Arthur Stace

Who was Arthur Stace?

Arthur Malcolm Stace, otherwise known as Mr Eternity, was an Australian reformed alcoholic who converted to Christianity and spread his form of gospel by writing the word "Eternity'" in chalk on footpaths in Sydney over a period of approximately 35 years. Four known photographs of Stace were taken by Trevor Dallen for the Sydney Sun. Dallen took the pictures in the Fairfax building in Broadway, Sydney. A photo of Arthur Stace, at his desk in the Hammond Hotel in Chippendale is in the archives of the Hammondcare charity and was published in "Faith in Action" a 2013 history of Hammondcare.