The Choctaw Freedmen
AN OAK TREE
On the southeastern slope, near the Academy,
A pretty Oak,
That strong and stalwart grows.
With every changing wind that blows,
is a beautiful emblem of the strength, beauty and eminent usefulness
of an intelligent and noble man.
A pretty Oak,
That strong and stalwart grows.
With every changing wind that blows,
is a beautiful emblem of the strength, beauty and eminent usefulness
of an intelligent and noble man.
"He shall grow like a Cedar in Lebanon; like a tree planted
by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season."
by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season."
ALICE LEE ELLIOTT
1846-1906
1846-1906
THE
Choctaw Freedmen
AND
The Story of
OAK HILL INDUSTRIAL ACADEMY
Valliant, McCurtain County
OKLAHOMA
Now Called the
ALICE LEE ELLIOTT MEMORIAL
Including the early History of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indian Territory
the Presbytery of Kiamichi, Synod of Canadian, and the Bible
in the Free Schools of the American Colonies, but
suppressed in France,previous to the
American and French Revolutions
the Presbytery of Kiamichi, Synod of Canadian, and the Bible
in the Free Schools of the American Colonies, but
suppressed in France,previous to the
American and French Revolutions
By
ROBERT ELLIOTT FLICKINGER
A Recent Superintendent of the Academy and
Pastor of the Oak Hill Church
Pastor of the Oak Hill Church
ILLUSTRATED BY 100 ENGRAVINGS
Under the Auspices of the
PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF MISSIONS FOR FREEDMEN
Pittsburgh, Pa.
ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS
IN THE YEAR 1914 BY THE AUTHOR
IN THE OFFICE OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESSAT WASHINGTON, D. C.
Journal and Times Press, Fonda, Iowa