Henry Melvill and Ellen G White A Study in Literary and Theological Relationships PORTRAIT or THE RKT H MBLVILL Ellen G White Estate Washington D C May HENRY MELVILL AND ELLEN G WHITE A STUDY OF LITERARY AND THEOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS Assembled by Ron Graybill Warren H Johns and Tim Poirier with introduction by Ron Graybill the most promising ones There were half a dozen of sermons which Mrs White used very extensively For instance the chapter q
John Nevlns Andrews as a Family Man by Ronald D Graybill Presented at the J N Andrews Sesqulcentennial Conference Andrews University October John Nevins Andrews as a Family Man by Ron Graybill About Friday night my husband arrived home I was awakened by h s calling my name at our bedroom window Oh how my heart leaped with joy at the sound of h s dear voice These simple words from the diary of Angel ne Andrews say much about J N And
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why Adventists avoided military service in the Civil War
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