James Springer White (August 4, 1821, Palmyra, Maine - August 6, 1881, Battle Creek, Michigan), also known as Elder White was a co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and husband of Ellen G. White. White's contributions to the denomination were rather notable, in 1849 he started the first Sabbatarian Adventist periodical entitled the "Present Truth," in 1855 he relocated the fledgling center of the movement to Battle Creek, Michigan, and in 1863 played a pivotal role in the formal organization of the denomination. He later played a pivotal role in the develompent of the Adventist educational structure beginning in 1874 with the formation of Battle Creek College (which is now Andrews University). August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Palmyra is a town located in Somerset County, Maine. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northeast Calhoun County. ... The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Christian denomination which, as its name suggests, is most well known for its teaching that Saturday, the seventh day of the week, is the Sabbath. ... James and Ellen White. ... Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northeast Calhoun County. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Largest city Lansing Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 102,384 sq. ... Andrews University is a Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan. ...

Early life

James White was born on August 4, 1821 in the township of Palmyra in Maine. The fifth of nine children, James was a sickly child who suffered fits or seizures. Poor eyesight prevented him from obtaining much of an education and he was forced to work on the family farm. At age 19 his eyesight improved and he enrolled in a local academy. He earned a teaching certificate and briefly taught at an elementary school. He was baptized into the Christian Connexion at age 16. He learned of the Millerite message from his parents and after hearing powerful preaching at an advent camp meeting in Exeter, Maine, White decided to leave teaching and become a preacher. Consequently, he was ordained a minister of the Christian Connexion in 1843. White was a powerful preacher and it is recorded that during the winter of 1843, 1000 people accepted the Millerite message due to his preaching. At times however, White was met with angry mobs who hurled snowballs at him.^[1] During these early travels he met Ellen G. Harmon whom he married on August 30, 1846. James and Ellen had four boys, Henry Nichols (b. 26 Aug 1847, d. 8 Dec 1863), James Edson (b. 28 Jul 1849, d. 3 Jun 1928), William Clarence (b. 29 Aug 1854, d. 31 Aug 1937) and John Herbert (b. 20 Sep 1860, d. 14 Dec 1860).^[2] August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... The Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement (or simply, Restoration Movement) is a religious reform movement born in the early 1800s in the United States. ... A sampling of snowballs. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Adventist Service

The paper which James White initially started "Present Truth" was combined with another periodical called the "Advent Review" in 1850 to become the "Second Advent Review and Sabbath Herald." This periodical became the main source of communication for the Sabbatarian Adventist movement as they debated points of doctrine and organization. It also became a venue for James and Ellen White to quickly and efficiently share their views to like-minded believers. James White served as editor of the periodical until 1851 when he invited Uriah Smith to become editor. He played a senior role in the management of church publications as president of the Review and Herald Publishing Association. He also served on several occasions as president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.(1865-67; 1869-71; 1874-80). Uriah Smith (1832-1903) was a Seventh-day Adventist author and editor who worked for the Adventist Review for 50 years. ... The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is the governing organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. ...

White firmly opposed the trinity doctrine. In 1846, White wrote in The Day Star^[3], and on a number of occasions in the Review & Herald (1852^[4], 1854^[5], 1855^[6], 1856^[7], 1877^[8] & 1881^[9] that the trinity was 'unscriptural'^[3]. This teaching was common among the early Adventists, including Joshua Himes, Joseph Bates, Uriah Smith, J. N. Loughborough and J. H. Waggoner.^[10] For other uses, see Trinity (disambiguation). ... See also List of individuals executed in North Carolina Sources http://www. ... Uriah Smith (1832-1903) was a Seventh-day Adventist author and editor who worked for the Adventist Review for 50 years. ...

References

1. ^ [1979] (2000) “The Millerite Movement - 1839-1844”, Light Bearers, Revised Edition, 43, Silver Spring, Maryland: General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Department of Education. ISBN 0-81630-1795-X.
2. ^ Person Page 1570. URL accessed on 2006-04-28.
3. ^ ^a b James White, January 24, 1846, The Day Star
4. ^ James White, August 5, 1852, Review & Herald, vol. 3, no. 7, page 52, par. 42
5. ^ James White, September 12, 1854, Review & Herald, vol. 6, no. 5, page 36, par. 8
6. ^ James White, December 11, 1855, Review & Herald, vol. 7, no. 11, page 85, par. 16
7. ^ James White, February 7, 1856, Review & Herald, vol. 7, no. 19, page 148, par. 26
8. ^ James White, November 29, 1877, Review & Herald
9. ^ James White, January 4, 1881, Review & Herald
10. ^ History of the Trinity Doctrine. URL accessed on 2006-04-27.

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External links

• Biography on www.whiteestate.org
• Marriage to Ellen G. White

Critics

• Greater Grace - Ellen G. White Critics (Brazilian Portuguese)
• The Ellen White Research Project