The Later Elmshaven Years: 1905-1915 (vol. 6) - Ellen G. White

present the life sketch at the funeral service.
Announcement was made in the Michigan churches on Sabbath, July
17, that the funeral would be held in the Battle Creek Tabernacle at 11:00
A.M., on Sabbath, the twenty-fourth, and that there would be a viewing as
Ellen White lay in state in the Tabernacle from eight to ten Sabbath morning.
A number of nearby churches canceled their Sabbath services so their
members could attend the funeral.
The Battle Creek Funeral
Sabbath morning, sometime before eight o'clock, the people began to
gather in front of the Tabernacle. The Battle Creek Enquirer of July 25
described what took place when the doors opened:
During the two hours between eight and ten, there was a steady stream
of humanity viewing the body. Men with gray
heads and stooped shoulders, many who knew Mrs. White during the
early days of the Advent movement, were at the Tabernacle to pay their last
respects. They stood before the casket and tears flowed down their cheeks, as
they thought of her wonderful work for the denomination.--DF 758.
The Battle Creek Moon Journal estimated that 2,000 were in the slowly
moving procession that passed the open casket, which was placed just in
front of the pulpit. An honor guard of six ministers alternated in pairs every
twenty minutes and stood, one at the head of the casket and one at the foot.
Those so privileged were Elders C. S. Longacre, M. L. Andreasen, W. A.
Westworth, E. A. Bristol, L. H. Christian, and C. F. McVagh.--DF 756.
Among those who passed the casket that Sabbath morning was Dudley
M. Canright, accompanied by his Adventist brother, Jasper. Dudley had
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