1919: The Untold Story of Adventism's Struggle with Fundamentalism

In 1919 the world was reeling from the destructive forces of World War I American Protestants were uniting against Modernism in defense of the inerrancy of the Bible and Adventists were recovering from the 1915 death of Ellen White their beloved prophet.

Needing to confirm the movement’s identity in rapidly changing times some 65 Adventist leaders editors and Bible teachers met from July 1 to August 9 1919 in Columbia Hall on the campus of Washington Missionary College near Washington D.C. Their discussions were candid and often heated prompting A.G. Daniells to occasionally ask stenographers to stop their recording work. Minutes of the conference were buried in the archives and would eventually be rediscovered in 1974. Today the Seventh–day Adventist Church continues to grapple with issues raised at this epochal event.