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     MRS. WHITE WAS ENGAGED IN EVANGELICAL WORK FOR MORE THAN SEVENTY YEARS. HER PUBLIC MINISTRY BEGAN IN MAINE, AND CLOSED IN CALIFORNIA. SHE ADDRESSED CONGREGATIONS, LARGE AND SMALL, ON RELIGIOUS AND TEMPERANCE THEMES, IN NEARLY EVERY STATE IN THE UNION. SHE ALSO SPENT TWO YEARS OF VERY ACTIVE SERVICE IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, GERMANY, DENMARK, NORWAY, AND SWEDEN; AND EIGHT YEARS IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND TASMANIA. {CET 7.2}

     THE STORY OF HER EARLY LIFE AND HER EXPERIENCES FROM VERY CHILDHOOD IN WINNING SOULS TO CHRIST, AS TOLD IN THIS VOLUME IN HER OWN SIMPLE LANGUAGE PRESENTS TO THE READER A MOST INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRY. {CET 7.3}

     WHETHER TRAVELING BY HORSE AND CARRIAGE IN THE NEW ENGLAND STATES OF AMERICA, BY CANAL BOAT IN CENTRAL NEW YORK, WITH A TRAIN OF EMIGRANT TEAMS IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA, BY TOURIST RAILROAD TRAINS TO CALIFORNIA, OR BY THE GREAT OCEAN STEAMERS CROSSING THE ATLANTIC OR THE PACIFIC OCEAN, OR WHEREVER SHE MIGHT BE, SHE SOUGHT TO IMPROVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE "ALL THE WORDS OF THIS LIFE." {CET 7.4}

     IN ADDITION TO HER LABORS AS AN EVANGELIST, MRS. WHITE CONTRIBUTED REGULARLY TO SEVERAL RELIGIOUS JOURNALS. SHE ALSO WROTE MANY BOOKS. FOREMOST AMONG THESE ARE FIVE VOLUMES DESCRIBING THE CONFLICT CARRIED ON THROUGHOUT THE AGES, BETWEEN CHRIST AND SATAN. THE FIRST VOLUME OF THIS SERIES, "THE STORY OF PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS," AND THE LAST OF THE SERIES, "THE GREAT CONTROVERSY," HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED AND

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PUBLISHED IN MANY LANGUAGES. HER LITTLE BOOK "STEPS TO CHRIST" HAS BEEN PRINTED IN MORE THAN FORTY LANGUAGES. ALL HER WRITINGS BREATHE THE PUREST DEVOTION, AND TEACH THE HIGHEST MORALITY. THEY REVEAL THE DEVICES OF SATAN, AND WARN US AGAINST HIS SNARES. THEY LEAD TO CHRIST, AND EXALT THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE. {CET 7.5}

     IT WAS THE CHERISHED PLAN OF MRS. WHITE TO PREPARE FOR PUBLICATION SEVERAL SMALL VOLUMES, CONTAINING IN THE FEWEST PAGES, THE MIGHTY, SOUL-SAVING TRUTH SHE LOVED TO REPEAT TO THE PEOPLE BY VOICE AND PEN. AND THE INITIAL STEPS IN THE COMPILATION OF THESE VOLUMES WERE TAKEN A SHORT TIME BEFORE HER DEATH. THE BEGINNING OF THE COMPILATION OF THIS VOLUME WAS A GREAT JOY TO HER. BUT SHE DID NOT LIVE TO SEE ITS COMPLETION. {CET 8.1} ellen white database, ellen g white estates, ellen white estates, 

     THIS LITTLE BOOK IS NOT THE REPRODUCTION OF ANY ONE OF THE AUTHOR'S WORKS. IT IS A SELECTION FROM HER WRITINGS AS FOUND IN MANY BOOKS AND PERIODICALS. ITS PRESENTATION OF THE PRIVILEGES AND DUTIES OF THE FAITHFUL CHRISTIAN IS CLEAR AND INSPIRING. ITS PICTURES OF THE CHRISTIAN'S REWARD ARE BEAUTIFUL AND THRILLING. {CET 8.2}

     THAT IT MAY BE AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO MANY READERS, AND BECOME TO THEM A HELP IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE, IS THE HOPE AND PRAYER OF THE<CET 8.3}

PUBLISHERS.

1. Childhood .............................................. 13-15
      Misfortune ............................................. 13
      Education .............................................. 14
2. Conversion ............................................. 16-20
     A Spiritual Revival ..................................... 16
     Righteousness by Faith .................................. 17
     The Burden Lifted ....................................... 18
     "In Newness of Life" .................................... 19
3. Beginning of Public Labors ............................. 21-34
     The Advent Cause in Portland ............................ 21
     Mental Anguish .......................................... 24
     Dream of Temple and Lamb ................................ 24
     Dream of Seeing Jesus ................................... 26
     Friendly Sympathy and Counsel ........................... 28
     My First Public Prayer .................................. 29
     A View of the Father's Love ............................. 31
     Bearing Testimony ....................................... 32
     Laboring for Young Friends .............................. 33
4. The Advent Faith ....................................... 35-44
     Experience in Class Meeting ............................. 35
     The Blessed Hope ........................................ 36
     Last Testimony in Class Meeting ......................... 37
     Spreading the Advent Message ............................ 38
     The Immortality Question ................................ 39
     The Pastor's Visit ...................................... 41
5. The Disappointment ..................................... 45-56
     Meetings in Beethoven Hall .............................. 45
     Joyous Expectancy ....................................... 47
     Days of Perplexity ...................................... 47
     An Error in Reckoning ................................... 49
     Hope Renewed ............................................ 50
     A Trial of Faith ........................................ 52
     A Period of Preparation ................................. 52
     The Passing of the Time ................................. 54
6. My First Vision ........................................ 57-61
7. A Vision of the New Earth .............................. 62-64
8. Call to Travel ......................................... 65-72
     Encouragement From the Brethren ......................... 66
     Fear of Self-Exaltation ................................. 67
     Among the Believers in Maine ............................ 68
     An Answer to Prayer ..................................... 69
9. Meeting Fanaticism ..................................... 73-83
     A False Humility ........................................ 73

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     The "No Work" Doctrine .................................. 74
     The Dignity of Labor .................................... 75
     A Severe Trial .......................................... 76
     Exhortations to Faithfulness ............................ 78
     The Seal of Divine Approval ............................. 80
     Lessons From the Past ................................... 81
10. The Sabbath of the Lord ............................... 85-87
11. Marriage and United Labors ............................ 88-90
      In Confirmation of Faith ............................... 88
      Fervent, Effectual Prayer .............................. 89
      Labors in Massachusetts ................................ 90
12. The Heavenly Sanctuary ................................ 91-96
13. God's Love for His People ............................. 97-99
14. The Sealing ......................................... 100-102
15. The Trial of Our Faith .............................. 103-105
16. To the Little Flock ................................. 106-109
17. Shaking of the Powers of Heaven ......................... 111
18. Preparation for the End ............................ 112, 113
19. Struggles With Poverty .............................. 114-120
      First Visit to Connecticut ............................ 116
      Conference at Rocky Hill .............................. 117
      Earning Means to Visit Western New York ............... 117
      Conference at Volney .................................. 118
      Visit to Brother Snow ................................. 120
20. Encouraging Providences ............................. 121-125
      Healing of Gilbert Collins ............................ 121
      Healing of Sister Temple .............................. 122
      The Family of Leonard Hastings ........................ 123
      Living Waters--A Dream ................................ 125
21. Prayer and Faith ................................... 126, 127
22. Beginning to Publish ................................ 128-131
      The Present Truth ............................ 129
      Visit to Maine ........................................ 130
      Advancing by Faith .................................... 131
      Labors in Oswego ...................................... 131
23. Visiting the Brethren ............................... 132-139
      The Camden Meeting .................................... 132
      In Vermont ............................................ 133
      Rising Above Despondency .............................. 134
      Labors in Canada ...................................... 136
      Meeting at Johnson .................................... 136
24. Publishing Again .................................... 140-150
      The Review and Herald ................................. 140
      Removal to Saratoga Springs ........................... 141
      In Rochester, New York ................................ 143
      Pressing On ........................................... 145
      Writing and Traveling ................................. 145

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      Visit to Michigan and Wisconsin ....................... 147
      Return to Rochester ................................... 149
25. Removal to Michigan ................................. 151-155
      Comforting Assurances ................................. 151
      Captivity Turned ...................................... 155
26. The Two Ways ........................................ 156-160
27. The Two Crowns ...................................... 161-167
28. Modern Spiritualism ................................. 168-170
29. Snares of Satan ..................................... 171-174
30. The Shaking ......................................... 175-178
31. Traveling the Narrow Way ............................ 179-184
32. Preparing for the Judgment Hour ..................... 185-191
33. Organization and Development ........................ 192-205
      Unity in Faith and Doctrine ........................... 192
      The Introduction of Church Order ...................... 195
      Entering Upon New Enterprises ......................... 195
      The Results of United Effort .......................... 197
      Avoiding the Perils of Disorder ....................... 197
      Individual Responsibility and Christian Unity ......... 201
      What Hath God Wrought! ................................ 204
34. God's Love for the Church ........................... 206-209
35. Missionary Work ..................................... 210-215
36. Broader Plans ....................................... 216-218
37. Extension of the Work in Foreign Fields ............. 219-223
38. Circulating the Printed Page ........................ 225-227
39. A View of the Conflict .............................. 228-232
      The Church Triumphant ................................. 229
      Standing on Guard ..................................... 229
40. The Reward of Earnest Effort ........................ 233-236
      The Joys of the Redeemed .............................. 233
      Homeward Bound ........................................ 236

APPENDIX

    The Prophetic Gift .................................. 237-243
      In the Patriarchal Age ................................ 238
      At the First Advent of Christ ......................... 239
      In the Days of the Apostles ........................... 240
      Disappearance During the Great Apostasy ............... 241
      Restored in the Last Days ............................. 242
    Tested by the Word .................................. 244-257 ellen white database, ellen g white estates, ellen white estates, ellen white database, ellen g white estates, ellen white estates, ellen white database, ellen g white estates, ellen white estates, ellen white database, ellen g white estates, ellen white estates, ellen white database, ellen g white estates, ellen white estates, ellen white database, ellen g white estates, ellen white estates, ellen white database, ellen g white estates, ellen white estates,
      Christ's Office Magnified ............................. 246
      "To the Law and to the Testimony" ..................... 247
      The Scriptures Honored ................................ 248
      Predictions Fulfilled ................................. 250
      Condition While in Vision ............................. 252
      Testimony of an Eyewitness ............................ 253
      Value of Her Work ..................................... 255
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