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> Ellen G. White
> 1827-1915
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> Ellen G. White was a co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church along
> with her husband James and close friend Joseph Bates. Mrs. White is also
> known as a messenger from God. She was born Ellen Gould Harmon in Gorham,
> Maine, November 26, 1827, to Robert and Eunice Harmon. She and her twin
> sister Elizabeth were the youngest of eight children. When Ellen was in
> her early teens she and her family accepted the Bible interpretations of
> the Baptist farmer-turned-preacher, William Miller. Along with Miller and
> 50,000 other Ad-ventists, she suffered bitter disappointment when Christ
> did not return on October 22, 1844, the date marking the end of the
> 2300-day prophecy of Daniel 8.
>
> In December 1844 God gave young Ellen the first of an estimated 2,000
> visions and dreams. In August 1846 she married James White, a 25-year-old
> Adventist minister who shared her conviction that God had called her to do
> the work of a prophet. Soon after their marriage the Whites began to keep
> the seventh-day Sabbath according to the fourth commandment.
>
> The mother of four boys, Mrs. White suffered the pain of losing two of her
> sons. Herbert died as an infant a few weeks old, and Henry died at 16. Her
> other two sons, Edson and William, both became Adventist ministers.
>
> Ellen White was a prolific writer, with a total literary output of 100,000
> pages. Her first book was published in 1851. She wrote a steady stream of
> articles, books, and pamphlets until her death in 1915. Of her scores of
> books, some are devotional in nature, while others are selections from the
> many personal letters of counsel she wrote over the years. Still others
> are historical and trace the ongoing struggle between Christ and Satan for
> control of individuals and nations. She also published books on education,
> health, and other topics of special significance to the church. Since her
> death about 50 compilations have been produced, in large part from
> previously unpublished writings. She also authored several thousand
> articles which were published in the Review and Herald, Signs of the
> Times, and other Seventh-day Adventist periodicals.
>
> Initially shy and reluctant, Ellen White eventually became a very popular
> public speaker, not only in the United States, but in Europe and Australia
> as well. She was much in demand in Adventist meetings and also before
> non-Adventist audiences, where she was a much-sought-after temperance
> lecturer. In 1876 she addressed her largest audience-estimated at
> 20,000-at Groveland, Massachusetts, for more than an hour without a
> microphone.
>
> In her vision of June 6, 1863, Mrs. White was given instruction on such
> health-related matters as the use of drugs, tobacco, tea, coffee, flesh
> foods, and the importance of exercise, sunshine, fresh air, and
> self-control in diet. Her health counsels, based on such visions, have
> resulted in Adventists' living approximately seven years longer than the
> average person in the United States.
>
> Ellen White read widely. She found that this helped her in her own writing
> as she presented the truths revealed to her in vision. Also, the Holy
> Spirit impressed her at times to draw literary gems from the works of
> others into her own articles and books. She did not claim infallibility
> nor did she hold that her writings were equal to Scripture, yet she firmly
> believed that her visions were of divine origin and that her articles and
> books were produced under the guidance of the Spirit of God. Basically an
> evangelist, her primary concern in life was the salvation of souls.
>
> Ellen White was a generous, practical Christian. For years she kept bolts
> of cloth on hand so that if she saw a woman who needed a new dress, she
> could provide assistance. In Battle Creek she attended auctions and bought
> items of used furniture, which she stored; then if someone's home burned
> or some other calamity befell a family, she was prepared to help. In the
> days before the church started its retirement plan, if she heard of an
> older minister in financial straits, she sent a little money to help him
> meet his emergency needs.
>
> For 70 years, until her death on July 16, 1915, Ellen White faithfully
> delivered the messages God gave her for His people. She never was elected
> to an office in the church, yet her advice was constantly sought by
> denominational leaders. Her formal education ended at age nine, yet her
> messages set in motion the forces that produced the present worldwide
> Adventist education system, from day-care centers to universities. Though
> she herself had no medical training, the fruitage of her ministry can be
> seen in the network of Adventist hospitals, clinics, and medical
> facilities that circle the earth. And though she was not formally ordained
> as a gospel minister, she has made an almost unparalleled spiritual impact
> on the lives of millions, from one end of the earth to the other.
>
> Ellen G. White's books continue to this day to help people find their
> Savior, accept His pardon for their sins, share this blessing with others,
> and live expectantly for Jesus' promised soon
> return.http://www.whiteestate.org/pathways/ewhite.asp
>
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