LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1. ROOTS OF THE MESSAGE AND MISSION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

Nineteenth Century Religious Changes in the United States of America
Miller and the Millerites
Emergence of Sabbatarian Adventists
Early Organization of Seventh-day Adventists
Seventh-day Adventist Corpus of Belief

Chapter 2. A DEVELOPING CONCEPT OF WORLD MISSION 1844-1874

Working for Millerite Adventists 1844-1849
Mission to Non-Millerites 1850-1863
Eyes on the World 1863-1874
Focusing on the Old World
The Need for Persuasion

Chapter 3. LAUNCHING THE BRITISH MISSION 1874-1878

Early British Interests in Sabbatarian Adventists
Importance of Britain
Plans For Britain
John Nevins Andrews and Britain 1874-1878
Pressure on the Leadership
Developing Plans for a British Mission
Opening the Mission

Chapter 4. THE FIRST YEAR OF THE BRITISH MISSION

Establishing a Mission Headquarters
Distribution of Church Publications in Britain
Correspondence
Missionary Work on Ships
Public Meeting Evangelism
Additional Workers
Tent Evangelism
Seventh-day Sabbath Meetings
First Year Results

Chapter 5. EXPANDING THE MISSION IN AND FROM SOUTHAMPTON 1880-1881

First Official Mission Congregation and Membership
Evangelism Through Literature
Ship Missionary Work
Public Meetings and Visitation
Loughborough�s Report to the Leadership

Chapter 6. BRANCHING INTO NORTH ENGLAND 1882-1883

New British Mission Workers: G. Drew, A. John, and, J. Thayer
Work in the North of England
Final Work from Southampton
Lay Literature and Public Evangelism
Visiting Scattered Interests
Stephen N. Haskell, Britain and Europe
The End of an Era

Chapter 7. TWO YEARS OF CHANGE 1884-1885

New Workers: M. C. Wilcox and J. H. Durland
Launching the Present Truth
Evangelizing in the South West of England
Evangelizing in the North of England
More New Workers: S. H. Lane and R. F. Andrews
Experimenting in Wales and Ireland
New Work in the West Country and Central England

Chapter 8. ELLEN WHITE AND THE BRITISH MISSION 1885

The Trauma of the Invitation
First Visit to England
The Third European Council of Seventh-day Adventist Missions

Chapter 9. A SCATTERED WORK 1886-1887

Care of the Established Churches
Evangelizing Scattered Interests
        Bardney
        The West Country
        Scotland
        Kettering
        Rushden
        Rothwell
        Aberystwith, Wales
        Keynsham, Bristol
        Ireland, Lane Visit
        North England
        Ireland, Durland Visit
        East Dereham, Norfolk
        Wellingborough
        Marlborough
Publishing and Printing
        Colporteur Work
        Training
        Canvassing on Land
        Ship Missionary Work
        The Depository
        Missionary and Tract Society
        Publishing

Chapter 10. ELLEN WHITE AND THE BRITISH MISSION 1886-1887

In Central Europe and Scandinavia
Plans for Work in England
Fourth European Council of Seventh-day Adventist Missions
Back in Continental Europe
Fifth European Council of Seventh-day Adventist Missions
Third Visit in England
Departure and Home

Chapter 11. METHODS OF LABOR AND THEIR RESULTS

The Difficulty of Being American
The Need for Good Planning of the Work
Variety of Approaches
The Problems of Class Distinction
Seventh-day Sabbath Observance
Members of the British Mission Church

Chapter 12. A MATTER OF FINANCE

Insufficient Financing for the Mission
Finances of the Church at 1887

Chapter 13. BRITISH MISSION: SUCCESS OR FAILURE

Membership and Congregations
Ellen White�s Views
Haskell�s Views
Resolving Differences of Opinion

APPENDICES

  1. Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists in 1990
  2. Fundamental Principles of Seventh-day Adventists in 1872
  3. Ellen G. White Counsel on Open-Air Meetings
  4. Ellen G. White Letter to William and Jenny Ings
  5. Ellen G. White Letter to S. N. Haskell
  6. Ellen G. White Letter to Dores A. Robinson and Charles A Boyd
  7. Ellen G. White Letter to Charles L. Boyd and Maud Sisley Boyd
  8. Ellen G. White Letter to the Church at Kettering, England
  9. Ellen G. White Letter to John H. Durland and Adelbert Allen John
  10. Ellen G. White Letter to Stephen Nelson Haskell

BIBLIOGRAPHY

home | title | contents | abbreviations | introduction | ch1 | ch2 | ch3 | ch4 | ch5 | ch6 | ch7 | ch8 | ch9 | ch10 | ch11 | ch12 | ch13 | appendices | bibliography