Oaks Mission High School - Warrior Yearbook (Oaks, OK)

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SKFTCH F A VISQION oegur mor 'he e hundred years a dvye 1 of tue tn some with the fam' les a the Oaks Mission Came 1 w c riptions mark their graves sviah drew I om the field While a young Ielsen had associated with Loravians in Denmark I 1892, he came to Cherokee County Soon after this, he was Joined by Mrs Nielsen They located at Hoody, about ten miles south of Oaks and continued the work which had been begun by the Moravians After ten years they moved to Oaks which has slnce been the center of the Mission In time the Nielsens were joined in the work by teachers A mission school was establxshed in which beside the regular school sub jects religion was taught In those days travel was often on foot or horseback over trails and primitive roads In the April 14, 1941 issue of the Ansguar Lutheran, is a picture of Rev and Mrs N L Nielsen and a poem by hrs Nannie Hatfield en titled 'To The Blessed lemory of Two Pioneers' Mrs Hatfield was the first adult baptized by Rev Nielsen at Oaks The last verse follows Dearest ones, we'll soon be with you, And God's glory with you share We are waiting, sweetly waiting, In the faith you taught us here In 1924, Rev and Mrs C A Vammen entered the field The time since has been one of expansion. More workers were added. Improved roads, hlghways, and the automobile made it possible to extend the work over a larger area. A fully state-accredited twelve grad school ac commodating about 250 pupils is housed in a brick building. An impos- ing gymnasium built of native rock was erected. The frame ch1ldren's home building accommodating about forty five children is about to be replaced by a larger modern brick or stone structure. The Church, now partly concealed behind other buildings is to be moved and remodeled or replaced oy a new structure. , J , A 'T in .3 'f'4'D iii . .. 1- - . wJS.'oi wax e .a 3 - D. , . . curing :Qv J Q r V LT . pert T :pa K - -a'1er. 5,ue f,.:t' -'tr snr Gif , .o '. P' A ,.es sufLe- n 5 ,' 4arL,u2ps. A number of them enfi ,.zQerr ' we ,' -' FS led L11 - 'ff . Slaf ' 'TA - - .arfnsc 1 so . In T, 1. vor 5 wlfK r . LL'.'x, F'Vn Ne ,v ' I E e n . . U O O O D O 0 O 0 0 e e e ' ' e J I 0 . . : O . 0 I I C D

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one d at P Other preaching rrtr st of Oaks Auf founty ate e the 1 poln ice is rs Jo J she s tang in th school Fundreds ll tie nd women have been taught by tHP 1 Known as B133 Helen and ralf years ago the undersigned became con ected with ure VlSSlOH as pastor we apnreciate and are grateful for the co operation shown b5 many tovard the SSlOH, likewise to the many friends throughout the Synod, who have reme be ed u in thel wrayers and supoorted us with their comtribmtions Max the work go on and increase ou wardlv in the number of thuse whor we serve and inwardlv in Cod's work of grace in the hearts of men EBENEZLR LLTVVRAN CPLHLF '1. is ,r- -wj ' . - '. at in F-L.t. - L U U A . w 3. A HY , ,1, nun z.' ' 'i t,fe , ., '.' '..ot1 H we .i .3 Vol.. 1 so .T L in 'oil V . U Vw MeL,,-', .. v'.Pf .H- en' ,f4. Xurmen 9 't 3 ' A.. : y, a ,V'- ' t I kr1.1 fy serv 2 . V . hn I' ' ' L' V .Eeen all: 1.2 gf Eg , , of c. ufefr, ,, A 1 ' ., :mature zz.-in a. Y-H. Rv nan, If ,'1 sl- of '11 ' 1' . ali P 1 ' n A' :X . 0 'J . -. ' 2 v ' mi ' ' J . m r s .'r , . z x . . j f - ' 't . H L 4 ' . 2 ' , .. I ,a.a - K i K J X r y