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April 5, 1976

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Vol. 125, No. 39

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VERNON JORDAN, JR.

We are convened at a moment
resonant with the call of history,
We meet during the Bicentennial
of our nation‘s birthday. We meet
in the City that not only played
a key role in the making of that
Revolution but was also the
scene of that profound revolu-
tion in black thinking that
birthed the black Church.

It was here, in 1787, that white
churchmen tore black worship-
ers from their knees in prayer.
It was here that Richard Allen,
Absalom Jones, and other deter-
mined black men refused to ac-
cept segregation in God’s house.
And it was here, in 1816, that the
great AME Church was orga-
nized.

On my way to meet with you
tonight I thought of Richard Al-
len, the father of the A. M. E.
Church. I thought of what it
must have been like for this
man, living two hundred years
ago, born into the dungeon of
slavery to spend a lifetime in
the shadow of raism and irra-
tional hatred. And I thought
of the remarkable gifts he must
have had to enable him to create
for himself and for his fellow
black Americans an inner world
of peace, love and harmony.

Richard Allen was the first
civil rights leader of black Ameri-
ca. He reconciled the Church’s
dual mission of caring for man’s
souls and of caring for man’s
worldly strivings for justice and
equality.

We must continually remind
our fellow Americans, as they
celebrate the Bicentennial, that
two hundred years ago black folk
knew the whip and the chain,
and that the very authors of the
proposition that all men are cre-
ated equal themselves owned
their fellowmen. And we must
remind the nation, that out of
the hypocrisy of those times
strode giants like Richard Allen
who knew, as the Founding Fa-
thers did not, the true meaning
of euality and liberty.

The rock that Richard Allen
founded his life upon was faith.
“We believed,” he said, “if we
put our trust in the Lord he
would stand by us.” And from
that faith and trust grew
great AME Church and from tl!

this | rison

BISHOP RICHARD ALLEN

faith and trust which all black
folk shared through the ages
grew the strengths that enabled
us to survive two hundred years
of slavery, oppression and dis-
advantage.

That faith moves us still, as
we confront the complex prob-
lems of today’s uncaring world,
and as we continue to strive for
an equal place in our nation’s
bounty. We are the heirs of
Richard Allen, Absolom Jones,
William White, Daniel Coker,
Nicholson Gilliard, Morris Brown
and other freedom fighters of the
revolutionary era that helped
found this Church and helped
lead the way for all black peo-
ple.

As their heirs we have the re-
sponsibility to continue the strug-
gle and to keep the flag of
equality flying high no matter
how determined the opposition
and how bitter the times,

And these are bitter times for

A.M. E.

MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1976

Address by VERNON E. JORDAN, JR. Executive Director, National Urban League

At Bicentennial Bishop's Connectional Council A.M.E. Church, Philadelphia, Penn.
Wednesday, February 25, 1976

black folk. Just consider some of
the problems we face:

: Over three million black peo-
ple are unemployed today.

: Our unemployment rates are
double the rates for white
workers and if we count dis-
couraged workers and _ part-
time workers who want full-
time work, every fourth black
worker is jobless.

for them, and to help place them
in the Presidency. What do they
say about this perilous state of
black people? What do they say
the nation should do to bring
blacks and whites together in
peace and prosperity? '

Well, Mr. Reagan is suipseatinid
we totaly dismantle federal so-
cial programs and let the states
do what they always did—ignore

Continued on Page 6

The majority of the black un-|

employed don’t get unemploy-
ment compensation benefits
and of those that do, many will
have their checks run out be-
fore spring.

A third of all black children
are in families in which heads,
of households are unemployed
or not in the labor force.

: Half of all black children are
growing up in poverty.

: Over half of all black teenagers
can’t find work, which means
that a generation of black
youth will grow into adulthood
without ever having saleable
skills or work experience.

: The income gap between white
and black families is growing,
with the typical black family
earning only about 58 percent

of what typical white family},

earns. That’s where we were
a decade ago, which means that
our economic gains of the past
ten years have been wiped out.
In these, and in other areas —

health, housing, education—black
people today face a situation of]

crisis proportions, a crisis all but
ignored by our national leader-
ship.

We hear today the contending
pronouncements of those who call
on us to support them, to vote

SPECIAL
Announcement

General Conference Special «

SECOND EDITION —
100 YEAR OLD CHURCHES

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"Dr. Elmer Martin,
the Master Pastor”

DR. ELMER MARTIN

February 18th was a red letter

Due to the tremendous response |day in my ministry for I was
and request for additional copies'| invited to be the Women’s Day
of the first edition which we] speakers at St. Andrews A M E
were unable to supply, we have |Church in Memphis Tennessee.

decided to do a second edition.

This was not my first visit to St.

Many churches with a rich heri-'| Andrews having been there on
tage, 100 years old or older which | other occasions. This was also

should be known were not in-|not my largest speaking engage-

ing another opportunity to you to’
send us your material. Here is a:
list of what we need: ‘
(1) A. short history of the,

church;

picture of your church;

pastor;

(4) Cost: $50.00 per page plus’
$7.00 for each picture.
Check must accompany alli
materials. ‘

Deadline for material, April 25th
1976. Send all materials to the

cluded. We are, therefore, offer- , ment, but this was my first chance

to see firsthand what I think
should be primary in a person
who aspires for the Bishopric.

I saw a man with deep con-

'|cern for the spiritual life of the
(2) A black and white glossy | people he served. He has sur-
|| rounded himself with loyal, ef-
(3) A picture of the present| ficient people in every area and

facet of the church family. Serv-
ing all of the people of every age
level from the Child-care pro-
gram presided over by loving,
Christian women to the bus min-
instry blest with the service of
dedicated men.

A.MLE. Sunday School Union - 414 | The Young People at the church

8th Ave. So., Nashville, TN. 37203
Joseph Joiner .

Continued on page 6

Rey. Harrison Leads Ebenezer Renovation Program

RICHMOND, Va—In 1973, Rev.
Frederick C. Harrison was trans-

ferred by Bishop Henry Ww.
Murph from the Washington Con-
ference to the Virginia Confer-
ence and he was appointed pas-
tor of Ebenezer AME Church in
Richmond, Virginia

During his pastorate, Rev. Har

and members of Ebenezer

have ini roje of ex-

BYE pie

terior renovations of the church
The renovations also included a
new roof, installation of a cen-
tral heating and air conditioning
unit, and interior renovations In
the Church annex and parsonage
Rev. Harrison’s evangelical ef-
forts have been directed toward
restoring and‘increasing t
bership, as well as invo

young people of the

| deleg

and Virginia Union University in
Church-related activities. Within
the past three years, many mem-
bers of Ebenezer have begun to
actively participate in connec-
tional meetings as a result of Rev.
leadership. Also Mrs.
has been elected as a
the General Confer-
ence ey. Harrison as an al

Harrison's
A. B.F

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ternate delegate. Rev. Harrison
considers this election a histori-
cal event for Ebenezer A. M. E
Church.

In his role of community leader,
Rev. Harrison is involved in vari-
ous civic organizations such as
LEAP, a program of the Urban
League, the Berkeley Home for
Unwed Mothers, and the United
Givers Fund.


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My Dear Christian Friends:
lanta, Georgis
®@ for the 1976 G

3 dent, Council of B
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‘turned from a meeting held in
ming the hotel rooms and rates ®
Sonferente. Those in attende
Bishop Henry W. Murph, Pre
vaps, Bishop H. N. Robinson, Chair
of the Gen ‘onference Commission, Bishop R.
A. Hildebrand, Chairman of the Local Co
Preston Williams, Housing Coordinator and myself. The
meeting was called as an outgrowth of a discussion at
the Financial Department concerning room rates ‘dur-
ing the Budget Committee meeting held in Washington
on December 2nd and 3rd.

In Atlanta we met with representatives of the Hil-
ton Hotel and discussed at length rates and other hotel
accommodations. It was pointed out by the Convention
Specialist that the General Conference is held during
prime hotel season. where room rates are the highest.
Meetings held in July and August and near holidays
would result in a reduction of rates of more than 40
percent in hotels practically all over the country.

After much discussion concerning our General Con-
ference, and the possibility of moving the Conference
from the city and sertainly the Hilton Hotel, it was 3
generally agreed that the rate at the Hilton Hotel
would be reduced by $4.00 per room, and that all the
hotel facilities ‘would be made available to us at no
cost with food and other services at minimum rates.
The rates were negotiated openly with all present par- 8
p ticrpating in the discussion. We have been assured by 3
® the Hilton management that their rates are definately &
rates for June and no extras were added to the rates $
% quoted. : ; 3
‘ Further discussion revealed that other hotels pro- @
viding rooms for the General Conference, upon re-
= ceiving word of a threat to move, have agreed to reduce
® their rates by $2,00 per room. Negotiations will con-
tinue: toward reducing their rates at the same per-
centage reduction as the Hilton. While this reduction
appears small, its net affect the church’s total expendi-
ture in Atlanta amounts-to a savings of a minimum of
% $65,800. Further negotiations are expected, hopefully,
@ resulting in a $100,000 savings to the church member-
® ship.
@ The major concern of all
© rates quoted were honest, and that the church is re-
@ ceiving the maximum benefits for their dollar. All can
® rest assured that Bishop Hildebrand, the General Con-
® ference Commission, and all concerned are doing every-
& thing possible to obtain maximum benefits for our
church. Unfortunately, our General Conference is held
during the most expensive period for hotel accommoda- §
tions. New legislation should and must be presented to §
change the date of the General Conference to sometime d
in July or August thus minimizing the total cost to the q
® church. Recommended dates for the next General Con-

8 serence are July 14-26, 1980. Bishop Robinson and T 4
have already initiated some action toward getting con- ¢
vention information from several cities in sufficient ¢

time to do effective planning for future conventions. At ¢
& the General Conference Commission meeting, I hope to §
& have several bids with quoted rates for 1980, and hope-
® fully 1984.
§ The intensity of the discussion at meetings that I :
have attended recently placed this action high on the ¢
agenda. The church did move and the response was e€x- g
cellent. Hope this answers many of the probing ques- §
tions in the minds of manv, and you can spread the §
good word that ALL JS WELL in Atlanta. Hovefullv, §
all will come to Atlanta in June 1976 for a TREAT— d
NOT A TREATMENT.
Sincerely,
Joseph C. McKinney §

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Rev. George Crayton, Pastor

The first quarterly conference
Magnolia District was held
Saturday and Sunday g
10 and 11, 1976 at the } i
AME Church, Buena Vista, Ark.
Sunday school opened at 9:45
am. The subject of the lesson
was “First Things First” It was
a wonderful lesson.

Morning service opened at
11:00 am. What a Fellowship
was the opening song. The re-
maining of the program was as
follows:

Decalogue, Elder Lilly
Benovolence offering, Ushers
Song, O How I Love Jesus
Prayer, Rev. Lilly

Sermon, Elder Lilly

(Subect “Beautiful Gate”)
Song. Take your burdens to the

Lord
Offering, $30.54
Song, Bye and Bye
Class Reports, $109.45

Evening service was opened
at 3 o’clock. Amazing Grace was
the opening song. The remain-
ing of the program was as fol-
lows: ea
Prayer, Bro. Burl Toney, Hick-

ory Ridge Baptist Church
Scripture, Rev. Lilly
jermon, Rev. Adair

Subject “I am the true vine”
‘Jong, Search Me Lord
Dffering, $69.26

There was an offering taken
up for two members of the
Seminary Circuit whose house
was burned down the 10th of
January. The amount of $30.00
was raised for them. The total
amount raised for the First
Quarterly Conference was $2,-
267. This amount includes class
reports, and benovelence offer-
ings.

Flossie More d, Reporter

Lilly, Presiding Elder

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Letter To Editor
Dear Bro. Williams:

I would like to receive further
information on two Hynms.

Many souls need this truth
brought to them, through ser-
mons for Re Preaching because
they are just what another child
of God need to make it through
life. Iscannot thank, God enough
for bringing. me into contact
with you Broz: Williams.

May God bless you, for the
second . item class leaders
manual, for its truth I just had}
to write and truly thank you for
your efforts.) rr

Surely, we- need to do -all. we,
can to win lost souls whereve:
they may be. ~ ee ae

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“Letters To Editor” >
Dear Rev. 'Williams:o) +!

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letter to you froma white lady
who’ had’ ‘thes good’ ‘fortune >to
hear you preach. Anyone who
knows the Truth of God would
feel the same. I certainly did.
Some day I may be fortunate to.

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Monday, Apri! 5

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1976

Memorial Day At St. Paul

The church witnessed a pro-
gram we have long prayed and
looked forward to, (some of the
senior members wondered if
they would live to see) the
burning of the mortgage.

Conducting the ceremony was
Presiding Elder Rev. O. B.
Gillespie, Pastor, T. G. Allen,
and Trustees present Miss
Fanny L. Williams, Mr. W. H.
Griffiin, Mr, Eddie B. Williams,

Sunday February the 8th 1976
was a (memorable) day of re-
joicing at St. Paul AME Church,
after an uplifting sermon by
The Presiding Elder Rev. O, B.
Gillespie at the morning wor-
ship hour in connection with the
the second Quarterly conference.

By the Grace of God, and
the leadership of our highly
esteemed Bishop S. S. Morris,
Presiding Bishop of the 12th,

Episcopal District. The guidance|M7s. Gladys Mays, Mr. Plato
Barnett.
of able: Presidi :
en = ding Elder. 0. Trustees not pictured are:

B. Gillespie, and our progres-

; Mr. James Smith, Frank Travis,
sive Pastor Rev. T. G. Allen.

Theaoplis Henderson, Vice chair-

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Patent Office U.S. Dept. of Com-

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22/1975. By Edward D. Curry,

Serial. Number 615772, Series

sand dollar bills, Serial numbers
—return within 40 yrs. by
of .1970. reciprocal process $450 billion;
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MAKE A BETTER AMERICA” |situation in the USA—Dr. Ed-
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ward D. Curry, Library of Con-
gress, Washington, D.C.

Dr. E. D. Curry ‘has been
elected President-Executive of a
Corporation, MUTUAL FINAN-

29. NEW AMERICA VERSUS
UNEMPLORMENT CRISIS.

3. U.S.A, PROJECTS — PEO-
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tent and purpose to receive
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SUPPLEMENT MUTUAL Ministerial Supplement for

FINANCIAL RECIPRO- Ministerial Superannuates which

red ts extends through-out the USA,
Letter of Evaluation—Refer-| to all church sponsorships re-
ence original formula A.D. 1973,| gardless to creed, church affilia-
1974, 1975; 3/17/1975—President tion or ethnic group.
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House of Representative—3/7/|and donations to Connectional
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man;
Treas, Walter Ray Lewis Sr.,
Jethro Fields Terry, Mrs. Effiie
Berry.

This event marked the end of
a long and determined struggle
by this organization to achieve
the “impossible” a dream that
many felt. Could never come
true! But thanks to many
friends and to the entire com-
munity of Newport. This his-
toric event was made possible
. . , Guest minister, Rev. T. W.
Barnes—Pastor, First Baptist
Church Newport, Arkansas.

Norma Smith

Church. VOTE BY ACCLAMA-
TION AT forth-coming General
Conference, June 1976. Vote for
sponsor-ship for—Pension Supple-
ment by the Corporation MU-
TUAL FINANCIAL HECIPRO-
CITY, INC. will automatically

mation to the Bishopric, salary
to be paid by the Financial
Corporation which he is Presi-
dent, with no liabilities on the
AME Church.

The plan of Royalty in Patent
Office, Washington, D.C. will be
as follows: % to Federal USA,
Ys or 1 billion to engineers and
labors, % or 1 billion to Edward
D. Curry estate, 2 billion dol-
lars to MUTUAL FINANCIAL
RECIPROCITY, INC. to donate
to all Superannuates of sponsor-
Ship churches regardless to
creed, church denomination or
ethnic group.

THE AUTHOR

Edward D. Curry, M.A.; Ed.D.;

D.D. Member of the Epsilon

Delta Chi (Nosce TE Ipsum)

Sigma Chapter
Central City —No. 12... F&AM
J. H. Walker No. 14 Consistory.

F&AM, 32 degrees

President - Executive: MU-
TUAL FINANCIAL RECIPRO-
CITY, INC. _—

Minister—AME Church; Fi-
nancial Coordinator; Expert in
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tration; Major, Matr., Sciences,
Psychology, Philosophy-Author-
Ministerial Pension Supplement,
viz: FORMULA FOR SYNTHE-
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ENERGY.

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mount to any Insurance or Pen-
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READ THE BOOKLET:
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Mutual Financial Recipro-
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Greater Bethel
AME Church
Raises $14,000

The women of Greater Bethel
AME Miami, Florida obsérved
their annual Women’s Day en
January 25 with a bicentennial
salute to the African Method-
ist Episcopal church and to our
country. The theme for the oc-
casion was “Christian Women
for the Bicentennial” which was
embraced superbly by the morn-
ing address given by Mrs. M.
Athalie Range.

Music was provided by the
joint women’s choir of Greater
Bethel and a _ guest singing
group, the Southland Singers.
The choir’s featured song was
“Reach Out’ which carried
through the goal of the Wo-
men’s Day service which was to
reach out to the mass of saved
and unsaved souls.

Financial proceeds exceeded
$14,000, the affair was a sweep-
ing success. The General Chair-
lady Mrs. Ella King and co-
chairladies, Mrs. Ethel Bledsoe
and Mrs. Mary Hawkins are to
be commended for a_ well-
executed program.

The Rev. J. B. Blacknell is
pastor.

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Identity Crisis

Black Theology

CECIL WAYNE CONE

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(Class Re-union

A. H, Parker High School, Birm-

ingham, Alabama 35204
Officers and Members
Parker High School, Clase of 1946
Please WRITE
Class Reunion 1046
A, H, Parker High School
Birmingham, Alabama 35204

Our group is most anxious to
contact as many interested per-
sons as possible and we shall ap-
preciate your help in this com-
munity/Public serice effort.

Realizing that many of our
members are located within the
circulation area of your publice-
tion, we ask your help and ad-
ditionally, wish for you a reward-
ing year of operation.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Vivian Ragland Coar,
Public Relations

Letters To The Editor
Dear Editor Williams:

Do you think with me that the
time has come for us to build a
Convention Center at Kittrell,
where I’m told there is 325 acres
of land—and stip “fattening
frogs for snakes.”

In ‘short let us get down to
business, cut out this wanton
waste paying millions for
other facilities here, there and
thereby sending our Church into
oblivion. Chutches % to 2/3’s
empty. Let me stop here, I talk
too much.

If we start now by 1980 we
should be able to operate under
“our own vine and fig tree.”

Would you show or tell all
AME’s its time for us to help
ourselves, build up our own
facilities. Stop paying millions to
rent meeting places for our

several meetings per quadren-
nium at a cost of roughly eleven |

million dollars. ($11,000,000)
This amount of money would go
a long way to support our “Edu-
cational Institutional”.

Sincerely,

Cleopatra Redgers

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ITORIAL OFFICES

GUEST EDITORIAL ....
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK—

Does God Have Religion!

Not in the traditional sense, no. As a matter of fact, God
bends over backwards to shatter our traditions, continually
saying, Behold, I am doing a new thing. Vernard Eller, writ-
ing in, “His End Up,” describes the God scene as “a peasant
baby born in a stinking cow barn, completely out of sight
of the temple, priests, and all such; executed as a condemned
criminal, and with the religious establishment doing the con-
demning. How religious can God get?”

He’s constantly out of bounds. You would have thought
the priests would have been addressed by the heavenly choir,
not the shepherds. You would have thought incense would
perfumed the air, not the radiance of cow hide. And that
baptism, at the hands of a man everybody knew to be a little
bit weird, that John fellow. And that final curtain call where
the veil of the temple was torn in two—say, maybe God was
saying something in that. He shatters our expecta-
tions. He tears to pieces our canvases of Him. At ‘the
same time His Son was dying, religion was dying.
Love was being born. The temple of religion was
shaken at its foundations. The curtain, which was considered
to hide the presence of God from all except the designated
priest, was ripped down the center, revealing the face and
the nature of the eternal. Here I am, says God. Not over there
hidden from the world behind a silken curtain, not between
the candles on your gilded altar table; but out there in the
market place, where people live and die out the tragedies of
their lives. Seek me where people are (
eousness—I thirst. Seek me where compassion is to be
found—woman, behold thy son. Seek me where people feo)
lost and abandoned—My God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Seek me and you will find me, because that’s where Ee

are—thirsty, needing compassion, feeling abandoned. An

’3 where I am.
cee you got good religion? I hope not. I hope y'

love instead. Religion had no room for Jesus, either
or death. Love had plenty good room, room enough to lift Ai
sponge to his lips, to take care of his grieving mother,

ou have

comfort him with the knowledge that he was not forsaken] ..1 about themselves, work, col-}-

Love is the greatest of these, not religion. Religion is

so busy defending itself, it forgets to make room for love.

i : ‘ nd up
disagree with a Bible toter. You're liable to
Bes i word is in your heart,

i it with the Bible. When the

ee ee or your dress, or your mouth, and
know, why God became. the hearder of sheep,
fish, He had to. No way could He stay warm, co
and dry in the sanctuary, having gocd religion, see
dear beloved child was living and dying beyond the Y

mfortable.

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
AFRICAN METHODIST

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|The African Methodist Church Publisher,
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and dignity of every human soul he.

Are Harder To Get

thirsty for right- of a study conducted for the De-

at birth |tute for the Study of Human De-

and catchers of }with the kinds of career-related

*Ifind the kind of work they seek.

E. CHRISTIAN RECORDER Monday, April 5, 1976

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EPISCOPAL CHURCH

African
Background

Across The Desk
From The Desk Of H. A. Belin, Jr,,

By Faraiyi Sigauke
ith Avenue South, Nashville, Tenn, Is the OAU divided?
" A fe ~ fy ii
stne A iter { ' sie" Jobs | The recently ended meeting of
“3 0 leg 7 ~~ the Organization of African

| Unity in Addis Ababa was in-
jconclusive, Specifically, the 46

p Pursue given a situation in whic}{member states could not agree

: they were unable to find work injon whether to support the Rus-

' their fields, and litt'e information sian backed MPLA faction in

ie the expectations of potential Angola, or the US backed FNLA-
employers and potential co-| UNITA. D j

5 k . Does Afri -

workers. Many students feel that ot anet ae

sist of pro-Soviet and pro-
American states at loggerheads
over which course to pursue in
the Angolan civil war?

The division over tacties in the
OAU should not abscure the un-
derlying unity ot purpose amon
The study adds that many|the member aan an Ages
students at graduation time “are countries are agreed the refer
still quite uncertain as to what no big power pirtisstict in

they want to do; are uncertain as

, Africa. Th

to personal goals; and feel that to see a al ae rene ras
their personal problems will be Oe

in Angola, made up of all
battling contenders, But they
realize better than Secretary of
The students surveped, how= State Kissinger that the time for
ever, expressed generally favor-|°°™Promise has passed, that the
able attitudes about their college | Pree factions have tried to com-
experience and most, if they had|0S¢ their differences, and that
to do it all again, would attend | these efforts failed. In this tragic
the same institution. situation the OAU membership
‘ivided evenly into those who
Most students have been taught | See Russian intervention as the
to believe that college is really aj @reater evil. and those who dis-
means to an end, the study notes. | rust America and its quasi-ally
“With the escalation of educa-|Sevth Africa more. i
tional credentials and a job Those who have support have
market which places more and}recognized the Russian backed
more emphasis upon technologi-}MPLA government include such
cal skills, fresh knowledge, and | imnortant African states as Ni-
communication facility as well as | ceria and Tanzania. They would
personal skills, a college degree contend that the Soviet Union
is seen as a must. tike it or not.” | hac supplied the MPLA through
fifteen vears of guerilla war
against Portugal, and that the
vresent support is merely a con-
tinuation of the past. They
“Fathers are seen as placing would also say.-that wie ——
most emphasis upon the salary | States has lost all claim to a
and the security of a job. Students | Voice in Angola, because we did
not back the liberation struggle,
but cooperated with Portugal.
Moreover, since we find our-
selves on the side of South Afri-
ean intervention, we have Tost
all credibility as a disinterested
the more-altruistic and intrinsic party. These Hee ENS
aspects of the job. They seek|?°t believe that the Lh te oe
work which is useful to society} Would act as a communist pup-
and of benefit to others; work|Pet, and they will not counten-
which is interesting; work which | ance the interference of racist
will allow one to express his own | South Africa.
individuality; and work which African states leaning towards
will enhance individual growth.” | the US position include the im-
portant neighbors of Angola,
The study did not deal’ with| Zambia and Zaire. Both are de-
college graduates who had al-|pendent on transport over an
ready enetered the job market.|important railway traversing
‘Rather, it focused on the percep-| Angolan territory. Neither would
tions, aspirations, attitudes and] jike to see this lifeline in the
expectations of those in the|/hands of a Soviet backed re-
process of making a post-gollege gime. They can perceive Ameri-
transition. can and South African interven-
i tion as less hostile to their
Names of the five colleges were interests, and as a counter
withheld to assure full coopera- balance to Russian power, arro-
tion by the schools and the gance, and unpredictability. Hav-
— ing lived next door to South

“Youth and the Meaning of| Africa, they are willing to be-
“Work” can be obtained from thes | lieve that the racist state has no
National Technical Information| intention to dominate yet more
Service, Operations Division, 5285 | Africans.

Port Royal Road, Springfield, Va.} The OAU agreed to refer the
22151. The cost is $6.00 and the] Angola issue to a committee of
Accession Number (which must é
be given) is PB 217-360. Continued on Page 5

they were forced to make thei:
career choices at a time when
they had little real information
about the job market and career
alternatives.”

DR. H. A. BELIN, JR.
NOTE: As June—“The Month |™ent.”

major barriers to goal attain-

of the Graduates’ — Approaches
the status of the class of ’76 after
receiving the sheepskin becomes
increasingly critical. This is true
particularly at this period in US
Economie history because of the
shortage in the job market.

National statistics tell us it
won’t be any better this June
because a job-seeker holds a de-
gree.

We discussed his subject some-
time ago in this space. We are
reprinting that column as an in-
formation service.

What's the situation on College
preparation of Students for
careers? How do students feel?
Here’s a late report for your in-
formation.

Many students leave college
feeling in indadquately equipped
for the job market, a survey of
1,860 members of the clars of 1972
at five Pennsylvania colleges re-
veals.

On the other hand, the study
finds, they want to work. They
say it, builds character, and gives
life meaning. They see themselves
as less interested in money and
more in quality of work than
their fathers. And they like col-
lege and see a degree as neces-
sary for a good job.

These are some of the findings

In the area of wor atiitudes,
the students saw themselves as
being quite different from their
parents, according to the study.

see thémselves as being far 1ess
concerned with earnings and
security and much more eon-
cerned with the nature and pur-
pose qf the work. Students stress

partment of Labor which found
that the work ethic of the younger
generation “is neither dead nor
dying.”

Titled “Youth and the Meaning
of Work,” the 15-month study
was directed by Dr. David
Gottlieb, of the Center for Youth
Studies and Social Policy, Insti-

velopment, Pennsylvania State
University. :
The study reveals how students,

lege, and their futures.

“Many students do not believe
that they are leaving college with
critical or unique job skills,” ac-
cording tc the study. “Many feel
they have not beesn provided

data which would enzble them te
“Most have received little, if

any, hard data about the jon
market, «svenues they might


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“WHY I WANT TO BE A BISHOP”

2 Led him into a complete com- |
mitment to the business of the
| Church-ie, the salvation of man
3. Led him into the director
ship of Evangelism of the 4th |
Episcopal! District through Bish- |
}op Prim
4. Led him to write a Hand-
REV. LOVELL JOHNSON, SR. | book on Evangelism
BA, B.D., D.D., Pastor 5. Led him in paying off a $40,-

St. Mark AME. Church
(Church of the Anvil)
GOD IS ABLE

1. I know a cure for what ails |
the church However, the medi-
cine must be applied connection-
ally. A local treatment will not
heal the patient all over. The
only position which gives the au-
thority to treat the patient ade-
quately is the Bishopric. A Gen-
eral Officer cannot do it because
he is subject to the Bishops.

2.In accordance with I Timothy
3:1-9, I believe I am qualified to
be a Bishop. Check me out.

3. Several Ministers and Lay-
men throughout the church have
pledged their support to my can-
didacy.

4. In cooperation with other
Bishops, Ministers, and Laymen,
I want to address myself to the
solution of connectional problems
with the same effectiveness as I
have dealt with local problems,
but with wider authority.

5. Since the business of the
church is the salvation of man,
I seek to make the church an in-
strumen of liberation for the
whole man, starting with his im-
mortal soul.

6. I do not seek to-add an-
other item to an already over-
crowded man made agenda,
therefore, I seek to have the
church switch to God’s agenda.
The first question is “LORD what
wilt THOU have me to do”?

7. I do not seek to be an Ec-
elesiastical lord but an humble
servant. I promise to never do
anything which I know to be
unchristian.

NOTE

i

l hereby ask you to elect
me to the Office of Bish
op in 1976

Seme Of The Things God Has
Done Through Lovell Johnson

1. Led ove

“"hrist

2,000 souls to

000 Mortgage debt on St. Peter’s
Chureh in Minneapolis, Minneso-
ta in two years

6. Gave him

time.
both the
and ability to build and equip
the one and only church edifice
in the Connection which uses the
Anvil as a theme, at a cost of
$1,000,000. According to Dunn and
Bradstreet it is the most costly
to replace.

7. Led him as the first Afro
American to be a member of and
ehairman of the City of Milwau-
kee Plan Commission.

8. Led him in the presidency
of OIC — GM for four and one-
half years. During this time it
arose from last in the country in
rank to fifth from the top.

9. Led him to organize two
Credit Unions. One in Springield,
Illinois and one in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.

10. Led him in organizing the
Anvil Housing Corporation which
has sponsored and built a hous-
ing complex for the elderly and
disabled in Milwaukee. He is its
first and only president.

1l. Enabled him to provide a
7-day week church program
which includes a pre-school edu-
cational multi-ethnie Nursery,
Alcoholic Anonymous chapter,
well baby clinic, Insurance So-
ciety and Community Forum.

12. Enabled him to receive the
Distinguished Service Award
from his Alma Mater, Wilberforce
University in August of 1974.

13. Caused him to be tried and
convicted of being Christian by
the Chicago Annual Conference
in 1971.

vision

(Continued from Page 4)

nine members for further study.
The common objective is to end
the war as quickly as possible,
regardless of which side wins. A
lengthy war can only threaten
the unity of Angola and lead to
a break-up of the country com-
parable to Vietnam and Korea.
All Africa stands united that
Angola must remain one country.
Reality is the bitter knowledge

CHRISTIAN

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| BISHOP V. R. ANDERSON

For Zions sakes I will not
| hola my Peace. /
After having pastored under|
ithe leadership of Bishop Vin-
| ton R. Anderson he has im-
pressed me as a great leader.
And has exemplified the same,
and I am asking those of you
who are delegates to the Gen-
eral Conference to ask for the
return of the ardent stalwart.

Rev. J. L. Cannon
Repoting

Ringing The Bell

With Bob Tieuel

Letter to Dr. Martin Luther
King: From Here to Heaven:
“Dear Sir—As I address this
letter to you. I am impressed with
our human ignorance of life after
death. Do they who have lived a
completely moral and martyred
life carrying out the highest
tenets of christianity go from
here directly to heaven, or is
there a waiting period in the
unknown until Jugdment Day?

These things would be good to
address this letter to where you
reside, beside, better still, know
whether this information is
needed or not.

“This year we are celebrating
our bicentennial year. There is
much frustyations as to the
propriety of black rejoicing. I
often wonder how you would ap-
proach it if you were still alive.
I think you would say again “we
have the keys to the door of ex-
clusion in our hands, it is up to
us to make the lock work the
next hundred years.”

RECORDER

PAGE FIVE

Inauguration Ceremonies At Wake Forest, N.C.

2 t

Dr. E. G

Terrell, Pastor of
Bethel AME Church, Greensboro,
NC, shown here participating in
inauguration ceremonies at Wake
Forest, NC, on the oceasion of the
induction of Dr. Lilly as President
of Southeastern Theological
Seminary. This Baptist Seminary

Shaw University, Bluefield Col-

lege, Virginia Union University,
Howard University and Shorter
College, our AME School of Little
Rock, Arkansas were the pre-
dominantly Black institutions in-
vited. More than 200 educational
and Religious institutions parti-
cipated in the ceremonies.

parted Great Spirit when you

cried:

has grown from less than 100
in the early fifties to more than
900 in 1976. The school is com-
mitted to growth and possess a
challenge to the rest of Christian-
dom. The cry is “Go Ye and do
likewise:. African Methodism can
do no less in these days of chal-
lenge.

Dr. E. G. Terrell represented
the School of Religion of Howard 5
University where he received his
AB.: MD.IV., and considerable

graduate work above the degree
level. Rev. and Mrs. Terrell were
invited to-have luncheon with
the newly elected president. —

Letter to The Editor

Central Alabama Conf.
Annual Tea

Or again you wouid say
“There is something that must
I say to my people who stand on
The Central Alabama Con-|the warm threshold which leads
lerence of Women’s Missionary; into the palace of justice. In the
Society of the African Method-| process of gaining our rightful
its Episcopal Church held its An-! place we must not be guilty of
nua! Tea at the Grove Hill, Ala.| wrongful deeds. Let us no seek
bama, January 31, 1976 at 2 P.M.| to satisfy our thrist for freedom
: by drinking from the cup of

A very unique program was bitterness and hartred”.
rendered. The speaker for the you ‘would’ -re-

eccasion wes Mrs. Ida M. 4 a ete “I h ve
Singleton, Area Chairman of er als eee ao oe

the Selma-Mobile District. She| ¢@y that my four little chil-

“When we allow freedom to
ring, when we let it ring from
every village and every housetop
and hamlet, from every state

and every city, we will be able
to speed up that day when all
of God’s children, black men and
white men, Jews and Gentiles,
Protestants and Catholics will
be able to join hands and sing in
the words of the old Negro
spiritual, “Free at last! Thank
God. Almighty, we are free.

General Conference Committee
Bishop Henry W. Murph
Chairman
1239 Vermont Avenue, N_W.,
Suite 108
Washington, D.C. 20005
We, the Ad Hoc Committee of
the Kansas City, Kansas Area
Laymen, propose that the 1976
General Conference of the AME
Church be held at Kittrell Col-
lege, near Durham, North Caro-
lina, or Morris Brown College,

that African governments do not

spoke on the theme, “Christian
have the power, the arms, and

Mission—The Nation Yet to Be.

dren will one day live in a na
tion where they will not be

at last!” Signed M. J. M. In The
Call.

Atlanta, Georgia.
For many years the AME

the money to impose their own
solution in Angola, or to prevent
interference by outsiders.

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__.THE HEART O
OUR COMMUNITY

judged by the color of their
She concluded with this Thought} skin but by the content of
for Today. “Our hearts must be| character.” This day has not
emptied of all pride and fear. If| yet come, yet subconsci-
the words we utter in the name;°USly _ there is your faith

f prayer are really a prayer,|’™ time continuing to burn.
of pray Be oy 7 War matter Boston, Louisville,

worthy of God’s attention. Un- Deli antes <or —“Kansee
til we meet again, may we be City, your dream for the black
united many times through prayer; youth will be realized. Not only
ours, but all disadvantager peo-
ples of this world.

Since your death, you have
mission churches. They were|1.4 your share of debunkers but
presented with a check in the} somehow you keep overshadow-
amount of $50.00 each. ing them, And above all, you

have awakened an inner spirit

See ieee Cock eat ee. in people from India, Africa,
Lucille Cook were our hostess’) china and everywhere. Millions
for the afternoon. are now willing to die for free-

Mrs. Mattie Sank, Reporter |dom. We remember dear de-

The proceeds from the Tea
were divided between two of our

Church has spent millions of
dollars to rent public estab-
lishments for Conference head-
quarters. Our AME Black Col-
leges have the facilities to house
our Conference and could cer-
tainly profit from having the
Conference meet on their cem-
puses. While we are one of the
largest groups of -organized
Blacks, our colleges do not re-
flect this image. Therefore, we
feel that something needs to be
done and you are in a position to
take a firm stand to remedy this

“Going the

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second mile = : 1
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never tires and inorm us of its merits.
N anybody. Sincerely,
QMO lle K C., KS, Area Lay
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Address By
Continued from page |

the problems. President For /
preaches economic belt-tighte2.
ing for everyone outside the Pen-
‘agon. Governor Wallace is busy |
-e-tailoring his old segregation- |
wt line to conform to the voca-
bulary of the 1970s. Senator
Jaekson thinks he can get to
the White House by proving his!
skill at stoning school buses. And
many of the other candidates are
steering a cautious line, cover-
ing the flanks and approaching
discussion of social issues as ii
they were walking through a
minefield.

The President’s State of the
Union address exemplifies this
tragic lack of understanding of
the people’s problems. His call
for a “New Realism” is but a call
to a retreat from greatness, a call
for the nation to squeeze itself
into a narrow, cramped lessening
of its potential.

He revealed a callous indiffer-
ence to double-digit unemploy-
ment while he praised the end of
double-digit inflation, which in
itself was brought with the mis-
ery of joblessness. And by join-
ing the pack snapping at the
heels of those for whom welfare
or food stamps spells survival,
he diminished the stature of an
office that represents all the peo-

pie and the responsibilities of
leading the nation rather than
following in the footsteps of its
most backward segment.

But most shocking of all, was
the fact that there was not one
single reference to black people
or other minorities in the whole
speech, not one!

Nothing about the govern-
ment’s role in enforcing the civil
rights laws, nothing about the
disproportionate sufferings black
people have endured in the cur-
rent Depression, nothing about
mob attempts to deny blacks
their constitutional rights in de-
segregated schools.

Nothing about the needs, the
hopes, the aspirations of the
largest minority group in the
country, the most urbanized peo-
ple in our nation of cities, the
majority of the population in the
nation’s Capital — nothing, not
one word!

“Those of us who hoped that the
response of the Democratic lead-
ership would correct this malign
neglect were sorely disoppoint- |
ed, Senator Muskie, in his reply |
to the State of the Union, wes!
also blind to the fact that black
Americans exist, that we are suf-|
fering disproportionately, and|
that special attention must be.
given to the needs of minorities.

The Senator went through a
whole list of what he called
“promises to each other,” prom-|
ises of jobs, housing, and even
clean government. But not once
did he mention the single great-
est promise of our times that is
now being broken, the one issue
on which- Americans established |
a firm national commitment a]
bare decade ago — the promise of
racial equality.

And that was followed up with}
a proposed federal budget that |
would further worsen the dis-

astrous situation in which black
people and other minorities find |
themselves.
has gone at social programs with}
a meat cleaver, chopping away)
at the already limited resources|
available to soften the effects of|
this Depression. At the same time
the swollen appetites of the Pen-
tagon are satisfie with a diet
rich in costly har
1 waste

|
|

dware and hid-

‘tion?

The Administration)

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nto the fu

ame time pro

posing tightened welfare
food stamp programs that would

enable the

and

unemployed to sur
vive.

A Bicentennial Budget should}

encompass nobler objectives than
continued improvement for a fifth

ef our population, A Bicentennial |

Budget should set
spending and implement those
priorities by ensuring that top so-
cial needs get first
still vast resources.

What better way to celebrate
the birth of our nation than to
devise a new policy that will
free our people from the bond-
age of poverty and discrimina-
Our political leadership,
the. contending candidates, lead-
ers of both the private and the
public sectors, should unite a-
round the Urban League’s two-
part program to insure everyone
capable of work a decent job at
a decent wage, and a minimum
income floor beneath which no

The National Urbon League’s
Full Employment Policy would
be a three-pronged effort to cre-
ate jobs for all capable of work-
ing.

It consists of:
1) Incentives to the private sec-
tor to hire and train the job-
Jess.

2) A federal public works pro-
gram along the lines of old
WPA that helped sustain
millions of the jobless dur-
ing the Depression of the 19-
30’s.

service employment program
that would help fill the pres-
sing need for services while
creating jobs.

The brutalizing, dehumanizing
welfare system that everyone a-
grees is a disaster should be re-
placed by the Urban League’s
plan for a universal, refundable
credit income tax that would
provide sustenance for those in
need, additional help for low-in-
come families and do away with
the cumbersome weight of a
bureaucratized system.

A CIT that puts a floor under
family income for all, combined

that provides decent jobs for all
workers, is a double thrust at
the roots of poverty and the so-
cial ills that arise from it. Ours
is a pro-work, pro-family, pro-
dignity, proposal for a humane,
responsive society.

And such a universal system
that benefits all poor people and
all working people will go a long
way toward healing the scars
caused by racial competition for
scarce jobs.

The program I’ve_ sketched
stands in stark contrasi to the
new minimalism being spread by
political leaders who tell us we
need less government and less
spending. What a shoddy philo-
sophy to peddle in a year dedi-
cated to recalling a revolution
that raised mankind’s hopes for
justice and equality!

Less government means less
protection for people without re-
sources. Less spending means few-
er desperately needed social pro-
grams and hunger for those in
poverty.

Fewer government employees
means fewer public services and
abandonment of civil rights en-
forcement. No, less is not more.
Ana there is no reason for black
people, poor people, and working

| people to allow themselves to be-
come seduced by the siren song
lof less government, a song that’s

| actually a harsh march designed |

\to keep black people and the poor

priorities in |

call on our}

one would be allowed to fall. ! generation of black church-

3) A vastly expanded public | black folk’s dreams and aspi-

‘i 2 The black church must make it
with a full employment policy : clear that to the extent

EK. CHRIS

LAIN

j tells us. “God is not mocked

| Whatsceyer @ man

|shall he also reap.”

) And our America today is sow
jing the seed of pain and bitter
| ness, preparing to reap a harvest
of discontent and anger. Yes, our
| America is straying from the just

{and

path of
justice and equality and it follows
the twisted and cruel path of op
| pression, poverty and racism.

But it is not too late for our
America. In this Bicentennial year
that focuses on the hard past and
broken promises we may yet turn
her around; we may yet bring our
nation back to the principles that
could make it great. And the
black church can help in that ef-
fort. The black church, founded
in adversity and flourishing in
struggle, can help show the way.
The black church, trusting in the
Lord and armed with the faith of
our fathers, can help right the
wrongs we face.

For we cannot rest on the lau-
rels of our Ricahrd Allens, each

righteous freedom,

men must carry on tirelessly in
his tradition of leadership. In
Richard Allen’s own words:

“Ye ministers that are called to
preaching,

Teachers and exhorters too,

Awake behold your harvest
wasting;

Arise! There is no rest for you.”

Yes, there is no rest for the
black church that has led us in
the past, and must lead us on
to tomorrow’s bright victories.
There is\ no rest in the long,
weary struggle for the fulfillment

rations. There is no rest or those
of us carrying God’s mission to a
land that sometimes seems to
have forgotten Christian teachings
and precepts.

The black church toils in a
rocky land where hope and faith
are weaker today, where selfish
greed appears to have the upper
hand over brotherhood and sacri-
fice. But this land still holds the
promise of becoming a land of
love and plenty, for black people
have never lost our faith in the
Lord and in His design for equal-

ity.

that there is among Americans
hope and faith in the American
ideals, they are held by those
who suffered most and benefitted
least. Black people today—for all
our righteous anger and forceful
dissent—still believe in the Amer-
ican dream. We believe today as
we once believed in the dungeons
of slavery; we believe as in the
struggles of Reconstruction; we
believe as we held our faith

through the dismal days of sep-
aration and segregation.

The black church must tell
America that we believe because
this is our land too and it must
remind a forgetting nation that
this land is ours; that we have
lived here since before the Pil-
grims landed . . - and we are here
to stay. This nation too often for-
gets that this land, this America,
is sprinkled with our sweat, wa-

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soweth, that}

Kh

our tears, and fertilized]
too often for-
gets that we black people helped
to build America’

glory; that we

with our blood. It

and
‘taters, toted
lifted bales, sank canals,
and lay the railroad tracks that
linked ocean to ocean. Black peo-

power
aug
cotton

ple too “God Bless Ameri-
ca.” We too pledge allegiance to
the flag. We've died in America’s
every from the segregated
the past to the
integrated Army of the present.
Black blood has been shed on the
snows of Valley Forge, the beach-
es of Normany, and the rice pad-
dies of Vietnam, Yes, this land is
our land, and America will work
for black people, too, or it will not
work for anyone.

Yes, it is the role of the black
church, indeed its duty, to con-
tinue to speak out and to strength-
en America’s commitment to jus-
tice and equality. And it is the
black church’s role to provide the
spiritual background and _ the
church services to enable black
people to take their proper role
in our society.

To that end, the black church
must continue to be effective; it
must deliver; it cannot fail. For
if the black church fails in its
mission, America fails in its pur-
pose. But the black church cannot
fail for another reason—there is
a black constituency out there de-
pending on the black church.

Depending on the black church
are those black people who have
no hope nor hope ox hope.

Depending on the black church
are those black people who pray
today, not for freedom and equal-
ity, but for a crust of bread and
a morsel of meat.

Depending on the black church
are little black children who cry
out not ‘for Black Power, but for
medicine for their festering sores
and protection from the rats and
roaches.

Depending on the black church
is the junkie in the ghetto.

Depending on the black church
is the unemployed father, the un- |
employed daughter, the welfare-
dependent mother, and the son
home from Vietnam who can’t
find work.

Depending on the black church
are biack folk just like my grand-
pa Jim Griggs, who when he was
70 years old sat talking with me
on the porch of his roadside
shanty in Southwest Ga., where
he spent his life as a sharecrop-
per, “Pa,” I asked, “what is it
you want most out of life at
seventy?” And Pa said, “Junior, J
just want to go to the bathroom
indcors in a warm place one time |
before I die.”

Depending on the black church
are black people just like Pa—!
black people whose life’s horizons
and dreams and aspirations are
limited to something so basic as
a warm in-door toilet.

Thusly, I say to the black
church: reach out, evangelize, seek
out the lonely and the disheart-
end in the black community and
pring them into this fellowship of
communion and Christian love—
so that they can stand with you
and sing joyfuly and truthfully:

sing

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Monday, April 5, 1976

Amazing Grece, how sweet the
sound that saved a wretch
like me,

I once was lost, but now I'm
found—was blind, but now I

Go beyond the walls, black
church, and touch those young
black people standing at the
brink of crime and trouble—
bring them into this fellowship
of communion and Christian love
so that they too can stand here
and sing joyfully and truthfully:

Through many dangers, toils

and snares, lve already come

T'was grace that brought me
safe thus far

And grace will lead me on,

Speak out black church; tell
America the truth about the glori-
of bleck history of suffering and
accomplishment—for it is written
that ye shall know the truth and
the truth shall make you free.

Black church in the 1970s—
this is your charge to keep, your
calling to fulfill, your rendezvous
with destiny. In meeting the chal-
lenge may we neither stumble
nor falter, rather let us mount
up with wings as eagles, let us
run and not be weary, let us walk
and not be faint.

And the eye hath no seen nor
the ear heard that which we can
do together, united determined,
and unafraid.

CHANGE of ADDRESS
REV. S. FRANK EMMANUEL
Delegate to the General Con-
ference — New York’ Annual
Conference
Bethel A.M.E. Church - 420 North
Main Street
Freeport L.I., N.Y. 11520
Home:
151 W. Lena Avenue
Freeport LI, N.Y. 11520

the altar in a body, present their
offering, kneel and be led in pray
er by one of themselves. —
There is no “missing link” at
St. Andrews among those in the
age bracket from 18 to 30 as founc
jn so many: of our churches, for
these young adults and young
married form the choir, ushers
and officers of that great church.
The so called “middle age’ pre-
sent a. solid foundation of ex-
perience and stability. The “Sea
soned “Seniors” with t heir
wisdom, maturity and deep spiri-
tuality complete the family circle.
Rev. Elmer Martin, the “Master
Pastor”, the quiet, dynamic lead-
er has served these people for
over sixteen years building upon
the foundation of other great
pastors. His two sons follow him
in his ministry. He is prepared ir
heart and qualified for elevatior
to the high and Holy office.
————__»a—

THE A. M. E. GENERAL CONFERENCE

PRAYER-QUAKE IN ATLANIA
TUESDAY NIGHT, JUNE 15, 1976 - MiD-NIGHT

Betnel A. M. E. Church - Atlanta, Ga.
DR. BUSSEY, Pastor

Dear Pasto: Byrd:

Please list my name as one of your PARTNERS in PRAYER that GoD
will over shadow the AME CHURCH with HIS DIVINE Presence during the
forth coming session of the 1976 GENERAL CONFERENCE and guide us in

days, months and years followin:

believe that Prayer Change

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Birmingham, Alabama—Bethel)
AME Church (Rising Station)
Second, Quarterly Conference
with Presiding Elder W. RB
Pogue. Thanking God for the)
beautiful fellowship between!
members and visiting Friends.
All boards made a full report, A
report of increase in membership
encouraged all Rev. J. W. Nash-
ville, Pastor, Mrs. Charlotte
Ellis, Reporter.

ST. JAMES AME CHURCH

Baxley, Georgia, St. James
AME Church, Glennville, Ga.,
the Third Quarterly Conference
of the Waycross District... Devo-
tions by Pastor with invocation

f | Peace

by Rev. E. A. Denegal. Presiding
Elder, Rev.-J. P» Greene; Sunday
School offering $10.12. PE.
Greene sermon, text St. Mat-
thews 2:3, the theme “Locate
Jesus.” Bro. James Whitley was
brought. into»: chureh fellow-
ship.-83 persons were communed.
Total money raised $240.20. The

er opened

Presiding Kider

support, Rev. Nelson
Hazlehurst Circle reported no
deaths this past quarter and_ his
report was 100%. St. James AME

Church with Rev. E. A. Dengal| spirational
also. Rev. “A-| Lord’s
Foster of the Glenville Circle “a}Keen was a pulpit guest. Total|

reported 100%
full report 100%. P.E.° Greene
ealled. the District. Missionary
President to bring her. report of
the Mission March which was
held in Augusta, Georgia. Mrs.
Mollie Nelson the district presi-
dent reported the “old Georgia
Conference” is marching on. She
gave a full report. Rev. E. A.
Denegal, Pastor, Mrs. Annie H.
Simpson, Reporter.

GAINSVILLE DISTRICT
MT. TABOR AME CHURCH
Presiding Elder, Rev. R. D.
Daniel, of the Gainsville District
(Kendrick) Mt. Tabor AME
Church, held his Second Quar-
terly Conference. Due to the
iliness of the pastor, Rev. A.
Lybrand the Presiding Elder
opened the services which began
with the Sunday School at 9:30
am. The morning sermon was
from I Peter the 5th chapter.
The sermon was inspirational as
the Elder preached out of his
soul. Ms. Daniels was present
and ‘gave encouraging remarks
concerning the Missionary work.
Their son was present also and
the congregation was proud and
happy to have them present. The
business session was completed
with the Presiding Elder an-
nouncing that he would return
and take care of the services un-
til such time as the pastor re-
covers. Rev.

the After remarks he presented the
business session with a report on|P:P.Miss Chtisticn Bowde 5 was}
_ meeting recently attended, | elected
and thanked the pastors and/thanked all for their loyal sup-|
their..members for, their, loyal}port followed by the disciplinary
of _ the}.questions.. Reports svere’ made in

A. W. Lybrand,| service

as. MATZ

110th EPISCOPAL DISTRICT

10th Episcopal}

1 AME Chureh |

Rev. G

presented the

PE., who
a powerful sermec a
“The Beautitudes”. Choir
tor Susan Petty
Hymn No, 182

had

chay

Diree- |

led in singi |

eornplete Love
and Prayer, Louise!

Hardeman, Reporter. :

Ms

GREATER ALLEN
PEL AME CHURCH i
Melbourne, Florida, Greater
Allen Chapel AME Church (Ft.
Pierce District) held its Second
Quarterly Conference. Devo-
tional Services led by the Pastor
Rev. C. E, Jenkins with exhoria-
tion from Psalms 25. Sunday}
morning Presiding Elder C. W.
Hunt delivered a dynamic and
soul stirring message on the birth
of Christ which climaxed the
holiday worship services, We are
grateful to have Rev, Hunt and
his lovely wife as our leaders of
the district. Rev. C. E. Jenkins,
Pastor, Gwendolyn T. Washing-
ton, Reporter.

NEWBERRY. CHAPEL
AME CHURCH
Atlanta,...Georgia,. Newberry)
Chapel AME Church. Presiding
Elder Dr. D: W. Wiggs held his
Third Quarterly econference.|
Rev. J. Byrd the pastor ‘ton-
ducted the devotional service.

Secretary, The -P.Bg

full, also the P.E., assessment
was paid in full. Sunday morn-|
ing .the...P.E., -preached..an,,in-
sermon ,;.on,,..“The
Supper’... nev... VM... Be

raised $190:00. Rev. J. Byrd,
Pastor, “Miss J: M" Evans, Re-
porter:

ALLEN CHAPEL:
AME CHURCH

Landy Bottom, George, Allen
Chapel AME Church held its

: Con=| |
Presiding Elde A.|°

Mand Mt
Vincluded

| Churches held their First Quar-

AME Church was presen Wits
PI Ya very

all the

Jeffer

WAYCROSS DISTRI

Waycross District

Connty Circuit he Se 1
Quarterly Conference heid .at
Olive AME Chur
the morning message,
in Jordan seven tin
shali be made
5th ehapter:\The message,
to all in at-
session | fol-

Kings
was inspirational
tendace. Business
lowed with all reporting. Sunday |
School offering was $5.32, public
offering $33.05. Oak Grove}
church paid what they owed for
the Sunday School Convention of
$22'00.. All three churehes paid
22.09 each 'for the Presiding}
Elder’s Salary. Remarks by pas-
tor concluled this. service. Rev.
David A. Copper, Pastor, . Sis.
Margaret Wadley, Reporter.

MT. PLEASANT GROVE
and MT. PISGAH AME
CHURCHES

Thebbs, Arkansas, Mt. Pleas-
ant Grove and Mt. Pisgah AME|

terly Conference. Presiding Bl-
der M. A. Brimson was unable}
ta be present due to the death of |
his brother. Sunday School
opened with the pastor taking
the place of the Superintendent
who was ill. The adult class
taught 2
Ms, Ermia Kayee, Teacher. The
Review by Rev. H. W. Walker,
Pastor of Mt! Pisgah.’ He said
how much ‘Jesus will help us’ if
we serve Him.” A’ worderful re-
view. Pastor; Rev. G. D. Davis
asked special prayer for the Pre-;
siding Elder's family in their
loss. Hymn No. 450, Prayer and
Scripture Sf.”'Luke 'P:9. Rev. 11.
W. “Walker” sang “Near the
Cross” then He presented ‘the
pastor of Mt. Pleasant Grove
AME ‘Churéh. He chose for his
text, Psalms 53, Subject “Thrist-

Third Quarterly Conference with
Presiding Elder Rev. J. P.
Greene presiding. Sis. Daisy
Favors, Secretary, Bro. Ed West,
Marshal. Reports by all depart-
ments of the Church and with
each $2.00 was paid. All reports

and questions completed by our,cthers. Business and
pastor, Rev. Dennis Brewington.| others.

Sis. Carol Jackson, Reporter.

SHADY GROVE AME

CHURCH— Be Mi ee ee post. Attendance and finance
the cembined churches. P.E. M.

Emmett, Arkansas, Shady|A. Brunson and Mrs. M. A. 2 Seema oie ages os

Grove AME Church (Gurdon) a. Brunson, Superintendent gee ae me ae eg

District} Presiding Elder W- Hilor the:CrosetkeDistriet Mis-(0 O° Coqee e eee

Elliot. Sunday School was held} cionary
at usual time with Supt. Laura} Atkins,

Muldrow. Morning Service led|¢@er of
by the pastor, Rev. C. L. Jeffer-| trict. Rt.
son. Musie by the Junior Choirs] Presining Bishop | of
of Emmett and St. Luke AME| Episcopal
Churches. Presiding Elder Rev.| Morris.

W. H. Elliott preached from St.
Matthew 16:18, “And I say unto
thee, that thou art Peter, and
upon this rock .. .” the theme

ing for “Go@”’ This’ ‘was’ ’’a
pewerful sermon; his thoughts
were” “if you don’t’ ‘know
him: * try ?*him’* "Our “Hearts
burned within while he
rreached’ and made a

erpeal for following Jesus. Col-
lection was $22.30. Visitors were
announced, Ms.’ Williams, Chil-
aress Chapel: Ms. Lillie Austin,
Green Grove, Portland and
organiza-
Besiness and organiza-
tion of the conference. All clubs
reported in full. Moneys raised

$68.75. Rev. G. D. Davis and Rev.

Society. Rev. C.

the
Rev.

Monticello

the

District. Mrs. S.

| Mrs. Bertha Jones, Reporter: ;

sy Ms. Junetta Writen))£ stot, ‘Mrs. Gertrude ~ Evans, Tilford C. Owens,

strong| NEW ZION AME CHURCH

brough

a le Umely remarks. Char

wert potest and Mra
La rank Alston read the Afemorial
Rev. IL S./| report. Expressions were made in

. pened the de-| mem of the deceased Mx

ne afternoon

by! Odel) Bradley, Mr. Isaae Trapp,
walk) Mr. Eddie L. Thomas, Mmm Mary
howell Mrs. Estell Toney.
peace like @ river” the
song and closing. A
=} 8 sful quarter. Total amount
*i raised $630.96. Frank Als
of ton, Pastor, Mis. Rosa L, Luckey,
present | Reporter

sare \Wen

and

morial

W. Hunt prea Pn
ev
rse

WARD CHAPEL AME
CHURCH ,

Winter Park. Florida, Ward
Chapel AME Chur,ph held. its
Marshal Brother W. E.| Second Quarterly. Conference
eston. All disciplinary ques-| with Presiding Elder . Horace

re answered; PE. Hunt| Hill. Rev. H..E. Green, hest
nded Rev. Joseph Berrian) pastor. The business. session. was
for the fine work He is doing| held with full reports by all
and the good singing by the| boards, and clubs. The Sunday
cheir with Brother Howard! morning message by the Presid-
Preston at the organ and Mrs.jisg Elder was soul-stirring. His
Julie Bryant as the President.| text “The New Birth. Baptismal
service followed. The church is
progressing wonderfully both
financially and spiritually.” Rev
H. E. Green, Pastor, Resa Lias,
Reporter.

Joseph

Rick
tich,

Tem-|

CY, SARS. Lats, Pres

UNION STATION
AME CHURCH

Union Station AME Church,
10th Episcopal Distrie i
Rt. Rev JH Adams, held their| BETHEL AME CHURCH
Second Quarterly Conference| Bateville, Arkansas, Bethel
with Presiding Elder E. L. Bur-| AME Church. Presiding Elder

| ton in charge. The P.E., preached|Rev. O. B. Gillespie held” the

an inspiring sermon. Topic: You}Second Quarterly Conference.
see Jesus as all we need ... .|The Sunday morning sermon
How imeortant are your needs?|had as its subject, “The Hour of
A good job was done by..the| Power”. P.-E.’ Gillispie’ carried
choir. The quarterly conference; us to the top of the mountain.
was very successful, financially| Officers were confirmed and Holy
and spiritually. The members of Communion: served: A>réund re-
Union Station are still enjoyingrport by all clubs and boards
the leadership of their pastor; were read and the Elder compli-
and Presiding Elder and arejmented the conference for 2
trusting in Jesus seeing that He successful . quarter both
is all we need. Rey. C. 0. Epps, Rev.

oe auskt arsine

ST. PAUL AME CHURCH.

Apopka, | Florida, 7 St. * Paul
D. White held the Second Quar-
terly Conference ‘with . 2
School at 9:45, Bro. Jo
Supt. in charge. All teachers
present. Choir No. 2 and: Usher
Board ‘No. 2 led in 11 aim wor-
ship. Hymn No. 1, prayer by
Bro. J.’ Austan. P.E., K. D2 White
took his text from St. John -9:
21, “He Shall Speak for Him-
' self”, Sister L. Killon was Secre-
tary, Bro. James Tippins,
Marsha. All boards made a full
report. It wasmoved by Sister
Desce and seconded by Brother
Morre that Sister Wooton be
given Evangelist license. Total
raised $210.00. Remarks by the
pastor to remember the sick and
shut-ins. Rev. G. L. Bryant,
Pastor, Church Reporter (un-
signed). ‘

Reporting. nie C. Murchison, ,

LIVE OAK AME CHURCH
Live Oak AME Churer, Donal-
sonville District held. their
Fourth and last) Quarterly Con-
derence: Opening Hymn “O For
a Thousand Tongues”, prayer by
Bro. Eugene Reynolds, Song No.
190, Scripture Reading. Matthew
20th chapter by the Rev. J. B.
Kinder. “For the Kingdom is
like unto a Man .. .” Hymn No.
450. The sermon was enjoyed, by
the congregation. Amount. raised
$208. Rev. J. B. Kinder, Acting
Presiding Elder, Alethsa .Alex-
ander, Secretary, Mary L. Smith,
Reporter.

Wisacky, South Caroline, New
Zion AME Church held its
Second Quarterly Conference
under the dynamic leadership of
our pastor, Rev. Frank Alston,
Jr., and our dedicated Presiding
Elder, Rev. M. F. Robinson.
Sunday School began at usual

UNION BETHEL ~

Associate Presiding El-
Dis-
S. S. Morris,

Superintendent of the

hour with Mrs. Helen Luckey,

sented P.E. Robinson who spoke
‘lfrom St. Luke 15:28-29. His
sermon was inspirational and in-
formative. The afternoon session
opened by the pastor. PE,

12th Robinson complimented the pas-

-{tor and members on their full
support of the church program.

12th. Mrs. Junetta Wroten, Re-| ager the financial senasii hy

porter.

the| NEW ALLEN TEMPLE

clubs. boards and auxiliaries the
Stewards and Superintendent of
the Sunday School

was Good Word From Spieenice
Church. The fellowship union| AMIE CHURCH firmed. All disciplinary ques-
began that afternoon} Hobe Sound. Florida, New!tions answered. Mrs. M. F.

Asst. Supt. and teachers at their

AME CHURCH

Union Bethel, New Orleans,
Louisiana. First Quarterly Con-
ference held by Presiding Elder,
Rev. L. N. Lumzy. Opened by
singing Christmas Carol “Silent
Night”. Prayer by Bro. Robert
Crais. The pastor. Rev. Lorenza
G. Clarke. Jr. presented the
P.E.. Secretary. Mrs. Althea
Lattimore with Brothers Penn-
ington and Dabney. Marshals
anl Mrs. Johnnie Ward McLeod
reporter. Scripture by Sister
Mary B. Laws. These persons
reported for boards and_ clubs.
Mrs. A. Lattimore. Mrs. Hen-
derson. Supt. of Sunday School,
ates. Cathtrine Leonard, Asst.

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PAGE EIGHT
4 + Ee A. M. |} CHRIST . RECORDER ;
ti ee URIS SORE Monday, April 5, 1976
‘es J. P. Lampkin, Presiding Elder] Bishop Henry W. Murph lo The
Schedule The Atlanta North and Augusta Presiding Bishop Recorder
B “peortey ve Me BALTIMORE ANNUAL CON-|
_— —, : Bethel AN t > /
SIXTEENTH EPISCOPAL | Bié Bethel AME Ch. | FERENCE — Tuesday April 21 “SOUVENIR PROGRAM COMMITTEE”
DISTRICT pena phi mt nan thru Friday April 30, 1976. Wa-|
Frederick Hilborn Talbot Telephone: Parsonage 344-4026 ae th a ps “sige a
*} sh 659-0248 / f € 4© «anc manvale treet, he ™ - =
Ace aro House Rev. R. T. a Ponta ” | Baltimore, Maryland, 301-675-} he 40th Session General Conference
15, Swallowfield Road Dr. L.. J. Jones, Presiding Fider a Rev. J. W. Duckette, Host | f th
7 ~astor, Rev. F. G. Jones, Host 0 1e
Kingston §, Jamaica First Episcopal District African; Presiding Elder
SCHEDULE OF CARIBBEAN Methodist Episcopal Church aS ae a ae AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Al Ec 1976 FERENCE — Tuesday May 4th ‘ ;
THEME: thru Friday, May 7th, 1976 Atlanta, Georgia
VIRGIN ISLANDS ANNUAL ae pga a , | Pilgrim AME Church, 700 17th ; 8 :
CONFERENCE URCH” | Street, E, Washington, D. C. June 16-27, 1976

202-397-6373. Rev. J. H. Rob-
inson, Host Pastor, Rev. W. B.
Nash, Host Presiding Elder.

The Right Reverend
Ernest L. Hickman, D.D., LL.D.,
Presiding Bishop
Mrs. Cleopatra Hickman,

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ANNUAL CONFERENCE

March 9-11, 1976
Mt. Zion A.M-E. Church

Rt. Rev. Richard Allen Hildebrand Rev. L. J. Jones

Host Bishop General Chairman

VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONFER-

Dr. Georg 35 Guperyisar ENCE — Tuesday May 18th
San Pedro de Macoris 1. BERMUDA: (90th Session) thru Friday May 2lst, 1976.
Dominican -Republic March 23-26, 1976 St. Paul} Bethel AME Church, 614 N. Souvenir Program Ad Cost

AME Church, Court and
Victoria Sts., Hamilton, Ber-
muda. Rev. Parnell Mosley,
Host Pastor, “Dulwich”
North Shore, Pembroke
West, Bermuda—Phone 21370.
The Rev. Cyril S. Butterfield,

The Rev. L M. Norman—
Presiding Elder and Host
Pastor

HAITI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
March 13-16, 1976
Mary Beckett AME. Church

Third Street, Richmond, Va.
Rev. E. W. Judge, Host Pastor;
Rev. D. W. Williams, Host Pre-
siding Elder. 804-643-8157.

NORTH CAROLINA & WEST-

ERN NORTH CAROLINA One All ads must be prepaid. All pictures black and white,

c/o St. Paul Eglise Host Presiding Elder. The] Day Meeting — Tuesday May glossy print.
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Rev. Charles E. Martin,{ 25th 1976. St. Matthews AME M
c ; y ake all ch

The Rev. Guillaume Ford— Associate Presiding Elder. Church, Weldon, North Caro- rantice! ecks payable to the Souvenir Program Com-
Host Presiding Elder 2. DELAWARE: (53rd Session)| lina. Rev. James Bess, Host|/} dl b ' ‘

The Rev. Laborde Louis— March 30-April 2, 1976 Pastor; Rev. H. C. Walker, Host Lo, will be a memorial section; ad cost—same as
Host Pastor Murphy AME Church, 700} Presiding Elder. above.

JAMAICA ANNUAL CONFER- Yarnell Street, | Chester, ote The deadline dates are: February 20, 1976 and March
ENCE Penna. 19013 — Phones: 215-] With The Presiding 26, 1976.

494-9925 or 494-3193. Rev.

April 7-11, 1976
pril Phillip A. Accooe, Pastor, 718

AME. Chapel of Christ Our

Elders

Send all material to “Souvenir Program Committee”,

tetene Yarnell St, Chester, Pa, Continued from Page 7 208 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303
19013 — Phone 215-497 — “
15 anppe a The Rev. Atwood J. Fore- Supt of S. S., Mrs. Che Fee:
The R J. E. Meiklejoh: man, Host Presiding Elder.| Mr. Nathaniel Cyprian,
Cee Saeco man pro-tem; Mrs. Thelma

The Rev. Henry T. Bessellieu,

seen eens EAI Associate Presiding Elder.

Bishop Frederick Talbot—

Collier. 28 auxiliaries reported.
The Evelyn Lane Missionary re-

uo 77202 = meat seal eo ae port read by Mrs. Catherine W.
pe haat Bia AME Church, 150| Leonard, President. Among ac
RUNDWARD ISL5NDS Peghsl Avena, Stanford | vias: Ear aOR go?
ANNUAL CONFERENCE Conn. 06902 — Phone: 203- Memorial service oe Pe iain
April 20-24, 1976 348-3876. The Rev. Elloitt|™members, 2) $300.00 worlt 6 Re: 40th Quaderennium of The-General Conference of the Afri-

Christmas cheer for sick mem-

i ig ogee bers of church and community,

Eastern Main Road
Barataria, Trinidad
The Rev. F.- E. Joseph—
Host Presiding Elder
Tel. 665-5732 rs
The Rev. F. E. Joseph—
Host Presiding Elder

J. Mayfield, Host Pastor, 86
Ralsey Road, Stamford, Conn.
06904—203-324-5546. The Rev.
P. Bernard Walker, Presiding
Elder.

NEW JERSEY: (10th Ses-
sion) April 19-23, 1976 Mount

can Methodist Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia

3) dressed our adopted girl for ? From: Howard Thomas Primm, Chairman of Worship and Worship

Christmas, 4) soll dinners for
Annual Conference since we Manual, 1976 General Conference :

were host, 5) held beautiful FIRST OF ALL, you are to be congratulated in being elected a,

ee er ena aig member of this august Body of Church leaders and workers.‘

Zion AME Church, 135) 1:16 during conf. as Forasmuch then as your membership in the 1976 General Conference '

rg aes alee Perry — Hee et oe Union Bethel, New Orleans § 's both a great excellency, and of weighty responsibility, I submit, ,
il Piste™s oe Selester Oden. Host concludes . . . Mrs. Catherine for your reaction, Living Links of Prayer For The Atlanta Outreach‘
10 Main Road Pa ie "33 pccl Pl, (Off rae has been pats to help prepare us to meet the challenge 7) ‘hat we will not be too‘
Tel. 665-5732 a aes Sb). Wrentod. Ne cting Missionary District - @ preoccupied with our internal life, to the detriment of our MISSION ,

dent. Presiding Elder gave an
inspiring pep talk and asked
prayer for his wife who is ill. 38
members were present and the
Pastor invited the P.E., to return
as soon as possible. Rev. Warren
Brown one of our young minis-
ters was invited to mahe re-

in the world, for which the Son of God gave His life. (

All members and visitors to the 1976 General Conference are in-'
vited to join The Living Links of The Atlanta Outreach by doing,
TWO things: (

Chaguanas, Trinidad

GUYANA/SURINAME AN-
NUAL CONFERENCE

April 28—May 2. 1976

St. Peter’s A.M-E. Church

209 New Garden Strtet

Queenstown, Georgetown,

08618 Phone: 609-695-6703.

The Rev. John H. Johnson,

Jr., 310 Washington St., Host

Presiding Elders, Mt. Holly
N. J. 08060.

NEW YORK: (154th Session)

April 26-30, 1976 Allen AME

al

(
1. To PRAY three times a day, beginning January 1, 1976, “Fa-«
ther, Thy Will Be Done THROUGH ME.” an

SCHEDULE OF CONFERENCE
ASSEMBLIES

The Southwest and Macon Ga.,
Conferences—March 9-12, 1976

Rev. A. Y. David, 104-02 34th
Avenue, Corona, N.Y. 11368—
Phone: 212-939-5899 — Buf-
falo-Brook!yn District.

Through Thy Beloved Son we

pray. Amen.
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Guyana Church, 111-54 : Merrick| marks. He is now pastoring his 2. Enlist five other persons (delegates and visitors) who commit ,
The Rev. Dorothy M. Morris— Boulevard, Jamaica, New/first church. Meeting was ad- themselves to do likewise. :
York York 11433 — Phone:] j ed b O; ¥
aged Spore gg Elder ae ve ite Rew pale Ri cies oe ee If these persons will THREE TIMES a day let surge through their
The Rev. Dr. Hewley E. Hinds— Donald G. Ming, Host Pastor,| Mrs. Johnnye McLeod, Reporter. hearts and minds the petition, “Father, Thy Will Be Done Through |
Host Pastor 112-30 178th Place, St. Al- Se ae gee ee Me,” IT WILL: :
Eee box, SNS fa i poten “LORD, I believe; Lord I believe; * a. cleanse our own hearts:
658 e Rev i ith i :
EPISCOPAL DISTRICT 928 Prospect Saisour raise Sy aS b. lift us out of littleness. because it is a prayer of SERVICE and
SIXTH Lee Freeman, 1 a oe Till it can move a mountain. t SELF-INTEREST:
Rt Rev, Richard Allen Hildebran | Ave. Bronx, N.Y. 10457") Lord, I believe, Lord, I believe; Meese ; (
sae vo Bishop 212-CY 4-3641, Manhattan- All my fears are buried in the c. enlist the best thought and energy of old and young, (
Westchester District. The) 4. ntain. d. give us faith, hope and love; (

e. help to make us “steadfast, unmoveable, alway: abounding in (
the work of the Lord,” forasmuch as we know that our labor |
“is not vain in the Lord.” “WE ARE AMBASSADORS FOR |
CHRIST.” \

Steward Chapel AME Church 6. PHILADELPHIA (160th Ses- Visit The :
881 Forsyth Street sion) May 3-7, 1976 Morris — When the members and delegates of the General Conference have |
Macon, Georgia 31204 See Brown AME Church, eee =» Chureh:.of grasped this, and are grasped by it, the way is paved for a fruitful ,
Telephone: ee nee: ion: Diamond ae Je aie General Conference and the African Methodist Episcopal Church ‘
Rev. C. H. a astor eats Fev. Ven Bye Your will play a leading roll in the DRAMA OF DIVINE DELIVERANCE |
ae gp saa ’ presiding Elder il Pastor, 5301 Woodbine ; with a redemptive purpose for the whole of life. (
- Avenue, Philadelphia, Penna. Choice. If you wish to join the Living Links of Prayer For the Atlanta |

The South and ten ee 19131, Phone: 215-877-4620. Outreach. send your name and address along with the five LIVING |
Orr auas Chiirch: The Rev. George T. Sims, = On LINKS in your PRAYER CHAIN to:

- Elder, 49 p :

613 West Broad Street Sa oman 7 “Penna SUNDAY. Bishop Howard Thomas Primm i
Savannah, Georgia 31401 19131 — Phone: 215-877-8322 7220 North Illinois Street (
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Telephone: Parsonage 233-2712
Church 233.-2083

Philadelphia

Indiananolic Indiana 46760

Date

1976-4-5

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