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    With Reports of the European Missionary Councils of 1883, 1884, and 1885, and a Narrative by Mrs. E. G. White of Her Visit and Labors an These Missions.

    1886.

    IMPRIMERIE POLYGLOTTE,

    BASLE.

    PREFACE 3 LIST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS 9 THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN MISSION 9 By B. L. Whitney.    The Sabbath Truth Introduced in Central Europe, 9    The Swiss Sabbath-keepers Send Representatives to America, 11    A Mission Established, 11    A Survey of the Field, 12    The Position of Switzerland, 13    Obstacles to be Encountered, 14    Organization of the Work in Switzerland, 16    Sabbath-keepers in Germany, 17    Organization of the Tract Society, 21    The Work in Germany, 22    Eld. D. T. Bourdeau Joins the Mission, 22    A Paper Established at Basle, 23    Some Difficulties in Publishing, 24    The Work in France, 27    Visit of Eld. Andrews to Italy, 28    Arrival of Eld. Ings and Wife, 32    Eld. Andrews’ Visit to America, 33    Extended Circulation of Les Signes, 34    Agitation of the Temperance Question, 35    The Visit of Eld. Haskell, 37    Change in Location of the Office, 38    The Conference of 1883, 39    Death of Eld. Andrews, 40    Reorganization of the Tract Society, 41    The Publication of New Journals, 42    The Visit of Eld. Butler, 42    Organization of the Swiss Conference, 43    The Second European Council, 45    The New Publishing House at Basle, 46    Arrival of Eld. W. C. and Mrs. E. G. White, 51    The Swiss Conference and the European Missionary Council, 51    Review of the Work, 53    Need of Trained Laborers, 55 THE SCANDINAVIAN MISSION 57 By J. G. Matteson.    Early Scandinavian Sabbath-keepers, 57    Eld. Matteson’s Early Experience, 58    Other Ministers, 59    Early Publishing, 59    A Mission Opened in Denmark, 61    Vejle, Alstrup, 61    Tylstrup, Fanö, Ringsted, 62    Norway, 62    Our Work in Christiania, 63    Opposition, 64    Other Laborers, 65    A Church Organized, 65    A Permanent Place for Meetings, 66    Publishing and Printing, 66    Visit of Eld. Matteson to America, 67    The Publishing Work Extended, 67    The Work in Sweden, 68    Eld. Rosqvist’s Imprisonment, 68    Progress of the Work, 71    Visits of American Brethren, 71    Stockholm, 72    Copenhagen, 73    The New Office and Meeting-house at Christiania, 73    Scandinavian Colporters, 76 THE BRITISH MISSION 79 By M. C. Wilcox.    Early Sabbath-keepers in England, 79    Proclamation of the Advent Doctrine, 80    First S. D. A. Missionary in Great Britain, 81    Eld. Loughborough Sent to England, 81    A Mission Opened at Southampton, 81    The First Tent-meeting, 81    Organization of the Tract Society, 82    Tent-meeting at Romsey, 82    Additional Workers Sent to the Mission, 83    Labors in Grimsby and Vicinity, 83    The Ship-work at Hull and Liverpool, 83    Early Publishing, 84    Removal of the Mission to Grimsby, 84    Visits of Elds. Haskell, Butler, and Others, 84    A Paper Established, 86    Elds. Lane and Andrews Join the Mission, 87    Visit of Mrs. E. G. and Eld. W. C. White, 87    Labors of Colporters, 88    An Institute Held at Grimsby in 1886, 88    Reorganization of the Tract Society, 88    Peculiar Difficulties in the English Field, 89 THE AUSTRALIAN MISSION 91 By S. N. Haskell.    Description of Australia, 91    The Religion of the People, 93    How our Attention was Called to Australia, 93    A Mission Opened, 94    The Publishing Work, 97    Bible Readings, 99    Organization of the First Church, 99    Close of the Tent Season, 100    New Zealand, 102    The Maories, 107    Summary, 108 REPORT OF MISSIONARY COUNCILS 109    The First Organization, 109    The Council of 1884, 109    The Council of 1885, 113 PRACTICAL ADDRESSES 119    Love and Forbearance among Brethren, 119    Manner of Presenting the Truth, 121    Unity among Laborers, 124    Courage and Perseverance in the Ministry, 126    The Christian’s Strength, 129    How to Meet Temptations, 133    Unity among Different Nationalities, 136    The Book of Life, 138    The Light of the World, 140    Importance of Watchfulness and Prayer, 144    The Work in New Fields, 147    Address to the Missionary Workers, 149    Satan an Accuser of the Brethren, 154 NOTES OF TRAVEL 159 By Mrs. E. G. White.    FROM CALIFORNIA TO SWITZERLAND, 159    Labors in England, 162    From London to Basle, 166    The Swiss Conference and the European Council, 172    VISIT TO SCANDINAVIA, 174    Copenhagen, 179    Sermon.—Parable of the Fig-tree, 180    The Sabbath Meetings, 182    Evening Meetings, 183    Influence of a Tract, 184    A Missionary Field, 185    Stockholm, 187    An Easy Religion Popular, 188    Humble Laborers, 189    Situation of Stockholm, 191    Sweden and the Thirty Years War, 191    Appearance of the Country, 193    Grythyttehed, 194    Perseverance amid Trials, 195    Visit to a Lutheran Church, 198    Örebro, 199    Reformers in Sweden, 201    Persecution for Preaching the First Angel’s Message, 202    Child-preachers, 205    Christiania, 207    A Large Temperance Meeting, 207    The President’s Remarks, 211    Labor for the Church, 211    Importance of the Sabbath, 215    The Country and the People, 219    Return to Switzerland, 220    Cologne, 222    Along the Rhine, 223    VISIT TO NORTHERN ITALY, 226    Swiss Scenery, 227    The St. Gotthard Pass, 228    Labors in the Piedmont Valleys, 231    A Sermon Interrupted, 234    Further Labors, 235    The Waldenses, 239 A VISIT TO RUSSIA 250 By L. R. Conradi.    Extent of the Russian Empire, 250    Incidents of the Journey, 250    The Germans in Russia, 252    Visit to a Russian Church, 253    Religious Toleration, 253    The Crimea, 254    The Mennonites, 254    The German Work in America, 255    Labors in the Crimea, 256    Arrest and Imprisonment, 257    Our Release, 263    Among the Brethren, 265    In Eastern Russia, 266    Moscow, 268    Across the Border, 270 TENT LABOR AND COLPORTER WORK 272    The Use of Tents in European Fields, 272    Colporter Work in Europe, 275 APPEALS FOR OUR MISSIONS 280    Education for the Missionary Work, 280    The Youth as Missionary Workers, 284    Laborers for Foreign Missions, 287    Our Duty to the Missionary Work, 290 CATALOGUE OF GERMAN PUBLICATIONS 295 CATALOGUE OF FRENCH PUBLICATIONS 296

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