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There was someone else whom Annie loved: the handsome young preacher, John Nevins Andrews. John lived in Rochester during the time Annie was there. They were about the same age, and both were bright and intellectually ambitious. There are indications that Annie had high hopes for her future with John, but he disappointed her, turning…

Let none this humble work assail,Its failings to expose to view,Which sprung within Misfortune’s valeAnd ‘neath the dews of Sorrow grew. Thus does Annie Rebekah Smith, the early Adventist hymnist, beg indulgent tolerance of the little book of poems she completed on her deathbed in 1855. Her wishes will be honored here in favor of…

Pop tunes in an Adventist hymnal? Who would allow such a thing? How about James White and Uriah Smith, two of our most revered pioneers? Uriah Smith had been the class poet at Phillips Exeter Academy, one of the top New England prep schools of the day. He was ready to enter Harvard University as…

When the 1886 hymnal was released, it was described as the “largest and most comprehensive hymnbook ever published by the Church”. It has 1,413 hymns, most printed as two staves with one verse in the score and the remaining text and other hymns in the same meter being printed below. The hymnal committee comprised of…

Franklin Belden was born and schooled in Battle Creek, Michigan. In 1876, when James and Ellen White made a decision to move to California, Belden’s family decided to join with them. Young Franklin was 18 years old at this time. The Whites and Beldens were close-knit. Ellen Harmon White and Sarah Harmon Belden are sisters,…

Gallery Uriah Smith’s Patented Artificial Leg Uriah Smith’s Patented Folding Desk Editors of the Advent Review, with Uriah Smith having the longest tenure BIRTH & DEATH b: 3 May 1832; West Wilton, New Hampshired: 6 March 1903; Battle Creek, Michigan EDUCATION Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire HIGHLIGHTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS his infected left leg had to be…