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The Pioneers
Hear the founders of the Advent movement in their own words on God, Christ and the Spirit.
Primary sources
Ellen White wrote that the standard-bearers who have fallen in death are to speak through the reprinting of their writings.
This section gathers the statements of the men and women who built the movement, so readers can examine what they actually taught.
Statements are presented as the pioneers wrote them, not as later summaries.
From William Miller and Joseph Bates to James and Ellen White, Uriah Smith and A. T. Jones.
Browse biographies and statements from about two dozen pioneers.
Where to start
1782 – 1849. The farmer whose Bible study sparked the Advent awakening.
1792 – 1872. A former sea captain who championed the seventh-day Sabbath.
1821 – 1881. An early publisher, editor and co-founder of the church.
1832 – 1903. Long-time editor of the Review and Herald and author of Daniel and the Revelation.
The guiding principle
Reading what a pioneer actually wrote is more reliable than reading what someone later says he wrote.
We invite every reader to compare any summary, including ours, with the pioneers’ own writings and with the Bible.
The standard-bearers who have fallen in death are to speak through the reprinting of their writings. (Ellen G. White)
One movement
No single voice built the Advent movement. Study them together.
Miller and the early Adventists called attention to the soon return of Christ.
Bates, White and others joined Sabbath-keeping to a careful study of the Bible.
James and Ellen White, Uriah Smith and J. N. Andrews helped organize a church to carry the message.
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The Pioneers
A chart of the pioneers by birth year and death year, from William Miller to Judson Washburn.
