Andrews University Digital Commons @ Andrews University Master's Theses Graduate Research 1947 Date-setting in America for the Second Coming of Christ During the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Wayne A. Scriven Andrews University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/theses Part of the History of Christianity Commons, and the Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons Recommended Citation Scriven, Wayne A., "Date-setting in America for the Second Coming of Christ During the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century" (1947). Master's Theses. 59. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/theses/59 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Research at Digital Commons @ Andrews University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Andrews University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. JAMES WHITE LIBRARY ANDREWS UNIVERSITY BERRIEN SPRINGS, MICHIGAN HERITAGE ROOM DATE-SETTING IN AMERICA FOR THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST DURING THE LATE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree THE LIBRARY Master of Arts S.D.A. Theological Seminary Takoma Park Washington 12, D.Ci! by Wayne A. Scriven October 1947 21F 7 TABLF, OF CONTENTS CHAPTER. PAGE IINTRODUCTION . •••• •••••••• ••• 1 Statement of the Problem . 0 . • • 2 .Importance of the Study ••••••••••• 2 Plan of Procedure • • • • . 4 Sources • 4 Definition of- Terms 5 Parousia . • . • . 5 Second Adventists ••••••••••••• 6 "Times of the Gentiles" 7 Rapture . • • . , • .... ..... 7 II ANGLO-ISRAELITES 9 Development of Anglo-Israelism .