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Stories from Sunnyside

Ellen White in Australia 1891-1900

by Marian De Berg

The first Seventh-day Adventist missionaries arrived in Australia in 1885. Six years later, Ellen White—one of the church’s founders—arrived in this distant land. Then aged 64, she was unsure of this calling and expected to stay no more than two years.

Ellen White’s time in Australia and New Zealand grew to nine years and represents her most mature and pioneering work. Her leadership saw the church grow signifcantly with new churches planted in many cities and towns, the establishment of what became Avondale College and Sanitarium Health Food Company, and publication of The Desire of Ages.

But these stories—many previously unpublished—also highlight Ellen White’s personal ministry close to her adopted home at “Sunnyside”, establishing a country home with a large household, supporting new church members and serving people in her local community.

Contents:

  1. Arrival in the South Pacific
  2. Ashfield Camp-meeting and Church
  3. Ellen White and the Radley Family
  4. Armadale and Tasmanian Camp-meetings
  5. Sydney’s Health Home
  6. Edson White
  7. A Retreat in the Woods
  8. Establishing the Avondale School
  9. Marian Davis(1847-1904)
  10. Adelaide Camp-meeting1896
  11. Church in a Sawmill
  12. Iram James and the Sunnyside Farm
  13. A House to Call Her Own
  14. Avondale School in Operation
  15. A Church at Avondale
  16. Stanmore Camp-meeting1897
  17. Stanmore Church
  18. Sara McEnterfer, Secretary, nurse and travelling companion (1855–1936)
  19. Brisbane Camp-meeting1898
  20. Travelling on to Rockhampton
  21. Ellen White’s Table
  22. Newcastle Camp-meeting1898
  23. Newcastle Churches
  24. Newcastle Treatment Rooms
  25. Blessing A Baby
  26. Cooranbong Families
  27. Life and Death at Cooranbong
  28. Dora Creek and Surrounds
  29. Meeting People Where They Are
  30. Church in the Bush
  31. Morisset and Martinsville
  32. Pocock and Patrick Families
  33. Sarah Peck(1868-1968)
  34. A Friendship from Afar
  35. The Thomson Family
  36. A Boy, a Football and a Saved Limb
  37. Toowoomba Camp-meeting1899
  38. W C White’s Family
  39. Maitland Camp-meeting1899
  40. Avondale Health Retreat
  41. Geelong Camp-meeting1900
  42. Sydney Sanitarium and Hospital
  43. A Principal’s Wife Remembers, Excerpts from “A Brief Biography of Mrs Ella Hughes”
  44. Avondale Campus Industries
  45. The Health Food Work
  46. Katie’s Special Hand
  47. Leaving Australia
  48. Appendix: People who lived at Sunnyside
$24.95

Publisher: Signs Publishing

ISBN: 9781925044676

Format: Paperback

STATUS: AVAILABLE TO ORDER (item is either in stock or quickly/soon obtainable from supplier)

Pages: 308

Reviews and Endorsements

[Endorsement]
"I have been blessed in reading this fascinating and carefully researched account of Ellen White's time in Australia." - Dr Allen Lilndsay, church historian, Keepers of the Flame, Tell the World
[Endorsement]
“While the leadership Ellen White gave the church in Australia was impressive, her attempt to emulate the loving actions of Jesus in her own life are as much a part of Stories from Sunnyside. It is no wonder that her neighbours, including those not of Ellen White’s religious faith, loved and respected her; likewise, those who knew Ellen White best and worked with her most closely during the years she lived half-way around the world from her home country. Getting to know more of the real Ellen White—who she was and what she was like on a daily basis—will enrich your reading of her writings.” – Elder Jim Nix, Director, Ellen G. White Estate, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
[ Bookshelf Review ]
Having never been to Sunnyside Historic House, I was most excited to be able to go on a guided tour of Ellen White’s Australian home just a few weeks ago. As our large group was ushered into the various rooms, I was interested to not only see the room where she wrote a large proportion of her writings, including The Desire of Ages, but also items she had used in the everyday running of her household. Our guide managed to intersperse historical facts with interesting snippets and captivating anecdotes of everyday life.

It was not until the end of the tour that I realised my guide had been Marian de Berg, author of Stories From Sunnyside. I could not wait to get my hands on a copy to immerse myself in more of the great stories that Marian had shared with us throughout the tour.

At an age at which many people would be planning retirement, Ellen White came to Australia to continue the missionary work that had begun only six years earlier. She “saw no light in going to the South Pacific” but “knew that if God did not want her to go, He would close the door.” The struggles of establishing an Adventist community in such a distant part of the world during an economic downturn proved her a true missionary, managing to settle her family and establish an Adventist college, health retreat, printing press and health food factory.

Stories from Sunnyside also draws the reader into the human aspect of Ellen White through stories of her everyday life and extended family. Her dealing with the poor and needy shows a depth of understanding of what it means to live a “Christ-like life” and is one that we should all emulate. She opened her home to everyone and many times sacrificed her own comfort to help those who were struggling, resulting in many lives brought to know the Lord. Many of us have read her writings but this book helped me to know the person who was Ellen White, especially from an Australian perspective.

Sonia Knight - Resources Manager, Adventist Media Network

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