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Colin D. Standish and Russell Roland Standish〔Funeral order of service〕 (both born 27 October 1933; Russell died 2 May 2008) are identical twin brothers and "historic" Seventh-day Adventists. They are often referred to collectively as the Standish brothers. They have co-written many books together, which have been published by their Hartland Institute. == Biography == The identical twin brothers were born on 27 October 1933〔''Half a Century of Apostasy'', p26. They say they reached their 64th birthdays 3 days prior to their father's death on 30 October 1997〕 to Darcy Rowland Standish (1912–1997) and Hilda Marie Joyce Standish née Bailey (1912–74).〔''Half a Century of Apostasy: The New Theology's Grim Harvest 1956–2006'' by the Standish brothers, p23–26〕 Their hometown is Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia. From 1943 to 1949 they attended the Newcastle Seventh-day Adventist High School (now Macquarie College).〔''Half a Century of Apostasy'' by the Standish brothers, p377〕 They were baptised by pastor R. A. R. Thrift.〔''Keepers of the Faith'' by the Standish brothers, p115〕 They studied at Avondale College in 1950 and '51, mainly studying primary teaching, and graduating from the "Theological Normal Course". As seventeen-year-olds in 1951, they attended an evangelistic meeting held by George Burnside in Newcastle, and were impressed.〔''Keepers of the Faith'' by the Standish brothers, p60〕 Colin is an author and administrator, as well as the founder and president of the independent Adventist institute Hartland College.〔(Presenters at the ''Questions on Doctrine'' 50th Anniversary Conference )〕 He received a PhD in psychology from the University of Sydney and later a master's degree in Education from the same university in Australia.〔 He has worked in both academic and administrative jobs at Avondale College, becoming President of West Indies College (now Northern Caribbean University), and President of Columbia Union College.〔 as well as Weimar Institute. He was ordained to the Seventh-day Adventist ministry on 17 April 1971.〔 Russell was a medical doctor after completing his BA Hons and working for a short period as a teacher. In 1964, he completed medical training at the University of Sydney in Australia. Following internship at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney and subsequent hospital training, Russell worked at the Warburton Sanitarium and Hospital in Victoria, before being called to medical mission service in the Far Eastern Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He subsequently worked as a Hospital Clinical Superintendent and physician in both the Penang SDA and Bangkok SDA hospitals, Southeast Asia and Australia at the Austin Hospital.〔 as well as heading the Health Program at Enton Hall in the UK. Russell became a prolific author, commencing with the publication of "Conflicting Concepts of Righteousness by Faith etc", co-authored with Dr John Clifford in 1976. Russell later obtained specialist qualifications with the Colleges of Physicians of both England and Glasgow. He was ordained on 6 December 1980,〔 After his dismissal from denominational employment, he founded Remnant Ministries〔 and later ran (Highwood ), a health retreat in Victoria, Australia, that also ran outreach-oriented Bible courses for people interested in lay evangelism. Russell spent the bulk of his career as a missionary physician in Southeast Asia, and also as a hospital administrator. He worked as the president of Bangkok Adventist Mission Hospital in Thailand, where he rescued the hospital from imminent closure, and as president of Penang Adventist Hospital in Malaysia. He later became Health Director of the South-east Asian Union of SDAs. Russell was dismissed from church service by the Australasian Division of Seventh-day Adventists in 1992 for continuing to write and speak against the doctrines of Dr. Desmond Ford that had made inroads into Adventist theology in the 1970s and '80s. Russell and Colin were presenters at the ''Questions on Doctrine'' 50th anniversary conference in 2007, where they also distributed free copies of their papers, each presented in book form.〔''A History of Questions on Doctrine: Fidelity or Compromise?'' (Highwood Books: Narbethong, Victoria, 2007)〕 Russell died in a motor vehicle accident in Mildura, Victoria, Australia on 2 May 2008.〔"(Church leader is killed in Mildura accident )". ''Mildura Independent'' 5 May 2008〕 A memorial service was also organized in Bangkok, Thailand, where his years of service were remembered by many of the grateful Thai people he had worked with and treated as a physician. From 1983 to 2011 Colin was president of the Hartland Institute of Health and Education, acting as an author and as an invited speaker at many venues around the world. After leaving the post he was appointed "President Emeritus", but, as of 2015, continues to speak at various venues around the world. 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「Standish brothers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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