William Miller

William Miller (1782 - 1849) was an American Baptist preacher, whose followers have been termed Millerites. He is credited with the beginning of the Adventist movement of the 1830s and 1840s in North America. Among his direct spiritual heirs are several major religious denominations including Seventh-day Adventists, and Advent Christians. Later movements which found inspiration in Miller's emphasis on Bible prophecy include Bible Students/Russellites and Jehovah's Witnesses. Image File history File links William_Miller. ... Image File history File links William_Miller. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A Baptist is a member of a Baptist church or any follower of Jesus Christ who believes that baptism is administered by the full immersion of a confessing Christian. ... Preacher is a colloquial term for a clergyman, in particular a local priest, pastor or Minister; one who preaches. ... William Miller The Millerite tradition is a diverse family of denominations and Bible study movements that have arisen since the middle of the 19th century, traceable to the Adventist movement sparked by the teachings of William Miller. ... The term Adventist can refer to: One who believes in the Second Advent (usually known as the Second coming) of Jesus. ... The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Christian denomination which, as its name suggests, is best known for its teaching that Saturday, the seventh day of the week, is the Sabbath and that the second advent of Jesus Christ is imminent. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Adventist (Advent Church). ... Charles Russell in 1911 The Bible Student movement is a religious movement that sprang from the teachings and ministry of Pastor Charles Taze Russell, whose followers generally call themselves Bible Students. Following a schism after Russell’s death, several offshoot groups formed, some of which have today moved away from... Charles Russell in 1911 Charles Taze Russell (February 16, 1852 – October 31, 1916), known as Pastor Russell, was an American evangelist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who founded what is known as the Bible Student movement. ...

68.163.194.81 22:11, 12 December 2006 (UTC)== Early Life ==

William Miller was born on February 15, 1982 in Pittsfield, MA. At age 4 his family moved to rural Low Hampton, New York. Miller was educated at home by his mother until age 9 when he attended the newly established East Poultney District School. Miller is not known to have undertaken any form of formal study after the age of 18; though he continued to read widely and voraciously. As a youth, he is known to have accessed the private libraries of Judge James Witherell and Congressman Matthew Lyon in nearby Fairhaven, VT and that of Alexander Cruikshanks of Whitehall, NY. (Memoirs of William Miller, Sylvester Bliss, p. 13). February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pittsfield is a city located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. ... Hampton is a town located in Washington County, New York. ... Matthew Lyon (July 14, 1749 - August 1, 1822), (father of Chittenden Lyon and great-grandfather of William Peters Hepburn), was a printer, farmer, soldier, and politician, serving as a United States Representative from Vermont and from Kentucky. ... Whitehall, New York is the name of a village and a town in Washington County, New York. ...

In 1803, Miller married Lucy Smith and moved to her home town, nearby Poultney VT where he took up farming. While in Poultney, Miller was elected to a number of civil offices, beginning with the office of Constable. In 1809 he was elected to the office of Deputy Sheriff and at an unknown date was elected Justice of the Peace. Miller served in the Vermont militia and was commissioned a lieutenant on July 21, 1810. By this time he had become a relatively wealthy man, owning a house, land and at least two horses. Poultney, Vermont Poultney is a town located in Rutland County, Vermont. ... A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A Justice of the Peace (JP) is a puisne judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. ... The concept of the militia in the United States of America is a complex one. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Shortly after his move to Poultney Miller rejected his Baptist heritage and became a Deist. In his biography Miller records his conversion: "I became acquainted with the principal men in that village [Poultney, NY], who were professedly Deists; but they were good citizens, and of a moral and serious deportment. They put into my [hands] the works of Voltaire, [David] Hume, [Thomas] Paine, Ethan Allen, and other deistical writers." (Apology and Defence, William Miller, p.24). A Baptist is a member of a Baptist church or any follower of Jesus Christ who believes that baptism is administered by the full immersion of a confessing Christian. ... Deism is belief in a God or first cause based on reason, rather than on faith or revelation, and thus a form of theism in opposition to fideism. ... // Today, films and television programs surrounding the lives of famous people are a major part of the entertainment industry. ... François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher. ... David Hume (April 26, 1711 – August 25, 1776)[1] was a Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian. ... Thomas Paine Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737 – June 8, 1809) was an English-American intellectual, scholar, revolutionary, deist and political and religious thinker, who spent much of his time in America and France. ... An engraving depicting Ethan Allen demanding the surrender of Fort Ticonderoga Ethan Allen (January 21, 1738 – February 12, 1789) was an early American revolutionary and guerrilla leader during the era of the Vermont Republic and the New Hampshire Grants. ...

68.163.194.81 22:12, 12 December 2006 (UTC)== Early Life ==

William Miller was born on February 15, 1782 in Pittsfield, MA. At age 4 his family moved to rural Low Hampton, New York. Miller was educated at home by his mother until age 9 when he attended the newly established East Poultney District School. Miller is not known to have undertaken any form of formal study after the age of 18; though he continued to read widely and voraciously. As a youth, he is known to have accessed the private libraries of Judge James Witherell and Congressman Matthew Lyon in nearby Fairhaven, VT and that of Alexander Cruikshanks of Whitehall, NY. (Memoirs of William Miller, Sylvester Bliss, p. 13). February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Pittsfield is a city located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. ... Hampton is a town located in Washington County, New York. ... Matthew Lyon (July 14, 1749 - August 1, 1822), (father of Chittenden Lyon and great-grandfather of William Peters Hepburn), was a printer, farmer, soldier, and politician, serving as a United States Representative from Vermont and from Kentucky. ... Whitehall, New York is the name of a village and a town in Washington County, New York. ...

In 1803, Miller married Lucy Smith and moved to her home town, nearby Poultney VT where he took up farming. While in Poultney, Miller was elected to a number of civil offices, beginning with the office of Constable. In 1809 he was elected to the office of Deputy Sheriff and at an unknown date was elected Justice of the Peace. Miller served in the Vermont militia and was commissioned a lieutenant on July 21, 1810. By this time he had become a relatively wealthy man, owning a house, land and at least two horses. Poultney, Vermont Poultney is a town located in Rutland County, Vermont. ... A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A Justice of the Peace (JP) is a puisne judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. ... The concept of the militia in the United States of America is a complex one. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Shortly after his move to Poultney Miller rejected his Baptist heritage and became a Deist. In his biography Miller records his conversion: "I became acquainted with the principal men in that village [Poultney, NY], who were professedly Deists; but they were good citizens, and of a moral and serious deportment. They put into my [hands] the works of Voltaire, [David] Hume, [Thomas] Paine, Ethan Allen, and other deistical writers." (Apology and Defence, William Miller, p.24). A Baptist is a member of a Baptist church or any follower of Jesus Christ who believes that baptism is administered by the full immersion of a confessing Christian. ... Deism is belief in a God or first cause based on reason, rather than on faith or revelation, and thus a form of theism in opposition to fideism. ... // Today, films and television programs surrounding the lives of famous people are a major part of the entertainment industry. ... François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher. ... David Hume (April 26, 1711 – August 25, 1776)[1] was a Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian. ... Thomas Paine Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737 – June 8, 1809) was an English-American intellectual, scholar, revolutionary, deist and political and religious thinker, who spent much of his time in America and France. ... An engraving depicting Ethan Allen demanding the surrender of Fort Ticonderoga Ethan Allen (January 21, 1738 – February 12, 1789) was an early American revolutionary and guerrilla leader during the era of the Vermont Republic and the New Hampshire Grants. ...

Military Service

Upon the outbreak of the War of 1812, Miller raised a company of local men and travelled to Burlington, VT. He transferred to the 30th Infantry Regiment in the regular army of the United States with the rank of lieutenant. Miller spent most of the war working as a recruiter and on February 1, 1814, he was promoted to captain. He saw his first action at the Battle of Plattsburg, where vastly outnumbered American forces overcame the British. Miller came to view the outcome of this battle as miraculous and therefore at odds with his deistic view of a distant God far-removed from human affairs. He later wrote, "It seemed to me that the Supreme Being must have watched over the interests of this country in an especial manner, and delivered us from the hands of our enemies....So surprising a result, against such odds, did seem to me like the work of a mightier power than man." (Memoirs of William Miller, Sylvester Bliss, p. 52-53). Combatants United States Native Americans Great Britain, Canadian provincial forces Native Americans First Nations Peoples Commanders James Madison Winfield Scott Andrew Jackson Sir Isaac Brock† George Prevost Tecumseh† Strength •U.S. Regular Army: 35,800 •Rangers: 3,049 •Militia: 458,463* •US Navy & US Marines: (at start of war): •Frigates... Burlington, Vermont Burlington is a city in Chittenden County, Vermont of which it is the county seat. ... The Battle of Plattsburgh also known as the Battle of Lake Champlain ended the final invasion of the Northern states during the War of 1812. ...

Religious Views

After the war, and following his discharge from the army on June 18, 1815, Miller returned to Poultney. Shortly after his return however, he moved with his family back to Low Hampton. Throughout this time period Miller was deeply concerned with the question of death and an afterlife. This reflection upon his own mortality followed the recent deaths of his father and sister; and his experiences as a soldier in the war. Miller apparently felt that there were only two options possible following death: annihilation, and accountability; neither of which he was comfortable with.

Soon after his return to Low Hampton, Miller took tentative steps towards regaining his Baptist faith. At first he attempted to combine both, publicly espousing Deism while simultaneously attending his local Baptist church. His attendance turned to participation when he was asked to read the day's sermon during one of the local minister's frequent absences. His participation changed to commitment one Sunday when he was reading a sermon on the duties of parents and became choked with emotion. Miller records the experience: "Suddenly the character of a Savior was vividly impressed upon my mind. It seemed that there might be a Being so good and compassionate as to Himself atone for our transgressions, and thereby save us from suffering the penalty of sin. I immediately felt how lovely such a Being must be; and imagined that I could cast myself into the arms of, and trust in the mercy of, such an One." (Apology and Defence, William Miller, 5).

Following his conversion, Miller was soon challenged by his Deist friends to justify his newfound faith. He did so by examining the Bible closely, declaring to one friend "If he would give me time, I would harmonize all these apparent contradictions to my own satisfaction, or I will be a Deist still." (Apology and Defence, William Miller, 17). Miller commenced with Genesis 1:1, studying each verse and not moving on until he felt the meaning was clear. In this way he became convinced firstly, that postmillennialism was unbiblical; and secondly, that the time of Christ’s Second Coming was revealed in Bible prophecy. Genesis (Hebrew: , Greek: Γένεσις, having the meanings of birth, creation, cause, beginning, source and origin) is the first book of the Torah, the first book of the Tanakh and also the first book of the Christian Old Testament. ... In Christian eschatology, postmillennialism is an interpretation of chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation which sees Christs second coming as occurring after or post- the thousand year millennium. Although some postmillennialists hold to a literal millennium of 1,000 years, most postmillennialists see the thousand years more as... The Second Coming or Second Advent refers to the Christian and Islamic belief in the return of Jesus Christ to fulfill the rest of the Messianic prophecy, such as the Resurrection of the dead, Last judgement and establishment of the Kingdom of God. ... Prophecy, in a broad sense, is the prediction of future events. ...

Basing his belief principally on Daniel 8:14: "Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed," and using an interpretive principle known as the "day-year principle"; Miller concluded that the cleansing of the sanctuary represented the earth's purification by fire at Christ's Second Coming. For Miller, and other users of this principle, a day in prophecy was read not as a 24-hour period, but rather as a calendar year--365 days instead. Further, Miller became convinced that the 2,300 day period started in 457 B.C. with the decree to rebuild Jerusalem by Artaxerxes I of Persia. Simple calculation then revealed that this period would end—and hence Christ’s return occur--in 1843. Miller records, "I was thus brought… to the solemn conclusion, that in about twenty-five years from that time 1818 all the affairs of our present state would be wound up."(Apology and Defence, William Miller, 11-12). Daniel (Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל; transliterated as Daniyyel in Standard Hebrew and Dāniyyêl in Tiberian Hebrew, Arabic: Danyel, دانيال) is the name of at least three people from the Hebrew Bible: A Jewish exile in Babylon, the subject of the Book of Daniel and the most well-known of the three Daniels. ... The day-year principle or year-day principle is a method of interpretation of Bible prophecy in which a day in apocalyptic prophecy is sometimes understood to represent a year of actual time. ... The Second Coming or Second Advent refers to the Christian and Islamic belief in the return of Jesus Christ to fulfill the rest of the Messianic prophecy, such as the Resurrection of the dead, Last judgement and establishment of the Kingdom of God. ... A page from the Hindu calendar 1871-72. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC - 450s BC - 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC Years: 462 BC 461 BC 460 BC 459 BC 458 BC - 457 BC - 456 BC 455 BC... Panoramic view from Mt. ... A sculpture dating back to the time of Achaemenid Empire Artaxerxes I (Artakhshathra I) was king of the Persian Empire from 465 BC to 424 The name as given is the Greek form; the Persian form is Artakhshathra. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ...

Although Miller was convinced of his calculations by 1818, he continued to study privately until 1823 to ensure the correctness of his interpretation. In September 1822, Miller formally stated his conclusions in a twenty-point document, including article 15: "I believe that the second coming of Jesus Christ is near, even at the door, even within twenty-one years,--on or before 1843." (Memoirs of William Miller, Sylvester Bliss, p. 79) Miller did not however, begin his public lecturing until the first Sunday in August, 1831 in the town of Dresden. (Apology and Defence, William Miller, 18) 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1832 Miller submitted a series of sixteen articles to the Vermont Telegraph--a Baptist paper. The first of these was published on May 15, and Miller writes of the public's response: "I began to be flooded with letters of inquiry respecting my views; and visitors flocked to converse with me on the subject."(Apology and Defence, William Miller, 17). In 1834, unable to personally comply with many of the urgent requests for information and the invitations to travel and preach that he received, Miller published a synopsis of his teachings in a 64 page tract with the lengthy title:Evidence from Scripture and History of the Second Coming of Christ, about the Year 1843: Exhibited in a Course of Lectures. 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Millerism

From 1840 onwards, Millerism was transformed from an "obscure, regional movement into a national campaign." The key figure in this transformation was Joshua Vaughan Himes--the pastor of Chardon Street Chapel in Boston MT, and an able and experienced publisher. Though Himes did not fully accept Miller’s ideas until 1842, he established the fortnightly paper Signs of the Times on February 28, 1840, to publicize them. (Apology and Defence, William Miller, 5). 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Millerite tradition is a diverse family of denominations and Bible study movements that have arisen since the middle of the 19th century, traceable to the Adventist movement sparked by the apocalyptic teachings of William Miller. ... Joshua Vaughan Himes (1805 - 1895) Millerite leader and publisher. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Despite the urging of his supporters, Miller never personally set an exact date for the expected Second Advent. However, in response to their urgings he did narrow the time-period to sometime in the Jewish year beginning in the Gregorian year 1843, stating: "My principles in brief, are, that Jesus Christ will come again to this earth, cleanse, purify, and take possession of the same, with all the saints, sometime between March 21, 1843 and March 21, 1844. (Quoted in William Miller and the Advent Crisis, Everett N. Dick, p. 96-97). March 21, 1844 passed without incident,and further discussion and study resulted in the brief adoption of a new date--April 18, 1844, based on the Karaite Jewish calendar (as opposed to the Rabbinic calendar). (Millennial Fever, George R. Knight, p. 163-164). Like the previous date, April 18 passed without Christ's return. Miller responded publicly, writing, "I confess my error, and acknowledge my disappointment; yet I still believe that the day of the Lord is near, even at the door." (Memoirs of William Miller, Sylvester Bliss, p. 256). The Second Coming or Second Advent refers to the Christian belief in the return of Jesus Christ to fulfill the rest of the Messianic prophecy, such as the Last judgement and establishment of the Kingdom of God. ... The Hebrew calendar (Hebrew: ) or Jewish calendar is the annual calendar used in Judaism. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Karaite Judaism or Karaism is a Jewish denomination characterized by the sole reliance on the Tanakh as scripture, and the rejection of the Oral Law (the Mishnah and the Talmud) as halakha (Legally Binding, i. ... The Hebrew calendar (Hebrew: ) or Jewish calendar is the annual calendar used in Judaism. ... Rabbinic Judaism (or in Hebrew Yahadut Rabanit - יהדות רבנית) is a Jewish denomination characterized by reliance on the written Torah as well as the Oral Law (the Mishnah, Talmuds and subsequent rabbinic decisions) as halakha (Legally Binding, i. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ...

In August 1844 at a camp-meeting in Exeter, New Hampshire, Samuel S. Snow presented a message that became known as the "seventh-month" message or the "true midnight cry." In a discussion based on scriptural typology, Snow presented his conclusion (still based on the 2300 day prophecy in Daniel 8:14), that Christ would return on, "the tenth day of the seventh month of the present year, 1844." (Advent Herald, August 21, 1844, Samuel S. Snow, p. 20). Again using the calendar of the Karaite Jews, this date was determined to be October 22, 1844. August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Location in Rockingham County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Rockingham County Incorporated 1638 Board of Selectmen Paul Binette, Chairman Robert Eastman Joe Pace William Campbell Lionel Ingram Area    - City 51. ... Typology is a theological doctrine or theory of types and their antitypes found in scripture. ... Daniel (Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל; transliterated as Daniyyel in Standard Hebrew and Dāniyyêl in Tiberian Hebrew, Arabic: Danyel, دانيال) is the name of at least three people from the Hebrew Bible: A Jewish exile in Babylon, the subject of the Book of Daniel and the most well-known of the three Daniels. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The Great Disappointment

The sun rose on the morning of October 23 like any other day, and October 22, became the Millerites' Great Disappointment. Hiram Edson recorded that "Our fondest hopes and expectations were blasted, and such a spirit of weeping came over us as I never experienced before....We wept, and wept, till the day dawn." (Quoted in Millennial Fever, George R. Knight, p.218). Following the Great Disappointment most Millerites simply gave up their beliefs. Some did not and a viewpoints and explanations proliferated. Miller initially seems to have thought that Christ’s Second Coming was still going to take place--that "the year of expectation was according to prophecy; but...that there might be an error in Bible chronology, which was of human origin, that could throw the date off somewhat and account for the discrepancy." (William Miller and the Advent Crisis, Everett N. Dick, p. 27). Miller never gave up his belief in the Second Coming of Christ; he died on December 20, 1849, still convinced that the Second Coming was imminent. Miller is buried near his home in Low Hampton, NY and his home is a registered National Historic Landmark and preserved as a museum: William Miller's Home. October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... Millerite can have the following meanings: Millerites, a diverse family of denominations and Bible study movements that have arisen since the middle of the 19th century, traceable to the Adventist movement sparked by the apocalyptic teachings of William Miller. ... The Great Disappointment was a period in the early history of certain Christian denominations in the United States, which began when Jesus failed to reappear on the appointed day of October 22, 1844 as some Christians had expected. ... The Great Disappointment was a period in the early history of certain Christian denominations in the United States, which began when Jesus failed to reappear on the appointed day of October 22, 1844 as some Christians had expected. ... The Second Coming or Second Advent refers to the Christian and Islamic belief in the return of Jesus Christ to fulfill the rest of the Messianic prophecy, such as the Resurrection of the dead, Last judgement and establishment of the Kingdom of God. ... Pictoral chronology of intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency Chronology is the science of locating events in time. ... The Second Coming or Second Advent refers to the Christian and Islamic belief in the return of Jesus Christ to fulfill the rest of the Messianic prophecy, such as the Resurrection of the dead, Last judgement and establishment of the Kingdom of God. ... This page is about the title or the Divine Person. For the Columbia University physics professor, see Norman Christ. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Second Coming or Second Advent refers to the Christian and Islamic belief in the return of Jesus Christ to fulfill the rest of the Messianic prophecy, such as the Resurrection of the dead, Last judgement and establishment of the Kingdom of God. ... USS Constitution. ...

Estimates of Miller's followers--the Millerites vary between 50,000, and 500,000. Miller’s legacy includes the Advent Christian Church with 61 thousand members, and the Seventh-day Adventist Church with over 14 million members. Both these denominations have a direct connection with the Millerites and the Great Disappointment of 1844. William Miller The Millerite tradition is a diverse family of denominations and Bible study movements that have arisen since the middle of the 19th century, traceable to the Adventist movement sparked by the teachings of William Miller. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Adventist (Advent Church). ... The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Christian denomination which, as its name suggests, is best known for its teaching that Saturday, the seventh day of the week, is the Sabbath and that the second advent of Jesus Christ is imminent. ... The Millerite tradition is a diverse family of denominations and Bible study movements that have arisen since the middle of the 19th century, traceable to the Adventist movement sparked by the teachings of William Miller. ... The Great Disappointment was a period in the early history of certain Christian denominations in the United States, which began when Jesus failed to reappear on the appointed day of October 22, 1844 as some Christians had expected. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

References

External links

• Sketches of the Christian Life and Public Labors of William Miller Biography by Elder James White.
• Evidence From Scripture and History of the Second Coming of Christ, About the Year 1843 Lectures by Miller.
• Signs of the Times DJVU scans of Millerite journal (1840-1841)
• Midnight Cry PDF scans of Millerite journal (1842)
• William Miller: The End of Time and the Adventist Sects by John H. Martin
• Miller Overthrown Contemporary Critique of Miller.
• Adventist Archives Contains articles written by William Miller
• [1] An online copy of the 1886 book History of Rutland County Vermont with Illustrations & Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men & Pioneers edited by H. Y. Smith and W. S. Rann.