Robert H. Pierson
Robert H. Pierson | |
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16th President of the General Conference of Seventh day Adventists | |
In office 1966–1979 | |
Preceded by | Reuben Richard Figuhr |
Succeeded by | Neal C. Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | January 3 1911 Brooklyn, Iowa |
Died | January 21 1989 (aged 78) Kailua, Hawaii |
Cause of death | Heart attack |
Profession | Pastor |
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Robert Howard Pierson (3 January 1911 – 21 January 1989) was a
Biography
After graduating from Southern Junior College, Collegedale, Tennessee, in August 1933, Pierson’s first assignment was a pastor-teacher position in the Columbus and Albany churches in southwestern Georgia. From there he was transferred to the Home Missionary Department of the
Personal Information
Pierson was born January 3, 1911, in Brooklyn, Iowa, US. He completed his secondary education at Summerfield Highschool in Summerfield, Florida, his tertiary studies were completed at Southern Junior College in Collegedale Tennessee in 1933. He married Dollis Mae Smith of Ocala, Florida in 1931. They have two sons, John D. Pierson and Robert G. Pierson. He died January 21, 1989, in Kailua, Hawaii, while serving as the interim pastor of the Kailua SDA Church.
Publications
Pierson was a prolific writer, both of prose and poetry. His biography Radiant With Hope[3] lists him as author of 28 books, many of them translated into multiple languages, as well as hundreds of articles. He wrote many stories and devotional works. Journals, such as the Youth Instructor, a journal for Adventist youth (now discontinued), published his essays. In 1955, a seven part series entitled Forbidden Lands and Strange Places, Pierson described his travel to Afghanistan.[4]
Books published
- 1948. The road to happiness
- 1948. Wonderful Jesus
- 1951. Triumphs of the cross in lands afar
- 1953. Paddles over the Kamarang; the story of the Davis Indians with Joseph O Emmerson
- 1958. The secret of happiness
- 1959. Give us this day
- 1965. 501 Adventist illustrations and stories
- 1966. So, you want to be a leader! : a spiritual, human relations and promotional approach to church leadership and administration
- 1966. The final countdown with G S Stevenson
- 1966. What shall I speak about? : 250 suggestions and helps in preparing talks and sermons for many occasions
- 1967. Faith on tiptoe; glimpses into the simple dynamics of practical Christian living
- 1968. Though the winds blow; a daily guide to successful living
- 1968. Road to true riches. [On interpreting the Bible. With plates.]
- 1970. Heart to heart
- 1974. Revival and reformation
- 1974. Faith triumphant
- 1975. We still believe
- 1975. Angels Over Elisabethville: A True Story of God's Providence in Time of War
- 1976. Good-bye, planet Earth
- 1977. In step with Jesus
- 1978. How to become a successful Christian leader
- 1978. What's just ahead with Don Short
- 1978. Beloved leaders : inspirational essays on Seventh-Day Adventist Christian leadership
- 1983. Miracles happen every day
- 1984. Here comes adventure
- 1987. Love come home
- 1989. The role of the spirit of prophecy in preparing God's people for earth's final events with Ellen G. White Estate, Inc.
See also
- General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Seventh-day Adventist theology
- Seventh-day Adventist eschatology
- History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
External links
- Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI) search for articles by Pierson
- One of Pierson's sermons
- Ministerial Association General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (2005). Seventh-day Adventists Believe. Nampa, Idaho: Pacific Press Publishing Association. p. 446. ISBN 1-57847-041-2.
- Johnsson, William G. (February 9, 1989), "Church pays tribute to Robert H. Pierson, former General Conference president called church to revival" (PDF), Adventist Review, 166 (6): 6–7
References
- ^ "Former division and G.C. president dies suddenly" (PDF). Southern Asia Tidings. 84 (3). Pune, India: Oriental Watchman Publishing House: 6. March 1989. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ISBN 0-8108-5345-0.
- ISBN 0-912145-19-6
- ^ Pierson, R. H. Forbidden Lands and Strange Places Youth Instructor at Adventist Archives