The importance of booklets and publications
Back in the days there was no internet. In order to publicly represent the official Seventh-day Adventist faith, they printed in booklets, and in our papers.
1872 - The first appearance
“The Declaration of the Fundamental Principles Taught and Practiced by Seventh-day Adventists” - printed as a pamphlet (original scan, *). They appeared anonymous, presented as a short public synopsis of what Seventh-day Adventists believe.
1874 - The Signs of the Times
Original scan: ST June 4, 1874, p.3. * James White stood behind the declaration as a main editor of the Signs of the Times at that time.
1874 - The Advent Review and Herald of the Sabbath
Original scan: RH November 24, 1874, p.171 * Uriah Smith signed the declaration as the main editor of the Review and Herald of the Sabbath periodical at that time.
1874 - Part of a booklet: The Seventh-day Adventists: A Brief Sketch of Their Origin, Progress, and Principles
Booklet was reprinted in 1876 and 1878 and later years.
Original scan: (1878 copy)
1875 - The Signs of the Times
Original scan: ST January 28, 1875 * (p. 108, 109)
1878 - The Signs of the Times
Original scan: ST February 21, 1878 * (p. 59)
1888 - Gospel Sickle, April 1, 1888
Original scan: Gospel Sickle, April 1, 1888
1888 - The Present Truth, August 16, 1888
Original scan: PT18880816 (p. 250 - 252)
1889 - SDA Yearbook for 1889
Original scan: YB1889 * (p. 145 - 151) Uriah Smith extended Fundamental Principles to 28 propositions. He added point on sanctification (point 14), dress reform (point 15) and tithing (point 16). Also he made small textual changes in some expressions, but semantics remained the same.
1897 - Words of Truth - no. 5
Original scan: WoT no.5
Word of Truth was a series of pamphlets with 29 sections, see here
1905 - SDA Yearbook for 1905
Original scan: YB1905 * (p. 188 - 192)
1907 - SDA Yearbook for 1907
Original scan: YB1907 * (p. 175 - 179)
1908 - SDA Yearbook for 1908
Original scan: YB1908 * (p. 213 - 217)
1909 - SDA Yearbook for 1909
Original scan: YB1909 * (p. 220 - 224)
1910 - SDA Yearbook for 1910
Original scan: YB1910 * (p. 224 - 228)
1911 - SDA Yearbook for 1911
Original scan: YB1911 * (p. 223 - 227)
1912 - Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, August 22, 1912
Original scan: RH19120822 (p. 4 - 6)
1912 - SDA Yearbook for 1912
Original scan: YB1912 * (p. 261 - 265)
1913 - SDA Yearbook for 1913
Original scan: YB1913 * (p. 281 -285 )
1914 - SDA Yearbook for 1914
Original scan: YB1914 * (p. 293 - 297)
Other mentions of the # 1 of the Fundamental Principles
1874 - Signs of the Times, June 25, 1874
Original scan: ST18740625
Giving the report from Iowa Camp Meeting where everybody could get acquainted with SDA faith.
Those who attended the meetings regularly obtained a pretty full knowledge of their Article of Faith, but those who attended only a single service or not at all, can know but little of them. Under these circumstance we feel justified in giving a brief synopsis of portions of their Declaration of Principles: [then they quoted portion of Fundamental Principles]
1907 - The Rochester Camp-meeting, August 21, 1907
Original scan: here
The track was issued as an invitation to the Seventh-day Adventist meeting of Rochester. As introduction to what SDA believe they quoted the first and the second point of the Fundamental Principles.
1908 - Camp-Meeting Norwich Fair-Grounds. September 2, 1908
Original scan: here
The tract was issued as an invitation to the Seventh-day Adventist meeting of Norwich town. As introduction to what SDA believe they wrote the first and the second point of the Fundamental Principles.
1919 - Youths Instructor, March 4, 1919
Original scan: here
Published a summarized and very condensed version of the Fundamental Principles:
Seventh-day Adventists believe in -
One God, a personal Creator, omnipotent, eternal, infinite, unsearchable, and everywhere present by His representative the Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ as our example, our sacrifice, our mediator, our Redeemer.
The Bible as the only infallible rule of faith and practice.
1922 - The Church Officers’ Gazette | May 1, 1922
Original scan: The Church Officers’ Gazette | May 1, 1922
They published a summarized and very condensed version of the Fundamental Principles, as in YI1919
1926 - Central Union Outlook, October 26, 1926
Original scan: Central Union Outlook | October 26, 1926
In the section of teachings of Seventh-day Adventists is given a summarized version of Fundamental Principles, as done in Youth Instructor 1919.
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