▁the ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁Church ▁▁ ▁Advent ists ▁practice ▁bel ie vers ▁bapt ism ▁rather ▁than ▁infant ▁bapt ism . ▁Bel ie vers ▁at ▁their ▁bapt ism ▁p ledge ▁or ▁v ow ▁to ▁follow ▁Jesus . ▁The ▁pione er ▁Advent ist ▁leaders ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁denomin ational ▁trad itions . ▁Ellen ▁G . ▁White ' s ▁had ▁a ▁Method ist ▁background , ▁while ▁James ▁White ' s ▁was ▁from ▁the ▁Christian ▁Con nex ion . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁church , ▁Miller ite ▁Advent ists ▁stated ▁a ▁v ow ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁their ▁bapt ism . ▁Though ▁the ▁exact ▁word ing ▁is ▁not ▁recorded , ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ists ▁continued ▁the ▁Christian ▁practice ▁of ▁the ▁bapt ism al ▁v ow . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁March , ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁Officer ' s ▁Gazette , ▁R . ▁A . ▁Under wood ▁presents ▁eleven ▁questions ▁for ▁the ▁exam ining ▁of ▁persons ▁to ▁be ▁bapt ized ▁and ▁received ▁into ▁the ▁church . ▁His ▁list , ▁though ▁number ing ▁the ▁same , ▁is ▁different ▁than ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁list . ▁Un like ▁that ▁list , ▁Under wood ▁includes ▁two ▁questions ▁regarding ▁the ▁Bible , ▁a ▁question ▁on ▁tit he , ▁and ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁for ▁service . ▁His ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁question ▁on ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁a ▁private ▁prayer ▁life . ▁ ▁The ▁first