This collection showcases entries by Avondale affiliated staff from the Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists
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Butler, Lancelot Lewis (1918–2004) and Hilda Gwenneth (Peacock) (1922–2018)
Lester Devine
Pastor Lance Butler was an Australian, an astute financial manager who spent his working life in the service of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He was treasurer of the Australasian Division for twelve years and then treasurer of the global General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists between 1980 and 1985.
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Caldwell, Robert Archibald (1879–1966) and Mary (Schowe) (c. 1879–1954)
Lester Devine
Australian Robert Caldwell was a self-supporting literature evangelist who worked in Singapore, the Malay Peninsula, Thailand, and was the first Seventh-day Adventist missionary in the Philippines. He also worked in Hong Kong, China, and Australia eventually becoming a Bible worker and, for a short time, principal of Avondale College.
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Cannon, Paddy (1903–1960)
Lester Devine
Paddy Cannon was the first indigenous Australian to be ordained as a local church elder.
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Caro, Edgar (1871–1959)
Lester Devine
Dr. Edgar Caro, a gifted doctor, was the medical superintendent of the Sydney Medical and Surgical Sanitarium of Summer Hill in Australia from 1898 to 1901.
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Caro, Margaret (Malcolm) (1848–1938)
Lester Devine
Margaret Caro was the first registered woman dentist in New Zealand and supported the work of the Seventh-day Adventist Church by assisting with the program at the New Zealand Training School and serving as a Bible worker.
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Carr, Harold Edgar (1882–1976), and Clara Alberta (Paterson) (1882–1964)
Lester Devine
Harold and Clara Carr, along with Calvin and Myrtle Parker, were the first Australian Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) missionaries to the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu).
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Carswell, William Robert (1863–1952)
Lester Devine
William Robert Carswell, teacher and translator for the Maori, was born in Wellington, New Zealand on May 17, 1863 into what became a sheep farming family after it relocated to the Hawkes Bay region of North New Zealand.
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Cernik, John (1915–1999) and Alpha Lois (Giblett) (1912–2012)
Lester Devine
John and Lois Cernik gave 39 years of denominational service, 26 of them in the Pacific Islands of the South Pacific Division.
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Chapman, George Thomas (1896–1982)
Lester Devine
George T. Chapman served as the Health Food Secretary of the Australasian Union Conference and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Sanitarium Health Food Company in Australia through the great depression and, later, served 26 years as the General Manager of Loma Linda Foods in California, United States of America.
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Chesson, Alfred Charles (1890–1978), and Lillian (Adair) (c. 1891–1942)
Lester Devine
Alfred and Lillian Chesson were initially called to the mission field to work among Indian people in Fiji, and Alfred went on to be the Missionary Volunteer Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the Home Mission Department before becoming an Evangelist and then President of the Queensland Conference in Australia from 1924 to 1928.
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Cormack, James Ernest (1908–1997), and Linda Gladys (McLane) (c. 1911–1979); later Maude (Jackson) (1907–1994)
Lester Devine
Pastor James Cormack and his wife Linda gave almost 40 years of service for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia, the Solomon Islands, the Cook Islands, and Tonga, serving as a pastor, evangelist, and church administrator.
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Craig, Francis Cecil (1920–1983)
Lester Devine
Francis Craig spent his career in the Sanitarium Health Food Company, becoming its general manager in 1971 and continuing until his retirement in 1982.
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Dawson, Andrew William (1903–1985)
Lester Devine
Andrew William Dawson, general manager of the Sanitarium Health Food Company and manager of Australasian Conference Association, Ltd.
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Dunn, Brian Mansfield (1940–1965)
Lester Devine
Brian Dunn was the first Seventh-day Adventist in mission service in the South Pacific Islands to lose his life by violent means in the course of duty.
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Ellison, Roderick Marcus (1922–2008) and Unita Madeline (Edmunds) (1923–2017)
Lester Devine
Roderick Marcus Ellison, a teacher, and his wife, Unita Madeline (Edmunds) Ellison, are best known for their contribution to the needs of families in crisis and single parents.
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Faulkhead, Nathaniel D. (1860–1923)
Lester Devine
Nathaniel Faulkhead was active in the Seventh-day Adventist church in Australia.
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Ferch, Arthur John (1940–1991)
Lester Devine
Arthur Ferch was a pastor, church administrator, teacher, and published scholar.
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Fingerfones
Lester Devine
A “fingerfone” is a small plastic gramophone which played vinyl 45 RPM records and was “finger driven."
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Fletcher, William Warde (1879–1947)
Lester Devine
William Fletcher was an evangelist, teacher, church administrator, and author. He challenged the Seventh-day Adventist doctrine of the sanctuary.
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Gallagher, Algenon (1915–1988) and Edna May (Roberts) (1913–1999)
Lester Devine
Algenon and Edna Gallagher spent 38 years in pastoral ministry for the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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Gifford, Frank William (1915–1999) and Jean Agnes (Stewart) (1916–2003)
Lester Devine
Frank and Jean Gifford served the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Australasian and North American Divisions.
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Hare, Eric Burnham (1894–1982) and Agnes (Fulton) (1893–1983)
Lester Devine
Eric B. Hare is well known for his stories from his missionary work in Burma from 1915 to 1934, and he served in the Sabbath School Department at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists from 1946 to 1962.
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Hare, Reuben Ethelbert (1889–1976) and Ivy Emily (Reeves) (1889–1977)
Lester Devine
Reuben Ethelbert Hare was an Adventist missionary, evangelist, editor, and church administrator from New Zealand.
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Harker, Harold Cecil Knightly (1877–1963)
Lester Devine
Harold Cecil Knightly Harker was a colporteur, pastor, and evangelist in Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania.
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Hefren, Archibald Lawrence (1904–1986)
Lester Devine
Archibald Lawrence (‘Arch’) Hefren was a teacher, preacher, administrator, and missionary from Australia.
