Standish brothers

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Colin D. Standish and Russell Roland Standish[1] (both born 27 October 1933; Russell died 2 May 2008) are identical twin brothers and very conservative, "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 the Hartland Institute.

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[edit] Biography

The identical twin brothers were born on 27 October, 1933[2] to Darcy Rowland Standish (1912–1997) and Hilda Marie Joyce Standish née Bailey (1912–74).[3] Their hometown is Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia. In 1951 as seventeen year olds, they were impressed by an evangelistic meeting in Newcastle held by George Burnside.[4]

They studied at Avondale College in 1950 and '51, studying primary teaching primarily, and graduating from the "Theological Normal Course". They encountered Desmond Ford, who in 1950 was in his final year of study, and while they would later be highly critical of his theology, they "respected him very highly indeed. He was an able speaker even at that time and possessed a prodigious knowledge of the scriptures. His godly character was in evidence at that time..."[5]

Colin is an author and administrator, as well as the founder and president of Hartland College.[6] He received a PhD in psychology from the University of Sydney in Australia.[6] He has worked in both academic and administrative jobs at Avondale College, West Indies College (now Northern Caribbean University) and Columbia Union College.[6] He was ordained to the ministry on 17 April, 1971.[3]

Russell was a medical doctor and author in Australia. He completed medical training at the University of Sydney in Australia, and worked as a hospital administrator and missionary in Southeast Asia and in Australia.[6] He was ordained on 6 December 1980,[3] was the founder of Remnant Ministries[6] and ran Highwood.

They 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.[7]

Russell Standish died in a motor vehicle accident in Mildura, Victoria, Australia on 2nd May, 2008.[8]

[edit] Beliefs

The Standish brothers have long been vocal supporters and prolific authors of "historic Adventism", an ultra-conservative wing of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. As such they criticize what they call the "new theology" within the church, particularly evident since the 1957 publication Questions on Doctrine which brought Adventists closer to the evangelical mainstream.

Speaking of "Seventh-day Adventists", they believe there is "almost universal entry of apostasy and false standards within our midst".[9]

[edit] Publications

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The Standish brothers have co-written dozens of books on Christian theology and lifestyle.

  • Adventism Imperiled: Education in Crisis (1998) with Dennis C Blum
  • Deceptions of the New Theology (1999)
  • Education for Excellence - The Christian Advantage
  • Evangelical (1997)
  • Liberty in the Balance
  • Swarming Independence (1996)
  • The Big Bang Exploded (1998)
  • The Greatest of All the Prophets (2004)
  • The Mystery of Death (2003)
  • The Pope's Letter and Sunday Law (1998)
  • The Perils of Timesetting (1992)
  • The Rapture and the Antichrist
  • The Road to Rome (1992)
  • The Sacrificial Priest: The Sanctuary Message (2002)
  • The Second Coming - Fervent Hope or Faded Dream
  • The Twenty-eight Fundamentals
  • Why Members Leave the Seventh-day Adventist Church (2007)
  • Winds of Doctrine
  • Youth do you Dare

Written by Colin Only:

  • Missionary to Jamica
  • Vision and Gods Providences: the Story of Hartland Institute

Written by Russell Only:

  • Adventism Vindicated: The Doctrine of Righteousness by Faith (1998)
  • Georgia Sits on Grandpa's Knee (1999)
  • The Sepulchres are Whited (1992)

See: Standish & Standish books on their website.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Funeral order of service
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ a b c Half a Century of Apostasy: The New Theology's Grim Harvest 1956–2006 by the Standish brothers, p23–26
  4. ^ Keepers of the Faith by the Standish brothers, p60
  5. ^ The Gathering Storm and the Storm Burst by the Standishes, p53
  6. ^ a b c d e Presenters at the Questions on Doctrine 50th Anniversary Conference
  7. ^ A History of Questions on Doctrine: Fidelity or Compromise? (Highwood Books: Narbethong, Victoria, 2007), and a second book
  8. ^ "Church leader is killed in Mildura accident". Mildura Independent 5th May 2008
  9. ^ The Sepulchers Are Whited by the Standishes, p11