Ellen G. White: The Progressive Years: 1862-1876 (vol. 2) audio book

Ellen G. White: The Progressive Years: 1862-1876 (vol. 2). Volume two of the Ellen G. White biography traces the development of James and Ellen White's leadership roles in the infant Adventist church. By 1875, their roles were well-defined-James as apostle and organizer; Ellen as messenger of the Lord. During these years of growth, Adventists established sanitariums, schools, camp meetings, and sent their first missionary overseas.

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Ellen G. White: Volume 2—The Progressive Years: 1862-1876
Chapter 1—(1863) A Year to Be Remembered
Eyes Focus on the Tragic Inroads of a Dreaded Epidemic
Two of the Three White Children Stricken
The Health Vision at Otsego, Michigan
More Specific Counsel on Health
Diversified Counsel in the June 6 Vision
Relating to Others What She was Shown
Chapter 2—(1863) The Continuing Struggle to Establish Church Order
The Dissident Group in Iowa
Extreme Positions in Wisconsin
The Unwise Course Followed at Marquette, Wisconsin
Wrong Use of the Visions
The Call for a General Conference
Further Business of the Conference
Chapter 3—(1863) Seventh-day Adventists and the Civil War in the United States
The Battle of Manassas
The Church Given a Preview
Bounties to Encourage Enlistment
The War and the Work of the Church
Slavery and War Issues
Chapter 4—(1863) Meeting Two Major Problems
Forecasts of the War's Outcome
Strange Factors at Work
Counsel to Seventh-day Adventists
Instruction Concerning the Imminent Draft
The Tide Begins to Turn
Moses Hull Yields to Spiritualism
Chapter 5—(1863) The White Family Escapes to the East
The Extended Eastern Tour in the Summer and Fall of 1863
Diversified Activities in New England
A Changing Economy
Plans for the Immediate Future
The Westward Swing
Ellen White's Ministry
Another Reason for a Switch in Plans
The Cold Turned to Pneumonia
Funeral Services in Topsham and Battle Creek
Chapter 6—(1864) Learning to Practice Health Reform
The White Family Applies Health Reform Diet
Important Lessons to Learn in Treating Disease
Spiritual Gifts,, Volumes III and IV
The Relation of the Vision to Books on Health
The Books Obtained from Dansville, New York
Chapter 7—(1864) An Intensive Course in Methods of Reform
Dr. Lay and the Health Reform Movement
Active Teachers of Health Reform
Plans for Health Publications
Ellen White's Appeal to Mothers
An Expeditiously Timed Movement
Life in the White Home
Sabbath Readings, Compiled by Ellen G. White
Preparing People to Meet Jesus
Testimony for the Church No. 10
Supplementary Income Aided White Family Finances
Satan's Intent to Destroy James White
Chapter 8—(1864-1865) The War and Its Unexpected Close
Governor Blair's Reply
Now Fully Recognized as Noncombatants
A Call to Importune God to Stop the War
The Devastating War Suddenly Ends
Adventist Position on Relation to War Established
From Union Soldier to General Conference President
Chapter 9—(1865) Health—How to Keep It, How to Lose It
The Six How to Live Pamphlets
Ellen White's Writing and Reading
Received Well in the Field
The Annual Meetings of 1865
Rebellion in Iowa
Stricken with Paralysis
Seeking Help at Dansville
Amusements and Diversions
The Important Vision of December 25
Chapter 10—(1866) The Agonizing Year of Captivity
The Promise of Full Restoration
The Call for the 1866 Annual Meetings
The 1866 General Conference Session
The Report of John Matteson
Ellen White Calls for a Revival of Health Reform
The Challenging Call for a Health Institution
The New Health Institute
The Health Reformer
Chapter 11—(1866) Rebellion in Iowa
The Snook and Brinkerhoff Rebellion and Confession
A Second Rebellion Worse than the First
What Happened to the Men and the Movement?
Uriah Smith Answers Objections to the Visions
The Slow Recovery of James White
The Autumn Journey East
The Visit to Father Harmon
Return to Battle Creek
Chapter 12—(1867) Liberated at Last—The Sweet and the Bitter
The Regular Exercise Program
Encouraged in Mental Activity
Testimonies for the Wright Church
An Encouraging James White Dream
The Six Weeks at Greenville
Disappointing Reception in Battle Creek
The Move to Greenville
The General Conference Session of 1867
Chapter 13—(1867) Advancement in Health Reform
The Reform Dress
Vital Principles of Inspiration Disclosed
Ellen White Begins to Wear the Reform Dress
Arriving at Style and Length
The Final Outcome
Skills in Public Speaking Acquired by Ellen White
Farming in Greenville
Thoughts on Revelation
Getting in the Hay
Meetings at Bushnell
The Unforgettable Meeting the Next Sabbath
Chapter 14—(1867) Battle Creek and the Health Institute
Invited to a Four-Day September Convocation in Wisconsin
Preparing for the Confrontation
The Crucial Weekend at Battle Creek
The Wholesome Response
Modest Plans Announced
The Wisconsin Convocation
The Disclosure of Strange Criticism
The Iowa Convocation
Testimony No. 12, and Battle Creek
Significant Changes in Battle Creek
“In This I Did Wrong”
Chapter 15—(1867-1868) Dreams, Testimony No. 13, and the Tour East
Lessons Gained From Dreams
The Difficult Position of a Messenger for God
Loughborough's Dream
The Glorious Fulfillment in Battle Creek
Off on the Eastern Tour
Labors in Maine
J. N. Andrews and the Visions
At Washington, New Hampshire, on the Homeward Journey
Continued Evidences
On to Vermont and West
Back Home in Battle Creek
Chapter 16—(1868) Bearing Testimony by Voice and Pen
The Almost Fatal Accident of Seneca King
Ellen White's Continued Ministry as God's Messenger
The 1868 General Conference Session
The Decision to Publish Personal Testimonies
The Vision of June 12, 1868
Impressions of Other Eyewitnesses
Ellen White Overwhelmed
The Broad Field Reached By Personal Testimonies
Chapter 17—(1868) The First Annual Camp Meetings
An Annual Camp Meeting
Seventh-day Adventist Benevolent Association
The Mission to California
Work on Life Incidents
Ellen G. White Busy Writing
The Camp Meeting at Wright, Michigan
The Hasty Trip to Battle Creek, and a Dream
The Camp Layout
Activities and Speakers
Two More Camp Meetings Planned for 1868
Involved Again in Important Interests at Battle Creek
An Eastern Tour
Chapter 18—(1869) A Year to Regroup and Prepare to Advance
Churches without Pastors
Residing Again in Beloved Battle Creek
The 1869 General Conference Session
A Trying Time for Ellen White
Camp Meetings Take Hold in Earnest
“A Delightful Kind of Labor”
Europe Looms as an Important Field of Labor
Testimonies Published in 1869
The Continued Buffetings of Satan
Acquaintance With Ellen White Allayed Prejudice
In Defense of James and Ellen White
Chapter 19—(1870) At Last the Tide Turns
A Full Financial Disclosure Promised
James White's Real Estate Transactions
The Sale of Writing Paper and Envelopes
The Many Responses
Wild Rumors Concerning Ellen White
James and Ellen White in Battle Creek
J. N. Andrews on the Visions
The Searching Messages of Testimony No. 18
Preparation for the 1870 General Conference Session
James and Ellen White Entrenched Anew in Battle Creek
Camp Meeting Again
Camp Meeting Travel Vignettes
On to the Kansas Camp Meeting
Chapter 20—(1870-1871) Further Steps Toward Health Reform
Problems in Adopting the Vegetarian Diet
A Pamphlet on Raising and Canning Small Fruits
Meeting Problems in the Midwest
Failure to Promote Health Reform Devastating
The Dietary Program in the White Home
Extremes Taught in the Health Reformer Bring Crisis
Ellen White's Moderate Positions
Back in Battle Creek for the Winter
Lifesaving Therapy for the Health Reformer
Mrs. White's Department
Struggling with Copy Preparation
The Journal Revived
A Marriage in the White Family
Chapter 21—(1871) Restructuring for a Sound Future—1
Status and Working Force of the Cause
The One Disturbing Weakness
To Bring in “Picked” Businessmen
An Impressive Dream
The Testimonies in Bound Sets
The 1871 Western Camp Meetings
Midsummer in Battle Creek
Planning for the Eastern Camp Meetings
Omens that Did not Augur Well
Chapter 22—(1871-1872) Restructuring for a Sound Future—2
The “Hygienic Festival” of July 27, 1871
The New Review and Herald Building
Special Healing Blessings Signal God's Power
The September Michigan Camp Meeting
The Tour Through New England
Vision at Bordoville, Vermont
The Tenth Annual Session of the General Conference
Young Men Called to the Ministry
George I. Butler Replaces James White
Seventh Day Baptist Delegate
The Dedication of the New Review Building
The Seventh-day Adventist School
Eyes to the West
An Encouraging Word for Wives Whose Husbands Must Travel
Chapter 23—(1872) A Surprise Vacation in the Rocky Mountains
Two Months in the Rocky Mountains
Walling's Mills
Enjoying the Mountains
The Proposed Camping Trip
The Caravan Starts Out
The Pony Throws Ellen White
Crossing the Continental Divide
A Week at Hot Sulphur Springs
Calls from California Cut Short the Vacation
Chapter 24—(1872-1873) James and Ellen White Discover California
In San Francisco
The Beginnings of the Work in California
First Tent Meeting in San Francisco
Tent Meetings in Woodland
Tent Effort in San Francisco
The Winter in California
Organization of the California Conference
Chapter 25—(1873) The Call for a School
The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the General Conference
The Dire Need of a School
The Conference at Work
The Whites Remain in Battle Creek
A Place to Write at the Publishing House
The Fourth James White Stroke of Paralysis
Planning for the School and the Institute
A Few Weeks in Their Washington Home
Chapter 26—(1873) Colorado Interlude
The Visit of Dudley and Lucretia Canright
Another Trip to Middle Park
James White Proposes Broad Plans for the Cause
The 1873 General Conference Session
Other Conference Session Actions
A Special Ceremony
Uriah Smith Confessed Further
The Butler Paper on Leadership
Chapter 27—(1874) Progressive Steps in Evangelism in the Far West
In the White Home in Santa Rosa
What Shall We Do?
Developments that Brought Changes
Ellen White's Dream of April 1, 1874
Limited Evangelistic Plans
The Bloomfield Quarterly Meeting
The Precipitous Move to Oakland
The Fountain Farm—The Oakland Residence
The Tent Meetings in Oakland
Chapter 28—(1874) Publishing and Preaching in Oakland
The Temperance Crusade and the Tent
The First Issue of the Signs of the Times
The Struggle to Maintain the New Journal
An Angel Points East Over the Rocky Mountains
Success from the Start
Back in Battle Creek
Chapter 29—(1874) The Prophet-Apostle Relationship
James White Declares His Relation to the Visions and the Testimonies
Forgiven and Accepted
The Picture in the Summer of 1874
The Three Sensitive Letters, July 2, 8, and 10
Putting the Finger on the Basic Cause
A Second Candid Letter
Another Straightforward Letter
James White's Potential
The James White Letters Take on a Positive Tone
James White Arrives in Battle Creek
A Relapse During the Ensuing Years
Chapter 30—(1874) James White Again in the Saddle
An Unexpected and Significant Turn in Affairs
Facing Large Responsibilities
The Eastern Camp Meetings
California and the Publishing Interests
Concern for the Most Effective Work in California
The Winter—Michigan or California?
The Pressing Need for a Well-Trained Ministry
Planning for a Biblical Institute
150 Attend the Institute
Chapter 31—(1875) Leading in Significant Advances
Many Subjects Revealed in the Vision of January 3
Plans to Return to the Pacific Coast
Differing Views on the Philosophy of Leadership
Finally, Off to California
Back in the East for the Camp meetings
The Iowa Camp Meeting
Uriah Smith's Firsthand Observation
Chapter 32—(1875) Finishing a Successful Year
The Fourteenth Annual Session of the General Conference
The Remaining Eastern Camp Meetings
The New York Camp Meeting
A Call for Colporteur Ministry Evangelism
Unexpected Revival in Battle Creek
Hastening to the West Coast
The California Publishing House
The San Francisco Tent Meeting
A Dedicated Working Force in the Oakland Office
The Angel's Special Message for James White
The Call for a Day of Fasting and Prayer
Looking Ahead
Appendix A
Spiritual Gift and Church Membership
The Testimony of Early Leaders
Disfellowshiping Members
Appendix B
Appendix C
W. C. White Comments