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The AME Christian Recorder
September 19, 1988
I have worked hard and prayed that I would become Queen, but I can’t believe, she cried,
as Bishop James crowned her.
Super Seventh Begins The
Quadrennium With Superlative
Leadership Congress
Columbia, SC—‘‘Evangelism, Educa-
tion, and Economics’’—those were
the emphases. as.the—Super Seventh
Episcopal District’s Clergy, Laity,
Missionaries, and Youth Delegates
gathered at Allen University for Lead-
ership Congress 1988.
The Congress was a testament to the
energy, enthusiasm, and commitment
of the Church of Allen in South Caro-
lina. Since the Congress came on the
heels of our 43rd General Conference
and the Democratic National Conven-
tion, many wondered if it would come
up to usual standards of excellence.
By the end of the Congress, it was ob-
vious that the week’s activities had
surpassed all expectations.
The week’s activities actually began
on July, 26th, at Columbia’s historic
Bethel A.M.E. Church, pastored by
the Rev. J. Arthur Holmes. Our be-
loved and committed Presiding
Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Frederick C.
James demonstrated his dedication to
the service of the Lord by beginning
the Quadrennium in church with a Ser-
vice of Renewal and Commitment.
A.M.E.’s from across South Carolina
answered the call to Praise God and
give thanks for the return of our Pre-
siding Bishop.
Bishop James was preacher for the
occasion, and demonstrated the level
of eloquence that led to his delivering
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TWO GENERAL OFFICERS RETIRE
FROM ACTIVE SERVICE
Dr. Ezra M. Johnson
Dr. Henderson S. Davis
Dr. Ezra M. Johnson was elected
Director of the Minimum Salary De-
partment in 1976, in Atlanta, Georgia.
The 1988 General Conference that
granted him retirement status also
changed the name of the department to
“Salary Supplement.’’ Dr. Johnson’s
office was headquartered in Memphis,
Tennessee. He gave a full day’s work
to the church. A great army general
once said, ‘‘Old soldiers never die;
they just fade away.’’
Another giant of African Method-
ism, Dr. Henderson S. Davis, was
granted retirement. Dr. Davis was
elected Historiographer of the A.M.E.
Church in New Orleans in 1980. Dr.
Davis’s office was located in Indiana-
polis, Indiana. He also served his
church as a professor at Payne Theo-
logical Seminary, a presiding elder and
a pastor. His work for the church, par-
ticularly during the bicentennial year,
was unique and is long to be remem-
bered.
Through the years, the African
Methodist Episcopal Church has had
giant general officers to man the de-
partments of the denomination. This
trend has continued and is true to date,
including the four new general officers
elected in 1988. God has richly blessed
the Church of Allen.
Mrs. Edith Bryant Holds Unique Honor
as Wife and Mother
What has happened to Mrs. Edith
Bryant is not an everyday happening in
any denomination. In fact, it may be
the first time that the wife of a living
bishop has had a son elected a bishop.
When Dr. John R. Bryant, son of
Bishop Harrison J. and Mrs. Edith H.
Bryant, was elected to the bishopric of
the African Methodist Episcopal
Exciting, Energetic Eighth Episcopal District
Educational Congress, A Mountain-Top Experience
Bishop D. G. Ming
Bishop J. R. Bryant
“Dr. C. G. Henning
Bishop H. J. Bryant
Grambling, LA—Embracing the Dis-
trict theme ‘‘Discipline,’’ and the Con-
gress theme ‘‘Go ye. . .,”” the Educa-
tional Congress attendees began as-
cending the spiritual mountain at
Grambling State University, with the
Rt. Reverend Donald George Kenneth
Ming, Bishop, presiding:
A history-making number of Con-
gress participants from the States of
Louisiana and Mississippi followed a
well-planned and efficiently-balanced
daily schedule. Workshops for minis-
ters, missionaries, YPDers and laity
provided opportunities for the acquisi-
tion of knowledge and the exchange of
ideas.
Additionally, worship services and a
Sunrise Communion Service enabled
the Congress participants to continue
ascending toward the spiritual moun-
taintop. Sermons for these services
were delivered by the Reverend C.
Garnett Henning, pastor, St. Paul
A.M.E. Church, St. Louis, Missouri,
whose subjects and texts, respectively,
were ‘It’s Got to Be Me; It’s Got to
Be You,”’ Isaiah 6:1-8, and Matthew
28:19-20; and ‘‘When the Party Is
Over,’? Amos 6:7 and St. Luke
15:13-14. The Reverend David J.
Campbell, pastor, St. James A.M.E.
Church, New Orleans, Louisiana,
preached a sermon on ‘‘What’s Hap-
pening?,’’ using as his text Matthew
26:26-27.
A sermon developed from the text
Isaiah 40:31 was delivered by the
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Church at the 1988 General Confe-
rence, it gave a unique place in history
to his mother.
Bishop Harrison J. Bryant (retired)
shared in the consecration of his son as
the 106th bishop of the A.M.E.
Church. Bishop H. J. Bryant was
elected in 1964 and retired in 1976. He
and Mother Edith Bryant served the
Church of Allen faithfully through the
years, and so much so until, by the
grace of God, they both lived to see
their son elevated to the bishopric.
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2 The AME Christian Recorder
September 19, 1988
Official National Grandparent’s Day Is Slowly Catching On
The first official Grandparent’s
Day was celebrated in 1979, when
President Jimmy Carter declared the
first Sunday after Labor Day to be set
aside as a tribute. It is slowly, but
surely, catching on as an Official na-
tional holiday. A Cincinnati, Ohio,
Hallmark Card Center representative
said, ‘‘Because Baby-Boomer babies
have given birth to a sort of grand-
parents boom, Grandparent’s Day
greeting cards are in demand.
They do well every year.’’
I don’t think the official celebra-
tion concept has caught on in the chur-
ches of America over the last ten
years, but that will surely happen. The ROBERT H. REID, JR.
same emphasis that Mother’s Day, Fa-
ther’s Day and Children’s Day have gained in churches will eventually be
given to Grandparent’s Day. Grandparents are gaining more influence, not
only in the family structure, but in society as well. They have become a new
statistic and a power force in America as they are recognized as a new
economic market and voting force. Special consideration and recognition are
being given to the senior citizens today as never before. They are not a pen-
niless, senseless, sexless, senile population, as society once classified them
and, therefore, treated them as a liability.
Stuart and Anastozia Little, themselves grandparents, published an in-
teresting Grandparents Book last March. They say that people in this youth-
conscious society for a long time have sort of overlooked grandparents.
Because of the increased number of working mothers, grandmothers and
grandfathers are coming back into the family as caregivers. They are needed
again.
The Grandparents Book also talks about getting along with grandchil-
dren. I thought it worthwhile to repeat the ten ways to help grandparents get
along better with their grandchildren: 1. Don’t be over-protective. Find the
line between caution and danger, and allow them their freedom. 2. Don’t
overreact to a temper tantrum; ignore it, and it will sort itself out. 3. Don’t
give them menial jobs when you ask for their help around the house. Assign
tasks that give the grandchildren the feeling they are making a real contribu-
tion. 4, Don’t lean on television as a substitute for your attention. Ten
minutes of complete concentration is more valuable than a whole morning of
on-again, off-again listening. 5. Don’t say NO immediately. Instead, try to
remember what you did at their age. Let them explain before you censure. 6.
Don’t make plans for your grandchildren without consulting them, and be
especially sure to tell them if the plans change. 7. Don’t be disappointed when
they decide they would rather spend time with their friends than with you. Ac-
cept it as a natural part of their development, and your ties will be even
stronger. 8. Don’t violate their privacy by trying to get them to divulge their
secrets. 9. Don’t criticize the way they dress. Clothes are a statement not to
be taken lightly. 10. Finally, take the grandchildren for what they are—not
reflections of you or of their parents, but entirely new individuals in the
world,
The authors of the Grandparents Book were forty-eight years old when
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they became grandparents for the first time. When you look around, you will
discover a lot of very young grandparents that you don’t think of in that
category. What you once thought of as grandparents are more likely to be the
great-grandparents in today’s family structure. A young grandparent said, ‘‘If
pans known that grandchildren were so interesting, I would have had them
irst.”’
Through the years, grandparents have been most reliable and a very
stabilizing influence on society. They have, however, too often been taken for
granted. Yet, through the years, a great deal of warmth and sentiment is
associated with the thoughts of grandparents and the home of grandparents.
They are not strangers to any household anywhere in the world. In fact, it
would be hard to imagine a world, a nation, a community, a family without
grandparents. Their wisdom, kindness, counsel and years of experience help
to give balance to the community of which they are a part. What are your
fondest memories of your grandparents? You just may want to pass those
wonderful memories on to your own children and, just maybe, even to your
grandchildren.
If you want to get an unending conversation going, just ask any grand-
mother about her grandchildren. You will get volumns of information about
those ‘‘grands.’’ Throughout the history of the world, great literature, in-
cluding the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, recognizing the categories
of grandparents, grandchildren and great-grandchildren does, indeed, exist.
Although the role of grandparents has always been mentioned and otherwise
recognized, the official Grandparent’s Day has been very slow to develop in
respect to the other family days we celebrate. Maybe it is just as well that this
is so because as soon as it has achieved greater recognition, it, too, will be
highly commercialized in every economic segment of society. Be that good or
bad, it is sure to come.
The Christian Recorder salutes all grandparents everywhere—including
the two in my office!
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September 19, 1988
Ihe AME. Christian Recorder
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The Voice of the Episcopacy
13TH DISTRICT TRIUMPHS AGAIN
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Bishop C. E. Thomas, Presiding Bishop
and President of Council of Bishops
Mrs. Susie J. Thomas
Supervisor, W.M.S.
Rey. David Strong, Speaker
Noon Day Service
by Rev. C. E. Jenkins, Sr.
Director of Public Relations
13th District
Louisville, KY—Unheard of! Histori-
cal! Pace-setting! Unique! Fabulous!
These descriptive words might come to
mind as one seeks to recapture the ex-
cellence of the experience of the ’88
Congress, Missionary and Minister’s
Institute as the 13th Episcopal District
invaded ‘‘Derby Town.’’ For that’s
the way if was at the Galt House and
Quinn Chapel in the ‘‘City of the
Roses’? when the District assembled
for in-depth study and a spiritual
checkup, kicking off the 1988-1992
Quadrennium, under the leadership of
Rev. C. W. Fugh, Host Pastor
Director of Christian Education
Rev. Robert Keesee, Dean
Minister’s Institute
Bishop C. E. Thomas, Presiding
Bishop and President of the Council of
Bishops of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church, and Mrs. Susie J.
Thomas, Episcopal Supervisor.
Contributing in substantial measure
to the success of the event were Mrs.
Thelma Hooks, President of the 13th
District Women’s Missionary Society;
Mrs. Novella Page, District YPD Di-
rector; Rev. Clement Fugh, Host
Pastor and Director of Christian Edu-
cation; Rev. James Arnell, Co-Host;
Rev. Robert Keesee, Director of the
Minister’s Institute, and the Reverends
H. M. Greene and Wallace Garner,
Host Presiding Elders.
The theme of the history-making
event, and stressed in all areas and divi-
sions, was “Stewardship: A Must And
A Sacred Trust.” More than 1500
ministers, missionaries and young peo-
ple from every nook and corner of the
13th District filled Quinn Chapel to
standing-room capacity. They came in
appreciation of the leadership and to
welcome back to the proud and pro-
gressive 13th District Bishop and Mrs.
C. E. Thomas, who continue to make
giant steps and lend unheralded leader-
ship and accomplishments in the per-
petuation of African Methodism.
The Bishop’s Word
Bishop Thomas had this to say, in
addressing the august body in the be-
ginning of this new quadrennium, ‘‘I
am thankful for your spirit of coop-
eration during the last quadrennium;
for the way you put over the Investi-
ture Banquet and Ceremony upon my
becoming President of the Council of
Bishops; and for the way you stood
with me at the recent General Con-
ference meeting in Ft. Worth, Texas.
My heart rejoices with every remem-
brancemeer
“JT look upon this new quadrennium
as another opportunity to address the
challenges before us. We must make
the reclamation of inactive members
our first priority. The Expansion Pro-
gram, begun as a self-help program in
the episcopal district, must be expand-
ed. We must affirm our stewardship
commitment. We must provide more
scholarships for our young men and
women called to the ministry. We
meet in Louisville to get our marching
orders, to take up the cross of respon-
sibility and to go forward.”
Bishop Robert Thomas
Keynote Speaker
Bishop Robert Thomas
Keynote Speaker
Bishop Robert Thomas, newly-
elected bishop at Fort Worth and Pre-
siding Bishop of the 15th Episcopal
District (South Africa area), delivered
a challenging, provocative and spiritual
sermon. He commenced his sermon by
singing (Bob Thomas Style) “‘I Trust
in God,”’ and, while the capacity con-
gregation was waiting for more, he an-
nounced his text and subject from
Matthew 16:18 and theme ‘‘Re-exam-
ing the Church.”” WHAT A SER-
MON! The congregation was awaiting
more when he took his seat.
Other Great Sermons
Rev. David Strong, pastor of St.
James, Louisville, and Rev. A. C.
Griffin, pastor of St. James, Chatta-
nooga, delivered great spiritual ser-
mons that left all thirsting for more.
God met us and did not our hearts
burn within as these of God spoke to
us!
Rey. C. E. Walker, Pastor
Antioch Baptist Church, Fort Wayne, IN
A Great Congress
Space will not permit the mention-
ing of the superb teaching staff in all
divisions, nor the participants on pro-
gram, for they are too numerous to
give full credit; but, overall, they did
their jobs superbly and efficiently.
The 13th District is on target, mov-
ing forward in stride, accountable and
progressive with the Expansion Pro-
gram. This self-help program gives fi-
nancial help to many churches in the
District. To date, over $100,000 has
been raised and is at work ‘‘helping us
to help ourselves.”
Bishop and Mrs. Thomas are a busy
team, moving into every nook and cor-
ner of the District, listening to the pro-
blems, analyzing, always with a mea-
sure of therapeutic treatment as well
as a prescription. It becomes more evi-
dent as the months roll by that provi-
dence returned Bishop and Mrs.
Thomas for another four years to
complete the work started, and to
meet the challenges that confront
them. Let The Word Go Out Through-
out African Methodism That The 13th
Episcopal District Is Safe In The
Dynamic And Intrepid Leadership Of
Bishop And Mrs. Thomas.
Dr. C. E. Jenkins
Director of Public Relations
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*Schools provide housing and pay a
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Questions
Frequently Asked
of the Veterans
Administration
EDITOR’S NOTE: Following are
representative questions answered daily by
VA counselors. Full information is
available at any VA office.
Qu My husband is buried in a VA Na-
tional Cemetery. Am I entitled to
burial in the same cemetery?
A— Yes. Burial in a National Cemetery is
available to a veteran’s widow, minor
children, unmarried children under the
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children.
Q— 1am a 100 percent service-connected
disabled veteran. My wife and I are
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The 1988-1992 General Board Organization and Commissions
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Bishop J. H. Adams
President
Bishop F.C. James
Ist Vice President
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: Secretary
Bishop S. S. Morris
2nd Vice President
The Nominating Committee of the General Board, in session in Fort Worth,
Texas, presented the names of the following persons to serve the 1988-1992 Qua-
drennial. The Board approved the quadrennial organization.
The General Board leadership includes Bishop John H. Adams, President;
Bishop Frederick C. James, Ist Vice President; Bishop Samuel S. Morris, 2nd Vice
President; Dr. O. Urcille Ifill, Sr., Secretary; and Dr. Joseph C. McKinney,
Treasurer.
Bishop H. Hartford Brookins
Church Extensions, Worship and
Evangelism
Bishop Henry W. Murph
Ministry and Recruitment
Bishop Richard A. Hildebrand
Statistics and Finance
Dr. Joseph C. McKinney
Treasurer
Family and Friends Day
Celebrated on Grandparent’s Day
Dr. R. H. Reid, Jr.
Dr. F. W. Alexander, Sr.
Pittsburgh, PA—Dr. Floyd Wilson
Alexander, Sr., the newly-elected Sec-
Bishop Vinton R. Anderson
Bishop Philip R. Cousin
Publications
Pensions
retary-Treasurer of the A.M.E.
Church Pension Department, was
elected from the pulpit of Historic St.
James A.M.E. Church in Pittsburgh.
Dr. Alexander, in winding down his
fifteen-year pastorate, featured Chris-
tian Recorder Editor R. H. Reid, Jr.,
as the Family and Friends Day speak-
ete
Dr. Reid preached to an enthusiastic
Bee Saas congregation that filled the main sanc-
a ee tuary to capacity. The skilled organist
Bishop Frank M. Reid, Jr. presented the choir and soloists in a
Missions highly professional and competent
manner. The great worship experience
was most rewarding for those in at-
tendance.
One adult joined the church and Dr.
Alexander baptized five persons dur-
ing the service. Although the focus was
on Family and Friends Day, it was also
National Grandparent’s Day. Dr.
Reid, in acknowledging all grand-
Mae
Bishop Henry A. Belin, Jr.
Salary Supplement
Bishop John R. Bryant
Bishop Donald G. Ming
Social Action
Higher Education
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Pinckard, AL—The Bethel A.M.E.
Church Pinckard played host for the 4th
Quarterly Conference on the Ozark
District, Rev. W. D. Flowers, host
pastor, Rey. J. F. McCloud, Presiding
Elder.
Sunday morning worshipers were
greeted and welcomed by the pastor of
the Pinckard Circuit Rev. Flowers
who following some brief remarks and
presented the Presiding Elder of the
Ozark District Rev. McCloud who fed
us with the spiritual food from on
Bishop Frank C. Cummings
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Bishop Vernon R. Byr Lay Organization
Christian Education
parents, made reference to his own
five grandchildren, all of whom are
girls.
St. James Church, with some one
thousand or more members, is one of
the great appointments of the Third
Episcopal District. The membership is
one of the most respected throughout
all of African Methodism. Whomever
Bishop Richard Allen Hildebrand as-
signs as the new pastor will not only
follow a great pastor, who has now
been elected a general officer of Afri-
can Methodism, but will also inherit a
fine corps of officers and a very won-
derful congregation of people who are
loyal and supportive of the cause of
Jesus Christ for kingdom-building in
the tradition of Richard Allen.
It was overheard at the close of the
morning worship that the congregation
will be chartering two Greyhound
buses soon to make the trek to Nash-
ville, Tennessee, to see how Dr. Alex-
ander is doing in his new office!
Fourth Quarterly Conference
Pinckard Circuit Ozark District
high. Our souls were richly blessed
with the word of God. His text came
from Exodus 12:13. Subject: The Re-
lease of the Israelites. Footnote: A
stiffnecked People. The word was
brought forth by Rev. McCloud.
Bobbie Grubbs-Reporter
It Is Not
Enough To Aim,
You Must Hit!
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The AME Christian Recorder
NEW YORK—WEIGHT WARRORS! Dick Gregory, center, the comedian-turned-
nutritionist, welcomes two new persons to his campaign to convince the U. S. Government
that it should start a war on obesity as a major health hazard. The new, seriously
overweight pair, who asked for Gregory’s help in bringing their weights down, are, from
left, Steve Nellis, 750 pounds, of St. Louis, MO, and Lonita Mitchell, 650 pounds, of
Biloxi, MS. Ms. Mitchell is fifteen years old.
Gregory’s weight reduction program is based on a strict regimen that includes his own for-
mula, the Dick Gregory Slim-Safe Bahamian Diet that is distributed by his company, Cor-
rection Connection in Philadelphia.
—Photo by Carmen L. DeJesus
Mississippi A.M.E. and Georgia
C.M.E. Churches Hold
Ecumenical Fellowship
More than one hundred members of
the Greater Powell A.M.E. Church in
Grenada, Mississippi, traveled by
chartered Greyhound bus to Atlanta,
Georgia, on August 26 for a 3-day so-
journ that was to mark the beginning
of an ecumenical fellowship with the
Butler Street C.M.E. Church of At-
lanta. Butler Street is one of the
largest-C.M.E. churches in the State
of Georgia, and its pastor, Rev.
Thomas Brown, is a native of Oak-
land, Mississippi, approximately twen-
ty-five miles north of Grenada.
The Mississippians were well-re-
ceived and entertained with sightseeing
tours of the city, barbecues, sports,
cultural events, fellowship luncheons
and other festivities that made their
stay an enjoyable one. Many of the
Grenada church members also visited
with relatives living in Atlanta who are
members of such noted A.M.E. con-
gregations as Allen Temple, Flipper
Temple, Big Bethel, St. Paul and St.
Phillip’s.
Highlight of the weekend fellowship
was the Sunday morning message at
Butler Street delivered by Pastor Er-
nest Hargrove of Greater Powell
A.M.E., Grenada. His subject was
“Standing In The Valley of
Decisions,’’ which was well received
by the overflow audience. Rev. Har-
grove is a product of Butler Street
C.M.E. Church and his parents are ac-
tive members and officers of the
church.
Rev. Hargrove is also a graduate of
Dartmouth College in New Hamp-
shire and of Princeton Theological
Seminary in New Jersey. He previous-
ly served as an assistant pastor of
Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church, Tren-
ton, and Turner Chapel A.M.E., Col-
umbus, Mississippi. He was assigned
the pastorate of Greater Powell in No-
vember, 1987, and, since then, has
given leadership in the acquisition ofa
new parsonage that had only been in
the developmental stage before his as-
signment. He and his wife, Dianne, are
the parents of two daughters.
Greater Powell A.M.E. Church,
which ante-dates the beginning of Afri-
can Methodism in the State of Missis-
sippi, traces its earliest origin to 1829,
———
when it was known as the Zoar Meth-
odist Church and was a mission of the
Grenada Methodist Church. It is said
to have ‘‘sailed under four flags,’’ or
held membership in four Methodist
connections: the Methodist Church
(1839-1868); the A.M.E. Zion Church
(1868-1871); the C.M.E. Church
(1871-1874); and the A.M.E. Church
since 1875.
Not only is Greater Powell A.M.E.
Church the largest predominantly
Black Methodist congregation in all of
Northern Mississippi, but it is one of
the most influential congregations in
the entire state and the connection. Its
progressive and professional member-
ship, since its inception, has had some
of the most astute, able, unlimited and
stalwart pastors in African Method-
ism, including Congressman J. R.
Lynch, Rev. W. D. Schureman, Dr.
K. D. Brown, Rev. J. M. Connor
(later Bishop), Rev. E. W. Whitfield,
Rev. M. R. Mozee, Dr. John J.
Morant and Rev. I. H. McInnis.
The fellowship between Greater
Powell A.M.E. Church in Grenada,
Mississippi, and Butler Street C.M.E.
Church, Atlanta, Georgia—nearly
three-hundred-and-forty miles away—
was well established for what should
prove to be the beginning of a great an-
nual event.
Worthy of note is the fact that al-
though many of the church members
were in Atlanta for the Sunday morn-
ing worship service, a large crowd was,
nevertheless, in attendance at Greater
Powell, where Dr. Davetta Brown,
M.D., one of the Senior Stewards of
the church, delivered a spiritual, up-
lifting and informative message.
J.C. Clarke, Reporter
*
Swallow Your
Pride
Occasionally.
It is
Non-Fattening :
*
Hike to New Location Typifies
Church’s Determinations
“I’m driving. I'm not walking up
that hill.’’
“*Heads turned as Natalie Spann an-
nounced her intention. Other mem-
bers of the congregation of the Allen
African Methodist Episcopalian
Church had heard such sentiments be-
fore, Usually they came from people
frightened of muggers and gun-toting
dope dealers that have tarnished the
Hilltop area’s image in recent years.
But this Sunday was supposed to be
a day of rejoicing as the congregation
marched from its old church building
at 1415 S. Yakiam Avenue to its new
home on the corner of South 13th and
K streets, vacated last Sunday by the
Key to Life Assembly of God.
Spann soon dispelled any notions
that she was afraid of the neighbor-
hood. Rather, the hill up which the
procession was walking was just too
steep for her high heels, and the
weather was too cold.
The American flag and the church’s
flags led the way as nearly 200 mem-
bers of the congregation walked up
South 15th Street, singing ‘‘We’re
Marching to Zion’’ and other hymns.
Walking two and three abreast,
many in the block-length procession
wore smiles and black-and-red choir
robes that billowed in the wind. A sign
near the front of the column proclaim-
ed ‘‘Allen A.M.E. Church on the
Move.’’
As the congregation neared its new
home, at about 10:15 a.m. four ap-
parent drug dealers stood outside the
church. One stooped man shuffled
uneasily as he clutched a spoon and
asked passers-by if they were ‘‘look-
ing,’’ a common street dealers’ invita-
tion to potential drug customers.
“‘They’re coming so fast,’’ he said,
glancing sideways at the approaching
column. When the procession was a
half-block away, he and the other
loiterers suddenly were gone.
Once inside its new home, the con-
gregation listened as its pastor, the
Rev. Vernon Burroughs, thanked God
for the new facility. ‘‘Thank you,
Lord, for giving us the insight to move
into this community,’’ he prayed.
“You led us to this corner. We know
there is a job to be done.”’
Burroughs’ theme was ‘‘Go On.”’
He started out with a quiet voice, tell-
ing the congregation of the experiences
of Moses and Jesus. He praised the Bi-
ble’s simplicity—‘‘It doesn’t beat
around the bush the way we do’’—and
urged his audience to forge ahead
despite difficulties.
He raised his voice to a shout as he
described the task before the congrega-
tion. ‘‘There is a power, but it’s not
leaning up against a light pole smoking
dope, selling dope, shooting dope. The
power is in God. In spite of members
(of the church) who won’t come back
because you’re on K Street, go on
anyhow.
‘“‘Where are you going to be on
Judgment Day?’’ Burroughs asked his
audience. ‘‘Are you going to say that I
left because they were preaching to
people who were dealing dope? Give
them a little pat on the back when they
shoot a load of dope; tell them there’s
hope.”’
The audience responded with shouts
of ‘‘Amen!’’ and ‘‘That’s right!’’
Burroughs noted that some church
members came from worse neighbor-
hoods than the K Street area.
Burroughs’ impression of an urban
churchgoer who has fled to a suburban
church brought roars of laughter from
the audience. He ceased waving his
arms and sat down motionless in his
chair behind the podium, He mimick-
ed the transplanted churchgoer in a flat
voice, saying ‘‘You better hush now;
we don’t say ‘Amen’ here.”’
“*You can’t say ‘I’m too pretty and
I’m leaving the ghetto,’ ’’ he told his
audience.
Burroughs concluded by telling his
audience that the drug dealers and pro-
stitutes in the area were controlled by
the devil. ‘‘Nobody’s mad but the
devil,’’ he preached. ‘‘We’ve got him
on the move. We’re going to cage him
up and run him out of town. God will
prevail.’’
City Councilman Harold Moss said
that Burroughs’ sermon moved him.
“‘Number one, I’m an emotional per-
son. The service, I thought, was fit-
ting. Absolutely beautiful.
“‘T see this as a very positive step,”’
Moss said of the church’s move.
‘“‘What has happened here is a good
thing. It’s good for the congregation
leaving and good for the congregation
coming. I will be available for any
meetings pertaining to the area and the
community that in the future will pro-
bably be held in this church.’’
Moss said that he will explore the
possibility of obtaining grants to fund
an association of K Street businesses
that will provide a security force,
employees to clean up litter and a
public relations office to improve the
image of the K Street District.
Burroughs and many of his flock
say that the crime problem on K Street
has been exaggerated. ‘‘One thing for
sure,’’ Burroughs said, ‘‘the remainder
of the city can’t be intimidated by peo-
ple on street corners. Just because
they’re there doesn’t mean they’ re go-
ing to do anything to you.”’
Charles Weatherby, a church ste-
ward, agreed. He said that crime in
other areas of the city usually receives
little attention. ‘‘When someone gets
arrested for dope up there, it gets a
whole page (in the newspaper),’’ he
said.
Burroughs admitted that some
members of the church, which next
year will celebrate its 100th anniver-
sary, were apprehensive about the
move from the old building, con-
structed in 1929. ‘‘It’s a bitter pill for
some of them to swallow,”’ he said.
Annie Baker, whose five children
were baptized in the old building, said
that she had mixed emotions about the
move but changed her mind as the con-
gregation prepared to march from the
old church to the new.
“As I was talking and thinking to-
day, I saw those young children
there,’’ she said. ‘‘By the time they
grow up, they will have had the op-
portunity to work at Allen and see the
church as their own. Now, I’m glad
we’re there.”’
The church gained 14 new members
on its first day on K Street. Diane and
Harold Turner of Federal Way said
that they decided to join after several
visits to the old church. They said that
they don’t consider K Street a high
crime area. ‘‘I’ve lived in a lot of
cities,’’ said Diane. ‘‘This is a suburb
in many cities.’’
Diane Turner said the couple’s 11
and 13-year-old sons played an im-
portant role in their decision. “The
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Exciting, Energetic Eighth Episcopal Educational Congress, A Mountain-Top Experience
Reverend James Metcalf, pastor, Zion
Chapel A.M.E. Church, Hattiesburg,
Mississippi. The Reverend Julia Jones,
pastor, Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church,
Meridian, Mississippi, spoke from the
subject ‘‘Making Disciples,’ utilizing
the text St. John 4:28-30.
Excitement and enthusiasm prevail-
ed Thursday evening with ‘‘The Youth
on Parade.’’ A record-breaking group
of young people filled a section of the
auditorium, where the youth not only
exhibited their unusual talents but,
also, represented their seven respective
annual conferences—the Mississippi,
Louisiana, Central North Mississippi,
North Louisiana, East Mississippi,
Central Louisiana and the Northeast-
West Mississippi.
Coordinators for the Youth Pro-
gram were Mrs. Beatrice Peace, Mrs.
Ethel Tucker, Dr. Shirley Hopkins,
Reverend Cynthia Harris, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Lampkins and Miss Rosetta
Claire Boone.
Bishop and Mrs. Ming presented
their personal checks for outstanding
attendance to the Louisiana and the
North Louisiana Conferences. Turner
Chapel A.M.E. Church, Greensburg,
Louisiana, served by the Reverend
Stanley Carter, pastor; the Reverend
T. C. Johnson, presiding elder, and
Mrs. Lola D. Stallworth, YPD Di-
rector—who was ill, but ably repre-
sented by Mrs. Catherine Gordon, as-
sistant director—received the award
for attendance by an individual church
with the highest number present.
Special music throughout the Con-
gress was provided by the Congress
Choir, directed by the Reverend James
A. McDonald, with Mrs. Florine
McDonald serving as organist and
pianist. A selection entitled, ‘“We are
on Our Way to the New Tomorrow;
There is No Stopping Us Now,”’ was
written by Reverend McDonald as a
tribute to Bishop and Mrs. Ming and
was sung by the choir.
The Ministers’ Wives and Widows
Alliance sponsored a luncheon wel-
coming back our episcopal leaders,
Bishop and Mrs. Ming. A program
honoring First Lady Ming was pre-
sented during the luncheon.
Following their ‘“Youth on Parade
Program,” the children also had a
“‘Welcome Back Party’’ in their dor-
mitory for Bishop and Mrs. Ming. The
refreshments for this event were pro-
vided by Mrs. Martha Moody Boone,
Episcopal Missionary President, and
Mrs. Beatrice Peace, Episcopal YPD
Director.
The Lay Organization honored Dr.
Parletta F. Holmes in a reception for
her outstanding service to the organi-
zation. Beautiful plaques were pre-
sented to Dr. Holmes by the Laymen
and Bishop Ming and Dr. Joseph
Johnson, President of Grambling
State University, on behalf of the
University, for her contributions to
higher education in the State of Louisi-
ana.
Miss. Betty Smith, an African Meth-
odist Episcopalean, Capetown, South
Africa, a guest of Mrs. Melanie Thibo-
deaux, Episcopal President of the
Ministers’? Wives and Widows Alli-
ance, was a visitor throughout the
Congress.
Officers elected to serve for the
Quadrennium were Miss Angela San-
ders, Episcopal YPD President, St.
Matthew A.M.E. Church, Poncha-
toula, LA, Louisiana Annual Con-
ference, Greater New Orleans District,
and Attorney Leslie King, Episcopal
Lay President, St. Matthew A.M.E.
Church, Greenville, MS, Central
North Mississippi Annual Conference,
Greenville-Vicksburg District, Re-ap-
pointed by Bishop Ming to serve for
the next four years were Mrs. Martha
Boone, Episcopal WMS President,
and Mrs. Beatrice Peace, Episcopal
YPD Director.
Among the other corps of leaders
guiding the Congress were Rev. George
W. Tyler, Chairman, Board of Chris-
tian Education; Rev. Harold R. May-
berry, District Director Christian Edu-
cation; Dr. Shirley Hopkins, Associate
Director, Christian Education; Rev.
Cecelia Williams, Associate Director,
Christian Education; Ms. Elna Huel,
Chief Registrar; Mrs. Gladys Martin,
Associate Registrar; Mrs. Virginia
Lampkins, Associate Registrar; Rever-
end Earl A. James’ Fiscal Officer; Ms.
Pert Toins-Banks, Fiscal Officer; Rev.
Volover Williams, Dean Ministers’
Seminar; Rev. Johnny Barbour, Dean
of Chapel; Rev. Marshall Holiday, Di-
rector, Men’s Dormitory; Mr. James
Smith, Associate Director Men’s Dor-
mitory; Mrs. Jeannie Curry, Director
Women’s Dormitory; Rev. F. C. Stall-
worth, Cafeteria Monitor and Liaison;
Mrs. Mary Williams, Co-Dean WMS
Institute; Mrs. Evelyn Greenwood,
Co-Dean WMS Institute; Mrs. Ethel
Tucker, Episcopal DMC Commis-
sioner; Dr. Parletta Holmes, Episco-
pal Lay President; Rev. James Met-
calf, Mississippi Conference Christian
Education Director; Rev. Joseph
Whalen, East Mississippi Conference
Christian Education Director; Rev.
Earnest Hargrove, Northeast-West
Mississippi Christian Education Di-
rector; Rev. Ethel B. Holmes, Central
North Mississippi Conference Chris-
tian Education Director; Rev. Loren-
zo G. Clarke, North Louisiana Con-
ference Christian Education Director;
Rev. David Rigleton, Central Louisi-
ana Conference Christian Education
Director, and Rev. Mary Edith
Moody, Louisiana Conference Chris-
tian Education Director.
Two resolutions were ready by
WMS Episcopal President Boone
which grew out of the Women’s Mis-
sionary Society’s Workshop and were
compiled by a committee consisting of
Misses Eddie Mae Williams and
Laurene McMillan and Dr. Joyce
Clarke. The resolutions were pre-
sented to and accepted by the Con-
gress. Bishop Ming invited Bishop
John Bryant to perform his first offi-
cial order of business as a bishop by
carrying the motion.
Bishop John Bryant elevated the
assembly to the mountaintop with his
electrifying sermon ‘‘God Wants to
Raise You Up,’’ I Samuel 9:21-22.
When the Invitation to Christian Dis-
cipleship was extended by Bishop
Bryant, thirty-two young people com-
mitted their lives to Christ, and three
men acknowledged the Call to the
Ministry as the appeal was made. The
men were Brother Vincent Ballard,
Turner Chapel A.M.E. Church, Col-
umbus, MS, Northeast-West Missis-
sippi Conference, Grenada District,
the Rev. E. C. Taylor, II, presiding
elder, and Rev. Joseph Parker, pastor;
Mack Hurst, Turner Chapel A.M.E.
Church, No. I, Greensburg, LA, the
Rev. Stanley Carter, pastor, and Rev.
T. C. Johnson, presiding elder,
Louisiana Annual Conference,
Greensburg District; and James
Thomas, St. Mary A.M.E. Church,
Shreveport, LA, the North Louisiana
Conference, the Shreveport District,
the Rev. Timothy Stallworth, pastor,
the Rev. George Tompkies, presiding
elder.
Persons who attended the four-day,
history-making, record-breaking Edu-
cational Conference can, or never will
be, the same again, How could they
be, after such a ‘‘Mountaintop Ex-
perience’’?!!
Welcome back, Bishop and Mrs,
Ming, to the exciting, energetic and,
now, challenging Eighth Episcopal
District! God bless all of your en-
deavors! We love and respect you and
appreciate your dynamic Christian lead-
ership!
Reverend Mary Edith Moody, Reporter
Black Olympic Medalists to Be
Saluted at Smithsonian
For the first time, Afro-American
Olympic medalists from the past half
century will be saluted in day-long
festivities in Washington, D.C. on
September 8th. Among the more than
thirty-five athletes attending will be
Muhammad Ali (1960, boxing), Wilma
Rudolph (1956-60, track), K. C. Jones
(1956, basketball), Bob Beamon (1968,
long jump), Floyd Patterson (1952,
boxing) and Tommie Smith (1968,
track).
Sponsored by American Visions, a
bi-monthly magazine dedicated to Afro-
American culture, the celebration will
also call attention to the “missing pages
of American history” surrounding the
accomplishments of this group. The
publication, a joint venture between The
Visions Foundation (a non-profit
organization) and The Smithsonian
Institution, provides a guidebook to
major currents in Afro-American
thought and culture. One million
households will receive a special issue
of American Visions in late August
commemorating the cultural achieve-
ment of the Black Olympians.
“For this event, we are gathering over
fifty years of living Black Olympic
history from ten Olympic games,” stated
Gary Puckrein, publisher of American
Visions. “We are paying tribute to these
outstanding Olympians who have
demonstrated the qualities of champions
not only in sports, but in business,
education, government, and service to
humanity. In many cases, these poignant
stories have yet to be told.”
Preceded by a commemorative
breakfast and a public event on the
National Mall, the black-tie dinner at the
Smithsonian National Museum of
American History will be highlighted by
a special awards presentation to ten
Olympic athletes. They include Archie
Williams and John Woodruff, the oldest
living Black gold medalists from the 1936
games; Alice Coachman Davis, the
first Black woman of an nation to win
a gold medal (1948, high jump); Bob
Beamon (1968, long jump) and Lee
Evans (1968-track)—two athletes
holding the longest standing records in
Olympic history; Willye B. White
(1956-72, long jump), the only Black
athlete in five Olympic games; Donald
Barksdale (1948, basketball), the first
Black member of the U.S. team; Ed-
ward S. Templeton, track coach of
forty Olympians—twenty-three of
whom became medalists; Herbert P.
Douglas (1948, long jump), founder of
the Jesse Owens International Trophy:
and Mal Whitfield (1948-52, track),
U.S.A. Sports Ambassador to Africa.
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Federal Way and the Black commu-
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she said. ‘“We wanted our children to
feel the Black cultural experience with
which we grew up. It’s a very friendly,
loving environment.”’
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Super Seventh Begins The Quadrennium With Superlative Leadership Congress
the closing prayer at the Democratic
National Convention. Using I Corin-
thians 13:13 as his text, Bishop James
let God use him and laid down a Qua-
drennial challenge: ‘‘These Three
Mine, What Are Yours?’’
Tuesday’s activities concluded with
the Congress Report Session at Allen
University. The Presiding Elders of
the Seventh District gave a record set-
ting account of their stewardship with
the Congress Reports.
The Congress shifted into high gear
on Wednesday, as A.M.E.’s from
across South Carolina came to register
for the week’s activities. Following
Registration, the Spirit of God moved
in the 11:00 a.m. Keynote Service. The
Spirit was evident in the singing, in the
prayers, and in an excellent Keynote
Message, The Rt. Reverend Phillip
R. Cousin, Presiding Bishop of the
Eleventh Episcopal District, took us
to the mountaintop. Dealing with II
Kings 7:3-4, Bishop Cousin gave a
strong reminder of the power of God
as he asked the question, ‘‘Can You
Bell Your Cat?’’
On Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m.,
the Spirit of the Lord again moved in
the Holy Communion Service. The
Service was a thing of beauty, as the
Worship participants and many of the
worshipers dressed in white for the oc-
casion.
We were privileged to have a Holy
Communion preacher who was equal
to the task. Dr. James Davis, pastor
of Jones A.M.E. Church in Birming-
ham, Alabama, reminded us through
John 5:1-9 that Jesus Christ is ‘‘Help
for the Helpless and Hope for the
Hopeless.’’
Thursday’s Congress activities be-
gan at 6:00 a.m. when a large group of
worshipers started the day with Jesus
in ‘Salvation at Sunrise’’ services.
This writer was privileged to be the
Sunrise Preacher, and gives a special
note of thanks to the Pine Grove
A.M.E. Church Mass Choir for their
presence at Sunrise. This writer also
gives thanks for the power of the Holy
Spirit that led us to Mark 4:38-39 and
allowed us to ask the Sunrise worship-
ers, ‘‘Who’re You Gonna Call?’’
The Spirit of Sunrise carried over to
the noon Leadership Service, as we
were blessed with the presence of the
Rt. Rev. Robert Thomas, Presiding
Bishop of the Fifteenth Episcopal
District. Bishop Thomas, through
song and sermon, used Matthew 16:18
as he skillfully urged us to ‘‘Reex-
amine the Church.’’ We were also
blessed with joyful songs from the
touring choir of the Brookins Com-
munity Church of California.
On Thursday afternoon at 4:00
p.m., the church of the Third Century
was on display in the ‘‘A.M.E. Youth
in Action Session,’’ presided over by
Congress President Ms. Felita Grady.
The Youth Delegates heard a presenta-
tion by Mr. Darrell Jackson, a repre-
sentative of Project ADAM, an anti
drug program sponsored by the S.C.
Coalition of Black Church Leaders.
Our own Bishop James serves as
Chairman of the coalition.
The session also featured an ora-
torical contest, with Youth Delegates
speaking on ‘‘Why I am Proud to Be
an A.M.E.’’ Contest winner was Miss
Juliet Hall of Columbia’s Pine Grove
A.M.E. Church, where this writer is
privileged to serve as pastor.
The cultural highpoint of the Con-
gress came on Thursday night at 8:00
p.m. at Columbia’s Township Audi-
torium. This was the site of the 1988
A.M.E. Debutante Showcase, which is
fast becoming a Congress favorite.
The Showcase allowed over 100 Young
A.M.E. Ladies and their escorts to
demonstrate the self respect and pride
that will take us into the third century.
The Showcase also serves to make a
strong financial statement in support
of Allen University. The evening also
featured fine arts presentations by
YPD’ers from each Annual Confer-
ence.
This year, Bishop James placed the
victor’s crown on the head of the love-
ly Miss Kathleen Jones, a member of
Columbia’s Pine Grove A.M.E.
Church, where this writer is privileged
to serve as pastor.
There was no flagging of the spirit,
even after a late end to Thursday
night, as another excellent crowd came
to Friday morning’s 6:00 a.m. Salva-
tion at Sunrise Service. The morning
proved well worth the effort of arising,
as those present heard the Gospel in
song from the combined choirs of St.
Paul and Young’s Chapel A.M.E.
Churches of Irmo, SC. Those present
were also witness to a spirited message
by the Rev. David R. Daniels, pastor
of those churches. Rev. Daniels dealt
with I Samuel 16:7 and gave us a
spiritual wake up call using the sub-
ject, ‘‘Your Choice is Not Always
God’s Choice.”’
There was much to be thankful for
by the time of the ‘Honor and Merit
Closing Climax Service on Friday at
12:00 noon. The Rt. Rev. Richard
Allen Chappelle, Presiding Bishop of
the Seventeenth Episcopal District led
us in thanks as he took us to the
mountaintop for the final time that
week. Taking his text from Daniel 3:7,
he reminded those young and old of
our ‘Choices, Changes, and Chal-
lenges.’ Youth delegates were also
recognized for their academic achieve-
ments.
The activities already mentioned are
just highlights of an excellent Congress
that had outstanding workshops all
week long. The Minister’s Workshops
explored new dimensions in service as
Dr. James Davis and the workshop
staff led us in exploring ‘‘The Pastor’s
Role In Training the Laity to Become
Effective Evangelists.’’
Our own capable and charming Mis-
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sionary Supervisor, Dr. Theressa
Gregg James, ably assisted by State
WMS President Mrs. Anna T. Mims
and her staff, did an admirable job in
leading the Missionary Division to ex-
plore the theme, ‘‘Empowered by
Christ for Change to Make Missions
Relevant.’’
The Youth Division had a series of
spirited workshops dealing with the
Congress Theme: ‘‘Evangelism, Edu-
cation, and Economics,’’ as did the
children’s division. Congratulations
go to Rev. Rosalyn G. Frederick, pas-
tor of Columbia’s Bishop’s Memorial
A.M.E. Church for coordinating the
Youth Division; and to Mrs. Cynthia
M. Cokley, State YPD Director, for
coordinating the Children’s Division.
We were also favored with the pre-
sence of General Officers Dr. Y. B.
Bruce, of the Department of Evan-
gelism; and Dr. A. W. Holman, of the
Department of Salary Supplement.
The Leadership Congress ’88 ex-
perience proved to be the best ever,
and an excellent catalyst of our new
Quadrennium. Thanks for its success
go to Dr. John H. Gillison and Rev.
Allen W. Parrott, Congress Directors;
Miss Felita Grady, Congress Presi-
dent; Mrs. Cynthia M. Cokley, State
YPD Director; Mr. Kenneth Taylor,
State YPD President; Mrs. Anna T.
Mims, State WMS President; and all
of the members of the Congress Ex-
ecutive Committee whose hard work
made for a superlative experience.
Special thanks and welcome home
go to our concerned, capable, and
committed Episcopal Team—Bishop
and Mrs. Frederick Calhoun James.
We thank God for the Spirit that
moved in Ft. Worth, Texas, to send
them back to us, and we look forward
to a bright future as we strengthen our
District commitment to ‘‘Evangelism,
Education, and Economics.”
Rev. Joseph A. Darby
Director of Public Relations
Seventh Episcopal District
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The AME Christian Recorder
September 19, 1988
Doctor of Ministry Degree
Conferred on Rey. C. E. Wells, Sr.
Dr. C. E. Wells, Sr.
The Rev. C. Edward Wells, Sr.,
pastor of Allen Temple African Meth-
odist Episcopal Church, Atlanta,
Georgia, received the Doctor of Min-
istry degree from Columbia Theologi-
cal Seminary, Decatur, Georgia. The
degree was conferred May 29, during
an impressive commencement service
held at the Peachtree Presbyterian
Church in Atlanta.
Dr. Wells received the B. A. degree
from West Virginia State College and
the M. Div. degree from the Turner
Interdenominational Theological
Center. The earning of this prestigious
degree, which required engaging in in-
tensive study, conducting research,
and implementing a variety of scholar-
ly theological activities, places Dr.
Wells in an elite group of theologians.
For his dissertation project, Dr.
Wells was engaged in extensive re-
search on marriage and the Black
family. The dissertation, ‘‘A Preach-
ing Ministry to Black Couples in
Crises,’’ afforded an opportunity for
persons undergoing crises in their mar-
riage to discover and relate to a theo-
logical support system that had been
developed. Implications for couples
not experiencing crisis was also pre-
sented in his research.
During the research, persons were
afforded an opportunity to engage in
dialogue with the preacher and others
following a sermon at scheduled feed-
back sessions. The objective of the
sessions was to develop quality growth
in biblical education.
Persons participating in the services
and feedback sessions were presented
biblical and theological thoughts on
Christian marriage which encompass-
ed a frame of reference for a fuller
understanding of the marital bonding
relationship. Additionally, a theology
of divorce was developed in its inter-
relatedness to marriage, as a means of
focusing upon the christological con-
text of forgiving grace.
The effectiveness of his project was
measured through a structured evalua-
tion process that involved selected
evaluators who assessed the accom-
plishment of the program goals.
Dr. Wells’ dissertation project pro-
vides a theological framework for
counseling couples in crises. It also
provides an analysis of the contem-
porary socio-religious effects on mar-
riage. Additionally, recommendations
for future program activities are dis-
seminated for persons counseling cou-
ples in marriage crisis.
As a minister, Dr. Wells has made
outstanding contributions to the Afri-
can Methodist Church and to the con-
gregations he serves. He has been ac-
tively involved in community activi-
ties. He is the recipient of numerous
awards and honors as a religious
leader and as a community leader.
This latest achievement attests to his
commitment to education for minis-
ters.
NAB, RTNDA, BEA TO ESTABLISH
TRAINEE PROGRAM FOR MINORITIES
WASHINGTON—The National As-
sociation of Broadcasters and two
other broadcast organizations will
launch a program to encourage
minority employment at radio and
television stations. Also participating
in the Minority Broadcast Career
Training Program will be the Radio
and Television News Directors Associ-
ation (RTNDA) and the Broadcast
Education Association (BEA). The
program was proposed by RTNDA,
The first phase of the program,
which is expected to get underway next
summer with ten trainees, will con-
centrate on newsroom personnel, This
will be followed by positions in sales
and production.
Applicants are eligible for a period
of six months after graduation, They
will be screened by an advisory board
and placed in a station’s trainee posi-
tion for one year. Trainees will be as-
signed mentors not associated with the
and provide general program coordina-
tion.
RTNDA also will suggest host sta-
tions, develop a proposal to establish a
foundation to fund an administrator,
and provide general coordination.
BEA will select the colleges and uni-
versities (not limited to BEA mem-
bers) for trainees and coordinate the
activities of a program advisory
board.
Contact: Bob Hallahan
(202) 429-5350
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A.M.E. Businessman Chairs Board
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Racine, WI—Jesse Hill, Jr., chairman
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King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social
Change, awards a certificate of
achievement to Virginia Grant, tenth
grade grand prize winner in the ‘‘Living
the Dream’’ Essay and Speech Con-
test. The contest was sponsored by lo-
cal businesses and organizations to
enhance students’ understanding of
Dr. King’s ideals.
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September 19, 1988
Women
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New Quarterly Addresses Concerns of Black
Sisters, a quarterly magazine
published as an organ to exchange ideas
and address the needs, interests and
concerns of the Black woman and her
community, has been launched by its
publisher, The National Council of
Negro Women. The publication will
focus on contemporary topics affect-
ing women, such as education, current
affairs, lifestyles, health care, finance,
cuisine, as well as reviews of films and
books.
The first issue of Sisters is being
distributed to 250,000 women across the
U.S., with a target outreach
encompassing the 4,000,000 women who
are affiliated with the NCNW in the
coming year. The magazine hopes to
expand from this membership base to
reach all Black women. Stories in the
premiere isssue include interviews with
Dionne Warwick and Miriam Makeba
speaking out on contemporary issues
‘such as the AIDS epidemic and the
painful impact of apartheid.
The National Council of Negro
Women was found fifty-three years ago
by legendary educator and human rights
activist Mary McLeod Bethune to serve
as a vehicle through which Black
American women’s groups could
harness their collective strengths in the
development and support of a
productive and equitable society. Today,
the NCNW provides disadvantaged
women and their families with
opportunities and resources to become
self reliant, responsible and productive.
NCNW community-based sections and
affiliated organizations are active in
hundreds of cities and towns throughout
the U.S. and operate a wide range of
projects from tutorial and enrichment
programs for youth, to drug and teenage
pregnancy prevention and entre-
preneurial development programs for
women.
‘Sisters celebrates the joy of being
women,” stated Gayla Cook at recently-
held ceremonies at the Bethune statue,
the only such monument of a woman on
U.S. federal land. “It exists to do what
Mary McLeod Bethune envisioned: to
link women in communities throughout
the United States to each other and the
rest of the world. She knew that Afnican-
American women were a force that had
to be reckoned with—that we had cared
for our communities in spite of racism
and sexism, with little resources other
than our own ingenuity and faith.”
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New Judicial Council Members Elected
Dr. Yvonne Walker-Taylor
Former President of Wilberforce Univ.
Wilberforce, Ohio
Quite a campaign crusade was cre-
ated at the 1988 General Conference in
Fort Worth, Texas, to fill the two
vacancies on the Judicial Council of
the A.M.E. Church. Several minis-
terial and lay contenders vied for the
positions on the church’s supreme
court,
In the final tabulation, two distin-
guished persons emerged victorious.
The Rev. Dr. Rudolph Coleman of the
First Episcopal District and pastor of
Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, Dover,
Delaware, was declared elected. Dr.
Yvonne Walker-Taylor, former presi-
dent of Wilberforce University and a
member of the Third Episcopal Dis-
trict, was also declared elected.
The church, having expressed its
wishes through the ballot box, has
given its constituency two very highly-
qualified persons to sit on the appel-
late court of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church,
We did not have a picture of Dr.
Rudolph Coleman, pastor of Mt.
Zion A.M.E. Church, Dover, Dela-
ware, at the time of printing.
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Farmer/ Minister Provides Testimony in
Major Report Due Out by National Mental
Health Association Commission
ALEXANDRIA, VA—‘“‘I could sit
here and tell you horror story after
horror story,’’ began Rev. Max Glenn
of Edmond, OK, in his testimony
before the National Mental Health
Association’s (NMHA) National Ac-
tion Commission on the Mental
Health of Rural Americans. As execu-
tive director of the Oklahoma Con-
ference of Churches, Glenn is also a
farmer, minister and long-time rural
advocate who described ‘‘the perva-
sive rural deterioration’’ as a ‘‘stag-
gering, chronic, numbing condition in
Oklahoma.’’ Glenn was one of thirty-
seven witnesses who appeared before
the commission during two separate
hearings in December 1987, in Des
Moines, IA, and Nashville, TN.
NMHA established the commission
in 1987, responding to an alert by its
Texas, North Dakota and Indiana af-
filiates which were tracking sharp in-
creases in suicide, family violence,
alcohol abuse and depression occurr-
ing in states with large rural popula-
tions. The commission is due to re-
lease its findings and recommenda-
tions on Sept. 15, in a major report
which focuses the nation’s attention
on the complex economic and social
issues confronting the sixty million
people who live in rural America.
In testimony submitted in Des
Moines, Glenn cited despairing facts
before the NMHA commission in-
cluding: sixty-eight bank closures in
the past six years; $1 billion of farm,
commercial and personal loans in the
hands of the Federal Deposit In-
surance Corporation (FDIC); and a
one hundred forty-three percent in-
crease in farmers seeking treatment
for alcohol abuse.
Glenn devotes more than half his
time as coordinator and director of
Oklahoma Ag-Link Coalition which is
farmer/rancher controlled. The
broad-based coalition of farm agen-
cies, religious organizations and men-
tal health agencies operates a crisis hot
line linking agencies and resources and
provides counseling, suicide preven-
tion and legal assistance. According to
Glenn, the number and intensity of
calls has increased by forty percent
since 1987.
The hot line and support group in-
tervention has led to the development
of working relationships among coun-
ty commissioners, farmers, the county
sheriffs and county mental health pro-
fessionals. In discussing the public
mental health systems’ response to the
need for increased services, Glenn was
distressed by what he calls an ‘turban
bias’’—referring to appointment
books, schedules and office visits.
“Key cultural values, including dif-
fering values and belief systems be-
tween rural and urban Oklahomans
exacerbate problems and restrict the
ability of unsensitized professionals to
deal with the roots of these
problems,’ said Glenn.
He recommended that mental
health services be part of any rural
revitalization and development effort
and advocated for grass roots mental
health Programs that link crisis hot
lines and mental health services.
Most important, he felt there must
be a strong emphasis on training men-
tal health professionals to be sensitive
to the hardworking, and self-reliant
people of rural America.
Based on the testimony received at
the hearings and subsequent meetings,
the commission has concluded that the
mental and emotional problems of
rural America affect not only indi-
viduals and families, but also entire
communities which are emotionally as
well as economically depressed. Revi-
talization must address social as well
as economic concerns and involve
various branches of government and
the private sector.
The twelve-member commission
was chaired by Bob Bergland, former
Secretary of Agriculture under Presi-
dent Jimmy Carter, and currently ex-
ecutive vice president of the National
Rural Electric Cooperative Associa-
tion. Representing leaders in govern-
ment, agribusiness, academia and
mental health, the commission’s goal
was to analyze the data on the inci-
dence and prevalence of psychological
and emotional problems and assess the
availability of services. The report in-
cludes eighteen recommendations to
the nation’s leaders and_ policy
makers.
Since 1909, NMHA has been the na-
tion’s only citizens’ advocacy organi-
zation concerned with all aspects of
mental health and mental illnesses.
Major funding for this NMHA pro-
ject was provided by Pioneer Hi-Bred
International, Inc., and the Rollin M.
Gerstacker Foundation.
For more information and a copy of
NMHA’s Report of the National Ac-
tion Commission on the Mental
Health of Rural Americans, and the
Executive Summary, contact Gina
White (703) 684-7722.
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The AME Christian Recorder
September 19, 1988
Gone from Labor to Eternal
Rest
Mrs. Ruth V. Davis
Mrs. Ruth V. Davis was born
March 19, 1922, in the parsonage in
Carthage, Missouri. She was the sec-
ond child of Rev. and Mrs. T. A. Pat-
terson.
She began drawing, craft-making
and sewing at an early age. Ruth at-
tended art classes at the age of nine in
Davenport, Iowa. She attended ele-
mentary schools in California and
Iowa, and graduated from Central
High School in South Bend, Indiana.
She attended Wayne State University
in Detroit, majoring in History and
Art. She also attended Allen Univer-
sity in Columbia, South Carolina, and
Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.
Mrs. Davis exhibited her portraits
and graphic arts in Des Moines, lowa;
Atlanta, Georgia; Kansas City, Mis-
souri; New Orleans, Louisiana; Wash-
ington, DC; Cincinnati, Ohio; Okla-
homa City, Oklahoma; Chicago, Illi-
nois; Columbia, South Carolina; De-
troit, Michigan; Indianapolis, and
other cities in Indiana. Her exhibit of
oil portraits of the founding bishops
of the A.M.E. Church, the ‘Four
Horsemen,’’ was shown across the
United States. Also seen in cities
across the nation was her ‘‘A.M.E.
Women” exhibit featuring oil and line
drawn portraits of ministerial and lay
A.M.E. heroines.
She was married to Dr. Henderson
Davis on May 9, 1943, in Detroit,
Michigan; to this union four children
In Memory
of
Rev. I. H. McInnis
Rev. I. H. McInnis flew home Jan-
vary 17, 1988, at Archibald Memorial
Hospital in Thomasville, GA, at §:07
a.m. His wife, grandchildren, sisters,
nephews and nieces will never forget
him. His church always came first in
his life.
Rev, MelInnis was born October 14,
1907, the first born child of Blijah and
Susie McInnis who preceded him in
death, He joined the A.M.E, Church
at an early age, and was called to
preach the gospel in 1930, He accepted
the call until January 17, 1988, at 5:07
a.m. He loved the A.M.E, Church,
He pastored in the Eighth Episcopal
District and was presiding elder. He
also pastored in the Fifth District.
There were two songs he loved to
sing and they were /'l/ Fly Away and /
Am On The Battle Field For My Lord
I was alone and idle, I was a sinner
to, | heard a voice from heaven say-
ing there is work to do, I took the
Master’s hand and | joined the Chris
tian Band, 1 am on the battle field of
my Lord.
Servant of God well done
Rest from thy labor employ
The battle fought, the victory won
Enter thy Master’s joy.
were born.
Her portrait of Bishop Richard
Allen, the founder of African Method-
ism, now hangs in the early American
Founders Gallery at the International
Headquarters of the World Methodist
Council in the World Methodist Mu-
seum at Lake Junalaska, North
Carolina. It was unveiled in July 1983,
Mrs. Davis also created the graphic
used to create the stained glass window
of Bishop Henry M. Turner in the new
Turner Theological Seminary
Building, Atlanta, Georgia.
As a doll artist, Mrs. Davis created
historic renditions of Bishop Richard
and Mrs. Sarah Allen, Bishop Daniel
and Mrs. Eliza Payne, Bishop Henry
McNeal Turner and Bishop Morris
Brown. She created the diarama of
“The Allen Event,’’ the exodus from
St. George’s M. E. Church, Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Davis designed all of the his-
torically-proper costume garments for
each of the ‘‘Four Horsemen’’ and
their wives for the ‘‘Parade of His-
tory’’ presentation during the Bicen-
tennial season of the A.M.E. Church,
presented live in several cities across
the nation as well as on videotape.
Mrs. Davis also was the Admini-
strative Assistant and Artist in
Residence in the Bureau of Research
and History directed by her husband,
Dr. Henderson Davis, the Historio-
grapher of the A.M.E. Church from
1980 through 1988.
In addition, Mrs. Davis is author of
the book, ‘“‘Great Black Women,”’
which will be published posthumous-
ly. She also is the illustrator of the col-
lection.
Mrs. Davis departed this life August
13, 1988, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Those left to cherish her memory
are devoted husband, Dr. Henderson
Davis; three daughters, Mrs. Vinita
Carter Rogers, Mrs. Martha Maria
Williams, and Ms. Lydia J. Davis;
son, Mr. Henderson Davis, Jr.; three
grandchildren, Shirley Carter, Keke
Rogers and Dwayne Williams, and a
host of other relatives and friends.
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Sister Beatrice James came to Havre
de Grace, MD, as the bride of Brother
James Abraham James in 1952. She
obtained a job as a teacher in the Har-
ford County School system. She join-
ed St. James A.M.E. Church, where
she began teaching in the Sunday
School. Later she entered the school
of nursing. And upon the completion
of the course, gained employment at
Perry Point Veterans and stayed there
unto her retirement.
Sister James worked diligently in St.
James. She joined the usher board and
at the time of her disability, she was
the president of the board. After be-
coming president, she added the men
to the usher board, which was a first in
St. James. She was dedicated. Miss
Bea, as she was affectionately called
by most, joined the ‘‘Floral Club’’
about seven years ago. She also was
one of the past presidents of
““Women’s Day’’ here at St. James.
Sister James was a person who could
never say ‘‘no’’ to anyone in need or
distress. She would help in anyway she
could. When anything was going on at
the church, she was the one usher who
could be counted on to be on the door.
Many people in and out of St. James
benefited from her generous nature.
For she would go out of her way on
many occasions to see that others got
to affairs involving church or organiza-
tion activities.
Rev. Earle M. Brooks appointed her
as steward, when he came in 1976. She
served in this capacity for two years,
but had to relinquish this office upon
the death of her sister and moved to
North Carolina. After two years, she
returned to Havre de Grace and St.
James, but was never reinstated as a
steward, which she wanted so badly to
be, up until her disability.
Up until her disability Sister Bea,
was a member of the Commission on
Stewardship and Finance, of which she
was very thorough.
The Rev. Michael O. Thomas offi-
ciated at the funeral services. His text
was from II Timothy 4:6-8. ‘‘For I am
now ready to be offered and the time
of my departure is at hand. I have
fought a good fight, I have finished my
course, I have kept the faith: Hence-
forth there is laid up for me a crown of
righteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous judge shall give me at that
day; and not to me only, but to all of
them also that love his appearance.’’
His theme was ‘‘Holding On To God’s
Unchanging Hand.”’
me at that day; and not to me only,
but to all them also that love his ap-
pearance.’’ His theme was ‘‘Holding
On To God’s Unchanging Hand.”’
Rev. Thomas said in his discourse
that, ‘‘Mrs. James was a friend to chil-
dren, because she loved them. She was
always concerned about others, her
family, her friends and her church. She
was a fighter and she had God on her
side. She always called on God.
Without a cross there is no crown.
Sister James fought like Paul. She
put on the whole armor of God. We
don’t know how to win a crown if we
don’t know how to fight. When you
get knocked down, you have to stand
right there and steady yourself. She
was ready to be offered up. She knew
how to pray and walk in His footsteps.
Rev. Thomas said, ‘When they ex-
pand heaven Sister Bea will be there
waiting with the angels. She is not lost.
What a great day that will be when all
of God’s children get together. He ad-
monished us not to weep for Sister
James.
Other ministers who took part in the
service were: Mr. Claude Waldon,
Rev. Charles Copeland, Rey. Herman
* Williamson and Rey. William H. Scott
of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Spot-
sylvania, Virginia.
Sister James was laid to rest at
Hosanna A.M.E. Cemetery. Bullock
Mortuary was in charge. She leaves to
cherish her memories her husband
James A. James; her son Eric, four
stepsons; Bernard, Harold, James Jr.,
and Floyd; two stepdaughters, Mrs.
Lorraine Holman and Miss Gloria
James; one sister, Mrs. Shirley
Donaldson; seventeen grandchildren;
fifteen great grandchildren; five
daughters-in-law; one son-in-law and a
host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Geraldine Cox, Reporter
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—Servant of God, Well Done—
Reverend Walter R, Pogue
Sleep came down and closed the
eyes of our beloved father, brother,
grandfather, great grandfather, father-
in-law, uncle, and friend on Saturday,
April 23, 1988, at 1:25 P.M,, at the
Baptist Medical Center Montclair
With outstretched hands, he walked
into that unknown land, believing that
He who safely brought him here would
also take him safely back home; and
so, he journeyed to the ‘promised
land,”*
Reverend Walter R, Pogue was born
on November 21, 1905, in Grove Hill,
Alabama. He was the fourth child
born to Moses and Hannah Pogue. He
was reared in the atmosphere of a
Christian home that germinated the
seed which later blossomed into 4
fruitful career of service to God and
his people.
He married Amanda Love and this
marriage was blessed with four chil-
dren, two of whom preceded him in
death. He was later united in marriage
to the late Bessie Walker Pogue.
After attending the public schools in
Grove Hill, Alabama, and studying at
Daniel Payne College, Birmingham, he
graduated from Daniel Payne College
with an Associate Arts degree, In 1956,
he was graduated with a Bachelor of
Theology degree from L, Ruffin Ni-
chols Theological Seminary. In 1956,
he did further study at Moody Bible
Institute, Chicago, Illinois, and, in
1961, studied in an extension course in
the Interdenominational Center, Bir-
mingham
In 1941, he was divinely called into
the Christian ministry. He preached his
trial sermon at Emanuel A.M.E,
Church, Mobile, Alabama, where the
late Rev. S. M, Davis was pastor.
After his ordination, he served as
pastor at Cole Bluff A.M.E., Pine
Hill, AL; New Hope A.M.E., Melry,
AL; Rock West Circuit, Lee and
Fountain Chape! A.M.E., Adamsville
QGireuit; and St. Luke A.M.E., Opeli-
ka, AL.
He served as Presiding Elder of the
Selma District, 1960-63; Greensboro
District, 1963; Greensboro-Tuscaloo-
sa District, 1964; was assigned to the
South Birmingham-Huntsville Dis-
trict, 1974; and to the Bessemer-Tus-
caloosa-Greensboro District. In 1986,
he gave his final report to the Annual
Conference for the Greenboro-
Tuscaloosa District of the A.M.E.
Church, He served forty-two years in
the active ministry of the A.M.E.
Church. He was a member of Mason
Lodge #649.
Fond memories of him will be
cherished by one son, Mr, Walter
Pogue, Jr., Mobile, AL; a devoted
daughter, Mrs. Gracie M. Battle, Bir-
mingham, AL; two brothers, Mr,
Mose Pogue and Limmie Kimbrough
of Wagarville, AL; ten grandchildren;
twenty-four great-grandchildren; one
daughter-in-law, Barbara Pogue,
Mobile, AL; two sons-in-law; Mr.
Beauregard Battle, Birmingham, AL;
and Rev. C. C. Holloway, Mobile,
AL; one sister-in-law; and a host of
other relatives and friends.
His life is @ beautiful memory
His illness a silent grief
He sleeps in God's beautiful garden
In the sunshine of perfect peace.
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September 19, 1988
The AME Christian Recorder
THIRD EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A.M.E, CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BISHOP R. A. HILDEBRAND
OHIO
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 5, 1988
Trinity A.M.E. Church
64 E. Church Street
Newark, OH
Church Phone: (614) 345-1965
Pastor’s Phone: (614) 253-2550
The Rev. H. G. Perkins, Host Pastor
The Rev. W. C. T. Ayres, Host P.E.
SOUTH OHIO
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 12-16, 1988
Greater Allen A.M.E. Church
1620 W. Fifth Street
Dayton, OH
Church Phone: (513) 223-5115
Pastor’s Phone: (513) 274-7717
The Rev. Charles L. Scott, Host Pastor
The Rev. Virgil E. Cummings, Host P.E.
NORTH OHIO
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 26, 1988
Grace A.M.E. Church
1137 Main St. SW
Warren, OH
Church Phone: (216) 394-6270
Pastor’s Phone: (216) 394-5875
The Rev. Ernest Dokes, Host Pastor
The Rev. S. E. Lancaster, Host P.E.
FOURTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A.M.E. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BISHOP S. S. MORRIS
PLANNING COUNCIL
October 14-15, 1988
Bethel A.M.E. Church
414 West Vermont Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Church Phone: (317) 634-7002
Pastor’s Phone: (317) 251-4777
The Rev. W. W. Reid, Sr., Host Pastor
FIFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A. M. E. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BISHOP VINTON R. ANDERSON
MISSOURI
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 3-9, 1988
St. John A.M.E. Church
1908 North Kingshighway Blvd.
St. Louis, Missouri 63113
The Rev. Lee Norris May, Pastor
Church Phone: (314) 361-8236
Pastor’s Phone: (314) 361-6487
The Rev. Grady Brown, Host P.E.
The Rev. O. H. Brown, Co-Host P.E.
FIFTH DISTRICT EVALUATION/
PLANNING MEETING
October 28 and 29, 1988
Denver, Colorado “
Shorter Chapel A.M.E. Church
3100 Richard Allen Court
Church Phone: (303) 320-1712
Pastor’s Phone: (303) 333-6248
The Rey. Jesse L. Boyd, Host Pastor
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FUND MEETING
SEVENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA
The Rev. W. Raymond Strom, Host P.E.
NORTH LOUISIANA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 13-16, 1988
St. Matthews A,M.E, Church
1610 Murphy Street
Shreveport, LA 71103
Church Phone; (318) 2214593
Pastor’s Phone: (318) 424-9448
The Rey, Lorenzo G, Clarke, Host Pastor
The Rev, G. K. Tomkies, Host P.E,
The Rev. N, R. West, Sr., Associate P.E.
A.M.E. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BISHOP FREDERICK C. JAMES
CENTRAL LOUISIANA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 20-23, 1988
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
1104 Jackson Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: (318) 789-5763
The Rev. Jesse Adams, Host Pastor
The Rey. E. D. Williams, Host P.E.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 5-9, 1988
Miller Chapel A.M.E. Church
500 Caldwell Street
Newberry, South Carolina 29108
The Rev. E. A. Vance, Host Pastor
Church Phone: (803) 276-9598
Pastor’s Phone: (803) 649-3775
LOUISIANA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 9-13, 1988
Saint James A.M.E. Church
222 North Roman
New Orleans, LA 70112
Church Phone: (504) 522-6619
Pastor’s Phone: (504) 586-8381
The Rev. David J. Campbell, Host Pastor
The Rev. C. Collins, Host P.E.
The Rev. T. C. Johnson, Associate P.E.
The Rey. J. H. Cyprain, Associate P.E.
SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 19-23, 1988
St. Stephens A.M.E. Church
Main Street (Highway 46)
Hardeeville, South Carolina 29448
The Rev. Thomas McClary, Host Pastor
Church Phone: (803) 784-3224
Pastor’s Phone: (803) 726-3231
The Rev. Levern Stevenson, Host P.E.
PIEDMONT SOUTH CAROLINA DISTRICT PLANNING
ANNUAL CONFERENCE MEETING
October 25-30, 1988 November 18-19, 1988
Friendship A.M.E. Church Bonner-Campbell College
104 South Bell Street Edwards, Mississippi
Clinton, South Carolina 29325
The Rev. W. B. Brown, Host Pastor
Church Phone: (803)
Pastor’s Phone: (803) 276-8645
The Rev. G. T. Devlin, Jr., Host P.E.
CONFERENCE MISSIONARY
MEETINGS
East Mississippi Conference
September 21, 1988
Northeast-West MS Conference
October 5, 1988
Central North MS Conference
October 12, 1988
North Louisiana Conference
October 19, 1988
Central Louisiana Conference
November 8, 1988
Louisiana Conference
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 9-13, 1988
Liberty Hill A.M.E. Church
Liberty Hill Road
Summerton, South Carolina 29148
The Rev. George F. Flowers, Host Pastor
Church Phone: (803) 478-4812
Pastor’s Phone: (803) 722-8462
The Rev. W. W. Miller, Host P. E.
NINTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
THE 1988-1989 SEVENTH DISTRICT
PLANNING SESSION
November 25-26, 1988
EIGHTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BISHOP FRANK M. REID, JR.
CENTRAL ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 21-23, 1988
Grants Chapel A.M.E, Church
Sumerfield Road
Selma, Alabama 36702
Church Phone: (205) 872-4640
Pastor’s Phone: (205) 452-5107
The Rey. E. M. Poties, Host Pastor
The Rev. A. R. Ray, Host P.E.
BISHOP DONALD G. MING
NORTHEAST-WEST MISSISSIPPI
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 22-25, 1988
Friendship A.M.E. Church
120 Fourth Street
Clarksdale, MS 38614
Church Phone: (601) 624-2245
The Rey. Leon Cleaves, Host Pastor
The Rev. C. L. Woodley, Host P.E.
The Rev. E. C. Taylor, II, Associate P.E.
ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 28-30, 1988
Saint Joseph A.M.E. Church
100 Pickett Street
Autaugaville, Alabama 36003
Church Phone: (205) 361-0813
The Rev. F. D. Parker, Host Pastor
CENTRAL NORTH MISSISSIPPI
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 6-9, 1988
Bethel A.M.E. Church
805 Monroe Street
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Church Phone: (601) 634-0611
The Rev. E. D. Scott, Host Pastor
The Rev. Licious L. Gay, Host P.E.
SOUTH ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 12-14, 1988
Saint Paul A.M.E. Church
702 Andrews Avenue
Ozark, Alabama 36360
Church Phone: (205) 774-5509
Pastor’s Phone: (205) 744-3683
Mules Cannot
Pull And Kick
The Rey. J. F. McCloud, Host P.E.
Attend Annual
Conference
At The Same
Time
The Rev. W. F. Thompson, Host P.E.
The Rev. W. G. Treadwell, Host Pastor
EAST ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 19-21, 1988
Washington Chapel A,M.E. Church
1402 Old Montgomery Road
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama 36088
Church Phone: (205) 727-4821
Pastor’s Phone: (205) 727-2864
The Rey, T. W. Billups, Host Pastor
The Rey, R, L. Walker, Host P.E.
NORTH ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 26-28, 1988
Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church
1833 Center Way South
Birmingham, Alabama 35205
Church Phone: (205) 251-4312
Pastor’s Phone; (205) 252-8712
The Rey. A. L. Hyche, Host Pastor
The Rey. E. L. Blankenship, Host P.E.
The Conference Branch Annual Meeting of
the Women’s Missionary Society will be
held on the Tuesday preceding the Annual
Conference.
TENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A.M.E. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BISHOP J. HASKELL MAYO
CENTRAL TEXAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 27-30, 1988
St. Luke A.M.E. Church
117 Church Street
Waco, Texas 76704
The Rey. L. H. McCloney, Host Pastor
817/752-0502
The Rev. C. C. Johnson, Host P.E.
The Rev. Duyber Harris, Associate P.E.
NORTH TEXAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 11-14, 1988
Wesley Chapel A.M.E. Church
711 N. W. 29th Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76106
The Rev. W. B. Langham, Host Pastor
817/626-1985
The Rev. Jno D. Walker, Host P.E.
The Rev. H. F. Dodson, Associate P.E.
The Rev. F. D. Thomas, Associate P.E.
PLANNING MEETING
October 20-21, 1988
Budget Report—February 16-17, 1989
May Day Report—May 10-11, 1989
Convocation ’88—July 27-29, 1989
ELEVENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A.M.E. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BISHOP P. R. COUSIN
SOUTH FLORIDA CONFERENCE
October 5-9, 1988
Bethel A.M.E. Church
405 N. W. 3rd Avenue
Pompano Beach, Florida 33060
The Rev. F. R. Satchel, Pastor
Church Phone: (305) 943-6220
TAMPA FLORIDA CONFERENCE
October 13-16, 1988
Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
919 20th Street South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33712
The Rev. Sam Green, Pastor
Church Phone: (813) 894-1393
Pastor’s Phone: (813) 894-3835
Please turn to page 12
October 10, 1988
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EAST FLORIDA CONFERENCE
October 26-30, 1988
St. Stephens A.M.E. Church
913 W. Sth Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32209
The Rev. R. V. Webster, Pastor
Church Phone: (904) 354-5201
Pastor’s Phone; (904) 764-3771
BAHAMA ISLANDS CONFERENCE
November 11-13, 1988
Robinson-Morris Chapel
Nassau, Bahamas
The Rev. Howard Williamson, Pastor
1-809-323-7637
PLANNING CONFERENCE
November 18-19, 1988
JACKSONVILLE HOTEL
565 South Main Street
Jacksonville, Florida
(904) 398-8800
TWELFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A.M.E. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
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BISHOP HENRY ALLEN BELIN, JR.
OKLAHOMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 14-18, 1988
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
1400 N. E. 13th Street
Oklahoma City, OK
Church Phone: (405) 424-6625
The Rev. E. W. Dawkins, Host Pastor
The Rev. L. B. Quinn, Host P. E.
The Rev. M. E. Griffin, Assoc. P. E.
CENTRAL NORTHEAST OK
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 21-25 1988
Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church
915 Denison Street
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Church Phone: (918) 682-7370
The Rey. A. L. Williams, Host Pastor
The Rev. B. S. Roberts, Host P.E.
EAST/NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
AND
October 5-9, 1988
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
512 Main Street
Newport, Arkansas
Church Phone: (501) 523-6252
The Rey. J. B. Hampton, Host Pastor
The Rev. M. H. Elliott, Host P. E.
The Rev C. C. Akins, Assoc. P. E.
The Rev. J. J. Brown, Assoc. P. E.
The Rev. Ulman Tyler, Assoc. P. E.
SOUTH, CENTRAL AND
WEST ARKANSAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCES
October 12-16, 1988
Gates Chapel A.M.E. Church
403 Alabama Street
Crossett, Arkansas
Church Phone: (501) 364-3629
The Rev. Tyrone Broomfield, Host Pastor
The Rev. O. B. Gillespie, Host P. E.
The Rev. J. D. Jamison, Assoc. P. E.
The Rev. W. H. Hunter, Assoc. P. E.
The Rey. G. E. West, Assoc. P. E.
The Rev. R. J. Hampton, Assoc. P. E.
The Rev. E. D. McDonald, Assoc. P. E.
12TH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
PLANNING COUNCIL
October 20-21, 1988
Place to be announced
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Of Faults Is
To Be
Conscious
Of None.’’
Annual Conference Schedule
ARKANSAS ANNUAL CONFERENCES
THIRTEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A.M.E CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BISHOP C, E, THOMAS
EAST TENNESSEE
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 22-25, 1988
St. Paul A.M.E, Church
517 W. College St.
Fayetteville, TN 37334
Church Phone: (615) 629-5597
The Rev. J. K. Brown, Pastor
The Rey. O. Mason, Host P.E.
WEST TENNESSEE
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 6-9, 1988
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church
Union City, TN
Church Phone: (901) 479-6652
The Rey. W. T. Atkins, Pastor
The Rev. J. L. Gleese, Host P.E.
The Rev. J. C. Miller, Co-Host P.E.
TENNESSEE
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 20-23, 1988
Ebenezer A.M.E. Church
131 Edmonson Ferry Road
Clarksville, TN 37040
Church Phone: (615) 648-0881
Pastor’s Phone: (615) 385-0453
The Rey. Willie S. Love, Pastor
The Rev. W. F. Scruggs, Host P.E.
The Rey. B. R. Booker, Sr., Co-Host P.E.
DISTRICT PLANNING MEETING
November 9, 1988
Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church
Nashville, TN
Church Phone: (615) 292-1959
The Rev. Harry L. Wilson, Pastor
The Rev. B. R. Booker, Sr., Host Pastor
The Rev. W. F. Scruggs, Co-Host P.E.
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