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

Regarded as a Prophetess.
St. Helena, Cal.,
July 16.
Mrs. Ellen G. White, one of the founders of the Seventh-day
Adventists, died here today, aged 88. She was widely known among
members of that denomination, and by many she was regarded as their
prophetess.
She is survived by two sons, James Edson White of Marshall, Mich.,
and William C. White.
Then followed a brief life sketch of about 175 words. The story closed
with a statement of her beliefs and work:
She believed in the ultimate annihilation of the wicked. She traveled
extensively, and besides traveling all over this country, spent two years in
Europe and nine in Australia, making converts. Mrs. White wrote forty
books whose circulation is said to have been more than 1,500,000 copies,
and her writings were translated into forty languages.--DF 756, "News
Coverage of the Death of Ellen White."
The Battle Creek Evening News, July 24, 1915:
Four Thousand At Funeral Services Of Mother White. Tabernacle Is
Crowded This Morning by Her Followers and Friends. Many From Out Of
Town. Churches in This Vicinity Come in a Body.--DF 758.
Then followed a report of the funeral services in the Tabernacle and
burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. The paper gave good space to a review of Ellen
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