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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sabbatarians, Sabbatarianism
This was the prophetess Joanna Southcott (1750-1814), like Bampfield, a native of Devonshire, who composed many spiritual poems and prophetical writings, and became the mother of a sect of Sabbatarians, also known as Southcottians or Joannas.
Modern Englishmen who are apt to smile at medieval credulity can scarcely find in Catholic countries in the "darkest" days of ignorance any instance of a more amazing credulity than that of Joanna Southcott's disciples, who confidently awaited the birth of the promised Messiah whom the prophetess of sixty-four was to bring into the world.
His teaching was not concerned with any special observance of the Sabbath, but as a form of false Messianism it may be compared with the mission of Joanna Southcott.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/13287a.htm   (720 words)

  
 Life of Mrs. E.G. White - Her Claims Refuted, by D.M. Canright, 1919
Joanna died in her self-delusion Dec. 27, 1814; but her followers, who at one time numbered a hundred thousand, continued till 1831 to observe the Jewish Sabbath" (Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia).
Southcott claimed to be the "woman" spoken of in verses 1 and 2 of the same chapter.
Southcott claimed to be called to "seal" the hundred and forty and four thousand of Rev. 7:1-4.
www.bible.ca /7-Life-of-White-her-claims-refuted-canright.htm   (21297 words)

  
 JOANNA SOUTHCOTT - LoveToKnow Article on JOANNA SOUTHCOTT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Among her sixty publications, all equally incoherent in thought and grammar, may be mentioned: Strange Effects of Faith (1801-1802), Free Exposition of the Bible (1804), The Book of Wonders (1813-1814), and Prophecies announcing the Birth of the Prince of Peace (1814).
The will was disputed by a niece on the ground that the writings were blasphemous, but the court of chancery sustained it.
See D. Roberts, Observations on the Divine Mission of Joanna Southcott (1807); R. Reece, Correct Statement of the Circumstances attending the Death of Joanna Southcott (1815).
www.1911ency.org /S/SO/SOUTHCOTT_JOANNA.htm   (286 words)

  
 SOUTHCOTT, JOANNA (175... - Online Information article about SOUTHCOTT, JOANNA (175...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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