The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, Volume 3

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The Course of History Traced by Colonial American Writers Against the Luminous Background of Prophecy. Interpreting Was the Common Order of the Day Among Civic as Well as Religions
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The PROPHETIC FAITH OF OUR FATHERS

The Historical Development of Prophetic Interpretation
by LEROY EDWIN FROOM

VOLUME III
PART I Colonial and Early National American Exposition
PART II Old World Nineteenth Century Advent Awakening

REVIEW AND HERALD
WASHINGTON, D.C.

TO ALL Students of Prophecy Who Seek a Clearer Understanding of the Past That They May Better Discern the Significance of the Present, and More Readily Recognize the Full Meaning of the Impending Future, This Volume Is Sincerely Dedicated

Copyright 1946, Review and Herald Publishing Association

[Copyright transferred from Review and Herald Publishing Association to Fenton Froom.
CD-ROM release: Used by permission, LeRoy Edwin Froom heirs]

WASHINGTON 12, D.C.

[CD-ROM Editor’s Note: The original “Table of Contents” is located on pages 5-6]

1. Introduction to Volume III	9
Part I - Colonial American and Aarly National Writers on Prophecy	17
2.CHAPTER ONE: Prophecy’s Key Place in Colonial American Thought	19
3. CHAPTER TWO: Earliest Colonial Writings Include Prophecy	33
4. CHAPTER THREE: First Two Systematic Commentaries Appear	60
5. CHAPTER FOUR: Physicians, Legislators, and Historians Contribute	78
6. CHAPTER FIVE: LAYMEN, GOVERNORS, AND EDUCATORS EXPOYND	98
7. CHAPTER SIX: Prophetic Terms Permeate Secular Literature	115
8. CHAPTER SEVEN: High-Water Mark in Colonial Exposition	124
9.CHAPTER EIGHT: Seventeenth-Century Positions and Transitions	138
10.CHAPTER NINE: Theologians, Schoolmasters, and Poets Join	145
11. CHAPTER TEN: Harvard Lectures on Romanism Inaugurated	168
12.CHAPTER ELEVEN: LISBON EARTHQUAKE AND THE CELESTIAL SIGNS	187
13. CHAPTER TWELVE: Emphasis Upon Turkish Woe Trumpet	207
14.CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Daystar of Premillennial Hope Reappears	227
Part II - Nineteenth Century Old World Advent Awakening	261
15.CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Summing Up the Witness for North America	250
16.CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Nineteenth Century Revival of Prophetic Study	263
17.CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Panoramic Preview of Developing Interpretations	283
18.CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Catholic Witness Stirs Two Continents	303
19.CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Protestant Interpretation Gathers Momentum	327
20. CHAPTER NINETEEN: Growing Emphasis on the Last Times	347
21.CHAPTER TWENTY: Twenty-three Hundred Years Focal Point of Discussion	364
22.CHAPTER TWENTY ONE: American Witness Injected Into Discussion	391
23.CHAPTER TWENTY TWO: Jewish Society and Journal “Launched	415
24.CHAPTER TWENTY THREE: Continental Society and Albury Conference	435
25.CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR: Wolff: Ambassador of the Coming Kingdom	461
26.CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE: Medley of Voices in Swelling Chorus	482
27.CHAPTER TWENTY SIX: Prophetic Society and the Morning Watch	498
28.CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN: Irving’s Contribution Marred by “Utterances”	514
29.CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: Futurist Interpretation Enters the Picture	533
30.CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: Sabbatarian Note Sounded in Prophetic Circles	555
31. CHAPTER THIRTY: Irish Heralds Launch Prophetic Journal	579
32.CHAPTER THIRTY ONE: Prophetic Investigator and Dictionary of Writers	599
33.CHAPTER THIRTY TWO: Bishop Wilson Ends 2300 Years in 1847	617
34.CHAPTER THIRTY THREE: A Feminine Touch on the Prophecies	640
35.CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR: The Futurist Foundation of the Oxford Movement	655
36.CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE: Child Preachers of Sweden Warn of Judgment	671
37.CHAPTER THIRTY SIX: Effctive Expositors in Switzerland,France,and Germany	687
38.CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN: Passing Over the Time of Expectation	704
39.CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT: Old World Advent Awakening Collapses	724
40. CHAPTER THIRTY NINE: A Summary of the Evidence	738
Acknowledgments	753
Bibliography	757