Chapter 6—The Move to Battle Creek
- Chapter 1—Who Was Ellen G. White?
- Chapter 2—The Early Years
- Chapter 3—The Advent Message
- Chapter 4—Marriage of James White and Ellen Harmon
- Chapter 5—Beginning to Publish
- Chapter 6—The Move to Battle Creek
- Chapter 7—The “Great Controversy” Vision
- Chapter 8—The Home in Battle Creek
- Chapter 9—The Health Reform Vision
- Chapter 10—The Work Expands
- Chapter 11—Battle Creek College
- Chapter 12—Writing and Traveling
- Chapter 13—Death of James White
- Chapter 14—Ellen White Visits Europe
- Chapter 15—The Great Controversy and Patriarchs and Prophets
- Chapter 16—Called to Australia
- Chapter 17—The Avondale School
- Chapter 18—Medical Work Begun
- Chapter 19—African-American Outreach
- Chapter 20—Return to the United States
- Chapter 21—Busy Closing Years
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Chapter 6—The Move to Battle Creek
In November, 1855, the Review and Herald Publishing Association, with the hand press and other printing equipment, was moved from rented quarters in Rochester, New York, to the newly erected building in Battle Creek, Michigan, so liberally provided by the Advent believers.EGWBB 3.5
A few days after Elder and Mrs. White, and those associated with them in the publishing work, arrived at Battle Creek, a conference was held to consider plans for spreading the Advent message. At the close of this general meeting a number of matters of importance to the church at large were revealed to Ellen White. These she wrote out and read to the Battle Creek church. The church members recognized that this message would benefit all the groups of believers, so they voted that it should be published. In due time there came from the re-established press a 16-page tract bearing the title, Testimony for the Church (Testimonies for the Church 1:113-126), the first of a series of writings that in 55 years totaled nearly 5,000 pages, as published in the nine volumes of Testimonies for the Church. The record of the next few years shows Elder and Mrs. White establishing the publishing work and church organization, and traveling here and there by train, wagon, and sleigh. It is a record of suffering from severe cold on long trips through sparsely settled country, and of God’s special protection from many dangers. It is a record with discouraging features as attacks were directed against the work, and also one of great encouragement as the power of God brought victory into the lives of the Sabbathkeepers and success to the work of those who were leading out in advancing the Advent cause.EGWBB 3.6