Donation for the Oakwood School, March 6, 1915
By I. H. Evans
At our late fall council it was agreed to take up a collection on Sabbath, March 6, for the work among the colored people. This will be the only special collection taken up by the North American Division Conference during the year. It is not to apply on the Twenty-cent-a-week Fund; but we are very anxious to have a liberal donation to this branch of the work. We should be exceedingly glad if this donation for the colored people could be at least $10,000. There is an ever-increasing colored population, the needs among this people are very great, and we are trying in every possible way to strengthen our work among them. Our Oakwood Manual Training School, which is the only advanced school for colored people receiving its support from the denomination, is doing a splendid work. A girls' dormitory is greatly needed, and it is estimated that it will require $6,000, at the very lowest figure, to provide this building. Our work is growing rapidly. God has given us a splendid year in the winning of souls to Christ. Some of the colored students at Oakwood did phenomenally well in selling books last year. This is the school where we train our colored ministers. Some of the strong men today who are engaged in preaching the third angel's message to the colored people, received their training in the Oakwood School, as well as many of the Bible workers among the colored people. The school has the prospect of a bright future, but it needs the sympathy and cooperation of our entire constituency. We are very anxious to provide quarters for the accommodation of the students, that they may be placed under proper conditions, both physically and morally. The needs of the school should appeal to our people everywhere, and impress them to give liberally to help us in handling the situation at this time.
I. H. EVANS.