Editing Adventism (section)

===Albany Conference (1845)===
The Albany Conference in 1845, attended by 61 delegates, was called to attempt to determine the future course and meaning of the Millerite movement. Following this meeting, the "Millerites" then became known as "Adventists" or "Second Adventists". However, the delegates disagreed on several theological points.  Four groups emerged from the conference: The Evangelical Adventists, The Life and Advent Union, the [[Advent Christian Church]], and the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]].

The largest group was organized as the American Millennial Association, a portion of which was later known as the Evangelical Adventist Church.<ref name="Handbook"/> Unique among the Adventists, they believed in an eternal hell and consciousness in death. They declined in numbers, and by 1916 their name did not appear in the United States Census of Religious Bodies. It has diminished to almost non-existence today. Their main publication was the ''Advent Herald'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Partial archives |url=http://www.adventistarchives.org/documents.asp?CatID=146&SortBy=1&ShowDateOrder=True |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905011146/http://www.adventistarchives.org/documents.asp?CatID=146&SortBy=1&ShowDateOrder=True |archive-date=2009-09-05 |access-date=2013-06-26 |publisher=Adventistarchives.org}}</ref> of which [[Sylvester Bliss]] was the editor until his death in 1863. It was later called the ''Messiah's Herald''.

The Life and Advent Union was founded by [[George Storrs]] in 1863. He had established ''The Bible Examiner'' in 1842. It merged with the Adventist Christian Church in 1964.

The [[Advent Christian Church]] officially formed in 1861 and grew rapidly at first. It declined a little during the 20th century. The Advent Christians publish the four magazines ''The Advent Christian Witness'', ''Advent Christian News'', ''Advent Christian Missions'' and ''Maranatha''. They also operate a liberal arts college at Aurora, Illinois; and a one-year Bible College in Lenox, Massachusetts, called Berkshire Institute for Christian Studies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berkshireinstitute.org/|title=Berkshire Institute for Christian Studies}}</ref> The Primitive Advent Christian Church later separated from a few congregations in West Virginia.

The [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] officially formed in 1863. It believes in the sanctity of the seventh-day Sabbath as a holy day for worship.  It publishes the ''[[Adventist Review]]'', which evolved from several early church publications. Youth publications include ''KidsView'', ''[[Guide (Adventist magazine)|Guide]]'' and ''[[Insight (Adventist magazine)|Insight]]''. It has grown to a large worldwide denomination and has a significant network of medical and educational institutions.

Miller did not join any of the movements, and he spent the last few years of his life working for unity, before dying in 1849.