Adventists, Evangelical, are the representatives of the original followers of William Miller (q.v.) and his coadjutors. SEE ADVENTISTS; MILLERITES.- They were organized at Boston, under the name of "The American Millennial Association," in November, 1858. They adhere to the doctrine of the conscious state of the- dead and the eternal conscious suffering of the wicked. Their principal organ is the Messiah's Herald, .published at Boston. They have six or eight state and sectional conferences. Those holding the same views in Pennsylvania and Canada organized under the name of Messiah's Church, and have' a conference in each of these sections. They are in full accord, both as to faith and labors, and sustain the same enterprises. See Wellcome, Hist. of the Second Advent Message, p. 603.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More