Joseph Bates | |
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![]() Joseph Bates | |
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Died | March 19, 1872 Battle Creek, Michigan, US | (aged 79)
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.[1]