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DR. C. E, WELLS

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MONDAY, MAY 6, 1974

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PRICE 15 CENTS

By Carol B, Thomas,
Public Relations Chairman

Bishop E.. Lawrence Hickman,
prelate of the First Episcopal
District, dedicated the new E. L.
Hickman Progression Center at
Bethel A.M.E. Church Buffalo,
New York,

It was an inspiring and
momentous occasion. Bishop
Hickman congratulated the Pas-
tor, the Reverend G. Grant
Crumpley on his excellent leader-
ship in this creative venture. He
cong: atulated the officers and
members on their fellowship.

The workmanship by the Black
firm Key & Cleary is a credit to
the Black race. The presentation
of beautiful modern art picture
entitled; “Faith’, by the firm
will be hung in the Progression
Center. The Center is designed
for today’s youths. The major
activities that will take place
in this facility will be: Day Care
for working mothers, Sunday
School Classrooms, and _ other
Forums.

Bishop Hickman whose coming
to the First Episcopal District
has really inspired Western New
York as no one has _ heretofore.
On this visit he also dedicatea
new pews, pulpit furniture, car-
peting, just a complete new
santuary with new choir lofts etc.
here at Bethel.

This was one of Bethel’s com-
plete renovation programs. Our

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Proclamation Phase 2

Delivered on January 1, 1974 at Mi. Zion A.M.E. Church

WAYCROSS, GEORGIA
by
Rey. Dr. C. E. Wells, Sr.

As we view the world in which
we find ourselves priviledged to
live amidst its multiplicity of so-
cial evils and politically corrupt
ills, and as we measure the prog-
ress and success that we as a
Black people have gained since
the historic signing of the Emanci-
pation Proclamation some one-
hundred eleven (111) years ago,
we find that we have progressed
much. And although within the
confines of the noble advance-
ments we will here cite we can
visualize a success story, there
still exists a hovering cloud—an
unavoidable and indiscreet aware-
ness that man in all of his vastness
of knowledge is still failing in
the ultimacy of his social relation-
ships one with the other. Al-
though we patronize hotels and
restaurants never dreamed of 1b
years ago and although much
progress has been made through
the legislative efforts of the
NAACY and other similar organi-
zations and regardless of the fact
that we have black officials
elected to high and noble positions

in this nation and more especially
in the South, we must admit in

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the words of our theme that we’ve
come this far by faith and cour-
age. A faith that has far exceeded

‘that normally expected of a group

of people and a courage which
has far surpassed that required
under normal circumstances and
in other than usual conditions.
For who would have dreamed that
Atlanta would have a_ black
mayor 111 years ago or even 11
years ago for that matter?- Who
would have predicted that right
here in Waycross, Georgia, a south
Georgia community with its deep

southern traditions, voters would.

have elected to office a black city
commissioner and two (2) mem-
bers to the board of education?
Who would have dared predict
that the elimination of the dual
school system in Waycross would
be so complete with black princi-
pals and administrators supervis-
ing white educators and provid-
ing sufficient input to policy that
governs the activities of their in-
dividual institutions? Who would
have thought it possible for blacks
to be hired in more meaningful
jobs in Waycross with opportuni-
ties to be trained for manage-
ment positions? Who but those

dedicated to the cause of freedom

equality and justice would dare

dream such dreams. The January
issue of Ebony has one of the
noted black psychics of our day
predicting that there will be a
black U.S. President in the 1980’s.
And while this may seem strange
and far reaching to some, I submit
that a black man can do no worse
in providing corrupt and irre-
sponsible leadership than the
presently privileged who now oc-
cupy the White House.

With all of the foregoing before
us it is quite apparent that we
face “the rising sun of a new day
begun”. For now is the time for
us to awaken from our compla-
cent sleep and not rest on the
laurels of past achievements. Now
is the time for us to join hands
and hearts together as we leap
over the hurdles of divisiveness
and strive together as one. Now
is fre time—‘“the acceptable year
of our Lord”. For we must come —
to realize that these changes and
possibilities for change in the fu-
ture didn’t just happen by acci-
dent. For in the words of Langs-
ton Hughes, “now we stand at
last where the white gleam of
our bright star is cast—we have
come over a way that with tears
has been watered; we have come
treading our path through the

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CENTER NAMED FOR |

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3-floor church plant is carpeted|
and new tiled throughout, and is

now furnished with 95% new}
furniture. and equipment. This|
entire project cost more than
$200,000.00.

The beautiful dedication ser-}
vice was a masterful tribute to/
the matchless leadership of Dr. |
Crumpley, who was named the|
recipient of the Special Achieve-|
ment Award by the Buffalo Club}
of the National Association of}
Business and Professional Wo-|}
men’s Clubs Inc. He -was cited)
for the outstanding Bethel Head-
start Program serving 233 pre-/|
schoolers: and the new E. L.
Hickman Progression Center.
Reporter—Carolyn B.

Thomas, Chmn. of Public

Relations

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Emancipation—

Continued from Page 1
blood of the slaughtered”. The
road of the past has been stony.
The E. E. Moores’, the C. E. Davis’,
the J. E. Ross’, the J. N. Adams’,
the J. S. Malones, the Flukers’,
and countless others have all
made immeasurable sacrifices and
other often unheralded contribu-
tions to the day we now face. And
while I have quite often opposed
the philosophy of some of the
aforementioned persons, I have
never opposed the spirit of that
philosophy. And this is what the
new day is telling us!

We are closer now to the
dreams of our forefathers who
dared dream, live, fight, and die
for a day of equality, justice, free-
dom, and brotherhood promised
us by the constitution of this land.
Yet the closer we get to our prom-
ised land “the more closely do the
armies of the Phillistines mass
their ranks, the more desperate
and devious are their devices, the
more serious the challenge—and
the greater the danger of failure”.

The above assessment clearly
portrays the fact that the Emanci-
pation of 111 years ago and the
14th amendment was not and is
not sufficient. Nor is the 1964 Civil
Rights Acts and subsequent legis-
lation the total answer. I’ve come
to realize that we need Phase II
of the Emancipation Proclama-
tion.

We've had 111 years of trial
and error—1l1l1 years of segrega-
tion—111 years of discrimination
—1lll years of racism and If!
years of division among our ranks
since the signing of the Emancipa-
tion Proclamation. We _ should
have learned our lesson well; the
lesson that the oppressor never
voluntarily gives in to the op-
pressed. We should have learned
by now that one black man can-
not be free until all black men
are free. And more importantly
we should realize that though 111
years has made a difference, there
are still slaves in America. For
as Martin Luther King once said:

They are slaves who fear to speak

for the fallen and the weak

They are slaves who will not
choose

Hatred, scoffing and abuse

Rather than in silence shrink

From the truth they needs must
think

They are slaves who dare not be

In the right with two or three.

So you see we need another
phase of the Emancipation Proc-
lamation. We need to be able to
answer our white brothers when
they say “what the hell do niggers
want anyway? Every other ethnic
group has made it up the ladder
on its own. Why don’t blacks do
likewise? They keep raving about
their rights. Well white people
have rights too”.

We need answer these queries

a

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ay

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had their effect

the

centr was fine, [
stration
order of day now requires
organizing so effectively and witt
so much power that there
never be “Watergate”
We must organize so effectively
that there can never
president

in his

can
again a
again be a
office
campaign

elected to
very

sought to divide the nation into

regions and races; and who once

elected, attempted to ignore the
plight of the inner city by order-

ing dismanteling of social pro-|
grams designed to provide |
opportunity for the poor, the

disadvantaged, and blacks to
climb the ladder on their own,

We must unite and organize so
well that the question can never
again be asked what the hell do
we want! We must tell America
that this is Phase II of the Eman-
cipation Proclamation as we at-
tack with all our might the
barriers that still exist in equal
education—the barriers that exist
in fair housing—the barriers that
exist in equal protection under
the law—the barriers that exist
in equal protection under the law
—the barriers that exist in equal
opportunity employment, We
must tell America loudly and
clearly that the day of freedom
has indeed arrived as we bring
about a true sense of socialization
in this nation. We must let them
know that while the “mills of
the gods grind slowly”, the day
of the harvest has come. Let us
decide to get our agenda together
and make this country responsive
to the poor, the disadvantaged,
and to the millions of disfran-
chised blacks. Our agenda must
include participation on the part
of everybody if we are to be suc-
cessful. We must secure partici-
pation of the professional black,
the ghetto dweller, the wino on
Oak Street, the alcoholic, the
drug abuser, the Church goer, the
minister and every segment of
the black population, as well as
the white, as we move concertedly
toward our goal.

Phase two of the Emancipation
Proclamation must also be an ef-
fort at dispelling myths and mis-
information that for so long have
plagued us. Often the cry is heard
that blacks are shiftless, lazy,
dirty, disease ridden, and would
rather remain on welfare than
get a job. And while it is true
that some blacks are lazy, dirty,
and disease ridden—many of them
are forced to live in rat infested
ghettos without running water
which leads to disease ridden
bodies. Further, because of their
inability to secure adequate health
services and their being forced
to exist off of mal-nourished diets,
they seldom have the energy to
be other than lazy. Moreover, it
must be noted that benefits re-
ceived from welfare quite often
exceed the meager income blacks
could muster by putting their
skills, which in many instances
amount to laborers or domestic
workers on the job market. This
coupled with the fact that even
here they must compete with poor
whites in a racist society—leaves
them with little hope of progress.
Additionally if they were. hired,
the negatives of the inadequate
health syndrome would sit in—
thus the beat goes on. But Ameri-
ca must wake up and free its
unemployed and underemployed,
for this is Phase II of Emancipa-
tion,

At a time when we spend bil-
lions of dollars and use tons of
fuel to send man in space while
many of our brothers and sisters
are restricted to travel and must
do without fuel—at a time when
crimes in high places are being
discovered while many of our
brothers and sisters lanquish in
jails as political prisoners—at a
time when farmers are being paid
not to grow crops while food

who!
speeches |

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prices spiral and the possibilit

f a food shortage becomes

as thousands of poor

have nol enough to eat—at a time

ven law and rder is being

‘ing fla

esident

~oused as the law is |

grantiy abridged by the

of this natior

the ume iS come

for the more than 22 million bl;

ack

Americans to insist that the
Emancipation Proclamation be
come a reality—as not only the
black Americans become free, but
also the American Indian—the
Mexican American—the _ poor
white—and all those who are dis-
advantaged,

For I submit to you that we

cannot nor will we be content
more years, nor lll
more months for our Emancipa-
tion. It becomes vitally important
for every black in America to
become on guard. To become, as
Martin Luther King suggested,
creatively maladjusted. The need
has come for creatively malad-
justed men like Shadrach, Me-
shack, and Abednego, who when
ordered by King Nebuchadnezzar
to bow before a golden image
said in unequivocal terms “if it
be so, our God whom we serve
is able to deliver us—but if not—
we will still not serve thy gods”,
We need creatively maladjusted
men like Martin Luther King,
Marcus Garvey, William E. Du-
bois, Richard Allen, Henry Mc-
Neil Turner, Malcom “X”, and
others. For “the ultimate measure
of a man is not where he stands
in moments of comfort and con-
venience, but where he stands at
times of challenge and contro-
versy. Time is running out on
America. Soon she will celebrate
her 200th birthday. She will then
be called to give an account of
her stewardship—this nation that
God has allowed to prosper so—
this nation to which God has
given so much power—this nation
that has as its creed the belief
in the brotherhood of all men.

And I can hear God speaking
to America—asking for a full re-
port on its 200 years of activity—
what did you do with the 200
years I gave you queries God?
Well we've progressed far in
medicine and technology comes
back the answer. In science we’ve
hurtled over many of the un-
known _ barriers—we’ve learned
how to transplant human organs
—control the flow of blood—ex-
pand the life expectancy of man
and bring about many comforts
heretofore unknown to man—
with our knowledge we’ve erected
tall sky scrapers, massive bridges
and nuclear power—we’ve har-
nessed the energy of electricity
and uncovered the riches under
the earth—we’ve conquered air
and space travel and have varied
means of transporting people and
goods from place to place—we’ve
built a democratic system that
gives men a chance to climb the
ladder of success regardless of
his background. And I can hear
the response of God—but what
have you done with the peace I
gave you—what do you have to
show for the brotherhood I loaned
you—what became of the love
and honesty I entrusted in you—
why has there been slavery and
why are people still disadvantaged
—why is there crime in high
places and confusion all over the
land? The time has now come
for true liberation. Don’t you
know that you are your brother’s
keeper?

And so as we move to the cli-
max of a 200 year journey in this
nation—a journey built on hy-
pocrisy—a journey built on lies,
deceit, and cunning—as we move
to the climax of this 200 year
journey. we. come to realize that
jf America is to be saved it must
be through. the efforts of stout
hearted men and women—men
and women who believe that now
is the time for Phase II of the
Emancipation Proclamation.

Wed out the

apes of

vintage
here the gr
stored
He has loosed the faithful light
ing of his terrible swift sword
His truth is marching on
Glory Glory Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
While God is Marching on

Glory Glory

Glory Glory

The same God of our weary years

The same God of our silent tears

Thou who has brought us thus far
along the way

Thou who hast by thy might

Led us into the light

| Keep us forever in the path we

pray.

Lest feet stray from the
places our God where we meet
thee

Lest our heart drunk with the
wine of the world we forget
thee

Shadowed beneath thy hand may
we forever stand

True to our God—True to our
nation land ’

our

Quarterly Conference
Trail
Bethel AME Church

Greenville District

Central North Miss. Conference
The Quarterly Conference was
held on March 30, 1974. The after-
noon session was opened by the
host pastor, Rev. H, L. Harkless
who in turn introduced the Presid-
ing Elder, Rev. W. H. Hall. Rev.
Hall took his text from St, Mat-
thew 5:16, “Let your Light So
Shine before Men, that they May
See Your Good Works and give
glory to your Father who is in
Heaven.” ‘
Afterwards, the reports were
taken and the meeting closed in
good fellowship.
Rev. W. H. Hall, Presiding Elder
Rev. A. L. Harkless, Pastor
Mrs. Hattie Brown, Reporter

Second Quarterly Con-
ference of—
ST. LUKE AME CHURCH

WACO, Texas—The second quar-
terly Conference of St. Luke AME
Church, Waco, Texas was held
March 10th and 11th 1974. It be-
gan Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m.,
with the Sunday School under the
direction of the superintendent.
Sis. V. M. Livingston. The presid-
ing Elder, Rev. R. T. Thomas,
reviewed the lesson.

During the 11 o‘clock service the
pastor, Rev. George S. Willis was
in charge of the devotion, with
the assistance of the choir. He
presented the presiding Elder, who
brought a very inspiring message.
His text from 103rd Psalm.

The Union quarterly service

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mittee were on duty, By motion,

wrath are|

Monday, May 6, 1974

The secrearies and finance com

| Sis. E. D. Freeman was elected
an alternate delegate to the An-
nual conference, The delegate. Sis
| H. L. Sheppard was elected in the
| first quarter, All board and aux
| jliaries made written reports. The
| total amount of money raised dur
ing the quarter was $1,451.90. The
| presiding Elder made closing re-
marks and expressed appreeiation
for the success of the quarter

BENTON CIRCUIT

BENTON, MISS—The Second
Conference of the Benton Circuit
convened on March 9th and 10th,
1974. The Pastor, Rev, H. M. Foster,
let the devotional service which
was opened by the hymn ‘Must
Jesus Bear the Cross Alone.” Rev.
Foster presented the Presiding
Elder, Rey, C. A. Purnell, who
brought a great message from St.
Mark 7:7.

During the business session the
Presiding Elder callled for the
reports, All reports were up and
over; the churches paid one-half
of the budget. Sunday was a high
day beginning with Sunday School,
Mrs. Octavia Clemons, Superinten-
dent, and ending with the busi-
ness session. We paid the Presid-
ing Elder $136.00 and turned
over to him $735.00 for the budget.

Rev. C. A, Purnell, Presiding

Elder
Rev. H. W. Foster, Pastor
Sis. Velmer Rucker, Reporter

MT. CARMEL AME
CHURCH

The Rocky Mount District Con-
ference met in Mt. Carmel A. M. E.
Church in Bailey, N.C., with Pre-
siding Elder H. Clarence Walker
and Host Pastor, Rev. William
Stokes in charge. The conference
opened Thursday at 10:30 a.m. with
much enthusiasm and dedication
to the work. All reports were
rounded out and all ministers were
present. The conference was one
of the best ever held. There was
quite a few visitors from other
districts; Elder C. L. Stephens,
Fayetteville, N. C., Elder R. H.
Green, Wilmington, N. C. Elder
W. T. Holland, Newbern, N. C.,,
and many others.

One highlight of the meeting was
the wonderful sermons preached by
Rev. L. D. Sanders, Rev. Mrs.
Dorothy Ruffins, Rev. James Bess,
Rev. James Bullock, Rev. Leroy
Miller and Rev. F. M. Gabriel.

All committee reports were out-
standing. Music from choirs of the
district was spiritual and inspir-
ing. The missionary hour on Friday
was presided over by Mrs. P. L,
Walker with a film highlighting the
missionary theme “One Who Cares,
Shares” using the Drug Abuse film
by Mrs. Ruth Watson.

The meeting closed with Mrs.
Dorothy Ruffins recommended to
be ordained at the annual con-
ference in November. Bishop
Henry W. Murth of the Second

was held at 3:00 p.m. Rev. Good-
speed of Bethel AME Church,
Itasca, Texas was preaching and
his choir was in charge of the
music. Other churches of the dis-
trict were also represented. The
business session was held Monday
at 8:00 p.m. The pastor was in
charge of the opening, The Presid-

business. The roll call was taken
and 37 responded. The boundaries

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Episcopal District in absentee.
Host Presiding Elder,
H. Clarence Walker
Host Pastor,
Rev. William Stokes
Reporter,
Mrs. Evelyn L. Austin

ing Elder was in charge of the QUINN CHAPEL

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constituted the bar and Little] TANGIPAHO, LA, 70465
Archie Reed, Jr., was the mar-| Rey, L. G. Clarke, Pastor

The Second Quarterly Confer-

ene nnn eee | ence convened at Quinn Chapel

Saturday night, March 30 1974,
7:00 p.m. Due to the delay of
our pastor the conference was
carried on by Presiding Elder Leo
Hawkins.

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Founder’s Davy Address Preached At St. Paul pos blacks to withdraw | in 1863, and after that date schools
. : rom the whites if they were dis- | and colleges have been established
A.M.E. Church, Richmond, Ky. By Rev. R. E. | criminated against. and maintained by Negroes in

Keesee, Rev. H. L. Parks, Jr., Pastor

Richmond, Kentucky—We come
once a year to celebrate the birth
of the distinguished founder of the
A. M. E. Church, and its Ist con-
secrated bishop, Richard Allen. We
not only pause to remember him,
but the great institution, the A.M.
E. Church that he, Absalam Jones,
and others have passed on to us
so that we can worship God under
our own “Vine and Fig Tree.”

As we recapitulate the great
heritage that’s ours, allow me to
talk to you a few minutes about
the Greatness of Richard Allen,
The Achievements of the A.M.E.
Church, and finally, Where Do We
Go From Here?

Richard Allen’s greatness is not
limited to the A.M.E, Church; like
all great men and women, he be-
longs to the ages. The history of
the Black Man in America cannot

Saxon trained ears, I am here to
state that, in my opinion, neither
Martin Luther nor John Calvin,

spiritual

slave in 1760 in the state of Penn-
sylvania. Richard Allen the founder
of African Methodism.

In the first place, these great
leaders of modern protestantism
compared with Richard Allen, be-
gan life with the best advantages
of their day and generation. Martin
Luther was trained in one of: the
best Universities of Germany, and
was himself a professor in the
University of Wittenberg. John
Calvin studied Latin, Philosophy
and Theology in Paris, and law
at Orleans and Bourges under some
of the best brains of France. John

be written without including} Wesley was an Oxford man when
Richard Allen and the A.M.E.| Oxford was the leading English
Church.

speaking educational institution,
and came of a family of culture,
poets, preachers, and philosophers.

All of these I mention had the
advantage of training, inheritance,
culture, and the ambition of free
born men.

Richard Allen was born Febru-
ary 14, 1760, a slave on the planta-
tion of William Chew in what is
now Germantown, Penn. He later
purchased the freedom of he and
his brother. In 1777 he was a
teamster in the Revolutionary War.
In 1780 he was converted and im-
mediately began to preach. In 1786
he was a member of St. George,
the oldest Methodist Church in
Philadelphia, and became a popu-
lar local preacher there. In 1787
this slave born young 27 year old
man, Absolm Jones, and other
black members of St. George got
out of their place, wouldn’t sit in
the pews assigned to them, and
at Altar Call as they were praying
the Officers pulled them from their
knees . . . and stated you people
must stay in your place etc . .
They told them if you would just
wait until we finish Prayer, “we
won’t bother you no longer. We
will build our own Bethel.” In that
same year they worshiped in a
private home; later, Allen with his
own money bought a blacksmith
shop, moved it to 6th and Lombard
Street, dedicated by Bishop Fran-
cis Asbury to God, and named it
Bethel. He traveled extensively and

One of our greatest difficulties
is our ignorance, as a group, race
and as a Church, concerning the
facts of our history. From the
teaching in our elementary, high
schools and colleges, our children
are drilled in the history and ac-
complishments of Americas great
white people. They know the lives
of George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson, Robert E. Lee, Gen.
Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Henry
Ford, Eli Whitney, and other great
men of our American history. But
as of yet the great deeds of Blacks
have not secured their proper
places in the textbooks of history,
and hence, the great Characters
of the race are unknown or just
on the verge of being known by
blacks and whites.

Let me pause to say a people
who has not its own heroes can
never have the proper inspiration
for its children. If you would go
through Germany, from one end to
the other, you will hear the name
of Martin Luther, the great founder
of German Protestantism. If you
would go through France you
would find everywhere the protes-
tant people singing the praises of
John Calvin, the theologian of
French Protestant Reformation
The followers of Methodism
throughout England and through-
out the world point to John Wesley.

As yet, as strong as this asser-
tion may sound in your Anglo-|

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After orgainizing several church-
es in Penn., New Jersey, New
York, and Maryland, he called a
Conference, the Organic Conven-
tion, the First General Conference
AM.E. which met in _ Bethel
Church in Philadelphia, April 9,
1816, where he was elected and
consecrated the 1st Bishop of the
A.M.E. Church, At that meeting
they established a creed, “God
our Father, Christ our Redeemer,
Man our Brother.” Because they

believed that in God’s house
there’s no Big “I’s” or Little
“You’s”, that in Christ there is

no East or West, nor North or
South, bond nor free, but all are
one in Christ Jesus. So Allen
was a great Church Reformer,
The first ordained Black man
on American soil. The first
Black Bishop, a Social Statesman,
First Apostle of Racial Self-Help,
a Business Man, he organized the
“Free African Society” (insurance
co.). In 1793, during the great
plague in Philadelphia, he cared
for the sick, burying the dead,
both black and white, received a
citation from Mayor Matthew
Clarkson, Jan. 24, 1794, An Educa-
tor, though comparatively unedu-
cated, he saw a need for his peo-
ple to be taught and opened a
night school in Bethel AME.
Church.

Yes, Allen like
belong to the Ages
in us.

The AME. Church is the oldest
and the largest Black organization
in the world

all great men,

He still lives

THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE
A.M.E. CHURCH

It has and still is playing a great
part in the development of black
people and race relations
world, It cannot be adequate

in brief, but from every little that, Is
is told, sparks of inspiration fly | plate

Henee, I will relate a few high

lights
The

zation

A M.E. Church as an organi:

lays claim to many

nt Among them are

1. It was the first black people's
organization to own a piece of real
In 1793 it pur
the
Philadelphia

erected

mie

in America
chased the land at
6th and Lombard Sts
Pa en which it
Bethel Chureh

estate

a

corner 0

later

whieh church

stands there today, and has been

officially designated by the United
States Congress as an Historical
Shrine. Bethel Church is of
the few pieces of property owned
by Negroes that has been so desig
nated

2. It published the world’s oldest
Negro religious weekly, The Chris

one

tian Recorder

3. It was the first Negro institu
tion to profete, finance, and ad
minister a program of higher edu

eation. Bishop Daniel A. Payne

purchased Wilberforce University |

achieve-
}

most of the southern states. The
establishing and maintaining of
these schools and colleges was the
most daring venture in all the
history of American education.

The A.M.E. Church was the first
Negro institution to become ac-
tually concerned enough about our
African brothers to go over and
help them, Our missionary efforts
date back more than 150 years.

5. The A.M.E. Church was the
first black institution to enter the
publishing business. We published
the A.M.E. Discipline in 1817 and
the A.M.E. Hymnal in 1818. We
were the first to publish Sunday
School Literature.

6. Rev. H. M. Turner, a minister
in the A.M.E. Church was the first
Black chaplain in the U.S. Army.
He later became a Bishop.

7. Bishop J. A. Gregg was the
first Negro elected president of
Howard University, Washington,
D.C. He did not accept the posi-
tion, choosing rather to continue
his work as a church leader.

8. Bishop J. A. Gregg was the
first Negro leader selected by the
U. S. government to make a trip
to war areas of the Pacific, North
Africa, England, and the Near
East. He traveled 56,217 miles by
airplane.

9. Rev. J. Russell Brown, an
A.M_E. minister, was the first Negro
chaplain in the U. S. Navy, ap-
pointed in 1943.

10. William T. Vernon served as
Registrar of the U. S. Treasury
under the administration of Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt. In that
position he had to sign certain
paper money of the nation. He
later became a Bishop in the
A.M.E. Church.

11. William H. Heard served as
U. S. Minister in Liberia and was
a member of the South Carolina

Legislature from 1880-1882. He
later became a Bishop in the
A.M.E. Church.

12. Bishop S. L. Greene was the
first to sign the document bringing
into being the National Council of

Churches, the most important
movement in Protestant coopera-
tion the world had ever known.
November 28, 1950, Cleveland,
Ohio.

13, R. H. Cain, Senator from
South Carolina, 1877-79, was a
preacher in the AME Church.

He also served as president of
Paul Quinn College, Waco, Texas.
Elected a Bishop from South Caro-

| lina

14. Frederick Douglas the great
abolitionist, attended Metropolitan

in the /on t
ly told | The pew in which he sat regularly

}

| outlaw
| handed down in May, 1954. Rev

A. M_E. Church in Washington, D Cc
It is said that he gave the two
golden candlesticks that now stand
he pulpit of that great church,

golden name
held at

marked with a
His funeral
Metropolitan Church

ACHIEVEMENTS FOR HUMAN
DIGNITY

was

1 Clarendon County, South Caro-

lina

The Supreme Court decision to |
school desegration was|
J. A. Delaine an AME preacher
initiation of
to collective;

aceredited with
eourt fights leading
court suites causing this Supreme |
Court decision In doing
Rev. Delain’s home and church |
was burned to the ground and he
had to flee the state because of |

is
So,

threats on his life

2. The Brown Against the Topeka
Kansas Board of Education

Lynda Brown, nine year old
daughter of Rev, Oliver Brown,
pastor of St. Mark AME Chureh,
Topeka Kansas Rey. Brown and
the Board of Edueation to inte-
erate educational facilities, This

{seen

PAGE THREE

case along with others resulted in
the 1954 decision.

3. The Famous Little Rock Nine

The famous Little Rock nine
were determined to integrate Cen-
tral High School in Little Rock
Arkansas after the decision of 1954.
Six of the nine brave and cour-
ageous students were members of
AME Churches. Their sponsor, Mrs.
Daisy Bates also is an AMR.

4. Mrs. Rosa Parks

On December 1, 1955, Mrs. Rosa
Parks a seamstress boarded a bus
in Montgomery, Ala., to ride home.
When told by the bus driver to
get up and give her seat to a
white male passenger, refused.
This incident is called the begin-
ning of the Negro Revolt. Mrs.
Parks refused and was arrested
and jailed. In a mass meeting
Blacks decided to “walk in dig-
nity rather than ride in shame,”
The Bus Boycott lasted a year.
Mrs. Parks is a member of the
AME Church.

5. Birmingham

Students of Daniel Payne Col-
lege staged Sit-Ins in Birmingham,
Alabama, and were jailed. Ameri-
ca was shocked in 1963 when Safe-
ty Director Bull Conner used pow-
erful streams of water from fire
hoses on the students demonstra-
tors knocking them to the ground.
And don’t forget the bites of police
dogs turned loose on them. Dr.
A. G. Gaston was vital in funding
money to bail out demonstrators
and Dr. King utillized his Motel
as headquarters for planning dem-
onstrations.

6. Artherine Lucy

Artherine Lucy member of St.
Paul’s AME Church, in Birming-
ham caused serious roit when she
made an attempt to attend the
University of Alabama in 1956.

7. Selma to Montgomery March

Brown Chapel AME Church was
headquarters for this march.

8. March on Washington 1963

Originated in the mind.of A.
Philip Randolph, a member of the
AME Church, Roy Wilkins, AME,
threw the weight of the NAACP
behind the march.

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE

We have not time to worry,
complain and fret. “Let us then be
up and doing with a heart for any
fate; Still achieving still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wail.”

Above all, let us not lose hope.
Our fathers and mothers lifted up
their voices from the Cotton Patch
and Corn Fields of this Southland
more than 150 years ago and
|hopefullly sang, “Steal away to
| Jesus, I ain’t got long to stay here”.
“Away Down Yonder By Myself,
I couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray”, “‘No-
body Knows the Trouble I See.”
Thank God and take courage.

“judge not the Lord by feeble

sense,

But trust Him for His grace,

Behind a frowning Frovince,

He hides a smiling face.

His Purpose will ripen fast,

Unfolding every our,

The bud may have a bitter

taste,

But sweet will be the flower.”

CONCLUSION

| The Christian Religion is not

only the solution to our individual
racial, national and international

| problems, but it is the only sure

eure for that contaigieas and death-
ly disease, sin, with which the
world is so miserably afflicted.
We are living in dis@essing times,
the lack of which we have never
before. We are passing
through a most sarious economic
depression; our ceunsy is infested
with high murder rate, while we
ery for peace, threatening war-
clouds continue to gatiter over the
civilized world; the bark of war-
dogs can be heard from across the
sea; nations are arming themselves
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF

A. M. E, CHRISTIAN RECORDER

Monday, May 6, 1974

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Re PO TOUR TA ob

Be Rome att

THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER BELIEVES
OUR MOTTO: Come, Let Us Reason Together

eee

@ In the essential worth and dignity of every human soul,

@ In the ultimate destiny of man as good.

®@ That merit should be an unfailing measuring of a man,

® That freedom is more precious than life.

@ That the self-revelation of God is an un-ending process.

@ Tnat understanding is the balance wheel of human progress.

© That man can escape the prison. walls of hate and go on to scale
the limit-less heights. 7

EDITORIAL OFFICES

BOW ieee URIs ARPA Arn Berens acter ap tangs a idesinssaasssisicies-.... Editor
Rev. Clement Fugh .
Mrs. Ruth Hill Jones .
Mr. J. W. Yancy, IL .......
Rev. E. Paul Beavers ..
Rev. T. E. Cobbs ....

Associate Editor
ee Consulting Editor
The Roving Editor
Contributing Editor
-- Religious Lit. Editor
Mire Be PO WaU CR i eoso ccc cecscossesscsnscosssosecsesi j Laymen’s Editor
Mr eH. G2 Felix 7.) i Special Editor
Saree Martie Oree Mamemnnt Mek yee ot gue Mahe eee at Special Editor
Mr. H. H. Kenner ..... Special Correspondent

Mrs. Thelma A. Willls . Contributing Editor
Robert Churchwell ... ma ... Consultant

LSS
EDITORIAL
Reprinted By Popular Request

THE RESURGENCE OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL

The good news this week is the revitalization of the
Sunday School. Twenty years ago, some very prominent
church .uen counted the Sunday School out, and called it
the most wasted hour of the week, and for a while, we
were looking around for something to replace Brother Raikes’
yreat experiment.

We do not know what it was exactly that has brought
the Sunday School back into prominence. This much we
anor’, the Sunday School refused to die. Instead, it has
attracted the attention of many of our finest laymen. Re-
cently, I sat in the Elijah Jackson Bible Class in St. John’s
Birmingham, Alabama, and Mr. Elijah Jackson taught the
clac.. Fifteen men came into the room and upon entering,
each laid $1.00 on the table, and took his seat. Among those
men, I took notice that there was at least one Ph.D and
one M.D and all of the other men in the class were on
the intellectual order. Our Mr. Kidd, who is a member of
the Judicial Council holds membership in this class. Mr.
Jackson, who is also the superintendent of the school, had
made exhausted preparations to teach his class. After his
lecture, he solicited questions and comments from the mem-
bers of the class. It was a very lively session.

Following the study period, there was an old fashioned
assembly with all of the classes except the very small
children. And they had an old fashioned review, and the
secretary read an old fashioned report summary. There
was one hundred and thirteen present. and the collection
was $59.30.

If you think that this is some exceptional ch ch, you are
wrong. Bethel church, Mobile, Alabama has a larger at-
tendance and averages $75.00 per Sunday according to Pas-
tor Lewis. You should go to Buffalo and see Dr. Crumbly’s
great Sunday School; or stop by Bridge Street in F rooklyn,

and let Pastor Foley show you around. Better still, drop in!

at Fort Wayne, Indiana, and let Pastor Abel take you
through Turner’s great Sunday School. And now if you
will go with me across the country, we may visit together
St. John’s Sunday School in Marion, South Carolina. Pastor
McClary has one of the finest Sunday Schools in the Church.

Its not the largest, but you will find no better school any-
where.

[ have given you this cross-country sampling to prove
that the Sunday School did not die as predicted. And now,
that the patient has taken a turn for the better, the doctors

may well prescribe something for the patient to eat and}

Continued on Page 5

From The Desk Of H. A.
Secretary-Treasurer, A. M. E, Sunday School Union
414 Eighth Avenue South, Nashville, Tenn,

BEING ONE’S SELF

To be our best selves should be
our ambition—not to be somebody
else, A carver needs tools of dif-
ferent sizes and temper and dif-

Belin, Jr.,

. + For Those On The Mainland Who Might c2.ti"s.°scruns ete.

Never Experience "Precious Moments”.

s

H. A. BELIN, JR.

We've come across again “Preci-
ous Momemts,” prepared by the
women of the 16th Episcopal Dis-
trict of the AME Church, under
the leadership of Bishop Frederick
H. Talbot and Dr. Sylvia Ross Tal-
bot, Episcopal Supervisor. It is a
unique compilation of original
thoughts about our serious, devout
approaches to the Christian Re-
ligion. The women of the 16th Dis-
trict are to be congratulated for
this priceless book of devotional
thoughts and prayers. We are re-
printing excerpt in this space as
a service to the AME’s on the
mainland who might never exper-
ience “Precious Moments”:

PREFACE

Women from every Conference
in the Sixteenth Episcopal District
responded well to the idea first
made by the Women’s Missionary
Society of The Windward Islands
Conference, that a book of devo-

! tional thoughts and prayers be

prepared by them, and circulated
within the District,

This booklet represents their first
effort, and will surely meet a

long-felt need for literature. Close

to one hundred contributions were
received, but because of our lack
of experience preparing materials
for publication many of them could
not be used. The editorial com-
mittee comprised of Mesdames V.
Gordon, A. Williams, A Postell, J.
Dowdye and E. Roebuck, of The
Virgin Islands Conference, helped
in selecting the contributions which
were usable. The name selected
for the booklet was contributed
by the Women’s Missionary Socie-
ty of The Guyana-Suriname Con-
ference. We hope this booklet will
be used and shared, and that later
when requested, you will find it
possible to contribute to the pub-
lication of another such booklet.

A great deal of time and energy
have been invested in putting the
booklet together and readying it
for printing. I appreciate the won-
derful response from the women
of the District and the help they
have given in completing the first
project of the Women’s Missionary
Society, since Bishop and I have
been assigned to the District.

Sylvia Ross Tolbert

on their not being all alike. So

God may use us to help conform

humanity to the image of His Son.

We owe it to that work to re-

A WAY OF WITNESSING spect our individuality, and to keep

Read: Psalm 122:1 and 2 ourselves at the highest point of
I was glad when they said unto | efficiency.

me, To be used in the perfecting of
Let us go into the house of the|ome line in that work is reward
Lord enough for any tool’s being itself,

Some people say that they don’t | and being worn out in the world.
need to go to church in order to |David could not fight in Saul’s
be a Christian. Jesus said, “Where- | armours. When Saul armed David
ever two or three are gathered to- | With his armour, David tried them
gether in my name I will be in| and said, “I cannot go with these,
their midst”. Attending church is| for I have not proved them.”

a way of witnessing to one’s faith Vineta Gordon

in God by having fellowship with St. Croix, Virgin Islands
others of the same mind. Let us
meet Him in church regularly.

Prayer: Oh, God, bless our COBBS CORNER
churches in their works of bring-
ing men to Christ. Strengthen me I
to do all that I can in helping to
bring others to Christ. |

Amen.
Sara Leah Johnson
Samana, Republic Dominicana

MEDITATION

“I perceive the Presence of God”
Read: Isaiah 41:10

It is really true that the Lord
knows our inmost thoughts and
all our needs, even before we ask.
Yes, he cares for us. A few years
ago I fell ill and had to be hospi-
talized for surgery . . . I was very
ill. I recognized that I needed not
only medical assistance, but also
I needed Christ, The great Physi-
cian. I lifted up my heart in prayer
to my heavenly Father, and truly
I felt that I was not alone, that
someone was near. I knew it was
Jesus, I perceived his presence and
I can only say in all sincerity that
I had never before experienced so
great a change. Jesus speaks and I
listen. “Fear not I am with you,
be not dismayed, I will help you.”
Over and over I have felt God’s
presence in my life. He raised me
from a bed of sicknss and placed
me in his vineyard to work. I’m

ih seeteeme tiem pan se group of middle class people, the
= Greater Metropolitan Federation of

Prayer: Omnipresent Father, how the win Gites iMaNinnescta:
much we thank you for your un- Sp ladvises RODEEEERe Hudnutlin
failing care nd protection. . We his new book, ‘“‘Arousing The Sleep-
invite your holy presence in our ing Giant,” published by Harper &
lives both in sickness and in health, Row. Mr. Hudnut, a prominent
in Jesus’ name we ask. Presbyterian minister in Minne-
Amen apolis, cites the Federation as “a
Thought for the Day: I am fearless, bold, new venture to make democ-
Jesus is with me. racy work” and he recommends
Lucia Zapata that churches and synagogues in
Dominican Republic America organize their 130 million
members to improve community

life for similar action.

“Community organization is an

THERION E. COBBS

Don’t blame the politicians or
other leaders because the system
is dehumanized, we have only our-
selves to blame. In a democracy
the power is with the people, but
they give it up by electing leaders
and forgetting their own destinies.
If they organize to make their
voices heard they can control the
system as proved by the new power

SMILE

Smile when your load gets heavy
Smile though you're tired and idea whose time has core,” Dr.

weary Hudnut writes. “If you want to be
Smile though your path be as night! in on the ground floor, then the
Smile and things will turn out Federation model is for you in

right. your city. Everything the Federa-
Smile when your troubles seem tion does is geared toward the

greatest purpose of making its influence
Smile though you're put to the test| felt in community decision making.
Smile through the summer's rain |The total program is to isolate is

Smile—the sun will shine again, sues, from taxation to education
Smile when your friends forsake | to penal reform, that are immediate
vou and realizable, and then to move

Smile when Satan tempts you dramatically. ;
Smile when nothing else will do “In the organization game, if you
Smile! For God will never leave | qon’t have the money you have to
you. have the numbers, and they count
Miriam C., Powell for a lot as any community decision-

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Monday, May 6, 1974

You Are Invited To A Connectional Christian
Education Conference And Institute On
Aging And The Black Aged

Sponsored by The
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Division of Christian Education,
Andrew White, Executive Secretary
and the Office of
Urban Ministries and Ecumenical Relations,
Bishop F. D. Jordan, Director
Co-sponsored by
American Association of Retired Persons/
National Retired Teachers Assn,
and
The National Caucus on the Black Aged
JUNE 25-28, 1974 — SHERATON JEFFERSON HOTEL,
St. Louis, Mo.

Bishop Harrison J. Bryant, Host

Bishop R. A. Hildebrand, Chairman General Board of Education
Rev. C. Garnett Henning, General Chairman

A. M. E, CHRISTIAN RECORDER

Mr. E. P. Wallace, Assistant Chairman

The Theme of this Conference is AGING AND THE BLACK AGED
The participants will be INTERGENERATIONAL, with the spot-

light focused on older adults.
Some of the goals of this Conference are
—to describe the life situation of the mo-longer-young Black

citizens.

—to encourage local churches to become service agencies
for meeting the needs and satisfying the interests of our

aged citizens.

—to lift to a level of awareness the fact that the church
is concerned about the well-being and welfare of all per-
sons across their entire life span.

—to explore ways for youth and adults to form lifelong
companionships and partnerships based on understanding,
appreciation and sincere love.

SPECIAL EMPHASIS

Since we are all aging, we must deliberately, consciously and
carefully plan to perfect a total INTERGENERATIONAL mix
which will relate all of us to each other across our entire life span.
To assure a place for yourself in this significant conference,
please contact today the — DIVISION OF CHRISTIAN EDUCA-
TION, 414 8th Ave., S., S., Nashville, Tenn. 37203. Special economy
hotel rates available to all registered participants.

COBBS CORNER
Continued from Page 4
maker called a poktician will tell

you,” he writes.

The Federation, which offers
membership to groups only, is com-
posed of 125 community organiza-
tions of which 60 per cent happen
to be churches or church-related,
he says. Total membership consists
of around 25,000 people. Anyone
not wishing to become a member
of any group already in the Federa-
tion can organize a small number
of friends to form a “‘power base”
and together they can go into the
Federation, the author says,

“As a people’s lobby to serve
the community,” the Federation
“does not try to cover the water-
front,’ but concentrates on specific
issues voted by the Federation’s
Action Council, he points out. This
does not mean that every member
must agree with or must partici-
pate in all campaigns, he says.
“The point is to put enough people
together at enough times to apply
enough pressure to accomplish
some basic reordering of commun-
ity priorities. The goal is to make
democracy work.”

He cites as an example the Fed-

Notice! Look What's Coming

At the request of the Council of Bishops the Financial Depart-
ment, with assistance from the Christian Recorder, will publish |
a complete booklet entitled:

WHO'S WHO IN THE OUTREACH OF LOVE PROGRAM

This booklet will be ready for distribution at the June meeting
of the Council of Bishops to be held in Jacksonville, Florida, All
Friends, Members, Sponsors, Patrons, Saints, Disciples and Apos-
tles will be enumerated as per district.

All contributions to this great booklet must be in the Financial
Department offce no later than May 20, 1974,

This will be a history making document. It will show who gave

when the Church really needed to call on every member for a
special cause. Your name will be among those who

GAVE—BECAUSE YOU CARED.
And Thanks in Big Letters to all who gave.

Joseph C. McKinney
Treasurer

ERR RRR

Let the General Board take notice that an enlarged
quarterly will cost more to print and some adjustments
will have to be made so that our publisher will not be em-
barrassed. This much we know, that our Sunday Schools
are able to pay for the best in literature, and we should
produce it.

PAGE FIVE

Sn

Letter To The Editor
DEAR EDITOR

It is with profound gratitude that

| we say “thank you” for the beau-

tiful cooperation shown the recent
9th Episcopal District Creative
Arts Festival. There is little that
can be compared with the joy of
having friends who respond so
wonderfully to a worthwhile
cause,

We would like you to know that
as a result of this effort, more than
one thousand dollars (1,000.00) was
turned over to Bishop Anderson's
Committee of one thousand for
Daniel Payne College.

Your effectiveness was exhibited
during this Festival particularly
by being in attendance from your
busy schedule in your role as
General officer of the AME
Church, covering and reporting
(I hope) the news.

Thank you again for the part
you played in helping make the
Ninth Episcopal District Creative
Arts Festival a tremendous suc-
cess. May God continue to bless
and keep you in His care; may
His peace be yours and may love
abide,

Yours for Christian Mission

Edward L. Edwards, General
Chairman

Ninth Episcopal District

Creative Arts Festival

Let the pastors who are able build educational plants
with ample classroom facilities. But just in case you have
only the auditorium or sanctuary, if you will, then go on
and hold your Sunday School right there in the church,
and let the worship wait until the church has had an op-
portunity to study the Holy Scriptures. Let us admit that
there is a teacher shortage, and the pastor may have to
teach the class himself, and if that be the case then let
him have just the one class with everybody in it, young
and old, girls and boys, even the babies. It is far better to
have the one big family style class where all can be taught
the truths of God, than to break up the school into some
ill-graded systeém and send them down the hall to be

eration’s participation in the hous-
ing crisis in the Twin Cities when
400 people were put into buses
and descended on a housing hearing
of the Metropolitan Council to show
support of the Housing Develop-
ment Guide to encourage low- and
moderate-income housing. “It was
the largest number ever to show
up for a Metro Council hearing.
And we prevailed,” he writes.

In his book, “Arousing The Sleep-
ing Giant,” he deals largely with
ways in which a church can be
restructured to make members be-
come active in some religious goal,
such as “study, share, serve,” which
he believes is necessary to keep
churches from dying.

In 1973, Dr. Hudnut became ex-
ecutive director of the Minnesota
Public Interest Research Group,
which position he now holds. This
is a public interest lobby funded
by 70,000 college and university
students in Minnesota, said to be
the largest such citizen lobby of
its kind in the nation. He formerly
was minister of a large suburban
Minneapolis church. Dr. Hudnut is
author of another book also, “The
Sleeping Giant.”

The Resurgence Of The Sunday School

Continued from Page 4

regain his full strength. Feeding the Sunday Schools in-
volves Drs. Andrew White and Therion Cobb. Secondarily,

Dr. H. A. Belin, Jr., our publisher comes into the picture.
For after the distinguished editors upstairs make the cur-
ricula, then Dr. Belin must put it on paper. Editor Cobb
has done well with the Teacher-Adult Quarterly. Our stu-
dents on lower levels are fairing less well. Dr. Cobb writes
for the adult mind: “I never learned how to talk baby
talk and I don’t teach it,’ says Dr. Cobb. Surely in our
great church, there must be somebody who can write for
our “babies.” If you know of such persons, get them in
touch with the Division of Christian Education. We need
these writers. For we must put more and more matter
between the covers of our quarterlies.

taught by somebody who knows nothing to teach. I speak
from sad experience. We now know that nothing helps the
Sunday School more than having the pastor present in the
sessions. Some pastors help the Sunday School more than
having the pastor present in the session. Some pastors feel
that to be in the Sunday School will rob him of fire and
freshness in the pulpit. There may be some truth in this
since fire and freshness have never been in unlimited supply.
But whatever may be lost in the pulpit is found in the class-
room and somehow in the classroom the assimilation is
better.

“Fourth District Convocation”
By Mamie L. Aiken

Detroit, Mich—The Fabulous
Fourth, under the Supervision of
Bishop and Mrs. H. T. Primm,
lived up to its reputation at the
recently held Fourth District
Convocation, held at Vernon
Chapel A.M.E. Church, 18500
Norwood, Detroit, Michigan, pas-
tored by Rev. Joseph Brocking-
ton.

Beginning with a pre-Convo-
cation Dinner for Bishop and
Mrs. Primm and the twelve Pre-
siding Elders and their Wives,
Tuesday evening, 6:00 P.M. at
the beautiful and newly reno-
vated Parsonage, 18450 Shields,
until it’s close, Thursday after-
noon March 29th, 4:30 P.M. with
the singing of the Doxology—it
was an experience of gracious
Hospitality, thrilling citations,
record-breaking financial contri-

BISHOP H. T. PRIMM

reports.” Laymen from across
the District came and were
thrilled during the Awards Pres-
entation Banquet—as four of
them, as well as four Ministers,
received Commendations and
Awards for their work during
the past year.

Among those cited were: Rev.
J. P. Henning, Bethel, Richmond,
Indiana, Rev. Delano Bowman,
St. Paul, Port Huron.

Two Laywomen, Mrs. L. Wil-
liams, St. Paul, Detroit and Mrs.

butions, overwhelming experi-
ences, and awe inspiring sermons,
lectures, tributes etc.

The Opening Worship, with
music furnished by Vernon’s
combined Choirs, assisted by
Pershing High School Chorus,
and the Sermon by Presiding
Elder C. C. Sanford, Jr., of the
Des Moines-Quincy District, set
the stage and tempo for the con-
vocation.

All the presiding elders were
in attendance and made ‘Round

Johnnie Gordon of Chicago.
Others who received awards
names were unavailable at the
time of this writing.

Mrs. Juanita Johnson, 4th
District Missionary President,
and Chairman of the Christian
Education Steering Committee
for the First Annual Congress
to be held July 16-19th in
Indianapolis, Indiana, reported
progress in pre-registration and
‘Program context.

One of the highlights of the
Convocation was the “Tree Plant-
ing Ceremony” on the Church
lawn, by the 4th District Mis-
sionaries and their Supervisor,
Mrs. Edythe Primm. The District
had selected a Pine Tree as their
symbol of Involvement, and a
beautiful, sturdy “blue colorado”
pine was planted. Mrs. Primm
placed the first shovel of dirt
over it and other Officers fol-
lowed. There will be a “Plaque”
placed on the tree to let unborn
generations know of the work

and love of Mission carried on
by the Fourth.

Among the distinguished visi-
tors attending the meeting were:
The Rt. Rev. John Adams, Pre-
siding Prelate of the 10th Dis-
trict, General Officers, A. L. Wil-
liams, Editor of the Christian
Recorder, General Secretary
Russell Brown, Dean H. A.
Hickey of Payne Theological
Seminary, the Connectional
Treasurer, Mr. Joseph McKinney
and others.

Not the least of the events
that made this Meeting great,
was the gracious Hospitality of
the Entire Church and Com-
munity. From Tuesday afternoon
4:00 P.M. until its close Thurs-
day afternoon, there were Hos-
pitality Chairmen at the Hotel,
Parsonage and Church, with
Courtesy Cars and Busses avail-
able to all at any moment of the
day or night. The crowning touch
being—the provisions made for
all drivers to secure gasoline
from neighboring Service Sta-
tions, for the return trip home.

The only thing that didn’t co-
operate was the WEATHER, as
many had to spend an additional
night with friends, rather than
risk the danger of slippery roads,
but in spite of the weather
“Good Time was had by ALL.”


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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CONGRESS

July 16-19, 1974

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Write or Call

JUANITA JOHNSON,

General Chairperson

9318 S. Rhodes, Chicago, Ill. (812) 785-1958

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Bishop, Edythe M. Primm,

“United in Christ-Expose-Explore-Involve

“St. James Holds
Annual Banquet
Honoring Pastor’’

Fort- Worth, Texas. The St.
James A.M.E. Church will hold
its Annual Banquet on May 4,
1974, at the Stop Six Community
Center, 5600 Truman Drive, Spon-
sored by the Trustee Board.

The Guest Speaker will be the
Rt. Rev. John Hurst Adams of
the 10th Episcopal District.
Special Guest will be Rev. I. G.
Green, Presiding Elder of the
Fort Worth District and other
Presiding Elders and Ministers
of the Dallas and Fort Worth
District. We are happy to have
Bishop Adams on the Great 10th
Episcopal Nistrict, along with
his charming wife. You will
miss a treat if you are not here
to welcome our First Family!

Transportation will be fur-
nished by Helm-Lary Ford Com-
pany, 780 Bedfor-Euless Road.

For Tickets, contact Bro. W. G.
Cavitt, President of the Trustee
Board or the Pastor.

Rev. William Bunnett, Pastor
Bro. W. G. Cavitt, President
Monita Washington,
Reporter
Phone:
536-0117
536-7814
534-5856

“Second Quarter Conf.
Of Clermont And
Groveland Circuit”

Groveland, Fla. — The Second
Quarterly Conference was held at
Mt. Pleasant A.M.E, Church, of
which Rev. G. L. Jones is Pastor,
on Sunday, March 17, by the Pre-
siding Elder, Rev. K. D. White.

Elder White took his text from
St. James 1:1-27. A very inspira-
tional sermon was delivered.
Everyone present felt the spirit
burning in their hearts.

After the sermon the business
part of the Quarter was carried
out by the Presiding Elder. Many
of the board members made their
reports, after which Mrs. White
was presented to the Congregation.
She gave encouraging remarks.

The offering for the day was
good.

Louise, Cole, Reporter
Rev. G. L. Jones, Pastor
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“Miss Edith Gibbs,

Missionary Honored”
by Ethel H. McNair

ARDMORE, Pa.—We point with
pride to Miss Edith Gibbs, Presi-
dent of the Mary Handy Mission-
ary Society of Bethel AME
Church, Ardmore, Pa. and Promo-
tion and Missionary Education
Chairman of the Main Line Area,
Philadelphia Conference Branch.
Miss Gibbs received the Out-
standing Achievement Award pre-
sented by the Women’s Christian
Service Guild of the Tasker Street
Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa.,
at their Third Annual Award Lun-
cheon, for her many contributions
in religious, educational and civic
affairs both State and National.

Miss Gibbs, a graduate of How-
ard University, BS, New York Uni-
versity, MA; graduate studies at
the University of Pennsylvania
and John Hopkins University, has
in her career as a teacher helped
thousands of young men and wo-
men to take their rightful places
in various professions.

The honoree has taught science
in many schools and colleges, a-
mong them being Swift Memorial
Junior College, Rogerville, Tenn-
essee. Also, she has served as a
field Missionary for the Board of
National Missions, Presbyterian
Church USA; Dean of Women and
Director of Religious Education,
Barber-Scotia College, Concord,
North Carolina; Assistant Dean of
Women, Morgan State College,
Princess Anne, Md. Miss Gibbs re-
tired recently as Assistant Dean of
Women, Cheynne State Teacher’s
College after six years of service.

This gracious educator has been
extremely active in the following
organizations: American Associa-
tion University Women; National
Association of Dean of Women and
Counselors; Pennsylvania Associa-
tion Dean of Women; life member
of the National Council of Negro
Women, member of the Philadel-
phia Council NCNW; Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority; member
of the Steward Board of her
church, Bethel, a Sunday School
teacher and this year chairman of
Women’s Day. Her pastor the
Rev. Donald Tucker was on hand
for the occasion to offer his con-
gratulations.

Miss Gibbs is listed in Who’s Who
Among American Women, Third
Edition, 1963-64 and was selected
Honorary member of the Board of
National Missions of the Presby-
terian Church, USA.

Along with her busy life our es-
teemed Missionary President has
found time to travel extensively.
She has visited in 38 of the 50
States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, St.

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Egypt, Ethiopia, and Tangier

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ference Branch WMS of the First
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“Quarterly Conference

, At Fountain Temple

| A.M.E. Church”

Dr, E, D. Curry—Presiding Elder
| Rev. William Lacey, Sr., Pastor

MACON, Ga, — Quarterly Con-
ference Friday evening, March 29,

| 1974. Began with devotion, which

was very impressive, by the pastor,
The pastor presented the Pre-
siding Elder, Dr. E. D. Curry.

The Presiding Elder brought
greetings from the East Macon
District, Macon, Ga. Conference,

6th Episcopal District—in confed-
eration with the General A.M.E.
Church and the Connectional Coun-
cil at Kansas City, Kansas and
Kansas City, Missouri.

The Presiding Elder called for
the Disciplinary questions: Every-
thing reported progress in carrying
out the objectives of the church.
The steward board, trustees and
many other boards reported prog-
ress with a spirit of achievement,
requesting the return of the pastor
and the Presiding Elder from the
Annual Conference, June 1974.

There was ratification of a pre-
vious resolution to install the new
air conditioning and heating plant,
and also a resolution to make ad-
ditions to the church building. The
Presiding Elder said whenever
church property is involved, rela-
tive to finance, it must be passed
by the quarterly conference.

The business session of the quar-
terly conference was in peace and
harmony. The moral, religious and
official characters passed by the
quarterly conference.

Sunday morning, March 3lst, the
pastor, the Rev. Wm. Lacey, sub-
sequent to the very fine Sunday
School Superintendent, teachers
and official staff, carried out the
order of service.

The pastor presented the Dis-
trict Superintendent of the East
District to deliver the sermon.
Text: Matthew 26:2, “The Son of
Man Will Be Delivered Up To Be
Crucified.” Text: Matthew 26:36,
“Watch and Pray.” Theme: “What
did Jesus Forsee?” He took the
word WATCH and separated the
five letters as a qualitative analysis
relative to life’s situation.

The Pastor requested the Pre-
siding Elder to perform the cere-
mony of baptism. The candidate
for baptism was Bro. Frank Col-
lins, a youth, This will be histori-
cal data for the Fountain Temple
A.M.E. Church.

‘The Presiding Elder expressed
appreciation and congratulations.

Bro. Clifford Moore, Reporter

E. D. Curry, Presiding Elder,
East Macon District
Macon, Georgia Conference
6th Episcopal District

From A Close-Up View

BY REV. V. L. BRENSON, Pastor

Bryant Temple AME Church
Los Angeles, Calif.

Little Metre Anthony, son of Mr.
& Mrs. Arthur Anthony—first new
members to receive a Membership
Kit at Bryant Temple AME Church,
2525 West Vernon Avenue, Los
Angeles, Calif—received a Bap-
tism Certificate and membership
card.

Mrs, Audrey Lewis became a
member of the Bryant Temple
Fishing Club. To become a member
of this club, you must influence
someone to unite with the church.
Mrs. Lewis recruited the Anthony

England, | Family.

Sermons For
Re-Preaching

Dr A. Lewis Williams has
;Qpublished a half dozen new
pamphlets of sermons that can
be preached or used for good
devotional reading

The booklets are $1.00 each.
Send orders to 1014 Spain

Avenue, Nashville, Tenn. 37216

All new members of Bryant
Temple receive a Membership Kit.

The Membership Kit includes the
latest book written by Mrs. Edith
H. Bryant, wife of Bishop H. J.
Bryant, entitled “SO YOU WANT
TO BE A CHRISTIAN”.

One of the teenagers of Bryant
Temple, who is now imprisoned,
was given one of these books by
Pastor Brenson, After reading it,
the young man responded by say-
ing, “Pastor, this book has helped
me find my way. I feel every mem-
ber should read it”.

This book can be secured by
sending for information to Mrs.
Edith H. Bryant, 7419 Harrison
Street, Kansas City, Missouri
64131. +
The Membership Kit also in-
cludes a Membership Guide that
is published by Rev. J. A. Dames;
a booklet entitled “How To Hold
A Business Meeting”; A Class Lead-
er’s Directory; an Important In-
formation Form; Membership
Cards; a bumper sticker saying,
“Bring Your Family to Bryant
Temple; and door-hangers listing
Bryant Temple services, which may
be given to friends and neighbors.
Hard work and good planning is
paying off at the friendly church
on the corners of 4th and Vernon
avenues in the city of the angels. |

Rt. Rev. Hubert N. Robinson,
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Booker Ridge”’

Gladesville, Tenn, — The mem-
bers of Hamilton Chapel A.M.E,
Chureh, Gladesville, Tenn. Mt,
Olive A.M.E. Chureh, Lebanon,
Tenn,, pastor and friends, jour-
neyed to Booker Ridge Tennessee,
on Sunday, March 17, 1974, to
render Morning Service at 11:00
A.M. at the “Church Of God.” the
Rev, Raymond Booker, Pastor,

We had a very enjoyable ride
on the chartered Trailways Bus,
Greeted by Rev. Booker and his
members, we had a very nice
morning service. Rev. Robert G).
Allen was the speaker and his ser-
mon was entitled, “I Am The Way”
(St. John 14:6). Music was rendered
by joint choirs,

After the service was over, we
all went to Rev. and Mrs. Ray-
mond Booker’s home and were
served a very delicious dinner. In
all, the trip was very enjoyable.

Reported By
Miss Dorothy Ann Majors, Sec.
Rev, Robert G. Allen, Pastor

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Quarterly Conference

Continued from Page 2

The opening devotion was as |
follows, Hymn 144, Prayer and
Scripture St. Matthew 22:34-46
After the devotional service was |

completed, the business session be- |
gan
Our Presiding Elder, commented

|

on the District Conference which |

was held March 28-29 at Turner |
Chapel, no 2, Roseland, La
The minutes of the last meet

ing were read by the Secretary,
all auxiliaries making their finan-
cial reports.

There were no deaths this quar-
ter. The pastor arrived and the |
meeting continued. After remarks
by Rev. Clarke, Presiding Elder
Hawkins thanked the members of
the conference for their presence |
and support. The meeting|
journed in peace and harmony.

Sunday school opened at 9:45
am. by Secretary, Mrs. Clara
Fultz. After devotion classes were |
arranged, teachers and_ students
getting involved in the lessons, |

The Presiding Elder was intro-
duced to the Sunday School and
reviewed the lesson, enjoyed by
all.

11 a.m. the Sunbeam Choir took
the stand. After the opening by
Rev. Clark, the message was

Frank Maddox for

| derful showing

| liked throughout the connection

brought by presiding elder Leo
Hawkins, from St. John i14:1-13.
Subject “Honesty”, “Love” and
“Forgiveness”. I will not fool
you. . . After a very heart warm-
ing, uplifting sermon, which was
enjoyed by all, the Quarter closed
with “Praise God From Whom All
Blessness Flow.”
Total raised this quarter $3,759.11
Rev. Leo Hawkins, Presiding
Elder
Rev. L. G. Clarke, Pastor
Mildred Brown, Reporter

Savannah District Conf.

Rev. J, P. Lampkin, Presiding
Elder

The Savannah District Confer-
ence under the dynamic leadership
of Rev. J. P. Lampkin, opened
in grand style at St. James AME
Church on March 20-21.

The organizational set up—Co-
Chairman: Rev. Benjamin Gay, Sec.
Rev. A. L. Washington, Reporting,
Mrs. Arna T. Cooper, Pianist. Mrs.
Ruth Stripling, Marshals, Rev. J.
M. Dingle and Bro, Campbell.

Sermons were brought to us by
the following ministers, Rev, Tho-
mas Kent, Rev. Charlie Fogle, Rev.
Julius Williams and Rev. P. H.
Mitchell. The sermon delivered
by Rev. Benjamin Gay was
based on “Help for the Aged,
Blind and Disabled”. We received
quite a bit of information. We
received leaflets entitled “Supple-
mental security income for the
aged, blind, and disabled.” We’re
in hopes that the valuable in-
formation received at the insti-
tute will be taken back to the
membership at large.

The Laymen and the Missionaries

rendered iwo well planned pro-
grams. Miss Seledith Taylor and
Mrs. Laura Bradshaw were in
charge of the Missionary Program.
The welcome program extended
by the local church was rich with
talent, both soloists were excel-
lent.
“"\The hospitality of Rev. Wash-
‘ington and his memhers’ will long
be remembered. Our visitors are
as follows: Rev. J. S. Bryan, Rev,
J. P. Greene, Rev. Frank Maddox,
Rev. T. M. Hercules, Rev. A. B.
Wilson, Rev. Wm. Oliver, and Rev.
Oliver Saxby. We wish to thank
these ministers and the guest lay-
men for their presence.

The Savannah District Confer-
ence went on record as endors-
ing Rev. Benjamin Gay for Epis-
copal honors in 76, and the Rev.

secretary-(reas

jurer of the Church Extension

A resolution pertaining to Rev,
Gay's candidacy was submitted
{and we ask that it be printed in
ils entirety.
RESOLUTION Ul

The author of this resolution
noted with great interest, that a

motion was made, seconded, and
passed here yesterday to the effect
that the Savannah District
conference, er

in its

the candi-
Phe writer
of this resolution herewith seek

Gorsea

dacy of Rev. Ben Gay

to put the intent of that mo-
tion into a resolution to wit:
WHEREAS Rev. Gay is well}

known by most if not all of us, |
and whereas, his ability and man- |
nerisms commends him for the}
high office which he is now seeking, |
and whereas, in our last General
Conference he made such a won-
in the race for
the office of bishop; and whereas,
he is now well known, and well

the confines of our Episcopal Dis-
trict, Atlanta, Georgia;

Be it resolved that we, the mem-
bers of the Savannah District go on
record and actively supporting the
endorsement already made, and be
it further resolved that we go
down from here, seeking to get
all other districts, and conferences
of Georgia and the connection: to
support, and elect, Rev. Benjamin
Gay as one of the Bishops of our
great church.

Respectfully submitted

Spring Bethel Circuit

Louisville, Ga—The Fourth and
Last Quarterly Conference of the
Spring Bethel Circuit for the Con-
ference year of 1973 and 74 was
held Friday night March 1-3 1974.

The Business Session was held
Friday night with Presiding Elder
S. W. Wicker presiding.

Devotion conducted by pastor
Rev. N. L. Kitt.

The Presiding Elder, commended
the officers and members for the
cooperation and support given the
District during the year. Roll was
called, and minutes read.

Presiding Elder then organized
the conference for business, Bro.
Ralph Brown, elected Secretary,
Bro. Otis Boatwright, elected Mar-
shal, Sis. Ida M. Brooks was elect-
ed reporter to all papers.

The business session continued,
disciplinary questions answered by
Presiding Elder and pastor. All
departments of the church made
reports. Improvement shown, no
death recorded last quarter.

Presiding Elder recognized the
presence of Rev. U. S. Barber,
pastor of the St. Mark-Mt. Zion
Circuit. The characters of all of-
fices present was passed by the
Presiding Elder. Business Session
closed, Doxology and Benediction.

Sunday Morning March 3, 1974

Services began with Sunday
School. Supt. Bro. Freddie Walker
in charge.

Following Sunday School, devo-
tion was conducted by Bro, C.
Brown. The Presiding Elder was
not present because of his re-
sponsibility to carry on at the
Harrison Circuit where the late
Rey, S. W. Weem had pastored.
In his absence, Rev. Kitt carried
out the worship service for to-
day. All financial obligations were
met .

Rev. S. W. Wicker, P.E.

Rev. N. L. Kitts, pastor

Ida M. Brooks, Reporter

BETHEL AME CHURCH

ABILENE, TX.—The third Quar-
terly Conference was opened with
a song, prayer, and scripture by
Rey. G. A. Lowe. There were

as they travel around

welcoming remarks Presiding

Elder, A. J, Davis, of the Wichita
Falls District. Rev. Davis opened
officially with the reading of the
last quarter minutes. He thanked |
Bethel AME Church for the first
half of the General Budget, that
we reported |

The business portion of the}
quarter Was followed. Presiding
Elder Davis informed us of the}
District Conference, to be held in
Vernon, April 18-19. We were}
pleased to hear a few remarks by |
Mrs. Davis. We found them con-
tinuing in the spirit of God.

We are thankful to God for them

to do the
work of God,
Rev. G. A. Lowe, Pastor
Mrs. Norma L, Dunnington
Reporter

3rd Quarterly Conference
Held by Laymen

GORDON, ALA.—The 3rd Quar-
terly conference of the Ashford
Circuit convened at Jerusalem A,
M. E. Church, beginning Friday
night March 29-31, 1974.

Devotional service was conduct-
ed by Bro. Guy Reeves, the ap-
pointed pastor Brother E. J. Bass,
read the scripture. The appointed
Presiding Elder Bro. Richard
Reaves came forth and officers were
elected.

They as as follows:

Secretary, Sis. Gussie Cochran
Marshal, Bro. Guy Reeves
Reporter, Sis. Irma Holton

Several boards made their re-
ports, plus additional collections.
Dismissed until Sunday.

Sunday at 10:00 a.m. in a joint
Sunday School.

Regular services began at 11
a.m. a joint choir was arranged.
Order of service was conducted by
Bro. Willie C. Cochran. The
speaker was presented by Bro.
Fred Crews the speaker, Brother
Walter Ryus, Grant Chapel AME
Church, Ashford, Alabama. He
spoke from the theme: Asking a
Question: “Are We Working?”

All boards reported with written
reports, collection this conference
$151.23.

Rev. G. W. Shaw, P.E.

Rev. T. H. Sconiers, Pastor

Miss Irma Holton, Reporter

“First Quarterly
Canference Matthews
Chapel A.M.E.”’

GREENSBURG, LA. — As ye
would that men should do to you,
do ye also to them likewise. St.
Luke 6:31.

There have been many things
happening here at Matthews Chap-
el. The conference year started out
successfully spiritually and financi-
ally. Our first Quarter was held
March 24, 1974 at 11:00 a.m. The,
choir took their place in the stand.
Devotional service, was conduct-
ed by our pastor, Rev. James Pitts.
After which he presented the P.E.,
Rey. M, J. Black. The Elder came
forth with his message. “Abide
in Jesus’. Those present enjoyed
a dynamic sermon.

We who know Christ in the
parting of our sins know that
so many ways our faith in God
can be tried and tested but if we
hold on, abiding in him and he
in us we can make it.

Rev.. James Pitts, Pastor

Presiding Elder, Rev. M. J.

Black

Mrs. Bertha H. Myers, Reporter

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to the teeth, “Watchman, what of

night? Watchman, what of the

night? Is there no balm in Gilead,

is there no physician there?”

the

Our astute economic physician
have prescribed this, that and the
other as a remedy for our economic
ills, but to no avail, Our political
prophets are pointing to first one

direction and another as the road to

prosperity and peace. There is a
storm raging upon the _ political
seas of our times. The Republican
Party is saying: “Let us have

charge of the old ship of state
and we'll steer her safely into the
peaceful harbor of prosperity,
and Peace, while the Democratic
Party is saying, ‘except you
abide in the Democratic Party,
ye shall all perish”.

Believe me when I tell you that
the imperative need of the world
today is a full dose of the religion
of Jesus Christ. It is the only pan-
cea for the ill of the world. The
Christian Religion eliminates race
prejudice, hate, envy, and strife;
it subdues evil passions, purifies,
our thoughts, sweetens our dis-
positions, shape our attitudes, set-
tle our differences, guide our words
and conduct, dispels gloom, builds
character, and promotes peace and
good will toward all men,

The acid test of the white man’s
religion is his attitude toward and
treatment of his black brother,
and the acid test of the black man’s
religion is his ability and willing-
ness to be subjected, patient, and
without hate or the spirit of re-
venge. “Watchmen, what of the
night? The Watchman said, ‘The
morning cometh.”

rhe Religion of the Christ is de
stined to revolutionize the world
It was that old evangelical prophet

Isaiah, who declared, “That the
wolf shall also dwell with the
}lamb; leopard shall dwell with
the kid; and the calf and the

young lion and fatling shall eat
together, and a little child shall
lead them, And the cow and the
bear shall feed their young, one
shall lie down together, and the
lion shall eat straw like the ox
And the suckling child shall play
on the hole of the asp, and the
weaned child shall put its hand
on the cockatrice’s den,”

The kingdom for which we pray
when we say “Thou kingdom
come.” has not fully come yet, but
it is on its way; it is coming, The
day will come when race pre-
judice, hate and strife will be no
more; the day is coming when our
hearts will be pure and clean; the
day is coming when sorrow and
sighing will be no more, the day
is coming when men will beat
their swords into plowshears and
their spears into pruning hooks
Jesus Christ, the captain of our
salvation; Jesus Christ. Job’s Re-
deemer; Jacob’s, Shiloh, Daniel’s,
Stone; Isaiah’s Counselor, Mighty
God, Prince of Peace, Everslast-
ing Father, David’s King and
Lord; Solomon’s Rose of Sharon
and Lily of the Valley; will
reign supremely in the hearts of
men,

“Lift up your heads O ye gates
and be ye lifted up ye everlasting
doors; and the King of Glory shall
come in... Who is the King
of Glory? The Lord strong and
mighty, the Lord Mighty in battle
. .. He is the King of Glory.”

REV. W. R.
The Reverend W. R. Wilkes,

Jr. pastor of Payne A.M.E.
Church, Nashville, Tennessee an-
nounces that he is now an active
candidate for the office of Secre-
tary of Education. He hopes to
follow Dr, Sherman Lawrence
Green, Jr. in that office.

Rev. Wilkes is the son of Bis-
hop Wilkes and has made many
friends across the church. He has
every qualification for the office
chosen to exercise the rights of
every A.M.E. to aspire to any
that he seeks and now he has
office in the church. The present
incumbent, Dr. Greene, will be
glad to get some real competition
at long last, It has been quite

Pa a ann

awhile since any real bonafide

candidates
office.

W. R. Wilkes Jr., For Secretary Of Education

By A. Lewis Williams

(BILLY) WILKES

contested for that
The importance of any

office is guaged by the number of
people trying to get it.

We ought to have active candi-
dates contesting for every office
‘in our hiearchy. Many of the
present office holders are so
deeply seeded that no neophyte
can hope to upset them. But all
of these officers are mortal men.
Mortal men _ die. Somebody
should have already staked his
claim for that office that comes
vacant by reason of a funeral..

Some good laymen should be
contesting Brother Joe McKinney
for the Finance Department. You
can’t beat him. But he will not

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A. M. E. CHRISTIAN RECORDER

1973 Schedule of Annual Conferences
And Missionary Conventions

FIRST EPISCOPAL DISTRICT

Bishop Ernest L. Hickman,
Presiding Bishop |
THEME: “Christ Centered Living
In An Age Of Crises.”
Announcement of Annual
sionary Meetings: Mrs. Cleo-|
patra Hickman, Supervisor
Annual Conference Dates: The
Missionary meeting is the first
date of the conferences dates
listed. The Y.P.D. will meet
the Saturday before.

NEW JERSEY CONFERENCE

May 6-10, 1974

St. Luke, 148 Clinton Ave.,
Newark, N.J. 07114

Phone 201-248-0133

Rev. John G. Ragin, Pastor, 22
Shepherd Ave., Newark, N. J.
07112

Phone: 201-WA 3-0655

Rey. B. C. Burton, Host Presiding
Elder

Sermons:
Missionary—Rev. S. Lawrence
Kelly
Annual—Rev. William Cody
Men’s Night—Rev. M. D. Birt

NEW YORK CONFERENCE

May 20-24, 1974

Metropolitan 58-66 West 135th.
Street, New Yprk City

Rev. Robert L. Foley, Sr., Pastor
and St. John, N.Y.C. co-host
Rev. Leroy Judge, Pastor

Rev. William L. Freeman, Host
Presiding Elder

Sermons:
Missionary—Reyv. Simon P.
Bouie
Annual—Rey. William D.
Watley
Men’s Night—Rev. Samuel P.
Roper

NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE

May 27-31, 1974

Bethel, Hanover and Chestnut
Sts. Fall River, Mass. 02720

Rey. Alvan N. Johnson, Pastor—

Phones: Church 617-442-9344—
265-8699

Rev. P. Bernard Walker, Host
Presiding Elder

Sermons:
Missionary—Rev. Peter Craw-
ford x
Annual—Rey. Joseph F.
Whalen, Sr.
Men’s Night—Rev. Clarence
Williams

PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCE

June 3-7, 1974

Ward: 48rd. and Aspen Streets,
Phila., Pa.

Rey. H. A. Rhodes, Pastor—
336 Pelham Road, Phila. Pa. {
19119
Phone: 215-VI 3-2971—VI 3-4874
Rev. Harry J. White, Sr., Host
Presiding Elder

Mis-

Sermons:
Missionary—Rev. A, L.
Stephens
Annuai—Rev. J. L. Joiner
Men’s Night—Rev. H. E. Burton

NOON DAY SERMONS by
Episcopal Appointment

SECOND EPISCOPAL DISTRICT

Bishop Henry W. Murph.
Presiding

Spring Conferences 1974

WASHINGTON CONFERENCE

—Tuesday May 7 through Fri-
day May 10, 1974. Ward A.M.E.
Church, 241-42nd Street, N. E.,
Washington, D.C., Rev. H. L.
Camper, Host Pastor, Rev. O. J.
Hayman, Host Presiding Elder. |

VIRGINIA CONFERENCE —

Tuesday May 21 through Friday
May 24, 1974. Bethel A.M.E.
Church, Hampton, Virginia,
Rev. R. W. Wisner, Host Pastor,
Rev. D, W. Williams, Host Pre-
siding Elder,

FIFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
BISHOP HARRISON J, BRYANT
7419 Harrison Street
Kansas City, Mo. 64131
Tele (816) 523-2239

1, PUDGET SOUND CONFERENCE
August 6th through August 9
Allen Chapel AME Church
1621 S. Sheridan Street
Tacoma, Washington 98405
Rev, Ulysses Carr, Host pastor
Tele (206) 627-6855
Rev. L. F. Greene, Host Pre-

siding Elder

2. CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE
August 13 through August 16
First AME Church

1974 SCHEDULE OF ANNUAL
CONFERENCES AND
MISSIONARY CONVENTIONS

Fourth Episcopal District

The Right Reverend
Howard Thomas Primm, Presiding

ILLINOIS—103rd Annual Session

August 6-9—Campbell Chapel A.M.E, Church
August 5-6—Missionary Convention
626 East 4th Street, Tel: (618) 462-2500
Alton, IL 62002
The Rey, John Q. Owens, Jr., Pastor
1135 Harrison Street, Tel: (618) 462-2500
Alton, IL 62002

INDIANA—136th Annual Session

4024 Lyman Rd.

Oakland, California 94602

Rev. Edward S. Foust, Host
Pastor

Tele (415) 655-1527

Rev. C. Wayne Love, Host
Presiding Elder

3. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
CONF. .
August 20th through August 23
Ward Chapel AME Church
1231 St. Andrews PI.

Los Angeles, California 90019

Rev. C. Garnett Henning,
Host Pastor

Tele (213) 732-5284

Rey. I. H. Hunt, Host Presiding
Elder

4. COLORADO CONFERENCE
September 10th through September
13th
St. Paul AME Church
4 Endeavor Lane
Pueblo, Colorado 81001
Rey. John R. Williams, Host
Pastor
Tele (303) 546-1048
Rey. E. D. Chappelle, Host
Presiding Elder

5. KANSAS-NEBRASKA CONF.
September 17th through September
20th

St. Paul AME Church

1902 N. Volustia Street

Wichita, Kansas 67214

Rev. Cyrus S. Keller, Sr.
Host Pastor

Tele (316) 683-8724

Rev. A. L. Simpson, Host Presiding

Elder

6. NORTHWEST MISSOURI CONF.
October Ist throught October
4th
Gregg Tabernacle AME Church

5811 Blue Hill Rd.

Kansas City, Missouri 64110

Rev, Joseph N. Moore, Host
Pastor

Tele (816) 361-2796

Rev. O. David Slacum, Host
Presiding Elder

MISSOURI CONFERENCE
October 8th through October
11th
Wayman Temple AME Church

5014 Cabanne Street

St. Louis, Missouri 63113

Rev. Samuel M. Pointer, Host
Pastor

Tele (314) 361-6657 or 361-4123

Rev. Harvey L. Vaughn, Host
Presiding Elder

EPISCOPAL DISTRICT PLANNING
MEETING
October 12th
Wayman Temple AME Church
5014 Cabanne Street

E>!

August 13-16—Bethel A.M.E, Church

August 12-13—Missionary Convention
200 South 6th Street, Tel: (317) 962-6763
Richmond, IN. 47374
The Rey, J. P. Henning, Pastor
808 South 17th Street, Tel: (317) 962-7214
Richmond, IN. 47374

CANADIAN—91st Annual Session

August 20-23—Campbell A.M.E. Church
August 19-20—Missionary Convention
20 Prince Street, South, Tel: (416) 352-7672
Chatham, Ontario
The Rev. George N. Burns, Pastor
20 Prince Street, South, Tel: (416) 352-7672
Chatham, Ontario

MICHIGAN—88th Annual Session

September 10-13—St. Stephen A.M.E. Church
September 8-9—Missionary Convention
6000 Stanford Avenue, Tel: (313) 895-4800
Detroit, MI. 48221
The Rev. John H. Hunter, Pastor
3791 Fullerton Avenue, Tel: (313) 483-5245
Detroit, MI. 48238

CHICAGO—92nd Annual Session

September 17-20—St. James A.M.E. Church
September 16-17—Missionary Convention
9256 South Lafayette, Tel: (312) 785-9738
Chicago, IL. 60620
The Rev W. L. Johnson, Pastor
9318 South Rhodes Avenue, Tel: (312) 785-1958
Chicago, IL. 60619

SCHEDULE OF ANNUAL CONFERENCES

Sixth Episcopal District

The Rt. Rey. Richard Allen Hildebrand
Presiding Bishop

1. SOUTHWEST GEORGIA ANNUAL
CONFERENCE

2. SOUTH GEORGIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
May 7-10, 1974

St. Timothy A.M.E. Church

1219 W. Hill Avenue

Valdosta, Georgia 31601

Rev. E. O. Benefield, Pastor

Rev. O. C. Hardwick, P.E.

Res. Phone 912-244-4666

Church same

OLD GEORGIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

May 14-17, 1974

St. Paul A.M.E. Church
1520 Wolf St.
Brunswick, Georgia 31520

ae

W. R. Wilkes, Jr.—
Continued from Page 7

live forever, Get in line, even he
must have a successor.

Granberry, Ralph Jackson, An-
drew White, H. A. Belin, Vox
Pop Johnson, Dr. Gregg, Frank
Cummins, Dr. Collier, Therion
Cobb, Thibodeaux, Russell
Brown, A. B. Williams, and A.

sion of the

April 19-20, 1974.

Monday, May 6, 1974

Rev. T. N, Hercules, Pastor
Rev. Moses Wilson, P.E,
Res. Phone 912-264-2734

Church same

4. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
May 28-31, 1974
Mt. Mariah A.M.E. Church
102 West Green St.
Swainsboro, Georgia 30401
Rey, W. L. Powell, Pastor
Rey. S. W. Wicker, P.E,

Res. Phone 912-237-8587
Church same

ao

- MACON, GEORGIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

June 4-7, 1974

Allen Chapel A.M.E, Church
269 Pursley St.

Macon, Georgia

Rev. L. A. Townes, Pastor
Rey. E, D, Curry, P.E,

Res. Phone 912-743-6317
Church Phone 912-746-1547

6. ATLANTA NORTH GEORGIA ANNUAL
CONFERENCE

June 11-14, 1974

Turner Monumental A.M.E. Church
66 Howard St., N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30317

Rev. W. L. Reynolds, Pastor

Rev. H. C. Carswell, P.E.

Res. Phone 404-691-7054

Church Phone 404-378-6970

Thirteenth Episcopal District
RT. REV. WILLIAM REID WILKES
Presiding Bishop

SCHEDULE OF ANNUAL CONFERENCES

WEST TENNESSEE CONFERENCE—June 25-28.
1974

St. Andrew A.M.E, Church

867 South Parkway East
Memphis, Tennessee 38106
Rev. E. M. Martin, Host Pastor

TENNESSEE CONFERENCE—July 9-12. 1974

St. Luke A.M.E. Church

901 40th Avenue, North
Nashville, Tennessee 37209

Rev. S. J. Holley, Sr., Host Pastu:

LAST TENNESSEE CONFERENCE--July 16-19, 1974

St. Paul A.M.E. Church

328 W. College Strcet
Fayetteville, Tennessee 37334
Rev. Wesley |. Reid, Host Pastor

WEST KENTUCKY CONFERENCE—July 23-26, 1974
Asbury Chapel A.M.E. Church
1801 West Chestnut Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40212
Rev. William W. Easley, Jr., Host Pastor

KENTUCKY CONFERENCE--July 30-August 2, 1974

St. John A.M.E. Church

1209 Pradero

Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Rev. C. D. Brice, Host Pastor

DISTRICT PLANNING COUNCIL—To be announced

“‘News Release From The Debutante-Masters
Commission”

By Mrs. Julma B. Crawford

The Debutante-Master Commis-
African
Episcopal Church is launching its

Reach Out Program by holding
a two day workshop in Chicago, and Mrs, Ruth Anderson of Allen

Representatives throughtout the
Connection were in attendance. The
-|theme for the Workshop was:

i alae “Mobilizing for Greater Service.”
Mrs. Inez Lake of Arnett Chapel

Temple are the Co-chaimen. Mrs.
Julma B. Crawford is the Adminis-

St. Louis, Missouri 63113

Lewis Williams must all have
successors. These are much right
offices. You have just as much
right to them as anybody. else.
Prepare yourself and get in line.
You will get the positions al-
right. If the General Conference
does not give them to you, the

undertaker will.

On Friday evening, April 19th a
worship service featuring many
youth choirs will be held at Allen
Temple AME Church, 18 West 30
Street.

General workshops swill be held
Saturday, 20, from 9 am to 4 pm
at the YMCA Hotel, 826 South
Wabash Avenue.

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