History of the SDA Reform Movement, The / Balbach, Alfons / (HB/1999-1999/New/USED)

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Since the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement was organized, its pioneers and members have understood that it is their duty to respond to the call of God directed to His servants through the Spirit of Prophecy in 1913:
"Men of clear understanding are needed now. God calls upon those who are willing to be controlled by the Holy Spirit to lead out in a work of thorough reformation." --Testimonies to Ministers, p. 514.
SDA Reformers are a group of believers in the three angels' message who originally lost their membership in the Seventh-day Adventist church in Europe during World War I (1914-1918), not only because as conscientious objectors they refused to go to the battlefront, but also because they raised their voices in protest against the new position adopted by the church. It was clear to them that the combatant status which was officially accepted with the approval of officers of the General Conference was a deviation from the original stand of denomination. And they were prepared to face the consequences - cruel persecution from their former brethren and from the powers that be. This book describes the "almost indescribable" trials that the conscientious objectors, a faithful minority of historic Adventists, suffered during the two world wars (1914-1918 and 1939-1945), as well as many of their experiences in times of peace. This first edition was prepared with information we had on hand; some of the countries and places which were reached by the message of reformation in recent years are not even mentioned here. It is hoped, however, that the second edition will be greatly enlarged with additional information.

Table of Contents

1 The Minneapolis Conference and Its Aftermath
2 Out of Babylon and Egypt
3 "Opposed to Every Principle"
4 Great Trials Before God's People
5 1914-1918 -- The Great Crisis
6 1919 -- Preliminary Meeting in Switzerland
7 1920 -- Attempting a Reconciliation
8 Unstable Elements
9 1921 -- International Conference in Wuerzburg, Germany
10 1922 -- Trying to Appeal to the GC Delegation
11 Our GC Delegation Sessions
12 The Name of Our Church
13 Our International Work
EUROPE
14 Germany and Austria
15 The Netherlands
16 Poland and Czechoslovakia
17 Estonia
18 Hungary
19 Romania
20 Yugoslavia
21 Bulgaria
22 Russia
23 Italy
24 France
25 Iberia (Portugal and Spain)
NORTH AMERICA
26 United States and Canada
SOUTH AMERICA
27 Brazil
28 Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
29 Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE WEST INDIES
30 Central America
31 Mexico
32 Dominican Republic
AFRICA
33 Southern Africa
34 Nigeria
35 Kenya
36 Angola
37 Mozambique
ASIA, AUSTRALIA, AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
38 Australia
39 Philippines
40 Indonesia
41 Japan
42 South Korea
43 India
44 Sri Lanka
45 Myanmar
46 French Polynesia
APPENDIX
47 A Prophesied Reformation
48 The Main Controversial Issue
49 Two Distinct Adventist Companies
Periodical Publications
Index of Names and Places

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