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A.M.E. REVIVAL HELD
IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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Vol. 138, No. 8

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January 9, 1989

Annual Conference South
Carolina-Style Most Successful

Bishop F. C. James

Summerton, SC—The 65th Session of
the Central South Carolina Annual
Conference was held at historical
Liberty Hill A.M.E. Church in
Summerton, SC, and began ona high
note, as the members of Liberty Hill,
the Summerton community, ministers
and laity of the Conference, and
friends from across the state greeted
Bishop Frederick Calhoun James and
his wife, Dr. Theressa James. A pre-
birthday celebration, as well as a
surprise birthday celebration, was
given for Dr. James.

The Conference began with great
enthusiasm as Bishop James led the
ministers into the scheduled activities,
singing the uplifting songs of Zion.
Those in attendance were inspired by
the stimulating and soul-stirring
Annual Sermon, “Don’t Worry; Be
Happy,” delivered by the Reverend
Allen W. Parrott.

Theressa James

Subsequent messages were deliv-
ered by Rev. C. C. Gordon and Rev.
George Randolph of the Central
South Carolina Annual Conference
and by Dr. Arthur S. Jones of the First
Episcopal District. The closing semon
was delivered by the Senior Bishop of
all Methodism, Bishop Decatur Ward
Nichols.

Throughout the week, various
institutes were held by Rev. Allen
Parrott on the subject of Evangelism.
Lecturers for the institutes were the
Reverends H. Hunter, T. A. Johnson,
W. Washington, and R. L. Cleckley,
and Mesdames L. Simmons and Mary
Fogle, with summaries by Bishop
James.

Conference Missionaries dealt with
hunger in America, using the topic
“Fat America, Your Brother Is
Hungry.” The Young People’s

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Henderson S. Davis Honored By

A.M.E. General Officers

Dr. Henderson S. Davis

Indianapolis, IN—Dr. Henderson S.
Davis, retired General Officer and the
twelfth historiographer of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, was sig-
nally honored by the General Officers
of the church and his many friends
from across the connection.

The Bishops of the church also re-
sponded with their support of Dr.
Davis’ retirement hour in Indianapo-
lis. It was a high tribute to Dr. Davis
to have his own Bishop Samuel S.

Bishop S. S. Morris

Morris present and participating. He
was likewise shown unusual respect by
the response of the local pastors of In-
dianapolis, all of whom were present
to pay their respects to the honoree
who had served as pastor and presiding
elder in the 4th Episcopal District.
Bishop Morris and Dr. Joseph C.
McKinney were the principal speakers
on the program that was presided over

by Dr. Dennis C. Dickerson, 13tin His-
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A SPECIAL INVITATION
TO PRESIDENT BUSH

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Top Ten States for Public School Suspensions

Black Students Suspended at
Twice the Rate of Whites _____

The ten states which suspend
students most often from public
schools are: Maryland, Louisiana,
Delaware, South Carolina, Connecti-
cut, Hawaii, Virginia, Michigan, and
Ohio, according to a report prepared
by the National Coalition of Advo-
cates for Students (NCAS).

“School suspensions don’t help stu-
dents,” said NCAS Executive Director
Joan First. “Suspension often labels
children as troublemakers and they
then act out the prophecy. The
nation’s high dropout rate has its roots
in the abuse of disciplinary tactics.”

Research shows that students who
experience suspension or grade fail-
ure in elementary school become 5 to
13 times more likely to experience fur-
ther suspension, grade failure, and
undue absenteeism.

During the year following a junior
high or middle school suspension, the
suspended student faces a 2 to 3 times
greater likelihood of being suspended
again, a 52% rate of grade failure, and
a 29% expulsion rate (Safer, 1986).

“Most suspensions are for trivial
offenses—including attendance prob-
lems—rather than for the protection
of people or property,” First contin-
ued. “Additionally, Black students are
twice as likely to be suspended as their
White counterparts.”

Black students account for 16% of
the U.S. public school population, but
receive 59% of school suspensions. Be-
cause male students account for 70%

of school suspensions, Black male stu-
dents are most at risk for suspensions.

NCAS suggests that school districts
which are serious about lowering over-
all suspension rates while reducing
racial disparity can try the following:
(a) offenses which will result in a dis-
ciplinary referral should be clearly de-
fined by the school principal or a
committee of teachers; trivial offenses
should be defined as non-referable;
these definitions should be made clear
to students; (b) disciplinary referrals
should be recorded in writing by
teachers on a triplicate form; the
offense should be described in behay-
ioral terms which relate directly to the
school code; (c) a copy of the disciplin-
ary referral form should go on both the
student’s record and the teacher’s rec-
ord; the files of teachers with multiple
referrals should be reviewed to
examine the kinds of students in-
volved (i.e. Black males, White
females, etc.); an examination of
building-wide referrals should be part
of evaluation of school principals;
staff members who need to expand
their strategies for equitable class-
room management should be provided
with help by their school district; and
(d) suspension data should be
collected by race, ethnicity, gender,
and handicapping condition, then dis-
aggregated to offer a clear picture of
what is happening at individual school
sites; data should be readily available
and publicized regularly.

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A.M.E. Preacher Featured at 70th OPC _—

Columbus, OH—‘Preaching the
Word: Prophetic Voices in the 90’s” is
the theme of the 70th Annual Ohio
Pastors’ Convocation (OPC) to be
held early in 1989.

According to Dr. James K. Trout-
man, Chair of the OPC Planning
Committee, the OPC will “Break new
ground in both format and
atmosphere. Some pastors hardly
remember what it is like to be ina pew
rather than in a pulpit.” Thus, the
Planning Committee brought together
an outstanding group of preachers
with a nationally known liturgical
scholar to unite pastors in a spirit of
worship. Those preaching include Dr.
William D. Watley, Bishop Leontine
T. C. Kelly (retired), and Dr. James
Armstrong. Worship has been
designed by the Rev. Dr. Thomas
Dipko, Ph.D.

Dr. William D. Watley

Dr. Watley is pastor of St. James
A.M.E. Church of Newark, NJ, and is
a member of the Governing Board of
the National Council of Churches. He
also serves as co-chairperson of the
Black Theology Project of the
Theology in the Americas. Watley
served as Associate General Secretary
for Consultation on Church Union
(COCU) 1982-84.

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5 The AME Christian Recorder

The New Year of 1989 Will Carry With it the Problems of L988

I would have hoped that when
1988 had ended, so would my prob-
lems; but that is not so forme... or
you. I would wish for everybody in
1989 a clean slate and a genuine new
year with all the old problems solved.
That is not the way life is—to go to
sleep one night and wake up the next
day with no problems. Unless a mira-
cle takes place! A new year is not that
kind of miracle.

The year 1989, however, stands
boldly before you and me, challenging
all to come to grips with the real prob-
lems of life and to find the solutions
and answers in the common everyday
experience of people struggling since
creation. It would warm the cockles of my heart if I could speak magic words
and make the NEW YEAR REALLY NEW.

Each generation of people brings on newer and more complex problems
with no easy answers. The epidemic of drugs, AIDS and homelessness in the
latter half of our twentieth century has reached an alarming high. There is
really no excuse for anybody to be hungry or homeless; however, the projec-
tion for the voiceless, homeless adults and children for 1988 was far beyond
3,000,000, with no end in sight for 1989. Someone recently stated that there
seems to be growing social acceptance that the homeless people are here to
stay. The Urban Institute of Washington, DC, says an additional unknown
number of homeless people exists in the cities surveyed by the Institute who
do not use soup kitchens or shelters at all, but whose needs are as great—or
greater—than those of service users.

The Executive Director of the United Church of Christ Commission For
Racial Justice, Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., said many of the victims of home-
lessness, whose names will never be known, are of racial and ethnic
minorities. When I heard that the police in Miami, Florida, swept the
homeless people from the city streets for the Orange Bowl Parade, I thought
again about the statement of Rev. Chavis. He further said the criminal justice
system is no place for the homeless.

For the police and other law enforcement agencies to treat the homeless
as if their destitute state is a criminal offense in itself, is neither a compas-
sionate nor humane approach. In surveying how some of the major cities in
the United States handle the homeless, particularly during the winter months,
we are alarmed to find the proclivity to use police action rather than social
service support systems. In Atlanta, Georgia; Portland, Oregon; and in
Phoenix, Arizona; for example, the police routinely cite homeless persons
with violations of city ordinances as a means of moving them off the streets.

American values are changing drastically, and there is, indeed, a serious
erosion at the core. It seems to take more and more to motivate and satisfy
the individual. The basic fundamentals don’t seem to be bred into the new
generations and, as a result, this is reflected in our institutions. Real charity
should begin at home, and, when it does, it will surely spread abroad. There
seems to be more complacency in our nation, a lack of national trust and, as
a result, a lack of sense of direction.

Somehow, we must return to the basics and, from a set of principals,

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January 9, 1989

give life a new meaning. The whole range on war-readiness, the arms race and
the relationship between violence and nonviolence in domestic and interna-
tional affairs, makes a lot of the nation’s young people feel that life is cheap
and without much real future. On Veterans Day last year, eighty-four-year-
old Bob Hope said he hoped the world would find another way of resolving
conflicts other than by sacrificing the lives of its young.

A part of the continuing saga from 1988 is gang violence. This is a
serious blight on the American cities that fosters drug dealings and prostitu-
tion to finance ‘‘guns for gangs’’ and sundry other activities. As chilling as it
is to talk about the BLOODS and the CRIPS, the REDS and BLUES, it is
more unsettling to hear of the involvement of our Black youth who are
caught up in this dead end social catastrophe. The graffiti culture is evident
on the walls of buildings in every American city, and far too many of our
Black children are caught up in this fruitless endeavor.

Not only are the continuing problems of 1988 very much a part of 1989,
but the negative projections for Black citizens go over into the 21st century.
That then becomes a mandate for the Black leadership of clergy, church,
school, organizations and parents to act quickly to turn those projections
around. In the words of Dr. Edgar L. Mack, Executive Director of Christian
Education for the A.M.E. denomination, if we don’t turn things around,
“WHAT MAY BE AT STAKE IS OUR OWN SURVIVAL AS A RACE.”’

Dr. James K. Gripper compiled the following haunting statistics from
the 96th American Psychology Association Mini-Convention presented by
the Board of Ethnic Minority Affairs (BEMA) and Division Contributions
Conference in August of 1988. *Fifty-three percent of Black families are in-
tact (mother and father in home) but by 1990, 90 percent of Black families
are projected to be headed by single parents. *By year 2000, it is estimated
the 70 percent of all Black men will be in jail, dead, or on drugs, or in the
throes of alcoholism. *Those addicted to crack (a new, smokable cocaine
derivative) are estimated to be 85 percent Black. *Sixty percent of all infants
with AIDS are Black. *Fifty percent of Black males drop out of high school.
*While Black men are only six percent of the U.S. population, they compose
half its male prisoners in local, state and federal jails. We have real justifica-
tion for not wanting 1988 problems to be continued in 1989. May the sound
and fortunate among us see to its improvement.

Albert Einstein said there is no such thing as a new year, except in
Human Consciousness. Let us so hope, plan and work that human con-
sciousness will prevail and 1989 will, indeed, be new for the least among us.
In my personal optimistic projection, I trust that PEACE, LOVE, HOPE,
HAPPINESS, PROSPERITY and SUCCESS will more abound the world
over.

LET’S MAKE A NEW SOCIETY HAPPEN. And it will, if the kinder,
gentler people are sensitive to the needs of all.

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January 9, 1989

The AME Christian Recorder

Sees.

Revival of the London A.M.E. Annual Conference Under the

prior Se from three London congregations, with Mother Byrd in front row at far
right.

London, England—Bishop and Mrs.
V. R. Byrd spent several days in Lon-
don, England, trying to piece together
the remnant of African Methodists.
Interestingly enough, the A.M.E.
Church is very much alive; leadership
and guidance are needed badly.

We found Dr. Kingsley Tweed from
Bermuda holding on and carrying for-
ward Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church in
North Kensington; Dr. Moshe
Sephula pastoring First A.M.E.
Church at St. Peter’s Square in Lon-
don; and a Rev. Sister Harris of Zam-

bia holding forth an A.M.E. Church
in Glocester. Everyone is eager to go.

We met with all of the representa-
tives from all of the congregations in a
worship setting and had a delightful
time in the Lord. Bishop Byrd expects
to return to London in about ninety
days to receive new members for
Christ and the A.M.E. Church, and to
ordain deacons and make elders.

Let the entire Church pray for the
success, the revival and survival of the
LONDON A.M.E. CHURCH.

pr

Members of the Official Board, First A.M.E. Church, London. Rev.

Sephula, Pastor and Presiding Elder, London District, in pro tem.

Dr. Moshe M.

Episcopal Team Leadership of Bishop and Mrs. Vinton R. Byrd___

A.M.E. congregation rents this building for services at a cost of twenty pounds per ser-
vice. ($178 per pound in U.S. dollars). The site is St. Peter’s Church in St. Peter’s Square.

L-R: Dr. Kingsley Tweed, Dr. Andrew Lesis, Dr. Moshe Sephula; Bishop V. :R. Byrd,
Mrs. Theora L. Byrd and Brother Nicholas Tweed.

Thirteenth District Holds
Successful Meeting

Bishop C. E. Thomas
President Council of Bishops

by Rey. C. E. Jenkins, Sr.
Director, Public Relations

Nashville, Tennessee—The 13th Epis-
copal District, comprised of Kentucky
and Tennessee, assembled at Bethel
A.M.E. Church, 1300 South Street,
for its 1988 Planning Session with
Rev. H. L. Wilson serving as Host
Pastor; Rev. B. R. Booker, Host Pre-
siding Elder; Rev. W. F. Scruggs, As-
sociate Presiding Elder; Mrs. Susie J.
Thomas, Episcopal Supervisor, and
Bishop C. E. Thomas, Presiding
Bishop. Bishop D. Ward Nichols and
Bishop Harold I. Bearden were also in
attendance.

This meeting was a ‘box office at-
traction’’ in which all seats in the main
auditorium and basement were filled
one hour before the worship service
began, and with closed circuit TV tele-
cast of the entire service. All parking
spaces in and around the church were
taken, as all roads from every nook.
area and corner of the district led to
BETHEL, NASHVILLE.

Bishop Nichols ‘‘Does His Thing’’
Bishop D. Ward Nichols was the
KEYNOTE SPEAKER, and words
cannot describe the sermon God gave

Bishop D. Ward Nichols

to him. He held the congregation in his
hand. This great pulpiteer, who has
been a bishop for some forty-eight
years, spoke from the subject ‘‘Don’t
Lose Your Tang.’’ The text was taken
from Luke 14:34. Did not our hearts
burn within us as the VOICE OF EX-
PERIENCE SPOKE TO US.

Participants in the worship service
were Revs. H. L. Wilson, R. E. Kee-
see, T. C. Bolton, Patrick Clay
Joiner, S. M. Davis, Wink Swett, K.
S. Robinson and Willie Wood.

An Overview of the District
The 1988 SCHEDULE OF THE
ANNUAL CONFERENCES of the
“Blessed 13th Episcopal District’’
commenced with the Kentucky Con-
ference at St. John Frankfort, with
Rev. Kenneth Paris the host pastor
and Rev. H. L. Parks, Jr., Presiding
Elder host. Then it was on to the West
Kentucky Conference at Burk Chapel,
Paducah, with Revs. H. M. Green and
Wallace Garner, Presiding Elders and
Rev. Willie Wood, host pastor. From
there, on to the East Tennessee Con-
ference with Rev. O, Mason, Presid-
ing Elder, and Rev. J. K. Brown, host

pastor, in the City of Fayetteville.
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Henderson S. Davis Honored By AME General Officers

Dr. Dennis C. Dickerson

Dr. Joseph C. McKinney

toriographer of the A.M.E. Church
and successor to Dr. Davis. The
speakers were excellent in their de-
livery and gave high praise to the
former historiographer; in fact, all of
the speakers who brought tributes
were superb and they gladdened the
heart of Dr. Henderson Davis.

The music by the Crusaders of
Bethel A.M.E. Church, which was
host to the occasion, and by the Lay
Male Chorus of the Indiana Annual
Conference delighted the house of lo-
cal and connectional persons present
on that notable occasion.

The gifts from the audience and the
connectional church made a tidy cash
purse for Dr. Davis, who was also
awarded a lovely plaque from the
General Officers Council. It was, in-
deed, Dr. Davis’ night and the
members of his family were, seeming-
ly, enjoying it as much as the honoree.
It was a wholesome evening and the
dining room repast, at the conclusion
of the sanctuary service was, indeed,
delectable, palatable, and totally en-
joyable.

The local coordinator for the event,
Dr. Walter W. Reid, Sr., host pastor
of Bethel A.M.E. Church, was most
hospitable and accommodating to all,
and, especially, to the out-of-town
visitors. He also made his elaborate
pastor’s office available to the spon-
soring officers of Dr. Davis’ service of
special recognition.

It would appear that no one be-
grudged Dr. Davis his hour of honor;
he was treated like a King, if only for
that Saturday night. Would you be-
lieve that so many people took their
Saturday night to come out and pay
tribute to a retired general officer,
former presiding elder, former pastor,
former Payne Seminary professor and
a humble child of God? Well, they
did, and all went away happy for Dr.
Henderson Davis.

The official release covering this af-
fair will cover in more detail the event
naming all of the wonderful people
who shared with the Davis family.

The Historiographers of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church have all
been distinguished. Including Daniel
A. Payne, the church’s first historiog-
rapher and Dennis C. Dickerson, who
currently holds the position, thirteen
distinguished churchmen have been
elected to serve as official historian of
the A.M.E. Church. Since 1848, when
the General Conference chose Payne
to prepare a history of the denomina-
tion, the A.M.E. Church has recog-
nized the importance of assigning a
General Officer to collect, write and
disseminate historical information
about the Church’s theology of libera-
tion and its long fight to affirm the
spiritual and temporal freedom of the
world’s oppressed.

Daniel A. Payne, 1848-1893, 6th
Bishop; Benjamin W. Arnett, 1893-

1908, 17th Bishop; Henry M. Turner,
1908-1912, 12th Bishop; John T.
Jenifer, 1912-1920; Charles S. Smith,

M.D., 1920-1922, 28th Bishop; W. H.
H. Butler, 1924-1948; Reverdy C.
Ramsom, 1948-1952, 48th Bishop;
Eugene A. Adams, 1952-1960; Rich-
ard R. Wright, Jr., Ph.D., 1960-1968,
57th Bishop; McCoy Ransom, 1968-
1972; Howard D. Gregg, Ph.D., 1972
-1980; Henderson S. Davis, Ph.D.,
1980-1988; and Dennis C. Dickerson,
Ph.D., 1988-.

A special thanks goes to the General
Officers Council: Dr. Joseph C. Mc-
Kinney, President, Treasurer, A.M.E.
Church; Dr. Hercules Miles, Jr., 2nd
Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer,
Church Extension; Dr. Edgar L.
Mack, Executive Secretary-Treasurer,
Christian Education; Dr. Jamye C.
Williams, Assistant Secretary, Editor,
A.M.E. Church Review; Dr. Robert
H. Reid, Jr., Treasurer, Editor,
A.M.E. Christian Recorder; Dr. A.
Lee Henderson, Parliamentarian, Sec-
retary-Treasurer, A.M.E. Sunday
School Union; Dr. Frederick C. Har-
rison, Secretary-Treasurer, Missions;
Dr. Cyrus S. Keller, Editor-in-Chief,
Religious Literature; Dr. Y. Benjamin
Bruce, Director, Worship and Evan-
gelism; Dr. O. Urcille Ifill, General
Secretary; Dr. Floyd W. Alexander,
Sr., Secretary-Treasurer, Pensions;
Dr. A. W. Holman, Secretary-Trea-
surer, Salary Supplement; and Dr.
Dennis C. Dickerson, Historiogra-
pher.

The Church of Richard Allen wishes
for Dr. Dickerson a blessed tenure as
the church’s historiographer, in his
commitment to the ideals of the fa-
thers and mothers of African Method-
ism.

ST. PETER

A.M.E. CHURCH

Cameron, SC

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January 9, 1989

Thirteenth District Holds Successful Meeting

Rev. W. T. Atkins was host pastor
to the West Tennessee Conference at
Brown Chapel, Union City, and Revs.
J. L. Gleese and J. C. Miller, Pre-
siding Elders. The ‘‘Mother Confer-
ence,’’ the Tennessee Conference, was
held at Ebenezer, Clarksville, with
Revs. W. F. Scruggs and B. R.
Booker, Presiding Elders, and Rey.
Willie S. Love the host pastor. The
climax of the 1988 series was the Plan-
ning Meeting at Greater Bethel, Nash-
ville with Rev. H, L. Wilson, host
pastor. He and his fine congregation
left no stones unturned as they gave
the District an excellent entertain-
ment.

Series of Great Sermons
During this series of conferences
dynamic sermons that were unforget-
table were preached by three bishops,
including one address, along with
twelve other sermons.

Bishop Robert Thomas

Bishop Thomas Preached Until
Heaven Came Down. You should
have been in Union City . . . the Holy
Ghost came and people shouted all
over the vast congregation. We
thought that was it, but at Austin
Peay, Clarksville, the icing was put on
as the Holy Spirit descended. The
good bishop preached from the sub-
ject ‘‘Surrounded But Not Defeated.”’

Bishop H. I. Bearden

Bishop Harold Irvin Bearden Elec-
trified the West Tennessee and East
Tennessee Conferences. Heaven came
down and glory filled our hearts.
Bishop Bearden was heard saying, “‘I
felt like I used to feel as God used
me.’? What a service! What an inspi-
ration! Bishop Bearden, the 18th Re-
tired Senior Bishop, was as colorful as
ever, and did not our hearts glow as we
listened to his words of wisdom!

Bishop Frank C. Cummings

It didn’t stop at Union City and
Fayetteville, but something Strange
and Invigorating happened at Ebene-
zer, Clarksville. Bishop Frank Curtis

Cummings of the First District ad-
dressed the 121st Session of the Ten-
nessee Conference and it was so full of
fire that the congregation caught on
fire and called for more.

Bishop H. N. Robinson

Bishop Hubert Nelson Robinson
preached the Ordination Sermon and,
certainly, it can be said that A BIS-
HOP CAME BY PREACHING. You
ought to read his book. He preached
and the Holy Spirit came.

Other captivating sermons were
preached by the following ministers of
the District: Revs. Frederick Smith,
Thomas Walker, JoAnn Allen,
George S. White, Edward Jackson, A.
C. Griffin, C. A. Jones, William
Smith, L. H. Sykes and J. H. Nelson.
Also, the Rev. James Arnell . . . and
E. M. Martin.

Rey. L. H. Sykes

Great Personalities of the
Church Present
You can always tell the esteem the
church holds for a leader by those who
visit his district. During the 1988 series
of the conferences and the Planning
Session, some of the outstanding
leaders of the church were present to

ye

Bishop Henry Allen Belin

support Bishop and Mrs. Thomas.
Bishop Henry Allen Belin, Jr., and
Mrs. Belin were present to see their
older son, Henry, Jr., admitted to the
Conference. Bishop and Mrs. Belin
have given African Methodism both of
their sons. GOD BLESS THEM!
General Officers present included Drs.
R. H. Reid, Jr., Edgar L. Mack, Den-
nis Clark Dickerson, A. Lee Hender-
son and Jamye C. Williams. Other
ministers were Revs. Virgil Cumm-
ings, Charles Scott, Simon Perkins,
Walter W. Reid, R. J. King, James

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The AME Christian Recorder

H. Eddie Fox Appointed Director

of World Evangelism

Lake Junaluska, NC—The Reverend
H. Eddie Fox, Nashville, Tennessee,
evangelism staff executive for the 9.3
million member United Methodist
Church, has been named world direc-
tor of evangelism for the World Meth-
odist Council.

He will succeed Sir Alan Walker,
Sydney, Australia, who for ten years
occupied the post.

Dr. Fox will assume his new respon-
sibilities January 1, and will live in
Nashville, Tennessee, where the world
office will be moved from Sydney. His
appointment was announced in Lon-
don by Dr. Maxie Dunnam, Chairman
of the eighteen-member Evangelism
Committee of the World Methodist
Council, during a November 29-De-
cember 2 meeting of fifteen regional
secretaries of world evangelism. Dun-
nam said of Dr. Fox, ‘‘Having been
involved in world evangelism for more
than a decade, he is eminently quali-
fied.’’ Council President Bishop Lawi
Imathiu of Kenya, also attending the
meeting added, ‘‘His evangelistic lead-
ership in many nations sets him apart.
He is an excellent choice at this time
of momentous challenge and opportu-
nity.”

The World Methodist Council, an
association of churches belonging to
the Methodist tradition, represents
fifty-four million constituents in nine-
ty countries. Sixty-four Methodist and
related United Church denominations
are members of the Council.

Dr. Fox has served pastorates in
Tennessee and Virginia. Since joining
the Board of Discipleship in 1973, he
has directed preaching evangelism ef-
forts and international programs such
as the New World Mission. He created
the Key Event Celebration and ex-
panded the New Life Mission minis-
try. He designed the National Schools
of Evangelism, ‘‘Offering Christ To-
day,’’ involving more than five thou-
sand participants.

As a New World Missioner, he has
visited many countries including Aus-
tralia, Kenya, Liberia, Tonga, Fiji,
Estonia, Korea, Hong Kong, England
and India. He is author of books in-
cluding Living a New Life, Inherit the
Kingdom, Faith-sharing and Grace-
Esteem. A video resource for teaching
people to share their faith is being
completed under his direction.

Dr. Fox has been the keynote speak-
er for International Christian Youth
Conferences, national gatherings and
ecumenical conferences on evange-
lism. He has served for several years
as a regular faculty member of the
Schools of Evangelism often held in
connection with major Billy Graham
Crusades and as an adjunct teacher in
evangelism at Candler School of
Theology.

He is a graduate of Hiwassee Junior
College, Madisonville, Tennessee;
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens;
Candler School of Theology at Emory
University in Atlanta; and Vanderbilt
University Divinity School in Nash-
ville.

“I am excited about creating an
arena through the Regional Secretaries
in which churches of the world can
bring their vision, commitments and
resources to help one another in the
ministry of spreading the good news of
Jesus Christ into every corner of the
earth,’’ he said at the London gather-
ing.

Key areas of ministry requiring
global perspective, according to Dr.
Fox, are: the theological task, the con-

Dr. H. Eddie Fox

gregation and leadership.

““We are challenged to see the vision
God is giving to the church today,’’ he
said. ‘‘We must have a greater com-
mitment to global evangelism than did
the church to mission in the 19th cen-
tury. It is our challenge.’’

Dr. Fox will be preaching and teach-
ing with a major emphasis on the de-
velopment and support of leaders in
indigenous evangelism efforts around
the world.

He said if the network of regional
evangelism leaders ‘‘did not exist, we
would have to create it... to take
seriously the Great Commission and
the Wesley claim for the Methodist fa-
mily—‘The world is my parish.’ ”’

Regarding his experience in evange-
listic leadership in the church, Dr. Fox
said he does not feel he is leaving one
task to assume another. ‘‘Everything I
have been doing the past sixteen years
has led me to a vision of global
evangelization. 1 am convinced that
evangelism must be local and global
the same time.’’ Many pastors credit
their involvement in the New World
Mission program with radically alter-
ing the direction of their ministry, ac-
cording to Dr. Fox. ‘‘At a time when
we are tempted to be provincial, the
leaders of the church must think glo-
bally.”’

‘“We have one task and vision. The
Methodist people and family are called
to tell the whole world of Christ Jesus,
the Savior and hope of the world, who
is offered for all.’

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Meeting With National Black Leadership. . .

A SPECIAL INVITATION TO

GEORGE BUSH

John E. Jacob, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the National Ur-
ban League, speaking at the 32nd An-
nual Equal Opportunity Day Dinner at
New York City’s Hilton Hotel called
on President-elect George Bush to
convene a meeting with the national
Black leadership.

“*President-elect Bush has a historic
Opportunity to reshape policies that
have widened the gap between the
races, and by doing so, reshape Ameri-
ca’s politics,’’ said Jacob.

“First, I call on the president-elect
to convene an informal, off-the-
record meeting with national Black
leadership. He needs to exchange ideas
with Black leaders... get sugges-
tions from them on personnel and po-
licies . . . give the Black community
what it hasn’t had in eight years—
access to our national leadership,’’
Jacob told his audience. Jacob con-
tinued by adding, ‘‘we need the oppor-
tunity to help Mr. Bush be what he
says he wants to be—president of all
Americans.

“*T also call on the president-elect to
adopt the Urban League’s priority
goal—Black-White parity by the year
2000. I propose that Mr. Bush declare
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Syndicate It Productions Creates 30 Minutes

THE OTHER SIDE OF VICTORY SERIES

Arthur Ashe

Based on the success of their current
television pilot/special, The Other
Side of Victory, Syndicate It Produc-
tions has announced the creation of a
weekly half-hour series. The entertain-
ing and fast-paced The Other Side of
Victory program will be distributed by
Orbis Communications and is sche-

duled to begin airing in March 1989.

““*The Other Side of Victory’ is an
in-depth look at the Black athlete’s
life on and off the field,’’ states Shir-
ley Neal, Syndicate It’s Vice President
of Television and Video Production.
“Our profiles will provide an in-depth
look at the Black athlete’s life on the
field as well as exploring their personal
side—a side rarely seen by the
public.’’

Former tennis champ Arthur Ashe
has been secured as the host of the
series, which will be produced as a
“sports magazine.’’ The Other Side
of Victory will include sports features
and personal profiles of today’s Black
superstars, rising stars and sports offi-
cials. Each show will offer two per-
sonal profiles as well as lifestyle fea-
tures, sport tips, sports trivia, ‘‘Where
are they now?’ features and much
more.

Black America: What Will You Be
In 1989... And Future Years?

Charles L. Townsend, Sr.

Here we are, about to begin the new
year of 1989! To explain this state-
ment, let me bring to mind some of
the past events that have taken place.

Prior to the late fifties, Black
Americans were the mockery of the
American society. We settled for low
wages, menial jobs and second-class
education. . . but we had the deter-
mination to do better! Education was
a priority and self-respect was a norm.
There was even a desire to protect
each other.

The sixties brought about numer-
ous changes, such as random seating
on public vehicles, equal job opportu-
nities and choices of educational insti-
tutions. This was just a few of condi-
tions that should have belonged to all
citizens of the United States of Ameri-
ca.

Black Americans accepted these
baits of tidbits as freedom (we have
overcome), while the system set up a

forum of pure sham! The fishing was
good for the system. Blacks bit and
swallowed the bait—hook, line and
sinker. Even now, the hook is set and
Blacks are attached to the line and
maneuvered by the fisherman (50-year
-old White males), who move the lines
in whatever direction they would have
us to go.

The eighties have found Black
America in the worse social, economi-
cal, political and spiritual dilemma
since the years before reconstruction.
Blacks are living in a make-believe
realm and refuse to know the truth.

Socially, we have little or no con-
cern for each other, with Black on
Black crime, Blacks in positions to de-
mean other Blacks (tokenism) and the
lack of attention given to our youth.

Economically, we have become
consumers and basic supporters of the
system. Those that have it, keep it to
themselves. Blacks are afraid to even
try to become producers in their own
society.

Politically, we still believe in the
Great White Hope of the system,
when all indications tell us that whe-
ther democratic or republican, Blacks
are not in the future.

Spiritually, we have let all of our
hope in Almighty God ebb to its low-
est level. Blacks use Sunday to build
up our make-believe world that exists
in the tidbits that the system has used
as bait for our complacency, What
will you be in 1989 and future years?

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— Announcing —

BISHOP’S RETREAT

OF THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

January 30 thru February 1, 1989

HOLIDAY INN — BRILEY PARKWAY

2200 Elm Hill Pike

Nashville, TN 37210

Phone 615/883-9770

BISHOP C. E. THOMAS, HOST

Celebration Held to Benefit
Schomburg Center

Photographed recently at ACELEBRATION OF PAUL ROBESON, which benefited the
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, were (from left to right): Arthur Mit-
chell, artistic director of the Dance Theater of Harlem; Ed Bradley, CBS News Correspon-
dent and co-anchor of ‘‘60 Minutes’; Mrs. Edgar Bronfman, Jr., general co-chair of the
CELEBRATION; Granville L. Stevens, Senior Counsel, Revlon, Inc.; Cicely Tyson, ac-
tress; and David Dinkins, Manhattan Borough President.

A CELEBRATION OF PAUL ROBESON, on the occasion of the late actor, singer and
activist’s 90th birthday, included a special award to Frederick O’ Neal, co-founder of the
American Negro Theatre. Revlon, Inc. was one of the corporate patrons of ACELEBRA-

TION OF PAUL ROBESON.

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of The New York Public Library is
one of the most widely-used research facilities in the world devoted to the preservation of
materials on Black life. The Schomburg Center is located in Harlem, at 515 Malcolm X
Boulevard. For further information, call (212) 862-4000.

Pastor of Fifty-One Years Goes

to Eternal Rest

OBITUARY

Reverend Solomon Morris Cooper

1900-1988
(88 Years, 6 Months, 21 Days)

Solomon Morris Cooper, the son of
Emmett Cooper, was born May 14,
1900, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He
was brought to McIntyre, Ohio, and
reared by his grandparents Robert and
Leatha Cooper. He had two brothers
and one sister.

He was married to Stella Smith for
one year before her death. No living
children were born to this marriage.

Later, he married Mary Alice Free-
man, and of this union four children
were born. He married Gloria Glover
Childs in 1965.

Rev. Cooper was called to the min-
istry in 1926, and his first charge was
West Newton, PA, in 1928. His minis-
try was in the Pittsburgh, West Vir-
ginia, South Ohio and North Ohio

— OBITUARY —

Mrs. Fannie Belle Stokes Myeres,
daughter of the late Mr. Elbert Stokes
and Mrs. Lillie Mack Stokes was born
May 5, 1905, in Louisville, Georgia,
and departed this life on Monday, De-
cember 28, 1987.

She was married to Adolphus L.
Myeres who preceded her in death.

She leaves to mourn her passing, a
nephew, Benjamin Myeres of North
Augusta, South Carolina; cousins,
Gladys Mack and Elbert Mack of
Florida; and a host of other relatives
and friends.

Mrs. Myeres was a member of True
Vine African Methodist Episcopal
Church in New York. The pastor is
Reverend Carrie T. Hooper.

Good Friends
Are Rare

And Few

Conferences—all in the Third Episco-
pal District. He was a pastor for fifty-
one years.

In 1979, he superannuated from
Grace A.M.E. Church in Warren,
Ohio, and moved to Cleveland, where
he joined St. Paul A.M.E. Church.

Preceding him in death was Mary
Alice Cooper, step-son Charles Free-
man, brother Robert Cooper and
sister Losia Simpson.

Left to mourn his passing are his
devoted wife Georgia; daughters,
Beulah Henderson and Aquila Hunt;
sons, Rev. Samson M. Cooper and
Joseph R. Cooper; son-in-law, Allan
Henderson; daughters-in-law Juanita
and Lillie; brother, Rev. Virgil
Cooper; three generations of grand-
children; two step-daughters; four
step-sons; and a host of nieces,
nephews, other relatives and friends.

NEW YEAR’S
GREETINGS

Rev. Carrie T. Hooper
Pastor

TRUE VINE
A.M.E, CHURCH
2291 Seventh Avenue
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The AME. Christian Recorder

Continued from page 4

Thirteenth District Holds Successful Meeting

Davis, Summerville McCloud and Jor-
dan.

13th District Expansion and

Scholarship Program Moving

The 13th District Expansion and
Scholarship Program is off to a run-
hing start. It began as a self-help pro-
gram in the district. To date, over
$100,000 has been put to work to en-
hance and advance the churches of the
““Blessed Thirteenth.’

A goodly number of ministers are
matriculating in various theological
seminaries within the confines of the
district.

The Church Is Moving On
The 1988-89 appointments were read
by Bishop Thomas
TRANSFERS
Rev. Donald Newberry transferred
from the South Ohio Conference to
the Kentucky Conference and appoint-

ed to St. James, Covington.

Rev. Patrick Clay Joiner from the
West Kentucky Conference to the
Kentucky Conference and appointed
to Shorter Chapel, Paris, Kentucky.
Earnest Lathan transferred from the
West Kentucky Conference to the
East Tennessee Conference.

Rev. S. M. Davis transferred from the
East Tennessee Conference to the
Tennessee Conference.

Rev. B. R. Booker
Presiding Elder
Host

Rev. B. R. Booker transferred from
the Tennessee Conference to the East
Tennessee Conference.

Rev. Anthony Thomas transferred
from the East Tennessee Conference
to the Tennessee Conference.

Rev. W. F. Scruggs
Presiding Elder
Associate

Rev. Willie Love

Rev. Willie Love transferred from the
Tennessee Conference to the West
Kentucky Conference.
Rev. Ronald Walker transferred from
the West Kentucky Conference to the
Kentucky Conference.

KENTUCKY CONFERENCE

Rev. Price Mitchell, St. James,
Cynthiana, KY

Rey. Harry Walker, Davis Chapel,
Somerset

Rev. Ronald Walker, St. Andrews,
Winchester

Rev. Patrick Clay Joiner, Shorter
Chapel, Paris

WEST KENTUCKY

CONFERENCE

Rey, Elmer S. Martin, Presiding
Elder, Louisville-Paducah District

Rey, Willie S. Love, Asbury Chapel,
Louisville

Rev. Wallace Garner, St. James,
Louisville

TENNESSEE CONFERENCE

Rev. S. M. Davis, Presiding Elder,
South Nashville District

Rev. Reginal Brock, St. Peter,
Nashville

Rev. Daniel McCandless, Shorter
Chapel, Franklin

Rev. Ollie Graves, Sulphur Springs,
Cunningham

Rev. Eddie Sneed, Winters Chapel,
Lebanon

Rev. Joe Southall,
Carthage

Rev. Anthony Thomas, Ebenezer,
Clarksville

EAST TENNESSEE

CONFERENCE

Rev. B. R. Booker, Warren Chapel,
Chattanooga

Rey. Earnest Lathan, Round Hill,
Pulaski

Rev. David Strong, Allen Temple,
Chattanooga

Rev. David Woodruff, Quinn Chapel,
Chattanooga

Rey. H. L. Wilson
Host Pastor

WEST TENNESSEE

CONFERENCE

Rev. J. C. Miller, Presiding Elder,
North Memphis District

Rev. James L. Gleese, Presiding
Elder, South Memphis District

Rev. Cecil Maddox, Mt. Olive,
Memphis

Rev. W. E. Mitchell, Brown Chapel,
Memphis

Rev. Lawrence Twiggs, Brown
Chapel, Union City

Rev. Harold Davis, Allen Chapel,
Paris

Rev. Stephen Davis,
East Palestine

Rev. Arthur Williams, Taylor
Chapel, Memphis

Rev. James Nesbitt, Lewis
Chapel, Lexington

Rev. C. E. Jenkins
Reporter

DMC News and Views

by Gladys Fuller

Chicago, I1L—The Connectional
Christian Debutante-Master Dedica
tion Commission of the A.M.E
Church held its annual Christmas
party recently at the McCormick
Center Hotel. Mrs, Sarah Jackson of
Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church,
Chicago, was chairperson, and the
program committee included Mrs
Gladys Fuller, Mrs. Pauline Green-
well, and Mrs. Elizabeth Knox.
Hostesses were Miss Michele Hayes,
Miss Diana Jordan and Miss Terri
Liggins.

The affair was the first Christmas
party of the season for many of us, The
room was beautifully decorated and
the atmosphere was warm and cordial.
A lovely punch was served for the fel-
lowship hour and games were played
and prizes given. The repast was
delightful.

Mrs. Margaret Oliney graciously
accompanied the group in a songfest
and Reverend Wilfred Oliney gave the
Invocation and the Benediction.

Mrs. Evelyn Smith of Carey
Tercentenary A.M.E. Church,
Chicago, Chairman of the Annual
Awards Banquet, announced that the
Banquet will take place on Sunday
afternoon, May 7, 1989, at the
Congress Hotel, South Michigan Ave-
nue, Chicago. Honorees are still being
accepted. Please contact DMC Head-
quarters, (312) 752-6199, if you wish to
honor someone.

Mrs. Wyllye Jones of Bethel A.M.E.
Church, Chicago, chairman of the
Annual Awards Banquet Souvenir
Book, announced the prices for
inclusion in the book. If you wish to
place congratulatory messages in the
book, please call DMC Headquarters
at the number listed above.

Mrs. Hattie Banks, the DMC birth-
day coordinator, presented awards to
the membership with December

Continued from page 1

Annual Conference South
Carolina-Style Most
Successful

Department captivated the audience
with a skit and singing. As usual, the
Laity provided an outstanding pro-
gram with support from the clergy.

A high point of the conference was
the performance of the Allen Univer-
sity Concert Ensemble, which stirred
our hearts with heavenly music that
filled the auditorium.

We thank our bishop, Bishop
Frederick Calhoun James, who led
and inspired us to greater heights in
evangelism, education, economic de-
velopment and ecumenism.

Thanks also go to Dr. Theressa
James, who continually elevates the
Missionaries to greater effort and
achievement.

Finally, commendations are in
order for Dr. George Flowers and the
members of Liberty Hill for a job well
done.

Rey. Timothy A. Johnson, Reporter
Central Conference of
Seventh Episcopal District

“Cheerfulness |

Will Open The |

Door When
Other
Keys Fail.”

birthdays: Mrs, Elizabeth Knox, Mr,
Ritson Knox and Mrs. Gladys Fullet

Remarks were made by Evangelist
Ann Brooks, the DMC Fourth
District Chair; Mrs. Willie Wells,
DMC Chicago Conference Chair; and
Mrs. Julma B, Edge, DMC Chicago
Conference Dedication Ceremony
Supervisor.

Dr. Julma B. Crawford, the DMC
Connectional General Administrator,
gave the final remarks, introducing
and giving recognition to long-
standing DMC supporters.

Those attending the party from the
Chicago area were Mrs. Willie Wells,
Mrs, Thelma Smith, Mrs. Marbelline
Box, and Ms. Margaret Meeks of
Rockford; Mrs, Minnie L. Sledge, Ms.
Ruby Young, Miss Michelle D. Hayes,
Ms. Alpha White, Ms. Willa Donald-
son, Rev. and Mrs. Wilfred Oliney,
Miss Muriel Jackson, Ms. Dianne
Toran, Miss Terri Liggins, Ms. Hor-
tense Matthews, Mrs. Mae Hodges,
Ms. Sylvia J. Lloyd, Mrs. Julma Edge,
Mrs. Wilma A. Baugh, Mrs. Louise
Greer, Mr. Wesley Greer, Ms. Lois
Handy, Mrs. Gladys Baldwin, Mr.
Bennie Smith, Ms. M. Wheatley, Mrs.
Joyce Smith, Mr. Ritson A. Knox,
Ms. Ruthie M. Burt, Mrs. Elizabeth
Knox, Ms. Essie W. Davis, Ms.
Catherine D. Tan, Mrs. Gladys Brazil,
Ms. Naomi Harris, Ms. Thelma
Westmoreland, Mrs. Wyllye E. Jones,
Mrs. Arwildia Barnett, Ms. Hattie
Banks, Mrs. Lillian Teedom, Mrs.
Pearl B. Washington, Ms. Catherine
M. Bryan, Ms. Louise E. Bryan, Ms.
Lena Ford, Miss Diana Jordan, Ms.
Mary Rice, Mrs. Ruth Varnado, Mrs.
Julia Blackwell, Mr. Wayman
Blackwell, Ms. Velma M. Pickett, Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore T. Greene, Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Brooks, Mrs.
Evelyn Smith, Mrs. Sarah Jackson,
and Mrs. Gladys Fuller.

Happy New
Year!

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ST. JOHN
A.M.E. CHURCH

Montgomery, Alabama


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Boston University Celebrates

Howard Thurman’s Anniversary Sickle Cell Organization
with Maya Angelou Presentation

Boston, MA—Boston University’s
Howard Thurman Center is celebrat-
ing the 35th anniversary of the late
Howard Thurman’s appointment as
dean of Marsh Chapel in 1953. The
noted preacher and social philoso-
phers appointment as dean was the
country’s first such appointment of a
Black in a predominantly White uni-
versity.

In celebration of this event, the
Howard Thurman Center presented
“An Evening with Maya Angelou.’’
Angelou, an internationally acclaimed
poet and a friend of Thurman’s, dis-
cussed human dignity, equality and
Thurman’s message of unity between
all people.

“*Young men and women, you have
had the experience of the great mind
and heart of Howard Thurman who
lives with us today. I stand on his
shoulders. I sit in his lap of words. I
am embraced by his great heart to
care, to love,’’ said Angelou.

Boston University Executive Vice
President Jon Westling said, ‘‘Dean
Thurman is one of the authentic
heroes of our age. He was a man who
so thoroughly grasped the spiritual
potential of his moment that he trans-
formed it.’’

Thurman, who died in 1981, was
named by Life magazine in 1953, as
one of the twelve great preachers of
the Western faiths. His appointment

as dean was heralded by the Atlantic
Monthly as an event of crucial inter-
faith and interracial significance.

Thurman’s message of peace and
brotherhood between individuals and
races deeply reflected his associations
with great world thinkers such as Ma-
hatma Gandhi. Thurman’s words in-
spired the civil rights movement in this
country, in particular influencing the
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Born the grandson of a slave and
suffering the indignities of racial in-
sults in his early life, Howard Thur-
man so grew in stature that he could
proclaim ‘Men, all men, belong to
each other.’ His timeless message
counsels each of us to stay true to our
individual identity while we work to-
gether to break the barriers that divide
individual from individual, group
from group, and race from race,’’ said
George Makechnie, Thurman’s friend
and chairman of Boston University’s
Howard Thurman Center.

The Howard Thurman Center was
established in 1986, to continue Thur-
man’s mission: breaking the barriers
that separate individuals and races. In
conjunction with the 35th anniversary
of his appointment, the Center has re-
cently published the monograph
Howard Thurman—His Enduring
Dream, written by Makechnie, with a
forward by Sue Bailey Thurman,
Thurman’s widow.

Dual Day, Missionary Day, and the First
Quarterly Conference at Mt. Olive

December 11, 1988, was Dual Day
at Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church. It was
Missionary Day and the First Quarter-
ly Conference.

The Missionary ladies were in
charge of the order of service. Sister
Patrice Reeves (our pastor’s wife) pre-
sided, The Junior Choir sang out of
their souls.

The Presiding Elder preached a soul
stirring sermon. His text was taken
from Matthew 16:15-18. He focused
on the 18th verse, and his subject:
“Christ’s Church and its Founda-
tion.’’ He preached a Christmas ser-
mon saying, ‘‘Jesus is the reason for
the season, and we should never
doubt Him.’’ He said, ‘‘Christ is the
only thing that keeps us alive, and
Christ came to seek and to save those
who are lost.’’ He also said the harvest
is great, but the laborers are few, and
we need to reach out to touch
someone and let them know that Jesus
cares. The Spirit was high.

Our First Quarterly Conference was
held immediately after the morning
worship.

We are thankful to the good Lord
for sending our Pastor, J. E. Reeves
and his wife, back for another Con-
ference year.

Pastor Reeves is an asset to the city.

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the city and out of the city.

We thank the Lord for him and his
wife. We have grown to love them.

We are also happy for the return of
Presiding Elder Johnson and his
queenly wife, and we also love Rev.
Johnson and his wife.

The Presiding Elder confirmed the
Stewards and Trustees for this Confer-
ence year.

We had a beautiful Quarterly Con-
ference.

Rev. J. E. Reeves, Pastor
Rey. L, L. Johnson, Presiding Elder
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National Leaders Selected for

Danny Glover, acclaimed as one of the
most prolific actors in Hollywood, was
named the national spokesperson for the
National Association for Sickle Cell
Disease, Inc., at its 16th Annual Conven-
tion held recently in Albuquerque, New
Mexico.

Xernona Clayton of Atlanta, GA, was re-
cently elected chairman of the Board of
Directors of the National Association for
Sickle Cell Disease, Inc. Ms. Clayton is
assistant corporate vice president for Ur-
ban Affairs, Turner Broadcasting Sys-
tems, Inc.

Los Angeles, CA—Danny Glover, star
of such films as The Color Purple,
Witness, Lethal Weapon, and Raisin’
In The Sun, scheduled for PBS in early
1989, has been selected as the spokes-
man for the National Association For
Sickle Cell Disease, Inc. (NASCD).

‘*Because he is a universally respect-
ed and admired performer, Danny
Glover can help us tell the sickle cell
story,’’ said Xernona Clayton, As-
sistant Corporate Vice President For
Urban Affairs, Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc., and newly elected Chair-
man of the NASCD Board of Direc-
tors.

Glover accepted his appointment at
the banquet which closed the 16th an-
nual NASCD convention in Albuquer-
que, NM, recently. I’ve been blessed
to have one hit movie after another,”’
he said. ‘‘Now, it’s my turn to give
something back to my community. |
thank you for this opportunity and
this challenge to help find a solution to
the sickle cell problem.”’

The theme for the convention was
‘Issues and Implications For The
Adult With Sickle Cell Conditions.’’
Delegates from the Association’s 80
chapters also elected eight incumbent
and three new directors to the NASCD
Board.

Ms. Clayton was re-elected to the
Board for a second term, and is the
first woman serving as Chairman. She
was one of the first to volunteer to
serve on the National Advisory Com-

roe

mittee of NASCD in 1972. Ms. Clay-
ton joined SuperStation TBS in 1979
as a part-time documentary specials
producer, and has served the Turner
Broadcasting System in a number of
capacities over the years. Prior to
joining WTBS, Ms. Clayton was the
nationally-acclaimed host of The Xer-
nona Clayton Show, a regular feature
on WAGA-TV, CBS affiliate in At-
lanta.

The new directors are Kwaku
Ohene-Frempong, M.D., L. Julian
Haywood, M.D., and Ingrid Saunders
Jones. Dr. Ohene-Frempong is Medi-
cal Director, Sickle Cell Program,
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Dr. Haywood is Profes-
sor of Medicine and also Director of
the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center,
University of Southern California
School of Medicine, Los Angeles. Ms.
Jones is Assistant Vice President and
Director For Urban Affairs of the Co-
ca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA.

In addition to Ms. Clayton, other
officers elected are Charles F. Whit-
ten, M.D., Detroit, MI, President;
Roosevelt Brown, D.D.S., Little
Rock, AR, Ist Vice Chairman; Pa-
tricia Robinson, R.N., M.A,,
C.N.A., North Richland Hills, Texas,
2nd Vice Chairman; Johnny Scott,
M.D., Ph.D., Birmingham, AL, 3rd
Vice Chairman; Carol W. Redding,
Secretary, and Howard D. Anderson,
Treasurer, both of Chicago.

The Second Annual

Convocation on Evangelism
and Church Growth Seminar
THEME: CONVERSIONS, ACCESSIONS/RETENTIONS

January 10-13, 1989
COURT OF FLAGS HOTEL—ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32819

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Bishop H. Hartford Brookins
Chairman of Commission and Evangelism

Bishop Philip R. Cousin
Host Bishop

Dr. Waymon Dixon
Dean of Evangelism and Church Growth Seminar

Dr. Charles E. Cloy
Coordinator of Evangelism and Church Growth Seminar

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Registration Fee: $35.00
DR. Y. BENJAMIN BRUCE, SR.
Director of Evangelism
$78 Major Boulevard, Suite 200
Post Office Box 690638
Orlando, FL 32819

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The AME Christian Recorder

Merrill Lynch and the Nul
Announce Scholarship Program
for the ‘‘Class of 2000’’

New York—Merrill Lynch & Co.,
Inc., and the National Urban League,
Inc., today announced the newly
established ‘‘ScholarshipBuilder pro-
gram for two hundred and fifty inner--
city students in the ‘*Class of 2000.”’
Benefiting twenty-five first grade
children in each of ten cities, the pro-
gram is underwritten by the Merrill
Lynch Foundation,

Under the ScholarshipBuilder pro-
gram, the Merrill Lynch Foundation
will make contributions into a special
investment account over the next six-
teen years to pay for the college educa-
tion or advanced training of the parti-
cipating students upon their gradua-
tion from high school. For each stu-
dent who graduates, the program will
provide the costs of tuition, books,
room and board for up to four years
of college or vocational training.

Twenty-five students have been se-
lected from each of the following
cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, De-
troit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami,
New York, Philadelphia, and Wash-
ington, DC. The students were induct-
ed in ceremonies at their schools in
each of the cities, with the exception
of Philadelphia where the ceremony
will be held later.

The National Urban League and its
affiliates in each of the ten cities work-
ed with school officials to select the
schools and students. Urban League
affiliates will provide the educational
counseling, monitor student progress,
and work with parents and teachers to
encourage continued participation.

“‘We share with Merrill Lynch the
belief that there can be no more im-
portant investment in the future of our
nation than in the education of chil-
dren everywhere,’’ said John E.
Jacob, President and Chief Executive
Officer of the National Urban League.

“There have been a number of
other excellent ‘adopt-a-class’ pro-
grams throughout the nation, and

ScholarshipBuilder builds on those,”’
said William A. Schreyer, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Merrill
Lynch, ‘‘Our program begins earlier
in the child’s educational career—
first grade—and provides funds not
only for college or other post-second-
ary education but also a stipend upon
high school graduation for students
who immediately become fully em-
ployed or who enter military service.”’

John E. Fitzgerald, Merrill Lynch
Foundation President, said that ap-
proximately $8 million would be con-
tributed into the account and esti-
mated its value could increase to as
much as $6 million by the time partici-
pating students are enrolled in college
or other post-secondary training. Ini-
tially, the Foundation contribution to
the account will be $500,000 or $2,000
per student. In subsequent years con-
tributions may vary, depending on
projections of educational costs, he
said.

Urban League affiliates worked
with the school officials in each city to
select ScholarshipBuilder schools and
students. Among the factors consider-
ed were: an orderly environment
focused on educational achievement;

-good student and teacher attendance

levels; parent involvement; methods to
measure academic achievement by the
students; and effective administrative
leadership.

The student selection process
sought to achieve ethnic and racial
diversity, gender balance and a socio-
economic mix representative of the in-
ner-city, first grade population in the
school district.

Founded in 1910, the National Ur-
ban League is a non-profit, commu-
nity-based organization dedicated to
securing equal opportunity for Blacks
and other minorities. The League has
affiliates in one hundred and thirteen
cities in thirty-four states and the Dis-
trict of Columbia.

Metropolitan Life Foundation Awards
“Project Reach” Grants for AIDS Education

New York, 1988—Metropolitan Life
Foundation’s ‘‘Project Reach’’ will
award a total of $150,000 in grants to
nine AIDS outreach programs for
their work in providing AIDS educa-
tion to high-risk individuals and com-
munities.

This is the second year of Metropo-
litan Life Foundation’s ‘‘Project
Reach”’ initiative to support creative
AIDS education efforts. According to
Sibyl Jacobson, president of the foun-
dation, ‘‘We wish to help bring AIDS
education to hard-to-reach groups.”’

“Many of the organizations selected
for AIDS prevention grants this year
are working with young people who
are not yet infected but who are at risk
of exposure,’’ said Ms. Jacobson. “‘It
is urgent to train and counsel these
people now.”’

Grant recipients are Covenant
House, New York, NY; Child Welfare
League of America, Washington, DC;
KCTSeattle 9, Seattle, WA; Urban
League of Southwestern Connecticut,
Stamford, CT; National Association
on Drug Abuse Problems (NADAP),

...dappy New Year...

New York, NY; National Network of
Runaway and Youth Services, Wash-
ington, DC; and Phoenix Urban
League, Phoenix, AZ.

The Metropolitan Life Foundation,
established in 1976, by the Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance Company, has con-
tributed nearly $60 million to support
a variety of activities in the areas of
health, education, civic affairs and
culture throughout the United States.

Project Reach is the latest in a series
of activities supported by Metropoli-
tan Life Foundation and Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company totaling over
$5'% million to help educate the public
about AIDS. In the fall of 1987, Met
Life underwrote the two-hour televi-
sion special, ‘‘The National AIDS
Awareness Test,’’ and participated in
a major community outreach pro-
gram. This past year Met Life was the
sole national underwriter of Group W
Television’s AIDS LIFELINE cam-
paign, television’s first ongoing na-
tional AIDS education and informa-
tion effort.

Paul Robeson Family Medical
Center Dedicated

NEW YORK—HEALTH PROMOTERS—Mrs. Matilda R. Cuomo, center, wife of New
York State Governor, Mario M. Cuomo, prepares to inspect the state-of-the-art facilities
of the Paul Robeson Family Medical Center following its dedication to the people of
Harlem recently. With her are, from left, Randolph Guggenheimer, Chairman of the
Board of Harlem’s North General Hospital; Theron Cooke, Director of the medical
center; Denise Richardson, reporter, WOR-TV, and mistress of ceremonies for the dedica-
tion; and Eugene McCabe, President of North General Hospital.

Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY), Manhattan Bourough President David N. Dinkins
and Lewis Rudin, Chairman, Association for a Better New York, were among the many
prominent New Yorkers to dedicate the medical center at 140 West 125 Street, Manhattan.

Wishing You a
Prosperous
New Year!

Mrs. Francina Clay Alexander

(From the Personal Files of the late
Francina Clay Alexander)

Life’s a bully good game, with its
kicks and cuffs.
Some smile, some laugh, some
bluff;
Some carry a load too heavy to bear,
While some push on with never a
care.
But the load will seldom heavy be
When I appreciate you and you
appreciate me.

He who lives by the side of the road
And helps to bear his brother’s
load
May seem to travel alone and long
While the world goes by with a
merry song,
But the heart grows warm and sorrows
flee
When I appreciate you and you
appreciate me.

When I appreciate you and you
appreciate me,

The road seems short to Victory.
It buoys one up and calls, ‘‘Come
On;

And days grow brighter with the
dawn.

There is no doubt or mystery

When I appreciate you and you

appreciate me.

THE PENSION
DEPARTMENT

Dr. Floyd Alexander
Director


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January 9, 1989

New Presiding Elder Appointed to
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Grenada, MS—The Rev. Edward C.
Taylor is the newly-assigned Presiding
Elder of the Greenville-Vicksburg
District of the Central-North Missis-
sippi Conference. He previously serv-
ed as District Superintendent of the
Grenada-Columbus District of the
Northeast-West Mississippi, one of
the largest and highest paying districts
in the 8th Episcopal District.

Although Rev. Taylor was born in
Gary, Indiana, and reared in St.
Louis, Missouri, he quickly reminds
the native Mississippians that his
foster mother, Mrs. Gertrude Stinson-
Evans of St. Louis, is a native of Gre-
nada and a former member of the
Greater Powell A.M.E. Church in
Grenada, his first pastorate in Missis-
sippi. Rev. Taylor stated that in his
younger years when he was ‘“‘trying to
find’? himself, ‘‘Mama Gertrude’’
provided the physical comforts and
fiduciary support that he needed.

‘*When I went into the ministry, she
even purchased my first pulpit robe,”’

. says Rev. Taylor. Even in her state of
illness, Sister Evans is an active mem-
ber of Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church
in (Kinloch) St. Louis, Missouri, and
her sister, relatives, nieces and
nephews (including the Clarkes and
Loves) are members of the Greater
Powell A.M.E. Church in Grenada.

Rev. Taylor served A.M.E. pas-
torates in Louisiana, Hannibal, and
St. Charles, Missouri, before trans-
ferring from the Missouri (East) Con-
ference to the Northeast-West Missis-
sippi Conference in 1977.

“When I was first assigned to
Greater Powell A.M.E. Church in
Grenada, I was surprised to see such
an active, large membership in such a
relatively-small town,’’ he said.
“However, within two years, I buried
more than sixty members, but young-

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swelling the membership,’’

Rey. Taylor states that he loves Po-
well Chapel Church because it helped
him in the early growth and develop-
ment of his ministry in the church,
Not only did Powell Church assist him
spiritually, but physically, as well.
Rev. Taylor goes on to say, ‘‘When I
pastored Powell Church, my Pastor’s
Steward was a young, progressive
churchman by the name of James
Clarke; my pastor’s salary and com-
pensation doubled, then tripled, and,
before long, I was receiving one of the
top ten highest pastor’s salaries in the
entire connection, according to Bishop
Cummings.’’ Greater Powell A.M.E.
Church still holds that record and Rev.
Taylor states, ‘‘I love Powell
Chapel.’’

During his tenure of three and a half
years as pastor of Powell Church, he
renovated the entire church, entertain-
ed the annual conference free of
charge, sponsored a free-feeding pro-
gram during the summer months, and
received more than fifty young people
into the church as full members.
Moreover, at least five ministers were
licensed to preach during his admini-
stration.

Rev. Taylor received his training
from Eden Theological Seminary in
St. Louis and he always finds time to
enroll in continuing education courses
and other seminars that he has found
helpful in his ministry.

He is married to Dottie Taylor, a
native of High Point, North Carolina.
She is an alumnus of Barber-Scotia
College in Concord, North Carolina.
As a baby, she often remembers being
left to the care of the late Rev. Arthur
Marshall, Jr. (later Bishop), both of
whom were members of High Point’s
St. Stephen’s A.M.E. Zion Church.
She became an active member of the
Missouri (East) Conference Branch
W.M.S. and later served as an Episco-
pal District W.M.S. officer in the 8th
District, as well as Conference Branch
Y.P.D. Director of the Northeast-
West Mississippi Conference. Mrs.
Taylor is currently employed in ad-
ministration with the Grenada Munici-
pal School District.

When Rev. Taylor was asked what
does his future career look like, he
replied, ‘‘I’ve renewed my vows with
the Lord, and I’m going to keep on
singing, praying and preaching until
God calls me home.”’

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READINGS
Seven of God’s Promises

MONDAY:
‘‘God’s Promise to Noah’’
Genesis 9:8-17
TUESDAY:
**God’s Promise to Abraham’’
Genesis 15:1-6

WEDNESDAY:
‘‘God’s Promise to Joshua’
Joshua 1:1-9
THURSDAY:

“‘God’s Promise to David’’
II Samuel 7:8-16

FRIDAY:
“‘God’s Promise to Solomon’’
I Kings 3:5-14
SATURDAY:

“‘God’s Promise to Hezekiah’’
II Kings 20:1-11
SUNDAY:
“‘God’s Promise to Zacharias’’
Luke 1:5-20

Happy New Year!

Dr. Johnny Barbour
Pastor
Pearl Street A.M.E. Church
2519 Robinson Street

Jackson, MS 39202

A. Lee Henderson
Secretary/ Treasurer

A.M.E. Sunday School Union

Nashville, Tennessee

WORLD AIDS
DAY UPDATE

Submitted by Gwendolyn Williams
Executive Director,

Connectional Health

Commission A.M.E, Church

New Orleans, LA—The Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) encouraged all
Americans to participate in obser-
vance of World AIDS Day, held De-
cember 1, 1988.

World AIDS Day was initially pro-
claimed by the World Health Organi-
zation to communicate three mes-
sages: we can stop the spread of the
AIDS virus; individuals can protect
themselves from the virus; and we
should have compassion and under-
standing for people with AIDS and
those infected with the human im-
munodeficiency virus (HIV).

One way in which we observed
World AIDS Day was through the
wearing of a green ribbon. The green
ribbon symbolizes commitment to un-
derstanding and talking about the facts
on AIDS and HIV infection. Under-
standing AIDS and HIV infection is an
important first step in controlling the
spread of the disease.

The Centérs for Disease Control
thank all for joining with state and
local governments, national organiza-
tions, community-based organizations
and schools nationwide, who partici-
pated in World AIDS Day by wearing
a green ribbon, and for joining in
other activities planned in your com-
munity.

For additional information about
World AIDS Day, call Charyn Sutton
or Ronn Thomas at 215-735-4747, or
Gwendolyn Williams, 504-821-5095.

Happy Blessed
New Year!

Because He Lives

I Can Face The
New Year.

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il

A FEW GOOD MEN—As regional accounting supervisor for McDonald’s Corporation,
Stephen A. Betts, left, keeps his eye on the company’s bottom line, and David M. Moore,
center, is vice president and co-owner of Quality Croutons, whose product tops
McDonald’s garden salads. The two, however, have more in common than their
McDonald’s affiliation. They recently were named by DOLLARS & SENSE magazine two
of America’s Best and Brightest Young Business and Professional Men. Now in its second
year, the ‘‘best’’ award salutes sixty of the nation’s most talented, well-educated and high-
ly-motivated men between the ages of twenty-five and forty,

DOLLARS & SENSE publisher Donald C. Walker, right, was on hand to congratulate
Betts and Moore at a banquet held to celebrate the recipients.

District Planning Meeting Deemed ‘‘Fruitful”’

Oxford, OH—Bethel A.M.E. Church
and the pastor, Rev. John E.
Freeman, were hosts to the annual
Planning Meeting of the Third Episco-
pal District’s Dayton, Ohio, District.
Rev. Virgil E. Cummings, Presiding
Elder of the Dayton District, presided
over what proved to be a productive
session.

With an opening devotional period,
Scripture readings and a choir that
rendered spirited and uplifting songs,
the mood was set for a good confer-
ence. All present—ministers and
friends—were inspired by the Dayton
District’s ‘‘young woman in minis-
terial training,’? whom God used to
tell us about ‘‘Putting GOD first in
your plans.’’ Melonie A. Valentine
was truly blessed of God to tell of his
wonderful works.

Presiding Elder Cummings inform-
ed us of the Quarterly Conference
schedule and of other meetings for the
conference year. After much fruitful
discussion, the Planning Meeting was
adjourned with a fellowship period
following.

Jerry L. Bankston, Reporter

WISHES FOR A
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ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

FIRST EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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JAMAICA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
April 12-16, 1989
Chapel of Christ Redeemer Church
15 Swallowfield Road
Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies
Church Phone: 92-93824

The Rev. S. Lawrence, Host Pastor

The Rev. J. E. Micklejohn, Host P.E.

GUYANA-SURINAME
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
April 20-23, 1989
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Kaiser Straat 140
Paramaribo, Surinam
The Rev. Pearline E. Chaser, Host Pastor
The Rev. Dr. H. E. Hinds, Sr., Host P.E.

BERMUDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
March 9-12, 1989
WMS Annual Day
March 8, 1989
Heard Chapel A.M.E. Church
Glebe Road
Pembroke East, Bermuda
Church Telephone (809) 292-3949
Pastor’s Telephone (809) 292-3949
The Rev. Reginald McRae, Host Pastor
The Rev. Conway Simmons, Host P.E.

NEW JERSEY
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
April 5-9, 1989
WMS Annual Day
April 4, 1989
Bethel A.M.E. Church
512 N. Church Street
Moorestown, NJ 08057
Church Telephone: (609) 235-3152
Pastor’s Telephone: (609) 234-7624
The Rev. Vernal Simms, Host Pastor
The Rev. John H. Johnson Jr., Host P.E.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
April 27-30, 1989
Bethel A.M.E. Church
12th & Queen Street
U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Croix
Church Phone: 1-809-773-6892
Pastor’s Phone: 1-809-778-9403
The Rev. V. H. A. Gordon, Host Pastor

'LAWARE
oe “a The Rey. Louis C. Davis, Host P.E.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE
April 13-16, 1989
WMS Annual Day
April 12, 1989
Dickerson Chapel A.M.E. Church
South Dupont Highway
Millsboro, DE 19966
Church Telephone: (302) 934-6360
Pastor’s Telephone: (302) 398-4437
The Rev. Joseph Brame, Host Pastor
The Rev. Joseph D. Tull, Host P.E.

HAITI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
May 4-7, 1989
A.M.E. Church
Rue de Centre #320
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
The Rev. Saul Louis, Host Pastor

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
June 21-25, 1989
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The Rev. J. Green, Host Pastor & P.E.

NEW YORK
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
April 26-30, 1989
WMS Annual Day
April 25, 1989
Emmanuel A.M.E. Church
37-41 West 119th Street
New York City, NY 10026
Church Phone: (212) 722-3969
Pastor’s Phone: (914) 636-6334
The Rev. Millard D. Birt, Host Pastor
The Rev. W. Lee Freeman, Host P.E.

TRINIDAD—GRENADA—
BARBADOS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
July 19-24, 1989
Nazareth A.M.E. Church
Sunshine Avenue
San Juan, Trinidad
The Rey. Anderson Burkett, Host Pastor
The Rev. Dr. Fleming Joseph, Host P.E.

NEW ENGLAND
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
May 18-21, 1989
WMS Annual Day
May 17, 1989
Bethel A.M.E. Church
110 Grove Street
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Church Telephone: (203) 384-9200
Pastor’s Telephone: (203) 371-0214
The Rey. Ellis B. Louden, Host Pastor
The Rev. Herbert L. Eddy, Host P.E.

LONDON ENGLAND
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Bay 624 Malton Road
North Kensington
London W. 10 6110
The Rev. B. K. Tweed, Host Pastor

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PHILADELPHIA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
May 24-28, 1989
WMS Annual Day
May 23, 1989
Trinity A.M.E. Church
27th and Cumberland Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19132
Church Telephone: (215) 229-1652
Pastor’s Telephone: (215) 276-1360
The Rev. E. W. Saunders, Host Pastor
The Rev. Harry J. White, Host P.E.

Wishing You a
Prosperous New
Year!

THE FIRST DISTRICT
PLANNING MEETING
June 8-9, 1989
Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Corner of New and Neilson Streets
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Church Phone: (201) 749-8476
Pastor’s Phone: (201) 545-3638)
The Rev. H. A. Hildebrand, Host Pastor
The Rev. C. E. Martin, Host P.E.

Dr. Hercules Miles
2856 North Grand Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63107

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Annual Conference

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The AME Christian Recorder January 9, 1989

Pastor George R. Reid Dedicates New
Educational Center in Kansas City, Kansas

Dr. George A. Reid

Bishop Vinton R. Anderson

Kansas City, MO—Dr. George
Ransom Reid, the progressive and
successful pastor of Bethel A.M.E.
Church, has built a new Educational
and Administrative Center. He, along
with the officers and member, are
rejoicing, with much celebrating. A
week-long service of worship and
praise was held, culminating with a
cornerstone-laying and dedication.
The Most Worshipful Prince Hall
Grand Lodge of Missouri officially
conducted the cornerstone service.
The dedicatorial service was conduct-
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Happy New Year!

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Presiding Elder
South Carolina

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Vinton Randolph Anderson, who was

the chief celebrant. The sister church-
es of the community, along with the
very strong support of the A.M.E.
churches, helped make this a most
memorable event. Many clergy-
persons joined in the celebration and
expressed special congratulations to
Dr. Reid for his notable accomplish-
ments.

The new Administrative and
Educational Center is not only a credit
to the Bethel congregation, but to the
entire Kansas City Community. This
new facility was referred to by many as
a state-of-the-arts center of which all
may be justly proud.

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Best Wishes
For A
Bright

New Year!

Rev. R. C. Jenkins
Metropolitan A.M.E. Church
Ardmore, OK

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DR. J. H. OXLEY
Pastor

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A.M.E. Annual Yuletide Banquet Held

Birmingham, AL—The Birmingham
Hilton Hotel was the site of the
Annual Yuletide Banquet of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Ministers’
Wives and Ministers Alliance, held
recently,

Special banquet speaker was Mrs.
W. H. (Leila) McSpadden. Other pro-
gram participants included Bishop
and Mrs. Frank Madison Reid, Jr.,
Bishop and Mrs, C, E. Thomas, Mes-
dames Albert Hyche, Roosevelt Grier,
F. M. Glover, J. C. Bonner, Myers
Hawkins, Richard Johnson, R. Cole,
C. Foye, J. F. Holmes, J. Nashville,
and the Reverends R. D. Hicks, W. J.
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Washington, Juantellia Battle Major

First Quarterly
Conference Business
In Good Order

San Antonio, TX—Presiding Elder O.
W. Hodges of the East San Antonio
District presided over the First Quar-
terly Conference of Ball Tabernacle
A.M.E. Church. The consecration/
devotional service, held by the
Steward Board members, together
with a testimonial service, conducted
by the elder, proved to be spiritually
uplifting to all.

The Sunday morning worship
service was well attended and those
present heard Rev. Hodges deliver a
message on “A Celebration of Life.”

The Sunday evening Union Quarter
Sermon was brought by The Rev. L. E.
Tinson, pastor, Hodges Chapel
A.M.E. Church. The subject of the
provocative message was “At Church
But Not In Church.”

The quarterly conference business
of Ball Tabernacle, where Rev. N. H.
Franklin serves as pastor, was found
to be in good order.

Alvis Butler, Reporter

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Red, green and white colors
prevailed in dress and decorations and
Santa and his wife were present to pre-
sent each guest and member with a
gift,

Directing the activities for the fes-
tive occasion was the special events
committee, including Mesdames M,
Croswell, J. C, Bonner, J. F. Holmes,
R. Grier, and E, P. Greene. Rev. W. J,
Miller is Alliance president and Mrs.
W. H. MeSpadden is Council
president,

Dr. Hattie Bryant Greene, Reporter

We Praise God And Hope For Peace
And Love In 1989. Happy New Year!

Best Wishes Fora eo

Much Success

And Happiness
In the
New Year!

Rev. W. M. Jenkins
Enid, OK

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Avery A.M.E. Church
5605 Everest
Oklahoma City, OK 73111

New Year!

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Brooklyn, NY 11221

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