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Hetty Hurd Haskell was a pioneer Bible instructor and second wife of Stephen Nelson Haskell.
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The first wife of Stephen Nelson Haskell, Mary E. Howe was born in Massachusetts about 1812. Apparently a self-proclaimed invalid, she was being supported by a man, possibly her half-brother, for whom Stephen Haskell, while still in his teens, came to work as a farm hand.
Stephen Nelson Haskell exerted leadership in almost every aspect of the early Seventh-day Adventist Church, including publishing ministry, world missions, urban evangelism, and conference administration.
Originating in 1870, the Tract and Missionary Societies (sometimes called Book and Tract Societies) became, during the subsequent three decades, the main distribution agency for denominational publications and the organizational vehicle for personal ministries.
Mary Hunter Moore served the denomination for more than half a century in the areas of education and publishing. She authored several books and scores of magazine articles and columns.