Joseph Bates, by George Knight The Real Founder of Seventh-day Adventism Review & Herald Shanghaied by the British in 1810, Joe Bates spent the next five years as British sailor and prisioner, surviving the Dartmoor massacre. Soon he was capitain of his own ship, forcing his sailor to swear off liquor and talking pirates out of their prey. Srcupulously honest, he once turned his ship around to return money overpaid hin. In 1824 Josep was converted and signed a solemn covenant with GOd. After aamassing a small fortune, he retired at age 36 and joined the Chtristian Conexion, who took the Scriptures as their only rule of faith and practice. Then his life began to get interesting ...