James Inglis (1813–1872) was an American preacher and editor who was one of the earliest advocates of dispensational

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in the United States. Inglis was born in Scotland and immigrated to the United States in 1848, settling in Michigan. In

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he was converted to the Baptist faith, and shortly after that became pastor of the First Baptist Church in

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. In 1854 he began to publish ''Waymarks in the Wilderness''. In this publication he admitted to drawing on the teaching of

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and the

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in advocating the secret coming of Jesus Christ and the rapture, which is more commonly known as dispensational

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. It teaches the secret coming and the removal for a time of the faithful, however not the view that there are different dispensations of the gospel, that distinguishes it from other forms of premillennialism. Inglis would later move to

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and eventually New York City and would continue to publish ''Waymarks in the Wilderness'' sporadically until his death.

Sources

* Pages 100-101

Bibliography

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The Bible Text Cyclopedia: A Complete Classification of Scripture Texts in the Form of an Alphabetical List of Subjects
' * ''The Sabbath School and Bible Teaching'' * Volume II, Nos. 1-6 * Volume V, No.4, and Volume VIII, No. 2 {{DEFAULTSORT:Inglis (evangelist), James 1813 births 1872 deaths 19th-century American male writers 19th-century American non-fiction writers 19th-century American theologians 19th-century Baptist ministers from the United States American editors American male non-fiction writers Baptists from Michigan Baptists from Missouri Baptists from New York (state) Baptist theologians Baptist writers Clergy from Detroit Clergy from New York City Clergy from St. Louis Converts to Baptist denominations Dispensationalism Premillennialism Editors of Christian publications People from Adrian, Michigan Scottish emigrants to the United States