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

IHett Green Fl
Dodgir1as
/ b, speaktsg n the great camp meet
hinGs Of her people and N public halls
iycy extensively has she labored m
various parts OF the United States In
fdE$0 she visited Europe, remaining
! Their Tor nearly two years, winning
and establishing souls IN che faith
/ She found great pleasure IN meeting
with the descendants OF the anc:ent
fwaIdenses and A1btgenseS and SPEAK
Hing TO them on the everlasting gospel
| IN 1891 she. with her son, ". c..
! White, and other helpers. sailed TO
Ausralia. She remained in the Aus
/ tra1asian field nine years Here her
la5ors helped greatly in establishing
The Young work In education, health
and medical. publishing and spiritual
mia ses she left the work much
stroase-. In foreign fields she has
| Travelled equal to twice around the
globe.
OMISSION. Again and again when It
! was advocated. she bore her testl-
mony against It God did not Wssn
! HIS people to gather into great com
! ,nnniries to wither and die, but 10
scatter out into other communities
where they could be blessings to oth-
ers. For long time her husband
| and herself resided in Battle Creek
Mich But when too many came
there because she lived there, she LEFT
Michigan and moved 70 California 70
assist the younger and weaker WocA
/. upon the Pacific coast the Pacanc
press Publishing House. the st Hell
ena sanitartum and the HealdsburS
school received great help from her
Issanitar;ums in Southern Calnorn,a
and the medical college at Iona Lin
Ida were made special objects OF her
fostering care
Not less than two score books have
come from her indefatSaole pen.
from small 16mo volumes, zoo pages,
to large octayos OF SEQ pages The
asgregatc circulation OF these books
Is Estimated to be one and one-haH
million copies. and perhaps nearer
two million. Beside these, have been
innumerab1e articles in periodicals
Her writings have been translated IN
forty different languages
Not the Leader.
While AIRS. White has had the gift
of prophecy, she has never assumed
the leadership OF Seyenth-day Adven-
fists. In the gifts of Gods Spirit,
| first Of all comes apostles. second
arily prophets IL Cor. d2:a2, Is. an
apostle is zone sent" the one or ones
chosen of God to lead out in HIS Work.
NOT definitely numbering twelve at all
times. but just as truly led and dl-
rected of God IN the establishment OF
His work in cooperation with the otn-
er gifts of service. Her death there
fore will not affect the Denomination
of which she was q shining light II
Is dependent not upon persons. OUT
upon the truth and life OF Cod Ihere
will be sorrow Of i.cart, but a sfrons-
er adherence to the teachings OF the
word which she inculcated SO long
She ceased her work here as she
began. moor IN this world goods Her
income from her books, no inconsfd-
cradle sum, has been used freely IN
support of needy enterprises and
needy people Her heart has always
been sympathetic with the sufer1ng
and the needy. and her own as wen
as those of her secretaries ano neip.
ers have always ninistered TO tho
sick and needy around them
| Has TETo Sons
She has left not princely fortune
| for unworthy heirs Her estate, Elm
| shayeu.- near ST Helena, and her IN
terest in the books will be administ-
cred by board Of five trustees, al
ready provided for All profits or as
sets which may accrue Will be d.
| ytded one-fourtn to the heirs. VINO
are earnest workers for God, and
rhree-fourths to the work carried for
ward by Seyenth-day Adventists. Sfe
leaves two sons-James Edison White.
of Marshall. Mich. and william G.
white, who has been the special help
and agent OF his mother since the
fathers death
| The life of Mrs White lives after
| her. Enemies she has made by her
STRAIGHTFORWARD teaching and reproof-
she has been ma1igned and slandered,
Those who know her best can best
/ idse her life. She was human, sub
iect to all the indrmities and weak
nesses OF the race. A sinner, she
found IN Christ a Saviour He called
her to most unpopular work. she
Responded. He has used her marvel
| ously: she has truly been mother IN
4 Israel" a mighty worker for God, al
ways a kind and sympathizing friend.
| ; The mere clam to supernatural
power or insight is nothing. To the
| law and to the testimony II they
! speak not according to this word.
/ there is no light in them 1sa- 500