Joseph Bates

Joseph Bates (* 8. July 1792 in Rochester in New Bedford , Massachusetts ; † 19th March 1872 in Battle Creek , Michigan ) was a ship's captain , teetotalers and social reformer , milleritischer lay preacher and co-founder of the Free Church of Seventh-day Adventist Church .

Joseph Bates of the most important preacher who was Sabbath doctrine among the Adventists . After adopting the Sabbath in March 1845, he managed to convince many Adventists of the Sabbath, including Hiram Edson , FB Hahn , ORL Crosier, and James and Ellen G. White .

literature

Georg R. Knight: Joseph Bates: The theological founder of the Seventh-day Adventists. Advent, Lüneburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-8150-1884-2 .
Daniel Heinz: Bates, Joseph. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 16, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-079-4 , Sp. 72-77. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Bates, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	is considered a co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventists
DATE OF BIRTH	July 8, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rochester near New Bedford , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH	March 19, 1872
Place of death	Battle Creek , Michigan