Happenings at Elmshaven

At Elmshaven, with the coming of fall it was grape-harvest time. Ellen White did not sell her grapes to wineries. Instead they were crushed and the juice was bottled fresh at the nearby Sanitarium Health Food Factory. It was then sold to health food stores, sanitariums, and individuals.6BIO 53.1

One Friday afternoon in mid-October, W. C. White summarized the activities around the place:6BIO 53.2

This Friday afternoon Dores [Robinson] is working writing out Mother's messages to the promoters of the Canon City Sanitarium enterprise. Ella and Mrs. Crisler are under the live oak tree, reading Patriarchs and Prophets [in connection with putting in new chapter headings, new tailpieces, and new illustrations.]6BIO 53.3

Sara is assisting Brother and Sister James with the wine, and Maggie, with a broken arm [she tripped over a pipe that was out of place] is inspecting the operations. May and the children are at home getting ready for the Sabbath.—29 WCW, p. 148.6BIO 53.4

October and November were months in which many issues pressed hard upon Ellen White. Then on November 16, W. C. White, on the urging of Elder Daniells, left to attend meetings in the Midwest and the East. He was away the rest of the year.6BIO 53.5