Spicer: Leader with the Common Touch / Anderson, Godfrey T / (PB/1983-1983/B+/USED)

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During the first half of the twentieth century William Ambrose Spicer was a leader in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, highly trusted and deeply loved in all parts of the world. Beginning in 1903 he filled the position of secretary of the General Conference for nearly twenty years. Following that, the denomination chose him as president in 1922, and he served in the capacity for eight years. Then, until his retirement in 1940, he held the post of field secretary.

Elder Spicer's overriding interest through all his years of service centered in the foreign mission outreach of the church. He traveled widely, by his own testimony having been overseas almost every year from 1900 to 1940.

He had an unshaken confidence in the work and mission of Ellen White and in her counsel to the church. Having had early contact with her on a firsthand basis, as well as with some of her detractors, he emerged with an implicit faith in the supernatural quality of the messages she gave to the church.

A favorite quotation of his, which he frequently applied to the Advent Movement, was "The waves may be defeated, but the tide is sure to win." He succeeded in inspiring both courage and optimism among the church employees with whom he dealt in all parts of the world.

Introduction
1. The Formative Years (1865-1901)
2. Emergence as a Church (1901-1906)
3. The World Was His Parish (1906-1922)
4. President Spicer Takes Command (1922)
5. The Church Faces the Postwar Challenge (1923-1930)
6. An Active Servant to the Last (1930-1952)
7. The Legacy of a Fluent and Prolific Writer
8. Some Personal and Family Sidelights
9. How Others Saw William A Spicer

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