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The '''Second Great Awakening''' (1800–1840s) was a major religious movement in the U.S. that reached out to the unchurched and brought large numbers of people to a vivid experience of Christianity, fueling the rapid growth of numerous denominations, especially the [[United Methodist Church|Methodists]], Baptists, and Disciples. It came a half century after the [[First Great Awakening]] and consisted of renewed personal salvation experienced in revival meetings. Major leaders included [[Charles Grandison Finney]], [[Lyman Beecher]], Barton Stone, Peter Cartwright and James B. Finley.   
 
The '''Second Great Awakening''' (1800–1840s) was a major religious movement in the U.S. that reached out to the unchurched and brought large numbers of people to a vivid experience of Christianity, fueling the rapid growth of numerous denominations, especially the [[United Methodist Church|Methodists]], Baptists, and Disciples. It came a half century after the [[First Great Awakening]] and consisted of renewed personal salvation experienced in revival meetings. Major leaders included [[Charles Grandison Finney]], [[Lyman Beecher]], Barton Stone, Peter Cartwright and James B. Finley.   
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[[William Miller]] led a premillennial movement in New York that predicted the Second Coming on Oct. 22, 1844; after that non-event, a remnant formed the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]].
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William Miller led a premillennial movement in New York that predicted the Second Coming on Oct. 22, 1844; after that non-event, a remnant formed the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]].
    
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