Corporate Repentance - Robert J. Wieland

eality of the Biblical principle of corporate guilt.
Did the 1901 General Conference Cancel the
1888 Unbelief?
We must take a brief look at an argument that
has been assumed to contradict the need for
denominational repentance. Some have assumed
that the 1901 General Conference Session was an
about-face, a reformation that undid the rejection
of the 1888 message and cancelled its
consequences. This view implies the parallel
assumption that the latter rain and the loud cry
have been progressing ever since. Large baptisms
and financial and institutional growth are often
cited as evidence, even though the Mormons and
Jehovah's Witnesses can also cite phenomenal
statistical growth.
It is true that the 1901 session did bring great
organizational blessings that could keep our
machinery running smoothly for centuries. It is
also clear that no deep spiritual reformation
occurred. The lady with keen discernment wrote to
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