Adventist Missionary-Harry (William Henry) Anderson

"Harry" Anderson was born in Mexico, Indiana in 1870 and graduated from Battle Creek College in 1895. He first went overseas in the same year to the mission field in South Africa and traveled by ox cart to Southern Rhodesia. He and his wife, along with fellow missionaries, had to move away temporarily during the Metabele rebellion. Many of them died of malaria and the rest returned home except Mr. & Mrs. Anderson. He named his first mission in Southern Rhodesia- Rusangu Mission.

In 1922 he moved on to Angola where he opened several mission stations. His last 15 years in Africa were spent as a staff member of the Africa Division and he went around giving talks at camp meetings in Africa and advice to new young missionaries. At the 1944 celebration he drove an ox cart along the same path he originally did in 1895 when he arrived in Africa. He then retired and returned to the U.S. He authored the book On the Trail of Livingstone.

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant:

thou hast been faithful over a few things,

I will make thee ruler over many things:

enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Matthew 25:21