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Vol. 137, No. 10
Episcopal Fathers discuss the progress of the Church during a Bicentennial event. Seated
left to right: Bishops H. N. Robinson, S. S. Morris, H. W. Murph, V. R. Anderson,
F. H. Talbot, C. E. Thomas, H. T. Primm, V. R. Byrd, R. A. Hildebrand and D. W.
Nichols.
Dr. McKinney signing the document accepting the $600,000 from USA-AID as Bishop
Mayo and Mr. Wilkerson from the AID office in Washington look on. The lady is Ms.
Linda Morse, Director of the AID office in Haiti.
Blacks Reduce Educational Gap
The gap between the proportions of
Blacks and Whites completing high
school narrowed substantially since
1940, according to a report by the
Commerce Department’s Census Bu-
reau.
About 81 percent of Blacks and 87
percent of Whites aged 25 to 29 were
high school graduates in 1985. The
proportions in 1940, when the bureau
began gathering such statistics, were 1W)
percent for Blacks and 41 percent for
Whites.
For the population aged 25 and over
in 1940, the proportion of White high
school graduates was 3.4 times greater
than for Blacks, 26 percent compared
with 7 percent. The ratio in 1985 was
1.3, with 76 percent for Whites and 60
percent for Blacks.
The report notes that in 1940,
Whites were four times as likely as
Blacks to have completed college com-
pared with twice as likely in 1985. The
proportions were 5 percent for Whites
and 1 percent for Blacks in 1940 com-
pared with 20 percent and 11 percent in
1985.
As in all surveys, the data in this re-
port are subject to sampling variability
and response errors.
Copies of Educational Attainment in
the United States: March 1982 to 1985,
Series P-20, No. 415, are available
from the Superintendent of Docu-
ments, U.S. Government Printing Of-
fice, Washington, DC 20402.
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1787-1987
NCC Governing Board
Celebrates Bishop Philip
Cousin’s Four-Year Presidency
Jacksonville, FL—Bishop Philip R.
Cousin, Sr.—described as ‘‘friend,
leader, ambassador for Christ, drum
major of justice’’—was honored here
. .as he nears the end of his four
years of service as president of the
National Council of Churches.
The ‘‘Service of Celebration’’ drew
about 700 persons to St. Stephen
A.M.E. Church in Jacksonville, head-
quarters of the A.M.E.’s 11th Episco-
pal District, of which Cousin is the
bishop. Attending were members of
the NCC Governing Board, holding its
fall meeting here, NCC staff and lead-
ers and members of the A.M.E.
Church.
Bishop Cousin is an ‘‘articulator of
vision, never indifferent or neutral, a
man of sparkle and integrity, a broad-
scale Christian,’’ according to one tes-
timony. Said another, Bishop Cousin
is an ‘‘ecumenical servant and pioneer,
peacemaker and pastor.’’
The National Council of Churches
is the nation’s largest ecumenical or-
ganization. It includes 32 Protestant,
Orthodox and Anglican church bodies
with a combined membership of more
than 40 million.
Bishop Cousin, the NCC’s 13th
president, is its first president from a
predominantly African American de-
nomination. The A.M.E. Church—
celebrating its 200th anniversary last
year—was formed when persons in St.
George’s Methodist Episcopal Church
withdrew as a protest against color
segregation.
Bishop Philip R. Cousin, Sr.
In addition, by the end of his term,
Bishop Cousin will have served as pres-
ident of the NCC longer than any pre-
vious president, each of whom filled a
standard three-year term. He assumed
presidential responsibilities in Novem-
ber 1983 following the resignation of
James Armstrong from that post, and
was elected by the Council’s Govern-
ing Board in November 1984 to con-
tinue as president through 1987.
Bishop Cousin is likely to hold the rec-
ord for a long time because, according
to new NCC Constitution and Bylaws
adopted at this Governing Board meet-
ing, beginning in 1988 terms for NCC
president will be limited to two years.
The evening’s service included a ser-
mon by Presiding Bishop Vinton R.
Anderson of the A.M.E. Church, who
praised Bishop Cousin’s integrity and
challenged the NCC, from its ‘‘strate-
gic high ground’’ and ‘‘position at the
crossroads,’’ to never ‘‘stand aloof
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First Seminar on Evangelism
SHOPS
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and Church Growth Held
Bishop F. C. James
Chairman, Commission, Church
Extension—W orship—Evangelism
Dr. Yale B. Bruce—General Officer
Director—Dept. of Worship
and Evangelism
Orlando, FL—There was an air of ex-
citement and expectancy in Orlando.
Bishop Philip R. Cousin, host and Pre-
siding Bishop of the 11th Episcopal
District; Bishop Frederick C. James,
prelate of the 7th Episcopal District
and Chairman of the Commission on
Church Extension, Worship and Evan-
gelism, along with General Officer Dr.
Y. Benjamin Bruce, Director of the
Department of Worship and Evangel-
ism, were euphoric about the First An-
nual Seminar on Evangelism and
Church Growth. They were vindicated.
The excitement enveloped all the bish-
ops, general officers, connectional of-
ficers and other church leaders—both
ministerial and lay—who came to Or-
lando.to experience a third century ac-
tivity of the 201st year of the Black
movement known as African Method-
ism.
The keynote sermon was preached
by that erudite and sophisticated
churchman, Bishop Philip Robert
Cousin. His text was from the Acts of
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Jimmy The Greek — May Your Tribe Decrease
value or personhood of all humanity, regardless to previous conditions of ser-
vitude. May their tribe not only decrease, but cease to be.
The record must show that all whites are not of the Jimmy the Greek
breed. That gives hope that Jesse Jackson, the candidate, and Martin Luther
King, Jr., the crusader-emancipator, are more than symbols. They are the
hopes and dreams of a lot of people of this great nation for a new day of
equality.
These are, indeed, times of world oppression, worldwide aggression, threat
of extinction and total annihilation as a result of nuclear and outer-space
technology. Jimmy Snyder must be made to know about the history of the na-
tion and of the world. These are not times for being emotional and irrational,
but for being very realistic about equality, sisterhood, brotherhood and the
rights of mankind and womankind; yes, and for people everywhere to share in
Rt care deblacl Seeexbonahire, and enjoy the bounties and blessings of God’s world. The world for which
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ferior—or, a Ficadiiespocted.ie fexiiain ROBERT H. REI D, JR. pea. i : hei 0 e pri ie: pss never really work in
er oaleaes eS ec ta are determined to try to orce the old Philosophies are
I am afraid that ‘‘The Greek’’ is not alone in the attitude that the coach and ak hd 5 in jeopardy of te ee
the quarterback cannot be BLACK! May their tribe be decreased. Thank Roa RET Ai ‘i inority journali.
God, CBS Sports put some distance between them and him by summarily fir. Sg Tati Rec! Seek JO ae ae Enea
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their tribe increase. nana tlio line is, people in ibl iti i
CBS Sports commentator Jimmy (‘‘The Greek’’) Snyder said, in an inter- J cman “tepacntime ee
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February 8, 1988
The irony of the remarks made by
Jimmy (‘‘The Greek’’) Snyder, CBS
Sports commentator, is that they were
made while the nation was revved up
for the Martin Luther King, Jr., holi-
day celebration marking the progress
that blacks have made in America.
It’s hard for me to decide whether
“The Greek’s’’ untimely remarks
were simply a ‘‘flip of the lip’’ or the
expression of a Caucasian mentality
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February 8, 1988
The AME Christian Recorder
New Minister Appointed to
Oak Grove A.M.E. Church
Rev. Gregory G. M. Ingram
Detroit, MI—Rev. Gregory G. M.
Ingram, newly-appointed minister of
Oak Grove A.M.E. Church, was born
in Detroit and graduated from Persh-
ing High School. He was licensed to
preach the Gospel in 1965. He holds a
B.A. degree in Philosophy and Reli-
gion from Wilberforce University,
Wilberforce, OH, and a Master of
Divinity degree from Garrett Evangel-
ical Theological Seminary, Evanston,
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Rev. Ingram has a_ professional
background as lecturer, preacher, pub-
lic and private school teacher and co-
ordinator of Summer Youth Pro-
grams. He once served as a minister on
the religious staff at Southern Illinois
University, and was selected by Mayor
Harold Washington as one of the fifty
outstanding ministers in Chicago, IL.
Active in community and civic af-
fairs, Rev. Ingram is a member of the
NAACP, People United to Serve Hu-
manity (PUSH), serving on the Minis-
terial Religion Affairs Committee of
that organization, and is a member of
the Chicago Urban League. He has
also served on the Board of Directors
of the Chicago Unit of the American
Cancer Society, the Intervarsity Chris-
tian Fellowship, USA-Campus Minis-
try, Kenny King City College and the
Church Federation of Greater Chi-
cago. He was a member of the Board
of Trustees of Henry Booth House
and a member of the Health Advisory
Board for the Chicago Public Schools.
In addition, he was a member of the
Chicago Conference Board of Exam-
iners of the A.M.E. Church. He is a
member of Kappa Alpha Psi Frater-
nity and a Third Degree Mason, Prince
Hall Affiliation.
Rev. Ingram’s literary contributions
include that of editor and publisher of
Ain’t That Good News? and Go Preach
My Gospel. His writings include, Bi-
centennial Meditation Messages. He
comes to Detroit from the historic
Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, Chica-
go, IL.
Rev. Ingram is married to the for-
mer Jessica E. Kendall, also a minis-
ter, and the couple has one daughter,
Jennifer Eman’ KeAnne.
“‘Treating Social Ills With Divine Guidance’
Elect Lewis E. Grady, Jr., For
Secretary of Missions
public schools, along with my pastoral
experience. I have also spent many
hours counseling as a prison chaplain.
Today’s needs and concerns are not
much different from yesterday’s.
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My Christian friends, greetings in the
name of our blessed Savior!
The 1988 General Conference is fast
approaching and, with God’s direction
and your prayers, | am announcing my
intentions of seeking the office of Sec-
retary of Missions.
There is an evergrowing need in the
area of work through the missions of
Christ. As your candidate, I bring to
you a background in teaching in the
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will work toward closing these gaps
that seem to be steadily growing. I will
develop programs desperately needed
to widen awareness among us to help
and teach those who cannot do for
themselves.
I am soliciting YOUR support and
will do my utmost to reflect credit on
the position I am seeking as Secretary
of Missions.
Yours for His Cause,
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Candidate for the Bishopric
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The AME Christian Recorder
nee TY 8, 1988
2
Position Paper Is Urged For
Adoption By the 1988
General Conference
“SLI LD
Bishop F. C. James
Chairman
Dr. Y. Benjamin Bruce
Director
To: The Council of Bishops
From: Bishop F. C. James,
Chairman of the Commis-
sion on Worship and
Evangelism, and Dr. Y.
Benjamin Bruce, Director,
Department of Worship
and Evangelism
Proposed Thrust for the
1988-92 Quadrennium
The First Annual Seminar on Evan-
gelism and Church Growth, meeting in
Orlando, Florida, January 6-8, 1988,
with representation from a majority of
the Episcopal Districts in the African
Methodist Episcopal Church Connec-
tion, gave considerable time and dis-
cussion to the issues of ‘‘Evangelism
and Church Growth.’’
The Seminar had more than one
hundred and sixty (160) registered par-
ticipants (Bishops, General Officers,
Connectional Officers, Presiding El-
ders, Ministers, Laypersons), and at
least 50 recognized observers who took
part in the most spirited and meaning-
ful deliberations held in recent times
by this kind of diverse group. The en-
thusiasm for what could be done
about increasing A.M.E. membership
during the next quadrennium was over-
whelming. The concern, interest and
genuine good feeling was a source of
great satisfaction for many of us as we
contemplated and exchanged ideas
about how church membership could
be vastly affected in the next few years,
provided we implement some of the
suggestions and proposals which were
being discussed.
The Seminar adopted a Position Pa-
per, without a dissenting vote, to the
effect that the Council of Bishops and
the General Conference be petitioned
by the Chairman and the Director of
this Commission, using the full force
of their influence, to wit:
“The membership of this Sem-
inar respectfully request that the
Subject:
Bishop F. M. Reid, Jr.
Presiding Bishop
9th Episcopal District
Council of Bishops present to
the 1988 General Conference the
idea that the focus of Church ac-
tivities for the 1988-92 Quadren-
nium be relegated to church
evangelism and growth and...
for us as a church to establish as
a connectional emphasis church
growth with a- million-member
increase goal to be accomplished
during the quadrennium.’’
In the event this focus is established,
the Seminar would like to recommend
that the following list of activities be
employed in helping to achieve the
goal:
1. That the topic for discussion during
the early morning teaching/study
periods of The Institute at the An-
nual Conferences be designated for
church growth and evangelism.
2. That the District Conferences will
have church growth and evangelism
as their workshop emphasis.
3. That the Lay Organization will have
church growth and evangelism as its
major focus from the Connectional
down to the local chapter.
4. That the Class Leader (cell groups)
be utilized for witnessing and win-
ning new persons into the life of the
church for evangelism and living the
Christian life.
5. That the Biblical foundations be
taught and utilized for winning and
nurturing new members in the faith
with the goal being to lead the new
members toward Christian maturi-
ty.
6. That the Sunday School be used as
a teaching/evangelistic tool for win-
ning and keeping new members in
the church.
7. That we affirm the gifts of the Holy
Spirit within the context of our
African Methodist Episcopal tradi-
tion.
ae Bishop H. H. Brookins
Presiding Bishop
12th Episcopal District
Bishop Henry W. Murph
Senior Bishop
Bishop John H. Adams
Presiding Bishop
2nd Episcopal District
Bishop F. C. Cummings
Presiding Bishop
1st Episcopal District
Bishop D. G. K. Ming
Presiding Bishop
8th Episcopal District
Bishop R. E. Stokes
Presiding Bishop
10th Episcopal District
Bishop R. A. Hildebrand
Presiding Bishop
3rd Episcopal District
St. Petersburg, FL—It was not a con-
ference, a caucus, or a business meet-
ing. It was a ‘‘good ole fashioned’’ re-
vival, accomplishing exactly what it
was planned for. It only lasted three
nights, but that was ample time for
Bishop Cousin to discharge his power-
ful sermons: ‘‘Come and See’’ (John
1:44); ‘‘Backing the Longshot’’ (Acts
9:13-15), and ‘‘Putting On the Wings’’
(Isaiah 40:31). Worshipers and minis-
ters traveled from throughout the
State of Florida to experience the great
teachings and preaching of Bishop
Cousin. His sermons kept the audi-
ence mesmerized each night and yearn-
ing for more.
The souvenir booklet, with over
fifty-five ads and numerous patrons,
was indicative of the enormous wel-
come precipated by the Bishop’s pres-
ence. In addition, he was presented the
key to the City of St. Petersburg by
the vice mayor.
Bishop Cousin’s preaching ignited
more and more spiritual intensity each
night. Numerous choirs from local
churches, and members of numerous
denominations worshiped in song and
praise. Bishop Cousin maintained that
unity as he reflected that people travel
many different routes to get to the
same destination. This was symbolic
of the many worshipers of varied de-
nominations, all trying to make heaven
their final destination.
Although there were no converts
from the revival, Bishop Cousin em-
phasized that all revivals are not de-
signed for such and ‘‘their success
should not be determined by the num-
‘Bishop Cousin ‘‘Reaches the Masses’’
Bishop P. R. Cousin
ber of people you get out of the street,
but the street that you get out of the
ones in the church.’’ His teachings
were profound, and the splendor of the
true Christian fellowship was over-
whelming.
Rev. Samuel L. Green, Sr., pastor
of Greater Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church,
St. Petersburg, was the host pastor,
along with his supportive congrega-
tion. Tapes and videos were made
available for purchase immediately
after each sermon.
Peripherally, some people quietly
probed the decision of Bishop Cousin
to hold a revival. He, however, put all
minds to rest by initially stating his
purpose for being there. He asserted
that he ‘‘was caught up in the business
of making religion alive.’’ It comes as
no surprise that he has matriculated to
such high acclaim. Indeed, this great
man of God and humble humanitar-
ian, educator, public servant and phi-
losopher made religion ALIVE and
meaningful.
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February 8, 1988 The AME Christian Recorder
The New Catechism For Youth Proba-
tionaries Members Of African Methodism,
by G. Lovelace Champion, Sr. Instruc-
tional as well as informative to y uth and
adults, the author is concerned with doc-
trines and usages of the A.M.E. Church
and Christian Faith.
GLC-991C
(Left to Right) Pastor Pacifique—Haiti; Dr. Mike White, Chief Public Health Officer USAID Haiti; Dr. J. C. McKinney; Mr. John
Wilkerson—Deputy Chief USAID—Washington. Mr. Wilkerson made a special trip to Haiti to sign the document with Dr. McKinney.
Bishop J. Haskell Mayo—U.S.A., and Bishop of the 16th District. Pastor Spoul Louis, Presiding Elder and Pastor—Haiti. Rev.
Abellard—retired A.M.E. Minister—Haiti—he is blind.
“‘Purpose Is
What Gives Life
A Meaning’”’
Ecumenism,
Liberation, and
Black Theology
James H.Cone
“James Cone is the premier
black theologian writing today.
And this book is vintage
Cone—prophetic, passionate,
pertinent, and provocative.”
—CORNEL WEST
driving concern to
speak the truth with
love, courage, and care for
the poor and voiceless is
richly and powerfully evident
in this collection of recent
essays by James Cone.
Cone addresses topics of
black theology and its rela-
tionship to other Christian
theologies and secular
ideologies, the role of the
Left to Right: Bishops Cousin, James and Nichols paused to reflect on the progress of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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The AME Christian Recorder
Production Company Focuses On
Black America Through ‘Story
Of A People’ Specials
‘*The image of the Black American
is often distorted by the media today,’’
states Los Angeles-based television
producer Bob Dockery, Jr., who with
the production of two new one-hour
television specials on the ‘current
history of Black America’ is trying to
set the record straight.
“* *Story of a People’ is a profile of
Black America, presented by Black
Americans, that attempts to give a well
balanced appraisal of the issues and
trends that are affecting our culture,”’
Dockery points out.
The two programs, ‘‘Who Is This
Black Man Anyhow?’’ and ‘‘The
Gospel According To...’ (a look at
today’s Gospel music industry), are
hosted by Robert Guillaume and will
be broadcast in February through na-
tional syndication.
Dockery, who is the president and
founder of Syndicate It, Inc., a na-
tional syndication and production
firm, conceived the idea for the two
shows as a result of his successful
“Story Of A People’’ 24 hour-long
radio series, which began as a produc-
tion for Black History Month in 1984.
“* ‘Who Is This Black Man
Anyhow?’ is four unique profiles of
Black American men with a common
thread,’’ Dockery notes. ‘‘It is a deter-
mination to succeed no matter what
obstacles are placed in front of
you...””
Filmed throughout the United
States, the program looks at the
songwriting team of Cliff Roquermore
and Mickey Stevenson, whose latest
work ‘‘Gospel Truth,” is now a highly
acclaimed musical theatre production;
Chuck Morrison, who as Vice Presi-
dent of the Coca-Cola Company,
oversees the organizations’s successful
marketing efforts to minorities; For-
rest Green, Sr. and Forrest Green, Jr.,
the father and son proprietors of a
Detroit-based barber college; and the
Delphi of Louisville, Kentucky, a pro-
minent Black men’s club started over
30 years ago, with members now
located across the country.
“Our attempt in making this special
was to show what these Black men
have done to preserve their culture and
what they are doing now to secure their
future,’’ Dockery said. ‘‘By seeing
their daily routines, listening to con-
versations and watching these men
with their friends and families, the au-
dience is allowed the opportunity to
make a more accurate and honest
assessment of the American Black
Male achievement contribution and
struggle in American culture in the
1980’s.”’
As a result of the rapidly growing
phenonmenon of Gospel music in
America, today, Dockery conceived
the idea of ‘*The Gospel According
‘‘Gospel music is not only deeply
rooted in Black heritage and forms a
base for overall American pop music,
it is also the fastest growing segment in
the music business today. It has nursed
artists like Aretha Franklin, Sam
Cooke, Dinah Washington, The Roll-
ing Stones, Marvin Gaye, Little
Richard and Ray Charles, to name a
few, and pulled a young Elvis Presley
into a Southern Black Church to ab-
sorb its sound and intensity.’’
** “A Gospel According To...’ looks
at the performers currently involved in
Black Gospel Music (including the
established legends), talks with in-
dustry leaders, and shows who is buy-
ing this music and its movement out of
the church into mainstream
America.”’
While Dockery is confident that
both Blacks and non-Blacks alike will
find ‘‘Story Of A People’ entertain-
ing, his main goal is to fill a void that
he believes currently exists in much of
today’s television production.
“With the creation of our first
‘Story Of A People’ television series
last year, we went for more of a
documentary-oriented show that ex-
amined the topics of youth, family,
image and power. We stated the myths
and misconceptions about Black
America and tried to counter-act it
with the truth. While we received
universal acclaim for our content,
there were those who criticized us on
our technique. In producing our cur-
rent two shows, I believe we not only
had learned from our mistakes, but
went well beyond our previous
efforts.”’
Raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Bob
Dockery earned a degree in History
and Political Science, before com-
pleting two years of Law School. In
1968, he became the first Black to be
hired for Aetna Life and Casualty’s
Group Division, graduating from their
prestigious executive training program.
In 1972, he moved to Los Angeles,
to run the advertising department for
Ebony Magazine, and after a brief stint
as head of his own advertising agency,
he accepted the position of Licensing
and Merchandising Director for the
West Coast Division of Columbia Pic-
tures.
In 1980, Dockery was approached
by a college friend with the idea of pro-
ducing and syndicating quality radio
Please turn to page 9
May I have your prayers and your
vote? Iam a faithful servant of the
Church, and I will always remain
faithful to God and to my Church.
—Cecil W. Howard
Dr. Cecil W. Howard
St. James A.M.E. Church
St. Louis, Missouri
5th Episcopal Distrith
Candidate for General Church Secretary
February 8, 1988
In 1793 Richard Allen built a
church for his people at Sixth and
Lombard Streets. It was an old,
abandoned blacksmith shop,
which he hauled from in front of
the Walnut Street Prison at Sixth
and Walnut Streets. He removed
it with his own team of six horses.
—Benjamin Rush
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ist Episcopal District
Candidate for General Church Secretary
Dr. O. U. Ifill
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“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those
who propose to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agita-
tion, are men who want crops without plowing up the
ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning.
They want the ocean’s majestic waves without the awful
roar of its waters.”’
—Frederick Douglass
Dr. Floyd Alexander
Bethel A.M.E. Church
— Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3rd Episcopal District
Candidate for the Pension Department
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My country ’tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrim’s pride,
From ev’ry mountain side
Let freedom ring!
Dr. A. W. Holman
Emanuel A.M.E. Church
Charleston, South Carolina
7th Episcopal District
Candidate for the
Department of Minimum Salary
“7 called to the Eternal in my
plight, I cried to my God for aid. . .
he heard my voice.’’—Psalm 18:6
Dr. Charles Jones
St. James A.M.E. Church
Memphis, Tennessee
13th Episcopal District
Candidate for General Church Secretary
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February 8, 1988
The AME Christian Recorder
W.M.S. President Announces Goals
Mrs. Delores L. K. Williams
Connectional President
Women’s Missionary Society AMEC
The Women’s Missionary Society
(WMS) of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church has inspired the
membership of over 80,000 Christian
women throughout the world. The
purpose of the WMS is to help all
women and youth grow in the
knowledge of Jesus Christ, and to seek
fellowship with women in other lands.
This purpose is achieved through
working committees and special
human service and social action pro-
jects and activities.
Mrs. Delores L. Kennedy Williams,
was elected Connectional President of
the Women’s Missionary Society in
mid-July, 1987 by an overwhelming
majority. Since her election, she has
established the following action
oriented goals designed to focus the
service direction of AME Missionaries
around the world for the next four
years.
ESTABLISH on the field mis-
sionaries overseas in the Caribbean
and in the United States.
ESTABLISH Sarah Allen Care
Centers at points of entry into the
United States to foster easier transi-
tioning of immigrants into this coun-
try. These centers will be supported
and staffed by missionaries and coor-
dinated by the Connectional Women’s
Missionary Society of the AME
Church.
INCREASE the registration of
black voters by at least 10,000 annual-
ly. This objective will be achieved
through the implementation of Annual
WMS Voter Registration Drives in
local communities around the country
climaxing with an Annual Voter
Registration Day coordinated by the
Society’s Connectional Christian
Social Relations Committee.
ESTABLISH AME Church Mis-
sionary Housing Shelters for
America’s homeless in at least twenty-
five cities under the care of the WMS
Christian Social Relations Committee.
INITIATE a Connectional AIDS
Education and Blood Donorship Pro-
gram and sponsor an Annual Blood
Donor Drive facilitated by the
Society’s Family Life Committee.
ESTABLISH an AME Missionary
Endowment Fund under the direction
of the organization’s Hughes-Smith
Life Membership Committee.
INSTITUTE an AME School of
Missions to complement the Society’s
Annual Mission Institutes. This school
will provide preparatory mission train-
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Her walls before me stand;
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—Timothy Dwight
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ing appropriate to specific field
assignments and other specialized mis-
sion functions undertaken by AME
Missionaries.
IMPLEMENT a Summer Work
Program of Missions in every overseas
district of the AME Church.
CELEBRATE AME Adoption Day
annually, The Society’s Family Life
Committee will plan and implement
this celebration, provide information
and work to ‘‘enable’’ every AME
Church in the connection to facilitate
the legal adoption of at least one child
during the drive.
MOTIVATE every AME Mis-
sionary to subscribe to the ‘‘Mis-
sionary Magazine,’’ the official house
organ of the Women’s Missionary
Society. At present, there are about
6,000 subscribers to this monthly
publication in North, Central and
South America, the West Indies,
England, Canada, Bermuda and
Africa.
MAKE a positive ‘‘impact’’ on
every city the AME Connectional
Women’s Missionary Society enters
during the quadrennium. This special
goal will be realized by the develop-
ment and dynamic implementation of
a Connectional Communication and
Promotion Network. This network
will be responsible for matters relative
to communicating and interpreting the
Society’s connectional goals and in-
volvement to its membership, the
AME Church and the general public
through AME Church publications
and all media. This endeavor will in-
clude every district in the AME
Church.
Under Delores Williams’ leader-
ship, the Women’s Missionary Society
will move forward to implement_the
aforementioned goals in accordance
with the legacy of human service and
social action left this organization by
its immediate past president, Dr.
Wilhelmina Lawrence, and the other
WMS leaders who preceded her.
Historically, the Women’s Mis-
sionary Society of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church has given
leadership support to such worthy
endeavors as Cancer Education and
Research, Sickle Cell Research, the
Tunica Mississippi Food and Clothing
Relief Project, Assault on Illiteracy
Programs, African Relief Projects and
scores of other national and interna-
tional human causes.
Delores Williams is a creditable
Christian leader, and she brings a
diversity of training and experience to
her position as President and Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer of the Women’s Mis-
sionary Society. She is the immediate
past editor of the Society’s Missionary
Magazine. Before that editorship, she
served as a Community Services
Specialist with the U. S. Department
of Commerce. President Williams is
the wife of The Reverend Leonard N.
Williams, Sr., Pastor of Allen Chapel
AME Church in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Williams’ are the parents of five
children and one grand-daughter.
Jerrye G. Champion, Reporter
Dr. Cyrus Keller
Editor of
Religious Literature
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give him is to work
to make his dream
come true.
Dr. Edgar Mack
Christian Education
Incumbent
Dr. Preston Williams
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
Atlanta, Georgia
Candidate for the Bishopric
Sixth Episcopal District
. . One day in Alabama, that little Black boys and Black girls
will be able to join hands with little White boys and White girls
as sisters and brothers—I have a dream today!
—Martin Luther King, Jr.
Their prayer was...
A change is
going to come.
Dr. McKinley Young
Big Bethel A.M.E. Church
Atlanta, Georgia
Candidate for the Bishopric
Sixth Episcopal District
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8 The AME Christian Recorder
February 8, 1988
Key Word For Blacks: Responsibility
———— Ss
by Vernon Jarrett
Black History Month is needed now
more than ever before, but for a dif-
ferent set of reasons.
Launched 61 years ago as ‘‘Negro
History Week,’’ this annual celebra-
tion initially was designed to fill those
missing pages of our history textbooks
whose authors deliberately had denied
American schoolchildren a knowledge
of black contributions to world
civilization.
In the old days, these celebrations
served as a source of renewed ‘‘Negro
Pride’ for thousands of black youths
whose horizons were limited.
Throughout the Southland, where
most blacks lived, ‘‘Negro History
Week’’ was the vehicle to introduce
black children to the names and pic-
tures of famous black inventors, scien-
tists, scholars, poets, painters, actors,
writers, abolitionists and forgotten
black heroes of ‘‘every war fought to
Allen, a methodist minister, made
history in 1787 when he and Rev. Ab-
solam Jones, another freed black,
founded the Free African Society of
Philadelphia, America’s black mutual-
aid movement.
Allen later became the founder and
first bishop of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church and was one of the
more distinguished leaders of aboli-
tionist thought before the American
anti-slavery movement was formally
organized.
Allen’s name evokes a sorely needed
attitude among today’s youth of all
races. There was a man who upon
achieving freedom and a degree of
wealth for himself never forgot his
responsibility to serve as a model and
crusader for those left behind.
Will somebody please pass on to
our high-salaried athletes the message
from the lives of Richard Allen, Ab-
salom Jones and the seven other men
Dr. A. Lee Henderson
Secretary-Treasurer
win and preserve American : : Sunday School Union
democracy.” who formed Philadelphia’s Free incumbent
Black History Week’s central African Society 200 years ago.
message to my generation of
schoolchildren was pride and achieve-
ment. ‘‘You can do it, too,’’ just as
‘‘others before you _ have
achieved.... You are not of an inferior
race.”’
Today Black History Month must
become more than a vehicle stressing
racial pride and achievement. Respon-
sibility, through a knowledge of the
past commitments and sacrifices of
black heroes of yesteryear, must
become the keynote. For example, this
is an excellent time for schoolchildren
to observe the birthday of Bishop
Richard Allen who was born a slave on
Feb. 14, 1760, in Philadelphia. As a
young man, Allen became a
blacksmith and a minister who worked
extra hours to earn enough money to
buy his freedom.
But his personal freedom was not
his only goal. One of his first com-
mitments as a free man was to the
freedom and elevation of all blacks.
Especially those athletes and enter-
tainers who use their big paychecks to
buy cocaine.
Will somebody please remind all
young black achievers in all walks of
life that their improved status can be
attributed to the simple fact that prior
generations acted responsibly in their
behalf.
This is why I’m making a personal
appeal for concerned clergy, educators
and other professionals to join the
ACT-SO program of the NAACP in
an effort to have black high school
students throughout America par-
ticipate in a year-long tribute to the
founders of the Philadelphia Free
African Society.
ACT-SO is the acronym for the
Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technologi-
cal and Scientific Olympics at 7 East
63rd Street, Chicago, IL 60637. For
information call (312) 684-4500.
Vernon Jarrett’s columns appear on
Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
‘‘My dungeon shook and my chains
fell off, and I cried ‘Glory to God, I
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am free.
Dr. H. L. Parks
Presiding Elder
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—Richard Allen
13th Episcopal District
Candidate for the Bishopric
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“The NAACP is organized to agitate, in-
vestigate, to expose, to defend, to reason, to
appeal. This is our program and this is the
whole of our program. What human reform
demands today is light — more light; clear
thought, accurate knowledge, careful distinc-
tions.’’
Dr. R. J. King
St. Luke A.M.E. Church
Birmingham, Alabama
Ninth Episcopal District
Candidate for the Bishopric
—W. E. B. DuBois, 1921
I know there is a God and that He
hates injustice and slavery. I see the
storm coming, and I know that His
hand is in it. If He has a place and
work for me, and I think He has, I
believe I am ready.
Iam nothing, but truth is everything, I
know I am right because I know that
liberty is right, for Christ teaches it,
and Christ is God.
—Abraham Lincoln
SLAVERY
Heaven is not reached at a single
bound; But we build the ladder by
which we rise from the lowly earth
to the vaulted skies, and we mount the
summit, round by round.
—Holland
Dr. Joseph C. McKinney
General Church Treasurer
Incumbent
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February 8, 1988
The AME Christian Recorder
McKinney signing documents at Citicorp Bank in Haiti opening the SADA Account to
receive the $600,000.
Continued from page 6
Production Company Focuses on Black Americans
left Columbia Pictures to form Syn-
dicate It.
With Syndicate It now in its eighth
year, Dockery is still looking ahead to
create new avenues in both radio and
television, as well as feature films.
Several new programs including a half-
hour weekly sports series and a music-
oriented variety show are currently in
the works.
“I’ve always felt that it was impor-
tant for Black Media people to do
everything they can to create radio and
television programs and feature films
that show the Black American in a
positive image. We constantly hear
complaints about how the Black image
is distorted. Only by getting Blacks in-
volved in the creative process can we
ever hope to change that.’’
Dockery’s accomplishment in mak-
ing ‘‘Story Of A People’”’ a reality
hopefully will both serve as an inspira-
tion and an opportunity for other
Black producers to make important
contributions.
Better Keep Yourself Clean And
Bright; You Are The Window
Through Which You Must
See The World.’’
—George Bernard Shaw
Dr. C. Garnett Henning
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
St. Louis, Missouri
5th Episcopal District
Candidate for the Bishopric
Dr. Joseph Joiner
Secretary-Treasurer
Pension Department
Incumbent
“Before I'd be a slave, I’d be
buried in my grave, and go home to
my Lord, and be saved.”’
—Author Uncertain
Dr. Jamye C. Williams
Editor of the 4.M.E. Review
Incumbent
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Dr. Cecil ‘‘Chip’’ Murray
First A.M.E. Church
Los Angeles, California
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Allen’s coming to a sav-
ing knowledge of the Lord
Jesus Christ was similar in
content to that of John
Wesley, who said that he
felt his ‘‘heart beating
strangely warm.’”’
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Dr. Eugene E. McAshan
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Buffalo, New York
1st Episcopal District
Candidate for the Bishopric
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Seventy-seven years before the Emancipa-
tion Proclamation, or in 1786, Richard Allen
reasoned that what one alone could not do,
several banded together in a united effort
could do.
Dr. James K. Baldwin
Dover, Delaware
1st Episcopal District
Candidate for
Director of Worship and Evangelism
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The AME Christian Recorder
February 8, 1988
Carrie T. Hooper, before
accepting the ministerial
call.
Carrie T. Hooper, an evan-
gelist.
Carrie T. Hooper, an Itine-
rant Elder.
Rev. Carrie T. Hooper, or-
ganizer and pastor of True
Vine A.M.E. Church.
Rev. Carrie T. Hooper, pas-
tor of True Vine A.M.E.
Church 41 years, now a re-
tired minister of New York
Conference of the A.M.E.
Church.
Rev. Carrie T. Hooper, Re-
tirement Service at New
York Annual Conference at
Bridge Street A.M.E.
Church, under Bishop
Hildebrand, Presiding
Bishop. Rev. W. L. Free-
man, Presiding Elder of
Manhattan District, stand-
ing beside him.
Rev. Carrie T. Hooper Retires
Rev. Carrie T. Hooper, the first
woman to aspire for the office of
Bishop in the A.M.E. Church, was
honored for her long and outstanding
church and fraternal work.
Rev. Hooper’s church work began
at an early age. For many years she
worked in the evangelist field, ccvering
the greater part of the United States.
She organized True Vine A.M.E.
Church under the leadership of Bishop
David Henry Sims, pastored under
Bishop R. R. Wright, Bishop D. Ward
Nichols, Bishop George Wilber,
Bishop John Douglas Bright, Bishop
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The Christian Church is a missionary enterprise,
and when it loses its impulse to propagate itself by
carrying the Gospel of the Lord, its unique
distinction will be gone.
Dr. Wendell H. Able
4th Episcopal District
Candidate for the Bishopric
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Hildebrand in 1987 at the New York
Annual Conference.
The church, and various organiza-
tions of which she is a member, be-
stowed upon her the highest honors
that could be given for her outstanding
work in the church and the following
organizations: the church; the Grand
Lodge of Elks of the Word, Eureka
Grand Chapter, Prince Hall Affilia-
tions, the jurisdiction of the State of
New York; the Heroines of Jericho,
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‘History has thrust upon our generation an
indescribably important destiny—to complete a
process of democratization which our nation has
too long developed too slowly, but which is our
most powerful weapon for world respect and
emulation,”’
—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. D. C. Coleman
Presiding Elder
4th Episcopal District
Candidate for the Bishopric
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Where bondage was—
Liberty.
Lovell Johnson will make
a good bishop.
Dr. Lovell Johnson
St. Mark A.M.E. Church
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4th Episcopal District
Candidate for the Bishopric
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Dr. David Harris _
St. Paul A.M.E. Church —
Austin, Texas —
10th Episcopal District
Candidate for the Bishopric
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Presiding Elder
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White people, you have the wrong
man. Our goal is not to defeat or
humiliate the White man, but to win
his friendship and love!
—Martin Luther Kings, Jr
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The AME Christian Recorder
‘*Turning Back Doomsday Clock’’
Historical Perspective on
Doomsday Clock
Moving back the hands of the
“‘doomsday clock’’ was a symbolic,
yet fitting, epilogue to the Reagan-
Gorbachev summit.
The hands of the doomsday clock
are easily adjusted, since the clock
only exists on the cover of the Bulletin
of Atomic Scientists. The prestigious
publication adopted the logo in 1947 as
a symbolic means to measure the
globe’s proximity to nuclear annihila-
tion.
The hands of the clock are moved
when the bulletin’s editors and board
members decide, based on global nu-
clear events, that the world has moved
closer or further from nuclear war.
The paper timepiece has only been ad-
justed 11 times in its 30-year life. The
closest it has ever been to midnight was
in 1953, when it was set at 11:58 after
the first Soviet hydrogen bomb tests.
Since 1984 the clock’s hands have
been fixed on three minutes until mid-
night. The board voted last week to
change the time to six minutes until
midnight.
Editors of the publication explain
that the decision to move the clock
back was not based solely on post-
summit optimism, Other factors taken
into account were a 1986 agreement
concerning the exchange of nuclear
test data, and the emergence of the In-
ternational Physicians for the Preven-
tion of Nuclear War.
Nevertheless, the summit was a tre-
mendous factor; and the clock’s ad-
justment was an encouraging reminder
that the summit’s objective was not
just to agree to remove a certain class
of weapons from certain territories.
Neither was the objective to see which
nation’s leader could get the last word,
or which nation’s first lady had the
most clout. The objective was a global
one—world peace.
Rock Temple A.M.E. Church Celebrates
Proclamation Honors Rock
Temple A.M.E. Church
Members of the Rock Temple A.M.E. Church celebrate the church’s 117th anniversary
with a proclamation signed by (seated, left to right) Rockdale County Commission Chair-
man Charles Smith, Rev. S. S. Giddings, the church’s pastor, and Conyers Mayor Charles
Walker. Looking on are (front row, standing) Corey Printup and (back row, left to right)
Effie Ingram, Dwynelle Aikens, Nellie Hamm, W. C. Cadler, Charlotte Render, Katie B.
Elliott, Grace Ella Cornwell, Jerome Levett, Quilla Flanagan and Willie Turner.
Atlanta, GA—As African Methodism
observed its bicentennial anniversary,
the pastor and members of Rock Tem-
ple A.M.E. Church, Conyers, GA,
celebrated the 117th year of the
church. Using the theme ‘‘Into the
Future by Faith,’’ the congregation
praised and thanked the Lord for His
blessings over these many years.
The congregation and community
heard challenging and inspiring mes-
sages from Rev. William George, pas-
tor of Poplar Hill A.M.E. Church,
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> Richard Allen, like the Apostle Paul,
worked with his hands, and earned a
living by cutting cord wood, a brick
mason, and driving a salt wagon during
the Revolutionary War.
Dr. Thomas Brown
Union Bethel A.M.E. Church
New Orleans, Louisiana
Candidate for the Bishopric
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and Rev. Julius Kidd, pastor of White
Chapel United Methodist Church.
As our denomination enters its third
century of service, the ‘‘Liberating and
Reconciling’’ descendants of Richard
Allen here at Rock Temple will keep
the faith and carry out Christ’s com-
mission.
Rev. S. S. Giddings, the pastor, has
challenged the church family and is
providing dedicated leadership as we
attend to ‘‘our Father’s business.”
M. Giddings, Reporter
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Dr. U. A. Hughey
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church
Cincinnati, Ohio
Past Professor at Paul Quinn College
Waco, Texas
Former Dean of Payne Theological Seminary
Wilberforce, Ohio
Candidate for the Bishopric
Richard Allen dedicated his life to the
crusade for religious freedom. Even in the
1700’s he was the first civil rights leader.
It was his dream that the chains of bondage
would be broken and Black men would
become free.
Dr. R. J. Hampton
Presiding Elder
12th Episcopal District
Oklahoma and Arkansas
Candidate for the Bishopric
Man must evolve for all human
conflict a method which rejects
revenge, aggression and retaliation.
The foundation of such a method
is love.”’
—Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Richard A. Chappelle, Sr.
General Secretary
Candidate for the Bishopric
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Presiding Elder
12th Episcopal District
Oklahoma and Arkansas
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Serving God and His People
We the Laity
of Our Great
Zion Salute
You!
Dr. Kathryn M. Brown
President
Connectional Lay Organization
We Are Serious About Our Mission
Count On
Us,
We Will Be
Hand In the Time
Of Need.
Mrs. Delores K. Williams
President
Connectional
Women’s Missionary Society
Dr. Armistice Polk
Fourth Episcopal District
Candidate for the Church Extension Department
With One Bus
Dr. King and Rosa Parks
Moved An Entire
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Richard Allen and other free Blacks in Philadelphia
realized that the terms ‘‘created equal’’ and
‘inalienable rights’’ did not apply. When Blacks
were pulled from their knees while praying in a
White Methodist Church in November of 1787, they
walked out and formed the African Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Dr. Henderson Davis
Historiographer
Incumbent
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Union A.M.E. Church
Newark, New Jersey
Candidate for the Bishopric
First Episcopal District
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expansion of A.M.E. Church
programs
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the New Jersey Conference
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Commission in Monmouth County,
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The AME Christian Recorder
The 21st Century Pastor Hard at Work
Rev. J. M. Proctor, an Innovator, Pastor,
Preacher and Administrator, Implements
“St. Paul A.M.E. Church Proposed Complex’’
by Edrena Houston Brown
Jacksonville, FL—Greater St. Paul
A.M.B. Church, under the illustrious
leadership of Rev. James M. Proctor,
administrator and pastor, and the offi-
cers and members of the African
Methodist Family, has been blessed
since the inception of its building for
Christ.
During the past three years, a capital
funds campaign has been established,
designed to give St. Paul the needed
financial support to continue and ex-
pand its ministry. St. Paul’s spiritual
emphasis and direction has enabled the
church to become one of the most
progressive and spiritually-rewarding
churches in African Methodism. Prior-
ities for the new church include (1) re-
location of the worship/service center;
(2) extending the ministry; (3) provid-
ing of easy access for the aged and
youth alike; (4) adequate parking, and
(5) recreation and specialized minis-
tries for the youth.
St. Paul envisions completion of the
project without a long, tedious mort-
gage, and has begun implementing this
proposed complex. The church is suc-
cessfully working toward three goals,
including a $300,000 Victory Goal,
which would pay off the existing debt
and complete the plans and purchase
of land.
The $750,000 Challenge Goal will
allow the church to begin the construc-
tion of the main Auditorium/Educa-
tional Building. The $1,500,000 Faith
Goal is a financial commitment for the
expanding of the ministries and the
providing of greater support to the
members of the community.
Pastor Proctor and the membership
believe that God is directing the con-
struction of the new building to pro-
vide the members with a tool to fur-
ther His work. The new building
would not only relieve current crowd-
ing, but would also allow for expan-
sion to accommodate new members
and additional diversified programs.
In fewer than five years, Rev. Proc-
tor has improved the spiritual, social
and financial climate of St. Paul.
Under his leadership and administra-
tion, the ministry of the church has
been completely reorganized and re-
structured.
Innovations include a continued in-
crease in the expansion program to ap-
proximately $1,000,000 and a gigantic
renovation of the interior and exterior
of St. Paul. The improvements include
a new administration office with mod-
erm equipment and a full-time secre-
tary, as well as other administrative
staff; the installation of an energy-
saving ceiling in the sanctuary; the
modernizing of the altar rail; a confer-
ence room; the purchase of a duplex,
grand piano, cushioned pews, public
address installation; relocation of the
day care center, and increased parking
facilities.
Rev. Proctor is an outstanding ora-
tor and conducts workshops and semi-
nars to further enhance evangelism,
stewardship and spirituality. In the
11th Episcopal District, he serves as
the Director of the Christian Educa-
tion Congress and is presently pursuing
a doctorate degree in theology from
Drew University, Madison, New
Jersey.
The indefatigable minister is making
an outstanding contribution to Greater
St. Paul and the community through
the services provided many individuals
through the diverse ministries, includ-
ing worship, Bible study, educational
enrichment, Christian Education, ath-
letics, visitation, Bell Choirs, Mission-
aries, YPDers, prayer retreat, music,
lay ministries, housing, food pantry,
clothing ministry, recreation, acolytes,
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, to name
but a few.
Currently, the Capital Funds Cam-
paign is growing and the members of
St. Paul are committing themselves
toward this project. Greater St. Paul
A.M.E. Church is a tithing member-
ship, as one of its members expressed
it, ‘‘For we walk by faith, not by
sight.”’
A.M.E. Pastor
Granted Educational
Award
Savannah, GA—Reverend Dan Steven-
son has received a Candler educational
assistance grant and will participate in
the Graduate Theological Foundation
program, located in Notre Dame, In-
diana, where he will continue work on
a Doctorate of Ministry degree.
The program involves approximate-
ly two years of study. Rev. Stevenson
will spend a month during the two
years attending formal classes in In-
diana; the remainder of the time he
will be doing independent study.
A native Savannahian, Rev. Steven-
son is a graduate of Savannah High
School, Savannah State College, Sa-
vannah Graduate Center and Turner
Seminary at Interdenominational The-
ological Center in Atlanta. He holds
degrees in sociology and political sci-
ence, and has a Master of Divinity
degree.
Apartheid—A Special Frontline Series With Judy Woodruff
Parts 4-5
Part 4 — 1978-1986
When P. W. Botha became Prime
Minister of South Africa two years
after the Soweto uprising of 1976, he
realized that apartheid must ‘‘adapt or
die.’’ Part IV of ‘‘Apartheid—A Spe-
cial FRONTLINE Series with Judy
Woodruff’? explores the reforms
undertaken by Botha to maintain
White supremacy, changes that have
deeply divided Afrikaners and have
provoked explosive reactions from
many Blacks.
Under Botha, some Blacks were
allowed to buy houses in their town-
ships and Black workers were able to
form trade unions. Botha also pro-
posed a new constitution that would
give the small Indian and mixed race
communities some power, but still ex-
clude the huge Black majority from
the government.
When the new constitution was in-
augurated, Black townships erupted.
The South African army was called in
and a state of emergency was declared.
School children became the most
extreme anti-apartheid militants. ‘‘A
lot of students have reached the point
where they say ‘If I die, so what,’ ”’
says Black student Sebastian McKay.
“But as long as liberation is gained.
And many of them are prepared to sac-
rifice anything for liberation.”’
Part 5—1987
The confrontation took place not
across barricades inside South Africa,
but across meeting tables in West
Africa. For eight days in July 1987, dis-
sident White Afrikaners met with
Black leaders from the outlawed Afri-
can National Congress (ANC), South
Africa’s leading Black liberation
movement.
The meetings were held in Senegal,
Burkina-Faso (formerly Upper Volta)
and Ghana in West Africa because the
ANC is banned in South Africa, where
it is illegal for Black or White citizens
to possess or publish ANC statements
or writings.
The White South African delega-
tion, many of whom were once part of
South Africa’s White establishment,
included leading Afrikaner intellec-
tuals, politicans, church leaders, busi-
nessmen and professionals.
The Black exiled resistance leaders
included Thabo Mbeki, Mac Maharaj
and Pallo Jordan, all members of the
ANC executive committee.
In formal meetings and informal
conversation, Afrikaners and Black
leaders discussed strategies for change
in South Africa, the issue of violence
and the armed struggle, the role of
communists in the ANC and future
economic and political structures for a
new South Africa under majority
Black rule. Thabo Mbeki, the ANC’s
leading spokesman, explained the
ANC’s participation:
“You see, we’ve got to get this mes-
sage across...to get White South
Africa to understand that they’ve got a
place in this future. . .and that even in
terms of their own self-interest, let’s
have democracy.”
The meetings were risky, especially
for the Afrikaners. Back in South
Africa, the Afrikaner press attacked
their breakaway countrymen, calling
them traitors. The Afrikaner right-
wing threatened them and their fam-
ilies, but they believed it was worth the
risk.
Journalist Max du Preez, formerly a
political correspondent for a pro-
government newspaper, said, ‘‘I think
more myths and misunderstandings
have been exploded in the last four
days on both sides. . .mow we have
proved that it’s possible for South Af-
ricans to sit down together and really
talk.’”
ANC leader Mac Maharaj, impris-
oned for 15 years with Nelson
Mandela, saw new meaning in these
events: ‘‘The discussion showed great
understanding for the first time. . .not
only that the Blacks are being brutal-
ized, but that the White youth are
being brutalized, that all of us have
been, are being, brutalized by that
(apartheid) system.”’
“This story of forbidden talks, of
human contact and discovery,’’ says
executive producer David Fanning, ‘‘is
important because it is the first step
towards understanding what it will
take to achieve a peaceful future in
South Africa. In the end, after all the
fighting and all the bloodshed, people
will have to talk to people.’”
“‘Apartheid,’’ Part V was produced
for FRONTLINE by Irv Drasnin.
FRONTLINE was produced by a con-
sortium of public television stations:
KCTS Seattle, WGBH Boston,
WNET New York, WPBT Miami and
WTVS Detroit. Funding for FRONT-
LINE was provided by public tele-
vision stations and the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting. FRONTLINE
was closed captioned for the hearing
impaired. The anchor for FRONT-
LINE was Judy Woodruff. The execu-
tive producer for FRONTLINE was
David Fanning.
Frederick Douglass the
Great Abolitionist
(anti-slave leader) was a member
of Metropolitan A.M.E. Church
Dr. Z. L. Grady
Presiding Elder
7th Episcopal District
Candidate for the Bishopric
Washington, DC
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STRIDES IN
HISTORY
This limited edition poster entitled ‘‘Strides in History’’ is available at
selected Kinney Shoes Stores during Black History Month.
Kinney Shoes
Celebrates
Black
History Month
New York, NY—Kinney Shoes offers
Black History Month calendars at se-
lected stores across the country as part
of the company’s observance of Mar-
tin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday and
Black History Month.
Entitled ‘‘Strides in History,’’ the
calendar highlights the contributions
made by Black Americans in sports.
“Kinney Shoes is excited about in-
volving its customers in the company’s
celebration of Black history by provid-
ing the calendars,’’ Joy Wilkins, spe-
cial market manager at Kinney Shoe
Corporation, said. ‘‘This is a wonder-
ful opportunity to salute the achieve-
ments of many Black Americans.”’
Presented by STADIA, Kinney’s
line of athletic footwear, the calendar
is featured on a full-color poster suit-
able for framing. The artwork was
created by Kansas City, MO based ar-
tist Dell Godbold.
‘Proper training of our
children is an investment
in the bank of
tomorrow.”’
—Bishop H. T. Primm
Dr. Rosa M. Baxter
Connectional YPD Director
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papers: the Christian Recorder is the oldest. The Southern Christian
Recorder was founded in 1882 by Bishop Henry McNeil Turner. The
Western Christian Recorder was founded in 1900 by Dr. J. Frank
McDonald. The Christain Recorder and the Southern Christian
Recorder were officially merged at the General Conference in Los
Angeles in 1960. The 1980 General Conference changed the Christian
Recorder from a weekly newspaper to a fortnightly, now published
every 14th day, with Monday as the publishing date, from the A.M.E.
Sunday School Union Publishing House, Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. Robert H. Reid
Editor of
A.M.E. Christian Recorder
Incumbent
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NCC Governing Board Celebrates Bishop
Cousin’s Presidency
from human pain,’’
Several gifts were presented to
Bishop Cousin, including the tradi-
tional gift given to outgoing presi-
dents—a gavel. Rev, Arie Brouwer,
NCC general secretary, presented the
gavel, commenting that Bishop Cousin
never used a gavel when chairing NCC
meetings. ‘‘It’s simply not his style,’’
Brouwer said,
Another of the gifts, introduced by
its presenter as a ‘‘token of apprecia-
tion,’’ was a check for nearly $31,000
from A.M.E. Churches in Florida.
(Bishop Cousin announced to the Gov-
erning Board. . .that he will use the
money to establish a scholarship fund
for Black theological students, having
as its purpose the development of
Black ecumenical leadership.)
We salute you,
daughters of Allen, and congratu-
late the Publisher, Editor and staff
for this fine issue of Black History.
It also was announced that a special
fund has been created in tribute to
Bishop Cousin, with contributions to
be designated at his discretion, for
work for ‘‘unity, justice and an inclu-
sive church.’’ As of the time of the
service of celebration, NCC member
communions had contributed $5,525
to the fund.
The service featured special music
by the Concert Choir of Edward
Waters College, a college of the
A.M.E. Church, and by Rev. Charles
Walker of Philadelphia, PA, an NCC
Governing Board delegate from the
National Baptist Convention U.S.A.,
Inc. Dr. William Watley of Newark,
NJ, and Dr. Genna Rae McNeil of
Valley Forge, PA, chaired the celebra-
tion committee.
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The Mission of the A.M.E. Ministry
““Go teach the mind to think, the heart to love and
the hands to work.’’
CHURCH
GROWTH
IS
THE ORDER
OF
THE DAY
Dr. Y. Benjamin Bruce
Department of
Worship and Evangelism
Incumbent
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The AME Christian Recorder
United
Negro
Colle
A MIND IS A TERRIBLE
THING TO WASTE
Strong UNCF Supporters — During the recent United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
national telethon, Emmy Award-winning actress Esther Rolle (left) presented
McDonald’s systemwide donation of $429,210 along with Fran Jones (right),
McDonald’s owner/operator in Ojai, CA. Ms. Rolle also helped kick off McDonald’s
new Crew College Education Program, where local restaurants earmark 25 percent of
their UNCF dollars for financial aid to McDonald’s employees who attend member
colleges. The first two recipients of $1,000 grants were Dwayne Williams, a freshman
at Dillard University, New Orleans, and Dena Lovinggood, a sophomore at Clark Col-
lege, Atlanta (center). McDonald’s restaurants nationwide have contributed more than
$3 million since 1978 to the United Negro College Fund.
Gutenberg Bible
Brings $5.39 Million
A Gutenberg Bible, printed in 1455
in Mainz, Germany, was sold at an
auction October 22, 1987, for more
than twice the record price for a
printed book. The Bible is one of 48
surviving copies from the 185 believed
to have been printed partly by Jonan-
nes Gutenberg.
The buyer was Maruzen Co., Ltd.,
of Tokyo, Japan’s largest bookseller,
who paid $5.39 million for the Bible.
The previous record price for a printed
book sold at auction was $2.2 million
when another Gutenberg Bible was
sold in 1978.
‘*Friendships,
Like Marriages,
Are Dependent
On Avoiding The
Unforgivable. ”’
‘Oppressed people can-
not remain oppressed
forever—the yearning
for freedom eventually
manifests itself.”’
—Martin Luther King, Jr.
St. John A.M.E.
Montgomery, AL
Rev. Anderson Todd, Pastor
First Seminar on Evangelism and Church Growth
Continued from page 1
the Apostles, chapter 2, verses 46-47:
“*And they, continuing daily with one
accord in~the temple, . . .Praising
God, and having favor with all the peo-
ple. And the Lord added to the church
daily such as should be saved.’’ His
subject was ‘‘A Formula For Church
Growth.’’ Preaching with Fire—
Teaching With Grace—Witnessing
With Power, equals GROWTH.
The Holy Spirit made itself evident
in this worship that ended with Holy
Communion. One would have had to
be there to see, feel and know how
God, with the Holy Ghost, blessed the
service.
I believe that Bishop James and all
of his colleagues present will attest to
the blessings of that hour. The
church’s third century mission on spir-
itual growth and expansion was off to
a good start. Also preaching at this
Seminar Growth session was Dr. T.
Larry Kirkland, that West Coast
pastor whose evangelistic preaching as
pastor of Brookins Community
A.M.E. Church, which started with
zero members in Los Angeles and has
grown to more than 4,000 members, is
an excellent demonstration of the ef-
fect of powerful preaching on church
growth. The classic example of church
growth was underscored by the power-
filled sermon Rev. Kirkland preached
on the second night. Excellent choirs
and singing groups were present for
both preaching services, including one
that traveled from Miami, Florida.
A partial list of outstanding lay and
clergypeople includes the following:
Rev. James Proctor, whose St. Paul
congregation in Jacksonville, FL, has
in six years, grown from a $68,000
budget to one of nearly $400,000. Rev.
Proctor is now preparing to build a
$3.5 million church complex on 10
acres of land purchased for the new
facility.
Rev. Charles C. McLemore, a native
South Carolinian and, probably, the
youngest person participating in the
Seminar, has pastored from the Pine-
wood Circuit to Ebenezer A.M.E.
Church in Charleston, SC, with more
than 3,500 members.
Mrs. Delores Kennedy Williams, the
Chief Executive Officer of the Wom-
en’s Missionary Society, with more
than 1,000,000 women, was a pro-
grammed Seminar participant, making
a meaningful contribution to the suc-
cess of this first church growth
meeting.
Dr. Paulette Coleman is President
of the 2nd Episcopal District Lay Or-
ganization. She has lectured and con-
ducted seminars throughout the
U.S.A., Africa, and the isles of the
sea, including Bermuda. Dr. Coleman
is Senior Scientist and Division Mana-
ger at a private applied behavioral re-
search firm in Washington, DC. She
holds the Ph.D. from M.I.T., Cam-
bridge, MA.
Dr. James L. Davis is pastor of St.
John A.M.E. Church in Birmingham,
AL. He holds the Doctorate of Minis-
try degree from I.T.C. His church
building expertise and expansion work
brought fresh challenge to the Church
Growth sessions.
Rev. Dr. Reginald Jeffery Hamp-
ton, Presiding Elder of the Hot Springs
District in Arkansas, and former col-
lege president, served as one of the
seminar meditation leaders.
Rev. Albert D. Tyson, III, pastor of
one of Chicago’s metropolitan church-
es, St. Stephen A.M.E. Church, with
some 3,000 members, was one of the
planners for the Seminar and helped in
the actualization of the success.
Rev. Attorney James Golden, who
is pastor of Hurst Chapel A.M.E.
Church in Orlando and a practicing at-
torney with an Orlando law firm, gave
full support to the Evangelism-Growth
Seminar.
Rev. Dr. George Flowers is pastor
of the Liberty Hill A.M.E. Church in
Summerton, SC, holds the Doctorate
of Ministries degree from Boston Uni-
versity, and serves as Associate Direc-
tor of the Youth Development Pro-
gram in South Carolina and in many
other positions of leadership in that
state.
Rey. Grainger Browning, Jr., pastor
of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Ft.
Washington, MD, holds the Master of
Divinity degree from Howard Univer-
sity. He was programmed to help
make the success that the Seminar en-
joyed.
General Officer Joseph C. McKin-
ney, Treasurer of the A.M.E. Church,
who was employed for more than thir-
ty years as Research Engineer by the
U.S. Department of Defense, gave
counsel and consultation, making the
Seminar richer. He is an honored grad-
uate of A&T State University, Greens-
boro, NC.
Rev. P. H. Lewis is pastor of Bethel
A.M.E. Church, Mobile, AL. He was
educated at Daniel Payne College,
Ruffin Nichols Seminary and the Ur-
ban Training Center, Chicago, IL.
Having hosted the historic Martin
Luther King, Jr., march from Selma to
Montgomery, and, with much church-
and community-related involvement,
he is vital to any growth movement.
Rev. Fred Lucas
Rev. Fred A. Lucas, a graduate of
Harvard Divinity School and pastor of
historic Bridge Street A.M.E. Church,
is a legend in his own time. He has
added more than 1,200 new members
and seven new ministerial staff persons
to the church. His budget has expand-
ed from $261,000 to more than
$700,000.
Rev. Dr. Adam J. Richardson, Jr.,
is pastor of the new multi-million-
dollar Bethel A.M.E. Church that he
built in Tallahassee, FL. It is affec-
tionately referred to as the “A. J.
Richardson Gospel Mall.’’ He received
his doctoral degree from I.T.C. in
Atlanta, GA.
Dr. John R. Bryant
Rev. Dr. John R. Bryant is pastor of
the 6,000-member church in Balti-
more, MD. He holds the Doctor of
Ministry degree from Colgate Divinity
School, Rochester, NY. His phenom-
enal church growth and programs
made for an added dimension to the
first Church Growth Seminar.
Dr. Bruce thanks all of the mention-
ed persons in this news release, and all
others, including his wife and many
other friends whose names do not ap-
pear here, for making this First Annual
Growth Seminar a success. Following
articles to be released will name all
bishops and general officers who came
to Orlando to make New Year’s his-
tory for the church’s third century.
Dr. Bruce Issued The
Following Statement
The great majority of our churches
in African Methodism want to grow,
but the startling realization today is 75
to 80 percent of the churches in the
connection have plateaued or are in
decline.
I am more than convinced that de-
nominational church leaders, like you,
have the most significant role in help-
ing a large number of churches turn
this statistic around and witness invig-
orating new life and growth.
The commencing of the third cen-
tury of African Methodism will con-
cern itself with church growth and it is
the goal of the Department of Worship
and Evangelism, sponsoring these sem-
inars, to undergird local congregations
in their efforts to evangelize, nurture
and grow.
The Department of Worship and
Evangelism staff wishes to extend sin-
cere thanks to our Commission Chair-
person, Bishop F. C. James; the Epis-
copal Host, Bishop Philip R. Cousin;
Bishops, General Officers, Connec-
tional Officers, Presiding Elders, Pas-
tors, Missionary Workers, Laity, and
Seminar participants for the support
and encouragement given in this en-
deavor.
May the New Year, 1988, be the
time of love, peace, and growth for the
African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Bishop Ernest L.
Hickman Says,
“Thank You!”
It is with deep gratitude that I say
“thank you” to the many, many kind
and thoughtful friends and
constituents throughout the African
Methodist Episcopal cHurch who
have remembered me in so many ways
as we observed the special Holiday
Season just past. Your expressions of
loving concern have given me great
joy.
May God bless everyone of you and
may you enjoy abundant living in the
year of 1988.
Bishop (Retired) Ernest L. Hickman
1320 Oakcrest Drive, SW
Atlanta. GA 30311
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ee SY 1988
Alderman Timothy Evans, Rev. David C. Coleman, Jr., Bishop Vinton Anderson, Bishop S. S. Morris and Presiding Elder W. D. Davis paused during a Bicentennial event for pictures
A.M.E. Church Bicentennial ‘Logo Markers”’
Produced By an A.M.E. Layperson
R. M. Stanfield, Sr., is the only Black manufacturer of plaques in the U.S.A.
It is with a deep sense of humility
that I write this article. | consider it a
distinct privilege to have been granted
the honor of manufacturing this item
for the entire African Methodist Epis
copal Church.
Plaques Installed
1. Rt. Rev Alexander
Payne, Wilberforce University
Daniel
2. Rt. Rev, Richard Allen, Mother
Bethel A.M.E. Church
3, Philadelphia-Delaware, Balti
more Trek, Bethel A.M.E
Church, Baltimore, MD
4. Bishop Henry McNeal Turner
and others, Emanuel A.M.I
Church, Charleston, SC
5, Bishop Henry McNeal Turner,
First Black Chaplain, U.S, Mil
itary, St. Philip Monumental
A.M.E. Church, Savannah, GA
I feel that I would be remiss if I did
not inform the membership of our
Zion
have such prior knowledge
that I
along with others who may not
of these
and other contributions have
been privileged to render for our Zion
First, I created and designed the
logo, which, in due course and for the
first time in the glorious history of the
A.M.E
ly accepted,
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Church, became the universal
official emblem of the
To have accomplished this was, by no
means, a simple feat
Second, I was granted the privilege,
once again, of manufacturing not only
the logo insignia of the Women’s Mis-
sionary Society of the A.M.E. Church
designed by the late Mrs. Hazel
Gomez, but of putting this logo into a
plaque form. This effort was in con
junction with a promotion on behalf
of Mrs. Margaret Tyson and Mrs
Wilhelmina Lawrence, who, at the
time of its inception, was Director of
the Young People’s Division, WMS,
A.M.B. Church. This Y.P.D
or prompted me to devise and manu
endeav
facture pins, plaques, embiems, sta
well as many other
allied items, which have contributed to
hionery, etc as
the promotion of the theme of the
Y.P.D
I was also asked to
*Grow—Go—Glow!’
create a logo for
the connectional Lay Organization of
the A.M.E. Church
edge, | am the only Black manufac
turer of plaques in the United States
To my knowl
| broadened my horizons and turned
my attention to the Protestant Episco
pal Church, designing and manufactur
ing the ‘*Crest’’ of the denomination
in a plaque form, Recognizing the di!
ficulty at times of locating an A.M.F
“outdoor
Church, 1 introduced the
By this time |
had decided to print a brochure which
street directional signs.”
contained items that | had produced
for our Zion, I was commissioned by
Rev Lovell Johnson (the Anvil
Man’’) to design/manu
facture an an
vil, including a bas-relief of our
lustrious founder, the Rt. Reverend
Richard
heights, I
Allien. Striving for other
to
tc
received a co
design/develop/manufacture the Cen
tennial Medallion for the Women's
Missionary Society, A.M.1 rel
For me to have been selected to do this
job for the Society was—and still is—a
There have been many Other occa-
sions for accomplishment in my life to
date, including the manufacture of the
official plaque for the Progressive
Baptist Church (Fellowship-Progres-
sive-Service-Peace), the National Bap-
tist Convention, U.S.A., Inc. (Cross-
Crown), and, at this point in my en-
deavors, the taking of the Flame
Cross of the United Methodist Church
and putting it into plaque form, there-
by making me one of the few Black
vendors for Cokesbury
Looking back over the years, I recall
many of the individuals whom it has
been my joy to work for, from Pres-
idents of the United States, Heads of
foreign governments and dignitaries
from all walks of life, to laypersons
throughout the world
*To God be the glory!”’
Mrs. Christine Chambliss
Zad Vice President
Connectional
Women's Missionary Society
SRN NANA NNN NAAN AANA aaa
al
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| Allen's coming to a
saving knowledge of the
Lord Jesus Christ was
similar in content to that |
of John Wesley who #
I said that he felt his ||
‘heart beating strange-
i ly warm.”
| Rey. John White I
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Miami, Florida |
Dr. Dorothy Peck
Ist Vice President
Connectional
Women's Missionary Society
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Date
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1988-2-8
