William C. White
| William Clarence White | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 29, 1854 Rochester, New York |
| Died | September 1, 1937 (aged 83) Battle Creek, MI |
| Occupation |
Seventh-day Adventist Teacher Preacher |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Kelsey |
William Clarence "Willie" White (1854–1937) was a son of Ellen G. White and James Springer White, two of the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He became a well known Seventh-day Adventist minister and church leader.
William Clarence White was born in Rochester, New York, August 29, 1854. He died at Battle Creek, Michigan, September 1, 1937. He was the third son of James and Ellen White and was better known as WC (and the intimate, Willie). His father James Springer White was editor of the Review and Herald and the Youth's Instructor.
Willie grew up in Battle Creek and Greenville, Michigan. He attended public schools and for some time a school run by GH Bell in Battle Creek. He grew up in a home that was the center of the growth of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He listened to discussions about the advancement of the church with growing interest and understanding. He was baptized in Greenville, Michigan, at the age of 12 years.
His first recommendation for denominational work came when he was only 20 years old in Oakland, where his father had begun to publish the Signs of the Times magazine. Willie's task was to move with a wheelbarrow paper, printing types, printed sheets and the final product because the print was made several blocks away from the office. His expedient was filled with other activities in the office, all providing a thorough training in the field of publications.
He was associated with his father in establishing the publisher Pacific Press Publishing Association. At the age of 21 years he reluctantly accepted the invitation to be chairman of the committee responsible for the project and at the end of one year presented a balance of $2000.00 U.S. dollars profit.
William married Mary Kelsey on February 11, 1876.
The leaders decided that William and Mary White should study German and French at Battle Creek College to go to Europe assist John N. Andrews in establishing the third denominational publisher. However, due to a shortage of leaders with administrative ability, William was appointed as a student member of the school committee and was called to the publisher in Battle Creek as deputy director and also director of the Western Health Reform Institute (Western Institute for Reform health).
William remained in Battle Creek until 1880, devoting his time to the interests of publishing, educational and medical, and taking active part in the development of the work of the Sabbath School. Thereafter, until the summer of 1885, he was involved in activities on the Pacific coast, especially in publishing. The establishment of Healdsburg College, the second Adventist educational institution, in the spring of 1882, was one of the highlights of his work. During part of this time, he also worked as director of the General Conference Sabbath Schools. He was ordained to the ministry by the General Conference in 1883 and was chosen a member of the General Conference Committee, a position he held most of his life.
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