Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1) audio book

Ellen G. White: The Early Years: 1827-1862 (vol. 1). This volume traces Ellen Whites activities through her developing Christian experience, the Advent movement and disappointment of 1844, and how she became the recipient of visions. It deals with her place with her husband and Joseph Bates in laying the foundations of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and discloses the vital role the visions had in this development.

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Ellen G. White: Volume 1—The Early Years: 1827-1862
A Statement the Author Would Like to Have You Read
The Author's Aims and Objectives
Abbreviations
Chapter 1—(1827-1836) The Messenger of the Lord in Our Midst
Here the Story Begins
Harbingers of the Advent Awakening
Carefree Childhood Days
Early Experiences Recounted
A “School Days” Experience
The Family Moves to the City of Portland
The Portland the Youthful Ellen Harmon Knew
Hatmaking in the Harmon House
Attending Brackett Street School
The Textbooks She Read
Robert Harmon's Trip to Georgia
Chapter 2—(1836-1843) Abrupt Changes in Ellen's Life
Schooling Cut Off
Early Religious Instruction
Wrestling with the Problems of “Conversion”
The William Miller Lectures
Ellen's Developing Christian Experience
William Miller's Second Visit to Portland
Two Significant Dreams
Bearing Public Witness
Cast Out from the Methodist Church
Chapter 3—(1844) 1844—The Year of Expectation and Disappointments
The Question of the Immortality of the Soul
The Time of Expectation Passes
A Test of True Character
The Second Angel's Message
October 22, 1844, The Day of Expectation
The Great Disappointment of October 22, 1844
The Failing Health of Ellen Harmon
Ellen Harmon Given a Vision—Her First
The First Vision as Published in the Day-Star
The Vision Answered Many Pressing Questions
Chapter 4—(1844-1845) Make It Known to Others
Ellen's Confrontation
Fear of Exaltation
Meeting Hazen Foss
Ellen Ventures Into the Field
The Background of this Traumatic Experience
The Fruitful Journey to Eastern Maine
Encouraging the Fainthearted and Meeting Fanaticism
Chapter 5—(1845) The Messenger of the Lord at Work
The Otis Nichols Letter of April 20, 1846
Ellen's Experience in Delivering the Message
Early Arguments for the Spirit of Prophecy
Some High Points of her Work in Eastern Maine
Vision of Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary
Some Fanatical Positions She Met
Wrestling With the Views of the Spiritualizers
Ellen Leaves Suddenly for Home
The Healing of Frances Howland and William Hyde
Preserved from Fanaticism
Visit to New Hampshire
Contending with Spiritual Magnetism
Called Back to Portland
Vision of the New Earth
Chapter 6—(1845-1846) Sustained in a Continued Ministry
Enabled to Write
The Large Family Bible
The Bible Held in Vision
The Unenviable Position of the Prophet
A Symbolic Warning
“Another Angel, Father!”
Who Could be Saved?
The First Visit to Massachusetts
The 1845 Expectancy of the Second Advent
The Second Visit to Massachusetts
Otis Nichols’ Eyewitness Account
Meeting Joseph Bates at New Bedford
The Publication of Her First Vision—January, 1846
Publication of the Vision of the Heavenly Sanctuary
The Place of the Vision in Confirming the Sanctuary Truth
God's Leadings Clearly Manifest
The Vision in a Sailboat
Chapter 7—(1846-1847) Entering Married Life
The Wedding
Their First Home
Stricken with Severe Illness
Acceptance of the Seventh Day as the Sabbath
The Profitable Time in Massachusetts
Vision Confirming the Sabbath
Rebaptism of Ellen White
The Visions of Ellen White
Ellen White's Letter to Eli Curtis
Chapter 8—(1847-1848) Laying the Foundations
James White on the Prophetic Gift
New Responsibilities
Ellen Hits an All-Time Low in Discouragement
Careers Changed
The First “General Conference” of Sabbathkeeping Adventists
Chapter 9—(1848) The Sabbath and Sanctuary Conferences and the Development of Doctrines
The Volney Conference
The Conference at Port Gibson, New York
The Development of the Doctrines
Ellen White's Mind Locked for a Few Years
A Glimpse of the Activities at the Conferences
Established by the Lord God of Heaven
Commissioned to Print a “Little Paper”
Chapter 10—(1848-1849) Heaven-directed Travels and Important Visions
Troubles in Europe and Their Supposed Significance
View of Heaven and Other Worlds
Was It Ellen White or the Spirit of God?
Travels and Labors in Early 1849
Another Important Vision
Quandary over the Next Move
Chapter 11—(1849) Beginning to Publish
Writing for the Press
Ellen White described its reception:
The Proclamation of the Third Angel's Message
The Content of the Paper
Birth of a Second Son, James Edson White
The Paris, Maine, Conference
Among the Believers in Maine and New York State
A Hymnbook for the Sabbathkeeping Adventists
The Little Paper Almost Died
Death Invades the Camp
Fruitage of Public Ministry in Oswego
Vision of Future Events
The Visit to Vermont and Maine
The Gift of a Horse and Carriage
Chapter 12—(1850) The Summer the Tide Turned
Satan's Vicious Attacks
Special Significance Disclosed by Vision
The Third Angel's Message to be Made Plain by a Chart
A Marked and Significant Change in the Tide
Many Visions Giving Insights and Guidance
A Summary of Other Important Visions
A Time for Development of the Doctrinal Structure
The Crucial Yet Productive Years of the “Scattering Time”
Taking Up Residence in Maine
Significant Conferences at Paris and Topsham
Chapter 13—(1851) The First Winter of “The Gathering Time “
The Rescue of S. W. Rhodes
A Demonstration of Tongues that Misled
Stabilizing Counsels Given by Vision
The “Review and Herald” Is Born
Difficult Days in Paris
The 1851 Time Setting
The Time Dropped Before the Expiration
Chapter 14—(1851) Mixed Experiences in “The Gathering Time”
Concerted Plan to Publish the Visions
Ellen White's First Book
Settling in Saratoga Springs, New York
Moves Toward Order and Organization
The Conference at Washington, New Hampshire
The Bethel, Vermont, Conference
The Conference at Johnson, Vermont
The Conference at Vergennes, Vermont
Testimony Concerning Using Tobacco
The Midwinter Tour in Western New York
Back Home in Saratoga Springs
Chapter 15—(1852) Girding Up for a Mighty Thrust
Status of Publishing the Review
Establishing a Publishing Office in Rochester, New York
The Tour East
A Visit to the Gorham Home
On to James White's Boyhood Home
Subjects Discussed at the Conferences
John N. Loughborough Enters the Picture
Chapter 16—(1845-1852) The Shut and the Open Doors
Ellen G. White Looks Back
Positive Denial of the False Charge
Explained Further as a Charge is Answered in 1883
Developing Perception on Ellen White's Part
A Term with a Changing Meaning
Vision of the Open and Shut Door
Labor for Sinners During the Shut-Door Period of 1845 to 1851
Experience of Heman Churchill (July, 1850)
J. H. Waggoner Recalls His Experience
A Review of 1851 Developments
Criticism of Deletions from the First Vision
Why Were the Lines Omitted in 1851?
Chapter 17—(1852-1853) The Message Pushes to the West
Strict Economy Maintained
Working in the Opening West
First Visit of James and Ellen White to Michigan
With the Believers in Jackson, Michigan
The Strange Case of a Self-Appointed Woman Evangelist
Lost on the Way to Vergennes
The Vergennes Meeting and Mrs. Alcott
Back Home in Rochester
The Review and Herald to be Published Weekly
The 1853 Eastern Tour
Chapter 18—(1854) Nurturing the Developing Church
The Vital Need for Church Organization
James White Joins in Calling for Gospel Order
The Tour of Northeastern New York State
Sins Tolerated in the Camp
Early Light on Basic Health Principles
Ellen White's Battle With Disease
Continuing the Evangelistic Thrust
The Trip to Wisconsin
Establishing the First “Adventist Book Center”
Eyes on the Evangelistic Tent
Chapter 19—(1854-1855) Through Hours of Darkness
Tested by a Physician While in Vision
Problems that Loomed Large
The Messenger Party
A Bitter Lesson on Compromising on Doctrinal Truth
What Happened to the “Messengers”
Ellen White Portrays the Steps in Apostasy
Chapter 20—(1855) Settling Administrative and Theological Questions
The Eleven-Week Tour Through New England
The Review Office to Go to Battle Creek, Michigan
A Transition Evidencing the Maturity of the Church
The Doctrinal Point—Time to Begin the Sabbath
The Impressive Lesson Taught by this Experience
The Neglect of the Spirit of Prophecy
The “Conference Address”
Chapter 21—(1856) Working in a Changed Atmosphere
The Whites and the White Home
Ellen White Revives her Drowned Baby
Chapter 22—(1856) Soul-shaking Experiences for the Ministers and Laity
The Use of Tobacco
A Profitable Trip into the Field
The Laodicean Message
The Trip into Ohio and Iowa
Chapter 23—(1857) A Year of Many Visions
The Vision at Hillsdale, Michigan
Visiting the Churches in Eastern Michigan
The Concept of the Investigative Judgment Dawns
A Power Press for the Review Office
Plans for a Trip East
Vision at Buck's Bridge, New York
The August Vision at Monterey, Michigan
The October Visit to Monterey and Another Important Vision
The Battle Creek Conference
The Vision of the Shaking
Chapter 24—(1858) The Great Controversy Vision and Broader Concepts
Meetings in Ohio
The Great Controversy Vision
Counsels for New Believers
A View of the Agelong Controversy in its Broad Sweep
Ellen White Tells the Story at the General Conference in May
The Choice of Title for the Forthcoming Book
A Startling and Thought-Provoking Object Lesson
M. B. Czechowski, the Converted Catholic Priest
Chapter 25—(1858-1859) Financial Support for the Cause of God
The Support of the Ministers
The Promise of a Way Out
The Development of the Plan of Systematic Benevolence
The Address
Chapter 26—(1859) Through 1859 With Ellen White's Diary
The January Trip to Wright, Michigan
The Battle Creek Home
The Home Program
Writing Personal Testimonies
The Battle Creek General Conference
The June Vision
Testimony for the Church No. 5
The Autumn Trip East
Chapter 27—(1860) The Opening of the Year of Little Joy
The Lure of the West
The Tour in the West
Letters to the Children
At Knoxville, Iowa
Spiritual Gifts,, Volume II, Comes from the Press
A Fourth Son Is Born
Chapter 28—(1860) Initial Steps in Church Organization
Adopting a Denominational Name
“Seventh-day Adventists” The Name Chosen
Led by God in the Switch of Travel Plans
The Husband and Father Away from Home
Chapter 29—(1861) Pointed Reproof and Heartfelt Confessions
A Soul-Stirring Vision
Ellen White Alters Her Practice
General Counsel for the Church
Steps in Church Organization Commended
Providentially Saved from Financial Loss
A Western Tour
The Tide Begins to Turn
Chapter 30—(1861) The Struggle for Church Organization Continues
The Conference Address on Organizing Churches
The Eight-Week Eastern Tour
Vision at Roosevelt, New York
The Battle Creek Church Sets the Pace in Organizing
A Creed and the Spirit of Prophecy
The Formation of the Michigan Conference
Other States Organize
Cautions Sounded
M. E. Cornell to Go to Ohio
Confessions of Negative Attitudes
James White Surveys the Battle and Victory
Chapter 31—(1861) The Clouds of War
Vision at Parkville, Michigan
Ellen White Examined While in Vision
At Home and Writing Personal Testimonies
The Inroads of Prevailing Fashion
Letters to the Wife of a Minister
Another Intimate Glimpse of the White Home Life
A Second Vision of Civil War Involvement
The New Publishing House
The Five-Week Western Tour
The War and the Threatening Draft of Recruits
Chapter 32—(1862) The Year 1862 Closes on an Upbeat
First Annual Session of the Michigan State Conference
The Business Sessions of the Conference
Matters for Conference Consideration
Organization of the General Conference
The Last Few Weeks of 1862
A Burden for the Youth of the Church
Victories at Wright and Orleans
Triumphant Year-End Meetings at Battle Creek
The Church Prepared for Development and Expansion
Appendix A
Sources
Appendix C