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There are orphans who can be cared for but this some will not venture to undertake for it brings them more work than they care to do, leaving them but little time for their own pleasure.

Ellen G. White

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Ellen G. White
Age: 87 †
Born: 1827
Born: November 26
Died: 1915
Died: July 16
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Ellen Gould Harmon
Ellen Gould White
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