Life sketches of ellen g. white

uildings had passed before me, I went to fill an
appointment in the Carr Street church, Los Angeles. As we
neared the church, we heard the newsboys crying, 'San
Francisco destroyed by an earthquake!' With a heavy heart I
read the first hastily printed news of the terrible
disaster." p. 409, Para. 3, [LS15].
Working the Cities from Outpost Centers -- In the course
of her talk before the conference, Mrs. White exalted the
sacredness of God's law, and spoke decidedly regarding the
necessity of prompt action and of acquainting the people
with the meaning of the things coming upon the earth. She
referred particularly to the advantages to be gained by
working the cities from outpost centers. p. 409, Para. 4,
[LS15].
"Out of the cities, out of the cities!" she declared;
"this is the message the Lord has been giving me. The
earthquakes will come; the floods will come; and we are not
to establish ourselves in the wicked cities, where the
enemy is served in every way, and where God is so often
forgotten. The Lord desires that we shall have clear
spiritual eyesight. We must be quick to discern the peril
that would attend the establishment of institutions in
these wicked cities. We must make wise plans to warn the
cities, and at the same time live where we can shield our
children and ourselves from the contaminating and
demoralizing influences so prevalent in these places. p.
409, Para. 5, [LS15].
Scenes of Destruction -- Two weeks later Mrs. White
returned to her St. Helena home by way of San Jose,
Mountain View, and San Francisco. "As we traveled
northward," she wrote in an account of this journey, "we
saw some of the effects of the earthquake; and when we
entered San Jose, we could see that large buildings had
collapsed, and that others had been seriously damaged. p.
410, Para. 1, [LS15].
"At Mountain View, the new post office and some of the
largest stores in town had been leveled to the ground.
Other buildings had partially collapsed, and were badly
wrecked." p. 410, Para. 2, [LS15].
"On our way home from Mountain View, we passed through San
Francisco, and, hiring a carriage, spent an hour and a half
in viewing the destruction wrought in that great city.