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These writings are made available as a free service by the Eternal Gospel Church - a ministry that was founded in 1992 by Seventh-day Adventist Believers |
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"Repeat the words of the pioneers in our work, who knew what it cost to search for the truth as for hidden treasure, and who labored to lay the foundation of our work." (RH 5/25/05) |
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Charles Fitch (1805-1844)
Come out of her, My people (1843) Views on Sanctification (1840)
After studying at Brown University in Rhode Island, Charles Fitch began his ministry in the Congregational Church at Abington, Connecticut. In March of 1838 Fitch wrote William Miller stating that he had read Miller's Lectures and did not doubt the correctness of his views.
Thereafter, Fitch traveled tirelessly, throwing himself unreservedly into proclaiming the need of preparation for the Second Coming of Christ. He moved his family to Cleveland, Ohio and held meetings and baptisms all over Ohio.
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Joseph Bates 1792-1872
The Seventh-day, A Perpetual Sign The Seal of the 144,000 (1849) Vindication of the Sabbath (1848)
In early 1845, Bates was providentially led to an understanding of the truth concerning the seventh-day Sabbath, and in 1846 he published a 48-page tract on the subject. The respected Captain was the oldest member of our church pioneers, and he became the first Seventh-day Adventist local conference president (Michigan, 1861).
He lived to the age of 80. One reason for his physical endurance, in spite of many sacrifices, was his simple diet and temperate habits. He organized of the first temperance societies in the United States. Bates was a spiritual man with clear-cut views and the courage of a lion. He did not hesitate to sacrifice when the need arose. Let us thank God for the venerable Captain -- apostle of the Sabbath truth. |
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John Nevins Andrews 1829-1883
History of the Sabbath & the First Day of the Week (1873) The Judgment, Its Events and their Order An Examination of Seven Reasons for Keeping Sunday (1889) A Refutation of Claims for Sunday-keeping A Review on the Abolition of the Sabbath The Seventh Day is of the Lord
John Nevins Andrews (1829-1883) became a minister at the age of 21. He claimed the ability to reproduce the entire New Testament from memory. He could read the Bible in seven different languages. J. N. Andrews was an intellectual who enjoyed "severe study" much more than physical activity. He was closely associated with James & Ellen White in the leadership and evangelistic work of the SDA Church. As a theologian, Andrews made great strides in the development of church doctrines. He applied the two-horned beast of Rev. 13 to the United States of America. In 1855, after thorough investigation, Andrews adopted sunset Friday evening as the beginning of the Sabbath. This began a standard for the church. During the Civil War, Andrews lobbied for non-combatant designation for SDA draftees.In 1860, he was involved in the organization of the denominational publishing house. He also published his extensive research, History of the Sabbath & the First Day of the Week. This was a work reviewing the seventh-day Sabbath in history. Between 1869-70, he was the editor of the Review and Herald. In 1874, he became the first SDA missionary in Switzerland. He worked to gather the scattered Sabbath-keeping companies and organize them with a united message. While living in Basel, he contracted tuberculosis and died. He was 54. |
Thomas M. Preble (1810-1907)
Tract, Showing That the Seventh Day Should Be Observed
T. M. Preble was a Freewill Baptist minister of New Hampshire, and Millerite preacher. He accepted the Sabbath in the middle of 1844. He was the first Adventist to advocate the Sabbath in print. His article in the Hope of Israel (an Adventist periodical of Portland, Maine) of February 28, 1845, was reprinted in tract form in March under the title Tract, Showing That the Seventh Day Should Be Observed As the Sabbath. This introduced the seventh-day Sabbath to Joseph Bates, who later wrote his own tract on the Sabbath. |
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Owen Russell Loomis Crosier 1820-1913
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Alonzo T. Jones 1850-1923
Seven Sermons on the Freedom from Egypt Consecrated Way to Christian Perfection Ecclesiastical Empires of the Bible Two Republics or Rome and the USA 1893 General Conference Sermons 1895 General Conference Sermons
At age 20, A. T. Jones began three years of service in the Army. Interestingly enough, he spent much of his time pouring over large historical works, SDA publications, and the Bible. He was baptized when he left the Army, and began preaching on the West Coast. In May, 1885, he became editor of the Signs of the Times, and was later joined by E. J. Waggoner.
In 1888, these two men stirred the
General Conference session in Minneapolis with their preaching on
righteousness by faith. For several years thereafter, they preached on
that subject from coast to coast. Ellen White accompanied them on many
occasions. She saw in Jones’ presentations of "the precious subject of
faith and the righteousness of Christ...a flood of light" (EGW 1888
Materials, p. 291). After being president of the California Conference (1901-1903), he joined Dr. J. H. Kellogg’s staff against the counsel of E. G. White, a move which after a series of unfortunate misunderstandings and unwise choices, led to his separation from denominational employment and loss of church membership. Jones remained a Sabbath observer and loyal to most of the other doctrines of the church. He is remembered especially for his part in bringing into prominence the doctrine of justification by faith. |
William Miller 1782-1849
Address to Believers in the Second Advent An Address to the Second Advent Conference (1841) Cleansing of the Sanctuary (1842) The Little Horn [The Papacy of Mohamed?] Rules of Biblical Interpretation
In the year 1818, as a result of his study of the prophecies of Daniel 8 and 9, he came to the conclusion that Christ would come some time in the year 1843 or 1844. He hesitated until 1831 before he began to announce his findings. From his first public service we may mark the beginnings of the Advent movement in North America. In the months and years that followed, roughly 100,000 persons came to believe in the imminence of Christ’s second coming.
Following the great disappointment of 1844, Miller lived for several years. He fell asleep in Christ in 1849. A small chapel stands near his home in Low Hampton, New York, built by Miller before he died. In spite of his misunderstanding of the event that was to transpire in 1844, God used him to awaken the world to the nearness of the end and to prepare sinners for the time of judgment. |
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E. A Sutherland
Studies In Christian Education
E. A. Sutherland was a Pioneer in Adventist Education and was President of Battle Creek College, now Andrews University.
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Dr. Ellet J. Waggoner 1855-1916
Fathers of the Catholic Church Sunday, the Origin of its Observance 1891 General Conference Sermons
Ellet Joseph Waggoner was born on
January 12, 1855, in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and was the sixth child of Joseph
Harvey and Maryetta Hall Waggoner. His father had joined the Adventist
cause in 1852 and was a leading Seventh-day Adventist preacher and
writer..
At the 1888 General Conference
session in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he and Jones gave their famous series
of sermons on righteousness by faith. Mrs. White declared about his
message, "I see the beauty of truth in the presentation of the
righteousness of Christ in relation to the law as the doctor (Dr.
Waggoner) has placed it before us." MS 15, 1888. E. J. Waggoner died on May 28, 1916 at the age of 61. The funeral service was conducted in the Battle Creek Tabernacle and the sermon was preached by his old friend, A. T. Jones |
John Norton Loughborough 1832-1924
Questions on the Sealing Message The Great Second Advent Movement
J. N. Loughborough became a Sabbath-keeping Adventist through the labors of J. N. Andrews. He began preaching immediately and was ordained in 1854. He, along with D. T. Bordeau, were our first missionaries, sent to California in 1868. In 1878, he was sent to Europe.
Loughborough was truly a great pioneer, lending his many talents to the development of the work wherever there was a need. Loughborough spent his last years in the St. Helena Sanitarium, where he passed away peacefully on April 7, 1924, at the ripe old age of ninety-two.
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James Springer White 1821-1881
In his youth James White was a school
teacher. He later became a Christian minister in Maine. He accepted
William Miller’s views on the second advent and was successful in
preaching the doctrine of the soon coming of the Savior.
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Uriah Smith 1832-1903
Man's Nature and Destiny (1884) Is Sunday Called the Lord's Day in the New Testament (an examinations of the Greek language) The Parable of the Ten Virgins Seventh-day Adventists and Their Work The Visions of Mrs. E. G. W. (1868) Synopsis of the Present Truth (1884) The Sanctuary and the 2300 Days (1877) Fundamental Principles of Seventh-day Adventists Defense of Elder James White and Wife (1870) An Appeal for the Youth (1863 Funeral Service) Both Sides of the Sabbath and the Law (1864) Day of the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ (How long was Christ in the grave?) A Question Regarding Ellen White
In December 1852, Uriah Smith accepted the message taught by the Sabbath-keeping Adventist and soon was associated with the publishing interests of the believers in Rochester, New York. For about a half century he was the editor or on the editorial staff of the church paper, the Review and Herald. He also served as an administrator and as a college professor.
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Sylvester Bliss (1814-1863)
Sylvester Bliss was the ablest of the Millerite editors. He was first assistant editor, then editor, of the Millerite journal The Signs of the Times. He was a Congregationalist from Hartford, Conneticut, with a liberal education and was a member of the Historical Society of Boston. He was also an editor of the Advent Shield and later edited the Memoirs of Miller (1853). |
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Daniel T. Bourdeau (1835-1905)
Sanctification: Living Holiness (1864)
Daniel T. Bourdeau was an evangelist and a missionary. In 1868, with J. N. Loughborough, he responded to a call from an SDA group in California, headed by M. G. Kellogg, to open SDA work in that State. When he returned to the East in 1870 he resumed work among the French-speaking people and organized churches in Wisconsin and Illinois (1873).
In 1876 he went to Europe to spend a year of evangelistic work in Switzerland, France, and Italy, and associated with J. N. Andrews in editorial work. Again in 1882, with his brother, he took up evangelistic work in Europe, working in France, Switzerland, Corsica, Italy, and Alsace-Lorraine. Altogether he spent seven years overseas. On returning to America (1888), he continued as a minister and writer, working at first for French-speaking people, and then largely for the English. |
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