"Mission Statement of the Seventh-day Adventist Church". Official statement approved by the General Conference Executive Committee at the Spring Meeting in Silver Spring, Maryland, April 1993; and amended on October 10, 2004
George R. Knight (1999), A Brief History of Seventh-day Adventists, p20 : "While most Eastern Millerite leaders initially responded coolly to Fitch's call for separation, the aggressive reaction within the various denominations made it acceptable to many Advent believers as they faced increasing opposition and loss of membership. Himes did not become an advocate of separation until the autumn of 1844, and then only reluctantly. Miller could never bring himself to urge separation, even though the Low Hampton Baptist Church, where he was a member, eventually expelled him."
