When compared to its relative success in the Southern and Western parts of Nigeria, Seventh-Day Adventism (S.D.A.) had some difficulties in establishing its mission in the North from the 1930s onward. This paper argues that there were three reasons why S.D.A. missionaries found the North difficult. First, the S.D.A. joined the Christian missionary scene in Nigeria rather late. Second, due to colonial politics, which did not favor the proselytizing aims of Christian missionaries in the North, Adventist missionaries did not find it easy to immediately establish a mission. Third, the difficult beginnings in northern Nigeria can also be attributed to the relationship between S.D.A. missionaries and other mission bodies, which tended towards rivalry, as a result of the “spheres of influence” established by the colonial government.

与其在尼日利亚南部和西部地区的相对成功相比，基督复临安息日会 ( SDA ) 从 1930 年代开始在北部建立其使命时遇到了一些困难。本文认为，SDA传教士发现北方困难的原因有三个。首先，SDA很晚才加入尼日利亚的基督教传教圈。其次，由于殖民政治不利于北方基督教传教士的传教目标，复临传教士发现立即建立传教并不容易。第三，尼日利亚北部的艰难起步也可以归因于SDA之间的关系 由于殖民政府建立的“势力范围”，传教士和其他传教机构倾向于竞争。