Lloyd, Ernest Walter, 1880-1985
Person
Dates
- Existence: February 22, 1880 - March 14, 1985
Biographical
Ernest Walter Lloyd, who was born on February 22, 1880, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, and later immigrated to the United States with his parents. He studied at Battle Creek College from 1897 to 1901, being part of the last graduating class in Battle Creek. He helped move the institution to Berrien Springs, Michigan in the summer of 1901. He worked as a colporteur for two years in New York City, and as song leader and tent master at Los Angeles. In 1905 he assisted in the founding of the Glendale and Loma Linda Sanitariums and later was a cofounder of several other institutions including Pacific Union College. He credits Ellen G. White as the “motivating influence behind all this work.” Beginning in 1911 Lloyd did departmental work in the old Southern California Conference and then served in a similar office in the Pacific Union Conference for three years in each place.
Lloyd is best know for his 35 years working at the Pacific Press with 25 of those years in the editorial rooms, largely as editor of Our Little Friend, 1924 to 1949. Our Little Friend was a weekly paper for pre-school or early school children in the Sabbath school. Ernest Lloyd represented the Pacific Press for many years after his retirement. During retirement, the Pacific Union requested him to assist with visitors at “Elmshaven,” Ellen G. White’s home. Through these and many other assignments, Lloyd clocked more than seventy-five years of dedicated service to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Beyond editing Our Little Friend, Lloyd had articles published in The Youth’s Instructor, Review and Herald, Signs of the Times, Church Officer’s Gazette, Ministry, and Our Times. He also wrote ten story books for boys and girls, and booklets for adults.
Lloyd is best know for his 35 years working at the Pacific Press with 25 of those years in the editorial rooms, largely as editor of Our Little Friend, 1924 to 1949. Our Little Friend was a weekly paper for pre-school or early school children in the Sabbath school. Ernest Lloyd represented the Pacific Press for many years after his retirement. During retirement, the Pacific Union requested him to assist with visitors at “Elmshaven,” Ellen G. White’s home. Through these and many other assignments, Lloyd clocked more than seventy-five years of dedicated service to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Beyond editing Our Little Friend, Lloyd had articles published in The Youth’s Instructor, Review and Herald, Signs of the Times, Church Officer’s Gazette, Ministry, and Our Times. He also wrote ten story books for boys and girls, and booklets for adults.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Ernest W. Lloyd Collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 56
Content Description
The Ernest W. Lloyd Collection contains a significant amount of correspondence between Lloyd and Louise Dederen, the former curator for the Andrews University Heritage Room. This correspondence is largely related to the sending and formation of the collection. Included within this correspondence are stories and information about events and church pioneers.In addition to the correspondence there are a lot of biographical material and writings by Lloyd and by others. In the way of...
Dates:
1896 - 1985