Isahluko 20 — Ukuzidela Emsebenzini Wokuqala

GSAM 311.1“Hlanganisani abangcwele bami kimi; labo abenze isivumelwano nami ngokunikela ngemihlatshelo. Izulu lizomemezela ubulungisa bakhe; ngoba uNkulunkulu ngokwakhe uyijaji.”¹

GSAM 311.2Ku-Review and Herald, mhla ziyi-3 kuJuni 1902, sifunda:

GSAM 311.2“Labo abangena emsebenzini ngalesi sikhathi bayazi kancane uma kuqhathaniswa ngokuzidela nokuzinikela kwabo ababebekwe iNkosi umthwalo womsebenzi wakhe ekuqaleni. Okuhlangenwe nakho kwesikhathi esedlule kufanele kubatshelwe kaningi; ngoba kumele baqhubekele phambili nomsebenzi ngokuzithoba okufanayo nokuzinikela okwakubonakala kubasebenzi beqiniso esikhathini esedlule.”

GSAM 311.3Futhi, ku-Testimonies for the Church, ivolumu 7, lawa mazwi atholakala:

GSAM 311.3“Sisondela ekupheleni komlando walo mhlaba, futhi imigqa ehlukene yomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kumele iqhutshwe phambili ngokuzidela okukhulu kunalokho okwabonakala kuze kube manje.”²

GSAM 311.4Izimo lapho uMfundisi Bates akhuthazwa khona ngo-1846 ukuba abhale futhi ashicilele incwadi yakhe yokuqala ngombuzo weSabatha sezike zaphawulwa. Futhi sekukhulunywe ngesimo esinzima sikaMfundisi James White lapho ngo-1849 eqala ukushicilela iphephandaba elibizwa ngokuthi The Present Truth.

GSAM 311Incwajana Ngokuvulwa Kwezulu

GSAM 311.5Ngemva kombono onikezwe uNkk. White eTopsham, eMaine, ekwindla ka-1846, lapho kwakhonjiswa khona amanye amaplanethi, uMfundisi Bates walungisa umbhalo wencwajana ethi The Opening Heavens. Kodwa kwakudingeka kakhulu izinsiza ezifanele zokuyishicilela. Ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nale mfuneko, udadewethu owayehlala eMassachusetts, owayesanda ukuqedela ukufaka ikhaphethi entsha yezingubo ezidabukile, wayisusa wayithengisa, wabe esenikela ngemali ayitholile kuMfundisi Bates, okwamvumela ukuba ashicilele incwadi yakhe yesibili.

GSAM 312Incwajana Ngomsebenzi Wokubeka Uphawu

GSAM 312.1Ngemva kokubonwa komsebenzi wokubeka uphawu, okwenzeka eDorchester, eMass., ngomhlaka 18 Novemba 1848, uMfundisi Bates wabhala incwajana yesithathu enesihloko esithi, A Seal of the Living God. Lapha futhi wabhekana nenkinga yokuntuleka kwemali yokuphrinta. Umfelokazi osakhula, efunda ngalesi simo, wathengisa indlu encane ayeyinayo emaphandleni, wanikela kuMfundisi Bates isigamu semali ayeyitholile. Ngaleyo ndlela waphinde wakwazi ukukhokhela ukuphrinta incwadi.

GSAM 312Izidingo Zomsebenzi Wokushicilela

GSAM 312.2Ngo-1851-52 i-Advent Review and Sabbath Herald yashicilelwa eSaratoga Springs, eNew York. Lapha uMnu. Thompson wanikeza uMfundisi White nomkakhe indawo yokuhlala mahhala; futhi ngefenisha abayibolekile baphinde bathola ithuba lokusungula ikhaya labo.

GSAM 312.3Ngaleso sikhathi abakholwa eqinisweni langaleso sikhathi babesanda ngokwanda, futhi ngalokhu kwanda kwavela isidingo somsebenzi siqu sikaMfundisi noNkk. White. Lokhu, kanye nomsebenzi wokuhlela, kwadala isidingo sosizo ehhovisi. Ngaleso sikhathi abanye bagqugquzeleka ukusiza emsebenzini wokubhala. Njengesibonelo sokuthi iNkosi isebenza kanjani ngokuphendula ekukholweni kwabantu bayo, futhi ivusa abasebenzi ngesikhathi sokudinga, sinikeza isipiliyoni sodadewethu ozinikele, uNkk. Rebecca Smith, waseWest Wilton, eN.H.:—

GSAM 312.4Emva kokudlula kwesikhathi, indodana yakhe u-Uriah nendodakazi yakhe u-Annie R. babefisa kakhulu ukuya esikoleni ukuze bazilungiselele ukufundisa. Umama wayesaba ukuthi izingane zazihamba ziye emhlabeni, futhi empeleni ukwesaba kwakhe kwakungeyona into engenasisekelo ngokuphelele. Uthando lukamama lwabuyiselwa izingane.

GSAM 313U-Uriah Smith e-Akhademi kaPhillips

GSAM 313.1Kusukela ngo-1848 kuya ku-1851 indodana yaya e-Akhademi kaPhillips e-Exeter, eN.H., lapho abafundi beqeqeshwa khona unyaka wokuqala wenkambo yekolishi, ukuze lapho bengena ekolishi babe sekuphambili ngonyaka owodwa. Le nkambo wayiqeda. Ngo-1851 wasebenza kanzima ukuze athole imali yokungena ekolishi, kodwa njengoba umqashi wakhe ehlulekile ebhizinisini, walahlekelwa yile mali, ngaleyo ndlela uhlelo ayelulondoloze isikhathi eside lokufunda ekolishi lwaphoswa.

GSAM 313UNksz. Smith eSeminarini Yabesifazane

GSAM 313.2Ngesikhathi u-Uriah ese-akhademi, udadewabo wayefunda eseminari yabafundi besifazane eCharlestown, eMass. Inkambo yakhe lapho yayisondele ekupheleni, futhi njengoba wayezoshiya isikole kungekudala, kwenziwa isiphakamiso kuye nomfowabo sokuba bafundise e-akhademi eMt. Vernon, eN.H., iminyaka emithathu, ngama-$1,000 ngonyaka, kuhlanganisa ukudla nendawo yokuhlala.

GSAM 313.3Ngalesi sikhathi umama wamukela “iqiniso langaleso sikhathi.” Imithandazo yakhe manje yayingaphezu kokuzimisela nokushisa kunanini ngaphambili egameni lezingane zakhe. UMfundisi Bates wavakashela eWest Wilton, futhi phambi kwakhe uNkk. Smith wethula udaba lwezingane zakhe, futhi ukuguqulwa kwazo kwaba yindaba yokuthandaza. UMfundisi uBates wayelindele ukuthi kungakapheli izinsuku ezimbalwa azobamba imihlangano eSomerville, eMassachusetts, endlini kaPaul Folsom, kanti uNkk. Smith wayezobhalela indodakazi yakhe incwadi emmema ukuba ihambele umhlangano. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, uMfundisi uBates nomama babesecela ukuthi uNkulunkulu athinte inhliziyo yakhe ukuze aye emhlanganweni.

GSAM 313Amaphupho Amabili Agcwalisekile

GSAM 313.4UMfundisi Bates wayengakaze angene egumbini lapho umhlangano wawuzobanjelwa khona, ngakho-ke wayengazi lutho ngesimo sawo. Ngobusuku ngaphambi komhlangano, waphupha ukuthi wayekamelweni, futhi zonke izihlalo zazigcwele ngaphandle kwesinye esiseduze nomnyango. Waphinde waphupha ukuthi washintsha isihloko ayehlose ukukhuluma ngaso, wakhuluma ngendaba yendawo engcwele; ukuthi bacule ihubo lokuqala, bathandaza, bacule ihubo lesibili, futhi wayesanda kuvula iBhayibheli lakhe wayefunda, “Ezinsukwini eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amathathu, khona-ke indawo engcwele izohlanzwa,” ekhomba isithombe sendawo engcwele esishadi, lapho umnyango wavuleka, kwangena intombazane yathatha isihlalo esingenalutho. Futhi waphupha ukuthi lowo muntu wayengu-Annie R. Smith, futhi ngokushesha waba nentshisekelo, wamukela iqiniso.

GSAM 314.1Umhlangano kaMfundisi Bates wawungeSabatha (uMgqibelo), futhi njengoba kwakungekho isikole ngalolo suku, u-Annie wathi, “Ukuze ngijabulise umama wami, ngizoya.” Ngobusuku ngaphambi kwalelo Sabatha waphupha ukuthi wayehamba, kodwa wafika sekwephuzile; ukuthi efika emnyango ingoma yokuqala yayisivele yaculiwe, umthandazo wawunikwe, futhi babesanda kuqeda ingoma yesibili; ukuthi lapho engena, wabona ukuthi zonke izihlalo zazigcwele ngaphandle kwesinye esiseduze komnyango; ukuthi umkhulumi omude, ohloniphekile futhi othandekayo wayekhomba ishadi ayengakaze alibone ngaphambili, futhi wayephinda, “Kuze kube izinsuku eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amathathu, khona-ke indawo engcwele izohlanzwa.” Waphupha ukuthi lokho akushilo kwamthakazelisa kakhulu, nokuthi kwakuyiqiniso.

GSAM 314.2Wahamba emhlanganweni ngesikhathi esanele, kodwa waphuthelwa indlela, ngakho akazange afike kuze kube sekuculweni kwengxenye yokugcina yengoma yesibili. Lapho engena, konke kwakunjengoba ayekubonile ephusheni, kanti lowo muntu ofanayo wephusheni lakhe wayephinda, ngendlela efanayo, umbhalo ovela kuDaniyeli 8:14. Kwamenza wazizwa eqinisekile enhliziyweni yakhe ngokushesha.

GSAM 314.3UMfundisi Bates wayengakacabangi ngephupho lakhe kuze kwangena yena emnyango wathatha isihlalo sakhe. Wayezilungiselele ukukhuluma ngenye indaba, kodwa ingqondo yakhe yayigxile emcabangweni wendawo engcwele. Ngesikhathi ephinda umbhalo, iphupho lakhe lavela engqondweni yakhe, wathandaza ngokuthula ecela usizo lokukhuluma nezinhliziyo zabalaleli bakhe. Wathola inkululeko enkulu ekuchazeni ukudlula kwesikhathi, okwakujwayelekile ku-Annie. Wabe esethula iqiniso lomyalezo wengelosi yesithathu kanye neSabatha.

GSAM 315U-Annie Smith Wemukela Iqiniso

GSAM 315.1Ngesikhathi evala umhlangano, wamane waya ku-Annie, wathi, “Ngikholwa ukuthi lowo ngumntanakazi kaDade Smith waseWest Wilton. Angikaze ngikubone ngaphambili, kodwa ubuso bakho bungijwayelekile. Ngiphuphe ngikubona izolo ebusuku.” Khona-ke u-Annie watshela iphupho lakhe. Waphuma emhlanganweni enemizwa nezifiso ezashintsha ngokuphelele, njengoba wayesemukele iqiniso leSabatha khona lapho.

GSAM 315.2Wabuyela e-seminarini, wapakisha ibhokisi lakhe lempahla, wabuyela ekhaya. Lapho ezwa ngezinkathazo zikaMfundisi White ekushicileleni nasekusebenzeni kwakhe ekushumayeleni, wazizwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu umemile ukuba aye amsize emsebenzini wakhe wehhovisi. Ngo-Agasti 1851, lapho iphephandaba lalidluliselwa lisuka eParis liya eSaratoga Springs, eNew York, uNksz. Smith waya khona njengomunye wabasebenzi.

GSAM 315Umhlatshelo Nokuzinikela

GSAM 315.3Ku-Review, ivolumu 2, Inombolo 7, kukhona imigqa embalwa evela esandleni sakhe eveza imizwa yakhe ngemva kokuyeka izinhlelo zakhe zangaphambilini ukuze enze umsebenzi wakhe othobekile, ongazibeki phambili. Uthi:

GSAM 315.3“Ngiyethemba sengishiye konke ukuze ngilandele iMvana noma ngabe iya kuphi. Umhlaba uselahlekelwe ngokuphelele yikho konke okukhangayo kuwo. Ithemba lami, injabulo yami, uthando lwami, manje konke kugxile ezintweni eziphakeme nezingcwele. Angifuni enye indawo ngaphandle kokuhlala ezinyaweni zikaJesu, ngifunde kuye—angifuni omunye umsebenzi ngaphandle kokukhonza uBaba wami wasezulwini—angifuni enye injabulo ngaphandle kokuthula kukaNkulunkulu okudlula konke ukuqonda.”

GSAM 315.4Usizo lukaDade Annie ehhovisi njengomhloli wokufunda nokunye lwalufika ngesikhathi esifanele. Eminyakeni emithathu wayesebenza ngokwethembeka nangempumelelo, ethola kuphela ukudla nezingubo. Ekupheleni kwalesi sikhathi, isifo sofuba sasimaka yena njengesisulu saso. Ngesikhathi sokubhujiswa kwalesi sifo esihlala isikhathi eside futhi esibulalayo, wabhala izinkondlo ezinhle, kanti emnandi kunazo zonke kwakuyi “Ikhaya Lapha Nekhaya Ezulwini,” isandulelo sayo, esalotshwa ngosuku olwandulela ukufa kwakhe, mhla ziyi-26 kuJulayi 1855, sichaza kahle izimfanelo zobumnene nokuzithoba ezazikhule kakhulu emphefumulweni wakhe kangangokuba asikwazi ukuzibamba ekusinikezeni ngokuphelele:

GSAM 316Ukuphatha ikhaya phansi kwezinselelo

GSAM 316.3Ngo-Ephreli 1852, uMfundisi White wasuka eSaratoga Springs wathuthela eRochester, eNew York. Kuleli dolobha, e-124 Mt. Hope Avenue, lapho okokuqala basungula khona ikhaya ngempahla abayithengile esikhundleni sokubolekwa. Kodwa babenezifiso ezinkulu zokwenza umsebenzi wokushicilela uphumelele, ukuze iphephandaba likhishwe njalo, ngaleyo ndlela iqiniso lisakazeke, kangangokuba bazinqaba izinto eziningi ezijwayelekile zokunethezeka empilweni.

GSAM 316.4Indlela abaqala ngayo ukuphatha ikhaya ngalesi sikhathi, ungayifunda kule ncwadi yangasese elandelayo ebhalwe nguNkk. White eyayibhalelwe umndeni kaS. Howland, mhla ziyi-16 ku-Ephreli 1852:—

GSAM 316.5“Sisanda ukuzinza lapha eRochester. Sithole indlu endala esiyoyiqasha ngama-$175 ngonyaka. Sinephrinta endlini. Uma bekungekho lokhu, bekuzofanele sikhokhe ama-$50 ngonyaka ukuze sithole igumbi lehhovisi. Ubungamamatheka uma ungabona izinto zethu zokuhlala. Sithenge izisekelo zembhede ezimbili ngamasenti angu-25 ngasinye. Umyeni wami wangiletha izihlalo eziyisithupha ezindala, ezingafani noma ezimbili kuzo, akhokhe idola elilodwa, kwathi maduzane wangiletha ezinye ezine izihlalo ezindala ezingenazo izindawo zokuhlala, akhokhe amasenti angamashumi ayisithupha nambili zonke. Izakhiwo zazo zazomelele, ngakho bengizifakela izindawo zokuhlala ngendwangu eqinile. Ibhotela libiza kakhulu kangangokuba asilithengi, futhi asikwazi ukuthenga amazambane. Sisebenzisa isoso yezithelo esikhundleni sebhotela, kanye namatheniphu esikhundleni samazambane. Izidlo zethu zokuqala sasizidla phezu kwebhodi lomlilo, elibekwe phezu kwamabharali amabili angenalutho kafulawa. Sizimisele ukubekezelela ukuhlupheka uma umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ungathuthuka. Sikholelwa ukuthi isandla seNkosi besikhona ekufikeni kwethu kule ndawo. Kukhona insimu enkulu yokusebenza, kodwa abasebenzi bambalwa. NgeSabatha elidlule umhlangano wethu wawumuhle kakhulu. INkosi yasibusisa ngokuba khona kwayo.”

GSAM 317Ukunikelela Kwabakholwa

GSAM 317.1Enombolweni yokuqala ye-Review, eyashicilelwa eRochester, ngoMeyi 6, 1852, ekhuluma ngokuthuthela kwethu kusuka eSaratoga siya eRochester, uMfundisi White wathi:

GSAM 317.2“Abazalwane banikeze izinsiza zokuxhasa iphephandaba ngaphezu kwalokho esasilindele. Futhi nakuba izindleko zethu zokusuka eSaratoga Springs nokuqala iphephandaba kuleli dolobha bezinkulu, sisakhululekile ezikweletini.”

GSAM 317Ukunikela kwabasebenzi

GSAM 317.3Encwadini yezamabhizinisi enombolweni 12, mhla ziyi-14 ku-Okthoba, sifunda:

GSAM 317.3“Ihhovisi alikweleti, noma kunjalo, ngalesi sizathu: abafowethu uBelden noStowell abasebenze ehhovisini ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezedlule, bathole nje kancane ngaphezu kokudla kwabo. Abanye abasebenza emsebenzini ofanayo abakatholi lutho ngaphezu kwalokho abakuthola. Nakanjani kuzoba yintokozo kubo bonke abangane beqiniso lanamuhla ukusiza ukugcwalisa ukushoda kwemali engenayo, ukuze labo abasebenze kanzima, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi singekho, phakathi kokugula, ekushicileleni i-Review and Herald, babe nokwesekwa okunethezekile.”

GSAM 317Ukwanda kwabakholwayo eRochester, eNew York.

GSAM 317.4Ehlobo lika-1852, lapho umsebenzi wokushicilela usuqalile kahle eRochester, uMfundisi White nomkakhe bathathe uhambo lwezinyanga ezintathu, ngehhashi nenqola, baya empumalanga kufika eBangor, eMaine, behlela imihlangano futhi bevakashela abagcini beSabatha abasakazekile endleleni. Ngaphambi kokubuya kwabo, kusukela mhla ziyi-26 kuSepthemba, uMfundisi uJ. N. Andrews wanikeza uchungechunge lwezinkulumo e-124 Mt. Hope Avenue. Ngalesi sikhathi ama-Adventist abayisishiyagalombili abagcina uSuku Lokuqala bamukela iqiniso langaleso sikhathi, kanti umbhali wayengomunye wabo.

GSAM 318U-Oswald Stowell Wapholiswa

GSAM 318.1NgoLwesihlanu kusihlwa ngo-Okthoba, uMfundisi White nomkakhe babuya ekhaya bevela eMpumalanga. Ngosuku olulandelayo (iSabatha) sababona okokuqala emhlanganweni wangeSabatha. Ngesikhathi salo mhlangano, u-Oswald Stowell, umshicileli, wayegula kakhulu ngenxa yokuvuvukala kolwelwesi lwamaphaphu, futhi udokotela wakhe wayeselahle ithemba lokuthi uzophila. Udokotela wathi “akakwazi ukumenzela lutho.” Ngesikhathi senkonzo, u-Oswald wayekamelweni eliseceleni, ebuhlungu obukhulu ngokomzimba. Ekupheleni komhlangano wathumela isicelo sokuba imithandazo yenziwe ngaye. Nami nabanye sasimenyiwe ukuba sihlanganyele esikhathini sokuthandaza. Sagoba eduze kombhede wakhe, futhi ngenkathi imithandazo yenziwa, uMfundisi White wamthambisa ngamafutha “egameni leNkosi.” Kwakukhona ubukhona obuzwakalayo boMoya kaNkulunkulu, futhi waphola ngokushesha. Lapho sivuka ekuthandazeni wayesehlezi embhedeni, eshaya izinhlangothi zakhe, ezazibuhlungu kakhulu ngaphambili, ethi, “Ngipholile ngokuphelele. Ngizokwazi ukusebenzisa umshini wokunyathelisa wezandla kusasa.” Ezinsukwini ezimbili kamuva wakwazi ukusebenzisa lowo mshini.

GSAM 318Umbono kaNkk. White phambi kweQembu laseRochester

GSAM 318.2Leso sibusiso esifanayo esaphulukisa uMfowethu Stowell sawela ngenani elikhulu kakhulu kuNkk. White, futhi lapho uMfundisi White ejika ebheka yena, wathi, “U-Ellen usembonweni; akaphefumuli ngenkathi ekulesi simo. Uma kukhona kini ofuna ukuzanelisa ngaleli qiniso, ninokukhululeka ukumhlola.” Wahlala kanjalo embonweni cishe ihora elilodwa nemizuzu engamashumi amabili. Ngesikhathi ekuleso simo wakhuluma amazwi, kwesinye isikhathi imisho ecacile; kodwa ngisho nangokuhlola ngokucophelela okukhulu, akuzange kubonakale ukuphefumula emzimbeni wakhe.

GSAM 319Umbono Ngomkhondo Welungu Elingekho

GSAM 319.1Ngemva kokuphuma kukaNkk. White kulo mbono, wafakaza ngalokho ayekubonile. Ngaphambi kokubuya kukaMfundisi White nomkakhe ohambweni lwabo oluya empumalanga, omunye wethu wayeseshiye idolobha, ehamba ngenxa yebhizinisi eSifundazweni saseMichigan. Ngakho-ke, wayengekho kulo mhlangano, futhi wayengakaze abone uMfundisi White noma umkakhe. Ekuxoxeni ngombono wakhe, uNkk. White wasitshela, phakathi kwezinye izinto, ngalokho akubonile ngendoda eyayihamba ibhizinisi kude nekhaya, eyayikhuluma kakhulu ngomthetho kaNkulunkulu neSabatha, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo yayiphula omunye wemiyalo. Wathi wayengumuntu angakaze ahlangane naye, kodwa wayekholwa ukuthi uzombona ngelinye ilanga, njengoba icala lakhe lalidwetshwe phambi kwakhe. Nokho, akekho phakathi kwethu owayecabanga ukuthi ungomunye wabantu esasimazi.

GSAM 319.2Cishe amasonto ayisithupha kusukela ngesikhathi sombono ongenhla, umfowethu okukhulunywe ngaye ngaphambilini wabuya evela eMichigan. Ngesikhathi uNkk. White ebuka ubuso bakhe, wathi komunye wodadewethu, “Lowo ngumuntu engimbonile embonweni, engikutshele ngawo.” Lapho lo mbono uchazwa kulo mfowethu, phambi komkakhe nabanye abantu abaningi, uNkk. White wamtshela wathi, “Njengoba uNathan watshela uDavide, ‘Wena ungulowo muntu.’” Wenza-ke ngqo lokho uPawulu akusho ukuthi abanye abantu bazokwenza lapho begxekwa ngenxa yezono zabo ngesipho sobuprofethi: “Kodwa uma bonke beprofetha, kungene ongakholwayo noma ongafundanga, uyakholiswa ngabo bonke, uyahlulelwa bonke: izimfihlo zenhliziyo yakhe ziyavezwa; ngakho-ke ewa ngobuso bakhe uyokhonza uNkulunkulu, abike ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona kini ngempela.”³ Ngemva kokulalela ukubuyekezwa kwezenzo zakhe ezingalungile okwenziwa nguNkk. White, lo mfowethu wawa ngamadolo phambi komkakhe, wabe esethi ngezinyembezi, kuye nakubambalwa ababekhona, “uNkulunkulu ukunani ngempela,” wabe esenza ukuzivuma okuphelele ngokuziphatha kwakhe eMichigan, ephula umyalo wesikhombisa, njengoba kwavezwa ngesikhathi kwenzeka, okungaphezu kwamamayela angamakhulu amahlanu kude.

GSAM 320.1Ngakho-ke emasontweni ambalwa kamuva sathola ukuqinisekiswa okuqinile kwezifakazelo. Asizange siholelwe nje ekutheni zaveliswa ngamandla angaphezu kwemvelo, kodwa futhi ukuthi zazivela emthonjeni owalahlela abantu icala lesono ngokungangabazi.

GSAM 320U-Uriah Smith Uqala Ukusebenza Ehhovisi Le-Review

GSAM 320.2Kwakuyisikhathi sokushicilelwa kwevolumu 3 ye-Review lapho u-Uriah Smith aqala khona ukugcina iSabatha, futhi wahlanganyela nehhovisi le-Review, lapho ayengumbhali nomhleli iminyaka eminingi. Umsebenzi wakhe wokuqala oshicilelwe ephephandabeni kwakuyinkondlo enesihloko esithi, “Izwi Elixwayisayo Lesikhathi Neziprofetho,” eyavela ngomhlaka 17 Mashi 1853.

GSAM 320.3UMfundisi Smith wezwa okokuqala umyalezo wengelosi yesithathu engqungqutheleni eyayibanjelwe eWashington, eNew Hampshire, kusukela mhla ziyi-10 kuya kweziyi-12 kuSepthemba 1852. Ebuyela ekhaya eWest Wilton, wafunda ngokucophelela lokho ayekuzwile, waqala ukugcina usuku lwesikhombisa, iSabatha yokuqala ngoDisemba 1852. Wahlanganyela nehhovisi le-Review eRochester, eNew York, mhla ziyi-3 kuMeyi 1853, lapho yena nodadewabo u-Annie basebenza khona ukuze bathole ukudla nezingubo zabo, esikhundleni sokufundisa e-akhademi ngemali engu-$1,000 ngonyaka kanye nokudla kwabo. Lezi zaziyimihlatshelo ezenziwe ngendlela enjalo ukuze kusungulwe umsebenzi womyalezo wengelosi yesithathu ezinsukwini zayo zokuqala.

GSAM 320Wagcotshwa njengomshumayeli

GSAM 320.4Cishe ngonyaka ka-1863 uMfundisi Smith waqala ukusebenzisa isipho sakhe sokukhuluma esidlangalaleni. Ngo-1866 wagcotshwa njengomshumayeli wevangeli, kwathi ngemva kwalokho wasebenza kakhulu emihlanganweni yamakhampu nasezingqungqutheleni ezifundazweni ezihlukene kusukela e-Atlantic kuya e-Pacific, kanye nomsebenzi wobufundisi ebandleni lase-Battle Creek, elaliyibandla lakhe lasekhaya. Ngemva kokuvulwa kweKolishi laseBattle Creek, wafundisa ngezinga elithile emnyangweni weBhayibheli walelo sikhungo. Ngenxa yomsebenzi we-Review and Herald, wawela i-Atlantic Ocean ngonyaka ka-1894, evakashela amazwe ahlukene eYurophu. Ngesikhathi eseSiriya wathola umkhuhlane, akazange aphole ngokuphelele emiphumeleni yawo.

GSAM 321Iminyaka Engamashumi Amahlanu Yomsebenzi Ongayeki

GSAM 321.1Kusukela ngo-1853 kuya ku-1903, iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu, uMfundisi Smith wayenobudlelwano bokuhlela obungapheli cishe ne-Advent Review and Sabbath Herald; futhi ingxenye enkulu yaleso sikhathi wayephethe yonke imisebenzi yokuhlela iphephandaba. Ngisho nangosuku lokufa kwakhe, lapho ehlaselwa yi-stroke, wayesendleleni eya ehhovisi ephethe izinto ayezilungiselele ukuzishicilela. Waphinde wanikela ngezincwadi eziningi ezibalulekile ezincwadini zenkolo yama-Adventist. Phakathi kwale misebenzi kukhona Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, Nature and Destiny of Man, incwadi eyandisiwe mayelana ne-Sanctuary and Twenty-three Hundred Days, The Marvel of Nations, neModern Spiritualism. Incwadi yokuqala kulezi yabhalwa ikakhulukazi phakathi kuka-9 ebusuku no-12 ebusuku, ngemva kokuqedwa komsebenzi wokuhlela nowehhovisi losuku.

GSAM 321Ukufa kukaMfundisi Smith

GSAM 321.2Waphila impilo ewusizo futhi eyachithwa kahle. Uphumule emisebenzini yakhe, eselale kuJesu ngomhla ka-6 Mashi 1903. Kodwa ngaye kungashiwo ngempela, “Imisebenzi yakhe imlandela,” futhi nakuba eshonile, usakhuluma.