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ADVENTIST HERITAGE LEADERS

ADVENTIST HERITAGE LEADERS. Martha D. (Byington) Amadon, 1834-1937

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ADVENTIST HERITAGE LEADERS

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  1. ADVENTIST HERITAGE LEADERS

  2. Martha D. (Byington) Amadon, 1834-1937 The eldest daughter of John Byington, the first teacher of a school established at Buck’s Bridge, New York in 1853, by her father in 1853. This is thought to be first school organized for Seventh-day Adventist children. In 1860 she married George W. Amadon. She was the first president of the first Dorcas Society and held many sewing bees in her living room at Battle Creek.

  3. John Nevins Andrews (1829-1883) The first Seventh-day Adventist missionary sent to countries outside North America. He enjoyed “severe study” much more than physical activity; in later years he could read the Bible in seven languages. In 1867 he became the third president of the General Conference which he held for 2 years. In 1874 he sailed with his children, Charles and Mary, to England en route to Switzerland to visit and organize the converts already there. He started the publishing work there.

  4. Joseph Bates (1792-18720) He was one of the three co-founders of the Seventh-day Adventist church. After the great disappointment in 1844, he accepted the seventh-day Sabbath in 1845. In 1846 he wrote a pamphlet advocating Sabbath observance. James and Ellen White read the pamphlet and after studying the Biblical reason for doing so decided to keep the seventh-day Sabbath.

  5. John Byington (1798-1887) Pioneer minister and first president of the General Conference. He conducted Sabbath meeting in his home, then erected a church building on his own property. This may have been the first Seventh-day Adventist built church. His daughter Maratha taught in the 1st SDA elementary school. He is credited with starting our first Sabbath School.

  6. Michael Belina Czechowski (1818-1876) Converted Catholic priest who first carried the Seventh-day Adventist message to Europe. Was forced to flee his homeland in the wake of revolutionary activities in that area. Upon wandering around Europe and than later America he came upon some tent meetings in Findlay, Ohio and there joined the church. He wanted to go to Italy as a missionary for the denomination but the young church was not ready for this. He sought help from other Adventist denominations and was able to go 10 years earlier than J.N. Andrews. He worked in Italy for a time, then on to Switzerland, where he raised up what is thought to be the first Seventh-day Adventist church in Europe.

  7. Marian Davis (1847-1904) Marian Davis served as a literary assistant to Ellen G. White for 25 years, from 1879 until her death in 1904. She accompanied Mrs. White in her travels in America, in Europe, and Australia. W. K. Kellogg, the cereal maker, was married to Marian's sister, Ella. In the early 1880s Marian helped to prepare for publication Testimonies for the Church, volumes 1-4. After she joined Ellen White in Europe in 1886, she assisted in the preparation of The Great Controversy (1888 edition). She also assisted with Patriarchs and Prophets.

  8. Hiram Edson (1806-1882) The pioneer responsible for introducing , among those who became Seventh-day Adventists, a fuller understand of the sanctuary and its cleansing. With Bates and White, he was one of the deep-thinking Bible students who developed the Seventh-day Adventist faith, a self-sacrificing servant of God, an ardent evangelist, and faithful all of his long life on his devotion to Christ. He was at one time a Methodist. He advanced funds to purchase the first Seventh-day Adventist press in Rochester.

  9. FARNSWORTH, WILLIAM (1807-1888). Reputed to be "the first Seventh-day Adventist" that is, the first of the Adventists who kept the seventh-day Sabbath. He accepted the Adventist (Millerite) doctrine about 1840 and in 1844 declared himself a Sabbathkeeper. He was among the first of a small group from among the members of the Washington, New Hampshire, Christian church who became the first Adventists to observe the seventh day as the Sabbath (see Washington, New Hampshire Church).

  10. William E. Foy (1818-1893) A seminary-trained Millerite preacher, of interest to Seventh-day Adventists because his name is occasionally mentioned as one who in 1842 and 1844 had visions relating to the Adventist (Millerite) movement. His two visions related to the near advent of Christ and to last day events.  As teenage Ellen Gould Harmon (White) went to hear Foy relate his visions several times in her hometown of Portland, Maine, later stating that "it was remarkable testimonies he bore." After the Great Disappointment Foy spent four decades in active ministry.

  11. Eric B. Hare (1894-1982) Missionary, writer, administrator, and storyteller. A prolific writer of articles and author of six books. He served as a missionary in Burma (1915-1934), Sabbath School director in Southeastern California Conference, youth director in the Pacific Union, and associate Sabbath School director for the General Conference. He was best known as a teller of children’s stories

  12. Stephen N. Haskell 1833-1922 He organized the first conference Tract and Missionary Society, which became the forerunner of the Adventist Book Centers today. He pioneered the work in Australia and New Zealand. He served as president of Maine and California conferences. He lead in temperance work in Maine, (1911), began printing books for the blind and assisted in the development of White Memorial Hospital. It is said that Ellen White wrote more letters to Haskell than to any other church leader. They often shared the same concerns.

  13. David Hewitt (1805-1878) Known as the “most honest man in town,” David Hewitt was the first convert of Adventist pioneer Joseph Bates in Battle Creek. At the time the denominational name was formally discussed, Hewitt moved that “we take the name Seventh-day Adventists”, though the motion was later withdrawn and rephrased.

  14. Alonzo T. Jones 1850-1923 Minister, editor, author born in Ohio. 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.

  15. John Harvey Kellogg, M.D. (1852-1943) Surgeon, inventor of surgical instruments, pioneer in physiotherapy and nutrition. Born and raised in Michigan. First Director of Battle Creek Sanitarium, during his seventy years as director he helped start the church first school of nursing. Assisted in founding the denomination’s first medical school. Dr. Kellogg was a confirmed vegetarian, he invented the corn flakes and other dry cereals and various meat substitutes.

  16. George Albert King (1847-1906) Pioneer canvasser who developed the idea of subscription sale of Seventh-day Adventist books. He sold many of Dr. J.H. Kellogg’s health books and other magazine subscriptions. He suggested that Uriah Smith’s books Thoughts on Daniel and Thoughts on Revelation be combined and sold to the public. King is credited with starting what is today knows as literature evangelism ministry.

  17. Anna Knight (1874-1972) Educator, missionary nurse, Bible and departmental worker author. She learned to read and spell by listening the White children in her neighborhood. Knight was a leading educator in Southern United States and was the first black woman of any denomination to serve as a missionary in India.

  18. John Norton Loughborough 1832-1924 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 was president of the Michigan Conference from 1865-1868. In 1868 with D. T. Bordeau, he pioneered the work in California. In 1878, he was sent by the General Conference to open SDA work in England. He took a real interest in the literature work.

  19. William Miller (1782-1849) An American farmer and later a Baptist preacher who announced the imminent coming of Christ and founded the movement popularly know as Millerism or the Millerite movement. Miller taught that Jesus would return around 1843-1844. It was from William Miller and the Millerite movement that gave birth to the Seventh-day Adventist church.

  20. Rachel Oakes-Preston (1809-1868) A Seventh-Day Baptist who persuaded a group of Adventists to accept the Sabbath and thus became, in that sense the first Seventh-day Adventist. She confronted Elder Frederick Wheeler about keeping all the commandments, including the fourth. Wheeler studied his Bible and came to come conclusion that the fourth commandment does teach that the seventh-day Sabbath should be kept. She later married Nathan Preston. It was not until the last year of her life did she actually join the Seventh-day Adventist church.

  21. H. M. S. Richards, Sr. (1894–1985) Radio pioneer, speaker, author. A well known Seventh-day Adventist evangelist and author. He is most famous for founding the Voice of Prophecy radio ministry and was a pioneer in religious radio broadcasting. Throughout the years Richards' Voice of Prophecy broadcasts were marked by an opening theme song of "Lift Up the Trumpet" performed by the King's Heralds quartet and closed with his poem "Have Faith in God" each week having a new verse written.

  22. Marcial Serna (1860-1935) The first Spanish-speaking Seventh-day Adventist minister of Mexican ancestry to work in United States. He worked 17 years as a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church in New Mexico prior to becoming a Seventh-day Adventist in 1898. He later worked in Arizona, New Mexico, and California before retiring in 1916.

  23. Annie Rebekah Smith (1828-18555) Poet and editorial assistant. At the early age of 10 she joined the Baptist Church and became a Seventh-day Adventist in 1844. In 1851, while attending a meeting conducted by Joseph Bates, she was convicted of the Seventh-day Adventist faith. After she sent a poem “Fear not, Little Flock” to The Review and Herald, White employed her. She read, proof, edited copy and had charge in White’s absence. She wrote many poem, 10 of her hymns appear in the Church Hymnal. A talented poet, hymn writer and artist, contributed much to this movement in its early days.

  24. Uriah Smith (1832-1903) Editor and author, who gave 50 years of service to the Seventh-day Adventist cause. At the age 13, because of an infection, his left leg was amputated above the knee. He became a teacher and in 1852 he became convinced of the Sabbath. In 1853 he joined his older sister Annie, at the Review and Herald. In 1855 when the Review and Herald was moved to Battle Creek MI, he became the first editor. He was editor for about 35 years. He is famous for writing The Adventist classic The Prophecies of Daniel and the Revelation.

  25. W. A. Spicer (1865–1952) Missionary, editor, administrator. He became a Seventh-day Adventist and an early age. At 16 he was employed as a callboy at the Battle Creek Sanitarium and late as a secretary to Dr. J.H. Kellogg. In 1898 he went to India and the next year became editor of the newly founded Oriental Watchman. He also became leader of Seventh-day Adventist work in India. He was the only ordained SDA minister in Southern Asia at that time. In 1901 he was appointed secretary to the Mission Board at Battle Creek, Michigan, becoming in 1903 secretary of the General Conference. In 1922 he became president of the General Conference when A. G. Daniells relinquished the position.

  26. E. A. Sutherland (1865-1955) Educator, physician, college founder. After graduating from Battle Creek College (1890 ), he briefly taught there. In 1892 he became the first principal of Walla Walla College and in 1894 president. The first year (1892-1893), W. W . Prescott, education secretary for the General Conference, was the nominal president. When Sutherland was appointed president of Battle Creek College in 1897, he led in advocating moving of the college out of Battle Creek to Berrien Springs, Michigan (Andrews University). He found Madison College in Tennessee.

  27. J. H.WAGGONER (1820–1889) Evangelist, editor, author. He attended school for only six months, but was indefatigable in private study. In 1851, when he first heard what became the Seventh-day Adventist teaching, he was joint editor and publisher of a political paper in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Formerly a Baptist, he became an Adventist in 1852 after a period of independent study. In 1881 Waggoner succeeded James White in the editorship of the Signs of the Times and contributed much to the growth and influence of that weekly. In 1868 Waggoner was one of the speakers at the first Sevent-day Adventist Camp meeting held at Wright, MI.

  28. E. J. WAGGONER (1855-1916) Editor, minister, physician. In 1884 he work at Pacific Press and assistant editor of the Signs of the Times, under the tutelage of his father, J. H. Waggoner. Two years later, he and A. T. Jones became editors of the paper. Waggoner remaining in the position until 1891. At the 1888 General Conference session in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he and Jones gave their famous series of sermons on righteousness by faith.

  29. Luther Warren (1864-1940) Evangelist, youth leader. At the age of fourteen Luther Warren and his friend Harry Fenner organized one of the first Seventh-day Adventist young people societies at Hazelton, MI. (One of the founders of Pathfinders.)

  30. WHEELER, FREDERICK (1811-1910) Pioneer SDA minister, reputed to be the first ordained Adventist minister to preach in favor of the seventh-day Sabbath. In 1842 he became acquainted with the Millerite views and thereafter was active in the propagation of the Adventist views. As later he reported, he became convinced that the seventh-day Sabbath was sacred through personal study he had undertaken some time in March, 1844, after a discussion with Mrs. Rachel Oakes (later Preston) a Seventh Day Baptist of Washington, New Hampshire.

  31. ELLEN GOULD WHITE (HARMON) (1827–1915) Cofounder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, writer, lecturer, and counselor to the church, who possessed what Seventh-day Adventists have accepted as the prophetic gift described in the Bible (see Spirit of Prophecy).

  32. James Springer White (1821-1881) Co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Elder James White and his wife Ellen along with Elder Joseph Bates are considered to be the three co-founders of the Seventh-day Adventist church. As a young man James became a Millerite adventist preacher. In 1846 he married Ellen Harmon and a short time later they began to keep the Sabbath. He published the church’s first periodical, The Present Truth. He conducted evangelistic meeting, wrote pamphlets, help organize the General Conference of SDA., help establish Battle Creek College and founded the Signs of the Times.

  33. James Edson White (1849-1928) Second son of James and Ellen White. He started working at age 15 in the Review and Herald Publishing Association and became proficient in all aspects of printing. That skill was coupled with an astute business sense inherited from his father. He became deeply involved in and worked closely with F. E. Belden and D. S. Hakes in the production of Song Anchor and Temperance Songs, a Sabbath school songbook. In 1886, he assisted in producing a second Sabbath school songbook, Joyful Greetings for the Sabbath School. During this time he also began the J. E. White Publishing Company, which in the mid-1880’s did the typesetting for both music and words for Hymns and Tunes, the second official hymnal of the Adventist church which was released in 1886.

  34. References Seventh-day Adventist Bible Encyclopedia, c,1996 Websites http://www.whiteestate.org/pioneer/wheeler.asp http://imsmedia.org/adventist-pioneers http://washington.netadvent.org/pioneers.html http://theseventhunders.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album http://www.christianlifemediacenter.com/hmsrichardssr.html

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