elnik писал(а):
Уильям Миллер (1782—1849), бывший капитан американской армии и общественный деятель, основатель религиозного течения в рамках адвентистского движения. Будучи
какое-то время деистом и масоном, У. Миллер
затем встал
на позиции баптизма, течения, духовно
близкого религии своих родителей — методизму, а
позднее основал новое протестантское религиозное движение —
миллеритов.
Материал из Википедии — свободной энциклопедии
Хорошо быть ВСЕГДА
предельно честным и точным! И не вводить в заблуждение "публику"!

Вы согласны, Юрий Анрреев!?
А вот что пишут англоязычные источники:
Цитата:
Miller's Masonic activity.
Miller was also an active Freemason: "It was here [Poultney, Vermont] that Mr. Miller became a member of the Masonic fraternity, in which his perseverance, if nothing else, was manifested; for he advanced to the highest degree which the lodges then in the country, or in that region, could confer."[3] Little is known of Miller's Masonic ties other than this statement by his biographer Sylvester Bliss. The majority of subsequent authors either ignore this statement or list it without comment. Whitney R. Cross specifies that Miller was a Royal Arch Mason but gives no further details or sources.[4] H. Y. Smith and W. S. Rann, editors of the 1886 book History of Rutland County Vermont with Illustrations & Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men & Pioneers show "Rev. William Miller" as one of fifty-one individuals listed by a Mr Clarke as "those who have been prominent in the Order in this county [Rutland]."[5] Miller (listed as Capt. Miller) is later given as one of the early masters of Morning Star Lodge, No. 27. This lodge is said to have been "organized in Poultney prior to 1800, though the exact date is not known."[6] In a letter written to his friend Truman Hendryx, dated November 17, 1832, Miller rejoiced when Antimasonry died in his locality.[7] Miller’s statements concerning Antimasonry are dated well after his conversion in 1816, and seem to indicate that Miller saw no contradiction between his Baptist religiosity and his Masonic beliefs. It doesn’t seem likely that Miller was an active Mason following his licentiation as a Baptist minister by the Low Hampton Baptist Church on September 12, 1833; the Poultney lodge-and most other lodges—had closed in 1832 during a time of Anti-masonic fervor. In addition, Miller had moved back to Low Hampton in 1815. However, as shown previously, evidence suggests that he at the very least, retained sympathy for the Masonic movement until 1834, and possibly later.[5]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Miller_(preacher)#Miller.27s_Masonic_activity
Здесь подробно указывается с источниками, что Миллер не "какое-то время" был в масонстве, а конкретно в нём погряз и дослужился до высших градусов масонства.