Douglas canwright: True or False

[DanPev]

All right. There were two or three pages from one book quoted. That statement was not taken out of context from the book, however it was taken out of context from the rest of her writings. I'm sure that that wasn't the only thing she said on the subject. If somebody is going to come to firm conclusion about something she said, they should at least take into consideratioin everything she said on the subject.

See ya, Dan

 

[djconklin]

Miller for inventing the date.

William Miller did not "invent" any date. If he had then you would also have to include the some 2,000 other preachers in America (acroos deniminational lines, no less) and in Europe and S. America for all saying the same thing.

 

[YeshuamySalvation]

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William Miller did not "invent" any date. If he had then you would also have to include the some 2,000 other preachers in America (acroos deniminational lines, no less) and in Europe and S. America for all saying the same thing.

I'm talking about the 1843 & 1844 date setting.... And yes William Miller did set up those dates, so he did invent them.

 

[djconklin]

William Miller didn't have to invent the dates; they are derived from reading the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation. He also wasn't alone in understanding this--that was my point. If you're going to "condemn" him then there's lots of others who have to go down too.

 

[Sulla]

I believe their is a book where it has his arguments on both sides of the SDA issues. From what I remember he seems to do a very much better job of backing the SDA position.

 

[Adventist Dissident]

That wasn't much of secret from you, was it?

How about what D. Canright wrote in R&H 1877? Was it true and false?

“As to the Christian character of Sr. White, I beg leave to say that I think I know something about it. I have been acquainted with Sr. White for eighteen years, more than half the history of our people. I have been in their family time and again, sometimes weeks at a time. They have been in our house and family many time. I have traveled with them almost everywhere; have been with them in private and in public, in meeting and out of meeting, . . .

I know Sr. White to be an unassuming, modest, kind-hearted, noble woman. These traits in her character are not simply put on and cultivated, but they spring gracefully and easily from her natural disposition. She is not self-conceited, self-righteous, and self-important, as fanatics always are. . . .
I have found Sr. White the reverse of all this. Any one, the poorest and the humblest, can go to her freely for advice and comfort without being repulsed. She is ever looking after the needy, the destitute, and the suffering, providing for them, and pleading their case. I have never formed an acquaintance with any persons who so constantly have the fear of God before them. Nothing is undertaken without earnest prayer to God. . .
I have read all her testimonies through and through, . . .I have never been able to find one immoral sentence in the whole of them, or anything that is not strictly pure and Christian: nothing that leads away from the Bible, or from Christ; but there I find the most earnest appeals to obey God, to love Jesus, to believe the Scriptures and to search them constantly. . . . Dudley Canright April 26, 1877 Review and Herald.

And did you know Canright was among the chief mourner at Ellen White funeral?

I have been reading much on D.M canwright. I have read his personal testimony and find it to be that of an honest person. I think he is a person who honestly beleves what he is saying. I believe that he had honest doughts about EGW's ministry. unfortunately for him Christina fourms was not available back then. He had almost no one to talk to about this. When you read his personal testimony he put alot of this information in prespective. He felt alot of pressuer to confrom to what everyone else was doing and could not make up his own mind.

 

[Adventist Dissident]

You missed the point again. The contrast is what he wrote about Ellen White as a person. Later on, he not only attacked her writings, he also attacked her character.

What we see is a very inconsistant person. Canright attacked the church then recanted. He went back and forthI think 4 times before he finally left the church and went to the baptist church.

Have you done your homework and read his books?

Notice this, he also renounced sabbath-keeping in his book "Seventh-day Adventism Renounced" (chapters 9-16 out of entire 22 chapters). He advocated Sunday-keeping, defended papacy's position and gave the arguements of Greek sabbaton in Col 2:16. I'm guessing that's where you learned about it.

Wouldn't you admit that wasn't a case of finding the truth but was a case of falling into apostasy?

No. in his book he details the whole story. while I don't think he is correct in some of the doctrinal issues. when you see his full confession it dosen't look so bad. Has you read his side of the story? that is only fair

 

[OntheDL]

No. in his book he details the whole story. while I don't think he is correct in some of the doctrinal issues. when you see his full confession it dosen't look so bad. Has you read his side of the story? that is only fair

What story is that? The story how he became a baptist?

 

[Adventist Dissident]

What story is that? The story how he became a baptist?

The story of how he lost faith in EGW. you would know that if you read the book.