The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, Volume 4

Picture 1: THE MASTER’S PARTING PLEDGE TO RETURN
The Saviour’s Solemn Assurance of his return at the end of the age, attested by angels and echoed by the prophets, became the hope of the apostolic church and is to be the keynote of heaven’s last message to men
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The
PROPHETIC FAITH OF OUR FATHERS

The Historical Development of Prophetic Interpretation by
LEROY EDWIN FROOM

VOLUME IV
New World Recovery and Consummation of Prophetic Interpretation

REVIEW AND HERALD
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20039-0555
HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740

TO THAT Goodly Company of Pioneering Prophetic Expositors, Spread Across the Centuries, Whose Principles of Sound Interpretation, Supported by a Record of Progressive Fulfillments, Have Been as a Flaming Torch Illuminating the Uncharted Path of History, and Have Become Our Heritage Today, This Volume Is Affectionately Dedicated

Copyright 1954, 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]

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

1. From the Author to the Reader	9
Part I - American 19th Century Revival of Prophetic Interpretation Among Men of All Faiths, 1800-1844	13
2. CHAPTER ONE: The Background of the American Denominations	15
3. CHAPTER TWO: The Great Revival and the Camp Meeting	36
4. CHAPTER THREE: Light Dawns on the Last Days	56
5. CHAPTER FOUR: Prophecy Ascendant at Turn of Century	82
6. CHAPTER FIVE: British Exposition Reprints Influence America	108
7. CHAPTER SIX: Periodicals Become Forum for Prophetic Discussion	134
8. CHAPTER SEVEN: Prophecy Expounded by Outstanding Leaders	153
9. CHAPTER EIGHT: Fulfilling Signs of Times Emphasized	179
10. CHAPTER NINE: 2300 Years Become New Point of Emphasis	204
11. CHAPTER TEN: 70 Weeks Considered Key to 2300 Years	226
12. CHAPTER ELEVEN: Ephecies Dominate Debates and Periodicals	249
13. CHAPTER TWELVE: JLVLedley of Voices Swell Prophetic Chorus	269
14. CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Meteoric Showers Seen as Heralds of Advent	289
15. CHAPTER FOURTEEN: International Character of Emphasis	301
16. CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Conflict Centers Around Millennialism	330
17. CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Premillennialism Rallies Stalwart Defenders	350
18. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: scholarly Treatises Stress Expectancy of Times	366
19. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: The Status of Prophetic Interpretation	382
20. CHAPTER NINETEEN: Breakdown of Historic Premillennialism	411
Part II - Prophetic Exposition the Foundation of The Millerite Phase of the Second Advent Movement 1831-1844	427
21. CHAPTER TWENTY: Tremendous Changes Alter World Picture	429
22. CHAPTER TWENTY ONE: Preview of the Amazing Advent Movement	443
23. CHAPTER TWENTY TWO: The Founding Father of the Millerite Movement	455
24. CHAPTER TWENTY THREE: From Initial Sermon to Full-Time Preacher	476
25. CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR: From Individual Effort to Group Endeavor	503
26. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE : Earliest Ministerial Recruits Join the Cause	528
27. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX :Successive Conferences Solidify the Movement	555
28. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: Momentum Increases as Conferences Progress	582
29. CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT: Conferences Make Impress on Great Cities	598
30. CHAPTER TWENTY NINE: Unrivaled Battery of Millerite Periodicals	621
31. CHAPTER THIRTY: camp Meetings Bring Millerism Before the Masses	642
32. CHAPTER THIRTY ONE: Close ups of Miller’s Lesser known Associates	663
33. CHAPTER THIRTY TWO: Miller’s’s Power in the Pulpit	681
34. CHAPTER THIRTY THREE: American Base Expansion and Overseas Extension	699
35. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: Millerite Charts Epitomize Their Interpretation	719
36. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: Increasing Attacks by Press and Clergy	738
37. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: Rising Opposition Leads to Separation	761
38. CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN: Transition From Spring to Autumn, 1844	784
39. CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT: seventh-Month Movement Launched at Exeter	810
40. CHAPTER THIRTY NINE: The Parting of the Ways	827
Part III - Completing the Contribution of the Centuries by Retention, Restoration, and Advance, 1844-1875	854
41. CHAPTER FORTY: The Aftermath of the Bitter Disappointment	855
42. CHAPTER FORTY ONE: Clarifying Light Dawns on Sanctuary’s Cleansing	877
43. CHAPTER FORTY TWO: seventeenth-Century Emergence of Sabbath Issue	906
44. CHAPTER FORTY THREE: The Sabbath Penetrates the Western World	918
45. CHAPTER FORTY FOUR: The Rise of Sabbatarian Adventism	941
46. CHAPTER FORRTY FIVE: The Spirit of Prophecy Manifested	964
47. CHAPTER FORTY SIX: Testing the Validity of the Messages	989
48. CHAPTER FORTY SEVEN: Sabbath Conferences Consolidate Emerging Movement	1021
49. CHAPTER FORTY EIGHT: Raising Up the Foundations of Many Generations	1049
50. CHAPTER FORTY NINE: Studies Cluster Around Third Message	1070
51. CHAPTER FIFTY: The Two-Horned “Beast” of Revelation 13	1093
52. CHAPTER FIFTY ONE: A Systematic Harmony of the Prophecies	1109
53. CHAPTER FIFTY TWO: The Larger Aspect of Prophecy	1138
54. CHAPTER FIFTY THREE: Prophecy’s Place in the Master Plan of God	1152
Epilogue - Persistence of Premillennial Second Advent Emphasis in America and Britain, 1878-1952	1175
55. CHAPTER FIFTY FOUR: The millennial Emphasis Persists	1177
56. CHAPTER FIFTY FIVE: British Exposition Parallels American Interpretation	1186
Acknowledgments	1205
Appendices	1209
Bibliography	1249