Uriah Smith

Uriah Smith (May 2, 1832 - Mar 6, 1903) was a Seventh-day Adventist author and editor who worked for the "Review and Herald" (now the "Adventist Review") for 50 years.

Early life

Uriah Smith was born in 1832 in West Wilton, New Hampshire. His family accepted the Millerite message and in 1844 experienced what has become known as the Great Disappointment. That same year, Smith had his left leg amputated due to an infection. Following the Disappointment, Smith lost interest in religion and commenced schooling at Philips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. Around 1852, he became involved in the early Seventh-day Adventist Church. In 1853, he began working at the offices of the Advent Review and Sabbath Herald (now the Adventist Review), becoming its editor in 1855. His main contribution to Adventist theology was a commentary on the prophetic Biblical books of Daniel and the Revelation, but he also wrote extensively on conditional immortality and other topics. Uriah Smith held several other offices in the Adventist Church, including treasurer of the General Conference and editor of the Review and Herald, the church's major periodical. He advocated religious liberty, the abolition of slavery, and noncombatancy for Adventists.

Publications

* "The Warning Voice of Time and Prophecy" (1853)
* "The Bible Student's Assistant, Or, A Compend Of Scripture References" (1858)
* "Mortal or Immortal? Which?, or, An Inquiry into the Present Constitution and Future Condition of Man" (1860)
* "The Two Covenants" (1860s)
* "Which? Mortal, Or Immortal? : Or, An Inquiry Into The Present Constitution And Future Condition Of Man" (1864)
* "Daniel and the Revelation" (many editions under varied titles)
* "An Appeal to the Youth: Funeral Address of Henry N. White" (1868)
* "The Visions of Mrs. E. G. White : a Manifestation of Spiritual Gifts According to the Scriptures" (1868)
* "Poems" with Rebekah Smith and Annie R. Smith (1871)
* "The United States in the Light of Prophecy, or, An Exposition of Rev. 13:11-17" (1872)
* "The State of the Dead and the Destiny of the Wicked" (1873)
* "The Sanctuary And The Twenty-Three Hundred Days Of Daniel VIII, 14" (1877)
* "The Biblical Institute" with James White (1878)
* "A Sketch of the Last Sickness and Death of Elder James White" with W. C. Gage and John Harvey Kellogg (1881)
* "Man's Nature And Destiny, or, The State Of The Dead, The Reward Of The Righteous, And The End Of The Wicked" (1884)
* "Our Country's Future. The United States in the Light Of Prophecy, or, an Exposition of Rev. 13:11-17" (1884)
* "Synopsis of the Present Truth : A Brief Exposition of the Views of S. D. Adventists" (1884)
* "An Exposure of Fanaticism and Wickedness" with George Ide Butler(1885)
* "The Marvel of Nations. Our Country: Its Past, Present, and Future, and What the Scriptures Say of It" (1886)
* "Modern Spiritualism: a Subject of Prophecy and a Sign of the Times" (1896)
* "Here and Hereafter, or, Man in Life and Death" (1897)
* "Looking Unto Jesus, or, Christ in Type and Antitype" (1897)
* "Our Country, the Marvel of Nations" (1901)

External links

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* [http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/clt4/msbio.htm Uriah Smith's Biographical Information] (includes several eBooks)
* [http://www.whiteestate.org/pathways/usmith.asp Ellen G. White Estate(R): Pathways to the Pioneers - Uriah Smith]
* [http://www.adventistheritage.org/article.php?id=43 Adventist Heritage - URIAH SMITH - Biographical Sketch]