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Ellen G. White and Her Critics
A Gift of LightA Prophet Among YouBelieve His ProphetsDivine Guidance in the Remnant of God’s ChurchEllen G. White — Messenger to the RemnantMessenger of the LordThe Abiding Gift of ProphecyThe Ellen G. White WritingsThe Great Visions of Ellen G. WhiteThe Spirit of Prophecy in the Advent MovementThe Testimony of JesusThe Voice of The SpiritThe World of Ellen G. WhiteWhat Ellen White has Meant to MeWhy I Believe in Mrs. E. G. WhiteUnderstanding Ellen White101 Questions - About Ellen White and Her WritingsThe Gift of ProphecyThe Gift of Prophecy (The Role of Ellen White in God’s Remnant Church)
By Francis D. Nicholen
A collection of factual evidence regarding the life and work of Mrs. Ellen G. White for answering charges made by her critics.
Book code: EGWC
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Published by Review and Herald Publishing Association
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Citation: Nichol, F. D. (1994) Ellen G. White and Her Critics. Review and Herald Publishing Association.
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703 Pages
enEllen G. White and Her Critics
- Contents- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
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To the Reader of this Book
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Chapter 1—Mrs. White and the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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Chapter 2—A Life Sketch of Mrs. WhiteWere Mrs. White’s Visions Due To Nervous Disorders?—Part I
- Her Life an Open Book
- Her First Deeply Spiritual Experience
- Her First Vision
- Her Public Ministry Begins
- Could Expect Only Skeptical Hearing
- Her Encounters With Fanatics
- Deep Discouragement Overwhelms Her
- The Setting of Her Visions
- The Dominating Motive in Her Life
- Letters Reveal Her Personality
- Extracts From Her Diary
- Her View of Parent-Child Relationship
- Her Resourcefulness Revealed
- Her Pioneering in Medical Work
- Public Visions and Night Visions
- How She Accepted Death in Her Home
- She Travels to Europe
- She Pioneers in Australia
- Side Lights on Her Closing Years
- Her Mood as Death Approaches
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Chapter 3—Mrs. White, and Bible Prophets, in VisionWere Mrs. White’s Visions due to Nervous Disorders?—Part II
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Chapter 4—Medical Facts Concerning Certain Nervous MaladiesWere Mrs. White’s Visions due to Nervous Disorders?—Part III
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Chapter 5—Certain Nervous-Disorder Proofs ExaminedWere Mrs. White’s Visions Due to Nervous Disorders?—Part IV
- Why the Public Visions Ceased
- John the Baptist’s Question
- Why a Miraculous Display at Pentecost?
- Public Visions End, but Prophet’s Work Continues
- The First Medical Witness Examined
- The Second Medical Witness Examined
- The Third Medical Witness
- The Fourth Medical Witness
- The Critic on the Witness Stand
- Not Medical Testimony but Emotions Determine Diagnosis
- The New Self-delusion Explanation
- Chief Weakness in the Argument
- The Tottering Edifice and the Wayfarer
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Chapter 6—What Do Adventists Claim for Mrs. White’s Writings?
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Chapter 7—The Astronomy Vision
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Chapter 8—The Predictions of the 1856 Vision
- Conditional Quality of Divine Predictions
- A Threat of Judgment Reversed
- A Promise Reversed
- The Case of Eli
- The Implied Qualifying Clause
- Theologians Comment on Predictions
- Further Reasons for Conditional Predictions
- Factors That Affect Promise of Advent
- Mrs. White’s Relevant Statements
- No Failure in the Word of the Lord
- A Final Question Answered
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Chapter 9—The Civil War Predictions
- Charge Number 1
- Charge Number 2
- Further Historical Data
- What Mrs. White Criticized
- Our Consistent Antislavery Position
- Charge Number 3
- Charge Number 4
- Charge Number 5
- Charge Number 6
- Charge Number 7
- Charge Number 8
- Charge Number 9
- Charge Number 10
- Another Reasonable Interpretation
- A Parallel Passage
- A Remarkable Preview of Our Time
- Chapter 10—The Tower of Babel
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Chapter 11—“No Antidote” for Strychnine
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Chapter 12—The Reform Dress
- What We Shall Seek to Prove
- The Fashions of a Bygone Day
- A Threefold Indictment
- An Indictment of Dress in 1862
- Styles of Reform Dress
- Mrs. White Enters the Dress Discussion
- The Visit to Dansville, 1864
- Mrs. White Speaks on Dress Reform in 1865
- Her Remark on “Gazing-stocks”
- The Second Visit to Dansville, 1865
- Waggoner Writes of Reform Dress at Battle Creek
- Mrs. White Answers Questions on Dress
- Mrs. White’s Testimony in 1867
- A Further Testimony in 1867
- Those Dress Reform Patterns
- The Reform Kept in Proper Perspective
- Mrs. White on “Simplicity in Dress,” in 1881
- Why the Reform Dress Was Discarded
- She Refers to a Vision in 1875
- Concessions to Human Frailty
- Reform Dress Not to Be Revived
- What Does Laughter Prove?
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Chapter 13—A Sketch of Early Adventist HistoryMrs. White and the Shut Door—Part I
- Millerites Restudy Positions
- The Seventh-Month Movement
- Second Angel’s Message
- The Climax of the Movement
- The Albany Conference
- Leaders Did Not Restudy Key Prophecy
- 457 B.C. Date Questioned
- Rise of Seventh-day Adventism
- What Hiram Edson Saw
- Sabbath Doctrine Accepted
- Mingling of Two Beliefs
- Seventh-day Adventist Doctrines Begin to Take Shape
- Development of Sanctuary Doctrine
- Major Differences Between Two Groups
- Shut-Door and Sanctuary Doctrine
- Vision Supports New Sanctuary Teaching
- Early Thinking of Sabbathkeeping Adventists
- The Central Point in Shut-Door View
- A Logical Lever
- James White’s 1847 Statement on Shut Door
- The Sabbath Doctrine Takes Definite Form
- Substance of Bates’s Argument
- The Sabbath as a Seal
- The Sabbath and Sanctuary Tied Together
- Three Key Doctrines Rounded Out
- Doctrine of 144,000 and Enlarged View
- Earliest Activities of Sabbathkeeping Group
- False Premise Too Often Employed
- Sabbathkeepers’ Position Understandable
- Sense of Cohesion Developing
- James White Reviews the Past
- A Prophetic Forecast
- Two Groups Contrasted
- The Movement Takes Shape
- Early Views Summed Up
- A Strange Situation
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Chapter 14—The Shut-Door Charge ExaminedMrs. White and the Shut Door—Part II
- 1. Mrs. White’s Frank Statement
- Mrs. White’s Reply to Criticisms
- Bible Testimony on Probation’s Close
- Babylon and Probation’s Close
- Final Closing of Door of Mercy
- Adventists Oppose Delusive World-Conversion Idea
- Mrs. White Sets Forth No New Doctrine
- 2. The First Vision Examined
- The Key Passage Scrutinized
- “All the Wicked World Which God Had Rejected”
- Christ’s Sweeping Denunciations
- 3. Mrs. White’s Vision of February, 1845
- 4. Her Letter to Eli Curtis
- 5. Her Endorsement of Crosier’s Article
- 6. Her Use of Hosea 5:6, 7
- Mrs. White’s Words Explain Her Use of Text
- 7. Her Vision of March 24, 1849
- The Argument Against Mrs. White
- Paul’s Prediction
- Particular Kind of Revivals and Reformations
- Further Warnings Against Spiritism
- The Crucial Question
- Two Passages Compared
- 8. The So-called Camden Vision
- 9. “Children of Their Father, the Devil”
- Passage Proves Too Much
- 10. Mrs. White’s Prayer of Blessing on Papers
- A Taunting Question Examined
- 11. Similarity of Her Language to That of Her Associates
- 12. Mrs. White and Labor for Non-Adventists
- Lesson From Activity of Disciples
- Bible Provides Parallel to Adventist Experience
- James White on Laboring for Sinners
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Chapter 15—Mrs. White Taught That Probation Still LingersMrs. White and the Shut Door—Part III
- Testimony From Her Vision of January 5, 1849
- How We Become Children of God
- A Harmonization of Scripture
- Further Positive Testimony
- Not Speaking of Adventists in General
- The Dorchester Vision of November, 1848
- The First Argument Against Dorchester Vision
- The Bates Text of the 1848 Dorchester Vision
- Second Argument Against Dorchester Vision
- Third Argument Against Dorchester Vision
- Fourth Argument Against Dorchester Vision
- Two More Charges Follow Closely
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Chapter 16—Time Setting—The Seven-Year Theory
- 1. Bates’s Time-setting Theory Stated
- 2. How Influential Was Bates?
- 3. Mrs. White’s Statements Allegedly Supporting Bates
- Fictitious Date Needed to Support Charge
- Mrs. White’s Second Statement Supposedly Supporting Bates
- Her Words in 1854 Explain Key Phrase
- Two Points Made Clear
- Mrs. White Follows Bible Pattern
- She Warns Against Time Setting
- James White and Time Setting
- Six Reasons Against Seven-Year Theory
- How Widespread Was the Theory?
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Chapter 17—Did Mrs. White Suppress Some of Her Writings?
- 1. Interlocking of Two Theories
- 2. Elder and Mrs. White’s Relation to Seven-Year Theory
- 3. The “Suppression” of Two Publications
- 4. The Publication of “Experience and Views”
- 5. “Experience and Views” Out of Print
- 6. Publication of “Early Writings”
- George I. Butler’s Statement
- The Charge Regarding “Early Writings”
- The “Early Writings” Charges Answered
- Contents of 1847 Tract
- The Charge Narrowed Down
- 7. Uriah Smith’s Statement
- Undependability of Memory
- 8. Those Deleted Passages
- The Messages of Ancient Prophets
- The Key Question Answered
- The Honorable Motives for Deletions
- The First Cry of Suppression
- Deletions to Avoid Repetition
- Reasoning to Opposite Conclusions
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Chapter 18—The Image Beast and 666
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Chapter 19—Mrs. White’s Attitude Toward Other Churches
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Chapter 20—“Amalgamation of Man and Beast”
- What Does the Word “Amalgamation” Mean?
- What Does the Key Phrase Mean?
- The Results of Amalgamation
- The Divine Image Defaced
- Parallel Passages Summarized
- Second Controversial Passage Examined
- Three Important Conclusions
- Darwinism and Creationism
- The Greatest Objection Considered
- The Plan of God for Eden
- Satan and the Animal Kingdom
- A Belief Consistent With Scripture
- Mrs. White Focuses on Satan as Evil Power
- The Suppression Charge Examined
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Chapter 21—“Rome Alone”—An Alleged Contradiction
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Chapter 22—The Ignorant Slave—Slavery Until Second Advent
- Chapter 23—Did God Deceive the Advent Movement in 1843?
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Chapter 24—Did Mrs. White Break a Promise?
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Chapter 25—The Time to Begin the Sabbath
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Chapter 26—Did Mrs. White Contradict Herself Regarding Sabbathkeeping?
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Chapter 27—Mrs. White’s Teachings on Healthful Living
- Charge Number 1:
- Reason for Health Doctrine
- Reasoning to Logical Conclusion
- Remarkable Agreement by Critics
- Mrs. White Presents Balanced Health Teaching
- Four Reasons for Eliminating Certain Foods
- Appeals to Avoid Extremes
- The Jerusalem Council’s Action
- Charge Number 2
- Charge Number 3
- Charge Number 4
- How Paul’s Prediction Was Fulfilled
- Charge Number 5
- Charge Number 6
- Reasons for Variations in Applying Health Laws
- Quotations 1 to 6 Examined
- Comments on Eggs
- Discoveries Suggest Restraint in Passing Judgment
- Quotation 7 Examined
- Quotations 8 to 10 Examined
- Diet In Different Countries
- Charge Number 7
- The “Backslidden” Family
- Light From “a Catholic Woman”
- Nothing Concealed, Nothing Inconsistent
- That “Suppressed” Quotation
- Charge Number 8
- Critics Disclose No Secret
- An Important Question
- An Even More Important Question
- Physical Activity and Health
- Separating Chaff From Wheat
- Dr. Kellogg Testifies
- The Proof of a Good Guide
- What of That Visit to “Our Home”?
- Mrs. White’s Own Answer
- The Testimony of a Pioneer
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Chapter 28—Mrs. White’s Literary BorrowingsThe Plagiarism Charge—Part I
- The Form of the Answer
- The Historical Background of Literary Borrowing
- Religious Writers Borrowed Without Acknowledgment
- All Commentators Have Borrowed—Often Without Credit
- Canright as an Author
- Why Parallels Are Cited
- The Legal Aspect of Plagiarism
- What Is the Essence of Plagiarism?
- The Historical Background of “The Great Controversy”
- The “Spirit of Prophecy” Volumes
- Writers Quoted in “The Great Controversy”
- The “Protest” of “Leading Brethren”
- The 1888-Edition Preface
- Mrs. White Describes Prophet’s Work
- The Total of Literary Borrowing in “The Great Controversy”
- Borrowed Matter in “The Great Controversy”
- “Taken Largely”!
- “Sketches From the Life of Paul”
- Conybeare and Howson Book Widely Circulated
- The Extent of Mrs. White’s Borrowings in Her Work on Paul
- Borrowings From Farrar
- Do the Facts Justify the Charge of Plagiarism?
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Chapter 29—That Threatened LawsuitThe Plagiarism Charge—Part II
- Amadon’s Article in the Newspaper
- Good Men and Bad Memories
- An Eyewitness Sees Too Much
- The Anonymous Article That Amadon Answered
- A Strange Oversight
- The Anonymous 1907 Pamphlet
- The 1907 Pamphleteer’s Statement Analyzed
- A Present-Day Critic Speaks
- Most Amazing Part of Story
- Kolvoord Story Analyzed
- The Final “Proof” Examined
- Letters Between Haskell and White
- All Set to Publish New Edition
- The Conflict of the Ages Series
- Delays in Carrying Out Plans
- W. C. White Discusses 1907 Rumors
- Comments on W. C. White Letter
- Which Publisher Threatened Suit?
- The Facts Regarding Copyright Law
- A Publisher of Conybeare and Howson Book Testifies
- The Threatened Lawsuit Quashed
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Chapter 30—Literary Borrowings and InspirationThe Plagiarism Charge—Part III
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Chapter 31—Did Mrs. White’s Secretaries Write Her Books?
- Doctrine of Verbal Inspiration Not Taught
- Why She Read Her Manuscripts to Others
- The Illustration of Lazarus
- Saved From One Problem
- Assistants Did Not Change Thought
- Literary Quality of Mrs. White’s Earliest Writings
- Mrs. White’s Public Addresses
- Newspaper Comments on Her Speaking
- Literary Assistants Testify
- Mrs. White’s Own Statement
- The Sad Story of Fannie Bolton
- Miss Bolton’s Service for Mrs. White
- Did Fannie Bolton Write “Steps to Christ”?
- An Exhibit of Early Sources of “Steps to Christ” Expressions
- The Polishing of Her Manuscripts
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Chapter 32—Was Mrs. White “Influenced to Write Testimonies”?
- What Mrs. White Actually Said—Quotation Number 1
- Quotation Number 2
- Quotation Number 3
- Three Conclusions That Follow
- Critic’s Exhibit Number One of “Influenced” Testimonies
- “Elder E. P. Daniels’ Reply.
- The Notable Case of Nathan
- A Postscript to the Exhibit
- Critic’s Exhibit Number Two of “Influenced” Testimonies
- Two Facts That Explain Much
- Large Building Plans Develop
- Counsel Given in Testimony No. 12
- The Key Passage Examined
- The Nature of Mrs. White’s Confession
- Are Prophets Infallible?
- James White’s Relation to the Matter
- Resolution Exonerates Elder and Mrs. White
- The Critic’s “Proof” From Deleted Names
- The Critic’s “Proof” Regarding “Hidden Sins”
- God Is Sparing of Miracles
- Certain Facts to Consider in Rejoinder
- Did She Conduct a Gossip Department?
- How Gossipmongers Work
- Effects Produced by Mrs. White’s Letters
- Adventists Far From Being Bewitched
- Dr. J. H. Kellogg Testifies for Mrs. White
- Canright Testifies for Her
- The Most Remarkable of All the Facts
- The Nature of Our Claim for Mrs. White
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Chapter 33—Mrs. White’s Financial Affairs
- Charge Number 1
- What She Did With Her Money
- Generous Gifts to the Needy
- “Is Not Mrs. White Worth Millions?”
- Charge Number 2
- A Survey of “Two Hundred Acres”
- Lots Given to Church
- Charge Number 3
- Heavy Debts in Latter Years
- What the Figures Reveal
- Charge Number 4
- Charge Number 5
- What If She Had Forgotten Her Children?
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Chapter 34—In Conclusion
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APPENDIXES
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Appendix A
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Appendix B: Perpetuity of the Gifts
- Necessity of Spiritual Gifts
- Spiritual Gifts in Last Days
- Prophetic Gift Still With Us
- Distinguishing Characteristic of “Remnant”
- The Word “Testimony” in the Bible
- The Divine Definition
- Significance of the Genitive Form
- The Testimony of Jesus Himself
- The Conclusions of Commentators
- Spirit of Prophecy
- An Objection Considered
- Further Objection Examined
- Gifts Bestowed by the Lord
- “Spirit” and “Gift” Intimately Related
- Comparing Two Vital Passages
- Equivalent Statements Prevent Misunderstanding
- Appendix C: A Remarkable Test
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Appendix D: A Word to the “Little Flock”
- Appendix E: That Typographical Change in J. N. Loughborough’s Book
- Appendix F: Mrs. White’s 1883 Statement Regarding Deletions
- Appendix G: Fanaticism and Sabbathkeeping Adventists
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Appendix H: From Shut Door to Open DoorA Supplement to Chapter 13
- Unfolding Picture From 1849 Onward
- Not Lost, but “Misguided Souls”
- James White on Door of Mercy
- Comments on Editor’s Exposition
- Harmonization of Bates’s Statement
- Hope for Adventist Children
- Three Classes Who Have Hope
- Further Interpretation of Marriage Parable
- Failure to Accept Further Light
- No Attempt to Blur Narrow Views
- “Who May Hear the Truth?”
- Preachers of an Open Door
- Story of Growth Throws Light
- Enlarged View of Sanctuary Service
- Restricted View of Salvation Surrendered
- Appendix I: The Spurious Camden Vision, Dated June 29, 1851
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Appendix J: Deleted Passages Examined
- 1. “To the Little Remnant Scattered Abroad”
- 2. “End of the 2300 Days”
- 3. Time of Jacob’s Trouble
- 4. Letter to Brother Bates (“Subsequent Visions”)
- 5. Letter to Eli Curtis
- 6. “Shaking of the Powers of Heaven”
- 7. “The Sealing”
- 8. “God’s Love for His People”
- 9. “Duty in View of the Time of Trouble”
- 10. “The Open and the Shut Door”
- 11. “The Trial of Our Faith”
- 12. Vision Concerning Brother Rhodes
- 13. False Reformations
- 14. “To the ‘Little Flock’”
- 15. Warning Against Eli Curtis
- 16. “The Last Plagues and the Judgment”
- 17. The Shepherds
- 18. “The Gathering Time”
- 19. “Time Not Connected With the Message of the Third Angel, Revelation 14, 9-12”
- 20. Autobiographical Article, “Experience and Views”
- Additional Material in “Experience and Views”
- Appendix K: Pictures in “The Great Controversy”
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Appendix L: The Writing and Sending Out of the Testimonies to the Church
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Appendix M: Mrs. White Discusses Inspiration
- Appendix N: W. C. White’s Statement Regarding Sister White’s Work
- Appendix O: Canright Condemns Himself
- Appendix P: To Those in Doubting Castle
- Appendix Q: Last Will and Testament of Mrs. Ellen G. White
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