- Foreword
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- Compilation Procedural Style
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- 1—No Colonizing
- 2—The Lord Led
- 3—Let Not Means Be Diverted
- 4—Self-Supporting
- 5—Men Who Will Catch the Notes
- 6—Hanging in the Balance
- 7—My Soul Is Stirred
- 8—Rise Up
- 9—Much Improved
- 10—Make the School a Success
- 11—Bricks Cannot Be Made Without Straw
- 12—Poverty-stricken Condition
- 13—The Work Must Go Forward
- 14—In the Providence of God
- 15—Self-Denial Boxes
- 16—A Large Work Done
- 17—Must Have Help
- 18—A Special Work
- 19—Greatly in Need of Help
- 20—God Has Not Left Them
- 21—Tell About the Huntsville School
- 22—I Am Glad I Can Do This Much
- 23—Do Our Very Best
- 24—An Object Lesson
- 25—A Great Work To Be Accomplished
- 26—Do Not Lose Interest
- 27—A Very Different Showing
- 28—A Deep Interest
- 29—An Appeal
- 30—A Long Delay
- 31—Huntsville School Must Be Finished
- 32—A Much Broader Work
- 33—Redeem the Time
- 34—A Blessed Place
- 35—A Place of Special Interest
- 36—A Special and Important Work
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- 1—The Work in Graysville and Huntsville
- 2—Our Duty Toward the Huntsville School
- 3—An Opportunity to Help a Needy Cause
- 4—Will You Help?
- 5—The Work Among the Colored People
- 6—The Lord Loveth a Cheerful Giver
- 7—A Message to Teachers
- 8—Medical Missionary Work Among the Colored People of the South
- 9—Left for Years
- 10—The Huntsville School
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- 1—All It Should Be
- 2—Spared for Huntsville
- 3—Yet Be a Success
- 4—We Shall Go to Huntsville
- 5—Love and Mercy
- 6—A Man Is Needed
- 7—Change for the Better
- 8—The Advancement of the Huntsville School
- 9—Dear Friend
- 10—Blossom as a Rose
- 11—Do All I Can
- 12—Back a Year
- 13—A Precious Treasure
- 14—A Holy Influence
- 15—The Right Thing Is Being Done
- 16—Blend Together
- 17—A Deep Interest in the Huntsville School
- 18—Especial Help
- 19—The Big Fund
- 20—Pleased Indeed
- 21—Establish Their Work
- 22—You Have Done Well
- 23—We Have Just Arrived in Huntsville
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Key Individuals
George I. Butler (1834-1918): One of the pioneers of the Seventh-day Adventist movement, Butler served in many positions in the church, most notably as General Conference president from 1871-1874 and 1880-1888. Butler received more letters from Ellen White than anyone else mentioning the Oakwood School. When she wrote these letters, he was the president of the Southern Union Conference and the Southern Publishing Association.PCO ii.5
Arthur G. Daniells (1858-1935): Longtime church worker and administrator, Daniells held several key denominational positions and was one of Seventh-day Adventism's most dynamic leaders. He served as General Conference president from 1901-1921, holding that position longer than anyone else.PCO ii.6
Solon M. Jacobs (1846-1927): The first principal of the Oakwood School, Jacobs was a white man from Fontanelle, Iowa. Jacobs and his family arrived at Oakwood in 1896. The Jacobs’ were tireless workers, doing anything and everything possible to keep the school running. Jacobs stayed on as principal one year, then served as the farm foreman until 1902.PCO ii.7
Benjamin E. Nicola (1865-1943): Oakwood's principal from 1899-1904, Nicola was the first principal to serve for longer than two years. (The two subsequent presidents would not stay longer than two years either.) The school made significant strides during his years in office, but he would receive reproving counsel from Mrs. White concerning his tenure.PCO ii.8
Fred R. Rogers (1869-1920) Rogers served as Oakwood's principal from 1904-1905. Before taking up his post at Oakwood, Rogers was a diligent worker in the Southern cause, serving as the superintendent of SDA mission schools in Mississippi, and working with James Edson White and his Morning Star boat crew.PCO ii.9
James Edson White (1849-1928): The second son of James and Ellen White, Edson was the premier champion of the Southern cause. He began his evangelistic efforts in 1894 by constructing an innovative steamboat called the Morning Star. He sailed the steamer from city to city along the Mississippi River, leaving SDA schools and churches for black people in his wake. He chose this witnessing medium for safety, mobility, and drawing appeal. Edson compiled his mother's writings on the Southern cause into one handy volume called The Southern Work. Edson's successes and influence helped to facilitate the establishment of Oakwood.PCO ii.10