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Certain names appear frequently—Dr. J. H. Kellogg, medical superinten-
dent of the Battle Creek Sanitarium; Elders G. I. Butler and A. G. Daniells,
presidents of the General Conference; G. B. Starr, evangelist and sanitarium
chaplain; J. A. Burden, sanitarium manager in Australia and California;
and W. C. White, who assisted his mother and filled a number of important
leadership positions in the Church. Several letters are addressed to her other
son, Edson White, or to Edson and Emma White after their marriage in 1870.
Some choice messages of counsel to newlyweds were written to Edson and
Emma in their early married life. Edson’s career took him through publishing
house management, song writing and publication, Sabbath school leadership,
and finally pioneer missionary work among the blacks in the Southern States
.
In three or four instances, paragraphs have been rearranged so that the
selection ends on a positive tone. Otherwise, the paragraphs appear as they
were first written by Ellen White
.
It is our prayer that
This Day With God
will help you to face each day
with increased gratitude for God’s grace and with renewed determination to
live in harmony with his will so that we may all stand with the redeemed on
the sea of glass in heaven
.
The Trustees of the Ellen G. White Estate
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