- About This Collection of Ellen G. White Documents
- Table of Contents
- Identification of persons addressed in this collection
- Index to Document Location
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- Chapter 4—Engaging in Worldly Speculation
- Chapter 5—To Mary White
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- Chapter 7—Sabbath Afternoon Talk
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- Chapter 19—Distressing Experiences of 1888
- Chapter 20—To Mary White
- Chapter 21—To W. M. Healey
- Chapter 22—To G. I. Butler and wife
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- Chapter 24—Looking Back at Minneapolis
- Chapter 25—To R. A. Underwood
- Chapter 26—To R. A. Underwood
- Chapter 27—To R. A. Underwood
- Chapter 28—The Discernment of Truth
- Chapter 29—To R. A. Underwood
- Chapter 30—Meetings at South Lancaster, Mass.
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- Chapter 32—To J. H. Morrison
- Chapter 33—To My Dear Brethren
- Chapter 34—To W. C. White
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- Chapter 36—To J. Fargo
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- Chapter 39—Unfounded Reports
- Chapter 40—To H. Miller
- Chapter 41—To U. Smith (unfinished)
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- Chapter 44—To Mary White
- Chapter 45—Camp-Meeting at Ottawa, Kansas
- Chapter 46—To Elders M. and H. Miller
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- Chapter 48—To U. Smith
- Chapter 49—To the General Conference
- Chapter 50—The Excellence of Christ
- Chapter 51—To Mary White
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- Chapter 53—To Mary White
- Chapter 54—Issues at the Gen. Conf. of 1889
- Chapter 55—To Brethren and Sisters
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- Chapter 57—Standing by the Landmarks
- Chapter 58—To Bro. Stone
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- Chapter 60—To Brn. Ballenger and L. Smith
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- Chapter 69—To M. Larson
- Chapter 70—To W. C. White
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- Chapter 72—To U. Smith
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- Chapter 74—To W. C. White and wife
- Chapter 75—To W. A. Colcord (incomplete)
- Chapter 76—To W. C. White and wife
- Chapter 77—To W. C. White and wife
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- Chapter 79—To W. C. and wife
- Chapter 80—To O. A. Olsen
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- Chapter 82—Jesus, Our Redeemer and Ruler
- Chapter 83—Living Channels of Light
- Chapter 84—To O. A. Olsen
- Chapter 85—To W. C. White
- Chapter 86—To W. C. White
- Chapter 87—The Righteousness of Christ
- Chapter 88—To Bro. and Sr. Garmire
- Chapter 89—To O. A. Olsen
- Chapter 90—To Brethren in the Ministry (incomplete)
- Chapter 91—To J. S. Washburn
- Chapter 92—To O. A. Olsen
- Chapter 93—To Brethren in Responsible Positions
- Chapter 94—To U. Smith
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- Chapter 97—To O. A. Olsen (cf. Lt 43, 1890)
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- Chapter 99—“Be Zealous and Repent.”
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- Chapter 102—To U. Smith
- Chapter 103—Circulation of Great Controversy
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- Chapter 105—Light in God's Word
- Chapter 106—Peril of Trusting in the Wisdom of Men
- Chapter 107—To U. Smith
- Chapter 108—To J. S. Washburn and wife
- Chapter 109—Missionary Work
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- Chapter 112—Diary Entry—Christ Our Righteousness
- Chapter 113—Our Present Dangers
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- Chapter 115—The Vision at Salamanca
- Chapter 116—Danger in Adopting Worldly Policy in the Work of God.
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- Chapter 118—To S. N. Haskell
- Chapter 119—To J. H. Kellogg
- Chapter 120—To S. N. Haskell
- Chapter 121—Search the Scriptures.
- Chapter 122—To S. N. Haskell
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- Chapter 125—To S. N. Haskell
- Chapter 126—To A. T. Jones
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- Chapter 129—The Opposer's Work.
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- Chapter 133—To J. H. Morrison
- Chapter 134—Love, the Need of the Church
- Chapter 135—To Captain C. Eldridge
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- Chapter 137—To I. D. Van Horn
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- Chapter 139—To A. T. Jones
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- Chapter 141—To H. Lindsay
- Chapter 142—To S. N. Haskell
- Chapter 143—To F. E. Belden and wife
- Chapter 144—To L. Nicola
- Chapter 145—Diary Entry
- Chapter 146—To I. D. Van Horn
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- Chapter 150—Christ the Center of the Message
- Chapter 151—To C. Eldridge and wife
- Chapter 152—To C. H. Jones
- Chapter 153—To S. N. Haskell
- Chapter 154—To O. A. Olsen
- Chapter 155—Untitled
- Chapter 156—To O. A. Olsen
- Chapter 157—To Brethren Who Shall Assemble in General Conference
- Chapter 158—To A. R. Henry
- Chapter 159—To O. A. Olsen
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- Chapter 161—To H. Lindsay
- Chapter 162—The Danger of Self-Sufficiency in God's Work
- Chapter 163—To A. O. Tait
- Chapter 164—To F. E. Belden
- Chapter 165—To F. E. Belden
- Chapter 166—To O. A. Olsen
- Chapter 167—To C. H. Jones
- Chapter 168—To J. H. Kellogg
- Chapter 169—To O. A. Olsen
- Chapter 170—To O. A. Olsen
- Chapter 171—To J. E. White
- Chapter 172—To F. E. Belden
- Chapter 173—To Brethren Who Occupy Responsible Positions in the Work
- Chapter 174—To J. H. Kellogg
- Chapter 175—To My Brethren in America
- Chapter 176—To H. Lindsay
- Chapter 177—To O. A. Olsen
- Chapter 178—To Sr. Lindsay
- Chapter 179—To O. A. Olsen
- Chapter 180—To S. N. Haskell
- Chapter 181—To O. A. Olsen
- Chapter 182—To U. Smith
- Chapter 183—To the Men Who Occupy Responsible Positions in the Work
- Chapter 184—To O. A. Olsen
- Chapter 185—TO A. O. Tait
- Chapter 186—To. W. W. Prescott and wife
- Chapter 187—To O. A. Olsen
- Chapter 188—To Those in Responsible Positions in Battle Creek
- Chapter 189—Untitled
- Chapter 190—Ministerial Institutes
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- Chapter 192—The Bible in our Schools.
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- Chapter 194—To A. R. Henry
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- Chapter 196—To Men in Responsible Positions in the Work
- Chapter 197—Untitled
- Chapter 198—To W. S. Hyatt
- Chapter 199—To S. N. Haskell and wife
- Chapter 200—To Officers of the Gen. Conf
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- Chapter 203—Remarks at Gen. Conf.
- Chapter 204—Remarks at Gen. Conf.
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- Chapter 206—To A. T. Jones
- Chapter 207—To W. M. Healey
- Chapter 208—To Brn-Srs. of the Iowa Conference (cf. Lt 134, 1902)
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- Chapter 211—To C. P. Bollman
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- Chapter 213—To J. E. White and wife
- Chapter 214—To G. I. Butler
- Chapter 215—The Review and Herald Office
- Chapter 216—To J. E. White
Chapter 107—To U. Smith
Since your visit and our conversation I decided to place this in your hands to read yourself, and if necessary I may read it before a select number. I have a copy of the same. After I was so greatly burdened the Tuesday night, the same night I returned from Washington, I felt that I must trace upon paper my true feelings and the things which the Lord revealed to me. You may desire to know these things. When you visited me yesterday Jan. 5 and proposed such a meeting to take place I was glad because I thought that will result in good. But when you stated that you had not had feelings against Eld. Waggoner, and Eld. A.T. Jones, I was surprised. Perhaps you thought thus, but how could you think thus, is a mystery to me. The feelings cherished by yourself and Elder Butler were not only despising the message, but the messengers. But the blindness of mind has come by warring against the light which the Lord designed to come to his people.1888 846.1
You write that you have said that you would have not controversy with Sr. White. Better, far better, have had this controversy openly than under cover, for this controversy has been and there has not been harmony between us since the Minneapolis meeting. You have been exceedingly stubborn, and this stubbornness has been as described in the word of God “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Behold, to obey is better than to sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.” This stubbornness, my dear brother, can be brought under control only by your falling upon the Rock and being broken. It is a terrible snare to you. It makes you unwilling to confess your wrongs, and every wrong passed over without humble confession will relieve [leave] you and Elder Butler and every soul who pursues the same course in blindness of mind and hardness of heart. The spirit of God is grieved and Satan triumphs. It is not because we do not have evidence, but that your own will rises against God's will, and it is God who has a controversy with you. He will remove the candlestick out of its place except you repent.1888 846.2
The long standing in the way of the work of God as you have done is not that you have not had light and evidence, but your stubborn will, like steel would not give up your will and your way to God's will and God's way. You made the statement in the first meeting we held in the room Brother Jones occupied that you did not oppose Bro. A. T. Jones speaking in the tabernacle on the religious Sunday movement. Will you consider this matter because Brethren Prescott, Amadon, and Sicily brought a united testimony on this matter which called forth from me about a fifteen minutes talk as pointed and earnest as I ever made in my life. I answered, Well, if Elder Smith takes that position God will surely remove him out of the way, for God has not given him the authority to say what shall come into the tabernacle from our own people and what shall not. But if he holds that position we will secure a hall in the city and the words God has given Bro. Jones to speak the people shall have them.1888 847.1
Dear Bro. Smith, please to make a surrender to God this time. Make no reserve, and then you will receive the blessing of God. Then peace will come to your soul. You are standing, and have been standing, in opposition to the work of God for the past two years, you have done more than any man living to cast doubt and unbelief of the testimonies of the spirit of God. Now I beseech of you, break and lift the stumbling block. I was shown at Minneapolis that the Lord would come in to their families and would visit for the things that there transpired, with affliction and death unless they stood firm between God and his people. You remember I said in the tabernacle before Elder Butler, yourself, and those present. I had things to say to Elder Butler, but ye cannot bear them now. It was this; his stubbornness and unbelief was sinful and God would bring his afflicting hand heavily upon him if he did not repent and have another spirit, and if he still held his perversity and stubbornness, he would come nearer still to him in affliction. And this he would do to the ones to whom he had given light and they had closed their eyes and ears, and confederated together to make of none effect the warnings and messages of light and truth for his people.1888 848.1
I have greatly feared for you, my brother. I fear still. I beg of you for Christ's sake, make thorough work for I know the displeasure of the Lord is against you; against Elder Farnsworth, and many others I might name, who have in face of great light and evidence held fast to their own spirit and walked in the sparks of their own kindling. God says, Unless they repent, they shall lie down in sorrow.1888 848.2