Peck, Sarah Elizabeth , 1868-1968
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1868 - 1968
Sarah Elizabeth Peck (1868-1968) was an educator, writer and missionary. A native of Wisconsin, she received her education at Battle Creek College and was one of the church’s first women missionaries to Africa where she opened up the educational work for children. She worked for a period with Ellen White in Australia and in America in the preparation of manuscripts. In 1906 she became educational secretary for the West Coast. It was at this time she began the preparation of much-needed reading material for the Seventh-day Adventist church schools. The result was the long-lasting series True Education Readers. Recognizing the distinct advantages of the denomination’s system of education, she also began to prepare suitable Bible textbooks. God’s Great Plan (1922) provided a biblical foundation for many Seventh-day Adventist young people at the crucial decision-making period of their lives.
She was called to the General Conference Department of Education, where she advanced the cause of Christian education until her retirement in the 1930s. A short time before her death she was cited by Andrews University as its “alumna of alumni.” She passed to her rest a few weeks after her 100th birthday.
She was called to the General Conference Department of Education, where she advanced the cause of Christian education until her retirement in the 1930s. A short time before her death she was cited by Andrews University as its “alumna of alumni.” She passed to her rest a few weeks after her 100th birthday.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Sarah Peck Collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 243
Content Description
During the time Sarah Peck worked as secretary for Ellen White in Australia, a compilation of quotations on Church schools was published in the Union Conference Record (Sydney, Australia). Due to limited availability in the United States it was reprinted at the Union College Press, Lincoln, Nebraska, with the title, Church Schools: a Compilation of Testimonies and General Information on the Subject of Church Schools, Together with a Suggestive...
Dates:
1900s
Sarah Peck Collection
Accession
Identifier: Collection 243