Friend - First Achievement Class - SDA General Conference Youth ...

Following is a choice of two different quizzes which should be administered to Friendcandidates after they have studied the Historical Prologue to the book Early Writings. Itis suggested that this would be a good way to evaluate the knowledge gained during thefulfillment of this requirement.1. The Seventh-day Adventist church was born out of a world-wide movementknown as (The Great Advent Awakening). In North America, this movement wasled by a New York farmer-minister named (William Miller).2. Careful study of prophecies in the book of (Daniel) Caused William Miller to arriveat the conclusion that (Christ would return to earth) In about the year (1844).3. Following the (Disappointment of October 22) many believers and ministersdropped away.4. Ellen Harmon received her first vision only (two months) after the disappointment,she saw a (bright light) At the beginning of a long (pathway) and(Christ) was(leading) The people to the (City of God) .5. Another denomination still surviving today born of this movement is the (AdventChristian Church). They differ from SDA's primarily on the doctrines of – (The Giftof Prophecy and the Sabbath).6. A group study led by (Hiram Edson) were the first to correct the error regardingthe cleansing of the (Sanctuary) because of a vision he had while (crossing acornfield).7. The Sabbath was first introduced to the Advent believers by (Rachel Oakes), whowas a (Seventh-day Baptist) attending church with some believers in the smalltown of (Washington, New Hampshire).8. Later, (Joseph Bates), a prominent minister also accepted the Sabbath truth andwrote a pamphlet which convinced (James) and (Ellen White) of the truth.9. The first official publication by the Advent believers was called (The PresentTruth). There were only (eleven) issues starting in July (1849) and ending inNovember 1850.10. When the Whites moved to (Battle Creek) in 1855 they had already publishedseveral small books, a regular church journal which today we call (AdventistReview) and a magazine for youth called (The Youth's Instructor).11. It wasn't until 1860) That the name Seventh-day Adventist was settled on andthen in 1863 the (General Conference) was organized.