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Historical Sketches of the Foreign Missions of the Seventh-day Adventists

by Ellen G. White

Imprimerie Polyglotte · Basel · 1886

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299
Illustrations
44

Contents

  1. PREFACE.iii
  2. HISTORICAL SKETCHES.2
  3. THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN MISSION.2
  4. REPRESENTATIVES SENT TO AMERICA.11
  5. A MISSION ESTABLISHED.11
  6. A SURVEY OF THE FIELD.12
  7. THE POSITION OF SWITZERLAND.13
  8. OBSTACLES TO BE ENCOUNTERED.14
  9. ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK IN SWITZERLAND.16
  10. SABBATH-KEEPERS IN GERMANY.17
  11. ORGANIZATION OF THE TRACT SOCIETY.21
  12. THE WORK IN GERMANY.22
  13. ELD. BOURDEAU JOINS THE MISSION.22
  14. A PAPER ESTABLISHED AT BASLE.23
  15. SOME DIFFICULTIES IN PUBLISHING.24
  16. THE WORK IN FRANCE.27
  17. VISIT TO ITALY.28
  18. EXTENDED CIRCULATION OF THE PAPER.34
  19. AGITATION OF THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION.35
  20. THE VISIT OF ELD. HASKELL.37
  21. CHANGE IN LOCATION OF THE OFFICE.38
  22. THE CONFERENCE OF 1883.39
  23. DEATH OF ELD. ANDREWS.40
  24. REORGANIZATION OF THE TRACT SOCIETY.41
  25. THE PUBLICATION OF NEW JOURNALS.42
  26. THE VISIT OF ELD. BUTLER.42
  27. ORGANIZATION OF THE SWISS CONFERENCE.43
  28. THE SECOND EUROPEAN COUNCIL.45
  29. THE NEW PUBLISHING HOUSE.46
  30. DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING.48
  31. IN THE FIELD.49
  32. ARRIVAL OF ELD. W. C. WHITE AND MRS. E. G. WHITE.51
  33. THE SWISS CONFERENCE AND EUROPEAN MISSIONARY COUNCIL.51
  34. REVIEW OF THE WORK.53
  35. NEED OF TRAINED LABORERS.55
  36. EARLY SCANDINAVIAN SABBATH-KEEPERS.57
  37. THE SCANDINAVIAN MISSION.57
  38. ELDER MATTESON’S CONVERSION AND EARLY LABORS.58
  39. OTHER MINISTERS.59
  40. EARLY PUBLISHING.59
  41. A MISSION OPENED IN DENMARK.61
  42. VEJLE.61
  43. ALSTRUP.61
  44. TYLSTRUP62
  45. FANŌ.62
  46. RINGSTED.62
  47. NORWAY.62
  48. OUR WORK IN CHRISTIANIA.63
  49. OPPOSITION.64
  50. OTHER LABORERS.65
  51. A CHURCH ORGANIZED.65
  52. A PERMANENT PLACE FOR MEETINGS.66
  53. PUBLISHING AND PRINTING66
  54. A VISIT TO AMERICA.67
  55. THE PUBLISHING WORK EXTENDED.67
  56. THE WORK IN SWEDEN.68
  57. PROGRESS OF THE WORK.71
  58. VISITS OF AMERICAN BRETHREN.71
  59. STOCKHOLM.72
  60. COPENHAGEN.73
  61. THE NEW OFFICE AND MEETING-HOUSE AT CHRISTIANIA.73
  62. THE SCANDINAVIAN MISSION HOUSE AT CHRISTIANIA.74
  63. SCANDINAVIAN COLPORTERS.76
  64. THE BRITISH MISSION.79
  65. THE AUSTRALIAN MISSION.91
  66. THE RELIGION OF THE PEOPLE.93
  67. HOW OUR ATTENTION WAS CALLED TO AUSTRALIA.94
  68. A MISSION OPENED.94
  69. INCIDENTS CONNECTED WITH THE BIBLE READINGS.97
  70. ORGANIZATION OF THE FIRST CHURCH.98
  71. CLOSE OF THE TENT SEASON.98
  72. VISIT TO BALLARAT.99
  73. THE CANVASSING WORK.100
  74. THE PUBLISHING WORK.100
  75. FINANCIAL AID.102
  76. NEW ZEALAND.102
  77. THE MAORIES.107
  78. SUMMARY.108
  79. REPORT OF MISSIONARY COUNCILS.109
  80. THE FIRST ORGANIZATION.109
  81. THE COUNCIL OF 1884.109
  82. THE COUNCIL OF 1885.113
  83. LOVE AND FORBEARANCE AMONG BRETHREN.119
  84. PRACTICAL ADDRESSES.119
  85. DELIVERED BY MRS. E. G. WHITE TO THE SWISS CONFERENCE AND THE EUROPEAN MISSIONARY COUNCIL HELD AT BASLE IN SEPTEMBER, 1885.119
  86. MANNER OF PRESENTING THE TRUTH.121
  87. UNITY AMONG LABORERS.124
  88. COURAGE AND PERSEVERANCE IN THE MINISTRY.126
  89. THE CHRISTIAN’S STRENGTH.129
  90. HOW TO MEET TEMPTATIONS.133
  91. UNITY AMONG DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES.136
  92. THE BOOK OF LIFE.138
  93. THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.140
  94. THE IMPORTANCE OF WATCHFULNESS AND PRAYER.144
  95. THE WORK IN NEW FIELDS.[^*]147
  96. ADDRESS TO THE MISSIONARY WORKERS.[^*]149
  97. SATAN AN ACCUSER OF THE BRETHREN[^*]154
  98. NOTES OF TRAVEL.159
  99. BY MRS. E. G. WHITE.159
  100. FROM CALIFORNIA TO SWITZERLAND.159
  101. LABORS IN ENGLAND.162
  102. FROM LONDON TO BASLE.166
  103. THE SWISS CONFERENCE AND THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL.172
  104. VISIT TO SCANDINAVIA.174
  105. COPENHAGEN.179
  106. SERMON.—PARABLE OF THE FIG-TREE.180
  107. THE SABBATH MEETINGS.182
  108. EVENING MEETINGS.183
  109. INFLUENCE OF A TRACT.184
  110. A MISSIONARY FIELD.185
  111. A BEAUTIFUL CITY.185
  112. STOCKHOLM.187
  113. AN EASY RELIGION POPULAR.188
  114. HUMBLE LABORERS.189
  115. A SWEDISH HOME.189
  116. A SAD CALAMITY.191
  117. SITUATION OF STOCKHOLM.191
  118. SWEDEN AND THE THIRTY YEARS’ WAR.191
  119. APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY.193
  120. GRYTHYTTEHED.194
  121. PERSEVERANCE AMID TRIALS.195
  122. A LUTHERAN CHURCH.198
  123. A SWEDISH DINNER.199
  124. ÖREBRO.199
  125. REFORMERS IN SWEDEN.201
  126. PERSECUTION FOR PREACHING THE FIRST ANGEL’S MESSAGE.202
  127. CHILD-PREACHERS.205
  128. CHRISTIANIA.207
  129. A LARGE TEMPERANCE MEETING.207
  130. THE PRESIDENT’S REMARKS.211
  131. LABOR FOR THE CHURCH.211
  132. IMPORTANCE OF THE SABBATH.215
  133. THE COUNTRY AND THE PEOPLE.219
  134. RETURN TO SWITZERLAND.220
  135. COLOGNE.222
  136. ALONG THE RHINE.223
  137. VISIT TO NORTHERN ITALY.226
  138. SWISS SCENERY.227
  139. THE ST. GOTTHARD PASS.228
  140. LABORS IN THE PIEDMONT VALLEYS.231
  141. AN INTERRUPTION.234
  142. FURTHER LABORS.235
  143. THE WALDENSES.239
  144. BY L. R. CONRADI.250
  145. A VISIT TO RUSSIA.250
  146. THE GERMANS IN RUSSIA.252
  147. A RUSSIAN CHURCH.253
  148. RELIGIOUS TOLERATION.253
  149. THE CRIMEA.254
  150. THE MENNONITES.254
  151. THE GERMAN WORK IN AMERICA.255
  152. LABORS IN THE CRIMEA.256
  153. ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT.257
  154. OUR RELEASE.263
  155. AMONG THE BRETHREN.265
  156. IN EASTERN RUSSIA.266
  157. MOSCOW.268
  158. ACROSS THE BORDER.271
  159. THE USE OF TENTS IN EUROPEAN FIELDS.272
  160. TENT LABOR AND COLPORTER WORK.272
  161. COLPORTER WORK IN EUROPE.275
  162. APPEALS FOR OUR MISSIONS.280
  163. EDUCATION FOR THE MISSIONARY WORK.280
  164. BY MRS. E. G. WHITE.280
  165. THE YOUTH AS MISSIONARY WORKERS.284
  166. LABORERS FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS.287
  167. OUR DUTY TO THE MISSIONARY WORK.290

Illustrations

**PLATE IV.****PLATE IV.**SWITZERLAND. S. D. A. Church, shewn thus • Company of Sabbatarians, shewn thus ✚ English Miles Kilometres Railways thus — Heights in feet. Battle fields ✕SWITZERLAND. S. D. A. Church, shewn thus • Company of Sabbatarians, shewn thus ✚ English Miles Kilometres Railways thus — Heights in feet. Battle fields ✕An antique cartographic map depicting a broad expanse of Asia and adjoining regions. The composition is filled with irregular coastlines, winding rivers, shaded mountain ranges, territorial boundaries, and numerous faint handwritten or engraved place names. Large open areas appear across the western and northern portions, while denser relief and clustered labels occupy the central and eastern regions; a prominent southern peninsula and surrounding seas or gulfs extend toward the bottom. The map is framed by a thin rectangular border, with faint large lettering running across the upper portion.An antique cartographic map depicting a broad expanse of Asia and adjoining regions. The composition is filled with irregular coastlines, winding rivers, shaded mountain ranges, territorial boundaries, and numerous faint handwritten or engraved place names. Large open areas appear across the western and northern portions, while denser relief and clustered labels occupy the central and eastern regions; a prominent southern peninsula and surrounding seas or gulfs extend toward the bottom. The map is framed by a thin rectangular border, with faint large lettering running across the upper portion.CASTLE IS SEEN FROM THE OLD BRIDGE.CASTLE IS SEEN FROM THE OLD BRIDGE.The Vaudois Taking their Oath.The Vaudois Taking their Oath.VIEW OF WÄHRINGWEG, BASEL. OFFICE OF Les Signes des Temps AT THE LEFT.VIEW OF WÄHRINGWEG, BASEL. OFFICE OF Les Signes des Temps AT THE LEFT.View of Christiania, looking toward the King's Palace.View of Christiania, looking toward the King's Palace.A panoramic view of Örebro, Sweden, seen from an elevated vantage point, with dense low-rise buildings spreading across the middle and distant background. In the foreground are closely packed houses with pitched, corrugated roofs, narrow streets or courtyards, leafy trees, and a larger ornate building with tall arched windows. Near the center background stands a prominent church-like or institutional structure with a high central gable and tower elements, while the far horizon shows an extensive flat townscape. No people, animals, signs, or other visible lettering appear.A panoramic view of Örebro, Sweden, seen from an elevated vantage point, with dense low-rise buildings spreading across the middle and distant background. In the foreground are closely packed houses with pitched, corrugated roofs, narrow streets or courtyards, leafy trees, and a larger ornate building with tall arched windows. Near the center background stands a prominent church-like or institutional structure with a high central gable and tower elements, while the far horizon shows an extensive flat townscape. No people, animals, signs, or other visible lettering appear.PARTIAL VIEW OF ÖREBRO, SHOWING THE PRISON IN BACKGROUND.PARTIAL VIEW OF ÖREBRO, SHOWING THE PRISON IN BACKGROUND.THE MISSION PRINTING OFFICE, CHRISTIANIA.THE MISSION PRINTING OFFICE, CHRISTIANIA.Ravenswood Villa, Shirley Road, Southampton.Ravenswood Villa, Shirley Road, Southampton.OFFICE OF Present Truth, GRIMSBY.OFFICE OF Present Truth, GRIMSBY.THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA.THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA.View of Melbourne.View of Melbourne.The Treasury Building.The Treasury Building.Burke Street, Melbourne.Burke Street, Melbourne.Melbourne Public Library.Melbourne Public Library.Bible Echo Office, North Fitzroy, Victoria.Bible Echo Office, North Fitzroy, Victoria.Joseph Hare's House, Kaeo, N. Z.Joseph Hare's House, Kaeo, N. Z.FITZROY GARDENS.FITZROY GARDENS.AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.NEW ZEALAND. THE FIJI ISLANDS (on the same scale as New Zealand)NEW ZEALAND. THE FIJI ISLANDS (on the same scale as New Zealand)SCENERY NEAR AUCKLAND, N. Z.SCENERY NEAR AUCKLAND, N. Z.« L’Imprimerie Polyglotte », Basle. Sept. 27, 1885.« L’Imprimerie Polyglotte », Basle. Sept. 27, 1885.AN ENGLISH TRAIN.AN ENGLISH TRAIN.“TICKETS, PLEASE.”“TICKETS, PLEASE.”A SECOND-CLASS COMPARTMENT AT NIGHT.A SECOND-CLASS COMPARTMENT AT NIGHT.Burning of Images in Basle.Burning of Images in Basle.AN OLD CASTLE.AN OLD CASTLE.VIEW OF COPENHAGEN.VIEW OF COPENHAGEN.A PARK IN COPENHAGEN.A PARK IN COPENHAGEN.STOCKHOLM. For years the work of ruin had been going forward. Other nations looked on, but lifted no hand to interpose. Even England stood apart. And in Germany itself, some of the Protestant princes had so far lost the spirit of the Reformation that they contented themselves with appeals and protests, and lent no aid to their brethren strugglingSTOCKHOLM. For years the work of ruin had been going forward. Other nations looked on, but lifted no hand to interpose. Even England stood apart. And in Germany itself, some of the Protestant princes had so far lost the spirit of the Reformation that they contented themselves with appeals and protests, and lent no aid to their brethren strugglingEVERETT'S SLOTH.EVERETT'S SLOTH.Christiania.Christiania.Castle on the Rhine.Castle on the Rhine.A narrow, horizontally arranged ornamental floral design in dark ink, centered on a plain light background. The composition is symmetrical around a circular medallion at the center, which contains curling vines, leaves, and small flower-like motifs. Matching scrollwork extends outward on both sides into mirrored clusters of stylized foliage and blossoms, with delicate tendrils, buds, and heart- or leaf-shaped forms. The decoration tapers toward the ends into small dots, curls, and pointed linear flourishes, creating an elegant finial-like border.A narrow, horizontally arranged ornamental floral design in dark ink, centered on a plain light background. The composition is symmetrical around a circular medallion at the center, which contains curling vines, leaves, and small flower-like motifs. Matching scrollwork extends outward on both sides into mirrored clusters of stylized foliage and blossoms, with delicate tendrils, buds, and heart- or leaf-shaped forms. The decoration tapers toward the ends into small dots, curls, and pointed linear flourishes, creating an elegant finial-like border.DIAGRAM OF LOOP TUNNELS ON NORTH SIDE OF ALPS.DIAGRAM OF LOOP TUNNELS ON NORTH SIDE OF ALPS.The St. Gotthard Pass.The St. Gotthard Pass.CIRCULAR TUNNELS ON SOUTH SIDE OF ALPS.CIRCULAR TUNNELS ON SOUTH SIDE OF ALPS.Torre Pellice, Italy.Torre Pellice, Italy.Gathering Hay from the Mountains.Gathering Hay from the Mountains.A horizontal ornamental divider composed of intricate black floral and scrollwork designs arranged symmetrically around a central circular medallion. The center contains a wheel- or rosette-like pattern with radiating spokes and small curved details, while the left and right sides feature mirrored curling vines, stylized leaves, quatrefoil-like flourishes, and small solid dots at the outer ends. The decoration is entirely abstract and botanical, with no people, animals, scenery, or visible lettering.A horizontal ornamental divider composed of intricate black floral and scrollwork designs arranged symmetrically around a central circular medallion. The center contains a wheel- or rosette-like pattern with radiating spokes and small curved details, while the left and right sides feature mirrored curling vines, stylized leaves, quatrefoil-like flourishes, and small solid dots at the outer ends. The decoration is entirely abstract and botanical, with no people, animals, scenery, or visible lettering.The Prison at Perekop.The Prison at Perekop.A View in Moscow.A View in Moscow.