A JOU go . y 10, I I 610 F., ' , Li., ; e•, I MI 111141 6 666 6 -646 6 t-er .odoe eeee e re6 e`e ons e ie rsi et6 e'se e !ec'ee`e* ""e6e, ;7 • e:'e e`e° 4'ire ; "e eeer 44:. 6b 6 2, 44a e a . 9 99 19: V 9 99 9.;.. 99 .„,;19 ,9 9e.. 9719 . 4., I.,9,9 9,9, 9 9.9 9 ••9999 9 99 OID ,9 p O v9• aNl • 119, • .::1 • - l •: • ..j • • . I • :Ti • • • • • - • — ABOUT OUR CONTRIBUTORS EVERETT N. DICK, Ph.D., Research Professor of American History at Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska, has contributed several articles to ADVENTIST HERITAGE through the years. Well known for his numerous publications on frontier social history as well as Adventist church history, Dr. Dick once again combines his interests in the fascinating story of Sabbath- keepers and Tennessee Sunday laws in the 1890's. WAYNE R. JUDD, Ph.D., is Vice President for College Advancement at Columbia Union College, Takoma Park, Maryland. A specialist in the history of American Christianity, his article on the Millerites was originally developed for a doctoral seminar at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California. A seasoned author, he has published 18 books and booklets and over 125 articles. PAUL J. LANDA., Ph.D., is Professor of Church History at Loma Linda University. An expert in Reformation studies, he has also maintained a lively interest in the history of Seventh-day Adventism. His association with ADVENTIST HERITAGE goes back to the early days, some thirteen years ago, when the idea of publishing a journal on Adventist history was born. Managing Editor for the past five years, this is Dr. Landa's last issue in that capacity. As of April 1 of this year, he has be- come the Director of the Lifelong Learning Center at Loma Linda University. It can be said that MARTYN "DOLLY" INGRAM MeFARLAND has been associated with the Five-Day Plan to stop smok- ing ever since its inception. Married to Dr. Wayne McFarland, M.D., one of the two architects of the Plan, she has witnessed its growth, development and success over a quarter of a century. Her article represents a first-hand account, enriched by il- lustrations from her comprehensive collection of photographs and materials. LAWRENCE W. ONSAGER, M.L., is Director of Library at Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska. He is a member of the Beta Phi Mu International Library Science Honor Society and a past President of the Association of Seventh-day Adventist Libra- rians. His publications include articles in the field of library science as well as denominational history. CHARLES TEEL, Jr., Ph.D., is Professor of Christian Ethics and Chairman of the Department of Christian Ethics in the Division of Religion of Lorna Linda University. A former Danforth and Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Teel received his doctorate from Boston University. His stimulating article on Nineteenth, Century Adventists and the American Mainstream was de- veloped while attending a summer seminar sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities at Harvard University. RENNIE B. SCHOEPFLIN is Assistant Professor of History at Loma Linda University. He is a doctoral candidate at the University of Wisconsin (Madison), specializing in the history of science and medicine. He is an active member of the Ameri- can Association for the History of Medicine, the History of Science Society, the American Society of Church History and the Organization of American Historians. He has published a number of scholarly articles and reviews on Christian Science and on Adventist history. GILBERT M. VALENTINE, Ph.D., was educated at Avondale College in his native Australia and at Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, where he was awarded the doctorate in 1982. He is the author of several important studies on Adventist history and a past contributor to ADVENTIST HERITAGE. Following a successful pastoral experience in the Greater Sydney Conference, Dr. Valentine and his family transferred to Bangladesh Adventist Seminary and College where he is Dean of the Seminary. Front Cover: William Miller's preaching of the coming of Christ "about the year 1843" held audiences spellbound. (Harry Anderson, Artist) cAdventist Spring, 1986 Volume 11 Number 1 ISSN 0360-389X A JOURNALefi OF ADVENTIST HISTORY MANAGING EDITOR Editor's Stump: Paul J. Landa 2 Loma Linda University Paul J. Landa EDITORS Dorothy Minchin-Comm FROM ECUMENISTS TO COME—OUTERS: The Millerites, 1831-1845 3 Loma Linda University Wayne Judd Gary Land Andrews University BRIDEGROOM OR BABYLON? DRAGON OR LAMB? 13 ASSISTANT EDITORS Nineteenth Century Adventists and the American Mainstream Ronald Graybill Charles Teel, Jr. Columbia UnitIL James R. Nix Loma Linda University '1'HE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP 26 ASSISTANT TO THE MANAGING Seventh-day Adventists and Tennessee Sunday Laws in the 1890's EDITOR Everett Dick Mary E. Khalaf Loma Linda University PILGRIMS IN A STRANGE LAND 33 DESIGN AND LAYOUT EDITOR The First Norwegian-American S.D.A. Church in the United States Judy Larson Lawrence W Onsager Lake Elsinore PHOTOGRAPHY AN ALUMNUS OF DISTINCTION: Sir Maui Pomare, K.B.E., 40 Carol Fisk Loma Linda University C.M.G., M.D., M.P. Gilbert M Valentine TYPESETTING Mary E. Khalaf PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF "POM": Reminiscences of 48 MANAGING HOARD Florence "Nettie" Keller, M.D. Helen Ward Thompson, Chairperson Edited by Paul J. Landa Frederick G. Hoyt, Secretary James Greene Maurice Hodgen HEIRLOOM: 50 Paul J. Lauda Judy Larson CATHOLICS, LENTILS, AND STRANGE BYWAYS OF REFORM Dorothy Mine/tin-Comm An "Outsider's" View of the Battle Creek Scene in the 1890's Kenneth L Vine Edited by Rennie B. Schoepflin Norman J. Woods EDITORIAL BOARD WHEN FWE BECOMES TWENTY—FIVE 56 Frederick J. Hoyt, Chairman A Silver Anniversary of the Five-Day Plan to Stop Smoking Paul J. Lands, Secretary Gary Land Martyn Ingram McFarland Judy Larson Dorothy Minchin-Comm Mary E. Khalaf PROMOTIONAL BOARD James Greene, Chairman Paul J. Landa, Secretary Viktor Christensen Frederick G. Hoyt R. Dale McCune Richard Weismeyer Norman J. Woods ADVENTIST HERITAGE is published by the Department of History and Political Science, Loma Linda Univer- sity, Riverside, California 92516. Bulk postage rates paid at Riverside, Calif. Copyright 1986 by Loma Linda Univer- sity, Department of History and Political Science, Riverside, Calif., 92515. Subscription rates: $7.00 per year (additional postage outside U.S.). Available back issues are sold at $5.00 each. Subscription orders, change of address notices, editorial correspondence and manuscripts should be sent to: Ad- ventist Heritage, Loma Linda University, Box 1844, Riverside, CA 92515. ADVENTIST HERITAGE invites manuscripts. Each will be considered, but no responsibility will be assumed for unsolicited materials, ADVENTIST HERITAGE is indexed in the S.D.A. Periodical Index, and is available from University Microfilms international. tIr JAS cor's i2).1)( nuke recent numbers of ADVENTIST HERIT- of the come-outers, a remnant of the remnant." Yet, AGE, this particular issue does not appear, at within a relatively short time, in the process of becom- first glance, to focus upon a single central ing an established denomination, they could not help theme. Yet, a closer examination of our seven articles develop their own "insiderness"— a prophetic vantage does reveal a common thread weaving its way through point which came to nourish a highly successful inter- each essay. This common thread is best expressed by national evangelical body. the antonyms "insiders" and "outsiders,"— contrary Everett Dick's article reminds us that "outsiderness" terms which aptly underscore the tensions (theological, often exacts a high price. The early Seventh-day Ad- organizational, political and social) facing all religious ventists of Springville, Tennessee, were quite willing to groups and especially newly emerging ones. pay that price in order to remain true to their God and In the lead article, Wayne Judd examines the dynam- their conscience. ics operating in the Millerite movement and in the Viewed from an American and a Seventh-day Ad- broader religious environment which led the earliest ventist perspective, the Norwegians of Onsager's arti- Adventists to shift from an inclusive stance to an exclu- cle were "outsiders" in every respect. However, in their sive one as they achieved a sense of their unique iden- newly adopted homeland, they came to appreciate the tity as a religious body over against other churches and religious convictions and practices of other "outsiders," denominations. Charles Teel, Jr., building upon insights finding among them a new church home where their derived from Ernest Sandeen, Jonathan Butler, Roy spiritual hunger found nourishment and satisfaction. Branson and Ronald Graybill expands and refines The same cannot be said of Hjalmar Roland who lived Judd's explanation and shows that, despite the call to and worked among Seventh-day Adventists in Battle "Come Out of Babylon" and the development of a sense Creek for several years but chose to remain an "out- of unique identity, the Millerites remained in tine Ameri- sider." His memoirs, often humorous and occasionally can ideological mainstream of the mid nineteenth cen- whimsical point to a certain oddity about "insiders" tury. In other words, they were still "insiders." Follow- which, when viewed from the outside, can repel just as ing the Great Disappointment of 1844, Miller's sabbath- much as it can attract. keeping heirs came to see themselves as "come-outers From the same perspective, Sir Maui Pomare was also an "outsider" whose personal odyssey led him to become an "insider" for a time. While choosing to spend all of his professional and political career as an "outsider," he could not shed the vision, values and principles which he had gained as an "insider." And when the end was approaching, he returned to be among those with whom he felt "at one." Insiders often enjoy certain benefits and privileges.