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God Speaks To The Super Seventh Christian Leadership Congress

God’s Word says that when the Lord
first called the Prophet Samuel, he
was a young boy who didn’t know
the Lord and couldn’t yet recognize
God’s Word. He was able to get in
touch only after Eli the priest sent
him back to bed with the proper
response: “Speak, LORD; for thy
servant heareth”.

Those words from I Samuel 3:9
were the theme and clarion call in
Columbia South Carolina as African
Methodists from across the State

and the Connection gathered for this
year’s Seventh Episcopal District
Leadership Congress.

The Congress was the result of
months of planning by the Leader-
ship of the Seventh District’s Clergy
and Laity, led on by our innovative
and dynamic Presiding Bishop, the
Right Reverend Frederick C,

James. The Conference theme, in
fact, was prayerfully suggested by
our Bishop in the hope that it would
motivate us to let the Lord speak to

us. That theme was unanimously ap-
proved by the Congress Executive
Planning Committee. The wisdom of
this choice was borne out by the
words and deeds of the Congress
participants, All week long, the
voice of Jesus could be heard,

The Lord spoke on the morning
and into the afternoon of Tuesday,
July 8, as the Presiding Elders of the
Super Seventh made record break-
ing reports. Records were set not
only in the traditional report items,

World Metho

NAIROBI—Comprehensive
economic sanctions against the apar-
theid government of South African
“to make possible a less violent
resolution of the South African
tragedy” was called for here by an
international conference of Metho-
dists from 90 countries.

The 500-member World Methodist
Council adopted a ten-point list of
steps to “bring about a positive
change, and to establish a free and
just society in South Africa.” The ac-
tion of the council then was confirm-
ed by a virtually unanimous vote of
the more than 2,500 persons attend-
ing the 15th World Methodist Con-
ference at the Kenyatta Interna-

After the votes had been taken, it
was announced that an unspecified
number of members of the delega-
tion from the Methodist Church of
Southern Africa had abstained from
voting on the state.

Among other things the resolu-
tion:

* Calls on all Methodist bodies
around the world “to divest their
funds immediately from corpora-
tions and banks that have direct or
indirect ties to South Africa;”

* Asks World Methodist Council
member bodies “‘to advocate to their
governments a policy of monitored,
mandatory, comprehensive econo-
mic sanctions, in order to make more
possible a less violent resolution of

Bishop F. C. James

—_—

the South African tragedy” and to
make provision for economic aid to
nations bordering on South Africa
which would suffer loss because of
sanctions, and assistance for in-
dividuals in South Africa who would
be affected;”

”

* Calls for the “unconditional
release of Nelson Mandela and other
political prisoners and detainees,
and the safé return home of South
Africans in exile;

* Asks an immediate end to the
state of emergency declared by the
Botha government, the withdrawal
of the South African Defense Force,
an end to violence and loss of life in
townships, and a halt to raids by the
South African government in neigh-

but also in a strong kick off to the
1986 Self-Help Rally for Allen Uni-
versity and in a special offering to
our brothers and sisters in Africa, to
be delivered by Bishop James and
the South Carolina Delegation
following the World Methodist Con-
gress in Kenya, who will also go to
Lesotho and Capetown, South
Africa.

In between Tuesday’s morning
and evening reporting sessions, the
Lord kept speaking in the Midday
Partnership Service. The service,
conceived by Bishop James, was an
initial effort to promote a closer
working relationship between South
Carolina’s AME’s and black Bap-
tists. At the service, God spoke
through the Rev. S. C. Cureton,
President of the State Baptist and
Educational Missionary Convention.
Rev. Cureton gave a hint of things
to come. He energized those in at-
tendance, dealing with Deutero-
nomy 5:24 and using as a theme,
“Let God Speak.”

The Lord continued to speak in
Christian Fellowship following the
Partnership Service as ALL of those
in attendance were treated to lunch
at Columbia’s S & S Cafeteria, com-
pliments of Bishop James.

On Wednesday morning, the cam-
pus of Allen University was alive
with energy as the delegates began
arriving for registration. It was ob-
vious that God has been speaking
continuous words of guidance to Dr.
Collie Coleman, President of Allen,
and the members of the Board of

Please turn to page 7

dist Conference Calls For Sanction Against South Africa

boring nations;

* Supports immediate abolition of
the apartheid system and a repeal of
the Population Registration Act;
and

* Calls for the beginning of nego-
tiations by ‘‘all South African
peoples for a political and economic
future in which all participate with
equal rights.”

Also called for is material aid by
Methodist churches in the form of
food, clothing, housing, education,
scholarships and counseling to re-
fugees in South Africa; study of the
“Harare” declaration adopted late
in 1985 at an international meeting
of religious leaders in Harare, Zim-
babwe, and the “Kiros” document

Please turn to page 7

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2 The AME. Christian Recorder

Seplember 8, 1986

Ecumenical Officer Leads
Bicentennial Consultation On
Continent

The adventurous and ag-
gressive Bishop Vinton Ran-
dolph Anderson, who has been
responsible for many “firsts,”
now leads in another, Richard
Allen-style. Bishop Anderson has
given a comprehensive job
description, with new meaning,
to the duties of the Ecumencial
Officer of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church. One of those
duties is the celebration of the
church’s bicentennial year.

Bishop Anderson, who is by no
means finished with his mission,
called for a Bicentennial Con-
sultation on the Continent of
Africa. The place was the Serena
Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, West Africa. Present were bishops, general
officers, connectional officers, episcopal supervisors, chaplains,
deans, presiding elders, pastors, missionaries and laymen. In addi-
tion, there were representatives from all the episcopal districts in
Africa.

The African representatives, who were called upon to address the
issues, indeed, “undressed” the issues and gave significant reports
on the African situation. There were sermons, seminars, papers and
serious discussions that got very strong and positive recommenda-
tions made for our work in Africa.

Some interesting developments that none had anticipated includ-
ed the more than thirty refugees from Southern Africa who attended
the consultation. These refuges wanted to start an A.M.E. Church in
Nairobi, thus planting the African Methodist Episcopal Church on the
East Coast of Africa. That group, with some Kenyans, did meet to
organize, and held their first worship service on Sunday, August 3,
1986. The first new congregation in the virgin field of Kenya has
been referred to the council of Bishops of the church.

ROBERT H. REID, JR.

EXPANSIONISM

One of the greatest growth periods of the early African Methodist
Church, founded in America, was led by Richard Allen, Daniel Alex-
ander Payne, Henry McNeal Turner and William Paul Quinn. The
Bicentennial Commission has labeled them “the four horsemen of the
early expansion.” One of the planks of the Bicentennial Commission is
recruitment and expansion. So, at the end of 200 years, look for a new
thrust and emphasis on the expansion of the Church of Allen.

Bishop Anderson does not have to be modest about the response
of this Bicentennial Consultation on the Continent. I believe the
results more than justified the planning and execution of a very am-
bitious agenda for this meeting. The echoes and responses of the at-
tendees seemed to enthusiastically laud and applaud what is con-
sidered a great expansion work well-planned and very well-attended.

The Treasurer of the Church, Dr. J. C. McKinney, presented some
25 native baskets to the overseas consultation session for dedica-
tion. These new offering baskets will be used at all connectional
meetings. They are so very beautiful that I am sure the giving will be
increased beyond one’s greatest expectations.

Not all of the African consultation was meeting. Bishop Anderson
planned several big feasts for our eating enjoyment. They were big,
colorful and tasty. In the summer afternoon by the poolside, a whole
lamb, roasted over an open fire, was, indeed, a delight to all of us,
and each serving tasted like more. A variety of meats, fruits and
fresh vegetables was served at each feast. Bishop Anderson, in con-
versation with Editor Reid at the poolside festivities, said, this is just
the beginning of a great birthday celebration for African Methodists’
200th birthday year-long celebration.

Since Editor Reid discovered at the Bicentennial Consultation on
the Continent that he is going to have so much more to write about,
he bought another fountain pen in Nairobi to begin this editorial on a
very exciting and successful meeting. With his new editor’s pen, he

writes a big CONGRATULATIONS! to the Ecumenical Officer, ,

Bishop V. R. Anderson and his congenial committee.

NI MUTHENYA MWEIGA GUKU NAIROBI SERENA HOTEL
(It was a very good stay at the Nairobi Serena Hotel)

Today, half of the world’s refugees are in Africa. In the history of
the yesterdays, Africa is the continent on which civilization began,
where Moses led the Children of Israel to liberation, where our
Savior Jesus found refuge and the land from which our forefathers
came. Africa is the land of the future.

Bible Born By Church
And Not Vice Versa

Letter To The Editor

To The Editor:

I would like to respond to Susie C,
Frierson’s suggestion that at some
point in history, a decision had to
have been made as to which writings
would constitute the Bible,

The New Testament, the 27 books
that were written in the first cen-
tury, were not gathered into one
book and added to the existing Bi-
ble, the Old Testament, until the
year 393 A.D. at the Council of Hip-
po.

The bishops of the Catholic

these books alone are the inspired
word of God. It was confirmed at the
Council of Carthage in 397 A.D. by
another council of bishops. From
then on, it was definitely referred to
as the New Testament and as part of
the Bible.

The Bible was a team effort—
Christ acting in loving union with
His bride, the church. It was our
mother, the church, impregnated by
the Holy Spirit, who gave birth to
the Bible—not the Bible the church.

Church gathered in council, prayed
to the Holy Spirit for guidance,
decided on those 27 and excluded
other writings from the first cen-
tury. They said these books and

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September &, 1986

The AME Christian Recorder

The Voice of the Episcopacy

Bishop Ming Delivers Special
Men’s Day Challenge

Bishop D. G. K. Ming

Meridian, MS—Bishop Donald
George Kenneth Ming, one of the
most able prelates to serve our great
church, truly stirred the minds and
emotions of the assembled worship-
pers at St. James A.M.E. Church on
the occasion of the Annual Men’s
Day celebration. Out of his text
—Luke 9:58-62—Bishop Ming chal-
lenged and inspired the men on the
subject “Three Reluctant Men.”
The hearers were admonished to
shun excuses, to cease looking back,
and to move forward by the power of
the Holy Spirit. The life’s story of
Bishop Ming served as an inspiring
witness of what God can do in spite
of all odds, if one only keeps the
faith.

Mrs. Edith White Ming, the
queenly and congenial Episcopal
Supervisor of the Eighth Episcopal
District, was also in attendance, ac-
companying her husband with gra-
cious charm and poetic remarks.

St. James A.M.E. Church, which is
the first church on the Meridian
District, was proud to have its very
own presiding elder, The Rev. G.S.
James, and his cadre of over ten
pastors of the Meridian District in
attendance to show support to the
bishop and the Men’s Day obser-
vance. St. James, which is called the
“Friendly Church,” is blessed with
progress and spiritual growth under
the leadership of the pastor, The
Rey. Joseph F. Whalen, Jr. Pastor
Whalen and his devoted wife,
Lynne, and family left the First
Episcopal District in order to ex-
perience the great opportunities of
ministry under Bishop and Mrs.
Ming in the “energetic and exciting”’
Eighth Episcopal District.

Bros. Albert White and Booker
Steverson gave exceptional service
as chairman and co-chairman of
Men’s Day. They also served as cap-
tains, together with Smiley Bonds,
Henry Burnett, A. G. Mathis, Ken-
neth Parnell, Sylvester Parnell and
Adolphus Ross. The theme was
“God’s Workmen Breaking Ground
For A Blessed Tomorrow.” The suc-
cess of the effort was made evident
by the immediate improvements
made on the front of the church a
few days later.

To God be the glory!

Rev. Joseph F. Whalen, Jr. Pastor

The Tenth Episcopal District Of The
African Methodist Episcopal Church

‘he

Bishop Rembert E. Stokes

Resolution

WHEREAS, the Tenth Episcopal
District is incontestably loyal to the
African Methodist Episcopal
Church, and;

WHEREAS, the Love, Concern
and Inexhaustible pride for Paul
Quinn College is only surpassed by
our Hope in the Risen Christ, and
the day in which we will be “just like
Him,” and;

WHEREAS, Paul Quinn College,
under the dynamic and forth-right
leadership of this Academician Per-
sonified, Bishop Rembert Edwards
Stokes, is moving toward a new
apex of excellence, and;

WHEREAS, the Tenth Episcopal
District (Texas) has been, is now,
and ever shall be loyal and suppor-
tive to Leadship, and;

WHEREAS, the kind of leadership
provided by Bishop Stokes is the
kind of leadership in which the
members of the Tenth Episcopal
District, both Ministerial and Lay,

.an exhibit a kind of Freedom of ex-

pression and an Openness without
fear of Episcopal reprisal as Texas is
experiencing a new day in her strug-
gle of Kingdom building,

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Tenth
Episcopal District (Texas) will follow
faithfully as our Leader strides
toward future high levels of ex-
cellence in all endeavors concerning
Paul Quinn College, the Ministerial
ranks, and the Laity.

BE IT ALSO RESOLVED, that
this shall serve to refute any
cacophonous messages relating to
Bishop Stokes, or his administration
in the Tenth Episcopal District.

BE IT ALSO FURTHER RESOLV-
ED, that Texas is SATISFIED with
the present leadership and Thank
Almighty God for a God-fearing
Team such as we have in the Tenth
Episcopal District.

BE IT FINALY RESOLVED, that
Texas with an eye single to God’s
Glory, shall continue to undergird
the entire program cf Bishop
Rembert Edwards Stokes and Mrs.
Nancy Phillips Stokes as we seek to
be Beacon lights where we are for
indeed Texas has a past to cherish
and a Future to fulfill.

Respectfully, THE SPECIAL
COMMITTEE

Rey. W. B. Langham
Rev. C. A. Jones
Rev. E. F. Boyd
Rev. J. R. Anderson

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Two Bishops Share In Historical Event

The St. Paul A.M.E. Church
Centennial Hall Dedicated

by Deborah Esther Winifred Lowe

As I reflect, it was on May 12,
1986, less than a year after ground-
breaking, that Bishop F. C. Cumm-
ings was the keynote speaker at a

Bishop F. C. Cummings

Dedicatory Banquet in Hamilton,
Bermuda. The Rev. Wilbur Lowe,
Jr., and the St. Paul congregation
had completed the first phase of a

Bishop Vernon R. Byrd

3.5-million-dollar project. In addition
to Bishop Cummings, Bishop Ver-
non Byrd, a former pastor of St.
Paul, participated in the joyful occa-
sion, preaching the dedicatory ser-
mon on Sunday, May 11.

St. Paul is the Mother Church of
the Bermuda Annual Conference,
with a near one thousand member-
ship and a 25-year-old radio ministry
‘that reaches over 20,000 persons live
on Sunday mornings. Under Rev.
Lowe’s pastorate, St. Paul has con-
tinued to be not the people’s church,
but an institution that is heavily in-
volved in the political and social
events of this island nation. As far
back as the Second World War, St.
Paul has been involved with national
crises of this country. In recent
years, Rev. Lowe has shown leader-
ship during the 1977 riot distur-
bances and the 1982 Amalgamated
Bermuda Union of Teacher’s strike,

and, for nine years, he has been
thundering God’s Word over the air-
ways.

In another milestone for Jesus, St.
Paul has presented the Bermuda
Annual Conference and the A.M.E.
Church with a million-dollar multi-
purpose hall, officially named ‘‘The
St. Paul A.M.E. Church Centennial
Hall,”’ which will seat over one thou-
sand persons and is fully equipped
to entertain many religious and civic
events, ranging from wedding recep-
tions to theatrical plays and con-
certs.

The Centennial hall is the first of a
three-phase building programme.
The next phase is an extension of the
main church and the adding of class-
room space. The third phase will be
a five-story office complex that will
serve the church and the City of
Hamilton. The church has also just
acquired other city property adja-
cent to the church which presently
houses two businesses and three
residential units. The church has

plans to invest in a religious
bookstore and additional office
space.

Those attending the Dedicatory
Banquet heard Bishop Cummings as
he challenged the Church to break
down the walls of hindrance and
carry the gospel into all the world.
The banquet speech turned into
something of a “banquet sermon,”
and, at the conclusion of his delivery,
Bishop Cummings received a stan-
ding ovation.

The dedication of this new com-
plex was a wonderful climax to the
recently-held Centennial Conference
of the Bermuda Annual Conference,
which was held in March of this
year. That historical event brought
eight bishops, five general officers
and a great many visitors from over
the connectional church.

The Centennial Conference of the
Bermuda Annual Conference will go
down in history as one of the most
memorable conferences in the First
District. To God be the glory and
praise and honour!

Remember One Half
Of Your Conversation

Is Listening

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the AME Christian Recorder

The Bicentennial Notebook

From Peggy Pinder's Pen

We are embarking on our 1987
Bicentennial Celebration and, from
1787 until the present, there have
been a lot of beginnings. Here is a
brief history of the African
Methodist Church in Canada.

October 28, 1830, Josiah Henson,
his wife and four children arrived at
Fort Erie, Upper Canada. Henson,
in addition to becoming an important
leader of the Canadian Black com-
munity, is considered to have been
the inspiration for Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe’s ‘Uncle Tom.”
Henson, his family and several other
refugee families began farming in
Colchester. By 1838, Henson, Henry
Shelby and Rev. Hiram Wilson
chose a site at Dawn on the
Sydenham River, as a place for a set-
tlement of refugee slaves with a
manual labour school in their midst.

Throughout the 1840’s, the colony
at Dawn grew with a mill as well as a
school erected. The enterprise had
the support of a congregational
white missionary from Massachu-
setts, Rev. Hiram Wilson and an
English member of the Society of
Friends, James Fuller, who col-
lected $1,500 in England for the
Dawn project.

Meanwhile (1836), there was a
resolution of the New York Con-
ference to send missionaries to
Canada and the first (upper) Canada
Conference was organized by Bishop
Morris Brown. Rey. Richard Wil-
liams was the first A.M.E. elder sent
to Canada. (1845) The Philadelphia
Conference superannauted Bishop
Morris Brown on $200 per annum.
Josiah Henson, ordained in 1842,
went in 1851 with a shipment of
walnut wood from Dawn to the In-
dustrial Exhibition of 1851 in Lon-
don, England. Here he displayed his
wood and was presented to Queen
Victoria, Lord John Russel and the
Archbishop of Canterbury. These
splendid moments were darkened,
however, by news of the serious ill-
ness of his wife back in Canada and
by serious criticisms within the
black community concerning Rev.
Henson’s use of funds for the Dawn
project.

Rev. Henson’s friends apparently
accepted his denial of the charges

Ms. Peggy E. Pinder

and an English abolitionist, John

Scoble returned with Henson to
Dawn, Yet, the most persistent
critic of Rev. Henson continued to
be Mrs. M. A. Shadd Carey, editor of
“The Provincial Freeman.” In 1856,
the British Methodist Episcopal
Church (B.M.E.) was organized at
Chatman, Ontario, on September 28,
and Bishop Nazrey was elected its
head. Also, Wilberforce University
was founded.

Between 1863-1877, the Emancipa-
tion Proclamation opened up large
fields for the A.M.E. Church. Bishop
Payne purchased Wilberforce Uni-
versity, which was formerly named
the Dawn School. Rev. Josiah Hen-
son died and was buried near
Dresden, Ontario. A petition was
sent to the General Conference of
1880 by the B.M.E. Church asking
for organic union and, in 1884, there
was reconstruction of the A.M.E.
Church in Canada.

The Canadian A.M.E.’s are a part
of the 4th Episcopal District, and,
because of their great affection for
Bishop Hubert N. Robinson, decided
to celebrate their centennial during
his tenure. Bishop Robinson retired
at the 1984 General Conference held
in Kansas City, Mo., and there were
many tributes bestowed upon him;
however, the Canadians, along with
other members of the 4th Episcopal
District, welcomed their new bishop,
the Rt. Rev. Samuel S. Morris, Jr.

There has been one bishop born in
Colborne, Canada: The Rt. Rev.
Charles Spencer Smith, 28th bishop
of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church was born there March 16,
1852.

Wilberforce University includes
Payne Theological Seminary, a
graduate school of theology of the
A.M.E.C.

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Hickman Temple Exceeds Financial Goal

by Peggy EB. Pinder

Philadelphia, PA—Preparations for
Women’s Day 1986 at Hickman
Temple A.M.E. Church began
December 1985 with “Homecoming
Day.” The committee contacted
members who had not been seen for
a while and some who had joined
other churches, but who had main-
tained a good relationship with the
Hickman Temple family. The finan-
cial goal was announced by Pastor
Joseph D. Patterson; and, from that
day, Mrs. Irene E. Suggs, the
chairlady, the sisters and brothers,
said, “*We can do it!”

In some churches, $50,000 might
seem an impossible goal, but
Hickman Temple is a unique church,
led on by Pastor Patterson and his
family: Mrs. Joyce Alma Patterson,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Patterson
and Joe, Jr., Jewel and Jocelyn Pat-
terson, all of whom are members of
the church and involved in its total
program.

Hickman Temple entertained the
Philadelphia Annual conference in
1984 and, prior to that time, there
was a need for both exterior and in-
terior renovations and some general
cosmetic work on the church. The
church family extended itself in the
usual financial way; however, Pastor
Patterson, the trustees and chair-
persons were not satisfied with the
reduction of principal and interest
rates, and the membership caught
the vision and decided to do
something about it.

Each member pledged $200, and
many events were held both within
the church and other places. It is
noteworthy that although the
church family was pressed to raise
the goal set they did not lose sight
on what the church is about. On a
Saturday morning in April, the
church opened its doors to allow the

Christian community to enter and
pray for Mayor W. Wilson Goode. A
capacity congregation converged on
Hickman Temple. Led on by Dr. O.
U. Ifill, President of the Connec-
tional Council, and Rev. Herman A.
Rhodes, President of the Phila-
delphia and Vicinity Preachers
Meeting, the representatives of
many denominations came together
in a common concern. The Edward
Waters College Concert Choir, tour-
ing the Northeast, sang at Hickman
Temple. The church contributed
$1,000 to their treasure and Pastor
Patterson invited them to return
next Spring.

Finally May 18th arrived and the
scheduled Mother and Daughter
Breakfast was held, with the fathers
and sons hosting. The event was a
first and the prayers of many unfold-
ed with the help of the Almighty.

The Women’s Day worship service
that followed the special breakfast
was highlighted by the gospel
preaching of the Rey. Allyson B.
Johnson and the singing of the
Women’s Day Choir. Dinner was
served by the good cooks at
Hickman and the Christian Choral
Ensemble of Chester, Pa., and
vicinity was presented in a 3:30 p.m.
service. The choir of Christian men
and women sang the old and new
songs of Zion and the church was
blessed for having invited them.

At about 5:30 p.m., the financial
secretary for Women’s Day stepped
forward to read her report. As her
audience waited with bated breath,
she read the name of each con-
tributor and enumerated the special
events, including the ‘“President’s
Award Luncheon,” and then she
was finally heard to say, ‘Total
raised. . .$56,000, and to God be the
glory!”

Things As I See Them, Bob

by Rev. Robert Lee Lilly

Robert L. Lilly

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Church is Christian stewardship. Its
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The AME Christian Recorder

September 8, 1986

In Sacred Memory Of The Late Dr. Gaar Melville Davis

Dr. G. M. Davis

Gaar Melville Davis, son of the
late John and Cryilda Dunbar Davis,
was born in Richmond, Indiana,
December 26,1908. He departed this
life Tuesday, February 4, 1986, at
Middletown (Ohio) Regional Hos-
pital.

In 1929, in Richmond, Indiana,
Rev. Davis was married to Meredith
Naomi Herde. He answered the call
to the Christian Ministry at Bethel
A.M.E. Church, Richmond, under
the ministry of the Rev. H. H. Black,
the pastor. Bishop Blanton Parks
was bishop. On September 26, 1937,
he was ordained an Itinerant elder
in the African Methodist Episcopal
church by Bishop Andrew Gregg.
His first charge was the Modoe and
Fountain City, Indiana, Circuit.
Later, he pastored in Noblesville,

He Continues To Live In Our Memories

The Reverend Edward Dewey
Lewis, son of the Late Mr. Robert
Lewis and Mrs. Rebecca Lewis, was
born in Johnsonville, Tennessee. he
departed this life on Tuesday, June
24, 1986, in Nashville, Tennessee.

He received his early education in
the Public Schools of Johnsonville,

Funeral services for John Wesley
Peters were conducted Saturday,
May 24, 1986, at 4:00 p.m., at St.
Mark A.M.E. Church, 700 Lester
Street, Thomasville, Georgia, where
the Rev. Walter L. Great is pastor.

Mr. Peters, the son of the late
Rev. John Matthews and Dollie Hat-
cher Peters, was born in Thomas
County, Georgia. He departed this
life Tuesday, May 20, 1986.

At an early age, he was converted
and joined Bethlehem A.M.E.
Church. Later, he moved his mem-
bership to St. James A.M.E, Church
and then to St. Mark Church, where
he served for many, many years as a
faithful steward and a loyal member,
He also served the South Georgia
Conference, Thomasville District
Lay Organization, and was elected a
delegate to the 42nd General Con-
ference of the A.M.E. Church at
Kansas City, Mo., in 1984. He loved
the A.M.E, Church and the A.M.E.
Church loved him, for he was a
delegate in 1956-1980 and 1984 to the
General Conference.

He worked faithfully in the
A.M.E. Church all of his life because
he had been reared in the African
Methodist Episcopal Church heri
tage, being a member of the Peters
family throughout the connectional
church,

Mr. Peters was married to Blan
che McDuffie on January 15, 1935,
and to this union five children were
born—three daughters and two sons.

He leaves to cherish his memory
his wife, Mrs. Blanche Peters,
daughters, Mrs. Johnnie Mae Ward,

Home Going Service For John Peters

Indiana, where, under his leader-
ship, a complete, new basement was
added to the church.

Rev. Davis transferred to Ohio
and the Third Episcopal District,
which was presided over by the late
Bishop Reverdy Cassius Ransom,
and attended Payne Theological
Seminary and Wilberforce Universi-
ty. His first charge in Ohio was at
London, a rural community. There
he served a dedicated church and,
due to his efforts, the Missionary
Society with 35 women members did
much community work and were ac-
tive in the Ohio Conference Branch
Society.

Rev. Davis was a builder and a
lover of people, and wherever he
pastored, the church prospered
spiritually and financially. The
church at Lima, Ohio, where the late
Bishop John Hunter was a loyal
member, was renovated under Dr.
Davis’s leadership. The church and
parsonage at Trinity, Springfield,
Ohio, were saved through his in-
tervention. In Newark, Ohio, a
modern parsonage was purchased;
in Cleveland, Lee Memorial Church
was relocated and a large church and
modern parsonage were acquired. In
the South Ohio Conference, at Mid-
dletown, Ohio, Rev. Davis labored
for 18 years and built and paid for a
beautiful church in five years. The
congregation grew.

Tennessee. Later, he attended
American Baptist Theological Semi-
nary and Fisk University in Nash-
ville, Tennessee.

As a child he joined the Methodist
Church of Johnsonville and served
as a Sunday School teacher, presi-
dent of the Epworth League and in

Mrs. Dorothy Washington and Mrs.
Ruth P. Brown, all of Thomasville,
Ga.; sons, Charles Peters, Newark,
New Jersey, and Howard L. Peters,
Thomasville, one sister, Mrs.
Virginia Thompson, Thomasville;
brothers, Elijah Peters, Pittsburgh,
Pa., Rev. Elisha L. Peters, Phila-
delphia, Pa., Charles W. Peters,
Plainsfield, New Jersey; daughters-
in-law, Mrs. Rebecca Peters, New-
ark; Mrs. Brenda Peters, Thomas-
ville; sons-in-law, Hurbert Ward and
Jimmy Washington, Thomasville;
sisters-in-law, Mrs. Grace L. Peters,
Pittsburgh, Mrs. Alverta Peters,
Philadelphia; uncle, Alvin Fountain;
10 grandchildren and a host of
devoted nieces, nephews, cousins,
other relatives and friends

“HE MAKETH NO MISTAKE”
... My Father’s way may twist and
turn, My heart may throb and ache,
But in my soul I’m glad I know, He
maketh no mistake, There’s so much
now | eannot see, My eye sight’s far
too dim, But come what may, I'll
simply trust and leave it all to Him
For by and by the mist will lift and
plain it all He’ll make, Throughout
all the ways, tho dark to me, He
made not one mistake.

Humbly sumitted,
The Family

With sincere
wish to thank our many friends for
their expressions of kindness during

appreciat jon, Wwe

our bereavement for our loved one
May God bless each of you
The Peters Family

For fifty years, Dr. Davis pastored
with loving devotion churches in In-
diana, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Pa., North
Ohio and South Ohio Conferences,
including North Street A.M.E. in
Springfield, Ohio, where the now
Bishop James H. Mayo was a mem-
ber; Bethel, Greensburg, Pa.; Bethel
A.M.E. Church, Middletown, and St.
Stephen’s, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Gaar Davis served on many of the
major boards of the A.M.E. Church
and was a civic leader in each com-
munity where it was his privilege to
serve. A church builder and a devout
Christian, he believed in dedicating
his life to bettering the lives of
others. In Lima, Ohio, he helped to
get Black nurses into the hospitals
there and, at all times in his pas-
torate, he helped seminary students
by having them preach in his church.
He also was instrumental in secur-
ing many scholarships for ministe-
rial students to attend Wilberforce
University, Payne Seminary and
elsewhere.

Rev. Davis served as the first
Black president of the Middletown
Ministerial Council and was a mem-
ber of the Kiwanis East, Civil Ser-
vice Commission, Director of the J.
C.’s, a co-founder of the Human
Resources Council and, for 15 years,
a chaplain for the Middletown Police
Department. An active and concern-

Reverend Edward D. Lewis

other capacities as he was needed. It
was at this church that he was called
to preach, while he was yet a young
man.

Upon moving to Nashville, he af-
filiated himself with Saint Phillips
African Methodist Episcopal
Church. It was from this church that
he was admitted to the Tennessee
African Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference and ordained an itinerant
Elder, He pastored Rock Hill Cir-
cuit, Gladesville Cireuit, Cedar
Grove Cireuit, Saint Peter and
Webb’s Chapel Churches,

In his quiet, sincere Christlike
manner, he made many friends and
the churches that he pastored ac-
complished many things. His pass-
ing is a deep loss to his family, com-
munity and friends. His outstanding
service will long be remembered
with affection, admiration and great
respect,

Cherishing the memory of Rev-
erend Lewis are his wife, Mrs, Mary
Dean Lewis; children, Edward, II,
Gene, Paul, William, Anna Belle,
Mary Ethel and Willa; one brother,
Mr. Prince L. Lewis; grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, sons-in-law,
daughters-in-law, sisters-in-law,
nieces, nephews, other relatives and

friends

God Wants

Witnesses Not
Debators

ed Civil Rights leader, he partici-
pated in the March on Washington
under Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
He was successful in helping both
Blacks and Whites who needed
assistance, from a fund, which, for
the first time was made available to
Blacks. Mr. Russell Weatherwax,
President of Barnitz Bank, was
chairman, and, later, Mr. Charles
Beck was overseer. Today, over a
thousand dollars are given out at
Christmas time under the supervi-
sion of the Middletown Behtel
A.M.E. Church Senior Missionary
Society.

Dr. Davis served on the Trustee
Board of Payne Seminary, served as
a member of the General Board of
the A.M.E. Church, and was a mem-
ber of the Fourth Year Committee.
His efforts in many areas were
recognized and he received a dis-
tinguished service award from the
United Negro College Fund for ser-
ving as Chairman of the Ohio drive
to raise funds for Negro colleges. He
received numerous citations trom
the City of Middletown and from the
State of Ohio for outstanding ser-
vice.

He received honorary degrees
from Edward Waters College; Doc-
tor of Laws, Monrovia, Liberia,
West Africa; Doctor of Divinity,
Allen University; Doctor of Divini-
ty, Payne Seminary; Doctor of
Humanities, B. F. Lee Theological
Seminary; and Distinguished Ser-
vice Award from Wilberforce
University.

Doctor Davis served under
Bishops Blanton Parks, John A.
Gregg, Reverdy Cassius Ransom, A.
J. Allen, E. C. Hatcher, William R.
Wilkes, Harold I. Bearden and Vin-
ton R. Anderson. When he retired,
Rev. Davis was pastor of St.
Stephen A.M.E. Church, Cincinnati,
Ohio, where he paid off a mortgage
of several years standing and did
much repair work on the parsonage.

On February 4, 1986, after a long
illness, Reverend Gaar Melville Davis
died and was funeralized at Bethel
A.M.E, Church, Middletown, and
was buried in Woodside Mausoleum.
Bishop Richard Allen Hildebrand
preached the eulogy and Reverend
Lawrence Thompson officiated. His
memory is cherished by a devoted
wife, Meredith Naomi Davis, a
nephew, Edgar Davis, and a niece,
Mary Ellen MeConnel, both of Rich-
mond, Indiana; grand-nephews,
nieces, cousins, a host of friends and
the Bethel A.M.E, Church family.

To my beloved: Today, my heart is
heavy with sorrow and grief. I can
only live in the cherished memory of
a life spent in sharing, in caring, and
in knowing that my loved one is not
far away, but is with me in spirit
every hour of the day, Good-bye,
beloved; take your well-earned rest
in the land of pure delight. “I will
meet you in the morning.”

—Meredith Naomi Davis

He Who Stands For

Nothing Will Fall
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September &, 1986

The AME Christian Recorder

God Speaks To Super Seventh
Continued from page 1

Trustees. All around were signs of
physical improvement that said loud
and clear that Allen is moving and
gaining momentum.

The official opening of the Con-
gress came at midday Wednesday,
as the Keynote Service took place in
Allen’s Chappelle Auditorium. At
that service, God spoke through the
spirit filled voices of Holly Hills’
Unity AME Church Choir, Rev. A.
J. Blake, Pastor.

God also spoke strongly through
the Keynote speaker, the Right
Reverend Richard Allen Hilde-
brand, Presiding Bishop of the Third
Episcopal District. Speaking from
Luke 5:4, Bishop Hildebrand had
words of inspiration for all present
as he preached about “Going All Out
to Achieve Personal Fulfillment.”

On Wednesday evening, God’s
voice again reverberated through
Allen’s Chappelle Auditorium, as the
Congress participants gathered for
the Holy Communion Service. God
made a joyful and exuberant noise
with the voices of the fine choir of
Charleston’s St. Luke AME Church,
Rev. R. A. Leonard, Pastor. The
highlight of the Communion Service
was the spirit filled wit and wisdom
of all Methodism’s Senior Bishop,
The Right Reverend Decatur Ward
Nichols. Bishop Nichols proved that
he was most accustomed to letting
God speak through him as he dealt
with Luke 22:10-12 and preached
about “Supper on the Top Floor.”

Both these Episcopal Preachers
made Wednesday an inspiring day.

World Methodist Conference
Calls For Sanction

Continued from page 1
adopted earlier.

The sending of a delegation to
South Africa from the World Metho-
dist Council was ordered “to ex-
press our pastoral solidarity with
those suffering in the present tur-
moil” and to carry the statement
adopted here to “all concerned par-
ties.”

The Council rejected a proposal by
a federal district judge from the
United States, Woodrow Seals of
Houston, Texas, that the United Na-
tions be asked to organize a commit-
tee to present to the Security Coun-
cil a bill of indictment against the
government leaders of South Africa
and, if the indictments were found
true, to prosecute them under inter-
national law of crimes against
humanity.

About 70 minutes were spent in
presenting and discussing the reso-
lution, but no one spoke in opposi-
tion to its main provisions. The
resolution was ordered sent to the
heads of government of the United
States and Great Britain, the chief
opponents of economic sanctions
against the Botha regime.

Dr. M. Stanley Mogoba, secretary
of the Methodist Church of Southern
Africa, opened the discussion by ask-
ing whether Methodists of the
World “are prepared to stand by us
in our ministry (In South Africa), to
pray for us, and support the people
of South Africa in this sad day, and
the even darker days that lie
ahead.”

Dr. Kenneth Greet of England
characterized apartheid as an “evil
supported by evil means—a system
of state thuggery that is merciless.”

The action provided a prelude to

an address to the conference by
Archbishop-elect Desmond Tutu of
South Africa,

They proved to be a particular in-
spiration to those youth present, as
both of Wednesday's speakers were
South Carolina born and bred.

On Thursday, God started speak-
ing to us before the sun came up, as
we gathered for the first “Salvation
at Sunrise” Service. There was a
good, alert group present as God
woke us up with the inspired
preaching of Rev. Frank Moses,
Pastor of the Newberry District's
Mt. Moriah Circuit. Rev. Moses let
God use him, as he lifted up Mark
6:31 to let us know that Jesus can
help you when you’re “Burned
Out.”

Thursday Morning also featured a
press conference at Allen’s Media
Center. At the Conference, Bishop
James and President Coleman em-
phasized the good news of the Con-
gress, and announced that Allen was
not far off from seeking provisional
accreditation from the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools.
President Coleman and _ this
Reporter were also interviewed on
Columbia’s WTGH Radio on Thurs-
day in connection with the Congress
activities. Special thanks go to those
at WTGH, who were kind enough to
give us free hourly congress pub-
licity, and who made time available
to air an hour of Congress highlights
each day.

Thursday’s midday leadership
Service was proof positive that the
voice of Jesus doesn’t have to use
Ordained Clergy as its instrument.
Dr. Joseph C. McKinney, Treasurer
of the AME Church, bought the
house to its feet as he told us how to
avoid “Defeat by Default.”

Thursday afternoon saw a new
feature for the Leadership Congress
as the Lord spoke through the youth
of the Church. Because this is an im-
portant year, an essay contest was
sponsored with each young contes-
tant speaking from the topic, “What
Can AME Youth Do to Help Get Out
the Black Vote in South Carolina?”
The winner and recipient of a $25.00
first prize was Miss Jennifer Wilson
of the Columbia Conference. Thanks
also go to Mrs. Marjorie Amos-
Frasier, a loyal AME and State
Public Service Commissioner. Mrs.
Frasier was so taken with the impor-
tance of the topic of Voter Aware-
ness, that she donated $51.00 to
cover all of the necessary prize
amounts.

Thursday evening was the jewel in
the crown of the Congress as the
scene shifted to Columbia’s Town-
ship Auditorium for the 1986
Debutante Showcase. The event,
which premiered at last year’s Con-
gress, served both to emphasize
charm, poise and etiquette for the
debutantes and their escorts, and to
serve as a fund raiser for Allen
University.

The competition since last year’s
Showease had been fierce, and the
talent so terrific that many
wondered how last year could be
topped. The answer was quick in
coming, as God spoke both through
the beauty and manners of the
Debutantes and their escorts, and
through the talents of the YPDers of
each Conference, featuring every-
thing from ballet to dramatization to
instrumental solos.

The scene was one that affirmed
that black is beautiful, as over 171
young ladies and their escorts pa-

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Symphony Orchestra

Bishop D. Ward Nichols and Dr. Joseph C. McKinney

SEVENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT

DEBUTANTE SHOWCASE
“JUST PROUD. FO. 9;

Pine Grove members (Columbia, SC) around the Queen with Bishop, Presiding
Elder, Pastor and their wives

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Bishop and Mrs. F. C. James at the Township Auditorium

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World Methodist Conference Calls For Sanction Continued from page 7

raded across the stage of the
Township. The drama built as the
Conference Queens were named and
everyone wondered who Miss AME
Debutante 1986 would be. The
answer was soon in coming, After
our quintessential Missionary
Supervisor, Mrs. Theressa Gregg
James, spoke to the young ladies
about the goals of the Showcase, and
after Mrs. Theresa M. Hawthorne,
State YPD Director, thanked those
who had participated and worked
with the pageant, the lovely Miss
Pamela M. Boyd of Pine Grove AME
Church in Columbia, where this
writer is privileged to be Pastor,
was crowned Miss AME Debutante
1986 by Bishop Frederick C. James.
Miss Boyd reported over $5,000.00
and the Showcase as a whole helped
Allen to the tune of over $30,000.00!

After the events of the night, one
would have expected that few souls
would be out on Friday Morning for
the Salvation at Sunrise Service, but
the Lord spoke and awakened a
good group to praise God in the
morning hours. Speaker for the Ser-
vice was the Rev. Robert L. China,
Jr., Pastor of Columbia’s Emmanuel
AME Church. Rev. China let God
use him and provided a divine wake-
up call, taking his text from Mat-
thew 13:13-15 and preaching about,
“When the Spirit Can’t Hear.”

The week’s activities came to a
joyous end with Friday Midday’s
Honor and Merit Closing Mizpah
Service. Young people who had
listened to the God of excellence
were honored at the service for their
academic and athletic achievements.

There could hardly have been a
more appropriate speaker for the oc-

easion than Dr, A, Lee Henderson,
Secretary-Treasurer of the AMEC
Sunday School Union, Proving that
he can let the spirit deal with him in
the pulpit as well as the print shop,
he sent us home spiritually fed as he
lifted up Joel 2:28 and urged us to be
“The Young and The Restless of
The Super Seventh.”

This report would not be complete
without some mention of the voice of
Jesus speaking in the many ex-
cellent workshops held all week
long. The Women’s Missionary
Society of the Super Seventh met in
Bishop Memorial AME Church,
Rev. Rosalyn G. Frederick, Pastor.
Under the professional and loving
leadership of Supervisor Theressa
Gregg James and State President
Gerald S. Holman, the Missionaries
took care of business and dealt with
the theme of ‘Making Missions
Relevant.”

The Children’s Division filled
Allen’s Gibbs Hall with bright young
faces as the group leaders had fun
with the theme: “ Back to the
Basics: Unity Through God in Fami-
ly, Church, and Community.”

The Youth Division, meeting at
Emmanuel AME Church, Rev.
Robert L. China, Pastor, and at
Chappelle Memorial AME Church,
Rev. Willie J. Nelson, Pastor, had a
spirited time sharing ideas on how
God speaks to and through us and
what it means to hear.

The Minister’s Division, meeting
in Chappelle Auditorium, had a
special treat this year. The general
theme was “Toward a More Rele-
vant Ministry in the Seventh Epis-
copal District.“ In addition to the
many fine pastors of the District

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who led the discussion, we were also
favored with the presence of Dr,
Paul R. Gilchrist, International Bi-
ble Scholar, Professor of Biblical
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one of those who worked to develop
the New King James Version of the
Holy Bible. Dr. Gilchrist let God use
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had been privileged to hear the voice
of the Master, making this pre-
bicentennial Congress the most
meaningful and most successful
ever. There was even so much en-
thusiasm, that ideas were already
being exchanged as to how to make
the Congress even better in our
Zion’s Bicentennial Year.

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Members of the Churches of the
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September 8, 1986

The AME Christian Recorder

Regina Frazier Elected

Ms. Regina J. Frazier

REGINA FRAZIER, of Miami, was in-
stalled as the president of The Links,
Inc., and its philanthropic arm, The
Links Foundation, Inc. during the as-
sociation’s 25th national assembly in
Nashville

Nashville, TN—A Miami phar-
macist, long active in civic affairs,
has been elected president of the na-
tion’ s most prestigious association
of Black women, The Links, Inc.

Regina Jollivette Frazier, 42, will
lead The Links, Inc., and its 217
chapters with some 6,000 members
in 38 states and the District of Co-
lumbia, for the next two years.

Vice president of The Links, Inc.,
since 1984, she was installed as
president on the Fourth of July dur-
ing the organization’s 25th annual
national assembly here. She suc-
ceeds Dolly D. Adams of McLean,
Va.

“We must examine our com-
munities, determine the wide range
of possibilities and opportunities for
service, and act on them,” she charg-
ed The Links membership during
her acceptance speech.

An association that has kept a low
profile since it was founded 40 years
ago, The Links, Inc., and its philan-
thropic arm, The Links Foundation,
Inc., have raised millions for Black
organizations such as the United
Negro College Fund. It operates
programs aimed at pressing social
problems such as drug and alcohol
abuse by juveniles, teenage preg-
naney and unemployment.

“All significant change has been
the result of one person who has an
idea and conviction,” Frazier said.
“We Links try to be the catalytic
agents in this country and in our
communities.”

“For a long time we gave our
monies, more than ourselves,” she
added. “Now we are giving both.”

Frazier has been a member of The
Links since 1970, “I was invited to
be a member of the Greater Miami
chapter and attended my first na-
tional assembly that year. I was
very, impressed with the women |
met there and promised myself |
would be as active as I could be,”
she said,

Before being elected president,
Frazier served two years as vice
president and was the southern area
director from 1981 to 1984, She was
a member of the board of directors
of The Links, Inc, from 1976 to 1980
and before that, held several offices
in the organization’s Greater Miami
chapter,

On the local level, Frazier has
been involved in the Links’ ‘Just
Say No” Clubs which help elemen
tary aged school children learn how
to avoid alcohol and drug abuse by
‘just saying no.”

She describes herself as ‘‘an ad

“

President Of The Links, Inc.

Dr. Dolly D. Adams
Former President

ministrative” volunteer and partici-

pant in the Links’
Discovery.”

Funded by a grant from the
Women’s Bureau of the U.S.
Department of Labor, ‘Project
Discovery”” was launched with a
pilot program in Baltimore in 1984
and the following year, in eight
other cities.

“These were two and a half-day
workshops for middle-aged, middle-
income minority women who wanted
either to enter or re-enter the work
force or who otherwise wanted up-
ward mobility. Although federal
funding has expired, Links chapters
are running these programs them-
selves,” Frazier said.

Frazier also represented The
Links, Inc., last year at Forum ’85 in
Nairobi, an international meeting of
women from around the world.

While admitting she spends more
than 40 hours a week on work for
The Links, Frazier is also Director
of Pharmacy for the University of
Miami Hospitals and Clinics, and she
is a chairman of the Metropolitan
Dade County Zoning Appeals
Board. She earned an M.B.A. degree
from the University of Miami and a
B.S. in Pharmacy from Howard
University.

**Project

She is active in numerous organi-
zations, among them the Urban
League, the League of Women
Voters, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorori-
ty, Zonta International, The Carats
and the YWCA.

Married to an architect, Ron E.
Frazier, she is the mother of three
children, Ron, Christophe, and
Rozalynn. They too, are involved in
The Links.

“The Links is a family organiza
tion. Husbands are called ‘Connec-
ting Links’ and children, ‘Heir-o
Links,’” she says

Civie interest has always been a
part of Frazier’s life

“My parents were involved with
the community and so were my
grandparents (her grandfather,
Henry E. S. Reeves, founded “The
Miami Times,’’ the weekly
newspaper serving the Black com
munity in Dade County)

“Community service has always
been part of my life,” she
“something you are supposed to

do,”

Says,

Prayer Is The
Mortar That Holds

Our House

Together.

Woman Bishop Candidate
Runs A Close Second-Best

New York—A North Carolina priest
was elected suffragan bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of Washington
June 1 in an election where a woman
candidate ran a strong second.

The Rev. Ronald H. Haines, 52,
deputy to the bishop in the Diocese
of Western North Carolina, was
elected on the sixth ballot by lay and
clergy delegates to a diocesan con-
vention. The Rev. Mary Chotard
Doll, 47, of Cincinnati, led on the
first four ballots cast by clergy, but
Mr. Haines had stronger support
among lay delegates. As four other
contenders, all male preists, drop-
ped out or began receiving fewer
votes, Mr. Haines picked up support
of clergy.

Mr. Haines and Ms. Doll were the
only two candidates in the race from
outside the Washington Diocese.

As suffragan bishop, Mr. Haines
will assist Bishop John T. Walker,
who heads the Washington Diocese.

Ms. Doll, daughter of a bishop, has
been rector of Calvary Episcopal
Church in Cincinnati for almost
seven years. Before entering church
work, she was an_ intelligence

research analyst for a government
agency. She was ordained a priest in
1979, three years after the Episcopal
Church approved the entrance of
women into the priesthood. Her hus-
band is a classics professor. Ms.
Doll’s name has been mentioned in
other dioceses where elections of
diocesan or suffragan bishops have
been scheduled.

Although several women have
received votes in Episcopal bishop
elections, no woman has_ been
elected a bishop in the worldwide
Anglican communion. Lively debate
has taken place within the U.S.
Episcopal Church over whether a
diocese should consider electing a
woman bishop before the Anglican
Communion’s 1988 Lambeth Con-
ference, which will discuss the topics
of women priests and women
bishops.

Many provinces of Anglicanism do
not ordain women priests, and the
matter is a highly controversial one.
Some Angelicans predict that elec-
tion and consecration of a woman
bishop in the U.S. church could
create a schism in Anglicanism.

Mt. Olive’s Pastor Is First
Woman President Of Alliance

by Harriet Ludwig

Jacksonville, FL—Having women as
pastors is nothing new for the
African Methodist Episcopal
Church, but the recent election of
the Rev. Thelma S. Young, Mt.
Olive AME pastor, as president of
the Alachua County Ministerial
Alliance is a first for that group.

“AME has ordained women ever
since the 1900’s began,” Young said.
“Sometimes it was difficult for them
to get a church. Many became mis-
sionaries, but now an increasing
number of women pastors are taking
churches.”

Reared in Albany, Ga., Young
began her adult life as a licensed
practical nurse. She first felt the call
to the ministry in 1966, “but I
resisted. I couldn’t believe the Lord
really wanted me to be a minister.
The visions and the calls continued,
and in 1969 I entered Lee Seminary
in Jacksonville and was ordained an
elder in the AME Church in 1975,”

She later received a bachelor’s
degree in theology from the Interna-
tional Bible Institute and Seminar?’
in Orlando (1975) and a master’s
degree from that institute in 1984.

Along the way she has pastored a
number of small churches: St. John’s
AME in Citra and Bethel AME in
Orange Springs, with a combined
membership of 27 which had increas
ed to 39 when she left; St. Joseph's
AME in Sparr with 90 members; the
Evinston AME Church with 98
members; and the Micanopy Ward
Chapel with only five members who
were determined to have their own
chureh

In less than a year at Mt, Olive the
190 members, under Young’s leader
ship, have paid off a $10,000 mort
gage on the chureh and have pur
chased a van to transport members
to church and Sunday school, She is
proud of the key to the city given to
her on her arrival by then—Mayor
Jean Chalmers. She is also proud to
offer “a complete ministerial ser
vices program of counseling, teach
ing, preaching, visiting the sick and
the needy. | literally wash faces and

———

The Rev. Thelma Young, pastor of Mt.
Olive AME Church, has become the first
woman president of the Alachua County
Ministerial Alliance. She was appointed
to this charge by Bishop Philip R. Cousin
September, 1985.

comb hair when needed.”

Her long-term goal: “To pull up
the community, to deal with the
downcast and the outcast. 1 want the
street people to feel welcome here.
It boils down to love passion for
everybody and knowing that there
but for the grace of God, go I.”

Black history plays a steady role in
Mt. Olive church services. Three
Sundays a month member Vivian
Filer presents reports on outstand-
ing black leaders as part of the
church service. “I want to make peo-
ple proud of their history,” Young
said, “and encouraged to be better
citizens.”

Chureh played a major part in
Young's life during her growing up
years and she hopes Mt. Olive can do
the same for its members’ children.
“My mother was an AME and my
father was a Missionary Baptist
deacon,” she said, “I want Mt, Olive
to do the thing for our
children.”

A new feature she has introduced
at the church is the Pastor’s Report
Card Club, All children are asked to
bring their report cards to show the
pastor, who will recognize outstand-
ing students and find help for those
who find school a struggle.

A widow, Young has two children,
Caroline Mabry of Ft. Pieree and
M/Sgt. Ronald J. Shaw with the Air
Foree, and four grandchildren.
Despite her busy chureh schedule,
she finds time to conduct her first
career with a local nursing service,
working three nights a week in area

same

hospitals

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The AME Christian Recorder

Seplember 8, 1986

ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

THIRD EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH

ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

THE RT. REV. R. A, HILDEBRAND

WEST VIRGINIA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 17-21, 1986
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
61 Beechurst Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26505
Church Telephone: (304) 292-7180
Pastor's Telephone: (304) 292-9561
The Rev. John E. Stephens, Host Pastor
The Rev. Joe L. Jordan, Host P.E.
Annual Sermon:

The Rev. Sandy W. Drayton

PITTSBURGH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 24-28, 1986
St. Mark A.M.E. Church
1409 Montier Street
Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
Church Telephone: (412) 371-2800
Pastor’s Telephone: (412) 462-8853
The Rev. Charles W. Buckner,
Host Pastor
The Rev. Paul Martin, Host P.E.
Annual Sermon:

The Rev. Edward Butler

OHIO ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 8-12, 1986
Trinity A.M.E. Church
554 Selma Road
Springfield, OH 45506
Church Telephone: (513) 325-1372
Pastor’s Telephone: (513) 376-4589
The Rev. Earl Thompson Host Pastor
The Rev. W. C. T. Ayres, Host P.E.
Annual Sermon:
The Rev. Thomas E. Liggins

SOUTH OHIO
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 15-19, 1986
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
1149 Dr. J. F. Scott Pl.
Portsmouth, OH 45662
Church Telephone: (614) 354-3798
Pastor’s Telephone: (614) 354-5156
The Rev. P. Robert Tate, Host Pastor
The Rev. Virgil Cummings, Host P.E.
Annual Sermon:
The Rev. Ralph F. Newell

NORTH OHIO
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-26, 1986
St. James A.M.E. Church
8401 Cedar Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44103
Church Telephone: (216) 231-3562
Pastor’s Telephone: (216) 268-4087
The Rev. Elmo A. Bean, Host Pastor
The Rev. Sheridan E. Lancaster,
Host P.E.

Annual Sermon:

The Rev. Donald Jacobs

FOURTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A.M.E. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. SAMUEL S. MORRIS

MICHIGAN CONFERENCE
September 9, 1986
W.M.S Conference
September 11-14, 1986
Bethel A.M.E. Church
5050 St. Antoine
Detroit, Michigan
Church Telephone: (313) 831-8810
Pastor’s Telephone: (313) 956-7762
The Rev. N. Osborne, Host Pastor
The Rev. J. Allen Parker, Host P.E.
The Rev. Martin L. Simmons, Assoc. P.E.
CHICAGO CONFERENCE
September 23, 1986
W.M.S. Conference
September 25-28, 1986
Bethel A.M.E. Church
4448 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Church Telephone: (312) 285-5500
Pastor’s Telephone: (312) 924-7969
The Rev. D. C. Coleman, Host Pastor
The Rev. Maurice J. Higginbothan,
Host P. E.
The Rev. W. D. Davis, Assoc. P. E.
The Rev. Roy L. Miller, Assoc. P. E.

YEAR'S PLANNING MEETING
October 10-11, 1986
St. John A.M.E. Church
505 Beechwood
River Rouge, Michigan
Church Telephone: (313) 386-2288
Pastor’s Telephone: (313) 861-0281
The Rev. Armistice R. Polk, Host Pastor
FIFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. H. W. MURPH
COLORADO ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 9-16, 1986
Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church
120 Pueblo Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80229
Church Telephone: (303) 635-9576
Pastor’s Telephone, (303) 574-3487
The Rev. Alvin N. Larkin, Host Pastor
The Rev. E. B. Childress, Host P.E.
The Rev. M. L. Shakespeare, Co-Host P. E.
KANSAS/NEBRASKA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 15-21, 1986
Trinity A.M.E. Church
2201 North 5th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
Church Telephone: (913) 621-2306
Pastor’s Telephone: (913) 371-2810
The Rev. W. Bartlette Finney,
Host Pastor
The Rev. Don C. Stephenson, Host P.E.
The Rev. T. R. Evans, Co-Host P.E.
The Rev. A. T. Taylor, Co-Host P.E.

NORTHWEST MISSOURI
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 22-28, 1986
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
4125 Benton Blvd.

Kansas City, MO 64130
Church Telephone: (816) 921-2151
Pastor’s Telephone: (816) 921-2801
The Rev. Edward E. Fields, Host Pastor
The Rev. P. A. Williams, Host P.E.
The Rev. E. Lewis Branch, Co-Host P.E.

MISSOURI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 6-12, 1986
Wayman A.M.E. Church
5010 Cabanne Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63113
Church Telephone: (814) 361-4123
Pastor’s Telephone: (314) 991-0966

The Rev. Lonnie C. Wormley, Host Pastor

The Rev. Cyrus Keller, Host P.E.
The Rev. O. H. Brown, Co-Host P.E.

FIFTH DISTRICT EVALUATION/
PLANNING MEETING
October 13, 1986
St. Peter A.M.E. Church
47380 Margaretta
St. Louis, MO 63115
Church Telephone: (314) 381-3345
Pastor’s Telephone: (314) 381-0498
The Rev. Chevienne Jones, Host Pastor
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FUND MEETING
October 13, 1986

SEVENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. FREDERICK C. JAMES

PALMETTO SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 24-28, 1986
Bethel AME Church
Corner of Broad and Duke Streets
Georgetown, South Carolina 29440
The Rev. W. H. Settle, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 546-4898
Pastor’s Telephone: (803) 546-4503
The Rev. S. A. Brown, Host P. E.

NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 8-12, 1986
Ebenzer AME Church
521 N. Smith Street
Mullins, South Carolina 29574
The Rev. J. L. Rouse, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 464-0341
Church Telephone: (803) 464-9921
Pastor’s Telephone: (803) 428-3029
The Rev. W. D. C. McClary, Host P.E.

COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 15-19, 1986
Turner Memorial AME Church
1122 Monticello, Street
West Columbia, South Carolina 29169
The Rev, Charles Young, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 799-0018
Pastor's Telephone: (803) 786-0229
The Rev, C. R. Hawthorne, Host P.E,

SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-26, 1986
Trinity AME Church
677 Meeting Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29403
The Rev, Clifton Miller, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 723-5390
Pastor's Telephone: (803) 723-9788
The Rev. Alonzo Middleton, Host P.E.

PIEDMONT SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 5-9, 1986
Bethel AME Church
808 S. Fant Street
Anderson, South Carolina 29621
The Rev. J. J. James, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 224-2609
Pastor’s Telephone: (803) 224-2609
The Rev. Castell Jackson, Host P.E.

CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 12-16, 1986
Bethel AME Church
316 Railroad Avenue
St. Matthews, South Carolina
The Rev. R. A. Brown, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 874-2616
Pastor’s Telephone: (803) 874-2616
The Rev. B. P. Boston, Host P.E.

THE 1986-1987 SEVENTH DISTRICT
PLANNING SESSION
November 28-29, 1986

EIGHTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A.M.E. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. DONALD G. K. MING

MISSISSIPPI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 10-14, 1986
St. John A.M.E. Church
406 E. Division Street
Biloxi, Mississippi 39530
The Rev. Nelson Taylor, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (601) 432-2874
The Rev. James Manley, Host P.E.

The Rev. Joshua D. Watkins, Assoc. P.E.

EAST MISSISSIPPI
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 17-21, 1986
St. James A.M.E. Church
3706 Davis Street
Meridian, Mississippi 39301
The Rev. Joseph F. Whalen, Jr.,
Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (601) 485-7175
The Rev. G. S. James, Host P.E.
The Rev. M. R. Mozee, Assoc. P.E.
The Rev. E. A. James, Assoc. P.E.

NORTHEAST—WEST MISSISSIPPI
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 24-28, 1986
Turner Chapel A.M.E. Church
1108 14th Street, South
Columbus, Mississippi 39701
The Rev. Earnest Hargrove, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (601) 327-1177
The Rev. E. C. Taylor, III, Host P.E.
The Rev. E. A. Deed, Assoc. P.E.

CENTRAL NORTH MISSISSIPPI
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 8-12, 1986
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Highway 61
Mound Bayou, Mississippi 38762
The Rev. Joseph Parker, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (601) 741-2864
The Rev. C. L. Woodley, Host P.E.
The Rev. F. C. Stallworth, Assoc. P.E.

NORTH LOUISIANA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 15-19, 1986
Allen Chapel A.M.B, Church
510 North 11th Street
Monroe, Louisiana 71201
The Rev, Robert Boyd, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (318) 323-6382
Pastor's Telephone: (318) 325-8972
The Rev, C. Collins, Host PE.
The Rev. G. K. Tomkies, Assoc. P.E.

CENTRAL LOUISIANA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-26, 1986
Bethel A.M.E. Church
910 Meriam Street
Plaquemine, LA 70764
The Rev. J. K. Holliday, Host Pastor
Church Telephone. (504) 222-6832
The Rev. E. D. Williams, Host P.E.

LOUISIANA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

November 5-9, 1986

St. Paul A.M.E. Church
420 Church Street
Bogalusa, Louisiana 70427
The Rev. Joseph Cyprian, Host Pastor
Church Teiephone: (504) 796-3495

The Rev. M. J. Black, Sr., Host P.E.
The Rev. F. B. Hitchens, Assoc. P.E.
The Rev. T. C. Johnson, Assoc. P.E.
The Rev. Elijah Nelson, Assoc. P.E.

PLANNING MEETING
November 14-15, 1986

MISSIONARY CONVENTION MEETINGS
To be held one day before the opening of
each Annual Conference.

NINTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A.M.E. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. FRANK M. REID, JR.
MRS. IRENE B. REID
EPISCOPAL SUPERVISOR

WEST ALABAMA CONFERENCE
BRANCH WMS
September 9, 1986
WEST ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 10-12, 1986
Bryant Chapel A.M.E. Church
3125 Spaulding Street South West
Birmingham, Alabama 35221
Church Telephone: (205) 925-7151
Pastor’s Telephone: (205) 925-3153
The Rev. J. L. McIntyre, Host Pastor
The Rev. J. F. Holmes, Host P. E.

CENTRAL ALABAMA CONFERENCE
BRANCH WMS
September 16, 1986
CENTRAL ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 17-19, 1986
Metropolitan A.M.E. Church
750 Davis Street
Mobile, Alabama 36603
Church Telephone: (205) 433-4282
Pastor’s Telephone: (205) 433-4175
The Rev. G. L. Washington, Host Pastor
The Rev. H. O. Swanson, Host P. E.

ALABAMA CONFERENCE
BRANCH WMS
September 23, 1986
ALABAMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 24-26, 1986
Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church
130 Fourth Street West
Prattville, Alabama 36067
Church Telephone: (205) 365-7962
Pastor’s Telephone: (205) 365-7962
The Rev. J. D. King, Host Pastor
The Rev. W. F. Thompson, Host P.E.

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SOUTH ALABAMA CONFERENCE
BRANCH WMS
October 7, 1986
SOUTH ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 8-10, 1986
Parks Chapel A.M.E. Church
1000 Montana Street
Dothan, Alabama 36303
Church Telephone: (205) 794-4811
Pastor’s Telephone: (205) 792-5033
The Rev. C. C. Cummings, Host Pastor
The Rev. J. C. Jarrett, Host PE.

EAST ALABAMA CONFERENCE
BRANCH WMS
October 14, 1986
EAST ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 15-17, 1986
Nichols Chapel A.M.E. Church
215 - 11th Avenue
Phenix City, Alabama 36867
Church Telephone: (205) 298-2570
Pastor’s Telephone: (205) 298-7891
The Rev. Z. D. Hardwick, Host Pastor
The Rev. W. M. Boddie, Host P.E.

NORTH ALABAMA CONFERENCE
BRANCH WMS
October 21, 1986
NORTH ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-24, 1986
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
141 South Cherokee Street
Florence, Alabama 35630
Church Telephone: (205) 764-3900
Pastor’s Telephone: (205) 766-1059
The Rev. W. N. Huggins, Host Pastor
The Rev. R. W. Hilson, Host P.E.

TENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. REMBERT E. STOKES

SOUTHWEST TEXAS CONFERENCE
BRANCH W.M.S
September 9, 1986
SOUTHWEST TEXAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 10-12, 1986
St. James A.M.E. Church
410 N. Richter Street
San Antonio, Texas 78207
Church Telephone: (512) 226-1651
Pastor’s Telephone: (512) 226-0916
The Rev. L. E. Ausbie, Host Pastor
The Rev. Q. C. Roberson, Host P.E.
The Rev. O. W. Hodges, Assoc. P.E.

TEXAS CONFERENCE
BRANCH W.M.S.
September 23, 1986
TEXAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 24-26, 1986
Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church
6822 Arabella Street
Houston, TX 77088
Church Telephone: (713) 697-5657
Pastor’s Telephone: (713) 741-2264

The Rev. A. V. Hawkins, Host Pastor

The Rev. O. L. Dawson, Host P.E.
The Rev. L. W. Jenkins, Assoc. P.E.
The Rev. X. L. Williams, Assoc. P.E.

CENTRAL TEXAS CONFERENCE
BRANCH W.M.S.
September 30, 1986
CENTRAL TEXAS CONFERENCE
October 1-3, 1986
Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church
407 E. Avenue D
Temple, TX 76501
Church Telephone: (817) 773-7890
Pastor’s Telephone: (817) 799-8576
The Rev. L. R. Emanuel, Host Pastor
The Rev. C. C. Johnson, Host P.E.
The Rev. Dubyer Harris, Assoc. PE

ELEVENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH

ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

THE RT. REV, PHILIP R. COUSIN
MRS. MARGARET JOANN COUSIN
EPISCOPAL SUPERVISOR

CENTRAL FLORIDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 18-21, 1986
Mt. Moriah A.M.E. Church
P. O. Box 541 (off 301 on Huey St.
Wildwood, FL 32785
Church Telephone: (904) 748-0411
Pastor's Telephone: (904) 669-2888
The Rev. C. A. Reeves, Host Pastor
P. O. Box 541
Wildwood, FL 32785

ORLANDO FLORIDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 25-28, 1986
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
626 Second Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32014
Church Telephone: (904) 255-1501
Pastor’s Telephone: (904) 252-8638
The Rev. B. H. Martin, Host Pastor
320 N. Lincoln Street
Daytona Beach, FL 32014

SOUTH FLORIDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 8-12, 1986
Mt. Hermon A.M.E. Church
401 N. W. 7th Terrace
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311
Church Telephone: (305) 463-6309
Pastor’s Telephone: (305) 462-7174
The Rev. Lewis Myers, Host Pastor
711 N. W. 4th Street
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311

TAMPA FLORIDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 16-19, 1986
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
506 E. Harrison Street
Tampa, FL 33602
Church Telephone: (813) 223-3158
Pastor’s Telephone: (813) 621-8720
The Rev. H. E. Hannans, Host Pastor
3053 S. 78th Street
Tampa, FL 33619

EAST FLORIDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-26, 1986
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
85 Central Avenue
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Church Telephone: (904) 829-3918
Pastor’s Telephone: (904) 829-3918
The Rev. F. D. Richardson, Jr.,
Host Pastor
84 St. Benedict Street
St. Augustine, FL 32084

BAHAMA ISLANDS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 14-16, 1986
Robinson-Morris Chapel
A.M.E. Church
Nassau, Bahamas
Church Telephone: (809) 322-1834
Pastor’s Telephone: (809) 323-7637
The Rev. J. M. Sands, Host Pastor
P. O. Box 2344
Nassau, Bahamas

EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
PLANNING MEETING
November 21-22, 1986

TWELFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. H. H. BROOKINS
MRS. BONITA C. BROOKINS,
EPISCOPAL SUPERVISOR

OKLAHOMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
CENTRAL-NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 16-21, 1986
St. John A.M.E. Church
1845 North Peoria Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Church Telephone: (918) 585-9425
Pastor’s Telephone: (918) 592-0161
The Rev. W. R. Norful, Sr., Host Pastor
The Rev. B. S. Roberts, Host P.E.
Annual Sermon: Rev. N. C. Irving

EAST-NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
ARKANSAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 1-5, 1986
Union A.M.E, Church
1825 South Pulaski Street
(Wright Ave. & Pulaski St.)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Church Telephone: (501) 374-5328
Pastor's Telephone: (501) 663-9625
The Rev, Eugene Brannon, Host Pastor
The Rev. J. J. Brown, Host P. E.
Annual Sermon: Rev, Rufus K, Young

WEST ARKANSAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
SOUTH ARKANSAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 15-19, 1986
Visitor’s Chapel A.M.E. Church
319 Church Street
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Church Telephone: (501) 623-2975
Pastor’s Telephone: (501) 623-6873
The Rev. C. E. Horton, Host Pastor
The Rev. R. J. Hampton, Host P.E.
Annual Sermon: Rev. W. G. Wynn

TWELFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
PLANNING COUNCIL
October 21-22, 1986
Bethel A.M.E. Church
815 West 16th Street
(16th & State Streets)
Church Telephone: (501) 374-2891
The Rev. J. J. Brown, Host P. E.

SEVENTEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. ROBERT L. PRUITT

ZAMBIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 24-28, 1986
Bright Temple
Kitwe

MALAWI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 18-21, 1986
Karonga

Women’s Missionary Conventions to be
held two days before their respective con-
ferences

EIGHTEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH

ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

THE RT. REV. HAROLD B. SENATLE

MOZAMBIQUE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 19-21, 1986
F. C. James Chapel A.M.E. Church
The Rev. L. Mboweni, Host Pastor/P.E.

BOTSWANA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-26, 1986
Fred Harrison Senatle Chapel
The Rev. L. M. Mbulawa,
Host Pastor/P. E.

NORTHEAST LESOTHO
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 29-November 2, 1986
A.M.E. Church
Quacha's Nek
The Rev. M. T. Machefu,
Host Pastor/P. E.

LESOTHO ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 5-9, 1986
Johnson Baker Chapel A.M.E. Church
Mafeteng
The Rev. J. Kemeng, Host Pastor
The Rev. H. H. Gewabe, Host P.E.

SWAZILAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE
December 10-14, 1986
Collins Chapel A.M.E, Church
Mbabane
The Rev. T. Mbambo, Host Pastor
The Rev, Dr. I, S. Motha, Host P.E.

NINETEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH

ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

THE RT. REV. HAROLD B, SENATLE

NATAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 16-19, 1986
A.M.E. Church, Bizana
Bizana
The Rev. J. C. Nyakata, Host Pastor

ORANGIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 12-16, 1986
Xaba Chapel A.M.E. Church
Heilbron
The Rev. A. T. Masithela, Host Pastor
The Rev. Z. R. Kgaile, Host P.E.

NORTH TRANSVAAL
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 19-23, 1986
J. E. Hunter Chapel A.M.E. Church
Seshego
The Rev. M.E.N. Makitra, Host Pastor
The Rev. S.P.S. Chesane, Host P.E.

EAST TRANSVAAL
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 26-30, 1986
Nazareth A.M.E. Church
Middelburg
The Rev. F. N. Radebe, Host Pastor
The Rev. E. M. Segwai, Host P.E.

WEST TRANSVAAL
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
December 3-7, 1986
S. P. Moarohanye Memorial
A.M.E. Church
The Rev. S. S. Malinga, Host Pastor
The Rev. P. M. Lodi, Host P.E.

NINETEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
PLENARY MEETING
January 3-4, 1987
F. H. Gow Chapel A.M.E. Church
Potchef Stroom
The Rev. Dr. M. D. Phetlhu, Host Pastor
The Rev. P. M. Lodi, Host P.E.

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Whitney Houston Honored By

National Council Of NegroWomen pend For, Yourtopy Tales

AMEC BICENTENNIAL HYMNAL
The first new hymnal for the African

Methodist Episcopal Church in 30 years—
now ready for you!

Singer Whitney Houston was honored by the National Council of Negro Women at
the 12th Annual Bethune Recognition Awards recently in New York City. Sponsored
by the Greater New York Area NCNW, the tribute to Women in the Bethune Tradi-
tion salutes outstanding women in business, industry, education, community service
and the arts. Dr. Dorothy I. Height, president of the NCNW, commented on Ms. The new AMEC Bicenten)
Houston's selection: “It is fitting to honor Whitney Houston not only for the ex-
cellence of her artistry, which we have watched develop first hand over the years, but
also for the inspiration and positive role model she represents to all young people to-
day.”’ Ms. Houston and her mother, Cissy Houston, have been long-time supporters of
the NCNW. Ms. Houston, pictured in the center, received the award from Dr. Dorothy
I. Height (left) and Aubrey Lewis, Vice President of F.W. Woolworth (right),

al Hymnat ineludes:
® many new, contemporary hymns and many well-known
“standards” and “favorites”

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African and Caribbean sources
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