The W. W. Prescott Armadale Sermons - Fred Bischoff

Washburn concluded one of his letters to Ellen White with the thought
that he still had much to learn about the book of Revelation. He appeared
wary of using it in his evangelistic approach, at least in the initial stages.
In the 1890s the work of an evangelist was sufficiently newsworthy to
attract attention from local newspapers. In Bath, Newport, and Cardiff, they
reproduced Washburn’s sermons verbatim, a godsend to the modem
researcher. Thus we may read exactly what he said and analyze his
evangelistic method.
Washburn treated Revelation as a "postgraduate" course. In both
Newport and Cardiff he preached from the book, but only after spending two
evangelistic seasons preaching on Christ-centered topics and Daniel. His
evangelistic method may be summed up as Christ always up front—His
atonement, His righteousness, His soon return.
When Washburn returned to the United States in 1900, he played "a
leading part in the transfer of denominational headquarters from Battle
Creek, Michigan, to Washington, D.C."[7] His return visits to Britain during
the 1920s and early 1930s saw him engaged in revival crusades. Many
Adventists still living date their conversion to Washburn meetings in dingy
public halls under the influence of the Holy Spirit.
Washburn outlived two wives. His first wife died in 1932, his second in
1953. He himself died on July 21, 1955, at Hagerstown, Maryland, at the age
of 92.
Speakers at his funeral service recalled his great love of music. He had
composed hymns, led choirs, and sung solos throughout the United States
and Great Britain. The style of his compositions was simple but indicative of
his one abiding passion: the love of Christ for the sinner.
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