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Words of the Pioneers CD-ROM (2Nd Edition) Summary of Authors and Sources Pages Bytes Pioneer Material (APL.NFO) John Nevins Andrews (1829-1883) P. O. Box 1844 Loma Linda, CA 92354-0380 Phone & Fax (909) 824-1361 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.tagnet.org/apl A service of Health Ministry Foundation, Inc., a California Nonprofit Corporation, Member of ASI Bibliography of Words of the Pioneers CD-ROM (2nd Edition) Summary of Authors and Sources Pages Bytes Pioneer Material (APL.NFO) John Nevins Andrews (1829-1883)....................1,789.............3,979,772 Joseph Bates (1792-1872) .....................................855.............1,923,507 William E. Foy .......................................................21 Sylvester Bliss (1814-1863)..................................426.............1,532,405 Daniel T. Bourdeau (1835-1905) ..........................144................248,313 Merritt E. Cornell (1827-1893) .............................303...................878,278 Owen Russel Loomis Crosier (1820-1913)..............33................203,812 Charles Fitch (1805-1844) ......................................24..................45,650 John Norton Loughborough (1832-1924)...........2,067.............4,835,273 William Miller (1782-1849)...............................1,122.............2,041,467 Thomas M. Preble (1810-1907) ..............................12..................34,000 Uriah Smith (1832-1903)...................................5,258...........10,566,373 George Storrs (1796-1879) ...................................168................342,585 Joseph Harvey Waggoner (1820-1889) .................439................838,661 James Springer White (1821-1881)....................3,765.............7,530,421 Alonzo Trévier Jones (1850-1923).....................5,734...........13,773,137 Ellet Joseph Waggoner (1855-1916) ..................1,958.............5,123,851 Portland, Maine Newspaper (October 1844) .............. ..................23,211 Present Truth and Advent Review (1849, 1850).....48................573,467 Advent Review & Sabbath Herald (1850-1863) .4,472...........71,067,685 General Conference Bulletins (1887-1913) ........4,321...........31,706,964 Fundamental Principles of SDA's............................13..................61,482 E. G. White Estate Material on Pioneers ...............168................386,207 Wim Wiggers' Pioneer Compilation......................165................443,049 Lest We Forget (1991-1994).................................128................694,686 33,416 158,854,256 King James Version of the Bible (BIBLE.NFO) KJV Bible and Original Preface.........................1,485.............3,678,209 Protestant Reformation (HISTORY.NFO) d'Aubigné's History of the Reformation ................800.............4,656,620 Recent Works (RECENT.NFO) Leon William Cobb ..............................................111................253,517 Leslie Hardinge.....................................................576.............1,567,264 Carsten Johnsen .................................................1,877.............3,952,396 WOP2BIB (06/96) Words of the Pioneers CD-ROM (2nd Edition) Bibliography Pg. 2 DATE PAGES BYTES CODES David Lin .............................................................446.............1,664,501 John Peters............................................................125................249,154 Virginia Steinweg .................................................187................300,000 3,322 7,986,832 Totals 39,023 175,175,917 Words of the Pioneers CD-ROM (2nd Edition) Bibliography Pg. 3 Details of Works by Author / Source The "Author Code" is the letter or letters in parenthesis following the author's name and may be helpful in searching for works by a specific author. *Items with asterisk are new in Second Edition of Words of the Pioneers. Infobase #1: APL.NFO Books, Pamplets, and Periodicals of the Early Pioneers DATE PAGES BYTES CODES John Nevins Andrews (1829-1883) (JNA) The Commandment to Restore and Build Jerusalem................................... ...... 55.....102945..... CRRJ The Complete Testimony of the Fathers of the First Three Centuries ......... .... 112.....239934..... TFS1ST The Definite Seventh Day .......................................................................... ...... 15.......31150..... JNADSD Departing and Being With Christ................................................................ ...... 16.......34523..... JNADBC An Examination of Seven Reasons for Sunday-Keeping............................. ...... 16.......27554..... 7RSK The First Day of the Week not the Sabbath of the Lord.............................. ...... 32.......64064..... SL History of the Sabbath................................................................................ .... 528... 1267648..... HISTSAB The Judgment, Its Events and Their Order.................................................. .... 133.....251085..... JUDGE The Perpetuity of the Royal Law................................................................ ...... 40.......62903..... RL The Pocasset Tragedy - Postscript .............................................................. ........ 2.........3579..... JNAPT A Refutation of the Claims of Sunday-Keeping to Divine Authority .......... ...... 38.....103061..... SUN Review of the Objections to the Seventh-day Sabbath ................................ ...... 16.......34543..... OB7SAB Review of the Remarks of O.R.L. Crozier on the Sabbath .......................... ...... 48.....180367..... SAB The Rich Man and Lazarus......................................................................... ...... 16.......38746..... RM&L The Sabbatic Institution.............................................................................. ...... 36.......67558..... SABINT Samuel and the Witch of Endor.................................................................. ...... 32.......63889..... SWE The Sanctuary and the 2300 Days............................................................... ...... 96.....193706..... SANC2300 The Sanctuary of the Bible ......................................................................... ...... 16.......36269..... SANCBIB Sermons on the Sabbath and the Law ......................................................... .... 227.....555211..... SS&L The Seventh-day Sabbath of the Week is the Sabbath of the Lord .............. ...... 64.....127164..... T7D Thoughts for the Candid............................................................................. ........ 8.......19399..... JNATC Thoughts on the Sabbath and Perpetuity of the Law ................................... ...... 32.......73735..... THGTSAB The Three Angels' Messages of Revelation 14:6-12.................................... .... 141.....261608..... 3MR The Two Covenants.................................................................................... ...... 46.......81076..... STC The Two Laws ........................................................................................... ........ 8.......20607..... 2LAWS The Wicked Dead - Are They Now Being Punished? ................................. ...... 16.......37448..... WIKDEAD Joseph Bates (1792-1872) (JB) Autobiography of Joseph Bates .................................................................. .... 306.....574570..... BAB Bates' Pamphlets:........................................................................................ .... 140.....359694..... BP The Opening Heavens...Compared with Astronomical Observations... Second Advent Waymarks and High Heaps...Fulfilment of Prophecy... An Explanation of the Typical and Anti-typical Sanctuary Early S.D.A. Pamphlets.............................................................................. .... 175.....398288..... ESDAP A Seal of the Living God...A Hundred Forty-Four Thousand... WOP2BIB (06/96) Words of the Pioneers CD-ROM (2nd Edition) Bibliography Pg. 4 DATE PAGES BYTES CODES The Christian Experience of William E. Foy...Two Visions... Divine Blueprint (in part) The Sabbath Controversy ........................................................................... .... 234.....590955..... JBSC The Seventh Day Sabbath, a Perpetual Sign The Seventh Day Sabbath, a Perpetual Sign (Second Edition) A Vindication of the Seventh-day Sabbath and the Commandments of God William E. Foy The Christian Experience of William E. Foy Together with the Two..1845 ...... 21 Visions He Received in the Months of Jan. and Feb. 1842 (This is located in Joseph Bates, ESDAP) Daniel T. Bourdeau (1835-1905) (DTB) *Sanctification or Living Holiness......................................................1864 .... 144.....248313..... SLH Merritt E. Cornell (1827-1893) (MEC) *Facts for the Times...........................................................................1858 .... 137.....215721..... FFT *Miraculous Powers ...........................................................................1862 .... 143.....613680..... MP *State of the Churches........................................................................1868 ...... 23.......48877..... STC Owen Russell Loomis Crosier (1820-1913) (ORLC) The Law of Moses..............................................................................1846 ........ 7.....126195..... LM (from the Day-Star Extra, Feb. 7, 1846; on the sanctuary) The Sanctuary ....................................................................................1846 ...... 26.......77617..... SANCT (from the Advent Review, Sept., 1850; taken from Day- Star above) Charles Fitch (1805-1844) (CF) *Come Out of Her, My People ...........................................................1843 ...... 24.......45650..... FS John Norton Loughborough
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