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Series Code: LIN
Program Code: LIN000019A
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00:17 Our early Adventist pioneers had a radical new theology,
00:21 but it wasn't just limited to the four walls of a church. 00:25 They were at the forefront 00:26 of many of the new social movements 00:28 such as the temperance movement 00:29 as well as the abolition of slavery. 00:32 Slavery had been practiced in America 00:34 since its earliest days 00:35 and was considered normal in some parts of the country 00:38 but not for the early founders of Adventism. 00:41 William Miller, Joseph Bates, and Joshua V. Himes, 00:45 all spoke actively and openly 00:47 against this evil institution. 00:52 In the mid 1800s, 00:53 slavery was widely practiced in the Southern states 00:57 but not up North and many slaves attempted to 01:00 and succeeded in escaping to freedom 01:02 via the Underground Railroad. 01:05 It was neither underground nor a railroad 01:08 but a network of homes, farms, and transportation 01:11 that would get someone secretly from the South 01:14 up to the northern states or to Canada. 01:16 Perhaps the most famous name 01:18 associated with this movement of liberation 01:21 is Harriet Tubman, 01:22 who helped thousands of people to escape. 01:25 Also, Sojourner Truth spoke widely and passionately 01:28 against slavery, 01:30 and she was baptized as an Adventist by Uriah Smith. 01:33 John Byington, the first General Conference president 01:36 used his farm in upstate New York 01:39 as a stop on the Underground Railroad as well. 01:46 Early Adventists were encouraged 01:49 to help out in this defying the law of the land. 01:52 In 1850, the Fugitive Slave Law was passed by Congress 01:56 to strengthen the earlier 01:58 but often neglected law of 1793. 02:01 It required any citizen 02:03 to return an escaped slave to his master 02:06 would find and punishment in case of violation. 02:09 Ellen White commenting on the relationship 02:12 that Adventists should have to this law set. 02:15 "The law of our land requiring us 02:17 to deliver an escaped slave to his master, 02:20 we are not to obey, and we must abide 02:22 the consequences of violating this law." 02:28 J. N. Loughborough, J. N. Andrews, 02:30 Uriah Smith, Joseph Bates, and James White, 02:34 all wrote and held positions against slavery. 02:37 The church was advocating a revolutionary new approach 02:40 and endeavoring to adhere to biblical principles 02:43 over culture and the norms of society. 02:46 Ellen White also advocated 02:47 that those who held pro-slavery views 02:50 should be disfellowshipped from church. 02:56 As soon as slavery was abolished, 02:58 the Adventist Church made inroads 03:00 into the Southern states, 03:02 and Edson White's Morning Star boat 03:04 pioneered the work in many new areas. 03:07 Schools, churches, printing presses, sanitariums, 03:12 and food companies were opened. 03:14 As the work progressed, 03:15 the need arose for a school to train workers. 03:18 And on November the 16th, 1896, 03:21 Oakwood Industrial School was opened. 03:29 Oakwood will go on to be a flagship school 03:31 amongst the African-American community 03:33 here in North America. 03:35 And for over 120 years now, 03:37 they have educated thousands of students, 03:40 sending graduates all around the world. 03:43 Some of their most famous graduates 03:45 would include evangelists, 03:46 E.E. Cleveland, and C.D. Brooks, 03:49 just two of the many prolific pastors 03:52 that have passed through this campus. 03:54 Oakwood is also famous for its world renowned choir, 03:58 the Oakwood Aeolians. 03:59 Oakwood will also play a role 04:01 in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s 04:04 hosting Dr. Martin Luther King, who spoke here on this campus 04:08 after there was nowhere else in the city 04:10 that would have him. 04:15 As the church we once held positions 04:17 on matters of equality and justice 04:19 that was ahead of general society 04:21 rather than behind it. 04:23 In some ways, we have lost this radical edge, 04:25 finding comfort in the accepted norms of practice Christianity 04:30 rather than seeking clear biblical practice 04:32 in all that we do. 04:34 This radical and revolutionary edge 04:36 that we once had needs to be reclaimed, 04:38 and as a church, 04:40 we ought to be at the forefront of social change, 04:42 demonstrating the gospel in our communities 04:45 as we seek to relieve the suffering of humanity. 06:24 "There is something about your Adventist fires," 06:27 local fire chief Weekes remarked. 06:30 He had fought two Adventist fires 06:32 with his success score being zero. 06:34 He also said that the water poured on 06:37 acted more like gasoline. 06:40 Ellen White had warned the Review 06:41 that they were on dangerous ground 06:43 and was not surprised when she heard of the fire 06:46 on December the 30th, 1902. 06:49 In 1901, she had written to the managers of the Review 06:53 and said, "I have been almost afraid 06:56 to open the Review, 06:57 fearing that God has cleansed the publishing house by fire." 07:06 The Review had gotten itself into a situation, 07:09 whereas publishing more commercial work 07:12 than what its original intention was. 07:15 It had come a long way 07:16 since the early days in Paris Hill, Maine, 07:18 and the times of extreme sacrifice 07:21 in Rochester, New York. 07:22 It was now a huge institution, 07:25 the largest printing press in the state of Michigan. 07:28 On that day, though, nothing could stop the fire, 07:31 destroying the 40,000 square foot building, 07:34 with only the West building 07:35 that housed the General Conference offices 07:38 and book and bank depositories left standing. 07:45 The Review had on press at the time 07:47 a book by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, 07:49 entitled "The Living Temple." 07:52 This book had pantheistic strains throughout 07:54 and would have caused much harm to the Review if published. 07:58 The book marked a significant shift 08:00 in the philosophy of Dr. Kellogg, 08:02 who had started out with such great promise 08:04 and was one of the leading doctors in America. 08:10 Dr. Kellogg had become controlling and dictatorial 08:14 and was increasingly difficult 08:15 for the church leadership to work with. 08:18 Earlier that year on February the 18th, 08:20 the sanitarium suffered a fire. 08:22 Was it an accident or something bigger than that? 08:25 A warning for Dr. Kellogg to get back on track. 08:29 The Review had decided to relocate completely 08:31 to Washington DC in line with the new council 08:34 that so many institutions should not operate in one area. 08:38 Despite the warning 08:40 not to rebuild a large institution, 08:42 Dr. Kellogg not only rebuilt but doubled it in size, 08:45 from 106 patients in 1866 08:48 to over 7,000 by 1906. 08:51 It was a huge institution. 08:58 Unfortunately, Dr. Kellogg would end up leaving the church 09:02 being disfellowshipped in 1907 09:04 during some turbulent times for our church. 09:07 He refused to let go of the pantheistic ideas 09:10 in the book "The Living Temple," 09:12 and also some of his medical practices 09:15 started to become questionable. 09:17 Unfortunately, today, many of the health reform ideas 09:20 have been taken over 09:22 or have strong ties to Eastern religion 09:24 and the New Age Movement. 09:26 We need to be careful 09:27 that our health reform stays biblical 09:30 and is not influenced by these philosophies. 09:36 When John Harvey Kellogg broke away from the church, 09:39 to some people, it looked like the church would fall. 09:42 A lot of properties were in his name, 09:44 and he had more employees 09:46 than the whole General Conference. 09:48 Some people said that we needed to compromise 09:51 in order to keep him on board or else we wouldn't survive. 09:54 But over the next few years and decades, 09:57 the church would go on strong. 09:59 And a sanitarium that seemed so strong and vibrant 10:02 would become a pale shadow of its former glory, 10:05 struggling in the Great Depression 10:07 and eventually closing down. 10:12 Both institutions were huge. 10:15 And this in itself tells us something. 10:17 God does not respect the size of the institution. 10:21 Sometimes we think 10:22 because it's God's publishing house 10:23 or God's sanitarium, then He has to bless it. 10:26 No, He doesn't. 10:28 God is not want to be manipulated. 10:30 If we are persistent in doing our own thing 10:32 and blindly keep asking for God's blessing, 10:35 then there may come a time 10:36 when He removes it from our lives. 10:38 Size does not matter to God 10:40 or mean that we have His blessing. 10:42 Faithfulness does. 11:16 For us to get to Iona today, 11:18 we have to come to a town called Oban. 11:20 It's about three hours north of Glasgow, 11:23 which is about seven hours north of London. 11:27 From Oban, you have to take a ferry to the isle of Mull. 11:30 You drive one hour across the isle of Mull, 11:32 and then you have to take another ferry to get to Iona. 11:35 It takes at least, minimum one day, 11:38 if not two, just to arrive here. 11:40 On the journey up here, 11:42 my mind goes back to the missionaries 11:43 who would go out from here. 11:45 If it took us two days to get here, 11:47 how long would it have taken them 11:49 in the 500s and 600s and 700 AD 11:52 to leave from this island 11:54 and then spread out around Scotland, 11:56 England, Wales, 11:58 and then go across to Europe as missionaries. 12:01 They spent a long time, 12:03 long journeys traveling across as missionaries 12:06 throughout the British Isles and throughout Europe 12:08 because they believe fervently in the gospel 12:12 which they had learned here 12:14 in this mission training institute. 12:16 God's calling us today as well to be missionaries for Him. 12:20 It may even be just crossing the road 12:21 and speaking to a neighbor, 12:23 and maybe talking to someone at university 12:25 and maybe going to a faraway country 12:27 or wherever God is calling you today, 12:29 may you take up a call and be a missionary for Him. 12:54 When I was growing up, if you wanted to study history 12:57 or do research on a particular topic, 12:59 there was really only one option that we had, 13:01 and that was to read a book. 13:03 And I never really used to like reading that much. 13:06 So we decided to create a resource 13:08 that will translate this written information 13:10 into the language of today. 13:14 My name is Adam Ramdin. 13:15 And my name is Clive Coutet. 13:16 And we are the cofounders of Lineage Journey. 13:19 Back in 2016, I was reading "The Great Controversy" 13:22 and I was really struggling 13:23 to find any relevant video resources 13:25 that I could use to aid me in my study. 13:27 So I decided to approach Adam 13:28 about the possibility of making some videos 13:30 on the Reformation. 13:32 So we started filming in the end of 2016, 13:35 and in 2017, we released 48 videos 13:38 that covered the period of the early church 13:40 all the way through to the end of the Reformation. 13:44 Then in 2018 and 2019, 13:46 we released another 52 episodes on church history. 13:49 These have now been viewed all over the world 13:52 in over 100 countries 13:54 covering about 50 different languages. 13:56 And we have over 3 million views online. 13:59 These videos have been used as a resource 14:01 in both secular and Christian schools 14:04 as well as several church denominations 14:06 across the globe 14:07 using Bible studies, study groups 14:10 as well as played to the general congregation. 14:12 They also make a great online evangelistic tool 14:15 where people are able to share them, 14:16 and we've seen them go into countries 14:17 that we ourselves can't go, 14:19 countries that are Muslim countries 14:21 where the Christian message cannot go. 14:23 One of the challenges we have, though, 14:25 is that amongst our team of almost 10 people, 14:27 we are all volunteers on this project, 14:29 sacrificing our time, our effort, and energy 14:32 in order to make these resources together. 14:34 Just to put things into perspective, 14:36 each Lineage episode as well as the filming 14:39 takes an additional two to three days 14:40 in post-production. 14:42 That is a lot of time and sacrifice 14:44 that this team has made 14:45 in putting 100 episodes together. 14:47 So we need to raise the funds 14:48 to cover the cost of the filming 14:50 as well as the continued production costs 14:53 that come after that. 14:54 So for as little as $1 a month, 14:56 you can help us to expand this ministry 14:59 to create new resources 15:00 to reach more people across the world. 15:03 Thank you for visiting this page 15:04 and taking the time to watch this video. 15:06 We really appreciate that. 15:08 Thank you for your support of the ministry so far. 15:10 And we ask that you would prayerfully consider 15:13 being a partner with us on this Patreon page. 15:16 May God bless you. 15:18 And we ask that you continue to keep this ministry 15:20 and our future plans in prayer. 15:47 Loma Linda literally means beautiful hill 15:49 and the name of the area 15:51 predate its use as a sanitarium or hospital 15:54 by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. 15:56 Purchased in 1905 as one of three medical institutions 16:01 along with Paradise Valley and Glendale Sanitarium, 16:05 they added to the 26 sanitariums 16:07 that the church already had at the time. 16:10 Medical work was key in the early days of our church 16:14 and was something 16:15 that people sacrificed greatly for. 16:21 In 1902, Ellen White predicted 16:24 that properties would come on the market 16:26 in Southern California far below their original cost. 16:30 Paradise Valley was originally priced at 25,000, 16:34 then reduced to 12,000. 16:36 And finally purchased for just 4,000. 16:39 Glendale Hospital was priced at 50,000. 16:42 Then it was reduced to 26,000, 16:44 and then it came down to 12,000. 16:52 Ellen White had said there would be three though, 16:54 and so she instructed John Burden 16:57 to look for another property 16:58 between Riverside, San Bernardino and Redlands. 17:02 He found a 67 acre property 17:04 that was on the market for $155,000. 17:08 This was far too high. 17:10 Later on, it was reduced to 110,000 and then 85,000, 17:14 but this was still far too high. 17:17 The General Conference had just put in place 17:19 a no debt policy, 17:21 and they could not help out. 17:26 Eventually, the price came down to 40,000. 17:29 A very good price 17:30 as it included 31 acres of green land, 17:33 22 of alfalfa, a vegetable garden, 17:36 an apricot orchard, a barn, several cottages on the hill, 17:41 three of which are still standing today 17:43 and $15,000 worth of equipment and supplies. 17:48 They have to make an initial payment of $5,000 17:51 and then 3 monthly payments of $5,000 17:55 and then the remaining 20,000 at the end of 3 years. 17:59 This wasn't going to be easy, 18:01 but they were encouraged by the urging of Ellen White 18:04 that this would also be an educational center 18:07 in the future. 18:11 On the 12th of June, 1905, Ellen White visited 18:16 and as she came to the property, 18:17 she said several times that she had been here before. 18:21 While she had not visited in person, 18:23 she was referring to seeing the place in vision 18:26 2 years earlier in the autumn of 1903, 18:30 and also in October of 1901, 18:33 and a meeting of church members soon after 18:36 the conference president stood up and spoke 18:39 and mentioned how Ellen White had said 18:41 that this sanitarium should be the principal training center 18:45 on the West Coast. 18:46 Ellen White interrupted him and said 18:49 this will be the principal training center 18:52 on the West Coast. 18:57 Each month when the $5,000 needed to be paid, 19:00 it was a struggle 19:02 with church members across California, 19:04 making huge sacrificial offerings. 19:07 One month they had no money 19:09 until several hours before the deadline 19:12 when a check arrived in the post, 19:14 God had His hand in the process. 19:16 And instead of taking three years 19:19 to clear the outstanding amount, 19:21 it was paid off in 6 months, 19:23 meaning they got an additional deduction 19:25 of $1,000. 19:30 Over time, the institution would grow 19:32 to include the hospital and the training school, 19:35 which would later become a university 19:37 and in recent years, 19:39 a children's hospital has also been added. 19:41 One of the early names of the institution 19:44 was the Loma Linda College of Medical Evangelist 19:47 showing the link between evangelism and medicine. 19:51 Many missionaries have gone out from this institution 19:54 over the last 100 years to mission fields 19:57 both here at home but also many to abroad. 20:03 The medical work is to act as the right arm of the gospel, 20:07 supporting the gospel work of the church. 20:09 God needs medical evangelists today, 20:12 who will use their medical skills 20:14 to further the message 20:15 and reach people in their time of need. 20:18 Today, there is a need for people like this 20:20 to go all over the world, 20:22 to places that might seem risky, 20:25 to war torn countries, 20:26 to minister to those stricken by poverty, 20:29 to the young and the old as well as the wealthy 20:32 and those who see no apparent need of God 20:35 in their lives. 20:37 The medical work breaks down barriers 20:39 in ways that nothing else can. 20:41 If you were in this profession 20:43 or God is calling you to this work, 20:45 then may you use your talents for Him in this way. 21:44 Though Australia was not her home country, 21:46 she had no plans to leave. 21:48 And despite requests from Pastor O.A Olsen, 21:51 the GC president at the time, 21:53 she was happy to stay in Australia 21:55 writing to her son Edson 21:57 that she had no wish to return to America. 21:59 She enjoyed living in Sunnyside near Avondale 22:02 and thought that this would be her last home. 22:05 However in March of 1900, 22:07 she was overwhelmed by the conviction 22:09 that she was needed back in America, 22:11 and plans were made to set sail in August of that year. 22:19 Upon arriving back in California, 22:21 Ellen now needed to find a place to live and work. 22:25 Oakland had grown and changed considerably 22:28 since she last lived there. 22:30 Following her son Willie's advice, 22:33 she along with her assistant, 22:35 Sarah McEnterfer headed to the St. Helena Sanitarium 22:38 to get some rest while he continued to look. 22:42 Someone at the sanitarium 22:44 mentioned that there was a house for sale 22:46 just under the hill. 22:47 Upon inspection, it was agreed 22:50 that it would meet her every need. 22:52 It was well constructed and completely furnished. 22:55 The house now needed a name 22:57 and due to the large elm trees out front, 23:00 it was called Elmshaven. 23:06 It was whilst living here in this house 23:08 that she completed some of her key books 23:10 such as "Ministry of Healing," "Acts of the Apostle," 23:13 an updated version of "The Great Controversy." 23:17 As the years passed on, she traveled less and less. 23:20 And then 1909 GC session in Washington DC 23:24 would be her last major trip. 23:30 Towards the end of her life, 23:32 Ellen White wrote lot of council 23:34 on the need to work the larger cities 23:36 and strongly encouraged church leaders 23:39 to work the big cities of San Francisco, 23:42 New York, Boston, and Los Angeles. 23:45 She was frustrated by the lack of enthusiasm 23:48 and support and the focus on obstacles. 23:51 After some modest plans were laid, 23:54 A.G. Daniells, the General Conference president 23:57 at the time was in California 23:59 and wanted to visit with Ellen White. 24:01 He came here to Elmshaven, 24:03 but the messenger of the Lord refused to see him. 24:06 She sent words to him 24:08 that when he was ready to follow 24:10 the work that needed to be done, 24:12 then she would talk to him. 24:19 He then wrote a humble and contrite letter 24:21 to Ellen White. 24:23 He then received a message in response that said, 24:26 when the president of the General Conference 24:28 is converted, 24:29 he will know what to do with the messages 24:31 that God has sent him. 24:33 Soon afterwards, 24:35 they released Elder Daniells for one year 24:38 from his normal duties as General Conference president 24:41 so he could pursue leadership in city evangelism. 24:45 He chose New York City and finally fulfilled 24:49 what God had intended for him to do in evangelistic work 24:53 and help launch a new day 24:55 in Seventh-day Adventist city evangelism. 25:02 A.G. Daniells had heard the council 25:04 about working the cities, 25:06 but he hadn't fully applied himself to it. 25:09 Oftentimes we can be like that. 25:11 We know what we ought to do, but we don't take it seriously. 25:14 And we want God to give us more counsel 25:17 or to affirm what we already are doing. 25:20 God needs people who will follow the light 25:22 that He gives. 25:23 And then as they follow that, He will give them more light 25:25 as He guide them along the pathway of life. 25:28 Let us be faithful to God in all areas of our lives. |
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