Daniel Sidney Warner
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Daniel Sidney Warner (June 25, 1842-December 12, 1895) was the primary founder of the Church of God (Anderson).
Warner was born in Ohio. After being forced out of John Winebrenner's Church of God in North America for preaching the doctrine of entire sanctification, he began publication of The Gospel Trumpet. Although he did not consider himself to be a theologian, his views were rooted in the Wesleyan tradition. One of his teachings was that there was only one Church and that all believers were members of the Church.
His reform movement, centered in Anderson, Indiana, eventually began to behave like a separate denomination, but to this day, this group refers to itself as a movement instead of a denomination and does not practice formal church membership.
Warner Southern College, Warner Pacific College, and Warner Press are all named after him.
Church of God (Restoration) has roots in Warner's movement.
References
- Birth of a Reformation : The Life and Labors of D. S. Warner by Andrew L. Byers, 1922. [1] (http://library.timelesstruths.org/texts/Birth_of_a_Reformation/)