This collection showcases entries by Avondale affiliated staff from the Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists
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Salisbury, Wilbur Dixon (1861–1946)
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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)
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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)
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Elsie Mary Fredrickson was a nurse and matron in Australian Sanitariums.
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Shaw, Horace John (1909–2000)
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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)
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William and Minnie Shepherd were Aboriginal missionaries to Papua New Guinea in 1930s.
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Smith, Herbert Kenneth (1904-1929)
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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.
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Snow, Charles Miles (1868–1933)
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Charles M. Snow was an author and editor of leading denominational periodicals in the United States and Australasia during the early decades of the twentieth century.
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Stringer, Rodney George (1851–1914) and Caroline “Carrie” (Sanborn) (1869–1948)
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Rodney and Caroline Stringer were missionaries to Rurutu Island.
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Syme, Eric Douglas (1912–1995)
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Eric Syme engaged in evangelism during the early years of his ministry in England, then moved to the United States where he taught religion and history for more than 25 years, first at Southwestern Junior College, then Pacific Union College.
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Syme, Richard Creswick (1910–1965)
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Richard Creswick Syme served as an administrator in several Adventist schools, including principal at New Zealand Missionary College (now Longburn Adventist College).
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Tank, Mary Elizabeth (Shaw) (1882–1957)
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Mary Elizabeth Tank was a Sabbath School and Missionary Volunteers director in Western Australia and New South Wales Conferences, and later a Bible instructor.
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Tenney, George Cyrus (1847–1921)
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George C. Tenney was an American minister, educator, and author who served as editor of the Bible Echo and Signs of the Times in Australia from 1888 to 1892, and, after returning to the United States, filled editorial roles with the Review and Herald and other periodicals.
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The Advocate of Christian Education
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The Advocate of Christian Education was the mouthpiece of the senior Seventh-day Adventist educational institutions at the turn of the twentieth century, initially Battle Creek College and later Emmanuel Missionary College, both in Michigan.
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The American Sentinel
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The American Sentinel was a periodical dedicated to the advocacy of religious liberty for all mankind and the separation of church and state powers. It found expression in issues from 1886 through 1900.
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The Christian Educator (1897–1899)
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The Christian Educator was a monthly periodical devoted to the philosophy and methods of education in Seventh-day Adventist homes, elementary schools, academies and colleges. It was produced under the aegis of the General Conference Education Department and printed at the Review and Herald Publishing Company, Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Tonga (c.1875-1925)
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Tonga was a charter member and deacon of the Titikaveka church, Cook Islands.
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Truman, Archibald William (1884–1977)
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Dr. Archibald W. Truman was a faculty member at the College of Medical Evangelists (later Loma Linda University School of Medicine) for the first decade of the school’s history (1909-1919), and subsequently served as a physician and medical director at sanitariums in the United States, Canada, and China, and as General Conference medical secretary for 14 years.
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Turner, Lionel Harold (1907–1993)
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Lionel Harold Turner was an educator at various academies and spent 16 years at Avondale College Mathematics and English departments.
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Unruh, Tobias Edgar (1894–1982)
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T. Edgar Unruh, an educator and conference president, played a critical role in facilitating historic consultations between Seventh-day Adventist and American evangelical leaders during the 1950s.
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Vince, Ronald Arthur (1917–2009)
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Ronald Arthur Vince was a minister and church administrator in England and youth leader in the South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists.
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Watson, Donald Henry (1905–2004)
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Donald Henry Watson was a missionary to Pitcairn Island and worked for the Adventist church in Australia and New Zealand.
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Wellman, George Oscar (1858–1945) and Adelaide De Yarmond (1860–1926)
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George and Ada Wellman journeyed aboard the Pitcairn to the South Pacific in 1894, undertaking mission work on the islands of Raiatea and Rarotonga before ill health compelled a return to California where both served at the Pacific Press.
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Wellman, Sterrie Austin (1879–1966)
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Sterrie Wellman’s church career is distinguished by pioneer mission work in the Caribbean and India followed by lengthy service as an associate secretary of the Sabbath School Department at General Conference headquarters.
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Wells, George Washington (1870-1948)
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An administrator for most of his ministerial career, George W. Wells served as president of four local conferences and one union conference and as a General Conference field secretary.