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Passion, Purpose & Power JAMES R. NIX Recapturing the Spirit of the Adventist Pioneers Today Reminds us of the past and revives the same spirit of commitment and sacrifice evident in the Adventist pioneers in ministry leaders and disciples today! No matter what age we are, or what age we are in, the idea of sitting at the feet of someone who is telling a story brings back feelings of childhood awe, trust, and expectation. This book is an invitation to all ages, to sit and listen as these stories—told by the Adventist pioneers themselves—paint a picture of real people and their lives. These are stories of total commitment and incredible sacrifices that only a passion for Jesus, a dedication to His purposes, and the power of the Holy Spirit can generate! Draw close to the fireside of this second (updated and expanded) edition, and find yourself aglow with inspiration. Come, listen, and you might just hear the God of the pioneers call your name, sense a revival in your heart, and feel a renewed sense of mission in your life—one that draws from you a similar spirit of sacrifice and commitment! “We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history.” —General Conference Bulletin, Jan. 29, 1893. COMPILED & EDITED BY JAMES R. NIX Recapturing the Spirit of the Adventist Pioneers Today Revised & Enlarged Formerly: The Spirit of Sacrifice & Commitment COMPILED & EDITED BY JAMES R. NIX PASSION, PURPOSE & POWER Copyright 2000, 2013 by Stewardship Ministries Department, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Design by Tami Pohle, Streamline Creative Most of the content of this book is taken from previously published works. A complete list of references can be found in the back of the book. The compiler assumes full responsibility for the accuracy of all facts and quotations cited in this book. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form, except for brief excerpts in reviews, without the written permission of the publishers. ISBN# 0-9677171-0-8 Published by Stewardship Ministries Department General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Silver Spring, MD 20904 Printed in the U.S.A. by Pacific Press Publishing Association Nampa, Idaho To my friend, teacher, and mentor, Dr. C. Mervyn Maxwell, who was the first to challenge me to share with others stories about the faith, sacrifice, and commitment of our Adventist pioneers. —James R. Nix CONTENTS I. THE MILLERITE ADVENTIST MOVEMENT 1. William Miller . 10 2. Joseph Bates . 24 3. Charles Fitch . 27 4. Leonard Hastings . 30 5. Joshua V. Himes . 32 6. James White . 36 7. Camp Meeting at Exeter, New Hampshire . 38 8. Preparing for Christ’s Return . 41 9. Millerite Faith in Action . 44 II. EARLY SABBATH-KEEPING ADVENTISM 10. Acceptance of the Seventh-day Sabbath . 48 11. The First Publications . 51 12. The Indefatigable “Captain Bates” . 60 13. Sacrifice and the Sabbath Conference . 63 14. Commitment of Early Pioneers . 66 15. Happenings in Rochester, New York . 70 16. The Battle Creek Years . 79 III. ADVENTISM GOES WEST 17. Opening the Work in California . 84 18. Pacific Press, Oakland, California . 98 IV. PERSONAL COMMITMENTS 19. John N. Andrews . 104 20. Mary Andrews . 120 21. John O. Corliss . 123 22. Stephen N. Haskell . 124 23. Dr. Merritt G. Kellogg . 130 24. Anna Knight . 133 25. Alma McKibbin . 139 26. Percy T. Magan . 142 27. John G. Matteson . 144 28. Washington Morse . 145 29. William A. Spicer . 146 30. Fernando Stahl . 149 31. R. A. Underwood . 152 32. James and Ellen White . 154 V. CONVERSIONS IN THE SOUTH 33. A Church for Former Slaves . 170 34. Whipped and Shot for His Faith . 174 35. Trouble on the Yazoo River . 177 36. Framed for Murder . 182 VI. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 37. Avondale College . 186 38. Oakwood College . 196 39. Atlantic Union College . 198 VII. HEALTH INSTITUTIONS 40. Battle Creek Sanitarium . 200 41. Loma Linda University . 202 42. St. Helena Adventist Hospital . 213 VIII. PROBLEMS WITH SABBATH OBSERVANCE 43. Tennessee Chain Gangs . 216 44. Newspaper Comments . 223 IX. PRAYERS OF THE PIONEERS 45. Prayers of Healing . 230 46. Burden for Souls . 233 47. Letter to Uriah Smith . 235 48. James White . 237 49. J. N. Andrews . 240 50. Prayer at the Review and Herald Office . 244 51. G. I. Butler . 246 52. Oakwood College Founded on Prayer . 248 Endnotes . 250 References . 258 Index of Stories . 262 I write not these things to shame the wealthy believer, who is burying himself up in his wealth and his cares, and losing his interest in the cause, and his hold on Heaven; but I design to state facts that you may be led to seek that spirit of sacrifice, which those who were first in this cause evinced, that you may walk in that humble path of obedience in which they walked, and enjoy the blessing of entire consecration, which then rested upon them. — James White, Life Incidents, 1868, p. 270. I THE MILLERITE ADVENTIST MOVEMENT 1831–1844 WILLIAM MILLER In Jesus I found a friend A skeptic for several years, William Miller experienced a remarkable conversion in 1816. On the Lord’s day following [the second anniversary of the Battle of Plattsburg, New York, which had occurred on September 11, 1814, and in which William Miller had participated], it devolved on Captain Miller, as usual in the minister’s absence, to read a discourse of the deacons’ selection. They had chosen one on the “importance of Parental Duties.”1 Soon after commencing, he was overpowered by the inward struggle of emotion, with which the entire congregation deeply sympathized, and took his seat. His deistical principles seemed an almost insurmountable difficulty with him. Soon after, “Suddenly,” he says, “the character of a Saviour was vividly impressed upon my mind. It seemed that there might be a being so good and compassionate as to himself atone for our transgressions, and thereby save us from suffering the penalty of sin. I immediately felt how lovely such a Being must be; and imagined 10 william miller that I could cast myself into the arms of, and trust in the mercy of, such an One. But the question arose, How can it be proved that such a Being does exist? Aside from the Bible, I found that I could get no evidence of the existence of such a Saviour, or even of a future state. I felt that to believe in such a Saviour without evidence would be visionary in the extreme. I saw that the Bible did bring to view just such a Saviour as I needed; and I was perplexed to find how an uninspired book should develop principles so perfectly adapted to the wants of a fallen world. I was constrained to admit that the Scriptures must be a revelation from God. They became my delight; and in Jesus I found a friend. The Saviour became to me the chiefest among ten thousand; and the Scriptures, which before were dark and contradictory, now became the lamp to my feet and light to my path. My mind became settled and satisfied. I found the Lord God to be a Rock in the midst of the ocean of life. The Bible now became my chief study, and I can truly say, I searched it with great delight. I found the half was never told me. I wondered why I had not seen its beauty and glory before, and marvelled that I could have ever rejected it. I found everything revealed that my heart could desire, and a remedy for every disease of the soul. I lost all taste for other reading, and applied my heart to get wisdom from God.” Mr. Miller immediately erected the family altar; publicly professed his faith in that religion which had been food for his mirth,2 by connecting himself with the little church that he had despised; opened his house for meetings of prayer; and became an ornament and pillar in the church, and an aid to both pastor and people. The die was cast, and he had taken his stand for life as a soldier of the cross, as all who knew him felt assured; and henceforth the badge of discipleship, in the church or world, in his family or closet, indicated whose he was and whom he served. —Sylvester Bliss, Memoirs of William Miller, 1853, pp. 66, 67. During the years 1816-1818, Miller engaged in intense Bible study. It was then that he discovered the 2300-day prophecy of Daniel 8:14, something with which his name will forever be linked. 11 the millerite adventist movement Monomaniac According to the setting in Sylvester Bliss’s Memoirs of William Miller, this incident happened sometime between 1828 and 1831. However, the statement that prefaces the incident in another source suggests it occurred around 1838: “About six years since, the family physician of Mr. Miller had remarked at various places that Esquire Miller was a fine man, and a good neighbor; but on the subject of the advent he was a monomaniac”–The Midnight Cry, March 7, 1844, pp. 259, 260. Regardless of the date, the story is worth remembering. As Mr. Miller’s opinions respecting the nearness and nature of the millennium became known, they naturally elicited a good deal of comment among his friends and neighbors, and also among those at a distance. Some of their remarks, not the most complimentary to his sanity, would occasionally be repeated to him. Having heard that a physician in his neighborhood had said, “Esquire Miller,” as he was familiarly called, “was a fine man and a good neighbor, but was a monomaniac on the subject of the advent,” Mr.
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