Hanks Harwood, GingerG. Beem, Beverly2019-09-252019-09-252016-04-182007http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/237063"In 1818, even as the North American Second Great Awakening was winding down to a close, New England farmer William Miller reached a conclusion that would revive flagging religious enthusiasm: according to his study of Scripture, Jesus would return in approximately twenty-five years.2 Although Miller was content to share his findings in a piecemeal way with local church groups as he received invitations from interested parties who had heard of his interpretation of the prophecies, the limited and informal promulgation of his ideas changed abruptly after he met noted social-reform leader Joshua Himes in Boston late in 1839.~H imes organized a major campaign to publish the news broadly, and the "Milleriten movement was born"engWith permission of the license/copyright holderEllen WhiteChurch HistoryWomenSeventh-Day AdventistCommunity ethicsSocial ethicsSexual orientation/genderChristian denominationsBaptist, AdventistDogmaticsArticle