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| Dennis Registered user Username: Dennis Post Number: 1581 Registered: 4-2000  |
George Knight, the SDA historian, estimates that 200-500 Millerite "prophets" existed in the late 1840s. Moreover, five women were "prophesying" in Ellen White's home town. This prophet craze was a great annoyance to William Miller who never embraced any of them. The following letter reveals what Ellen White thought about this prophet craze:
In addition to Ellen White's comments about these apostatized prophets, here is a brief listing of what really happened in 1844: * Joseph Smith, together with his brother Hyrum, were murdered on June 27, 1844 in the jail in Carthage, Illinois. *Pope Gregory XVI issued a strong Encyclical against all Bible societies (http://www.ewtn.com/library/encyc/g16inter.htm) A must-read for all history buffs. *Persian Prophet The Bab announced his revelations, founding Babism on May 23, 1844. *YMCA was founded in London. *First telegram is sent by Samuel F. B. Morse from Baltimore to Washington, D. C., saying "What hath God wrought?" *Oregon becomes a State. *Friedrich Nietzche was born on October 15, 1844. The "God is Dead" man died in a state of complete insanity in 1900. *Charles Goodyear receives patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber. *Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti. *Oscar I of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden. *University of Notre Dame receives its charter from Indiana on May 15, 1844. *Last pair of Great Auks is killed in July, 1844. *Copper and iron ore discovered on the Upper Peninsula, beginning the Michigan Mining industry. Many readers will be able to add to this unique list to give a rounded perspective of happenings in 1844. Dennis Fischer | ||
| Bskillet Registered user Username: Bskillet Post Number: 100 Registered: 8-2008 |
August 28 - Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx meet in Paris, France. Per wikipedia. | ||
| Animal Registered user Username: Animal Post Number: 397 Registered: 7-2008  |
1844 in History January 1 1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) January 15 University of Notre Dame receives its charter in Indiana January 25 Recontre between Reps Weller and Shriver, U.S. House of Representative February 3 Hector Berlioz' "Carnaval Romain," premieres in Paris February 27 Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day) February 28 12-inch gun aboard USS Princeton explodes March 9 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Hernani," premieres in Venice March 21 Origin of Baha'i Era-Baha'i calendar starts here (Baha 1, 1) March 28 Jose Zorilla's "Don Juan Tenorio," premieres in Madrid April 12 Texas became a U.S. territory May 1 Samuel Morse sends 1st telegraphic message May 1 Whig convention nominates Henry Clay as presidential candidate May 6 Johan Thorbecke argue general right to vote May 23 Declaration of Bab (Baha'i festival) ('Azamat 7, 1) May 24 Samuel FB Morse taps out "What hath God wrought" (1st telegraph msg) May 25 1st telegraphed news dispatch is published in Baltimore Patriot May 27 Samuel F.B. Morse completes 1st telegraph line June 6 Young Men's Christian Association, YMCA, forms in London June 15 Goodyear patents vulcanization of rubber June 26 U.S. President John Tyler marries Julia Gardiner in New York City July 27 Fire destroys U.S. mint at Charlotte, North Carolina July 29 New York Yacht Club forms July 30 1st U.S. yacht club organized, New York Yacht Club August 8 Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death August 29 1st white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win September 5 Iron ore discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains September 25 Canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international October 22 7th day adventists wait for appearance of Jesus November 6 Spain grants Dominican Rep independence December 3 RC Society Apostole of Prayer forms December 4 James K Polk elected 11th president of US December 11 1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct December 30 Opera "Stradella" after being rewritten is produced (Hamburg) | ||
| Colleentinker Registered user Username: Colleentinker Post Number: 9274 Registered: 12-2003  |
Really interesting! Thanks, Dennis and Animal! Colleen | ||
| River Registered user Username: River Post Number: 3975 Registered: 9-2006  |
In 1844 Ellen shut tha door' And said you cain't come in, if yur a never been' The methodist said "Look out!" What is that allabout?" The Adventist said " When yur dead, yur dead" And tha sunday keepers is gonna fill us fulla lead!" Ellen had a vision "Twarnt no coming she said." God moved his hand and investigated instead!" The Methodists said "Yur all a kook." Haven't you paid attention to the book a Luke? And tha writings of Paul, don't you get it you all? Jesus paid for all our sins, and that includes everbody. Even us never beens. Nytol! | ||
| Colleentinker Registered user Username: Colleentinker Post Number: 9276 Registered: 12-2003 |
River, it's confirmed: you know us as well as we know ourselves! Too funny! Colleen | ||
| Bb Registered user Username: Bb Post Number: 330 Registered: 7-2004 |
That's inspiring River, but I can't compete with that one!  | ||
| Dennis Registered user Username: Dennis Post Number: 1582 Registered: 4-2000 |
John Tyler, Jr. was the U. S. President during the Millerite "Great Disappointment." He was a slaveholder for his entire life. The city of Tyler, Texas is named after him. His final words were "I am going now, perhaps it is for the best." The Presidential election in 1844 was the last to be held on different days in different States. Democrat James Polk defeated Whig Henry Clay. Dennis Fischer (Message edited by Dennis on January 17, 2009) | ||
| Jeremy Registered user Username: Jeremy Post Number: 2578 Registered: 10-2004  |
Amazingly, John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States, still has a living grandson, Harrison Ruffin Tyler. President Tyler was born in 1790, one of his sons (Lyon Gardiner Tyler) was born in 1853, and his son Harrison was born in 1928, and is now about 80 years old and still living! Jeremy | ||
| Dennis Registered user Username: Dennis Post Number: 1583 Registered: 4-2000 |
In 1841, President William Harrison made such a long-winded inaugural speech in cold weather that he died about a month later from pneumonia--creating a sudden vacancy and succession problems. Harrison's Vice President, John Tyler, Jr., became the 10th U. S. President after some disarray about succession. Subsequent inaugural addresses have been much shorter to accommodate the cold, Washington, D. C., winter temperatures. It is likely that President-elect Obama will follow the same brevity tradition next Tuesday. Dennis Fischer | ||
| Agapetos Registered user Username: Agapetos Post Number: 1664 Registered: 10-2002  |
Dennis, thank you for putting up that parenthetical note about the "Encyclical" above. Truly frightening... or rather, it's frightening to realize how often we are afraid to let the Holy Spirit do His work through the Scriptures without our institutional, pastoral, priestly, or theological interference. Evangelism, just like salvation, involves resting in Him to carry out what He said He would do. | ||
| Dennis Registered user Username: Dennis Post Number: 1584 Registered: 4-2000 |
Ramone, I found it rather blunt, daring, and scary for a popular Catholic website to publish Pope Gregory's 1844 Encyclical against Bible societies and support for forbidden book lists. No wonder there was such an anti-Catholic outcry in nineteenth-century America. It is important to note that this Encyclical has never been rescinded by the Vatican hierarchy. In the same century, the First Vatican Council in 1870 defined the new Papal infallibility dogma. Dennis Fischer www.bereanbeacon.org |
