- Foreword
- Chapter 1—Chronology
- Chapter 2—A Historical Prologue
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- A miniature general conference
- Reports from the Missions
- Presenting the Truth in Love
- Question-and-Answer Periods
- Response to Sister White's Testimonies
- Value of Tent Meetings in Europe
- Pressing Financial Needs in Basel
- Length of Conference Extended
- A Controversial Problem Arises
- An Unwise Interruption
- A Victory Meeting
- A Vision in the Night Season
- D. T. Bourdeau's Printed Testimony
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- Appointments in Basel, Geneva, and Lausanne
- Faith and Sacrifice of the Believers
- The White Apartment in Basel
- Various Activities Day by Day
- Reinforcements From America
- Literary Assistants Help Ellen White
- L. R. Conradi Comes to Europe
- A Horse and Carriage for the Visitor
- Strenuous Personal Labor
- Good Meetings in Bienne
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- Developments in Norway and Denmark
- A Symbol of Sister White's Work
- Needs of the Church in Christiania
- A Disciplinary Recommendation
- Response of the Committee
- A Disappointing Board Meeting
- A Final Service With the Church
- Heartaches in Faraway America
- Next Stop: Copenhagen
- The Round Tower of Copenhagen
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- The visit to Paris, Nimes, and Valence
- The Light of the Advent Message
- Brief Stay in Paris
- A Walk Through the Streets of Paris
- Invalides and the Tomb of Napoleon
- Arrival at Nimes
- Roman Ruins in Nimes
- The Young Watchmaker
- Meetings in Historic Valence
- The Cathedral of Saint Apollinaire
- Reflections on Valence
- Third Visit to the Piedmont Valleys
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- Chapter 26—Literary Work
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The Light of the Advent Message
As the light of the Reformation appeared in France, centuries later the light of the Advent proclamation touched that historic land and French-speaking Switzerland.EGWE 227.1
“The light shone also in France and Switzerland. At Geneva, where Farel and Calvin had spread the truths of the Reformation, Gaussen preached the message of the second advent. While a student at school, Gaussen had encountered that spirit of rationalism which pervaded all Europe during the latter part of the eighteenth and the opening of the nineteenth century; and when he entered the ministry he was not only ignorant of true faith, but inclined to skepticism. In his youth he had become interested in the study of prophecy. After reading Rollins’ Ancient History, his attention was called to the second chapter of Daniel, and he was struck with the wonderful exactness with which the prophecy had been fulfilled, as seen in the historian's record....EGWE 227.2
“As he pursued his investigation of the prophecies, he arrived at the belief that the coming of the Lord was at hand. Impressed with the solemnity and importance of this great truth, he desired to bring it before the people.”—The Great Controversy, 364, 365.EGWE 227.3
Gaussen printed his prophetic lessons and circulated them faithfully among young and old. He became one of the “most distinguished and beloved of preachers in the French language” (Ibid., 366). But he was “suspended from the ministry” because of his views on Bible prophecy and the coming of the Lord.EGWE 227.4