1885 [PREMILLENNIALISM & DISPENSATIONALISM] Papers Read at the Niagara Prophetic Conference.

A very rare published report of the papers, sermons, and addresses delivered at one of the most formative prophetic-eschatological conferences of the 19th century. The Niagara Bible Conference (officially called the "Believers' Meeting for Bible Study") was held annually from 1875 to 1897, with the exception of 1884. The Conference was founded as the Believers' Meeting for Bible Study in 1875 by evangelical pastors in the United States. The driving force behind the meeting was James H. Brookes, a Presbyterian minister from St. Louis. Brookes publicized the meeting through his magazine Truth, and devoted substantial space to summaries of the speeches. Most of the speakers were dispensationalists, and the Niagara Conference introduced many evangelical Protestants to dispensationalist teaching, providing a vehicle for its eventual dominance. The messages generally centered on the doctrines of Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Bible, missions and prophecy. It was presumed of all teachers that P