Many other reports against us, all either utterly false or greatly exaggerated, were freely talked over in different families at the time of the Conference, and most looked upon us, especially my husband, with suspicion. Some persons of influence manifested a disposition to crush us. We were in want, and my husband had tried to sell loose property, and he was thought to be wrong for this. He had stated his willingness to have his brethren make up the loss of our cow, and this was looked upon as a grievous sin. Supposing that our property at Battle Creek was as good as sold, we bought and began to build in Greenville. But we could not sell the Battle Creek property, and in our cramped position my husband wrote to different brethren to hire money. For this they condemned him and charged him with the sin of grasping for money. And the brother minister most active in this work was heard to say: “We do not want Brother E to buy Brother White's place, for we want his money for the Health Ins…
"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake."
The EGW passage describes being falsely accused and persecuted, which aligns with the theme of Matthew 5:11. The verse speaks of being blessed when reviled and persecuted for Christ's sake, and the EGW passage describes a similar experience of unjust treatment.
"If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified."
The EGW passage describes being reproached and facing criticism, which aligns with the theme of 1 Peter 4:14. The verse speaks of being happy when reproached for the name of Christ, and the EGW passage describes a similar experience of unjust treatment.
"Only sixty-five hours before my husband was stricken down, he stood until midnight in a house of worship calling for three hundred dollars to finish paying for that house; and to give his call force he headed the subscription with ten dollars for himself and the same for me. Before midnight the sum was nearly raised. The elder of that church was an old friend, and in our extreme want and friendless condition my husband wrote to him, stating that we were in want, and if that church now wished to return the twenty dollars we would receive it. At the time of the Conference this brother called on us and made the matter a serious wrong. But before he came to our house he had taken some stock at least in the general infection. We felt these things most keenly, and if we had not been especially sustained by the Lord we could not have borne our testimony at the Conference with any degree of freedom. 1T 595.2"
"Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me."
The EGW passage describes James White working to raise money for a church and then facing financial hardship. Acts 20:34 describes Paul working to support himself and his companions. Both passages highlight the theme of ministers working to meet financial needs.
"For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich."
The EGW passage describes James White's financial struggles despite his work for the church. 2 Corinthians 8:9 speaks of Christ's poverty despite his riches. Both passages touch on the theme of sacrifice and humility in financial matters.