Oakwood University - Acorn Yearbook (Huntsville, AL)

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,y l I OF THE MCDRNING STAR ,Jlkvss ji 1 , E x 1 i An effective work has also been undertaken in other places. At Columbus, Mississippi, a lot was bought and a building erected. At Natchez, Mississipf pi, has been placed a duplicate of the building at Yazoo City. At Nashville, Tennessee, Jackson, Mississippi, are buildings practically alike, except that at Nashville a schoolroom, separate from the church, has been provided in the basement. At Greenville, Mississippi, a school building has been erected with rooms attached for the teacher. At Atlanta, Georgia, a commodious church building has been purchased to which has been added a school building and a small sanitariumf' Thus began the work of Seventhfday Adventists among what is now almost fifteen million people of AfrofAmerican descent. The history of the beginning of the work and of Oakwood converges in the past and runs parallel at every point. fsup, S, 31. ,. jf-:is 51, if ! g F0UN1i1E1R:4 Ulf e'r,x1iWuU11 vri p .R 1. 1- 1 - ' b , 1 Qxjig 51 1 X ,wa ' ' f sg Xf l ' , ' 15' ' ' ESQ-' 7 ' 'L A 'F 2' fin: Q. 4 wt? of x v pf' 'asf . 1 T '-,fi ' .fi , ,,.. . . .. fa Q . - 1' VSA j Z .. ' f ' -Q .Q - -:G - gp 's --ff W-- , gv e E51 -tampa V. ,x iff: T 5 A... xiilil ',l SQQV. - 'T- T ig . f- .-1 3 , W -. - v Efgff .L -.'s,- , - L-- 'l :Hg ' W lf X , H i -ri f e Q-f ff 1'-i .W - , ff. - -- lin ..-- 7 ,Q :1 . .. , 5 - vf.,..,,Ql . 53 1 Wis tar wel fiQ 4i?l?:,1fs:--is , Iwi 5 H EL: V..-l ggjj 5 .Q ag: A i A V . fwfr 111 fi mfr: 1 Qs isis. ll 'F' -..gh 312423-we-i'tff 5 - . ig -.. 1 , ng 'n 1 gh, -his 'gg 5 .sa W 'E fe -ples 421.-59+--f fav 5 1. A 4 yrfyffffij K T gif. r ,Tilb N N .54 LP-,I ,AQ -, - A ' 3 1 gf-QQUNT you BAP I apr alum ui.. ,K 1 ?f PORT HILL. iilli' ,fr 1 LTISEI5 -.433 s vmcswas. MISS. - V'-A 25 'aka a f ,,,,i,gga-.-,.-1 . -VM f . ' , X - . if fmt ah v.: NK x E ' i is gaggg 3 R .V 'ps L X - Y . x is 4 1 - 1 g .

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X 1 if X . X iw X , -ws 'K The captain of the missionary ship Morning Star, Elder E. White, son of Mrs. E. G. White, and his wife. Throughout the civilized world, and into the darkness of heathendom, evangels of light went forth, spreadihg the glowing, hopeful message of a soon' returning Saviour. The darkness of a millennium, which for over a hundred years had been gradually dispelling, was at the beginning of the nineteenth century, shocked into brilliance of noonday by the bright rays of the advent angel. Thousands of rapt listeners heeded the thrilling call and followed the gleam, but for another four million newlyffreed slaves, the call was muffled and the gleam dimly discerned, however, they sensed the ex' citement which was driving their fair brothers into the ends of the earth, and their hearts beat with a strange, new rhythm. Deep into the heart of the Southland, a tiny craft, named and destined to be the Morning Star of hope for the colored people of America, was piloted by a few selffsacrilicing pioneers down the Mississippi to the town of Vicksburg, Mississippi. There a tiny mission station was established. Amidst the stormy protests of jealous neighbors, the mission took rootg and though its location was later changed, God blessed the efforts of Elders James White, F. R. Rogers, O. A. Olsen, F. W. Halliday, L. A. Hansen, and others. Oakwood School is the direct outgrowth of this venture. Tl-IE RISE In 1909, the Southern Missionary Society, pub' lished a pamphlet entitled, Africa at Home . From this source we glean the following: 'lln its early stages the steamboat Morning Star was an important factor in the work. It was built at Allegan, Michigan, during the spring and early summer of 1894. When completed and equipped, the steamer proceeded by easy stages along the connecting waterways to Vicksburg, Mississippi, which place was reached january 10, 1895. For years the Morning Star served as the headf quarters for the work, as a chapel for religious services, as a schoolroom, and as a home for the workers as they labored in different places along the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. As new workers came into the field, the inf terest in Vicksburg was left with them, and the Morning Star moved up to Yazoo City 110 miles from Vicksburg. The same general plan of work was here followed, and soon a lot was purchased and a movable building was erected for school and church purposes. tx 10 ri J QR . f' YQ. f -r fa .MRF ff' if 1' ff fl- Rf it rf . - ss! - w ,g 1 -- Mgt fs, - 'r ft-1' L? FL ., '--:N A, ,Twp-N F , A T.- P-, KT- 1-A rzf---0 -1- Nfl -ff -ii: itz: in 1 5 - A' 1. TA j Tl- . 5 6:12 5. . - ' ' J - N: x , ,fr-. f ' 1' L, f-- ,, 2. ,ga e. ...Mg , . 1 - if: fit: , ' ,E . r ' 5-'fur s '1 Q --, .4 t f'f s.' . ,fi -rl i - - 9 N 9 fit ,2,,.. 1 M., .....AM.......-g:,- A v' 7 f. '- - ' - A' 'M V f??L'q'F?' ' f..., Q . A, , ff54ii1'i.. ' f --'T Vi PS ' wcns Bums 'Miss 4,-lsfgqi .. . H y Q f I ' I- k . -Q' 'J' . P . -' r. ,ff-'na v ',, 4 r ,r f' ' V' Vi r Xi -1 ' -sh XS , M4 .PA- I 'D sf. A-,M 4,52 N 1, , ig W- Q X iw mimi' ,. Y' .'H1S'A-.QW ws. .. ' ' . ' 4 'VMOL 1,1 QNX? '51 0' Ax is, is., ,. A sp19gt1Q.g,s,,, ,Q ,3 Q,a-...' 45. 2 ,. 1- r X., P i s' cs 91' 'i X. . ' A l . .rl-' ,.,.-'!'.l-s,'..w wtf , 1 '. ' Vx., r 1.,' ,XR sk NBAA B 'T CHAPEL AND S0100 , Sonoma l rr' ,eff TNA fer' c Wrfssisw . r XS Q ,S we fag Xian., N 1 has .f f ' J J: '4' sat.

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PICNEE S Historical Highlights MILEPOSTS IN OAKWOODS FORWARD MARCH 1 1. S. M. JACOBS ....,........ 18964897 2. S. H. SHAW .... ..,. 1 8971899 3. B. E. NICOLA. . . .... 18994904 4. F. R. ROGERS ..... .... 1 904'1905 5. G. H. BABBR. . .... 19054906 6. W. J. BLAKE .... .... 1 9064911 7. C. J. BOYD ..... .... 1 911f1917 8. J. I. BEARDSLBY .... .... 1 9174923 9. J. A. TUCKBR ..... .... 1 9234932 . . . .1932f1945 11. F. L. PETERSON ........... 1945f 10. J. L. MORAN. . . J. I. Beardsley was the first to receive the title of presif dent, and J. L. Moran was the first Negro president. 1932 1933 1937 1938 The ACORN is Established. Separate ordinances of Huinility for whites and colored are discontinued. Separate chapel and church seats are discontinued. Separate dining room seats for white visitors are discontinued. The practice of having only white Hrst elders is discontinued. The school bus is purchased. Pasteurizing unit for milk is put in. Beginning of the raising of funds through singing groups and girls selling the ACORN.