- Abbreviations
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- Series Introduction
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- Key Dates in Ellen G. White's Life (1827-1859)
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- Ms 2, 1850
- Lt 18, 1850
- Ms 4, 1850
- Lt 4, 1850
- Lt 10, 1850
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- Unauthenticated
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- Published in PT
- Ms 5, 1850
- Ms 5a, 1850
- Lt 8, 1850
- Lt 12, 1850
- Ms 6, 1850
- Ms 7, 1850
- Ms 7a, 1850
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- Lt 14, 1850
- Ms 14, 1850
- Ms 15, 1850
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- Lt 28, 1850
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- Lt 30, 1850
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- Lt 9, 1856
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- Lt 10, 1856
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- Published in RH
- Published in YI
- Located Elsewhere
- Ms 2, 1856
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- Published in YI
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- Ms 1, 1856
- Lt 4, 1856
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- Ms 5, 1859
- Ms 6, 1859
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- Lt 1a, 1859
- Lt 13, 1859
- Lt 31, 1859
- Lt 18, 1859
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- Published in YI
- Published in YI
- Lt 2, 1859
- T5 Published
- Lt 28, 1859
- Lt 32, 1859
- Ms 4, 1859
- Lt 3, 1859
- Lt 4, 1859
- Lt 5, 1859
- Lt 9, 1859
- Lt 6, 1859
- Lt 8, 1859
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- Published in AY
- Published in AY
- Lt 7, 1859
- Ms 1, 1859
- Ms 1a, 1859
- Lt 20, 1859
- Lt 21, 1859
- Lt 10, 1859
- Lt 19, 1859
- Published in AY
- Lt 22, 1859
- Lt 30, 1859
- Lt 11, 1859
- Uncertain
- Lt 16, 1859
- Lt 17, 1859
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- Ms 3, 1859
- Lt 1, 1859
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- The James and Ellen White Family Tree
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- AMADON, George Washington (1832-1913) and Martha Dormer (1834-1937)
- ANDREWS, Edward (1798-1865) and Sarah L. (1803-1899)
- ANDREWS, John Nevins (1829-1883) and Angeline Spaulding (1824-1872)
- ANDREWS, William P. (1838-1878) and Martha (1842-1901)
- ARNOLD, David (1805-1889) and Lucretia K. (c. 1812-after 1889)
- ASHLEY, Melora Atwood (née CRAPO) (1820-1904) and Josiah Leonard (1819-1845)
- AUSTIN, Horatio Nelson (1818-1889) and Caroline R. (1821-1915)
- BACHELLER, John Warren (1839-1917) and Arvilla M. (1837-1911)
- BACHELLER, Roxanna. See CORNELL, James and Roxanna.
- BAKER, Joseph (c. 1801-after 1873) and Mary (c. 1796-1876)
- BALLOU, James Madison (1816-1888) and Hulda Amelia (1820-1903)
- BANGS, Elizabeth N. (1827-1891) and Reuben M. (1820-1893)
- BARNES, Robert (1815-1859) and Hannah L. (c. 1824-1856)
- BARR, Eli L. (c. 1813-1864)
- BARTON, Harriet Augusta (née STOWELL) (1833-after 1913) and Major (1822-after 1900)
- BATES, Joseph (1792-1872) and Prudence M. (1793-1870)
- BEAN, Lewis (1823-1888) and Sophia R. (1823-1911)
- BELDEN, Albert (1800-1893) and Hannah (c. 1800-1886)
- BELDEN, Stephen T. (1829-1906) and (first wife) Sarah B. (c. 1823-1868) and (second wife) Charlotte (c. 1830-1897?) and (third wife) Melvina (Lavina) (c. 1831-1928)
- BELOW, Elsie Philomela (1811-1889) and (first husband) John Gregg (? -1839) and (second husband) John C. Below (c. 1786-1855)
- BENEDICT, Diantha. See WILKINSON, Diantha.
- BENEDICT, Joseph Perry (1805-1865) and Millie (1810-1882)
- BINGHAM, Hiram (1804-1874) and Mary (c. 1809-1882)
- BONFOEY, Clarissa M. (c. 1821-1856)
- BOURDEAU, Augustin Cornelius (1834-1916) and (first wife) Charlotte (c. 1836-1883) and (second wife) Martha (1842-1901)
- BOURDEAU, Daniel T. (1835-1905) and Marion Elizabeth (1842-1929)
- BOVEE, Louisa C. (née LEWIS) (1836-1876) and Seymour C. (1830-1913)
- BOWLES, John C. (c. 1802-1853) and Phebe (c. 1808-after 1850)
- BOYER, Elijah (1821-1903) and Mary (1823-1898)
- BRACKETT, Ezra (1805-1889) and Mary D. (1807-1882)
- BRACKETT, Louisa (née FOSS) (1824-1861) and Benjamin (1821-after 1880)
- BRAZEE (BRISSEE), Cornelius (c. 1808-1890) and Emily C. (c. 1821-1889)
- BRIGHAM, William Henry (c. 1819-1866) and Polly A. (c. 1831-after 1866)
- BUCK, Harry G. (1822-1902) and Jane Eliza (1823-1918)
- BUCKLAND, Curtis P. (1804-1891) and Eliza (1806-1889)
- BURTON, Samuel G. (c. 1805-after 1880) and Lydia A. (c. 1818-after 1880)
- BURWELL, Anna Lucretia. See KING, Anna Lucretia.
- BURWELL, Anthony Lee (c. 1806-1873) and Achsah (1810-1886)
- BUTLER, Ezra Pitt (1796-1875) and Sarah (1799-1866)
- BUTLER, George Ide (1834-1918) and (first wife) Lentha Ames (1826-1901) and (second wife) Elizabeth Jane (1845-1927)
- BYINGTON, John (1798-1887) and (first wife) Mary Priscilla (c. 1803-1830) and (second wife) Catherine (1803-1885)
- BYINGTON, John Fletcher (1832-1872) and Martha Louisa (née SMITH) (1834-1920)
- BYINGTON, Martha. See AMADON, George Washington and Martha Dormer.
- CARMAN, John Frost (1827-1923) and Maria Louisa (1829-1916)
- CARPENTER, Caroline. See WEED, Caroline and Eber.
- CASE, Hiram S. (1814-1882) and Rebecca Ann (1816-1887)
- CHAMBERLAIN, Mary Ann (née BILL) (1819-1900) and Ezra L'Hommedieu (1798-1855)
- CHAPEL, Levi R. (1816-1901) and Jane Eliza (1818-1903)
- CHAPIN, Roderick R. (c. 1816-before 1880) and Desdemona (1812-after 1891)
- CHASE, Lewis (1814-1896) and Almira (1816-1881)
- CHASE, Mary S. (née WHITE) (1810-1889) and Daniel (1798-after 1873)
- CLAFLIN, Nancy J. (née HILDRETH) (1814-1899) and (first husband) John Post (?-1841) and (second husband) Andrew Claflin (1814-1877)
- CLARKE, Joseph (c. 1818-after 1901) and Sarah (c. 1827-1898)
- COLLINS, Deborah L. (1839-1852)
- COLLINS, Gilbert N. (1836-1905) and Arline F. (1847-1927)
- COLLINS, Philip (c. 1809-1859) and Nancy (c. 1809-1882)
- CORNELL, James (1832-1897) and Roxanna (1837-1895)
- CORNELL, Merritt E. (1827-1893) and Angeline M. A. (1828-1901)
- CORNELL, Myron J. (1829-1920) and Cornelia A. (1836-1922)
- COTTRELL, John Harvey (1817-1881) and Maryette (1816-1879)
- COTTRELL, Roswell Fenner (1814-1892) and Catherine M. (1818-1899)
- CRAIG, Stephen B. (1819-1904) and (first wife) Miranda B. (c. 1821-1863) and (second wife) Marilla S. (1833-1905)
- CRAMER, Christopher G. (1809-1873) and (first wife) (unknown) and (second wife) Mary (?-died before 1850) and (third wife) Jane Electa (1828-1892)
- CRAMER, James I. (1832-1914) and Sarah A. (1833-1915)
- CRANSON, Samuel T. (1822-1855) and Mary Jane (c. 1825-1860); (daughter) Lucretia (1847-1879)
- CRAWFORD, Marion Concordia (née STOWELL) (1829-1913) and (first husband) Delos Lagrange Truesdail (1829-1892) and (second husband) Franklin A. Crawford (1827-1902)
- CURTIS, Robert G. (c. 1812-after 1880) and Mercy A. (1818-1907)
- CUSHMAN, Horace (1796-1870) and Mary (c. 1797-1874)
- CZECHOWSKI, Michael Belina (1818-1876) and (first wife) Marie Virginie (c. 1821-1870) and (second wife) Wilhenmina (née SCHIRMER) (?-?)
- DAVIS, Charles (1815-1884) and Harriet (1818-after 1884)
- DAY, John C. (c. 1811-after 1880) and Phebe (c. 1821-after 1880)
- DAY, John S. (1830-1894) and Ruth D. (1831-1892)
- DICKINSON, Preston (1807-1868) and Celesta B. (1806-1869)
- DODGE, Abram A. (1817-1892) and Caroline Elizabeth (1830-1915)
- DREW, Hiram (c. 1810-after 1880) and Martha (c. 1814-1880)
- EDSON, Hiram (1806-1882) and (first wife) Effa (1810-1839) and (second wife) Esther Marier (1816-1893)
- EVANS, D. T. (c. 1826-after 1910) and (first wife) Lucinda (c. 1823-1871) and (second wife) Lucia (c. 1826-1881) and (third wife) Caroline (c. 1835-after 1920)
- EVERTS, Elon (c. 1807-1858) and Maria (c. 1810-1856)
- FARNSWORTH, John P. (1834-1918) and (first wife) Frances Jennette (c. 1834-1868) and (second wife) Laura L. (c. 1846-1870) and (third wife) Amelia M. (1843-1930)
- FERGUSON, Justus (c. 1831-1878) and Lucretia (c. 1833-after 1880)
- FINCH, Truman P. (1822-1890) and Mary Sophrona (1824-1913)
- FISHER, John (c. 1789-after 1859)
- FLANDERS, Samuel W. (c. 1822-1888) and Elizabeth M. (c. 1826-after 1888)
- FOLSOM, Paul (c. 1818-?) and Margaret (c. 1820-?)
- FOSS, Louisa. See BRACKETT, Louisa.
- FOSS, Mary Plummer (née HARMON) (1821-1912) and Samuel Hoyt (1817-1888)
- FOY, John Quincy (1843-1924) and Mary (1863-1949)
- FRASER, Jane (“Jenny”). See ROGERS, Jane and Sanford.
- FRISBIE, Elihu (1785-1859) and Esther (c. 1784-1858)
- FRISBIE, Joseph Birchard (1816-1882) and Delphia Jane (1830-1908)
- GEROULD, Lyman (1819-1887) and Sophia (1826-1897)
- GLOVER, Charles Smith (1814-1898) and (first wife) Jane (1815-1873) and (second wife) Clarissa E. (1826-1905)
- GODSMARK, Richard (1822-1905) and Huldah Jane (c. 1818-1899)
- GORHAM, Elizabeth (c. 1813-after 1873) and Henry M. (?-after 1850)
- GORSLINE, Richard (c. 1806-1864)
- GRAHAM, Andrew (c. 1836-after 1883) and (first wife) Abigail (c. 1840-1862) and (second wife) Sophronia (c. 1838-1871) and (third wife) Amelia A. (c. 1850-1883)
- GRAHAM, Bruce (1833-1919) and (first wife) Lavina (c. 1835-1870) and (second wife) Caroline V. (1849-1928)
- GRAHAM, William Henry (1831-1925) and Mary A. (1834-1908)
- GRANT, Harrison (1821-1901) and Chloe S. (1821-1904)
- GRANT, Walter (1814-after 1880) and (first wife) Nancy E. (1821-1877) and (second wife) Jane (c. 1832-after 1880)
- GREGORY, John (c. 1826-?) and Esther C. (c. 1829-1862)
- GURNEY, Heman Stetson (1818-1896) and Ann Eliza (1831-1921)
- HADDEN, Lewis (1819-1893) and Mary E. (c. 1824-after 1893)
- HARDY, William J. (1823-1888) and Eliza (1820-1890)
- HARMON, John B. (1815-1883) and (first wife) Dorcas N. (?-c. 1842) and (second wife) Abigail (c. 1824-c. 1850) and (third wife) Lucy J. (1829-1911)
- HARMON, Robert (1786-1866) and Eunice (c. 1787-c. 1863)
- HARMON, Sarah B. See BELDEN, Stephen T. and Sarah B.
- HARRIS, William (c. 1803-1873) and Lydia (c. 1808-after 1873)
- HART, Josiah Rice (1817-1858) and Orvilla (1810-1861)
- HASKELL, Lewis (1801-1882) and Salina (c. 1803-1891)
- HASKELL, Stephen Nelson (1833-1922) and (first wife) Mary E. (1812-1894) and (second wife) Hetty (1857-1919)
- HASTINGS, Emma A. (1841-1865)
- HASTINGS, Harriet Arabella (c. 1834-1854)
- HASTINGS, Leonard (1803-1883) and (first wife) Elvira (c. 1808-1850) and (second wife) Martha (c. 1819-1888)
- HASTINGS, Sarah Amelia (c. 1839-before 1918)
- HEWETT, Oren (c. 1805-1855)
- HEWITT, David (1805-1878) and Olive (1809-1876)
- HILLIARD, Aaron Henderson (c. 1820-1875) and Lydia Ann (c. 1819-1883)
- HILLIARD, Henry (1815-1892) and (first wife) Pheba (c. 1818-c. 1855) and (second wife) Lucinda C. (c. 1828-1887)
- HOLLAND, Robert (c. 1834-1876) and Elizabeth (c. 1837-after 1880)
- HOLLIS, Nelson A. (1806-1885) and Polly (c. 1815-after 1885)
- HOLT, George W. (1812-1877) and Elizabeth (c. 1815-after 1880)
- HOWARD, Daniel (1818-1898) and (first wife) Clarissa (1819-1865) and (second wife) Elvira (c. 1831-1896)
- HOWELL, John (c. 1820-1861) and Lucinda S. (later BURDICK) (c. 1828-after 1908)
- HOWLAND, Stockbridge (1801-1883) and Louisa M. (1806-1897)
- HOWLETT, John (1796-1892) and Caroline (c. 1811-1861)
- HUNGERFORD, Sealey (Seley) P. (1811-1868) and (first wife) Mary Ann (1816-1857) and (second wife) Cynthia (1822-1875)
- HUTCHINS, Alfred S. (1823-1894) and (first wife) Esther M. (1834-1860) and (second wife) Abigail (“Abbie”) D. (1836-1902)
- INMAN, Eldad (c. 1814-after 1880) and (first wife) Catharine (1813-1864) and (second wife) Rebecca (1819-after 1880)
- IRVING, Agnes. See IRVING, William and Catherine.
- IRVING, William (c. 1813-1859) and Catherine (c. 1818-?) and (daughter) Agnes (c. 1842-1891)
- JONES, Charles (1822-1904) and (first wife) Sarah A. (c. 1824-1882) and (second wife) Jane Cordelia (1831-1910)
- JONES, Leander M. (1824-1902) and (first wife) Harriet (c. 1818-1869) and (second wife) Caroline M. (c. 1843-?)
- JONES, Orrin B. (1825-1883) and Elizabeth (c. 1830-after 1883)
- JONES, Victor (“Victory”) V. (c. 1826-?) and (first wife) Elizabeth L. (1833-1908) and (second wife) Emily (fl. 1863)
- KELLOGG, Albert (1836-1913) and Lucina (1840-1916)
- KELLOGG, John Preston (1807-1881) and (first wife) Mary Ann (1811-1841) and (second wife) Ann Janette (1824-1893)
- KELLOGG, Smith Moses (1834-1927) and Maria Susan (c. 1837-1911)
- KELSEY, Eunice Rebecca (1820-1906) and Asa Post H. (1818-1857)
- KING, Anna Lucretia (née BURWELL) (1844-1931) and James Henry (1842-1922)
- LAMSON, David Henry (1835-1897) and Elizabeth Louise (1838-1926)
- LAMSON, Joseph Bradley (c. 1829-1870) and Drusilla (c. 1831-1919)
- LANDON, Warren E. (1824-1913) and (first wife) Mary F. (1824-1883) and (second wife) Adeline E. (1828-after 1900)
- LANE, James (1807-1880) and Sarah (1810-1905)
- LAY, George Talbot (1822-1901) and (first wife) Mary Exene (1825-1862) and (second wife) Elizabeth L. (1833-1908)
- LAY, Horatio S. (1828-1900) and Julia M. (1831-1893)
- LEIGHTON, George (1812-1902) and (first wife) Rocksilda (c. 1812-1867) and (second wife) Emily (1822-after 1900)
- LILLIS, Henry (c. 1807-after 1860) and Eliza (c. 1811-after 1860)
- LINDSAY, John M. (c. 1807-1895) and Eliza A. (1816-1890)
- LOBDELL, Edward (1817-1883)
- LOCKWOOD, Ransom G. (1824-1897) and (first wife) Mary (?-1851) and (second wife) Aurora (1827-1902)
- LOTHROP, Howard (c. 1805-after 1880) and Olive (c. 1807-after 1880)
- LOUGHBOROUGH, John Norton (1832-1924) and (first wife) Mary J. (1832-1867) and (second wife) Maggie A. (c. 1840-1875) and (third wife) Anna Mariah (1840-1907)
- LOVELAND, Reuben (1807-c. 1898) and Belinda (1812-1906)
- LUNT, Noah Norton (1821-1902) and (first wife) Rebecca E. (c. 1828-1851) and (second wife) Sarah H. (1833-1868) and (third wife) Frances (1830-after 1910)
- LYON, Henry (1796-1872) and Deborah (1796-1874)
- MARTIN, John (1820-1889) and Clara M. (c. 1829-1880)
- MASTEN, Luman V. (c. 1829-1854)
- MC CANN, Harriet (née Harmon) (1813-1876) and Samuel (c. 1812-c. 1874)
- MC PHERSON, Samuel A. (c. 1823-1898) and (first wife) Polly M. (c. 1824-1863) and (second wife) Sarah (c. 1842-after 1898)
- MEAD, Stephen Newell (1820-1888) and Sarah Phelps (1833-1920)
- MEAD, Thomas B. (1827-1861) and Mary Jane (1834-1890)
- MILES, Alonzo (c. 1818-after 1870) and Martha (c. 1825-after 1870)
- NARAMORE, John (c. 1820-c. 1897) and Eliza A. C. (1830-1914)
- NICHOLS, Henry Otis (1828-1917) and (first wife) Harriet (1836-1880) and (second wife) Harriet L. (1853-1917)
- NICHOLS, Otis (1798-1876) and (first wife) Sally Orne (1803-1824) and (second wife) Mary (c. 1800-1868)
- ORTON, Alva (1845-1917) and Valerie E. (1843-after 1900)
- ORTON, Jonathan T. (c. 1811-1866) and Caroline (c. 1813-1873)
- PALMER, Dan R. (1817-1897) and Abigail (1823-1902)
- PEABODY, William (1791-1866) and Hannah (1787-1876)
- PEARSALL, Alfred B. (1823-1895) and Adaline (1823-1906)
- PECKHAM, Job B. (1823-1859) and Sophronia (1825-1887)
- PHILLIPS, Daniel C. (c. 1813-1882) and (first wife) Amanda (c. 1812-1859) and (second wife) Mary (c. 1843-1884)
- PIERCE, Henry Harlow (1833-1901) and Esther Ann (1837-1908)
- PIERCE, Stephen (1804-1883) and Almira (1806-1875)
- POOLE, Ezra A. (c. 1807-1894) and Sally Marilla (1819-after 1900)
- PRESTON, Almira (Elmira) (née Barnes) (1811-1888) and (second husband) John S. (c. 1804-1879)
- PRESTON, Chandler Bristol (1806-1891) and Eliza Ann (1810-1883)
- PRIOR, Edward (c. 1815-?) and Georgianna (c. 1820-1850s)
- RALPH, Richard (1812-1897) and (first wife) Minerva (c. 1815-1854) and (second wife) Sarah F. (1832-1920)
- RATELLE, Marguerite (née Dion) (1829-1923) and Joseph (1820-after 1900)
- RHODES, Samuel W. (c. 1810-1883) and (first wife) Betsey E. (?-1867) and (second wife) Sophronia L. (1825-1887)
- ROGERS, Jane (née FRASER) (1821-1896) and Sanford (1830-1917)
- ROOT, Ephraim Henry (1828-1906) and Hezzy (1832-1913)
- ROSS, Alexander (1810-1888) and (first wife) Caroline (c. 1810-1866) and (second wife) Melissa S. (1832-1915)
- ROSS, Manley T. (1824-1911) and Susanna (1825-1906)
- RUMERY, Sylsbre R. (1820-1884) and (first wife) Nancy M. (?-before 1848) and (second wife) Betsey Jane (1826-1916)
- RUSSELL, Charles P. (c. 1810-1879) and Eunice (c. 1810-after 1880)
- RUSSELL, Lester (1814-1898) and (first wife) Ordelia (c. 1820-before 1860) and (second wife) Paulina P. (1819-1898)
- SAXBY, William L. (1827-1876) and Euphemia H. (1826-1902)
- SCOTT, Mary A. (1820-1904) and David W. (1818-after 1904)
- SEELEY (SEELY), David Ross (1811-1901) and (first wife) Laura (c. 1822-1860) and (second wife) Ellen Amelia (1830-1907)
- SHARP, William D. (1830-1910) and Sarah F. (c. 1831-1910)
- SMITH, Cyrenius (1804-1874) and Louisa (1806-1881)
- SMITH, Stephen (1806-1889) and Matilda (1809-1891)
- SMITH, Uriah (1832-1903) and Harriet Newall (1831-1911)
- SMITH, William (c. 1808-after 1872) and Laura (1810-1872)
- SPERRY, Charles W. (c. 1820-1861) and Rachel Ann (c. 1831-1863)
- STEVENS, Angeline S. See ANDREWS, John Nevins and Angeline.
- STEVENS, Cyprian (1795-1858) and Almira T. (c. 1803-1873)
- STEVENS, Harriet Newall. See SMITH, Uriah and Harriet Newall.
- STONE, Albert (1803-c. 1893) and (first wife) Lurena (1803-1868) and (second wife) Ayer (c. 1805-after 1880)
- STOWELL, Harriet Augusta. See BARTON, Harriet Augusta.
- STOWELL, Lewis Barnard (1793-1886) and Laura B. (1805-1868)
- STOWELL, Lewis Oswald (1828-1918) and Mary Melissa (1839-1899)
- STOWELL, Marion Concordia. See CRAWFORD, Marion Concordia (Stowell).
- STREET, Sherman A. (c. 1827-1888) and Sarah Jane (1834-1915)
- TAYLOR, Charles O. (1817-1905) and (first wife) Matilda W. (c. 1824-1880) and (second wife) Mary Jane (1838-1913)
- TEMPLE, Elizabeth (c. 1808-1884) and (first husband) James L. (c. 1814-before 1862) and (second husband) Ransom HICKS (1802-1872)
- TENNEY, Elizabeth (née White) (1818-1885) and Thomas Boynton (1800-1875)
- THOMPSON, Jesse (1795-1858) and Nabby Maria (1805-1866)
- TOWLE, John R. (1812-after 1885) and Mary M. (1818-after 1885)
- TREADWELL, William (1831-1904) and Lurana Lucretia (1834-1917)
- TUBBS, Ira B. (1800-1882) and (first wife) Hannah (c. 1800-1872) and (second wife) Amelia L. (c. 1808-1892)
- WAGGONER, Joseph Harvey (1820-1889) and Maryetta (1823-1908)
- WEED, Caroline (née Carpenter) (1838-1909) and Eber (1841-1913)
- WHEELER, Frederick (1811-1910) and Lydia (1814-1886)
- WHIPPLE, John G. (1817-1902) and Sarah B. (1822-1905)
- WHITE, Anna (c. 1829-1854)
- WHITE, Henry Nichols (1847-1863)
- WHITE, James Edson (1849-1928) and (first wife) Emma L. (1848-1917) and (second wife) Rebecca (1884-1953)
- WHITE, James Springer (1821-1881) and Ellen Gould (1827-1915)
- WHITE, John (1785-1871) and Betsey (1788-1871)
- WHITE, John Whitney (1812-1886) and Anna Catherine (1818-after 1885)
- WHITE, Nathaniel (1831-1853)
- WHITE, William Clarence (1854-1937) and (first wife) Mary (née Kelsey) (1857-1890) and (second wife) Ethel May (née Lacey) (later Currow) (1873-1969)
- WILCOX, Henry H. (1819-1911) and (first wife) Diadama (c. 1825-1892) and (second wife) Eliza Anna (c. 1822-1896) and (third wife) Mary A. (1859-?)
- WILCOX, John Y. (1834-1910) and (first wife) Mary S. (c. 1823-1877) and (second wife) Annie K. (1845-after 1900)
- WILKINSON, Diantha (née Benedict) (1833-1907) and James M. (1837-1908)
- WOODRUFF, Azmon (1802-1889) and (first wife) Elizabeth Norton Hart (1796-1851) and (second wife) Harriet Newell Cole (1823-1870) and (third wife) Elizabeth Barber Pierce (later DeGarmo) (1801-1891)
- Appendix A: Unauthenticated Visions Attributed to Ellen G. White
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- The American Religious Background That Influenced Adventists
- Methodism's Rise in America
- The “Christian Connection”
- James White and the Christian Connection
- Ellen White's Methodist Environment
- Experiences With the Pearson Family
- The Experience of Samuel Brown and Other Millerite Adventists in Portland
- Religious Enthusiasm in Ellen G. White's Experience After Being Called to Prophetic Ministry
- Ellen White's Interaction With Fanatics During 1845 and 1846
- Spiritualizers
- Extreme Literalization
- Extreme Sanctification
- Animal Magnetism
- Other Fanatical Views
- Religious Enthusiasm Not Connected to Fanaticism
- The Mackin Experiences
- Summary
- Bibliography of Works Cited
- List of Correspondents
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October 10—November 20, 18591EGWLM 651.1
Diary, October to November.1EGWLM 651.2
Portions of this manuscript are published in Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, vol. 3, pp. 144, 145; vol. 7, p. 218.
[See Lt 19, 1859, and An Appeal to the Youth, pp. 50, 51, written on this date.]1EGWLM 651.3
[Roxbury, Vermont]1
There is a gap in Ellen White's diary between September 20 and October 10. During this period the Whites continued their three-month itinerary, attending conferences in Topsham, Maine, Washington, New Hampshire, and Roxbury, Vermont. The Roxbury meetings had ended the day before, but Ellen and James stayed on in the Roxbury area for a few more days, leaving for northern Vermont on October 12. See: James White, “Appointments,” Sept. 22, 1859, p. 144.
We were awake quite early. Brother Pierce [Stephen Pierce]2
Identity: According to this entry “Brother Pierce” lived in the vicinity of Roxbury. The parallel account in Lt 30, 1859 (Oct. 12), adds the information that he had “talked with great freedom and power” during the weekend meetings. Stephen Pierce, a Vermont preacher, fits both these specifications. He is mentioned in the Review as an active preacher living in Roxbury during this period. See: J. A. and M. A. Spofford, “From Bro. & Sr. Spofford,” Review, May 20, 1858, p. 7; search term “Pierce” in Words of the Pioneers; SDAE, s.v. “Stephen Pierce.”
[See also Lt 22, 1859, written on this date.]1EGWLM 651.5
Left Brother Pierce's for Brother Grant's [Harrison Grant].3
Identity: Although there are a number of Sabbathkeepers with the surname “Grant” mentioned in the Review during this period, only Harrison Grant is said to live in Roxbury, Vermont. Harrison Grant, age 38, later became president of the Minnesota Conference. See: Harrison Grant, “To the Churches in Vt.,” Review, Aug. 5, 1862, p. 80. Identity: The diary entry for October 12 informs us that “Brother Howard” lived seven miles [11 kilometers] from Northfield, Vermont. The only “Howard” living in the Northfield area according to the 1860 census is the family of Daniel and Clarissa Howard. Further confirmation that Ellen White is referring to Daniel Howard is found in an 1865 Review obituary for a “Clarissa Howard” whose husband's name is given as “Daniel Howard.” Although Clarissa died in Minnesota, the obituary explains that the Howards had moved to Minnesota 18 months earlier from Vermont. See: 1860 U.S. Federal Census, “Daniel Howard,” Vermont, Washington County, Northfield, p. 220; obituary: “Clarissa Howard,” Review, Feb. 14, 1865, p. 95.
[En route to Bakersfield, Vermont] Wednesday, October 12
We awoke at three o'clock and arose at four o'clock. Took breakfast at half past four. Attended prayers, then prepared for Brother Howard to take us to Northfield [Vermont]. Left Brother Howard's at five a.m. Rode seven miles [11 kilometers] to Northfield, waited one hour. James sent a draft home and a little book to Willie. We are now on our way to St. Albans5
Lt 30, 1859 (Oct. 12), further relates that the journey from Northfield to St. Albans was made by train. A. C. Bourdeau then took the Whites by carriage 14 miles [22 kilometers] to Bakersfield, Vermont, where they spent the night. The following day, Thursday, they traveled a few miles further to Enosburgh where they stayed overnight at the house of A. C. Bourdeau. Identity: In the October 6, 1859, issue of the Review, “A. C. Bourdeau” writes, “If we do not hear from Bro. White before Oct. 11th, we will meet him with a team at St. Albans’ depot the day following at 10 a. m.” Augustin Bourdeau, 25, had begun preaching in Vermont soon after accepting the Sabbatarian Adventist message three years earlier. See: A. C. Bourdeau, “Appointments,” Review, Oct. 6, 1859, p. 160.
[See also Lt 30, 1859, written on this date.]1EGWLM 652.2
[Berkshire, Vermont] Friday, October 14
P.M. Left Brother Agustin [Augustin] Bourdeau's. Have been very unwell. It has been very stormy. Feared we must go to the meeting in a storm. The distance is about ten miles [16 kilometers].7
Meetings had been advertised for October 15 and 16 in Berkshire, Vermont, about ten miles (16 kilometers) from Enosburgh where the Whites had spent the night (see notes under Oct. 12). See: James White, “Appointments,” Sept. 22, 1859, p. 144. Identity: A comparison of the narrative here with the parallel account found in Lt 30, 1859, makes it clear that the Whites stopped at Brother Martin's house as they were traveling the few miles between Enosburgh and Berkshire, Vermont. Although quite a few Martins are mentioned in the Review during this period, the only one for whom a Vermont address is given is in a notice from 1862 concerning “John Martin” of “Berkshire Center, Vt.” That John Martin was living in Berkshire at least two years earlier (and thus close to the time of the Whites’ 1859 visit) is shown by his appearance on the 1860 census list for Berkshire. See: Ellen G. White, Lt 30, 1859 (Oct. 12); “Business Notes,” Review, Mar. 4, 1862, p. 112; 1860 U.S. Federal Census, “John Martin,” Vermont, Franklin County, Berkshire, p. 28.
[Berkshire] Saturday, October 15
It is snowing very hard. We feel very thankful that we came on our way Friday. Many were coming to the meeting in the storm.9
James White reported that “quite a host of whole-hearted brethren from Northern Vermont, Canada, and some from other States” attended the Berkshire meetings. See: J. W. [James White], “Eastern Tour,” Review, Nov. 10, 1859, p. 196. Daniel T. Bourdeau, 23, a brother of Augustin C. Bourdeau, and also an itinerant preacher. Ellen and James White would have known Daniel Bourdeau well since the summer of 1857, when he had gone to Battle Creek from Vermont “to learn the present truth more perfectly, and to translate some of our works into French.” See: James White, “The Present Truth in French,” Review, Dec. 24, 1857, p. 56. Identity: Apart from the description of “Brother Howlett” as “an old Methodist minister” and the fact that this meeting took place in Vermont, Ellen White adds in another place that the Howletts came from Canada (Ms 9, 1862 [Nov.]). These clues point with some certainty to John Howlett, who, according to his daughter's obituary, settled in Quebec (Canada East) and was “formerly a Methodist minister.” See: Obituary: “Elizabeth Cross-Clark,” Review, Sept. 10, 1925, p. 21. Identities: The narrative sequence of this entry—James “preached,” Ellen “bore my testimony,” an old Methodist minister “spoke,” and Brother Stone and Brother Buck “and other brethren bore testimony”—suggests that Stone and Buck might be preachers. James White, in his report, reinforces this impression by listing Stone and Buck together with A. C. and D. T. Bourdeau and M. B. Czechowski, who were well-known ministers: “At Berkshire we met brethren Stone, Buck, Taylor, A. C. and D. T. Bourdeau, and our good Bro. Czechowski. … We spoke to them [the audience] twice on the Sabbath, and four times on first-day.” The only Stone and Buck that fit this description are Albert Stone and Harry G. Buck, both active evangelists at this time in the region of northern Vermont and northern New York, where this meeting was being held. See: J. W. [James White], “Eastern Tour,” Review, Nov. 10, 1859, p. 196; search terms “Stone” and “Buck” in Words of the Pioneers.
[See also Lt 11, 1859, written on this date.]1EGWLM 653.2
[Berkshire] Sunday, October 16
The storm is over. We tarried at Brother Martin's. Last eve we had a conversation with a brother who is in trouble. He has once kept the Sabbath but was so persecuted by his own family he ceased to keep it, yet believed it. Now he feels God has left him. We tried to comfort him. He related to us that when he came to the meeting, his wife told him unless he would promise that he would not keep the Sabbath she would not live with him. He would not promise, and they lodged separately. Poor man, he has been much troubled. His wife's father was very violent. Would strike him. His children joined them. But after his wife's father had made a passionate threat against him, he suddenly fell sick, and he was called from the field to witness his sudden death. It is believed that the Lord removed him in His anger. We tried to comfort the poor, trembling brother. We know not how it will turn with him. He has, as it were, to deal with demons in his own family. Sunday night went with Brother Austin [Horatio Nelson Austin].14
A number of Austins are mentioned in the Review during this period, but the only one clearly identified as living in Berkshire, Vermont, is “Sister C. R. Austin,” who wrote frequently to the Review from 1854 and onward. Various sources give her full name, Caroline Regina, and that of her husband, Horatio Nelson Austin. The Austins were dairy farmers and had become Sabbathkeepers five years earlier, in 1854. See: Obituary: “H. N. Austin,” Review, Jan 21, 1890, p. 47; search terms “Austin” and “Berkshire” in Review and Herald online collection, www.adventistarchives.org.
[Madrid, New York] Tuesday, October 18
Had a blessed season of prayer with Brother and Sister Taylor [Charles O. and Matilda W. Taylor],15
Identities: Among the speakers especially invited to this conference was Charles O. Taylor, an ordained minister from Rouses’ Point, Clinton County, New York, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) west of Berkshire, Vermont. His wife's name is found in various sources. See: A. C. Bourdeau, “Appointments,” Review, Oct. 6, 1859, p. 160; C. W. Sperry, “Communications,” Review, Mar. 19, 1857, p. 158; obituary: “Chas. O. Taylor,” Review, Sept. 7, 1905, pp. 19, 20. Identity: Prior to 1863 the only Whipples mentioned in the Review appear to be John G. Whipple and his wife, Sarah B. Living in Perry's Mills, New York, within 50 miles (80 kilometers) of the conference being held at Berkshire, Vermont, it is not surprising that they were present at the conference. See: Search term “Whipple” in Words of the Pioneers. The Taylor, Whipple, and Czechowski families all lived in Clinton County, New York, at this time where Czechowski was preaching to French-speaking people in the Canadian border region. For further information on the three families, see notes under March 9 diary entry (Ms 5, 1859). A leading church figure in the Madrid-Buck's Bridge area. He was appointed a member of the first New York Conference committee when the conference was organized in 1862. See: J. N. Andrews, J. M. Aldrich, “Doings of the N.Y. Conference,” Review, Nov. 4, 1862, p. 182.
[Madrid] Wednesday, October 19
It is cold and stormy. We sent to the village to get some cotton flannel to make us comfortable. Brother Haskell, his wife and daughter [Lewis and Salina Haskell and Jane Haskell], Sister Claflin [Nancy Claflin], and Sister Matthews came in from Norfolk19
Identities: Both the names “Haskell” and “Claflin” from Norfolk, New York, appear in the Review during this period (Lewis Haskell and Nancy Claflin). There is no mention of a “sister Matthews” from Norfolk, however, so she remains unidentified. The names of Lewis Haskell's wife and daughter are taken from the 1860 census. See: Search terms “Haskell,” “Claflin,” “Matthews,” and “Norfolk” in Review and Herald online collection, www.adventistarchives.org; 1860 U.S. Federal Census, “Jane Haskell,” New York, St. Lawrence County, Norfolk, p. 21. The building was small, about 20 x 30 feet (6 x 9 meters). It had been erected in 1855, and Adventist historian A. W. Spalding considered it “probably” the first church to be built by Sabbatarian Adventists. In recent years, however, Brian Strayer has pointed to a letter by Joseph Bates in the Review that indicates that a church had been built in Jackson, Michigan, a year earlier, in 1854. See: Arthur Whitefield Spalding, Origin and History of Seventh-day Adventists, vol. 1, pp. 222, 403; Brian E. Strayer, “Early Adventist Waymarks in Jackson, Michigan,” pp. 12, 13; idem, “The First Church Built by Sabbathkeeping Adventists,” Adventist Review, Mar. 2, 1989, p. 25; Joseph Bates, “From Bro. Bates,” Review, Apr. 25, 1854, p. 111.
Finds us at Brother Hilliard's.1EGWLM 655.2
[Mannsville, New York] Friday, October 21
We rose at about four a.m. It was cold and snowy. We took a luncheon and started out in a storm for Madrid depot. Waited one hour for cars. Then took the cars for Potsdam [New York] depot. Waited there one hour for the cars. While waiting a little boy was brought in who was afflicted with inflammation of the eyes. He bore his affliction very patiently. His eyes were screened with a shade and a thick, lined veil. They were taking him to the doctor's in Rochester to get aid.1EGWLM 655.3
We journeyed about 25 miles [40 kilometers] and the engine pump broke down, and we were obliged to wait two hours before starting again. By this delay we failed to make connection at Watertown [New York] and were obliged to wait in the depot eight hours. This was a great disappointment to us, for we should be out over the Sabbath; but others were also disappointed. There was one woman and her two brothers who were filled with grief. Their mother was dying; letters had been sent them, but were not received. Oh, what a world of sorrow, disappointment, and affliction we are living in!1EGWLM 655.4
While waiting in the depot we became acquainted with a couple directly from Waukon [Iowa]. They bring sad news from Brother Thomas Meade [Thomas B. Mead]. They give a sad report of him; he is failing fast.21
Thomas Meade, 32, died of tuberculosis in July 1861. He had earlier been an employee at the Review and Herald press. The Whites had raised funds to help his family. For details, see notes under Mar. 20 diary entry (Ms 5, 1859).
Sabbath commenced. We tried to call our thoughts from the things around us to sacred things. We took the cars at about eight and rode 25 miles [40 kilometers], and within two miles [3 kilometers] of the depot Brother Ballou [James Madison Ballou]22
Identity: The only “Ballou” appearing in the Review from this period is a “J. M. Ballou,” so the initial question is whether any person by that name lived in Mannsville or vicinity, where he met the Whites. The 1850 census does have a “James M. Ballou” listed in the nearby township of Boylston. Depending on where in Boylston James Ballou lived, it could have been as close as three or four miles (five kilometers) from Mannsville. The likelihood, therefore, is that Ellen White is referring to James M. Ballou. His full name is given in his obituary. See: Search term “Ballou” in Words of the Pioneers; 1850 U.S. Federal Census, “James M. Ballou,” New York, Oswego County, Boylston, p. 8; obituary: “James Madison Ballou,” Review, June 12, 1888, p. 383. Identity: “Brother Miles” clearly lives in Mannsville, New York, or vicinity, since that is where the weekend meetings were being held. According to the 1860 census, both Alonzo Miles and Randolph Miles with their families lived in the Ellisburg township, in which Mannsville is located. The information given in the October 22 entry that “Brother and Sister Miles once joined the Messenger [Party]” strongly suggests that the “Brother Miles” Ellen White is referring to is Alonzo Miles. Five years earlier Alonzo Miles (then living in Illinois) had written a rather brusque letter to the Review saying that he had received the Messenger Party paper, Messenger of Truth, and asked whether, as it claimed, the visions of Ellen White were becoming a test of fellowship among Sabbathkeepers. After that nothing is heard of Alonzo Miles in the Review—no letters or subscription receipts—until 1860 when a subscription is again receipted, suggesting that he had returned to the “Battle Creek” Sabbatarians. There is no evidence that Randolph Miles, probably Alonzo's brother, ever defected to the Messenger Party. See: 1860 U.S. Federal Census, “Alonzo Miles,” New York, Jefferson County, Ellisburg, p. 46; 1860 U.S. Federal Census, “R. Miles,” New York, Jefferson County, Ellisburg, p. 83; A. Miles, “From Bro. Miles,” Review, Dec. 5, 1854, pp. 125, 126; search term “Miles” in Words of the Pioneers.
[Mannsville] Sabbath, October 22
It is pleasant weather. We had a season of prayer. Brother and Sister Miles once joined the Messenger [Party], and turned from us and sought to injure us, but now they sob out their repentant prayers and beg God to forgive them.24
See: Note under Oct. 21 above. One year earlier, when the Whites visited Mannsville, the meetings had been held “in the commodious kitchen of Mr. Ballou.” See: J. N. Loughborough, The Great Second Advent Movement, p. 336. Identity: References to a number of persons with the surname “Wilcox” appear in the Review during this period, but only “H. H. Wilcox” lived in or near Mannsville, New York. Census records from 1850 and 1860 confirm that Henry H. Wilcox lived near Mannsville. See: H. H. Wilcox, “Communications,” Review, Dec. 25, 1856, p. 63; H. H. Wilcox, “From Bro. Wilcox,” Review, June 24, 1862, p. 30; 1850 U.S. Federal Census, “Henry H. Wilcox,” New York, Oswego County, Boylston, p. 190; 1860 U.S. Federal Census, “H. H. Wilcox,” New York, Jefferson County, Ellisburg, p. 34.
[Mannsville] Sunday, October 23
Again we repaired to the meetinghouse. The house was crowded again. Brother White preached with freedom; I followed with exhortation. The Lord gave me perfect freedom. The Spirit rested upon us. One aged sister gave vent to her feelings by shouting praise to God. Brethren Chase [Lewis Chase]27
Identity: The only “Chase” staying in the Mannsville area during the 1850s and mentioned in church sources is Lewis Chase, who lived in the adjoining township of Sandy Creek. Lewis Chase was a Methodist minister in the 1840s. His affiliation with Sabbatarian Adventists seems to have lasted only through the 1850s. See: Lewis Chase, “Extracts of Letters,” Review, Apr. 3, 1855, p. 208; search term “Chase” in Review and Herald online collection, www.adventistarchives.org; Glenn F. Thibault, “Thibault and Chase of New England and NY,” November 2004, RootsWeb, Dec. 18, 2006, http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com; 1860 U.S. Federal Census, “Lewis Chase,” New York, Oswego County, Boylston, p. 41. The identities of Brother Bailey and Brother Janks have not been established.
[See Lts 16 and 17, 1859, written on this date.]1EGWLM 657.2
[See An Appeal to the Youth, pp. 53-56, for a letter to Henry and Edson White, written on this date.]1EGWLM 657.3
[Wright, Michigan] Sabbath, November 1229
During the three-week break in the diary, the Whites had held meetings in Brookfield, New York, and in Lapeer and North Plains, Michigan. J. N. Loughborough had joined the Whites in Lapeer in early November and shared in the preaching during the remainder of the Whites’ itinerary until their return to Battle Creek on November 21. See: James White, “Appointments,” Review, Sept. 15, 1859, p. 136.
It is stormy. We left Brother McPherson's [Samuel A. McPherson]30
Identity: See note for diary entry May 1, 1859 (Ms 6, 1859). Identity: See Jan. 19 entry (Ms 5, 1859). According to James White's report, “storm and mud hindered many from attending” the conference at Wright, “yet the house was well filled.” He also noted that “more than one hundred have been immersed since the work commenced in Wright less than two years ago.” See: J. W. [James White], “Eastern Tour,” Review, Dec. 8, 1859, p. 20.
The storm continues. We went to the meetinghouse. Brother Loughborough preached in the forenoon. Brother White in the afternoon. I followed in exhortation. Was free.1EGWLM 658.2
[Grand Rapids, Michigan] Monday, November 14
We rode to Grand Rapids, 14 miles [22 kilometers]. The road is very rough and it is tedious to ride.33
J. N. Loughborough adds that it took them four and a half hours to accomplish these 14 miles (22 kilometers). See: J. N. Loughborough, “Diary,” entry for Nov. 14. Why these five men accompanied the Whites and Loughborough at this point of the journey is not clear, neither can their identity be fully established. Apart from Brother “Gray,” however, all these names are found in the Monterey church records, and it was toward Monterey that the White party was headed. Earlier in the year Ellen White had twice visited Monterey and mentioned each of these names in her diary, identified in the notes as Sylsbre R. Rumery, John S. Day, George T. Lay, and (possibly) Victor Jones. See: “Records of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Monterey, Michigan [1860-1880]”; Ellen G. White, Ms 5, 1859, notes on Jan. 11, 12. Identities: See note under Jan. 19 diary entry (Ms 5, 1859) regarding the James I. Cramer and Christopher G. Cramer families, both belonging to the Grand Rapids band at this time. Christopher Cramer appears to have been a widower, according to the 1860 census, so “Sister Cramer” would be Sarah, wife of James Cramer. Whether Christopher or James Cramer is the “Brother Cramer” with whom the group met in the evening has not been determined.
[Monterey, Michigan] Tuesday, November 15
It is a beautiful day. We rose early and took our breakfast. Had a season of prayer and then started on our weary journey. The going is very rough. We broke one of the traces36
The straps, chains, or ropes by which a carriage is drawn by horses. J. N. Loughborough's diary entries clarify the intent of this somewhat imprecise statement. It appears that the Whites first traveled south from Grand Rapids on the plank road toward Kalamazoo for about 14 miles (22 kilometers), after which, however, they had to turn off the plank and drive the last ten miles (16 kilometers) to Monterey on a really poor road. The Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo plank road had been built in the mid-1850s and had no doubt deteriorated in time, thus making it a “very rough ride” for the Whites in 1859. Mark Twain is said to have quipped after traveling this same plank road that he would have enjoyed the trip had not “some unconscionable scoundrel” “now and then dropped a plank across it.” See: J. N. Loughborough, “Diary,” entry for Nov. 15, compare Jan. 18; Ellen G. White, Ms 5, 1859 (Jan. 18 entry); Will Dunbar and George S. May, Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State, p. 271. On plank roads see also notes under Jan. 18 above (Ms 5, 1859). Originally from a poem by Henry Francis Lyte that opens with the line “My rest is in heaven; my rest is not here.” One verse reads: “A scrip on my back, and a staff in my hand, First published in a volume of Lyte's religious poetry in 1833, by midcentury the poem was set to music and included in a variety of hymnals. See: John Julian, ed., A Dictionary of Hymnology, s.v. “Lyte, Henry Francis”; Thomas Dowell, Farewell to the Outward Bound, p. 15.
I march on in haste through an enemy's land;
The road may be rough, but it cannot be long,
And I'll smooth it with hope, and I'll cheer it with song!”
[Monterey] Wednesday, November 16
We rose weary, lame, and sick. The journey was too much for us. Yet we wrote much of the day, and there we met my father, whom we have not seen for three months.39
Four months earlier, on July 27, Robert and Eunice Harmon had left Battle Creek together with their son John B. Harmon for an extended visit to his home in Illinois. At the time Ellen White feared that “perhaps we shall never meet them again.” However, as is seen in this diary entry, Robert Harmon (and probably also Eunice) was back in Michigan within a few months. Why Robert Harmon was visiting Monterey at this point is not known. See: Ellen G. White, Ms 7, 1859 (July 27 entry). Identity: See under Jan. 12, 1859, entry (Ms 5, 1859).
[Monterey] Thursday, November 17
Took breakfast at Brother Day's, and took dinner at Brother H. Pierce's [Henry Harlow Pierce].41
Identity: See under Feb. 3, 1859, entry (Ms 5, 1859). Probably Joseph Bates had not yet moved into the house. Perhaps it was still unfinished. According to the History of Allegan and Barry Counties it was in 1860 that Bates “located at Monterey as pastor of the little flock.” This date is confirmed by letters from Bates to the Review that are signed “Monterey, Michigan” from March 1860 onward. Joseph Bates was in no financial position to build a house. Minutes of the Monterey church from 1860 and 1861 reveal that at least part of the financial burden was borne by local church members. See: History of Allegan and Barry Counties, Michigan, p. 286; search term “Bates” in Words of the Pioneers; “Records of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Monterey, Michigan [1860-1880],” Oct. 7, 1860, Jan. 6, 1861.
[Monterey] Friday, November 18
Rose languid and weary. Took breakfast at Brother Orrin Jones’ [Orrin B. Jones].43
Identity: See notes under Jan. 13 above (Ms 5, 1859). See: Note under May 7 above (Ms 6, 1859).
[Monterey] Sabbath, November 19
Brother Loughborough preached. A large congregation assembled at the Monterey meetinghouse. The house was full—crowded. Our earnest prayer this morn has been, Give us the living testimony; let us feel the burden of Thy work, the weight of Thy cause, the worth of souls. Then will Thy people be renewed and strengthened, and those not right, those not in union with Thy church, will be reproved, corrected.1EGWLM 660.2
Brother White preached in the p.m. on the work, the success of the three messages. He was clear and free in his discourse. The Lord gave me liberty in speaking and referring to the travail of Elijah. Elisha would follow the man of God. Elijah said, “Go back, Elisha;” but, “No,” said he, “as the Lord liveth and as thy soul liveth I will not leave thee.” He would see the end of the matter. He followed on and he saw the fiery chariot and the glory and the mantle of Elijah fall upon Elisha. So those who will follow on with the people of God, suffer trials with them, press on with them, when the mighty angel descends from heaven, clothed with the panoply of heaven and gives strength to the third angel, the power of the message is felt by them. The heavenly showers fall on them. The latter rain drops in their vessels.1EGWLM 660.3
[Otsego, Michigan]45
J. N. Loughborough, who was accompanying the Whites, added in his diary that after these meetings they left Monterey in the afternoon of November 20 and spent the night at Aaron Hilliard's house (in Otsego). See: J. N. Loughborough, “Diary,” entries for Nov. 20 and 21, 1859.
It is pleasant today, and there was a large gathering at the meetinghouse. They could not all get into the house. Brother John prayed. Brother White preached, finishing his subject upon the Messages. After he closed there was five minutes’ intermission. The house was so crowded it was very uncomfortable.46
The overcrowding caused James White to suggest that the Monterey members build a larger meetinghouse even though the present one was only 2 years old. A larger church edifice was constructed in 1862. At its dedication the building was so crowded that the floor gave way and sank eight inches. See: J. W. [James White], “Eastern Tour,” Review, Dec. 8, 1859, p. 20; J. W. [James White], “Meetings at Monterey,” Review, Sept. 3, 1857, p. 144; U. S. [Uriah Smith], “Michigan Annual Conference,” Review, Oct. 14, 1862, p. 156.