- 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 Invitation Comes From Europe
From May 28 to June 1, 1884, the second session of the European Missionary Council was held in Basel, Switzerland. George I. Butler, from America, presided. At this meeting, resolutions were adopted requesting the General Conference to ask Mrs. E. G. White and her son W. C. White, then residents in California, to visit the European missions. At the General Conference held in Battle Creek, Michigan, the following November, which they both attended, the request was acted upon.EGWE 23.4
The resolution read, in part:EGWE 23.5
“We express our earnest desire that Sr. White may visit Europe, that the cause here may share the benefits of her labors and of the precious light and instruction which the Lord so graciously grants us through His servant.”—The Review and Herald, November 11, 1814, p. 713.EGWE 23.6
Also, the services of her son W. C. White, then 30 years of age, were urgently requested. His experience as a publishing house manager at the Pacific Press on the West Coast, in the eyes of church leaders, qualified him “to take charge of the finishing and furnishing” of the publishing house at Basel.EGWE 24.1
The Review account of the presentation of this request at the 1884 General Conference session in November states that following the reading of the formal invitation, Elders Butler and Haskell spoke of “the desirability of a visit to Europe in the near future by Sr. White and her son, Eld. W. C. White.” They “responded that they stood ready to go whenever God should indicate by unmistakable providences that such was their duty.”—Ibid.EGWE 24.2