James Inglis (evangelist)
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James Inglis was an American preacher and editor who was one of the earliest advocates of what is called Dispensationalist pre-millenialism in the United States.
Inglis was born in Scotland and immigrated to the United States in 1848, settling in Michigan. In Adrian, Michigan
he was converted to the Baptist faith, and shortly after that became pastor of the First Baptist Chirch in Detroit, Michigan
. In 1854 he began to publish Waymarks in the Wilderness. In this publication he admitted to drawing on the teaching of John Nelson Darby
and the Plymouth Brethren
in advocating the secret coming of Jesus Christ and the rapture. This is called dispensationalism, but the name is misleading, because it is the secret coming and the removal for a time of the faithful, and not the view that there are different dispensations of the gospel, that distinguishes it from other forms of pre-millenialism.
Inglis would later move to Saint Louis, Missouri and eventually New York City
and would continue to publish Waymarks in the Wilderness sporadically until his death.
Inglis was born in Scotland and immigrated to the United States in 1848, settling in Michigan. In Adrian, Michigan
Adrian, Michigan
As of the 2010 census Adrian had a population of 21,133. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 84.1% white, 4.4% black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 5.9% from some other race and 4.0% from two or more races...
he was converted to the Baptist faith, and shortly after that became pastor of the First Baptist Chirch in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
. In 1854 he began to publish Waymarks in the Wilderness. In this publication he admitted to drawing on the teaching of John Nelson Darby
John Nelson Darby
John Nelson Darby was an Anglo-Irish evangelist, and an influential figure among the original Plymouth Brethren. He is considered to be the father of modern Dispensationalism. He produced a translation of the Bible based on the Hebrew and Greek texts called The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation...
and the Plymouth Brethren
Plymouth Brethren
The Plymouth Brethren is a conservative, Evangelical Christian movement, whose history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland, in the late 1820s. Although the group is notable for not taking any official "church name" to itself, and not having an official clergy or liturgy, the title "The Brethren," is...
in advocating the secret coming of Jesus Christ and the rapture. This is called dispensationalism, but the name is misleading, because it is the secret coming and the removal for a time of the faithful, and not the view that there are different dispensations of the gospel, that distinguishes it from other forms of pre-millenialism.
Inglis would later move to Saint Louis, Missouri and eventually New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and would continue to publish Waymarks in the Wilderness sporadically until his death.
Sources
- Sandeen, Ernest R., The Roots of Fundamentalism: British and AMerican Millenarianism, 1800-1930 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1970) p. 99-100.