Page 1Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5Page 6Page 7Page 8Page 9Page 10Register of theHistorical Materials:Experiences in AustralasiaCollectionCollection 235 Center for Adventist ResearchJames White LibraryAndrews UniversityBerrien Springs, MichiganJanuary 2005Processed by Fausto Edgar NunesEllen G. White: Experiences in Australasia Collection 235Scope and ContentEllen G. White (1829-1915), in response to an invitation given to her at theGeneral Conference session held in March of 1891, departed for Australia in Novemberof 1891, arriving a month later. She was accompanied by her son, W. C. White, andseveral of her assistants. She remained in the region until 1900, residing mostly inAustralia. During this period she played an important role in the establishment ofseveral institutions and church functions in the region. In 1900 she returned to theUnited States and settled in California. This is a unique collection of working papers prepared in Ellen White’s office fora planned history of her ministry in Australia. Some of these documents are in theLT/MS (letter and manuscript) collection; some are variants of those in the LT/MScollection, or drawn from the Review and Herald or Bible Echo articles; and some arenot found elsewhere. Ellen G. White reworked these documents for use in a history that was nevercompleted. They include her accounts of several aspects of her visit: the journey byship from California, her observations about the ports and cities she visited, and lettersand testimonies related to the establishment of the Adventist church in Australia andNew Zealand. Documents are typewritten, but handwritten sections are found inseveral. The notation “Not found on file”, was, in most cases, written by Arthur Whitewhen he could not locate the manuscript among other documents in the manuscriptfiles (Arthur White was a grandson of Ellen G. White, and the secretary for the WhiteEstate from 1937-1978). It is not known in which year (1940s, 1950s, 1960s) he madethis comparison. It does not necessarily mean that the document was not added to thefile after he determined it was not found there. This collection consists of photocopies of the originals which are available at theEllen G. White Estate office at the church’s world headquarters, in Washington, DC. Extent 0.25 linear feet.ArrangementThe collection consists of photocopied letters, and is arranged chronologically,not topically. No effort was made to sort the materials by writer or recipient. ProvenanceThis collection was held unprocessed by the Ellen G. White Estate Branch Officeat Andrews University until 2003 when it was incorporated into the manuscriptcollections of the Center for Adventist Research at the James White Library, AndrewsUniversity. It was arranged by Arthur L. White, while director of the Ellen G. WhiteEstate.UseAll users of this collection will complete the “Application to Use UnpublishedRecords,” and observe the regulation specified in the “Patron’s Agreement” and“Researcher’s Code of Conduct.” All records in this collection are open and availablefor research. Suggested citation for this collection:Box ___, fld ___, Ellen G. White: Experiences in Australasia (Collection 235),Center for Adventist Research, James White Library, Andrews University,Berrien Springs, MI.Ellen G. White: Experiences in Australasia Collection, page 3Ellen G. White: Experiences in Australasia Collection(Collection 235)INVENTORYLetters, sermons, and testimonies during Ellen White’s visit to AustralasiaFld 1 November 12, 1891 to December 29, 1892 Fld 2 1893Fld 3 1894Fld 4 1895 to 1900Fld 5 Dissidents: McCullagh and Hawkins, 1893-1899; Mackersey, 1893;Shannon and Lawrence 1897-1898The following is a detailed inventory of the contents of each folder. Also shown is thesource from which it originally came from plus any additional notes probably added byArthur White.Fld1- Document Title/Date/Number of pagesAvailable in NotesOn the way to Australia [Nov1891: 18 pgs]Bible Echo Jan 1,1892: R&H Feb 9, pgs1-5, and Feb 16, pgs5-15, 1892Pages 15-18 not in R&HGoing to Australia: 1891-1892 [Nov 1891: 7 pgs]MS-75-1892; MR 116 Note on Document says:“Copied to file”Testimony to the Workers in theEcho Publishing House. [Dec 29,1891: 5 pgs]DF 28a “Experiencesin Australia”, pp.26,27Not the same as MS-31-1891,even though it has the samedate, etc.Untitled, “In connection with ourpublishing work in Australia [Dec29, 1891: 19 pgs] MS 13a, 1891 Note on Document says: “of Ms 13, 1891, Not identical”Ellen G. White: Experiences in Australasia Collection, page 4Adelaide [Oct 11, 1892: 9 pgs] MR# 763, pp. 50 to 58 Note on Document says: “Notfound on file”First Visit to Ballarat [Nov 28, 1892: 11 pgs]Not available inpublished writingsNote on Document says: “Notfound on file”; Pg# 3 missing“The first year of the MelbourneBible School” [Dec 1892: 4 pgs] Not available inpublished writingsNote on Document says: “Notfound on file”Should Christians be Members ofSecret Societies? [Dec 1892: 31pgs]2 SM 121 to 140 Note on Document says:Freemasonry #2, Goes with theFalkhead”Fld 2- Document Title/Date/Number of pagesAvailable in NotesThe Second AustralianConference [cir Jan 1893: 20 pgs]Variant of G-23a-1893 Note on Document says: “Notfound on file”Experiences in Sydney en Routefor New Zealand [Jan 26, 1893: 9pgs]Not available inpublished writingsNote on Document says: “Notfound on file”Labors in New Zealand[Feb,1893: 4 pgs]Bible Echo, May 15,1893Instruction to the AucklandChurch [Feb 11, 1893: 11 pgs]Ms-6-1893 (Pg 10 missing) (Sermon givenon Sabbath)Kaeo, New Zealand [Feb 20-Mar 15, 1893: 10 pgs]R & H, May 30, 1893 The Duty of Parents to theirChildren [Mar 5, 1893: 17 pgs]Not available inpublished writingsNote on Document says: “Notfound in file”: “Sermon given onSunday, Mar 5, 1893"Dear brother Stanton [Mar 23, 1893: 6 pgs]Note on Document says: “Variant of S-57-1893: Do notuse”Untitled. Response to a telegramfrom Brother Caldwell, Sydney [probably Apr 1893: 16 pgs]TM 32-62 Note on Document says: “Cir.June 1893"The Remnant Church NotBabylon [cir. June, 1893: 37 pgs]TM 32-62, R&H Aug22, 29, Sept 5, 12,1893Ellen G. White: Experiences in Australasia Collection, page 5The New Zealand camp-Meeting [Mar, 1893: 12 pgs]R&H June 6, 1893Words of Warning RegardingPhrenology [Mar 28, 1893: 15pgs]Ms-12-1893 Camp-meeting sermon, Napier,NZThe Need of a faithful use of ourTalents [Apr 7, 1893: 10 pgs]Ms-13-1893