Authors
Stephen Haskell
When twenty-two-year-old Stephen N. Haskell first talked with a Sabbathkeping Adventist, he declared, "If you want to keep that old Jewish Sabbath, you can do so, but I never shall."
But later that day in 1853 the Sabbathkeeper, William Saxby, invited Haskell to his home and explained the heavenly sanctuary and the three messages of Revelation 14. Haskell left Saxby's home deeply troubled, but after further study and prayer decided to follow the plain teachings of the Bible.
During the next sixty-seven years Haskell served as an Adventist evangelist, church administrator, missionary, writer, and Bible teacher. In 1914 he published his most famous book, The Cross and Its Shadow, to help others understand the meaning of the sanctuary and its role of pointing to Christ.
Ellen G. White treasured this work and kept a copy among the books to which she frequently referred.
A.T. Jones
Jones was born in Ohio in 1850. When he was 20 years old, he joined the United States Army, serving until 1873. Upon discharge from the army, Jones became a baptized member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and began preaching in California.
Jones's most significant contributions were his sermons on Christ and His righteousness presented at the 1888 Minneapolis General Conference session, as well as General Conference sessions in 1893 and 1895. He is also known for later writings on that subject. He was a close associate with E.J. Waggoner, who also was involved in the 1888 General Conference sermons.
E.J. Waggoner
Waggoner was born in Baraboo, Wisconsin on January 12, 1855. Ellet Waggoner attended Battle Creek College (now Andrews University) and later graduated as a physician from Bellevue Medical College in New York City.
He met Alonzo T. Jones in 1884. In 1886 Ellet Waggoner and his friend Jones became joint editors of the Signs of the Times. Waggoner held this post until 1891. The magazine carried numerous articles from his pen during the five crucial years preceding the historic 1888 Minneapolis General Conference.
In 1888 Waggoner gave a memorable series of sermons on righteousness by faith at the General Conference session held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This General Conference Session was the most written about and historic of any in the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Ellen White
Ellen White was a woman of remarkable spiritual gifts who lived most of her life during the nineteenth century (1827-1915), yet through her writings she is still making a revolutionary impact on millions of people around the world.
During her lifetime she wrote more than 5,000 periodical articles and 40 books; but today, including compilations from her 50,000 pages of manuscript, more than 100 titles are available in English. She is the most translated woman writer in the entire history of literature, and the most translated American author of either gender.
Her writings cover a broad range of subjects, including religion, education, social relationships, evangelism, prophecy, publishing, nutrition, and management.
