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  Moala, Semisi (1900–c.1981)

  Milton Hook

  Semisi Moala was a Pioneer Tongan school principal and minister.

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  Mongolian Mission, 1930–1939

  Milton Hook

  The Mongolian Mission was an entity that existed in the 1930s as a subdivision of the North China Union Conference in the China Division of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Geographically, the territory of the Mongolian Mission is often referred to as “Inner Mongolia,” which is part of China. This article deals exclusively with the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inner Mongolia.

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  Morse, George Warren (1847–1929)

  Milton Hook

  George Warren Morse worked in the editorial department of the Review and Herald office at Battle Creek and later pioneered publishing work in Canada.

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  Naisogo, Mecusela (c.1860–1938)

  Milton Hook

  Mecusela Naisogo was one of the earliest Fijian ordained ministers. He was in active service for about twenty years.

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  Nelson, William Edward (1883–1953)

  Milton Hook

  William Nelson was trained as a science teacher and became president of three major American colleges. Later, he spent two decades at General Conference headquarters, first as education secretary and finally as treasurer.

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  O'Ffill, Richard Wesley (1940–2020)

  Milton Hook

  Richard O’Ffill, minister, missionary, educator, revivalist, and author, was a gifted organizer whose leadership was critical to expanding the purpose and international scope of Seventh-day Adventist Welfare Services (SAWS) in the years leading up to its renaming as Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in 1984.

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  Oswald, Theodore Lewis (1891–1970)

  Milton Hook

  Theodore L. Oswald, minister, missionary in South America, and conference president, led the Home Missionary (Personal Ministries) department of the General Conference from 1946 to 1958.

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  Owen, Dudley Asbury (1840–1931) and Sarah Ann (St. John) (1845–1895)

  Milton Hook

  Dudley and Sarah Owen, with two of their children, sailed on the Pitcairn in 1894 for mission service in the South Pacific, where the family’s contribution included helping to establish sanitariums in Samoa and New Zealand.

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  Pascoe, James (1879–1942)

  Milton Hook

  James Pascoe served the Adventist Church for over 30 years in various capacities, including president of South New Zealand and Victoria Conferences.

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  Prickett, Rowen Augustus (1870–1963) and Pauline Sorenson (1869–1908)

  Milton Hook

  Rowen and Lena Pickett, both nurses, took the fourth voyage of the Pitcairn in 1895 to Tahiti and, after a brief term of service there, returned to the United States for further service.

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  Quinn, Rollin David (1869–1928)

  Milton Hook

  Rollin D. Quinn was a minister, conference and union conference president, General Conference field secretary, and author.

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  Rice, Jesse Dan (1857–1952)

  Milton Hook

  Jesse Rice and his wife, Cora, were missionaries to Rarotonga.

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  Richards, Halbert Marshall Jenkin (1869–1956)

  Milton Hook

  Halbert M. J. Richards was a pastor-evangelist and president of four conferences in the North American Division. Though limited by health difficulties during his final decades of labor, Richards’ highly-varied service to the church spanned nearly 65 years.

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  Richardson, Richard (c.1910–1967) and Jessie (Snider) (1910–2002)

  Milton Hook

  Richard and Jessie Richardson were Aboriginal missionaries to Papua in the 1930s.

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  Richter, Raymond Walford (1923–2015)

  Milton Hook

  Raymond Walford Richter was an educator, principal at Betikama and Jones Colleges, and Education director for Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

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  Rodionov, Pavel Vasilevich (1903–1964)

  Milton Hook

  Pavel Rodionov was a Russian by birth and a mission pioneer in Manchuria and Mongolia. In 1949 he transferred to Australia as the first Seventh-day Adventist minister to nurture any of the many groups who had migrated from Europe to Australia after the Second World War. He established the Russian church in Sydney before his premature passing.

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  Rosenhain, Geoffrey (1911–2011)

  Milton Hook

  Geoffrey Rosenhain was an educator and educator director for many years.

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  Rue, George Henry (1899–1993)

  Milton Hook

  George H. Rue, MD, missionary physician, led in developing widely respected Adventist medical institutions in Korea despite repeated setbacks and forbidding circumstances during the years of World War II and the Korean War.

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  Salisbury, Wilbur Dixon (1861–1946)

  Milton Hook

  Wilbur Dixon Salisbury is best known for skillful management of the expanding Adventist publishing work in Australia, where he served from 1893 to 1909.

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  Scriven, Cord Ackman (1896–1964)

  Milton Hook

  Cord Ackman Scriven was an Adventist pastor and church administrator in the United States.

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  Shannan, Elsie Mary (Fredrickson) (1871–1948) and George Thomas (1872–1902)

  Milton Hook

  Elsie Mary Fredrickson was a nurse and matron in Australian Sanitariums.

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  Shaw, Horace John (1909–2000)

  Milton Hook

  Horace Shaw, founding editor of Focus magazine, taught at Andrews University for many years in the areas of religion and communication and used his expertise in those fields to make memorable contributions to the cause of religious liberty.

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  Shepherd, William (c. 1903–1985) and Minnie Pathanga (Smith) (1903–1969)

  Milton Hook

  William and Minnie Shepherd were Aboriginal missionaries to Papua New Guinea in 1930s.

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  Skinner, Henry Alfred (1896–1982)

  Milton Hook

  Henry Alfred Skinner was a missionary to Burma.

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  Smith, Herbert Kenneth (1904-1929)

  Milton Hook

  Herbert and his wife, Thelma, were pioneer missionaries in Central China in the 1920s. Herbert’s ministry was tragically cut short when he was murdered by bandits. Thelma bravely continued her service in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan until her retirement in 1972.