Goodloe Harper Bell
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Goodloe Harper Bell born to David and Lucy Bell, was the first teacher at the first Seventh-day Adventist
school and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist school system
. This first school was located on the first floor of the old Review and Herald
building in Battle Creek, Michigan
. Professor Bell and his family lived on the second floor.
Some of his early students include Edson
and Willie White
, sons of James
and Ellen G. White
. Ellen White was a great supporter and influence to G. H. Bell. Others included in the roster of his early students are two notable brothers, William K. Kellogg and John Harvey Kellogg
.
Descendants of David and Lucy Bell
.
An original portrait of G. H. Bell resides at the Andrews University Museum. It was donated by Dr. Lavan C. and Junette Mapes.
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
school and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist school system
Seventh-day Adventist education
The Seventh-day Adventist educational system is the second-largest Christian school system in the world, after the Roman Catholic system ....
. This first school was located on the first floor of the old Review and Herald
Review and Herald
Review and Herald may refer to either of the following Seventh-day Adventist entities:* Adventist Review, the official church newspaper, formerly known as the Review and Herald* Review and Herald Publishing Association...
building in Battle Creek, Michigan
Battle Creek, Michigan
Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Calhoun county...
. Professor Bell and his family lived on the second floor.
Some of his early students include Edson
Edson White
James Edson White , known as "Edson", was an author, publisher and the second son of two founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church – James White and Ellen G. White.In 1870 he married Emma McDearmon, but did not have any children...
and Willie White
William C. White
William Clarence "Willie" White was secretary of the Ellen G. White Estate. He was placed in charge of his mother's estate at her death in 1915. "Willie," as his mother referred to him as, took on additional responsibility in helping his mother travel, write, and publish after his father's death...
, sons of James
James Springer White
James Springer White , also known as Elder White was a co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and husband of Ellen G. White...
and Ellen G. White
Ellen G. White
Ellen Gould White was a prolific author and an American Christian pioneer. She, along with other Sabbatarian Adventist leaders, such as Joseph Bates and her husband James White, would form what is now known as the Seventh-day Adventist Church.Ellen White reported to her fellow believers her...
. Ellen White was a great supporter and influence to G. H. Bell. Others included in the roster of his early students are two notable brothers, William K. Kellogg and John Harvey Kellogg
John Harvey Kellogg
John Harvey Kellogg was an American medical doctor in Battle Creek, Michigan, who ran a sanitarium using holistic methods, with a particular focus on nutrition, enemas and exercise. Kellogg was an advocate of vegetarianism and is best known for the invention of the corn flakes breakfast cereal...
.
Genealogical information
G. H. Bell was the eldest of ten children born to David and Lucy Bell née Blodgett.Descendants of David and Lucy Bell
- Goodloe Harper Bell 1832–1899
- Helen M. Bell Abt. 1834–1887 m. Benjamin Frazier
- Carrie Frazier
- Ambrose David Bell 1837–1902 m. Laura Brewer
- Emer Adolphus Bell
- Byron L. Bell
- Lucy Anne Bell
- David Arthur Bell
- Emer A. Bell 1840–1862
- Chauncey S. Bell 1842–1925
- Darwin Garrett Bell 1845–1907
- Florilla Annette Bell 1847–1921
- Alice Emogene Bell 1849 - ? m. Bruce Jackson
- Ward Jackson
- Agnes Bell Abt. 1851 - Bef. 1860
- Inez Bell 1854 - Bef. 1887
Interesting notes
Professor Bell's sister Florilla and her husband Charles Miller are the great-grandparents of Burt ReynoldsBurt Reynolds
Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds, Jr. is an American actor. Some of his memorable roles include Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Bobby "Gator" McCluskey in White Lightning and sequel Gator, Paul Crewe and Coach Nate Scarborough in The Longest Yard and its...
.
An original portrait of G. H. Bell resides at the Andrews University Museum. It was donated by Dr. Lavan C. and Junette Mapes.
Books by Bell
- Bell's Language Series - Circa. 1896
- Book 1/Primary Language Lessons
- Book 2/Elementary Grammar
- Book 3/Complete Grammar
- Book 4/Rhetoric, Higher English
- Book 5/Studies in English Lit
- Bible Lessons for the Sabbath School vol. 1 to 8 - Circa. 1887
- Progressive Bible Lessons for Children - Circa. 1872
See also
- Seventh-day Adventist ChurchSeventh-day Adventist ChurchThe Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
- History of the Seventh-day Adventist ChurchHistory of the Seventh-day Adventist ChurchThe Seventh-day Adventist Church had its roots in the Millerite movement of the 1830s and 1840s, during the period of the Second Great Awakening, and was officially founded in 1863. Prominent figures in the early church included Hiram Edson, James Springer White and his wife Ellen G. White, Joseph...
- Andrews UniversityAndrews UniversityAndrews University is a Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College in Battle Creek, Michigan, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists, and is the flagship university of the Seventh-day...
External links
- Pathways of the Pioneers biography from the Ellen G. White EstateEllen G. White EstateThe Ellen G. White Estate, Incorporated, or simply the White Estate, is the official organization created by Ellen G. White to act as the custodian of her writings, which are of importance to the Seventh-day Adventist Church...
- http://www.connecticut-adventist.org/Bible_Study/PioneerStories/goodloe_harper_bell.htm Pioneer Stories by The Connecticut Valley Adventist Church
- http://www.andrews.edu/about/history.html Andrews University History