John Nelson Darby — English Clergyman born on November 18, 1800, died on April 29, 1882

John Nelson Darby was an Anglo-Irish Bible teacher, one of the influential figures among the original Plymouth Brethren and the founder of the Exclusive Brethren. He is considered to be the father of modern Dispensationalism and Futurism in the English vernacular. He produced a translation of the Bible based on the Hebrew and Greek texts called The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages by J. N. Darby... (wikipedia)

The Reformation did not directly touch the question of the true character of God's church.
Obedience to the word in humility of mind never confuses.
The presence of the Holy Spirit is the keystone of all our hopes.
Nationalism - in other words, the dividing of the church into bodies - consisting of such and such a nation, is a novelty, not above three centuries old, although many dear children of God are found dwelling in it.
Nothing is more prominently brought forward in the New Testament than the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.