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Lugwig (Louis) Richard Conradi and Son
No full textFormer Seventh-day Adventist Lugwig (Louis) Richard Conradi [center] standing with his son and daughter-in-law
Lora E. Clement
No full textPhotograph of former editor-in-chief, Lora E. Clement, in her apartment. Clement penned the weekly column, "Let's Talk It Over" that appeared in "The Youth's Instructor"
Arthur Grosvenor Daniells and Others
No full textArthur Grosvenor Daniells (far right hand side) was a Seventh-day Adventist minister and administrator. He was one of the longest serving presidents of the General Conference (1901-1922). He began to work for the church in Texas in 1878 with Robert M. Kilgore and also served as secretary to James and Ellen White for one year, and later worked as an evangelist. In 1886, he went to New Zealand and was one of the pioneers of the Church in the South Pacific. He is credited with opening the first Seventh-day Adventist church in New Zealand. Daniells was concerned with the development of a spiritual ministry, and led in the formation of the Ministerial Association and Ministry magazine. He was one of the denomination's most dynamic leaders. He also authored many books and articles that were published in various newspapers by the church. The other individuals in the photograph are unidentified
Sigismond Hanhardt
No full textNot much is known about Sigismond Hanhart. He was a skilled craftsman who mounted and repaired maps and charts. It is believed that Hanhart with Jean-David Geyment (1842-1924) were the first colporteurs in Switzerland. Hanhardt received an honorable mention for his missionary work from Michael Belina Czechowski (1818-1876): "...our dear Brother Sigismond Hanhardt has been set apart to the ministry of the gospel. By prayer and the laying on of the hands he was solemnly consecrated to the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ. Having been thus authorized, we send him forth in the name of the Lord to preach the everlasting gospel (Revelation 14:6-12), to proclaim the second coming of Christ among the nations, to administer the ordinances, and to carry, our faithfully all of the obligations imposed upon him..." (The Everlasting Gospel August 22, 1886)
House in Pitești, Romania
No full textThis house, located in Pitești, Romania, is unique because in 1870, Seventh-day Adventist evangelist, Michael Belina Czechowski preached and converted an entire Arslan family of thirteen members here. This family were his first converts in Romania. This building is no longer standing. See also SDA04334
The Beechers
No full textPhotographic reproduction of (left to right) Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe, Lyman Beecher and Henry Ward Beecher.
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an American author (“Uncle Tom's Cabin,”1852) and abolitionist.
Lyman Beecher (1775 -1863) was born in New Haven, Connecticut and graduated from Yale College in 1797. Beecher was president of Lane Theological Seminary in Cincinnati from 1832 to 1850 and the father of anti-slavery advocates, Harriet Beech Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) among other things, was an abolitionist and an American Congregationalist clergyman who focused on Christ's love
Milian Lauritz Andreasen
No full textHead and shoulders portrait of Milian Lauritz Andreasen. Andreasen was a Seventh-day Adventist theologian, pastor and author. e was one of the Seventh-day Adventist church's most prominent theologians during the 1930s and 1940s. Andreasen held to the belief that Christians can overcome sin, known popularly as Last Generation Theology, controversial for its views on atonement and salvation. Andreasen became well known for his protests against Seventh-day Adventist church leaders during the last years of his life. Andreasen served as president of the Greater New York Conference (1909 - 1910), president of Hutchinson Theological Seminary (1910 - 1918), dean of Atlantic Union College (1918 - 1922), dean of Washington Missionary College (now Washington Adventist University) (1922 - 1924), president of the Minnesota Conference (1924 - 1931), president of Union College, Nebraska (1931 - 1938), and field secretary of the General Conference (1941 - 1950). He taught at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary (now located at Andrews University) from 1937 - 1950
Euel Atchley
No full textHead and shoulders portrait of Euel Atchley. Atchley served as a teacher for 50 years in the denomination. He also worked in the General Conference Temperance department and as a pastor. He had two children, Richard and Marie Bishop, and two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He died on February 07, 2009 in San Diego, California
Martha D. Amadon
No full textBlack and white reproduction photograph of Martha D. Amadon sitting in a wicker chair. See SDA03159 for original. Martha was the eldest daughter of John Byington, the first teacher of a school established at Buck's Bridge, New York, by her father in 1853, which is believed to be the first school organized for Seventh-day Adventist children. In 1860, she married George W. Amadon. She was the first president of the first Dorcas Society, and held many sewing bees in her living room at Battle Creek. According to the Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists, this particular photograph was taken on March 28, 1934 on Martha's 100th Birthday
John William Dowling
No full textHead and shoulders portrait of John William Dowling. Dowling was an American Baptist clergyman. He was born at Pevensey, Sussex, England and settled in the United State in 1832. He gave forty-five years of ministerial service in different places. He is best known by his "History of Romanism" (1845) and “An exposition of the prophecies: supposed by William Miller to predict the second coming of Christ, in 1843…” (1840