Loma Linda Historical Background

Alexs Sun & Kaleb Humpal
Mr. Lundgren
Bible 10
May 5, 2014
Loma Linda University
Historical Background
At the beginning of the 20th century, England still was the most powerful nation in the th world. During February 8
, 1904, the Russo­Japanese War was started, after the Meiji

restoration, Japan became a powerful country. So Japan won in that war. After that, the World
War I was stared, 22 countries participate in during July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 which killed 38,880,500 people. In 1850, California became the 31st state of the federal government.
During 1900­1950s, the population of California increased from lower than one million to become owns the biggest population state in the United States. In 1903, the Mission Inn has been
White began to work together to choose the land and then purchased in the Loma Linda,
CA. In the 1905, Ellen G. White from Washington D.C received a letter from Elder J. A. Burden.
He was an official in the Seventh­day Adventist Church. He described a property found in San
Bernardino county can be used for the Adventist training centers for their missionary work. After
Mrs. White read this letter, she was impressed, She was immediately interested in it. She said she

had seen that property. Burden purchased five cottages, a farmhouse, the hotel, and equipment, and a recreation hall with 76 acres of land for $38,000. The property was between the Redlands,
San Bernardino and Riverside in the California. At the beginning, the name of the university was
College of Medical Evangelists. In 1967 Loma Linda University also running the La Sierra
University. La Sierra University became part of the Loma Linda University, until 1990, La Sierra
University separated from Loma Linda University.
Contributions
Loma Linda University has lots of the contributions, especially in the medical education.
Also Ellen G White said that “the institution was to make a major contribution to the work of
61% are women and 39% are men. One year tuition will be $25,132 for 61 units. They have on­campus housing(dorms). There is a cafeteria but it’s all vegetarian and there is no meal plan. The president of Loma Linda University is
Richard H. Hart, MD, DrPH. Loma Linda University school colors are purple and gold. There have been zero arrests on campus but there have been
51 property crime offenses on campus.
Sincerely,
Alexs Sun and Kaleb Humpal

Conclusion
Loma Linda University is a Seventh­day Adventist coeducational Health Sciences
University located in Loma Linda, California, that was founded in 1905 by John Burden and
Ellen G. White. Loma Linda University has contributed a lot to medical education and to the
Seventh Day Adventist Church.
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