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“‘ ‘Shall we vote for prohibition?’ she asked. ‘Yes, to a man, everywhere,’ she replied, ‘and perhaps I shall shock some of you if I say, If necessary, vote on the Sabbath day for prohibition if you cannot at any other time.’ ’—Ibid.” (Page 160)
“All have defects of character, and it is not hard to find something that jealousy can interpret to his injury.” (Page 189)
“and vigor. A new tide of emotions, a new and elevated faith, took possession of my soul.” (Page 205)
“Ellen White’s message to her husband was a reproof for taking a course that would lead the people to observe differences of opinion among leaders and to lower their confidence in them. For the church leaders to stand in a divided position before the people was hazardous. James White accepted the reproof, but it was one of the most difficult experiences he was called to cope with, for he felt he was doing the right thing. At no time did Ellen White reveal which man was right in the position he held. That was not the issue. The crux of the matter was the importance of leaders presenting a united front before the people.” (Page 97)
“In it she saw Canright desiring to leave a strong vessel sailing in rough waters to take his chances on a vessel with worm-eaten timbers, destined for destruction. She described this view in a letter of warning to him, now found in Testimonies, volume 5, pages 571–573.” (Page 361)
- Title: The Lonely Years
- Author: Arthur L. White
- Publisher: Review & Herald
- Print Publication Date: 1984
- Logos Release Date: 2002
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Seventh-day Adventists › United States--Biography; White, Ellen Gould Harmon, 1827-1915; Ellen White › Writings--Biographical Books
- Resource ID: LLS:900.1.1934
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T16:02:17Z