Jonas Wendell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jonas Wendell

American Christian evangelist

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1815

Place of Birth: Edinboro, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 14-Aug-1873

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Elder Jonas Wendell (December 25, 1815 – August 14, 1873) of Edinboro, Pennsylvania, was a zealous Adventist preacher following in the spirit of William Miller.
Following the "Great Disappointment" Wendell experienced periods of weak faith, as did many Adventists.
He eventually recovered his faith after renewing his study of Bible chronology (historic and prophetic) and began to preach extensively throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, the Virginias, and New England By the late 1860s he had been studying the chronology of the Bible, and was encouraged by conclusions showing Christ's return would occur in either 1868 or 1873/4.
In 1870 Wendell published his views in the booklet entitled The Present Truth, or Meat in Due Season concluding that the Second Advent was sure to occur in 1873.
Unknown to him, attendance at one of his presentations restored Charles Taze Russell's faith in the Bible as the true word of God, leading to Russell's ministry.