"“Sabbath morning. There is quite a large gathering here although the roads are bad, neither sleighing nor good wagoning. I have just been in meeting and occupied a little time in conference. Your father speaks this morning, I in the afternoon. May the Lord help us, is our prayer. You see how long a letter I have written you. Read this to those who are interested, especially to father and mother White. You see, Edson, that we have work enough to do. I hope you do not neglect to pray for us. Your father works hard, too hard for his good. He sometimes realizes the special blessing of God, and this renews him and cheers him in the work. We have allowed ourselves no rest since coming East; we have labored with all our strength. May our feeble efforts be blessed to the good of God's dear people. 1T 662.2"
"Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."
The EGW passage mentions prayer for herself and her husband, echoing the general encouragement to pray for one another in James 5:16. However, it's not a direct principle, but a thematic parallel.
"Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."
The EGW passage describes attending a Sabbath meeting despite difficult travel conditions, echoing the encouragement in Hebrews 10:25 to not forsake assembling together. The context of Sabbath observance strengthens the connection.
"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
The EGW passage describes a gathering of people for a Sabbath meeting, and the phrase 'May the Lord help us, is our prayer' suggests a reliance on God's presence. This aligns thematically with Matthew 18:20, which speaks of God's presence where two or three are gathered in His name.
"for thorough heartwork. A surface work will not stand the test of the judgment. Seek for thorough transformation from the world. Let not your hands be stained, your heart spotted, your character sullied, by its corruptions. Keep distinct. God calls: ‘Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.’ ‘Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.’ 1T 662.3"
"Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord."
EGW directly quotes and alludes to Isaiah 52:11 and 2 Corinthians 6:17-18 and 7:1. The call to separation and avoiding unclean things is explicitly present in both texts.
"Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,"
The EGW passage directly quotes 2 Corinthians 6:17.
"Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."
The EGW passage directly quotes 2 Corinthians 7:1.