Baker Delbert W. The Unknown Prophet (William Foy)

First ed. — Review and Herald Pub. Association, 1987. — (1888 Centennial). — 160 р. — ISBN 0-828-00401-3.William Ellis Foy (d.1893) not in 1845 as listed in the SDA Commentary, Vol. 10, p. 474. Foy was the first of two Millerite visionaries and Hazen Foss, the second, to pass their baton of visions to Ellen G. White, according to Seventh-day Adventist history. William Foy, a member of the Freewill Baptist Church, who was preparing for the ministry when given two visions in Boston in 1842. One on January 18 and the other on February 4. Foy then copyrighted these two visions in 1845.Prefaces, Introduction.
Section One: Context.
A feel for the times.
Family ties.
Tale of a freeman.
Section Two: Conversation.
A spiritual father and example.
Components of a Christian experience.
A season of trial.
Section Three: Connections.
Transition: Augusta to Boston.
The Millerite connection.
Section Four: Commission.
Preacher of Righteousness.
First vision: Victory.
Second Vision: Judgment.
Third Vision: Providence.
Fourth Vision: Unknown.
A duty to warn.
Section Five: Conclusion.
Hazen Foss: He Refused to Obey.
The baton is passed.
A comparison of two prophets.
Foy's final Years.