Archive for the ‘Lessons from History’ Category

Meade MacGuire Recalls

April 10th, 2020

Some recollections about A. T. Jones and A. G. Daniells over organization.

The Everlasting Covenant

May 20th, 2019

Some of the thoughts contained in this book were presented by E. J. Waggoner at the famous 1888 General Conference sessions, and were shortly afterward incorporated into the Sabbath School Lessons for 1889-1890, and into the 1889 edition of Bible Readings for the Home. The Sabbath School Lessons met with immediate opposition from some of … Continue reading The Everlasting Covenant

Gabriel: From the Meekest to the Greatest

April 24th, 2019

THE angel Gabriel, one of the mightiest of the Lord’s host, occupies the position in heaven which Lucifer left. Since the place that Lucifer occupied, and the places of the angels which followed him, are reserved for the redeemed, Gabriel is most certainly a person who was redeemed from the earth. This book, drawn from … Continue reading Gabriel: From the Meekest to the Greatest

The Destiny of a Movement

April 24th, 2019

In 1949 and on through the 1950’s, critical changes were made by the Seventh-day Adventist leadership to some key Adventist doctrines, especially regarding the atonement, and the human nature of Christ. These changes were openly published in the book Questions on Doctrine. These changes ran exactly against-the-grain of the “everlasting gospel” message which had been … Continue reading The Destiny of a Movement

A Brief History of the Early Years

April 24th, 2019

This manuscript was written in 1997, the year of Fred Wright’s death. It was unfinished, and ends with a description of events that took place in 1973. Even so, it covers some important history that took place in the formation of the Sabbath Rest Advent Church, from the late 1950’s to the early 1970’s. Since … Continue reading A Brief History of the Early Years