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Adventistische Schriften über: "Was Ellen G. White separated from her husband James White in the later years of their marriage?"
Answer
The provided documents do not report a permanent or formal separation, but they do show that the later years of the marriage were marked by severe emotional and interpersonal strains. After several strokes beginning in 1865, James White suffered pronounced personality changes and mood swings that greatly taxed Ellen White's patience and strength. Nevertheless, both remained connected to each other and worked together in ministry from their marriage in 1846 until James's death in 1881.
Difficulties due to personality changes after strokes
»Anyone who has dealt with stroke patients can empathize with Ellen White when she wrote: "I have not lost my love for my husband, but I cannot explain the things." A week earlier she had written: "I can only fear the unpredictability of James’s capricious moods." The personality change that James White exhibited in the years after 1865, during which he suffered multiple strokes, was very difficult for his wife and his associates to understand… but he was often suspicious and demanding. This was the situation Ellen White faced when she wrote these four letters to Lucinda.«
Challenges and enduring bond in the marriage
»However, when this strong personality, altered by a series of strokes, turned against his family and associates—including his wife—Ellen was pushed nearly to the limits of her strength and patience. Reading only these four letters certainly gives a distorted picture of the relationship between James and Ellen White. One must keep statements like the following that James wrote about Ellen in mind: "Marriage marks an important stage in a person’s life… We married on August 30, 1846, and from that moment until today it has been my crown of joy.«
Joint life and ministry path until his death
»The history of their extensive travels and work together with her husband, Elder James White, is briefly described from the time of their marriage in 1846 until his death in 1881.«
Original Sources (English)
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