Co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. James Springer White was the fifth of nine children. At 19 he enrolled at a local school, where he earned a teaching certificate. He briefly taught at an elementary school, then left teaching and become a preacher in 1843. He started a paper which is still published as the "Adventist Review" today; it is a source of communication for the Sabbatarian Adventist movement. He helped manage church publications as president of the Review and Herald Publishing Association. He also served as president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. In 1865 he suffered from a stroke, but continued to preach. He had several strokes. During the summer of 1881, he came down with a fever, sickened, and died.
Co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. James Springer White was the fifth of nine children. At 19 he enrolled at a local school, where he earned a teaching certificate. He briefly taught at an elementary school, then left teaching and become a preacher in 1843. He started a paper which is still published as the "Adventist Review" today; it is a source of communication for the Sabbatarian Adventist movement. He helped manage church publications as president of the Review and Herald Publishing Association. He also served as president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. In 1865 he suffered from a stroke, but continued to preach. He had several strokes. During the summer of 1881, he came down with a fever, sickened, and died.
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