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The Retirement Years
1901
Returned to “Elmshaven” Dec. 31, 1900, and was quite ill for
3 weeks. Spoke in san. chapel Jan. 19. Burdened with writing—
preparing books for publication. Started journey to Battle Creek for
Gen. Conf. about March 6. Spoke in Los Angeles Church Sabbath,
March 9; became very ill in p.m. and lost consciousness for hours, but
the Lord sustained her and she continued her journey, accompanied by
W.C.W., Sara M., and others.
Spent a few days with her son Edson on the Morning Star at
Vicksburg, and spoke on Sabbath and Sunday, when the church was
dedicated; at Nashville she met Emma White; also spoke to Nashville
believers; spent Sabbath and Sunday in Chicago, where she spoke
on Sabbath and to the medical students on Sunday. From Chicago
proceeded to B.C. for the G.C. session where she bore many burdens.
“The conference was a time of taxing labor for me.” Following the
conference, spent a few days in Indianapolis, to help meet a difficult
situation there—the holy flesh fanaticism; spent May 6 and 7 with
church and san. workers in Des Moines, Iowa; May 8 and 9 in College
View, Neb.; Met appointments in Denver and Boulder, Colo. Labored
in Upper Columbia camp meeting in Waitsburg, Wash., visited Walla
Walla, and labored in N. Pacific camp meeting at Portland, Ore.
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Returned to Oakland in time to meet Elders Irwin and Salisbury
before they sailed for Australia May 30; thence to her “Elmshaven”
home, very worn and suffering from a cold and sore throat. Attended
camp meeting in Oakland June 5-23 and spoke 11 times. Also labored
in camp meeting in Los Angeles in Aug. And on return trip stopped in
Oakland and attended meetings of Pacific Press Board. Met speaking
appointments in Healdsburg (including attendance at teachers’ insti-
tute), Santa Rosa, and Petaluma, as well as in St. Helena area, during
next few months.
Convicted that she had work to do in the East, left for New York
Nov. 6, arriving there Nov. 11, and labored for nearly two weeks
(including an appointment in Trenton, N.J.); Spent some time in late
Nov. and early Dec. in So. Lancaster, took treatments at san.; there
were many calls for her labors, but, not being well, she apparently
went direct from So. Lancaster to Nashville, to labor in So. Union
Conf. Session Jan. 3-12. Reached Nashville about mid-December.