T H E EARLY AND LIFE LATER EXPERIENCE AND LABORS OF ELDER JOSEPH BATES EDITED BY ELDER JAMES STEAM WHITE PRESS OP THE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST PUBLISHING BATTLE CREEK MICH ASSOCIATION AUTHOR apos S PREFACE I HAVE frequently been solicited by relatives and friends to write a brief history of my past life but never felt seriously inclined to do so until the year when I was requested by my friends in the West to furnish a series of articles in relation t
