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NB: John Lemley is acknowledged for scanning so many old booklets and periodicals and his continuing efforts will always be appreciated. Rose Difley also scanned a number of old booklets for our benefit and they are incorporated into the folders below. Old booklets were also scanned by Richard Nickels many years ago.

Periodicals

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Church of God periodicals Many dating from the 1850s!

Messenger of Truth (1853-58); The Hope of Israel (1863-72); Advent and Sabbath Advocate and the Hope of Israel (1872-73); Advent and Sabbath Advocate (1874-92); Sabbath Advocate and Herald of the Coming Kingdom (1892-1900); The Bible Advocate and Herald of the Coming Kingdom (1900-72); Bible Advocate (1972-date).

History of CG7 Publications

 

Booklets and Tracts

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List of old CG7 booklets and tracts

Being sought for scanning and preservation.

Old booklets and tracts by the Churches of God

Many of these were scanned by John Lemley

The Bible Student's Assistant (1903)

Forerunner to A.N. Dugger's Bible Home Instructor

Church of God (7th Day), Salem, West Virginia

Tracts and booklets from c.1934 on

 

History & Research

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Church of God (Seventh Day) History

History of the CG7 Work in Africa and other areas  

Church of God (Seventh Day) Journey

Serialised history of the Church in the 'Bible Advocate' magazine

History of Doctrinal Development

This folder also includes a large amount of information of the changes in Christology over decades

Basic CG7 research by Richard C Nickels

Variety of articles

History of the Seventh Day Church of God (Vol. 2)

Richard Nickels' huge collection of information

John Lemley's research on the Wednesday Crucifixion doctrine and Calendar

He is a CG7 elder and expert on the Wed Crucifixion - Sat Resurrection doctrine

Photographs Other photographs of elders etcare scattered throughout this section of the website
Advocates of Holy Day/Feast Day observance (Gilstraps and Sarber) A number of Sabbatarians advocated the keeping of hte Feasts in the 1800s and early 1900s include the Gilstraps and Sarber. See the articles by G. G. Rupert here. Clarence Dodd and Herbert Armstrong began to observe them in the late 1800s. See my article on History of the Holy Days since the First Century

 

Websites

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Official website

International Federation website

Church of God (Seventh Day) in Australia

Message Week website

 

Church of God Pioneers & Prominent Preachers

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Gilbert Cranmer

The 'founder' and 'elder statesman' of the Church of God in the 1800s

Abraham Cauffman Long Pioneer

Andrew Ferguson Dugger

Very influential elder in the Church of God

William Cauffman Long

Pioneer and Editor

Greenberry George Rupert

Although not officially a member of CG7, he wrote for their periodical and introduced a number of ideas

Andrew Nugent Dugger

History, books, grave site

Clarence Orvil Dodd History, books, grave site
Arvin Haines Stith  

Calvin Burrell

Calvin occupied many positions in CG7 for 57 years!

John Kiesz

He was a renowned elder of CG7

Frank Walker

Famous Church of God leader

Samuel Stennet Davison

CG7 pioneer

Albion Fox Ballenger

Associated with the Church of God (Unattached). Published The Gathering Call periodical. He was an associate of Greenberry G. Rupert

David Paul Ziegler

Published The Torch of Israel and a number of booklets. He was an associate of Greenberry G. Rupert

Carl Stacy

Ray I Straub