A very wise and prudent author once wrote, “there are no great men among us.” (Ellen G. White, Evangelism, page 134) Her point is that all leaders, no matter how memorable or meaningful their contributions, owe their effectiveness to God. Among those whom God calls and equips for leadership in the church, some are more supremely endowed than others. High on the list of the gifted leaders that God has provided for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the 20th century is certainly Charles E.