Editing Millerism (section)

==Great Disappointment==
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October 22, 1844, the day Jesus was expected to return, ended like any other day<ref>{{Cite web |date=1844-10-23 |title=Milwaukie Commercial Herald Archives, Oct 23, 1844, p. 1 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/milwaukie-commercial-herald-oct-23-1844-p-1/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=NewspaperArchive.com |language=en}}</ref> to the disappointment of the Millerites. Both Millerite leaders and followers were left generally bewildered and disillusioned. Responses varied: some Millerites continued to look daily for Christ’s return, others predicted different dates—among them April, July, and October 1845. Some theorized that the world had entered the seventh millennium, the "[[Great Sabbath]]", and that, therefore, the saved should not work.<ref name="George R. Knight 1999">George R. Knight, ''A Brief History of Seventh-day Adventists'', Hagerstown: Review and Herald, 1999, p. 26.</ref> Others acted as children, basing their belief on Jesus’ words in Mark 10:15, "Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the [[kingdom of God]] like a child shall not enter it." J. D. Pickands used Revelation 14:14–16 to teach that Christ was now sitting on a white cloud, and must be prayed down. Some simply gave up their beliefs and attempted to rebuild their lives.<ref name="George R. Knight 1999"/> Some members rejoined their previous denominations, while a substantial number became [[Shakers]].<ref>[[Whitney R. Cross]], ''The Burned-over District: A Social and Intellectual History of Enthusiastic Religion in Western New York'' (Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1950), p. 310.</ref> Hundreds joined the [[Shakers]], who believed that Christ had already appeared for the second time in the person of Mother [[Ann Lee]]. The "Advents'" impact was greatest on the Shaker villages at [[Union Village Shaker settlement|Union Village]] and [[Whitewater Shaker Settlement|Whitewater, Ohio]], [[Harvard Shaker Village Historic District|Harvard, Massachusetts]], and [[Canterbury Shaker Village|Canterbury, New Hampshire]]. Some remained Shakers for the rest of their lives; others left after a short time.<ref>Stephen J. Paterwic, Historical Dictionary of the Shakers (Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2008), p. 1.</ref>