Arthur F Parker was born on June 30, 1899 in Victoria, Australia. He accepted the Adventist message in 1911 after visitation and Bible studies by Adventist workers. Initially, he worked as a machinist in a sawmill, then a literature evangelist.
He attended the Australasian Missionary College (Avondale) from 1923–1925, while also working, as many students did, in the Sanitarium Health Food Company factory located on the campus. After graduation in 1926, Arthur entered the organized work of the…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/Qu7d-Opf09M/