"The Scripture reading, by Elder George B. Starr, comprised the following passages, some of which were read only in part: Psalm 116:15 , Ecclesiastes 7:2, 4 ; Romans 8:35, 37-39 ; John 6:39, 40 ; Daniel 12:2, 3 ; Revelation 14:12, 13 ; Ezekiel 37:12-14 ; Isaiah 26:19 ; Revelation 7:9-17 ; 21:4 . The reading closed with a few verses especially illustrative of Mrs. White's life experience: Psalm 40:9, 10 and Mark 14:8 . LS 451.1"
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints."
Ellen White directly references Psalms 116:15 in this passage.
"Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord."
Ellen White directly references Ezekiel 37:12-14 in this passage.
"Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead."
Ellen White directly references Isaiah 26:19 in this passage.
"After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."
Ellen White directly references Revelation 7:9-17 in this passage.
"She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying."
Ellen White directly references Mark 14:8 in this passage.
"Elder J. N. Loughborough, venerable with many years of Christian service, yet wonderfully sustained by God as a living witness of manifold providences in the rise and progress of the advent movement, was the first speaker. He bore a loving tribute to the life work of the one with whom he had so often labored in close association since the year 1852. His discourse, largely reminiscent, served the purpose of a biographical sketch, though it was far more than a mere sketch, revealing, as it did, the special workings of the Holy Spirit in connection with her labors. He emphasized anew the fact that her published works tend to the purest morality, lead to Christ and to the Bible, and bring rest and comfort to weary and sorrowing hearts. LS 451.2"
"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
The passage describes Loughborough as a witness to the advent movement, empowered by God, which aligns with the concept of being a witness through the Holy Spirit as described in Acts 1:8.
"Elder Starr, the next speaker, referred to some personal phases of Mrs. White's life. “I have never heard any other person,” he said, “speak of love for Jesus, as I have heard her speak. Many times have I heard her exclaim, ‘I love Him, I love Him, I love Him!’ Her entire life was devoted to winning others to love Him and serve Him with all the heart.... LS 451.3"
"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind."
The EGW passage illustrates the practical application of the commandment to love God with all one's heart, as described in Matthew 22:37.