Joseph Bates (Adventist)
Joseph Bates | |
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Bates c. 1865 | |
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| Born | July 8, 1792 |
| Died | March 19, 1872 (aged 79) Battle Creek, Michigan, US |
| Occupation | Pastor, sailor, author, teacher |
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Joseph Bates (8 July 1792 – 19 March 1872) was an American seaman and revivalist minister. He was a co-founder and developer of Sabbatarian Adventism, whose followers would later establish the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Bates is also credited with convincing James White and Ellen G. White of the validity of the seventh-day Sabbath.