Ø Ø Who
is Ellen White
Ellen and her twin sister Elizabeth were born
in November 26,1827, to Robert and Eunice Harmon. Robert was a farmer who made
hats also, and the whole family helped with the hat making. With eight children
in the family, home was a busy place. The family lived on a small farm near the
village of Gorham, Maine. However, few years after the birth of twins, Robert
Harmon gave up farming, and, with his family, moved into the city of Portland,
about twelve miles.
Ø Marriage
and family
Sometimes in 1845 Ellen came into contact
with her future husband James springer white, a Millerite who became convinced that
her visions were genuine. A year later James proposed and they were married by
a justice of the peace in Portland, Maine, on August 30, 1846. James later
wrote
We were married August 30, 1846, and from
that hour to the present she has been my crown of rejoicing….It has been in the
good providence of God that both of us had enjoyed a deep experience in Advent
movement….This experience was now needed as we should join our forces and,
united, labour extensively from the Atlantic ocean to the pacific….
James and Ellen had four sons: Henry Nichols,
James Edson (known as Edson), William Clarence (known as Willie or W.C), and
John Herbert.
Only Edson and William lived to adulthood.
John Herbert died of erysipelas at the age of three months, and Henry died of
pneumonia at the age of 16(White estate Biography) in 1863.
Ø The
early year
Ellen was born in November, 26, 1827 with her
twin sister Elizabeth from family of eight children. During her childhood
assisted about the home and helped her father in manufacturing of huts. At the
age of nine while returning home from school by a one afternoon she was
severely in the face by a stone thrown by a classmate. This made her to drop
from school at child age. In 1840 she attended Methodist church meeting at
Boxton. At the age of 12she gave her heart to God and on 26 June 1842 she was
baptized.
Ø The
Advent Message
In 1840 and 1842 Ellen with other members of
the family attended Adventist meeting in Portland and accepted views presented
by William Miller. That made her confidently looked for Christ’s imminent
return. At the age of 17 when she with fellow women believers in south Portal.
Heaven seemed near to the praying group, and as the power of God rested on
Ellen, she witnessed in vision the travel of the advent people to the city of
God (Early Writings pp 13-20).
Ø Beginning
Publishing
While at rock hill, connecting in the summer
of 1849 James White begun publication of the present truth an eight page, the
later number carried article from Ellen White’s pen setting forth prophetic
views of the church. In 1851 marked the second book, A Christian Experience and views of E.G. White.
Ø The
Great Controversy Vision
At Ohio funeral service held on Sunday
afternoon in March 1850 in the Lovett’s Grove 9now boiling Green) public
school, a vision of the age long conflict between Christ and his angles and Satan and his angles was
given to Mrs. White. Then the Book was written and published in 1858.
Ø The
Health Reform vision
When James and Ellen white vested Otsego
Michigan over the weekend. To encourage the evangelistic workers there. As the
group bowed in prayer at the beginning of the Sabbath. Ellen white was given a
vision of the relation of physical health to spiritually, of the importance of
the following right principles in diet and in care of the body, and of the
benefit of nature’s.
Ø Education
Ellen White’s earliest essays on Education
appearance in the 1872 autumn editions of the Health Reformers. In her first
essay, she stated that working with youthful minds was the most delicate of
tasks. The manner of instruction should be varied. This would make it possible
for the “high and noble powers of the mind” to have a chance to develop. To be
qualified to educate the youth, parents and teachers must have self-control,
gentleness and love.
Ellen White’s idea of creating a Christian
educational system and its importance in the society is detailed in her
writings Christian Education (1893,
1894) and education (1903).
Ø Major
writings
Main article: List of Ellen white writings.
Some of the most well known books are;
Steps
to Christ (official site)
(1892),a classic, concise (evangelical) treatment of personal devotional
topics.
Christ’s
Object Lesson
(1900), about the parable of Jesus.
Remedies’ clean air, sunshine, exercise and
pure water.
Education(1903), principles of Christian education.
The
ministry of healing (1905),
instructions on healthy living and the care of others.
Thoughts
from the Mount of Blessings(1896), about Christ’s Sermon on the Mount.
Conflict
of the Ages book
series
Main article: conflict of the Ages (book
series)
Patriarchs
and prophets(official
site) (1890), covering Genesis to the end of king David’s reign.
The
prophets and kings(official
site) (1917), covering king Solomon’s reign to the last prophetic book of the
Old Testament.
The
Desire of Ages(official
site) (1898), covering the life and ministry of Jesus.
The
Acts of Apostles(official
site) (1911), describing the twelve
apostles and the early Christian church.
The
great Controversy(official
site) (1858, 1884, 1888, 1911), about church history viewed in terms of the
conflict between Christ and Satan.
During her lifetime Ellen White wrote more
than5,000 periodical articles, 40 books, and reported over 2000 visual/aural
paranormal experiences, most of which she was convinced were communications
with supernatural entities including various angles and sometimes Jesus. Today
over100 titles are available in English, including compilations from her50,000
manuscript pages.
External book links are to the official Ellen
White website. The conflict of the Ages volumes are also available as e-books.
Ø Historic
Legacy
According to one evangelical author, “No
Christian leader or theologian has exerted as great an influence on a
particular denomination as Ellen White has on Adventism”. Additional authors
have stated “Ellen G. white has undoubtedly been the most influential
Seventh-day Adventist in the history of the church.
Late in 1905 Ellen White wrote the book title The Ministry of Healing a
book dealing with the healing of the body, mind and soul come from the press. Then
education had been published in 1903 and two volumes of the Testimonies for the
church volume 7 and 8 were issued in 1902 and1904 respectively.
Ø Final
years and death
Ellen White spent the final years of her life
in Elmshaven, her home in Saint Helena, California after the death of her
husband James White in 1881. During her final years she would travel less
frequently as she concentrated upon writing her last works for the church.
Ellen G. White died in July 16, 1915, at her home in Elmshaven, which is now an
Adventist Historical site. After three funerals, she was buried with her
husband James White in Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Michigan.
Ø Conclusion
In 1905 E. White got serious injure when she
stripped and fell in her study room which lead her into death in July 16 1915.
But she felt cheerfulness, a sense of having faithful performed the work of God
had entrusted to her and confidence that the cause of truth would finally
triumph.
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Dr.
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Godfrey
T. Anderson, sectarianism and
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White October 8, 1867, review and herald, Counsels
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