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The Seventh-day Adventist Church〔(SDA )〕〔officially abbreviated Adventist 〕 is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday,〔More precisely, Friday sunset to Saturday sunset; see (When Does Sabbath Begin? ) on the Adventist website.〕 the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming (advent) of Jesus Christ. The denomination grew out of the Millerite movement in the United States during the middle part of the 19th century and was formally established in 1863. Among its founders was Ellen G. White, whose extensive writings are still held in high regard by the church today.〔Ronald L. Numbers, ''Prophetess of health: a study of Ellen G. White'' (3rd ed. 2008) pp. xxiii–xxiv〕 Much of the theology of the Seventh-day Adventist Church corresponds to Protestant Christian teachings such as the Trinity and the infallibility of Scripture. Distinctive teachings include the unconscious state of the dead and the doctrine of an investigative judgment. The church is also known for its emphasis on diet and health, its holistic understanding of the person, its promotion of religious liberty, and its conservative principles and lifestyle.〔(Seventh-day Adventist Church Fundamental Beliefs ) Retrieved 22 June 2011.〕 The world church is governed by a General Conference, with smaller regions administered by divisions, union conferences and local conferences. It currently has a worldwide baptised membership of about 17.2 million people.〔http://www.adventist.org/world-church/facts-and-figures/index.html〕 As of May 2007, it was the twelfth-largest religious body in the world, and the sixth-largest highly international religious body. It has a missionary presence in over 200 countries and territories and is ethnically and culturally diverse.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Statistical report. Annual council of the General Conference Committee, October 9–14, 2009 )〕 The church operates numerous schools, hospitals and publishing houses worldwide, as well as a humanitarian aid organisation known as the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA). The Seventh-day Adventist movement in Malaysia began in 1928 and continued until 1970 amongst the Telugu workforce in the states of Perak, Selangor and Kedah. It began with Pastors Lot and Prakasham, missionaries from India. Later the work was expanded through Pr. R.J. Moses, Pr. P.G Ratham, Pr.V. Samuthram, Pr. V.N. Joseph, Pr.P. Benjamin and many others. ==Background of the Telugu race in Malaysia== In the late 19th century and early 20th century, there was a significant exodus of Andhras especially from the Visakhapatnam district to the Malay Peninsula. They came as manual labourers to meet the shortage of labour in the rubber and coconut plantations, mainly owned by the British. Motivations for the migration the intolerable conditions in the Visakhapatnam district. Floods devastated the crops and the dwindling of the mercantile industry brought a lot of unemployment. Meanwhile, there was a shortage of labour in the plantations of Malaya. Therefore, in 1921, about 40,000 Andhras from India migrated to Malaya. Many settled throughout West Malaya, though the main concentration was in Lower Perak (Bagan Datoh and Teluk Intan areas), Selangor, Negeri Sembilah, and Kedah. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seventh-day Adventist Telugu work: Malaysia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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