The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16

of public labor She told OF her e1-
perience She began. to labor for
her associates. some ofswhom looked
/: upon her az beside herself But she
,labored and prayed for each one I'M
! til every one she had sought out was
converted to God
! She met with difRcuines, Older
Christians sometimes repressed her,
but she kept joyfu1Iy on II not able
to work, she sat propped up IN bed
and did some kind of work by which
! she earned small sums OF money to
purchase literature for missionary
work
finally the belief in the near com
! ing of Christ held by her father and
his family separated them from the
local church to which they belonged
The presiding elder declared at the
, time that the seven OF the Harmon
family disfe11owshipped were Cd un-
bIemisncd character and enytable rep
r1ation.'
| But undiscouraged, they pressed on.
Upon Ellen the spirit Of God rested
at times with great power When
only fifteen years Of age She was
working publicly for souls. and was
asked by ministers and leading men
OF various churches to aid them IN
bringing sinners to Christ They felt
that all evidences proved that COD
had called her to this service
Visions from God
In December, 1874. God gave her
vision of the second coming of Christ
and the reward OF the righteous. The
exceedinS weight of glory that awaits
/; the faithful was placed in contrast
in, her mind to the fading pleasures
and riches OF this life. She felt that
God told her that Il was her duty 70
tell 1t 10 others; that she would meet
with great opposition, but His grace
would be sufficient She was then
but seventeen years old. frail IN
health, small, umid and retiring But
after severe struggles she Went forth.
Other visions were gwen. otner our
les presented. other crosses lifted GOD
blessed the trail child as continually
larger fields opened before her Great
er and clearer vision revealed new
duties; new duties brought heavier
burdens and heavier burdens brought
greater blessings.
August 5, 1916. Miss Harmon was
married TO Elder James White, a ma
tive Of Palmyra. Somerset county.
Maine. Mr.. White was born August
4. 1921. and was inea1 descendant
on his fathers side of PereSrine
White. born on the N1ayfower in the
karbor OF Cape Cod before the III
Srsms had made a home in the viii
derness. to whom the court gave 200
acres in consideration of his birth.
Peregrine was described as tof Wig
orous and comely aspect" and so
Mss Harmon found his descendant
James White
knew No Luxury.
Henceforth her labors were linked
with his till his death, August, 1851
Neither OF them knew the luxury OF
wealth or ease. Strenuous. arduous,
burden bearing sums up the life OF
both to the end. They were Brought
together by kindred belief In pro-
,phetic fulhlIment and in the near
coming of Christ
AS they studied the Scriptures they
saw that the prophetic word demand
ed the restoration Of primitive Chris
tianfty. in purity OF doctrine and a
more devoted life and higher STAN
dard of living. To them the gospel
was not contrary to the law, but was
designed to bring fallen men back in
to harmony with the government OF
God and obedience to all His COM
mandments as epitomized in the dec
aIogue They therefore saw 1t duty
to observe the seventh day Sabbath
as they believed 1t was given In the
beginning and observed by Jesus