Chapter 7—The Quest for Moderation
- Chapter 1—A Plea for Women
- Chapter 2—Distinguished Ladies Lead Out
- Chapter 3—Mrs. Bloomer Given Publicity
- Chapter 4—Dress Reform Gained Favor
- Chapter 5—Dr. Austin’s Powerful Plea
- Chapter 6—Dress Reform Principles Prevailed
- Chapter 7—The Quest for Moderation
- Chapter 8—Adoniram Judson’s Appeal
- Chapter 9—Mrs. White’s Remarks on Dress
- Chapter 10—Deplorable Physical Effects
- Chapter 11—The Influence of the “American Costume”
- Chapter 12—Basic Principles
- Chapter 13—Close Observation
- Chapter 14—The Need for a Reformed Dress
- Chapter 15—Mrs. White Tries the Dress
- Chapter 16—At the Health Institute
- Chapter 17—Dress Discussed in the Churches
- Chapter 18—“Adopt a Simple, Unadorned Dress”
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Chapter 7—The Quest for Moderation
Having noted the fashions of the time, and the movements of the dress reformers, we should consider the attitude of Seventh-day Adventists to these questions.SDARD 5.2
Between 1840 and 1844, when the believers in the Advent Movement were looking for the imminent coming of Christ, they sought earnestly for such a preparation of heart and of life as would enable them to meet Him with a conscience void of offense. Many of them felt as did the youthful Ellen Harmon, who, in recounting later the experience of herself and her sisters, wrote:SDARD 5.3
“We talked the matter over among ourselves, and decided to earn what money we could, and spend it in buying books and tracts to be distributed gratuitously. This was the best we could do, and we did this little gladly.... I had no temptation to spend my earnings for my own personal gratification. My dress was plain; nothing was spent for needless ornaments, for vain display appeared sinful in my eyes.... The salvation of souls was the burden of my mind.”—Life Sketches of Ellen G. White, 47, 48.