▁a ▁mem orial ▁to ▁his ▁bel oved ▁daughter , ▁Mill ic ent , ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁an ▁Italian - R ena issance ▁pal azzo ▁that ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁town ' s ▁free ▁public ▁library ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Fair h aven ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁a ▁gift ▁of ▁Abb ie ▁Pal mer ▁( G iff ord ) ▁Rog ers , ▁was ▁dedicated , ▁Mark ▁Tw ain ▁delivered ▁a ▁hum orous ▁speech ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁occasion . ▁Less ▁than ▁three ▁months ▁later , ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁Abb ie ▁Rog ers ▁died ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁following ▁surg ery ▁for ▁st om ach ▁cancer . ▁ ▁Joseph ▁B ates ▁ ▁( 1 7 9 2 ▁- ▁ 1 8 7 2 ). ▁Sea ▁captain , ▁minister , ▁temper ance ▁advoc ate , ▁and ▁reform er . ▁B ates ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁co - found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁the ological ▁architect ▁of ▁S abb at arian ▁Advent ist ▁the ology ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 0 s . ▁After ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁se af aring , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁Christian ▁Con nex ion ▁lay person ▁and ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁re forms , ▁including ▁abol ition ism ▁and ▁the ▁bur geon ing ▁temper ance ▁movement . ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁active ▁during ▁the ▁Miller ite ▁rev ival ▁and ▁waited ▁for ▁Christ ▁to ▁come ▁on