Appendix E—James and Ellen White’s Relationship
For the first time the White Estate is publishing in their entirety let-
ters 64, 65, 66, and 67, 1876. The letters, like others written by James
and Ellen White, were written without any thought that they would be
published someday. But in these letters we gain uncommon insights
into how committed Christians handled marital stress. Through these
letters we believe that other couples can take heart and learn how to
handle their own tensions and conflicts
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We have endeavored to put the letters in a setting that shows the
genuine love and affection between James and Ellen White during their
long marriage, both before and after James’ strokes. To understand the
background of the letters, we ask that you read this complete section,
including the covering statement
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James and Ellen White
The Saviour’s Eye Is on James White—We will present your
case to God, dear James, every time we pray, and will press our
petitions to the throne. At times I have had a blessed assurance that
God heard me pray through His dear Son and that His blessing rested
on you there at Dansville. I feel the sweet presence of God at times
when I pray, and feel such an evidence that God has set His love upon
you, and although you are afflicted, Jesus is with you, strengthening
and supporting you by His all-powerful arm. He that stretched out
His hand to save sinking Peter upon the troubled water will save His
servant who has labored for souls and devoted his energies to His
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cause. Yes, James, the eye of the compassionate Saviour is upon you.
He is touched with the feelings of your infirmities. He loves you. He
pities you as we cannot. He will make you to triumph in His own dear
name. Be of good courage, my poor suffering husband, wait patiently
a little longer and you shall see of the salvation of God. We know
in whom we have believed. We have not run as uncertainly. All will
come out just right in the end.—
Manuscript Releases 10:28 (1865)
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