W.W. Prescott: Forgotten Giant of Adventism's Second Generation

WHAT A PREACHER! His resonant voice could bext a thunderstorm. Known for both wisdom and overwork, he was president of three colleges at once, and founded or laid the groundwork for four (Union, Walla Walla, Newbold, and Avondale). He started out as a journalist. With a first-class education from Dartmouth, W.W. Prescott was soon editing a successful newspaper. The call to shepherd Battle Creek College involved a major pay cut. But over time he reshpaed the church's educational system and politics. Holding 11 different offices simultaneously, he initiated curriculum reforms (less classics, more Bible) that met with strong opposition. His organizational reforms triumphed in 1901. WHAT A PREACHER! His resonant voice could bext a thunderstorm. Known for both wisdom and overwork, he was president of three colleges at once, and founded or laid the groundwork for four (Union, Walla Walla, Newbold, and Avondale). He started out as a journalist. With a first-class education from Dartmouth, W.W. Prescott was soon editing a successful newspaper. The call to shepherd Battle Creek College involved a major pay cut. But over time he reshpaed the church's educational system and politics. Holding 11 different offices simultaneously, he initiated curriculum reforms (less classics, more Bible) that met with strong opposition. His organizational reforms triumphed in 1901. This deeply researched portrait of an energetic man of God will make you tired - and inspire you to better things. - A Word to the Reader. Foreword. Chapter I A New England Heritage. Chapter II College Days. Chapter III Inky Thumbs and Party Politics. Chapter IV College President. Chapter V Education Director and President-at-Large. Chapter VI More Than a President. Chapter VII Educational Philosopher and Reformer. Chapter VIII Reformers in Refuge Down Under. Chapter IX Frustrated Administrator. Chapter X General Conference Administrator. Chapter XI The Kellogg Crisis. Chapter XII Publishing Again. Chapter XIII Thrological Controversy and a Change of Job. Chapter XIV The Troubled Years. Chapter XV Protesting Against Error - Without and Within. Chapter XVI A New Harness. Chapter XVII Campus Troubleshooter. Chapter XVIII Writing Till the End. Index