To the ¥aitor of the Sm—In the current issue of your paper, Nov. 11, page 229, there appeared an article by Tibetan describing 4 "Now Missionary Move in Tibet"
article is very well written and the "North "China "Herald" should receive credit for allowing so much space for this article, I am personally acquainted with some of this arly having worked with Pastor Wilkinson for a number of years. and can assure you that he always ut the eross of Christ to the front. The Seventh-day Adventists should receive due credit for this proof of ness to endure the hardships to encountered in the land of the lamas.
A few statements, however, included in the larier part of the article re-would you kindly give permission to make a few statements in this con:
Mr, Miller, who preached that Jesus was coming to the earth in eid, was a Baptist. Those who helped him preach were from various churches "including Methodists and Episcopalians, In relation to this Preaching. three classes of people may be discerned.
The first class Were those who be-Vioved It and preached it, Of this class a very small percentage ever Joined the" Seventh-day AAventist church, possibly tess than five pet cent. Mr. Miller and the majority of his helpers always opposed the Sabbath movement and had 0 con= ection with it. Some, however, from this first class did later on take 3 leading part in the Seventh-day Adventist. movement "The second class covers those who disbelieved Mr, Miller's teaching and ridiculed il. Among this. class. were not only unbelievers who rejected the gospel Itself, but also many lead ing men in prominent churches who while protesting against the preach: ing of a definite dale also. differed with Mr, Stiller in his view of how Jesus would come. This group away the meaning of such Scriptures ax Matthew 240-31, amd Revelation 1.2, or else stated tint tillentum of peace would occur earth before Christ would ever 4 few who Miller was selling a definite date, that correct in, his exposition of ier in whiely Christ. would come, and that by stating that the second coming of Christ would be seen by all the habitants of the orth, and that all the angels would accompany Christ when He came, 'Mr. Miller was abiding by plain Scriptural teaching. 'This class waited patiently and had little to say on either side until. the date set had assed. Of this class might be mens Honed' Pastor Amadon who was the first president of the Seventh-day Adventist General Conference. He was well sequainted with the Miller movement but look no part in it except to state quietly that he did hot think Christ would come on the day that Mfr. Miller suggested.
Tt was in 184, afler Mr. Miller had abandoned his preaching, that a member of the Seventh-day Baptist Church came from Rhode island to New Hampshire and taught there, and about forty persons accepted the teachings of the Seventh-day Baptist Jlehureh, and added to it the doctrine of the' personal. visible. appearing of Shoat ihe mea fate, showing from the Serfptires that we are nowt {ieing in whet Ts termed, the lest dayer The frst church was founded Washington, New Hampshire, ana finally" grew into. what is now the Seventhedsy Adventist Charon, It wes, about thirty years ago thal the oadquaclers were established in Washington, De:
Wenshov, Che, Nov. 1
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