Two great mission oriented families were merged together with the marriage of John Andrews and Dorothy Spicer in 1916. This John is the grandson of the first missionary of the same name.
William A. Spicer was one of the most beloved and recognized men of his time within the denomination. He traveled extensively around the world and wrote a prodigious number of articles based on his travels plus quite a number of books. He served as a missionary to India around the turn of the 20th century. Then he was the Secretary of the General Conference, the person most responsible for missions from 1903 to 1922, and then the President of the General Conference from 1922 to 1930. He estimated one time that he was gone from home more than nine out of every twelve months each year.
William and his wife Georgie had three children, William (b. 1891), Dorothy (b. 1892), and Helen (b. 1898). It is Dorothy who ties Spicer together with Andrews. Dorothy was born in India so had missions in her blood. John had missions in his genes from his father and grandfather.
William Ambrose Spicer (1865-1952).
Georgia Harper Spicer (1864-1960).This is a portion of a sermon preached by W. A. Spicer. He was one of the most recognized personalities in the Church during the first half of the 20th century. He served as a missionary to India, Secretary of the General Conference (1903-1922) and then President (1922-1930). He was a very frequent contributor to the Review and Herald, The Youth’s Instructor, and other publications where he told of his very extensive travels and the advance of missions around the world.
This is a portion of a sermon preached by W. A. Spicer.
This is W. A. Spicer with his grandchildren in 1928 at Chungking, China.This is the passport of Georgie Spicer, wife of W. A. Spicer. Elder Spicer cris-crossed the globe many times. He estimated he was gone much more than he was home. On occasion, Georgie would travel with him, though her health was somewhat fragile at times.
This is the passport of Georgie Spicer, wife of W. A. Spicer.
William Ambrose Spicer (1865-1952)