 1886, | 88 |
Reorganization of the Tract Society, | 88 |
Peculiar Difficulties in the English Field, | 89 |
THE AUSTRALIAN MISSION | 91 |
By S. N. Haskell. | |
Description of Australia, | 91 |
The Religion of the People, | 93 |
How our Attention was Called to Australia, | 93 |
A Mission Opened, | 94 |
The Publishing Work, | 97 |
Bible Readings, | 99 |
Organization of the First Church, | 99 |
Close of the Tent Season, | 100 |
New Zealand, | 102 |
The Maories, | 107 |
Summary, | 108 |
REPORT OF MISSIONARY COUNCILS | 109 |
The First Organization, | 109 |
The Council of 1884, | 109 |
The Council of 1885, | 113 |
PRACTICAL ADDRESSES | 119 |
Love and Forbearance among Brethren, | 119 |
Manner of Presenting the Truth, | 121 |
Unity among Laborers, | 124 |
Courage and Perseverance in the Ministry, | 126 |
The Christian’s Strength, | 129 |
How to Meet Temptations, | 133 |
Unity among Different Nationalities, | 136 |
The Book of Life, | 138 |
The Light of the World, | 140 |
Importance of Watchfulness and Prayer, | 144 |
The Work in New Fields, | 147 |
Address to the Missionary Workers, | 149 |
Satan an Accuser of the Brethren, | 154 |
NOTES OF TRAVEL | 159 |
By Mrs. E. G. White. | |
FROM CALIFORNIA TO SWITZERLAND, | 159 |
Labors in England, | 162 |
From London to Basle, | 166 |
The Swiss Conference and the European Council, | 172 |
VISIT TO SCANDINAVIA, | 174 |
Copenhagen, | 179 |
Sermon.—Parable of the Fig-tree, | 180 |
The Sabbath Meetings, | 182 |
Evening Meetings, | 183 |
Influence of a Tract, | 184 |
A Missionary Field, | 185 |
Stockholm, | 187 |
An Easy Religion Popular, | 188 |
Humble Laborers, | 189 |
Situation of Stockholm, | 191 |
Sweden and the Thirty Years War, | 191 |
Appearance of the Country, | 193 |
Grythyttehed, | 194 |
Perseverance amid Trials, | 195 |
Visit to a Lutheran Church, | 198 |
Örebro, | 199 |
Reformers in Sweden, | 201 |
Persecution for Preaching the First Angel’s Message, | 202 |
Child-preachers, | 205 |
Christiania, | 207 |
A Large Temperance Meeting, | 207 |
The President’s Remarks, | 211 |
Labor for the Church, | 211 |
Importance of the Sabbath, | 215 |
The Country and the People, | 219 |
Return to Switzerland, | 220 |
Cologne, | 222 |
Along the Rhine, | 223 |
VISIT TO NORTHERN ITALY, | 226 |
Swiss Scenery, | 227 |
The St. Gotthard Pass, | 228 |
Labors in the Piedmont Valleys, | 231 |
A Sermon Interrupted, | 234 |
Further Labors, | 235 |
The Waldenses, | 239 |
A VISIT TO RUSSIA | 250 |
By L. R. Conradi. | |
Extent of the Russian Empire, | 250 |
Incidents of the Journey, | 250 |
The Germans in Russia, | 252 |
Visit to a Russian Church, | 253 |
Religious Toleration, | 253 |
The Crimea, | 254 |
The Mennonites, | 254 |
The German Work in America, | 255 |
Labors in the Crimea, | 256 |
Arrest and Imprisonment, | 257 |
Our Release, | 263 |
Among the Brethren, | 265 |
In Eastern Russia, | 266 |
Moscow, | 268 |
Across the Border, | 270 |
TENT LABOR AND COLPORTER WORK | 272 |
The Use of Tents in European Fields, | 272 |
Colporter Work in Europe, | 275 |
APPEALS FOR OUR MISSIONS | 280 |
Education for the Missionary Work, | 280 |
The Youth as Missionary Workers, | 284 |
Laborers for Foreign Missions, | 287 |
Our Duty to the Missionary Work, | 290 |
CATALOGUE OF GERMAN PUBLICATIONS | 295 |
CATALOGUE OF FRENCH PUBLICATIONS | 296 |