"In July, 1864, the national conscription law was so amended as to revoke the $300 exemption clause. Steps were immediately taken to secure for the Seventh-day Adventist young men the privileges granted to members of religious denominations who were conscientiously opposed to bearing arms—of being assigned to noncombatant service in hospital duty or in caring for freed men. Before a serious crisis was reached, these efforts were successful. In a few cases Seventh-day Adventist young men were drafted into the army and were assigned to hospital work or other noncombatant service. Whatever their assignment, they tried to let their light shine. Regularly for several months there ran through the columns of the Review and Herald a listing of receipts for a soldier's tract fund to furnish literature for distribution among the men. 1T 717.1"
"Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men."
The EGW passage describes Adventists seeking accommodation within the law while still adhering to their religious principles. This directly reflects the principle of obeying God rather than men when there's a conflict, as demonstrated by the apostles in Acts 5:29.
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
The EGW passage describes Adventists engaging in non-combatant service and distributing literature, actions that can be interpreted as promoting peace and helping others during wartime. This aligns with the spirit of Matthew 5:9, although the connection is thematic rather than a direct quote or explicit allusion.
"“The American costume,” here referred to by Mrs. White, was a modification of the earlier style and was sponsored by Dr. Harriet Austin of Dansville, New York. It combined the short skirt, “reaching about halfway from the hip to the knee,” with mannish-looking trousers, coat, and vest. See description on page 465. This “so- called reform dress” was in 1864 shown to Mrs. White to be unsuitable for adoption by God's people. 1T 717.4"
"The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God."
The EGW passage directly addresses the principle outlined in Deuteronomy 22:5, specifically regarding clothing styles that blur gender lines. The 'American costume' described is considered unsuitable based on this principle.
"In 1865 Mrs. White, through How to Live , No. 6, appealed to our sisters to adopt a style of dress which was both modest and healthful. The next year the newly opened Health Reform Institute in Battle Creek took steps to design a pattern of dress that would correct the extremes of the short American costume or the ultra-long heavy dresses as commonly worn. 1T 717.5"
"In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;"
The EGW passage directly addresses the principle of modest apparel for women, echoing the sentiment in 1 Timothy 2:9. The context of both passages concerns appropriate dress for women within a religious community.