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Historical Timeline of Mount Carmel Chart A: Mapping event plot points to trace the religious history behind the Mount Carmel property near Waco,Texas “The Shepherdʼs Rod” is Victorʼs movement changes Rodenʼs group acquires the “SHEkinah” Vernonʼs group does not adhere to a David begins writing written by Victor Houteff - their name to D.S.D.A. to gain B.D.S.D.A. name or variations issues begin - group title or label; default names include his decoding of the His movement is called “The Rod” [c1] conscious objector status [c2] thereof under G.A. [c3] Clive prints them [c4] “students of the Bible / Seven Seals” [c6] Seven Seals [c8] MOVEMENTS /NAMES Vernon legally Lois uses the name changes his name “Living Waters Branch to David Koresh [c7] Association” [c5] Lois Roden Charles changes dies [c15] David and 81 the contexts of The Great Disappointment of 1844 Victor Houteff is Mt. Carmel residents all memorial under William Miller results in a splinter disfellowed from 2nd Great Disappointment, April 1959 Vernon Howell is killed b/w Feb. 28th efforts [c19] group called the S.D.A. [c9] the S.D.A. [c11] under Victor Houteff [c12] disfellowed from S.D.A. [c14] and April 19th [c17] EVENTS S.D.A. founder Ben Roden Lois Roden Vernon Howell Vernonʼs group Memorial Ellen G. White receives and begins has a vision of a arrives at proselytizes in the UK, trees planted for dies [c10] begins his message of female Holy Mt. Carmel [c13] Australia and Hawaii, every Branch Davidian “The Branch” [c22] Spirit [c26] gaining membership killed during the raid from each place [c16] and siege [c18] Ellen G. White forms the S.D.A., proselytizes worldwide Ben dies- and publishes extensively Victor Houteff Victor dies - Florence his wife Lois Lois hands Vernonʼs Clive Doyle between 1848 and 1915. The challenges his wife Florence resigns - Benʼs carries her Vernon Howell message focuses becomes a unifying force S.D.A. grows to over 136,000 S.D.A. [c21] fills his position message continues message the pulpit on the Seven for Davidʼs surviving group LEADERSHIP members worldwide [c20] [c23] [c24] [c27] [c29] Seals [c31] in Waco [c32] Clive Doyle George begins Vernon Charles Pace becomes a leadership makes three renews Loisʼs message Branch Davidian disputes with pilgrimages to to a group on the property & moves to his mother Israel [c30] that never studied under Mt. Carmel Lois Roden Ben, Lois or David [c25] [c28] [c33] TIMELINE 1844 1848 1860ʼs 1915 1929 1935 1940 1952 1955 1959 1960 1962 ʻ64 ʻ66 1973 1977 1978 1981 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 1992 1993 1995 ʻ98 2006 (not to scale) Property taxes in Five year agreement excess of $62,000 deadline for Davidʼs Victorʼs group expands Ben Roden executes a have accumulated group to own Mt. Carmel their land holdings to warranty deed, naming Mt. Carmel due to none being property passes during 377 acres [c35] property ownership to the trustees paid by any group the siege, which complicates Florenceʼs group of the G.A.B.D.S.A. [c39] since 1968 [c41] leaving & ownership decisions [c43] sells lake-front In March, Clive moves GROUP ABBREVIATIONS Victorʼs group property in 1957 and all but 77 Vernon and his group off the property purchases 189 purchases 941 acres acres is George Roden takes over reclaim the Mt. Carmel & closes the S.D.A............ Seventh Day Adventists acres near the east of Waco, near Elk sold Mt. Carmel property and property and pay all Visitorʼs Center D.S.D.A.........Davidian Seventh-day Adventists Brazos River [c34] “New Mt. Carmel”[c36] [c37] renames it “Rodenville” [c40] back taxes [c42] [c44] G.A.D.S.A.....General Association of Seventh- PROPERTY day Adventists Small houses and other Residents stay on the property Mt. Carmel Administration Property Visitorʼs Charles Pace G.A.B.D.S.A..General Association of Branch other buildings constructed while Waco attorney Tom building burns to the ground as Property & buildings improves Mt. Carmel Center is assumes Davidian Seventh-day Adventists on the new property, likely Street is appointed trustee a result of an electrical short deteriorate under under David destroyed built on control of b/w 1940-45 [c47] & manages the land & destroys printing equipment [c49] Rodenʼs supervision [c52] [c54] property property [c45] bbb B.D.S.D.A......Branch Davidian Seventh-day BUILDINGS [c38] [c51] [c55] Adventists Ten buildings built on 75 tents raised to Vernon and his David and his group say they reuse New chapel B.D.S.D.A.A...Branch Davidian Seventh-day the property with a printing accommodate the group reside in buses lumber from the smaller communal built on the property Adventists Association press. Of these, two remain large gathering in April on 20 acres of houses to construct a large residential from donations today - one has become [c48] undeveloped land in center they refer to as “Mt. Carmel” [c56] Vangaurd Prep. School [c46] Palestine, Texas [c50] [c53] Map diagram created by Matthew D. Wittmer between August and December 2008 Revised January 31, 2010 © Matthew D. Wittmer, 2010 Source: www.stormbound.org/waco.html See annotations below for chart source information. Page 1 of 9 © Matthew D. Wittmer, 2009 www.stormbound.org/waco.html Introduction for people on Chart A: Prophets that the Waco Prophets utilize in their teachings William Miller: Baptist preacher living on the eastern side of New York state. Lived 1782 to 1849 Miller is known for his ministry that spanned between 1831 and 1848 that focused on scripture being itʼs own interpreter. [c57] Ellen G. White: Seventh-day Adventist founder who had heard William Miller speak on two occasions. Lived 1827 - 1915. Ellenʼs writings were published world wide. She is regarded by some to be the most published female author even today. [c58] Waco Prophets of the Mount Carmel Community Victor Houteff: founding prophet of Waco Davidian community. Established the initial “Mount Carmel” property site in Waco by the Brazos River, referred to by David Koreshʼs surviving community as the “old” Mount Carmel site. Lived 1885 - 1955. Victorʼs ministry in Waco spanned from 1935 to 1955. His message is referred to as the “Shepherdʼs Rod” or the “Rod.” [c59] Florence Houteff: wife of Victor Houteff. She relocated the community from the old Mt. Carmel property in Waco to New Mt. Carmel property that is east of Waco by Elk. The new Mount Carmel is where David Koreshʼs ministry later centralized. Florence carried the leadership roll at new Mount Carmel site from 1955 to 1962. [c60] Ben Roden: prophet of Waco Branch Davidian community at the new Mount Carmel site. Lived 1902 - 1978. Benʼs ministry in Waco spanned approximately from 1955 - 1978. Benʼs message is referred to as “The Branch.” [c61] Lois Roden: wife of Ben, prophet of Waco Branch Davidian at New Mount Carmel site. Lived 1916 - 1986. Loisʼs ministry in Waco spanned from 1978 to 1986 into Vernon Howellʼs ministry. Her message speaks about a feminine spirit and is sometimes referred to as the Living Waters Branch, but she is most well known for her SHEkinah magazine that Clive Doyle printed for the community there. [c62] David Koresh: formerly Vernon Howell, prophet at the new Mount Carmel site following Lois Roden. Lived 1959 - 1993. Davidʼs ministry spanned between around 1984 and 1993 and focused on an exposition of the seven seals of the King James Bible in the book of Revelation and Psalms. [c63] Additional folks involved with the Mount Carmel Community George Roden: son of Ben and Lois Roden, self-proclaimed prophet. George renamed the new Mount Carmel property Rodenville Branch Center between approximately 1984 and 1988 when he lived there, driving Davidʼs community to live in a rural area in Palestine, Texas. Lived 1938 - 1988. [c64] Amo Roden: former common law wife of George Roden. Wrote a lot about her own interpretation of Branch Davidian theology and her observations of events occurring on and around the property from the 1980s to 2003. Currently lives in Florida. [c65] Tom Street Jr.: attorney in the Waco area who was responsible for the new Mount Carmel property in the 1960s. He is the son of Tom Street Sr. who was Victor Houteffʼs attorney. [c66] Clive Doyle: Davidian turned Branch Davidian turned Seven Seals student. Clive came to new Mount Carmel site under Ben Roden, was a member of the David Koresh community, and still studies with Sheila Martin in Waco. Currently lives in Waco, Texas. [c67] Charles Pace: resident on the new Mount Carmel site post from around 1998 to the present day. Charles has made efforts to reside on the new Mt. Carmel property since the late 1960s and has a small congregation of followers who worship there. Charles presents his own theology of a feminine spirit which was an important element in Lois Rodenʼs message. [c68] Page 2 of 9 © Matthew D. Wittmer, 2009 www.stormbound.org/waco.html Endnotes for “Chart A: Mapping event plot points to trace the religious history behind the Mount Carmel property near Waco,Texas” Special thanks to Clive Doyle for his editorial review and insight. (The “c” preceding these endnotes designates them as “chart” endnotes) c1. Victor T. Houteff, The Shepherd’s Rod: The 144,000 of Revelation - Call for Reformation (Los Angeles: Universal Publishing Association, 1931) in the Joe Roberts Collection, Texas Collection, Baylor University, Waco, Texas. The format of this book was originally a series of individually stapled signatures followers hand stitched together themselves. Clive Doyle, personal communication, 2009; David G. Bromley and Edward D. Silver, “The Davdian Tradition” in Armageddon in Waco: Critical Perspectives on the Branch Davidian Conflict, ed.
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