rapidly spread the Adventist message throughout much of the South Pacific, and British Adventism, with its nation’s global empire and strongly developed missionary tradition, swiftly moved to plant Adventism in many parts of the world. As the century progressed, more and more missions in both developed and undeveloped nations became self-sustaining conferences that could function as home bases for additional mission outreach. Adventism, of course, took its medical, educational, and publishing work