▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁church ▁found ing ▁convention ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁The ▁den om ination ' s ▁first ▁hospital , ▁college , ▁and ▁publishing ▁office ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁When ▁the ▁hospital ▁and ▁publishing ▁office ▁burn ed ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁the ▁church ▁elected ▁to ▁decent ral ize , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁institutions ▁were ▁re located . ▁The ▁first ▁Advent ist ▁church ▁( re built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ) ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁operation . ▁ ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Champion ▁Jack ▁Johnson ▁was ▁once ▁arrested ▁here ▁for ▁marry ing ▁his ▁White ▁wife ▁and ▁transport ing ▁her ▁across ▁state ▁lines . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁focus ▁on ▁health ▁reform ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 0 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s . ▁The ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁San it arium ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Dr . ▁John ▁Har vey ▁Kel log g . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁sometimes ▁b izar re ▁treat ments ▁that ▁were ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁The ▁Road ▁to ▁Well ville , ▁Kel log g ▁also ▁fund ed ▁organizations ▁that ▁promoted ▁e ugen ics ▁theories ▁at ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁their ▁philosoph ical ▁ag enda . ▁ ▁The ▁Better ▁Race ▁Institute ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁organizations . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁supported ▁the ▁" separ ate ▁but ▁equal " ▁philosophy ▁and ▁invited ▁Book er ▁T . ▁Washington ▁to ▁speak ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁San it