Oakwood University - Acorn Yearbook (Huntsville, AL)

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Educational Institute. Cleveland, Ohio. ershtp The record of progress speaks ever so eloquently for itself. Now the question is What of the future? Let us remember that black conferences were brought into existence because of social conditions within America and our church conditions which we hope will change Their presence will be a reminder of weakness. not of principle but of practice within our organization. And fur- ther let it be known that black conferences were accepted by the black faithful and loyal constituency of this church because it was the most practical way of evangelizing the millions of black Ameri- cans We cannot predict the future. The Lord may yet reveal to usa better way however for many of our black leaders that better way was regional conferences, and even today there is still the need for refinement of our organization in order to reach the millions, ap- proximately 25 million in our cities. This thought was articulated in l969 when the Commission on Black Unions met in Washington, D.C. and as a result of that meeting the church leadership sensed its failure to provide lead- ership opportunities on higher levels: I am referring to Union Con- ferences Consequently today, on most of our union levels you will s I C sxf iii, e rv' , L lf at l 1.4 T.'L I'f, t --4 '7V ' ....--4. Q-1. - las- , Y- tind black otticers. The question of how best our elttxe the need ofits black constituents and pcrspeettse bla A the face of the growing racial unrest tn our cities is one. For example. the unp.tr.1lleled growth .ind iris.. Black Muslims in our cities is .1 real challenge to the P sth. rf' ..4'T' .Je VC- li -e, F, .- . 'Ari'-1,3 1- , . -.., Q, -..a. V ss , Q4 ,Az ,lt ,' -r-' r.4,, ... lfls . Hr.. I. A. .'l ,. ,.,..n- 1 i ,s. .,- J' 'sa- 4.44, s. L 'f'7 L . FT-. 'Lv-Tk sf' Ln A. wg' I. uc. . ,L ELL X the Third Angels Message by the black Se-tenth-tif. Xu--' Church. Therefore. we need xottr praxers .ind sLt .t s . black Seventh-day .-Xdxentist Church is the onlj. rentapr' s to Adventism in our cities. for .ts son know most ot' have fled to the suburbs. Theretore, for the present .ind the tioreseeable tintt.rc. -s that regional conferences hate conic upon the stage ol t... x . 5... such a time as this , .ind its goal under Liotl ts to titttsii s K and to hasten the coming ofthe lord .iestls Cltrtsi NN NN it'ftii1.:ff1. D gt Regional l7c:'.i s

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