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Seventh‐day Adventism
Seventh‐day Adventism. Emerging from the prophetic interpretations of William Miller (1782–1849) about the second coming of Christ, Adventism coalesced around three beliefs during the late 1840s. First, the “sanctuary” doctrine of Hiram Edson held that on 22 October 1844, when Millerites had expected Christ's return to earth, Christ instead had entered the second apartment of the heavenly sanctuary (Hebrews 9) to begin determining the final fate of all human beings. Second, Joseph Bates promoted Saturday as the true Sabbath (Exodus 20: 8–10). Third, Ellen G. White (1827–1915) began experiencing “visions” regarded by her followers as resulting from the “spirit of prophecy” (Revelation 19:10). Sabbatarian Adventists also denied the immortality of the soul and practiced baptism by immersion. In 1850, Ellen White's husband, James, launched the Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, and in 1863, in Battle Creek, Michigan, the Whites led in organizing the General Conference of Seventh‐day Adventists, with 3,500 members. In 1876 the church adopted tithing, which required members to contribute a tenth of their income, as its primary means of economic support.
After the Civil War, Adventism expanded across the United States, flourishing especially in the West. In 1874 the church sent John Nevins Andrews to Europe as its missionary. Meanwhile, Ellen White had begun advocating vegetarianism and drugless medicine. The Battle Creek Sanitarium established in 1866 as the first of many Adventist medical institutions, achieved prominence under the leadership of John Harvey Kellogg (1852–1943), promoter of flaked breakfast cereals. Beginning with Battle Creek College (established 1874), the Adventists created an extensive school system. Opposed to bearing arms in wartime, the church achieved noncombatant status for its draftees during World War II. One of its most influential members, George McCready Price (1870–1963), laid the foundations of the modern creationist movement. By the close of the twentieth century, over 900,000 Adventists were living in the United States, but most growth in America was occurring among ethnic minorities. The overwhelming majority of the more than 8 million Adventists in the world resided in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. See also Antebellum Era; Bible, The; Millennialism and Apocalypticism; Protestantism; Religion. Bibliography Gary Land, ed., Adventism in America: A History, 1986. Gary Land |
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Paul S. Boyer. "Seventh‐day Adventism." The Oxford Companion to United States History. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Paul S. Boyer. "Seventh‐day Adventism." The Oxford Companion to United States History. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O119-SeventhdayAdventism.html Paul S. Boyer. "Seventh‐day Adventism." The Oxford Companion to United States History. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O119-SeventhdayAdventism.html |
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Seventh-Day Adventism
Seventh-Day AdventismHeterodox Christian cult stemming from the teachings of William Miller (1782-1849), formerly a Baptist convert, whose simplistic interpretation of scripture led him to asssert that Christ would return to earth March 21, 1843. He built up a considerable following, but lost support when the return did not take place, even for a revised calculation of October 22, 1844. His teachings were later modified by the Millerite Hiram Edson in New York State, who claimed that he had a vision which confirmed that Miller was right about the time of redemption but wrong about the place, which should have been the "heavenly sanctuary" and not the earth. Edson's doctrine was further developed by "Father Bates" (former sea captain), Elder James White of the S.D.A. church which had been organized in 1860 and his wife Ellen G. White. Since then, S.D.A. has built up a membership claimed at over two million in the United States and abroad. Two of its doctrinal points influenced Charles Taze Russell (1870-1916) in the formation of his evangelical cult of 'Russellites' which became known as Jehovah's Witnesses under Joseph Rutherford (1916-1942). These doctrines were those of a "soul-sleep" after death, and of annihilation of the wicked. Other specifically S.D.A. doctrines include the concept of a completion of Christ's atonement which had remained unfinished and the need to observe the Sabbath on Saturday. Sources:Land, Gary, ed. Adventism in America. Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1986. Nichol, Francis D. The Midnight Cry. Tacoma Park, Md.: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1944. |
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"Seventh-Day Adventism." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Seventh-Day Adventism." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403804075.html "Seventh-Day Adventism." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403804075.html |
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seventh-day adventists
seventh-day adventists. Largest of a group of sects focusing on the Second Coming—the return of Christ in glory to judge the living and the dead. They originated in the USA in 1831 when William Miller, a baptist farmer, announced the Coming for 1843, recalculated to 1844. When that failed to happen Miller recanted, but Ellen (Harmon) White held that Christ had in fact come to cleanse the sanctuary of heaven, thus commencing the Final Judgement. This would take place quietly, with evildoers annihilated rather than eternally damned. Her followers observed the sabbath from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset, hence their name, adopted in 1861. They practised believer's baptism. Other distinctive beliefs included the sleep of the soul after death. Originally vegetarian and opposed to political activity and state education, they have become widely regarded for the medical and educational emphasis of their missionary work. They reached England in 1878 with a mission to Southampton.
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JOHN CANNON. "seventh-day adventists." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "seventh-day adventists." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-seventhdayadventists.html JOHN CANNON. "seventh-day adventists." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-seventhdayadventists.html |
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Seventh-day Adventists
Seventh-day Adventists. One of the groups of Adventists who originally expected the Second Coming of Christ in 1844. Later that year they began to observe the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath, though the name ‘Seventh-day Adventists’ was not adopted until 1861. In England their beginnings as an organized community go back to a mission at Southampton in 1878. They are a staunchly Protestant body, believing that the Bible provides the unerring rule of faith and practice and that the return of Christ is imminent, though they set no date for this event. They practise adult Baptism by total immersion, require strict temperance, and observe the Sabbath from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Seventh-day Adventists." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Seventh-day Adventists." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-SeventhdayAdventists.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Seventh-day Adventists." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-SeventhdayAdventists.html |
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seventh‐day adventists
seventh‐day adventists Largest of a group of sects focusing on the Second Coming—the return of Christ in glory to judge the living and the dead. They originated in the USA in 1831 when William Miller, a baptist farmer, announced the Coming for 1843, recalculated to 1844. The followers observed the sabbath from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset, hence their name, adopted in 1861. They reached England in 1878 with a mission to Southampton.
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JOHN CANNON. "seventh‐day adventists." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "seventh‐day adventists." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-seventhdayadventists.html JOHN CANNON. "seventh‐day adventists." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-seventhdayadventists.html |
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Seventh-day Adventists
Seventh-day Adventists Christian denomination whose members expect Jesus Christ to return to Earth in person. They hold the Sabbath on Saturday, and accept the Bible literally as their guide for living. The sect was formally organized in the USA in 1863, and today it is the largest Adventist denomination, with followers in many countries.
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"Seventh-day Adventists." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Seventh-day Adventists." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-SeventhdayAdventists.html "Seventh-day Adventists." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-SeventhdayAdventists.html |
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Seventh‐Day Adventists
Seventh‐Day Adventists, see Millerites.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Seventh‐Day Adventists." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Seventh‐Day Adventists." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-SeventhDayAdventists.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Seventh‐Day Adventists." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-SeventhDayAdventists.html |
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Seventh-day Adventists
Seventh-day Adventists see Adventists . |
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"Seventh-day Adventists." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Seventh-day Adventists." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-N-7thDayAd.html "Seventh-day Adventists." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-N-7thDayAd.html |
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