Oakwood University - Acorn Yearbook (Huntsville, AL)

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1 H gf, f 4, . , . 4 , Knight 1211874-1972 Gounty, Mississippi, March 4, 1874. Early in life' shefllooked .beyond the horizons of her environment with a 'yearning for rrfQre'.knpw1edggt. .Whi1e,in her- teens' sghe responded to notices for free reading Vmatertials'whichiappeiared in magazines she had access to. As God would have it, 'replied tofia noticeuforiliterature offered by missionary minded Seventh- result-'she found the lightiof the message God has given andisheirejtoiced' in it ever aft-er. . 'p I . ' 7 f TlClEl 7d8Sltf'9a'f0I', schooling- opportunities led her to the Graysville school in .Ten'nessee1and'to the Batt,le'5CreekSanitarium,where she trained as a nurse. longed to see ha school' started in thefvicinity of her girlhood and con- ducteda school there for a period of years. She 'later became the first Black Sevent1h?d'ay'-Adventistgforevign missionary to India. She later returned to the U.S:: andhaccelpiteldinaf position in Georgia. 'There she did successful Bible work agQ1,.well.as 'assisting in leadinglthe church.. She started the work of the Y.W.C.A. forf lwomen in Atlanta. S 1 7 jShe ,servedlthe'territory of the Southern Union promoting Christian educa- piippgmqng Black .S.iD.A.-fsuntil her retirement in'1946 at the age of 72. Wholly dediicatetdland endowedwith strong and, charismatic personality, her influence t'ouch'e'd''manyslivesfafnd continued to befelteven in her retirement. G' -Over theiyears' she received recognition in many ways with no doubt her crowning honor beingtp-aid.when the Educational Department of the General Gonfelrence of Seventh-day Adventists awarded the Medallion of Merit award. She ibecarne only the twelfth person to receive this in the history of the church., y-i.V1 i i . 'A l ' , 1 Herjlongfand usefuljlifeyended at Riverside Hospital Sabbath, Iune 3, 1972. old.. ,Thus has ended a, link to the past that cannot be re- pta-Ce-ag, Bhtiiauhlifefllike herse-ncourages us to look to the future when we hope to o . i . 7 u .jf qautobiograpyhyfjap pears - in. Mississippi i Girl. H AW W

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Reflections on Yesterday Time waits for no one. Au- tumn, Winter, and Spring each play their part and then fade away. What was once today is now yesterday. Gone . . . gone forever. Only that which we record, either in the mind or on the printed page-they are the only memories we can enjoy of yesterday. As you leaf through the Acorn of the year '72-'73 and the memories are once again brought to life, reflect and remi- nisce on the good old days , forever gone but not forgotten. 6 6