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Vol. 137, No. 11
February 22, 1988
World Methodist Council Delegation Meets
South African State President
Botha In Cape Town
by Mrs. Sarah Nkele Matlhare
International News
Part 1 of 2 Parts
In one of the rare occasions ever
witnessed in South Africa, a World
Methodist Council delegation, led by a
Black President of the World
Methodist Council and Presiding
Bishop of the Methodist Church in
Kenya, Bishop Lawi Imathiu, met
State President P. W. Botha at his of-
ficial residence, Tuinnuis, in Cape
Town, South Africa, for more than
two hours on the 11 November 1987.
What was paradoxical, however,
was that black South African
Methodist Church leader Rev. Dr.
Stanley Mogoba (who a week prior to
the meeting had been Botha’s political
prisoner for twenty-four hours) found
himself face-to-face with the very man
who, by the power of his draconial
laws, had willy-nilly put such a respec-
table man of God in jail. What would
happen to a person who did not have
an international backing like Rev.
Mogoba? He would still be languishing
injaik - - nanny
One wonders whether such meetings
are worthwhile or just exercises in
futility? Because one thing is certain:
the South African government is as
hard as a rock. They will give up apar-
theid over their dead bodies, as Dr.
Verwoerd once said. They’d rather
perish like fools than give up apar-
theid.
Of significance, also, was the inclu-
sion in the delegation of our own
Bishop Harold Ben Senatle, Presiding
Bishop of the 18th and 19th Episcopal
Districts of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Rev. Khoza Mgojo, President of the
Methodist Church of Southern Africa
said the heavens did not fall because
blacks had violated the Group Areas
Act and were sipping tea with a White
president of South Africa from the
same cups.
Other ranking members of the
World Methodist Council delegation
present were Rev. Dr. Donald English,
Vice President of the World Methodist
Council, and General Secretary of the
Home Mission Division of the British
Methodist Church; Rev. Dr. Joe Hale,
General Secretary, World Methodist
Council; Rev. Jack Scholtz, Ex-
President of the Methodist Church of
Southern Africa,» and Rev. Dr.
Spurgeon Dunnan, Editor, The United
Methodist Reporter, Texas.
A press conference was held prior to
meeting President Botha, during which
Bishop Imathiu introduced the delega-
tion. One of the team, our own Mrs.
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A.M.E. Missionary Journeys To Ghana
Mrs. Delores L. Williams
Delores L. Kennedy Williams, Con-
nectional President of the Women’s
Missionary Society (WMS) of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church
has announced the placement of
Naomi Mitcham Clay in a missionary
field assignment in the Republic of
Ghana of the 14th Episcopal District,
AME Church. The Right Reverend
Vernon R. Byrd and Mrs. Theora L.
Byrd are Presiding Bishop and
Episcopal Supervisor of the 14th
District respectfully.
This assignment is consistent with
the primary goals of the WMS for the
1987-1991 Quadrennium. It is the
result of laudable effort, concern and
commitment to human care, Christian
growth and expansion of the church in
Ghana by the Women’s Missionary
Society and the 14th Episcopal
Mrs. Naomi Clay
Mrs. Clay welcomed this opportuni-
ty for Christian service and fellowship
on the continent of Africa where the
founders of the AME Church in
America had their roots. She will work
at the side of Cynthia Randall,
Overseas WMS Director of the 14th
District.
Naomi Clay is a life member of the
Women’s Missionary Society, and she
is well prepared for her Ghana Assign-
ment. She is a missionary and church
officer at St. John AME Church in In-
dianapolis in the Indiana Conference
of the Fourth Episcopal District. She
has a record of mission service and
leadership at the local church, con-
ference and district levels of the WMS.
Clay is co-author of a Handbook for
Missionary Workers and the Camp
Baber Story, an account of the
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South Florida Annual Conference Has
High Spiritual Moment
Bishop Philip R. Cousin
Miami, FL—With a processional of
choirs from the host church, Greater
Bethel A.M.E., and the Mt. Hermon
A.M.E. Church, ministers, presiding
elders and Bishops Philip R. Cousin
and J. Haskell Mayo, the South Flor-
ida Annual Conference was into its
opening session.
The Annual Sermon was delivered
by Rev. C. Ellis Jenkins, pastor of Mt.
Hermon, Opa-locka, who was present-
ed by Bishop Cousin. The encouraging
sermon subject was “‘If You Wait,
The Lord Will Comfort,’’ based on a
text from Isaiah 40:1, 28 and 31. More
than 600 persons partook of the Holy
Communion.
The Conference’s business sessions
were blessed with the presence of Bish-
ops R. L. Pruitt and H. H. Brookins,
as well as Bishop Mayo. Each prelate
had occasion to preach to those gath-
ered, and each carried their hearers to
great spiritual heights.
In a great show of unity, the election
of delegates was accomplished with
only one ballot. Florida, in so doing, is
saying to the church that we are united,
and that we are determined to HAVE
BISHOP COUSIN RETURNED TO
FLORIDA FOR THE NEXT FOUR
YEARS; ELECT A BISHOP FROM
FLORIDA; KEEP Y.B. BRUCE DI-
RECTOR OF EVANGELISM, AND
JOHN MAINOR ON THE JUDI-
CIAL COUNCIL. This writer, C. E.
Jenkins (not to be confused with C. E.
of the 13th), firmly believes that
Bishop Cousin should be returned to
complete his eight years and finish the
work started in the 11th District.
At this, the 97th Session of the
South Florida Conference, two stal-
warts retired: Rev. J. B. Blacknell, a
connectional person of the church,
long-time member of the General
Conference, former member of the
Judicial Council, pastor and presiding
elder, and Rev. W. W. Wells, former
delegate to the General Conference
and pastor of many churches in Flor-
ida. Their announcements of retire-
ment from the active ministry were
made in a touching ceremony. Many
of Rev. Blacknell’s spiritual sons in
the ministry were present to lend him
support. By strange coincidence, one
of his first converts—at the beginning
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Historic Church Stresses
Struggles in Second Annual
Homecoming Observance
Dr. William P. DeVeaux
Washington, DC—‘‘Staying the
Course Through Difficult Times’’ was
the theme selected for the Second
Annual Homecoming observance at
Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, March
1988.
Emphasis is necessarily focused on
difficulties this historic congregation
has endured, especially during the past
two years. It was during Advent Sea-
son in 1986 that the church edifice was
damaged by construction of an office
building next door. The church was
condemned and the congregation dis-
placed until the structure was properly
shored, by order of the District of Col-
umbia government.
According to the minister, Rev. Dr.
William P. DeVeaux, Metropolitan is
now engaged in a legal struggle with the
American Chemical Society, owners of
the newly-erected office building, and
the Omni Construction Company,
builders.
“Our Homecoming observance un-
derscores both our struggles and tri-
umphs,”” Dr. DeVeaux said. ‘‘This
great congregation, forced from its
own ‘home,’ nonetheless, endured and
continued to support Metropolitan.
Our neighbors, both Christian and
non-Christian, welcomed us during
our ‘wanderings’ and gave moral sup-
port. Now that we are back ‘home,’ ’” i
DeVeaux continued, ‘‘we shall give
thanks to God for His blessings and,
as always, assert our indignation over
injury we have suffered.”’
Heading the Homecoming observ-
ance again this year is Ambassador
Horace G. Dawson, Jr., a member of
the Senior Board of Stewards. Accord-
ing to Dawson, members of Metropol-
itan have contributed over $130,000
beyond normal giving to pay legal
costs in connection with the suit.
Dawson said an appeal has been made
to the connection to join Metropolitan
in the struggle ‘‘because damage to the
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. The AME Christian Record
ristian Recorder February 22, 1988
The Valentine’s Day Baby Named Richard Allen
The fourteenth day of February is
called Saint Valentine’s Day. The day
got its name as the feast day, or name
day, of the early martyrs who were
named Valentine in the third century,
A.D.
Valentine’s Day traces its origin
back to an ancient Roman festival.
Two of the named saints, a priest anda
bishop, are believed to have been mar-
tyred near Rome on the same day:
February 14, about 270. A tradition
has developed—called ‘‘Sweetie’s
Day’’ or ‘‘Lover’s Day’’—when gifts
are exchanged. This is claimed to have
originated from the Roman custom of
boys drawing the names of girls in
honor of Juno Februalis at the Luper-
calia about the same date.
In America, Valentine’s Day, though not connected with the saint, is a very
popular day. Although not a holiday, it is recognized and celebrated by the
majority of the people. This is the day that one’s spouse or sweetheart is com-
plimented by the expressing of strong, sentimental love. The merchants also
love this day that annually increases their sales. Flowers, cards, candy and
diamonds, particularly, are items that get exchanged the most. So, it’s a big
day as well as an important day.
The Valentine’s Day baby named Richard Allen became the father of the
first Black Christian denomination in the world. Richard Allen was ‘‘a child
of destiny, by the Providence of God.’’ The following information from this
editor’s book, Irony of Afro-American History, pages 27 and 28, on Richard
Allen, who was born on Valentine’s Day, is shared during the Black History
Month.
ROBERT H. REID, JR.
The first line of Allen’s autobiography reads: ‘‘I was born in the
year of 1760, on February 14th, a slave to Benjamin Chew of Phil-
adelphia.’”” LOOK AT THE IRONY OF HISTORY:
1. Benjamin Chew, a lawyer, judge and attorney general of the
“City of Brotherly Love.”’
2. Elizabeth Chew, the wife, names Allen ‘‘Richard,’’ after her
uncle.
3. Richard Allen’s mother and father were sold as a ‘‘married
couple’’ to Attorney Chew. The mother and father had been
allowed to jump over the traditional broomstick by his original
owner, Old Man Allen, to whom he had been a bodyguard.
4. Young Richard Allen, eight years old, and his whole family—
the six of them—were sold to a Mr. Stockeley in Delaware, where
three more children were born.
5. Stokeley, for the first time, separates the family of nine, selling
the father, mother and four of the children, keeping the two older
boys, John and Richard, and their oldest sister, Mary.
6. Richard’s mother, before the sale, talks to Richard about the
separation, which reminds me of Jesus’ mother, Mary, who recog-
nized that her son had a unique mission in life. Mary Allen tells
Richard: Your life will be different from ours because you are
different. God has His hand in your life in a special way. I’ve
known this since the day you were born. The father told the boys,
learn fast; work hard; trust God, and you’ ll be free someday.
7. My research does not tell what happened to the parents and the
rest of the family after that.
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8. At the age of 17, Richard Allen was converted. Even though
Master Stokeley was unsaved, he encouraged John and Richard to
attend class and prayer meeting.
9. John and Richard were instrumental in the conversion of their
master. They had free-born Garrison to come weekly and preach
to Master Stokeley. After several months under the preaching of
this free-born Black man, Stokeley was converted and truly
became a changed man.
10. Stokeley’s Christian conscience caused him to let John and
Richard buy their freedom for the sum of $2,000.00. Richard
remembers his father’s words: learn fast—work hard—TRUST
GOD—and you'll be free someday.
11. Master Stokeley allowed John, Richard and Mary to hold
prayer meetings in his kitchen, later insisting they have family
prayer in the parlor of the Stokeley’s house.
12. Three years of hard work, after the offer to purchase their
freedom, saw John and Richard Allen free men.
13. Two hundred years later, after the walkout of 1787, when the
A.M.E. Church celebrates its Bicentennial in 1987, with much
activity centered around the city of its inception, a Black man will
occupy City Hall. He, the city’s first Black mayor, already elected
and sworn in, is the Honorable W. Wilson Goode, a sharecrop-
per’s son.
In the month of February this year, Valentine’s Day falls on the second
Sunday, which is the 14th day. The celebration of Black History Month each
and every year includes the achievements of Bishop Allen. Members of the
African Methodist Episcopal denomination officially celebrate Founder’s
Day on the second Sunday for the purpose of giving thanks for the Valentine’s
Day baby named Richard Allen.
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February 22, 1988
The AME Christian Recorder
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Greater Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Nashville, TN
One Hundred Twentieth Annual
Temperance Report
BISHOP AND MRS. CORNELIUS
E. THOMAS. . .Officers, Members
and Visitors of this the 120th Annual
Session of the Tennessee Annual Con-
ference of the 13th District of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church
. now in the 201st year of her organ-
ization life. ..GREETINGS in the
great name of our Lord, Jesus, the
Christ.
We, your honored committee, sub-
mit this our annual report: Your com-
mittee is not unaware of the traditional
and customary presentations of this
rather ancient disciplinary subject of
‘Temperance,’ and we do not now reg-
ister a ‘brief’ against these customary
presentations—we honor them. If
there is any variation in our report, it
will be that of subject extension rather
than of curtailment.
The ‘major’ of previous presenta-
tions—‘‘Indulgence and/or overindul-
gence of INTOXICATING LIQ-
UORS”’’—is still a ‘major.’ Your com-
mittee is yet deeply concerned, as must
be this concerned august body of
SOBER Christians. ‘‘King Rum’’ is
not by any chance about to abdicate
his dehumanizing, infamous throne of
human bankruptcy and misery—and
DEATH; nor has the persistent King
‘mellowed’ and become less harmful
and dangerous, for they are becoming
even more acceptable in a tinseled age.
Since it is a competing and costly in-
dulgence among its ‘harder’ and reput-
ed to be even more dangerous, if not
FATAL, drugs—as cocaine, ‘crack’
and associates—yet ‘‘King Rum”’ still
holds his own, while yet sending all too
many promising youth, not to mention
the mature and aged addicts, to Alco-
holics Anonymous, and others that
will not go there, to run. . .and the
GRAVE. Coping—or trying to cope—
with today’s pressures, troubles and
deficits, assures ‘‘King Rum’’ that he
will have increasing numbers of his
““patients.’”
However, your committee is quite
mindful that intoxicating liquors are
not by any calculation, the sum total
of the problems and the burden of
Temperance. We are admonished (in
the Word) to ‘‘BE TEMPERATE IN
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mittee, in closing, dare suggest the
OVERUSED and/or MISUSED
TONGUES. . .are places to start the
emphasis, if not the PRACTICE of
“‘Temperance.’’ We all could wish
there was in business that mission
which may be captioned: ‘‘*GOSSIP
TONGUES ANONYMOUS!”’ The
“THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK’?
adage of yesterday. . .now seems all
but anemic and inadequate for today’s
GOSSIPS. At the point of yielding
credence to the ‘garbage’ of ‘loose
tongueness’—thoughtful ones would
do well to give no ready sanction—
rather, challenge. DO NOT GIVE IN-
STANT APPROVAL TO ‘HEAR-
SAY’ GOSSIP! Among MEN. . .the
indulgence may be reaching ‘trend’
proportions!
SEX: it might be said that there are
all too many persons who would ex-
clude Temperance from this subject.
However, the ‘invasion’ of AIDS has
had a rather sobering impact. If, in-
deed, TEMPERANCE is a legitimate
concern for the HOUSE. . .the BED-
ROOM must not be ‘‘off-limits.’’
EMOTIONS: Great! Although they
must be under control, lest they be
negative and destructive. TEMPERS?
Yes! They are ‘dynamics’ to be dis-
creetly used. . .and Kept! Temperance
would advise all: ‘‘DON’T LOSE
THIS COMMITTEE is not unmind-
ful of innumerable social relation con-
cerns in our garnished urban living—
involving all. TEMPERANCE adroitly
used could do much to ease the con-
flicts and troubles in both Church and
State, of which indiscreet indulgence in
Intoxicating Liquors is but ONE evil.
Your Committee,
Rev. E. Paul Beavers, Chairman
Rev. Webbie Rogers
Rev. George Mobley
Rev. Edith Billingsley
Rev. Ned Knowles
Rey. Eddie Marshall
Rev. James McKissack
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made millionairess. Madame Walker
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specializing in hair and skin products
for Blacks. The film paints a portrait
of Black America from 1867, the year
of Madame Walker’s birth, through
1933 when her daughter A’lelia
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February 22, 1988
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African Methodist Episcopal Churches To Hold Offerings Of Letters
Hundreds of churches helped raise
$73 millon dollars last year to prevent
malnutrition in women and children.
This was one of the most successful -
but little publicized campaigns against
hunger in recent history. The money
came, not from cash contributions or
tithes, but from “Offerings of Letters”
held by churches across the nation.
An Offering of Letters is exactly
what it sounds like. During or just
after a worship service with special
emphasis on hunger or development as
a Christian concern, Christians use
their gift of citizenship by writing
letters to members of Congress,
encouraging them to vote for
legislation which will benefit hungry
people. The letters may be dedicated
and placed in an offering plate to be
mailed the next day. Upon receipt at
Congressional offices, the offering is
invariably impressive and effective.
An Offering of Letters is nota call fora
donation, but a call for Christian
action which is scripturally-based,
easy to organize, and highly effective.
At the AME Quadrannial
Conference in Atlanta in July, the 9th
Episcopal District alone, reported
4,534 letters written in the Offering of
Letters on WIC. In effect, each letter
was the equivalent of a $500 donation
to help a hungry person. According to
Florine James, Chairperson of the
Christian Social Relations Committee
of the Women’s Missionary Society,
“the Ninth Episcopal District has
under the leadership of Supervisor
Irene Reid been encouraged to be
more alert about hunger and Bread for
the World has become our outlet to
make world wide impact.”
This year, AME churches are
invited to bea part of a new Offering of
Letters campaign to increase support
for programs that help women’s
development activities in the Third
World. Bread for the World is
encouraging Christians to send letters
to Congress, in support of legislation
to promote Women in Development
(WID) programs in Third World
nations.
According to Dr, Sylvia Talbot,
Sixth District Supervisor, “The AME
church is a connectional church with
members in Africa and the Caribbean
and we must support legislation which
opens up opportunities for women to
participate more actively in
development, Sometimes all a woman
needs is a sewing machine. Once she
gets that, she can generate income and
take care of her family. For this she
needs credit and Women in
Development legislation addresses
this crucial need. Members of the
AME church should write to Congress
encouraging this legislation to pass for
it helps women get a start.”
In the Third World, women are
central to food production and to
other areas of economic life. Women
constitute one third of the world’s
labor force and produce the majority
of food for Third World countries.
Their labor and income is vital for the
survival of their families.
In spite of their important role, most
women in Third World countries are
Speech For Service Honoring Henry McNeal Turner
by Chaplain (MG) Norris L. Einertson
Chief of Chaplains
Savannah, GA—Distinguished
bishops, fellow clergy, members of the
AME Church, ladies and gentlemen.
All of us have done some teaching.
Many of us have done some preaching
and public speaking. When we prepare
for these activities we always learn
more than those to whom we com-
municate. That is one reason why I am
so pleased that Bishop Anderson in-
vited me to speak to you this after-
noon. In preparing for this presenta-
tion, I was introduced to a truly superb
person, Henry McNeal Turner. I am
absolutely amazed by his ac-
complishments. They include his con-
tributions as chaplain, diplomat,
preacher, orator, scholar, statesman,
and bishop, for starters. One of the
sources I studied described him as “‘a
true man at the most critical period of
this nation’s history, and at the most
dangerous and most uncertain epoch
in the history of the American
Negro.”’
Henry McNeal Turner was ap-
pointed as a chaplain to Black troops
by President Lincoln in 1863. Prior to
that time the government had not
enlisted Black men for while they had
been declared free, they were not yet
citizens. His initial service had many
problems associated with it. He
became a chaplain for a regiment com-
posed of men who had no weapons
(they trained with wooden guns), had
no promise of pay, and were threaten-
ed with slaughter by the Confederacy.
Yet both Chaplain Turner and his
troops insisted that they be allowed to
fight to preserve the union.
The Rev. R. French Hurley, an emi-
nent AME clergyman, described
Chaplain Turner and his regiment in
these words, ‘‘Our regiment was a
splendid one. It was twice favorably
mentioned in general orders, once by
MG William H. Smith and once by
MG Benjamin F. Butler. A splendid
regiment with a splendid record. The
first Negro regiment recognized by the
United States Government, a splendid
regiment with a splendid chaplain.”’
One source states that Chaplain
Turner was always found in the
thickest of the fight ‘‘when shot and
shell whistled and screamed about as if
the air was filled with angry demons.”
Thus, Chaplain Turner provides a
odel for what an Army Chaplain
should do: Be present to provide
spiritual care for soldiers who are be-
ing wounded and are dying on the bat-
tlefield. I have been told, and it is in-
structive to note, that during the Viet-
nam War, of all the branches of the
U.S. Army, only the Infantry and Ar-
mor Branches sustained higher casual-
ty rates than Army Chaplains. They
were there when our soldiers most
needed spiritual care.
As the first Black Army Chaplain,
he was a pioneer. He was a pioneer in
many other areas of his life as well.
Pioneers have always had it tough. My
grandfather came from Norway to
homestead in that bleak prairie of
Southern Minnesota in 1870. In 1873
the grasshoppers consumed his entire
crop. To earn money to support his
family through the long winter ahead
he walked 175 miles to the east to
work in their harvest fields. Partial
compensation for his efforts was a
cow, which he led back to his
homestead. I am told that he walked
the entire 175 miles barefoot in order
to save his shoes. That’s the tough life
of a pioneer.
But Chaplain Turner and members
of his race during that period had to
overcome problems that my grand-
father couldn’t even imagine. While
Chaplain Turner was born free, it was
illegal in his home state to teach a
Black person to read and write. For-
tunately, good persons emerged, as
they almost always do, who surrep-
titiously taught him. Having said that,
it is obvious that for the most part,
Chaplain Turner was self-taught. His
initial primary teaching resources were
the Bible and his hymnbook. As time
passed, he secured access to libraries,
and read extensively in such diverse
disciplines as anatomy, physiology,
hygiene, law, theology, Hebrew,
Greek, Latin, and German.
Henry McNeal Turner was a
pioneer, a forerunner and a model for
such present day chaplains as John
DeVeaux, Ed Mouchette, Cal Sydnor,
Bill Liptrot, Norris Einertson, and all
who know of this great man and his ac-
complishments.
He was a man to whom God gave
almost unequalled talents and a fierce
determination to overcome seemingly
unparelleled obstacles. This he did in
order to serve the spiritual and total
needs, not only of members of his own
race, but those of all people. He was a
true pioneer, spiritual leader, servant
of God, and inspiration, not only to
members of the AME Church, but
those of all religious bodies in our
great land who, like me, have come to
know him.
Thank you for inviting me to this
fine celebration this afternoon.
Church of
Tragedies
Celebrates
87th
. Anniversary
Moorhead, MS—Lee Chapel A.M.E.
Church, a church that has survived two
tragedies in its history, celebrated its
87th anniversary at year’s end.
Ina special service that was dedicat-
ed to all the sick and shut-in, the audi-
ence heard Mr. Sylvester Roberts, a
member of Rasberry United Methodist
Church, Indianola, MS, speak on
“Working Together for Spiritual Re-
newal.’’ The challenge and significance
of the message was in keeping with the
anniversary observance, and was ob-
viously well-received by those in at-
tendance.
In recognition of the festive occa-
sion, the entrance was beautifully dec-
orated with evergreens and holly,
thanks to Mrs. Carrie Enoch and Mrs.
Margaret Clay. Deceased members
were remembered with beautiful flow-
ers on the altar.
In 1928 Lee Chapel was struck by
disaster when the building was totally
destroyed by fire. Under the leadership
of Rev. H. D. Hardy, the congregation
held services in the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. A building was purchased
in 1929 from the White Baptist congre-
gation. In 1971 tragedy struck again
when a tornado moved the church
from its foundation, making it unfit
for worship. A building program was
begun under the pastorate of Rev. G.
C. Borrum and the sanctuary was
completed; the first service was held
July 1972.
The mood of the church congrega-
tion continues to be one of high optim-
ism as they anticipate continued prog-
ress under the leadership of their new
pastor, Rev. J. L. Moore, Jr.
Mrs. Lois Ingram, Chairlady
Mrs. Hannah Irving, Co-Chairlady
extremely poor. Moreover they are
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technical assistance to grow their
crops or to start and manage their
businesses, Most development
programs principally benefit men, in a
large part because attention is not
given to incorporating women,
By holding an Offering of Letters,
you provide members of your
congregation with an opportunity to
effectively convince the U.S.
Government and international
agencies to 1) support and provide
funds for projects that benefit third
world women educationally, in their
fields, in workshops, the marketplace
and at home and 2) include women in
the planning and implementation
stages of development projects. Your
Offering of Letters can be a major step
in directing U. S. foreign aid from
large impersonal inappropriate
programs, to small-scale projects
which provide women, and through
them their families, the opportunity to,
create their own hunger-free future.
Bread for the World will provide
you with information on how to help
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The AME Christian Recorder
Texas’ David F. Harris Highly
Qualified For Episcopacy
Dr. David Harris
(Candidate for Bishopric)
Harris is Home Grown—Full Grown—
Ready for Harvesting for Episcopacy.
Austin, TX—Rev. Dr. David F.
Harris, Sr., is a native Texan, born in
Floresville. He is married to Dorothy
Harris and is the father of five chil-
dren. Rev. Harris has been an Itinerant
Elder for 28 years. He is a dedicated
Christian and has been a member of
the A.M.E. Church all of his life.
Rev. Harris, in pursuit of excel-
lence, after graduating from Phillis
Wheatley High School in San Antonio,
Texas, did college, graduate and post-
graduate work. He holds the Bachelor
of Arts degree from Morris Brown
College and the Bachelor of Divinity
degree from Turner Theological Semi-
nary, both of which are Atlanta, GA,
schools. He did post-graduate studies
in Atlanta University, Atlanta, and St.
Louis University, St. Louis, MO.
This mature clergyman not only has
touched many bases, he has touched
every base. He organized the Wilkes
Chapel A.M.E. Church in Atlanta,
GA, and has built three educational
buildings and remodeled four church-
es. He has preached convincingly to
thousands and added hundreds of new
souls to God’s kingdom through the
African Methodist Episcopal Church
denomination. Dr. Harris has pastored
many congregations, including Wilkes
Chapel, St. James A.M.E. Church,
Cape Girardeau, MO, and St. James
A.M.E. Church, Hannibal, MO. His
pastorates in his native Texas, the
Lone Star State, include the following:
Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Tyler;
Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church,
Temple; Shiloh A.M.E, Church, Gal-
veston; St. Paul A.M.E. Church,
Dallas; Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church,
Fort Worth; Edwards Chapel A.M.E.
Church, Waco, and Metropolitan
A.M.E. Church, his current pastorate
in Austin,
Pastor Harris’ educational interest
in youth has prompted him to lead the
Metropolitan congregation to establish
a $25,000 scholarship fund and a
$25,000 maintenance fund. The
$50,000 grant was donated by Dr.
Lamar Kirven, a dedicated member of
the congregation, Harris, who knows
how to motivate people, has also dem-
onstrated his leadership ability in the
Galveston community, where he serv-
ed on the City Council and as Mayor
Pro-Tem. He was not only supported
by the Black citizens, but by many of
that city’s millionnaires who are num-
bered among his friends today.
This native son of the soil of Texas
wants to bring honor to his state, the
nation and the world by being elected a
bishop at the 1988 General Conference
to be held in Fort Worth. It has been
51 years since the connection has elect-
ed a bishop from Texas. The 43rd Ses-
sion of the General Conference, meet-
ing July Sth through the 15th, would
honor Texas again by electing this
home-grown, fully grown, qualified
episcopal candidate who is ready to be
harvested for the bishopric.
Candidate Harris has a sincere inter-
est in preserving our historical sites,
landmarks and buildings. He knows
how to secure official markers. He
knows how to open doors to financial
coffers. He has a proven track record
of receiving grants and low-rate loans
from city, state and federal govern-
ments. Several churches in Texas have
been the recipients of markers and spe-
cial recognition through Dr. Harris’
expertise and initiation. Metropolitan
A.M.E. Church in Austin, through
Pastor Harris’ leadership, is now listed
as a Texas Historic Site. The members
of Metropolitan are pledged to support
Harris for the bishopric and have a
HARRIS FOR BISHOP Boosters
Club that will be in Fort Worth at the
General Conference to help Harris to
be elected a bishop in the 200-year-old
A.M.E. Church.
Special recognition for this dynamic
pastor includes being elected five times
as delegate to the General Conference,
serving as leader of the Texas Delega-
tion in 1980, and co-leader in 1984. He
served as pastor-host for the first offi-
cial Bishop’s Retreat of the A.M.E.
Church, held in Galveston, Texas,
while Bishop John Hurst Adams pre-
sided over Texas. Harris was Out-
standing Citizen of the Year (1975) by
Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and the Holy
Name Society of the Holy Rosary
Catholic Church. He is member of the
Board of Incorporators of the A.M.E.
Church, the Texas Conference of
Churches, Board of Trustees, Paul
Quinn College, National Conference
of Christians and Jews, National
Association For the Advancement of
Colored People, and the Prince Hall
Masons.
Rev. Harris is Director of Christain
Education for the Central Texas Con-
ference and Dean of Religious Educa-
tion. Pastor Harris boasts of a proud
record that, during 30 years as a pas-
tor, he has never failed to make a
100% report to the annual conference,
his presiding elder or to his bishop.
The Church of Allen has always
promoted excellence and, when the
delegates meet in the next session of
the General Conference, they will have
an opportunity to select DAVID F.
HARRIS, who is highly qualified for
the episcopacy.
S. Florida Annual
Conference
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of his ministry—was the preacher of
record at the conference of his retire-
ment. We wish for them long life,
assured that they will be preaching
whenever they wish.
C. Ellis Jenkins, Reporter
Think, Pray
And Work
For The
Upliftment
Of The Kingdom
Dr. Z. L. Grady Is a Qualified, Seasoned
Christian Candidate For Episcopal Service
Dr. Z. L. Grady, candidate for the
Bishopric 1988, entertained in high style
during the A.M.E. Church Bicentennial
activities celebration in South Carolina,
December 10-13, 1987.
Dr. Z. L. Grady, the erudite Presid-
ing Elder of the historic Edisto District
of the South Carolina Annual Confer-
ence of the ‘‘Super’’ Seventh Episco-
pal District captured the attention of
the A.M.E. Church leadership from
across the connection during the
A.M.E. Church Bicentennial activities
celebration in the ‘‘Super’’ 7th, under
the dynamic leadership of Bishop F. C.
James, Presiding Prelate.
The place was in the city by the sea,
historic Charleston, SC, at the Shear-
ton Hotel. It was Friday afternoon,
December 11, 1987, when it all hap-
pened. A luncheon, second to no other
luncheon of its kind, sponsored by
Rev. Grady, with the support of the
Charleston business community, along
with members of the Z. L. Grady
“For Bishop’? Booster Club, made
history.
Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., mayor
of the fair city of Charleston, SC,
spread out the welcome mat to the city
and gave Rev. Grady his ‘‘flowers’’ in
the presence of more than 375 guests
of Rev. Grady.
Joining the mayor were other civic
and business leaders who left no
doubts in one’s mind relative to the
caliber of the person Rev. Grady is in
the civic and social arenas. To compli-
ment the assessment made of Rev.
Grady by the mayor and other com-
munity leaders, Rev. J. Arthur
Holmes, pastor of Bethel A.M.E.
Church, Columbia, SC, paid homage
to Rev. Grady, and left no stones un-
turned relative to Rev. Grady’s reli-
gious accomplishments as one of the
A.M.E. Church’s staunch churchmen
in carrying out the mission of the
church as a pastor and presiding elder
of long standing.
Bishop F. C. James, the Presiding
Prelate of the ‘*Super’’ 7th, highly
praised Rev. Grady and pledged con-
tinued unity in the ‘‘Super’’ 7th, and
referred to Rev. Grady as *“*humble.”’
Rev. Grady, who has paid his dues
unequivocally, and is worthy of being
elevated to the Bishopric.
To compliment a superb luncheon
were members of the Z. L. Grady
“For Bishop’? Booster Club (dressed
in the candidate’s colors of navy blue
and yellow), who demonstrated the art
of entertaining country style. To make
the luncheon atmosphere complete,
Rev. Grady put his candidacy in the
hearts and minds of all those present,
and humbly requested the prayers and
support of the clergy, laity and the
leadership of the A.M.B, Church, as
well as other friends and well wishers.
It should be noted that Rev. Z. L.
Grady is well qualified for the office of
Bishop. He knows the church; he loves
his church, and deserves the opportu-
nity to serve his church as one of its
Bishops.
On behalf of Rev. Grady’s candi-
dacy, we entreat all loyal A.M.E.’s to
please give their support and help elect
Z. L. Grady Bishop in 1988. In this
connection, in the candidate’s usual
way of saying thanks, ‘‘Thank you
very kindly.’’
A vote for Grady in 1988 is a vote
for the church.
Z. L. Grady Booster Club
Rev. W. H. Alston, President
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The AME Christian Recorder
February 22, 1988
World-champion bull-rider Charlie Sampson will appear at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, a salute to Black cowboys,
Black Frontiersmen Lost In the Shadows of History
Winston-Salem, NC—To the genera-
tions who formed their image of the
American cowboy by watching movies
starring Hoot Gibson, Roy Rogers and
John Wayne, the term ‘‘Black cow-
boy’’ may seem a bit odd.
When it comes to western movies,
blacks have generally played bit parts.
But in the real-life drama of the
American frontier, black cowboys
were sometimes the stars. Rounding
up cattle and blazing trails, blacks
were among the best of the Old West.
“For the most part, historians
haven’t done much better than
Hollywood producers in highlighting
Black History Month On Public Television
This six-part series details the spirit,
stories, and events of the civil rights
struggle in America between 1954 and
1965. Each program focuses on an
event or series of events, critical to the
understanding of the overall progress
of the civil rights movement. The
series combines film footage from the
1950s and 1960s with contemporary in-
terviews with more than 100 par-
ticipants on all sides of the civil rights
struggle. The series is also a television
course licensed by the PBS Adult
Learning Service.
Order of Presentation:
“‘Awakenings 1954-1965’’—The first
program looks at the patterns of racial
discrimination in post World War II
America and highlights two events:
courageous testimony from black
witnesses against two white men accus-
ed of lynching 14-year-old Emmett Till
in Money, Mississippi, and the year-
long bus boycott by 40,000 black
residents of Montgomery, Alabama,
that forced desegregation of the city’s
bus system.
“Fighting Back 1957-1962’’—This
episode examines the rocky course of
school desegregation in the South—at
Central High School in Little Rock,
Arkansas, in 1957 and in James
Meredith’s 1962 challenge to the white-
only enrollment policy at the Universi-
ty of Mississippi. The situation
escalates into a state-federal conflict.
Despite violent opposition, however,
integration is carried out. (February
1).
fa
the contributions of blacks on the
frontier,’’ says George T. Baroody,
director of marketing services for R. J.
Reynolds Co. ‘‘With only a few expec-
tions, black frontiersmen have been
lost in the shadows of history.”’
For instance, Baroody notes, few
people know that a black man named
Estavanico was among the first to ex-
plore Texas, Arizona and New Mex-
ico, or that a Black fur trader, Jean
Baptiste Point du Sable, was among
the first people known to settle in what
is now Chicago. And few people are
aware that entire black communities
existed on the American frontier.
‘“‘“Ain’t Scared of Your Jails
1960-1961’’ —College students take an
increasingly active role in the civil
rights movement and bring new tactics
to the fight. They sit-in to desegregate
lunch counters across the South, and
they face death on the freedom rides to
desegregate interstate bus travel. The
students create their own voice within
the movement through the formation
of SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coor-
dinating Committee). (February 8)
“No Easy Walk. 1961-1963’’—Mass
demonstrations develop into a power-
ful tactic in marches in three cities. In
Albany, Georgia, the demonstrations
fail when a law enforcement official
uses the movement’s own nonviolent
tactics against them. But civil rights
leaders are not stopped and in Birm-
ingham, Alabama, black children join
the marches, despite Commissioner of
Public Safety Bull Connor’s dogs and
fire hoses. The triumphant 1963 March
on Washington reveals broad support
for the civil rights movement.
(February 15)
“Mississippi: Is This America?
1963-1964’’—Mississippi becomes a
testing ground of constitutional prin-
ciples and of the human spirit as the
civil rights movement concentrates its
energies on the right to vote. Freedom
Summer 1964 is marked by the tragic
murder of three young civil rights
workers and the Mississippi Freedom
Democratic Party’s attempt to par-
ticipate at the Democratic National
Convention in Atlantic City. (February
22)
Reynolds is helping to set the record
straight through its sponsorship of the
Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, The
rodeo salutes the black cowboy and
his contributions to the Old West.
In addition, the Bill Pickett Rodeo
series pays tribute to its namesake, one
of America’s most famous Black
cowboys. Bill Pickett is credited with
inventing bulldogging. Often referred
to as ‘‘steer wrestling,’’ bulldogging is
the strenuous art of catching a steer by
his horns and twisting his head until
the beast hits the dust.
During his long rodeo career,
Pickett was assisted by many white
cowboys, including Will Rogers and
Tom Mix, both of whom later made it
big in show business. Picket died of a
fractured skull in 1932 at the age of 71
-- 11 days after he was kicked by a
horse on his 160-acre Oklahoma
ranch,
But Pickett’s legend lives on -- and
not only through the new rodeo that
bears his name. On December 9, 1971,
Pickett was granted his rightful place
in rodeo history when he became the
first Black cowboy to be inducted into
the National Rodeo Cowboy Hall of
Fame.
Now in its second year, the Bill
Pickett Invitational Rodeo is packing
arenas throughout the country. Recent
shows in Lawton, Okla., and Atlanta,
Houston, Fort Worth, Detroit, Los
Angeles, Chicago and Denver are help-
ing to foster a new appreciation for the
heritage, talents and skills of the black
cowboy.
‘“‘When you watch just about any
western movie or read any book about
the Old West, you don’t get the full
picture of how the West was won,”’
says Baroody. ‘‘Blacks haven’t gotten
_their fair share of recognition for their
role on the frontier. That’s why R. J.
“Bridge to Freedom 1965’’—Ten
years after the bus boycott in Mont-
gomery, Alabama, the civil rights
leadership becomes more sophisticated
in its use of protest strategy. Yet, even
as thousands of people band together
in a climactic march from Selma,
Alabama, to Montgomery, the move-
ment begins to divide into factions.
(February 29).
Underwriters:
Major funding is provided by Public
Television Stations, the Corporation
for Public Broadcasting, the Ford
Foundation, Lotus Development Cor-
poration, and the Lilly Endowment.
Additional funding is provided by the
Boston Foundation, Cummins Engine
Company, Inc., Raytheon Company,
and the San Francisco Foundation. A
complete list of underwriters is avail-
able upon request from PBS.
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Reynolds Company is proud to pay
tribute to the Black cowboy through
our sponorship of the Bill Pickett In-
vitational Rodeo,”’
The rodeo features black cowboys
and cowgirls competing in several
events, including barrel racing,
bareback riding, calf roping, bulldog-
ging and bull riding. Among the
featured performers are Charlie Samp-
son, the Professional Rodeo Cowboy
Association’s first Black world-
champion bull rider, and Black trick-
rider Rex Purefoy.
Equestrian Donna Cheek, who is
training for the U.S. Olympic Show
Jumping Event in the 1988 Olympics, is
also traveling with the rodeo, The
rodeo grand marshal is actor Danny
Glover, star of ‘‘The Color Purple.’’
Annual Conference
Schedule
FIRST EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
BISHOP FRANK C. CUMMINGS
BERMUDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
March 9, 1988
WMS Conference
March 10-13, 1988
Allen Temple A.M.E. Church
Sound View Road
Somerset, Bermuda
The Rev. Christopher Haynes, Host Pastor
Church Telephone (809) 234-0433
Pastor’s Telephone (809) 234-2587
The Rev. Conway Simmons, Host P.E.
NEW JERSEY ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
March 15, 1988
WMS Conference
March 16-20, 1988
St. James A.M.E. Church
588 Martin L. King, Jr. Blvd.
Newark, NJ 07102
The Rev. William D. Watley, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (201) 622-1344
Pastor’s Telephone: (201) 325-8267
The Rev. B. C. Burton, Sr., Host P.E.
DELAWARE ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
April 13, 1988
WMS Conference
April 14-17, 1988
Murphy A.M.E. Church
718 Yarnall Streets
Chester, PA 19013
The Rev. A. T. Holtz, Jr., Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (215) 497-9925
Pastor’s Telephone: (215) 497-2127
The Rev. Atwood F. Foreman, Host P.E.
NEW ENGLAND ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
May 20, 1988
WMS Conference
May 21-24, 1988
Grant A.M.E. Church
1906 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02118
The Rev. Roland McCall, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (617) 427-0670
Pastor’s Telephone: (617) 986-2241
The Rev. Herbert L. Eddy, Host P.E.
NEW YORK ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
May 10, 1988
WMS Conference
May 11-15, 1988
Bethel A.M.E. Church
1525 Michigan Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14208
The Rev. Eugene McAshan, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (716) 886-1650
Pastor’s Telephone: (716) 835-8992
The Rev. Vernon I. Lowe, Host P.E.
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The AME Christian Recorder
rE,
Sherman Chapel Closes Out 1987—Rings
In 1988 During Quarterly Conference
Spencer, OK—Sherman Chapel AME
Church kicked off its special holiday
programs with a December 20th,
spirit-filled, Christmas-flavored
Gospel Musical. Guest participants in-
cluded Mrs. Selma Wade of Allen
Chapel, Oklahoma City; Mr. Donald
Russell of Holy Temple Baptist,
Oklahoma City; the Gospel Choir of
New Chance Baptist Church, Spencer;
and the Gospel Choir from St. John
CME Church, also of Spencer.
A special Christmas program was
presented at the church on December
23rd, combined with a dramatic
presentation entitled ‘‘The Devil’s
Funeral,’’ a fashion show and an Ar-
ticulate Forum for the discussion of
Teenaged Pregnancies, Drugs &
Alcohol Abuse and The AIDS Pro-
blem.
The Year of 1987 closed out with the
convening of the 2nd Quarterly Con-
ference, presided over by Rev. Dr. L.
B. Quinn, Presiding Elder of the
Oklahoma City District of the
Oklahoma Conference, which is in the
12th Episcopal District of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church. The Rt.
Rev. H. H. Brookins presides over the
District.
On January 29, Sherman hosted the
first of the 1988 ‘‘BIG 6’? Women’s
Missionary Society programs, which is
a consortium of six of the smaller area
AME churches.
Sherman Chapel began the new year
by continuing its tradition of Great
Monthly Musicals. For the first
quarter of the new year, joining the
Fabulous Sherman Chapel Choir in
January, was the ever-exciting and in-
spirational Choraleers of Evangelistic
Baptist Church of Oklahoma City,
where the Rev. T. J. Roberts serves as
pastor.
In February, they were joined by the
Great Gospel Choir from First
A.M.E. Church of Oklahoma City,
where Rev, C, T. Carrington is pastor;
and in March, the Soul-Stirring Gospel
Choir from St. Paul A.M.B. Church,
Dallas, Texas, will share with Sher-
man’s Chapel Choir. The Rev.
Drinkard Timms is pastor of St. Paul.
Historic Church Stresses
Struggles in Second
Annual Homecoming
Observance
Continued from page 1
Cathedral of African Methodism is
damage to the A.M.E. Church as a
whole.’’
The observance at Metropolitan fea-
tured family communion, an inspira-
tional sermon, music by a combina-
tion of all choirs in the church, and a
social hour, following morning serv-
ices, in the church hall.
Invitations went out to neighboring
A.M.E. and other churches to send
representatives to the Homecoming
observance; and, in anticipation of the
enthusiasm of the membership, Am-
bassador Dawson said, ‘‘We are look-
ing forward to an in-gathering of all
our members. Whether old or young,
regular or infrequent in attendance, all
members will look forward to a grand
reunion on Homecoming Day.”’
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A.M.E. Missionary
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Continued from page 1
Edith W. Ming, President of the
World Federation of Methodist
Women, was unable to attend the
meeting due to ill health. President
Imathiu forcefully informed the press
conference about the purpose of their
visit, namely, to address matters that
relate to the situation in South Africa.
This delegation was representing 54
million Methodists from all over the
world, and was mandated by the
World Methodist Council to express
concern from all over the world over
the problems of apartheid in South
Africa.
During their visit, they met Mr.
Goven Kbeki, the African National
Congress leader who had been
languishing in jail for 23 years, serving
a life sentence with Mandela, Sisulu
and others. The visit of the Methodist
delegation coincided with Mr. Mbeki’s
release. They also met Mrs. Winnie
Nomzamo Mandela, wife of the jailed
A.N.C. leader Nelson Mandela.
Bishop Imathiu, in his opening state-
ment, analogized apartheid to the cut-
ting of a tree. He said, ‘‘If you keep on
cutting the tree, you will be able to fell
it; the first cut is as important as the
last one. We have come to fell that
tree of apartheid and we pray that one
day apartheid will tumble down.”’
He continued, ‘‘we cannot com-
promise with apartheid because we
believe it is a sin; it is evil and heresy
and should be done away with in all
ways and all respects. Black people of
this country have no vote; a vote brings
changes in people.’’
Dr. Donald English, in answer to a
question which was inaudible, said,
“‘we did not come here as political
leaders, but as concerned Christians
with Christian conviction, We have
political parties where we come from:
President Botha belongs to a political
party; Bishop Imathiu also belongs to
a political party. But we, as Christians,
have come as a family of God.’’ He
pointed out that the history of the
religious lives of our faith in the church
have not occurred in relation to mighty
people striking mighty blows. Most of
the great events of our history, from
exodus to the birth and life of Jesus,
have come from people who are small.
People like Botha, who believe in
the Bible, should come home, for they
are standing on wrong ground. If
President Botha is a Christian, said
Bishop Imathiu, ‘‘he will talk with
other people like Bishop Tutu. God is
greater than all.’’
Bishop Imathiu presented to the
press conference the formal agenda of
the delegation based upon the resolu-
tions passed in July 1986 at the 15th
World Methodist Conference held in
Nairobi.
End of Part 1
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The Harassment of African
American Leadership
by Benjamin F, Chavis, Jr.
Physical threats against the lives of
progressive African American leaders
are an ever-present reality in the Unit-
ed States. However, this is not the only
kind of attack which they risk when
they speak out on the issues. A more
veiled, but equally incidious, attack is
the legal harassment of African Amer-
ican leadership. This was redocument-
ed in a study earlier this year, entitled:
“Harassment of Black Elected Offi-
cials: Ten Years Later.’’ The report
was prepared by Dr. Mary R. Sawyer
for Voter Education and Registration
Action, Inc., a Washington-based re-
search institute.
An earlier report by Dr. Sawyer,
conducted ten years ago, concluded:
“The higher the level of office or the
more outspoken the officials, or the
greater the influence and power—the
higher the incidence of harassment [of
a Black elected official].’’
From the evidence presented in the
current study, not much has changed.
The weight of the evidence leads Dr.
Sawyer to conclude that after much
legal maneuvering by local and federal
prosecutors, usually via a grand jury
investigation, ‘‘[An] indictment typi-
cally results in acquittal, or in a con-
viction which is ultimately overturned
on appeal—which then receives a three
inch announcement on page 17 after
the story had been front page, headline
news for months on end.”’
This is a major point of the study.
Black elected officials under attack are
not being tried by a jury of their peers.
They are being tried in the press by
prosecuting attorneys who selectively
leak information helpful to the prose-
cution. Certainly this has been true of
the witch-hunt now being carried out
by U.S. Attorney DiGenova against
Washington, DC Mayor Marion
Barry. As hard as he has tried—and
he’s tried very hard—DeGenova can’t
seem to substantiate any charges
against Mayor Barry. Thus, he has
stooped to trying Mr. Barry in the
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press, Papers like the Washington Post
and the Washington Times have been
only too happy to oblige.
Some have said, ‘‘So what? They
treat White officials the same way.
Just look at what happened to Gary
Hart.’’ But the differences are context
and proportion, Let us remember that
the most recent investigations have
been mounted against vocal African
American politicians by U.S. Attor-
neys under the Reagan Administration.
The Justice Department’s aborted
attack against key African American
elected officials in the Alabama Black
Belt was patently political. These offi-
cials, civil rights leaders all, had been
instrumental in increasing African
American voter registration and partic-
ipation to one of the highest levels in
the nation. They had also been con-
stant critics of the Reagan Administra-
tion. Charges against the leadership
were either dropped or those charges
were eventually acquitted, but vindica-
tion came only after a long, finan-
cially-draining trial, and after the Jus-
tice Department had harassed scores
of elderly Black voters.
Another major difference between
the investigations of African American
and White officials is the dispropor-
tionate number of investigations aimed
at African American elected officials.
There are 490,770 White elected offi-
cials in the United States. Of that num-
ber only a small percentage are being
investigated. In stark contrast, only
6,400 (or 1.5%) of elected officials are
African American. Yet when William
Webster was FBI Director, he admit-
ted that 40% of African American
elected officials were under investiga-
tion.
This is not a random occurrence. It
is a deliberate and systematic scheme
to prevent further political empower-
ment of the African American com-
munity. In this nation, when a people
are singled out for racial and political
intimidation, the result impedes and
strangles democracy for all citizens.
When I Am Talking .
I Ain Not Learning
February 22, 1988
Social Action Corner
~ Dr. John Q. Owens
Bishop S. S. Morris called many of
the ministers and laypersons of Chica-
go together to discuss strategy, follow-
ing the untimely death of Mayor
Harold Washington. They met at
Grant A.M.E. Church, where Rev.
Wilfred Reid is the capable pastor.
This was an important meeting, since
one of the current candidates is a
member of Grant: Alderman Timothy
Evans. They agreed that it is most im-
portant to keep our third largest city in
Black hands as we approach the Presi-
dential elections of 1988.
‘“Peace Sunday’’ was celebrated by
many different denominations in this
country, in light of the fact that Pres-
ident Reagan and Secretary Mikhail
Gorbachev of the Soviet Union were
coming together in a summit relation-
ship for the purpose of arriving at an
agreement on medium range nuclear
weapons, their dismantlement and de-
struction. Therefore, the stated pur-
pose of the Peace Sunday was to ask
God to guide the proceedings in a posi-
tive manner and to mobilize our peo-
.ple so as to get them involved in the
peace process through prayer and any
other action that seemed logical to
them in pursuing that end.
This is the reason to make special
efforts of missions, charity, love and
sharing with the less fortunate. Please
don’t forget them. I have already seen
some African Methodists manning the
Salvation Army volunteer solicitation
pots in front of stores and super-
markets; God bless them. There are
other agencies that need volunteers:
hospitals, social service agencies,
blood banks, civic agencies that need
volunteers to sort pack donations,
churches and nursing homes. Let's
represent Our Lord and our Zion by
being very much involved in the service
of others; this is the only way to
balance our worship.
The Holy-Day—Holiday Seasons
are also a time of loneliness and sad-
ness on the part of our senior citizens
who find themselves alone and stress-
ful at a time when the memories of
their loved ones are most vividly por-
trayed. What a great act of love it
would be if individual African Meth-
odists and churches would adopt a sen-
ior citizen or a group of senior citizens
that they know are alone and share a
meal and a gift with them! Praise God!
My message for the Holy-Day—
Holiday Season is: ‘‘Remember that
God cares; and because He cared so
much for mankind, He acted. Even
though man was mired down in sin,
God so loved the world that He came
incarnate in Immanuel, and paid the
penalty for man’s sins, which gave to
everyone the priceless privilege of for-
giveness and the possibility of return-
ing back to Him in God’s good grace.
My prayer and my wish for the lead-
ers and the members of this great
church of God, through Richard Allen,
is that we continue in gratitude, re-
solve, and research for the privilege of
manning a Zion that has dueled Satan
for two hundred years, and is still
holding on. May you and your family
—both secular and sacred—survive the
onslaught of economic emphasis that
comes our way as we celebrate our
Lord’s birth.
Peace on earth, in the church, and
goodwill towards all men. Amen!!!
Rev. John Q. Owens, Jr., Director of
Social Action, and Family.
Bishop H. H. Brookins, Chair of the
Commission.
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The AME Christian Recorder
The Coalition On
Southern Africa Awards
Student Aid Grant
Washington—Bishop Richard L.
Fisher, President of the Coalition on
Southern Africa announced today the
award of a $3,200 student aid grant to
Mr. Dylan Grewan, a black South
African student at Norfolk State
University, Norfolk, Va. In announc-
ing the grant, Bishop Fisher stated,
““Mr. Grewan is only one example of
the hardships imposed on black South
Africans by the disinvestment of US
companies in South Africa. Those who
have advocated and encouraged US
companies to leave South Africa have
failed to take into account the tremen-
dous human suffering that has
resulted.”’
Mr. Grewan, whose family lives in
Johannesburg, South Africa, is a
sophomore studying business manage-
ment. He had been living and studying
in the United States under a grant pro-
vided by Citibank, South Africa, where
his father had worked for several
years. With Citibank’s disinvestment
last year, Mr. Grewan was notified
that his financial support would not be
continued.
Determined to continue his educa-
tion in America, he appealed to the
Coalition for help. In his letter to the
Coalition he stated, ‘‘In the past
Citibank, South Africa, was generous
enough to sponsor me here in
America, but with Citibank’s recent
disinvestment out of S.A., myself like
many other black South Africans get a
chance to see how bleak our future
looks without the aid of the American
Co.””
For Mr. Grewan his education is his
top priority. He says, ‘‘For me to
return to South Africa without a
degree, I don’t feel I could make a
positive contribution to the dismantl-
ing of the system of Apartheid. With a
valid education gained here in
America, my role as a black South
African citizen could become much
more influential in my search for
freedom and equality. Without the
help of the Coalition I would be
unable to continue my education.”’
The Coalition on Southern Africa
was formed July, 1987, by a group of
concerned clergy, educators and
business leaders in order to determine
the economic and educational em-
powerment needs of the majority
population and to find the resources to
address those needs.
Men Stumble One
Mole Hills Not
Mountains
Real Failure Is
Blaming Others
For Mistakes.
An Old-Fashioned Christmas
Philadelphia, PA — The Philadelphia
Conference Branch Women’s Mis-
sionary Society of the First Episcopal
District, under the dynamic leadership
of Bishop and Mrs. Frank C. Cumm-
ings, observed its Annual Christmas
Festivity. Theme for the celebration
was ‘‘An Old-Fashioned Christmas.’’
The gala event was held at Mt.
Pisgah A.M.E. Church in the social
hall. The Rev. James L. Dandridge is
pastor of the church and Sister
Forestyne Ogden is president of the
Philadelphia Conference Branch.
Sister Florence Smith served as general
chairperson.
The singing of the beautiful
Christmas carol ‘‘Joy to the World’’
set the mood for the program, which
was presided over by Sister Mary J.
Patterson, Bethel A.M.E. Church,
Landsdowne. Prayer was offered by
Master Marcellus Norris, Mother
Bethel A.M.E. Church Y.P.D., and
Sister Grace Hughes, Lamott A.M.E.
Church, followed with ‘‘The Occa-
sion.”’
As a reminder of ‘‘What Christmas
Is,’’ including the traditions and sym-
bols of the special season, verbal ex-
pressions were given by Sister Mildred
Gilyard, chairperson of the South
Suburban Area, on ‘‘The Christmas
Tree’; ‘‘Christmas Carols,’’ Sister
Debra Young, Mt. Pisgah and the
YPDers; and ‘‘Christmas Sup-
per/Family Gathering,”’ Sister Rosa
Browning, Bethel A.M.E. Church,
Coatesville.
The YPDers ensemble sang ‘‘The
Twelve Days of Christmas’’ with
vibrant enthusiasm, which aroused the
innermost spiritual souls of the au-
dience, which felt impelled to join in
the singing.
Rev. Dandridge prayed a blessing on
the scrumptious old-time supper, con-
sisting of turkey and dressing, candied
sweet potatoes with nuts and cereal,
turnip greens, cranberry sauce, ice
cream, cake and hot apple cider, which
was served by the Philadelphia Con-
ference Branch Missionaries and
YPDers.
The theme of the program was car-
ried further with the topic ‘‘Gifts,”’
presented by Sister DeVaunte Ogden,
New Bethel, Germantown, YPD. The
specific aim of the Christmas festivity
was to help the Youth Study Center of
Philadelphia provide gifts for the
underprivileged youth of the city and
nearby vicinity. The gifts were
presented by Sister Elizabeth Butler,
Bethel, West Chester, to Mr. Simons,
head of the volunteer group of Y.S.C.
Gifts were donated by all church mis-
sionary societies of the Conference.
Sister Lucy Brown, St. Matthew
A.M.E. Church, presented the topic
“‘Jesus.’? Remarks were given by Sister
Florence Smith, Sister Ogden and Rev.
Dandridge.
The closing topic, ‘‘The Christmas
Story,”’ was narrated by Sister Patricia
Crawford, Mt. Pisgah Church, and the
evening concluded with a candlelight
service and the singing of ‘‘Silent
Night.’’
Credits are given to the various com-
mittee members: Sisters Alvine Sims,
Adele Brown, Mary Hodge, Mary Pat-
terson, Carolyn Fletcher, Mattie Sue
Brown, Mildred Géilyard, Beatrice
Sims-Harper, Grace Hughes, Debra
Young, Adele N. Brown, Elizabeth
Butler, Ethel Graham, Helen Rayon,
Ella Bailey and Bro. Arthur Boyer.
Mary Ann Norris, Reporter
Public Relations, WMS
Annual Conference Schedule
PHILADELPHIA ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
May 17, 1988
WMS Conference
May 18-22, 1988
Hickman Temple A.M.E. Church
Baltimore Ave. at 50th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19143
The Rey, J. D. Patterson, Host Pastor
Church Telephone; (215) 476-5340/747-0881
Pastor's Telephone: (215) 472-5905
The Rey, A, McNeil White, Host P.E.
SIXTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
BISHOP F. H. TALBOT
SOUTH GEORGIA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
April 13-17, 1988
Nelson Chapel A.M.E. Church
Bainbridge, Georgia
The Rev. L. A. Townes, Host Pastor
The Rey. E. O. Benefield, Host P.E.
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
April 20-24, 1988
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
Columbus, GA
The Rev. John Rolle, Host Pastor
The Rev. A. M. Threatt, Host P.E.
REST WEEK
April 25-May 1, 1988
OLD GEORGIA ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
May 4-8, 1988
St. James A.M.E. Church
Savannah, Georgia
The Rev. Jack J. Bradshaw, Host Pastor
The Rey.-T. J. Kent, Host P.E.
AUGUSTA GEORGIA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
May 11-15, 1988
First A.M.E. Church
Athens, Georgia :
The Rev. Claude R. James, Host Pastor
The Rev. M. S. Colquitt, Host P.E.
REST WEEK
May 16-22, 1988
MACON GEORGIA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
THE NEW
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May 25-29, 1988
Wesley Chapel A.M.E, Church
Milledgeville, GA
The Rev. C. H. Boddy, Host Pastor
The Rey. A. G. Conyers, Host P.E.
ATLANTA-NORTH GEORGIA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
June 1-5, 1988
Big Bethel A.M.E. Church
Allanta, GA
The Rev. McKinley Young, Host Pastor
The Rev. W. L. Scarbrough, Host P.E.
POST CONFERENCE
CONVOCATION
June 18, 1988
Steward Chapel A.M.E. Church
Macon, GA
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
The Rev. C. E. Shepherd, Host Pastor
The Rev. R. H. Martin, Host P.E.
SIXTEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
BISHOP JAMES H. MAYO
VIRGIN ISLANDS ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
March 3-6, 1988
St. Luke A.M.E. Church
28 Estate Grove, Fredericksted
St. Croix, U.S. VI 00840
The Rev. Louis C. Davis, Host Pastor
The Rey. Louis C. Davis, Host P.E.
WINDWARD ISLANDS ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
March 10-13, 1988
Fountain A.M.E. Church
136 E.. Main Road
Barataria, Trinidad, West Indies
The Rev. H. N. Embrack, HostPastor~ ~~
The Rev. Dr. Fleming Joseph, Host P.E.
GUYANA-SURINAME ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
March 17-20, 1988
St. Peter’s A.M.E. Church
Queenstown, Georgetown, Guyana, SA
The Rev. U. A. Hendricks, Host Pastor
The Rev. Dr. H. E. Hinds, Sr., Host P.E.
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on the Wednesday preceding the Annual
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February 22, 1988
Pastor James M. Proctor Sets Priorities For 3rd Century
by Beulah McClellan
Jacksonville, Fla.—Under The Rev.
James M. Proctor St. Paul A.M.E.
Church has become the leading church
in the Eleventh Episcopal District on
every important index. St. Paul leads
the district in stewardship, evangelism,
planning, administration and the com-
prehensive nature of its ministry.
Pastor Proctor has added approx-
imately 200 persons to the membership
roll, increased the stewardship budget
eight fold, provided new directions in
short and long term planning. He
believes all Christians are given gifts
from God to be used in ‘‘building up
the body of Christ.’’ Therefore, his
focus is on equipping the ‘‘saints’’ for
ministry. Under Rev. Proctor’s leader-
ship a small group of persons have
been recruited, trained and are being
Rev. James M. Proctor
employed in a lay pastoral care
ministry for the members and friends
of St. Paul.
The Ralph Waldo Hilson Saga
Several decades ago, Ralph Waldo
Hilson, a child of destiny, was born to
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Clayton
Hilson in rural Alabama. He was
raised in the atmosphere of a Christian
home that germinated the seed which
later blossomed into a fruitful career
of service to God and his people. Upon
the death of his father, Rev. Hilson
assumed the role of the family’s
patriarch—providing fiscal and
character stabilization for his siblings.
He was a graduate of the Coffee
Country Training School, Enterprise,
Alabama, and the Daniel Payne
College in Birmingham. Awesome
achievement later led to Rev. Hilson’s
being awarded honorary degrees by
Daniel Payne College and Monrovia
College, Liberia, West Africa. His
enviable and incomparable record asa
pastor includes ministerial leadership
in the following assignments:
Chaplain for the Civilian
Conservation Corps, 1933-34; Grant
Chapel, Dothan, 1934-35; Lockhart
Chapel, Lockhart, 1935-38; Pinkard
Circuit 1938-40; St. Paul, Ozark, 1940-
42; Payne Chapel, Birmingham, 1942-
50; St. Luke, Birmingham, 1950-54,
and St. John, Montgomery, 1954-59.
The Rev. Dr. Hilson was rewarded
for faithful pastoral leadership by
being assigned to the Florence-
Huntsville District, where he served
from 1959 to 1962. For the last quarter
of a century, he ministered with
distinction as the Presiding Elder of
the Birmingham-Florence District, He
took understandable pride in being the
Senior active Presiding Elder of
African Methodism in Alabama
His numerous affiliations and
associations include the African
Methodist Episcopal Ministerial
Alliance of the Greater Birmingham
Area, the Mayor’s Council on the
Handicapped, Clergy That Cares and
the Interdenominational Ministerial
Alliance
Rev, Hilson, in the annals of
African Methodism, was noted as a
national and an international figure
He perennially served as a delegate to
the governing body of the
denomination, the General
Conference. He will long be
remembered as the secretary of the
General Conference Commission and
Vice Chairman and Chairman of the
Credentials Committee, Across the
length and breadth of African
Methodism, Rev. Hilson was known
as the chairman and leader ol
Alabama’s African Methodists. He
was a master of the system and ai
initiator of improvements that thrust
the African Methodist Episcopal
Church into an era of growth and
productivity.
This stately person, who departed
life on Saturday, August 8, 1987, at
11:25 am., is survived by two
daughters, four sisters, brothers-in-
law, grandchildren, nieces and
nephews.
The ministry and the African
Methodists of Alabama have been
blessed with the life and labors of the
Reverend Dr. Ralph Waldo Hilson.
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February 22, 1988
The AME Christian Recorder
11
A Tribute to the Late
Rev. Julius C. Williams
Rev. Julius C. Williams
by Frederick Hilborn Talbot
Bishop and Chief Pastor, Sixth District
To the Chief Officiant, my brother
Bishops, General and Connectional Offi-
cers, Sister Maggie Williams and family,
Presiding Elders, Brother and Sister Pas-
tors, members of the family of Flipper
Temple, and brothers and sisters:
The Sixth District is here. Every An-
nual Conference is fully and amply
represented. In this district Reverend
Julius C. Williams was loved, highly
respected, adored and by many young
men and women he was held in awe.
He was a living legend. For many he
was their pastor pastorum—a confi-
dant, counsellor, a pontifex in the de-
notative sense of bridgemaker, a re-
conciler, a builder of consensus.
A pastor of unusual gifts and graces,
he was truly called by Jesus Christ and
proved himself to be a caring pastoral-
father, a mentor, a living inspiration, a
man who pastored the community. He
was a man of integrity, unflappable
and unshockable, full of good humor
and a capable manager of God’s boun-
tiful gifts. An African Methodist to the
manner born, he loved its polity, tradi-
tions, protocols and praxis, and de-
lighted in its liturgy and revelled in its
rich history.
“J. C.’’—as he was familiarly called
—was no stress-producer; and if he an-
ticipated areas of conflict, he would sit
with me as his chief pastor and express
his concerns for our collective min-
istry.
His was a vision for a new Turner
Seminary and he saw the erection of
the building from afar and brought it
nigh by his ready support and faith. He
strongly urged us to keep our annuity
for Turner in tact, and today that en-
dowment stands at nearly $600,000. /t
is in tact.
He had several positions in Georgia
and this fact bespeaks the high esteem
in which he was held:
—He was Treasurer-Secretary of
the Brotherhood Fund designed
to provide support for the widow
of preachers. Under his steward-
ship, the award has grown from
$300 to $750 for each widow.
—He was Chairperson of the Turn-
er Building Committee and Trus-
tee of the Turner Board; District
and Annual Conference Trustee;
Treasurer of the Atlanta-North
Georgia Conference; Chairper-
son, Wilkes Memorial Lectures
on Preaching and Pastoralia.
—Delegate to the 1988 General
Conference,
We remember the advertisement by
Smith-Barney, financial investor. The
actor would say with impeccable preci-
sion and diction:
«We make money the old-fashioned
way. We earn it.””
Julius Williams grew in influence
and respect in Georgia and made it the
‘*old-fashioned way.’’ He earned it.
He had my full confidence and re-
spect and was most cooperative at all
Bishop F. H. Talbot
times. He made it the old-fashioned
way. He earned it.
He received 24 appointments to
Flipper Temple beginning with Bishop
E. L. Hickman who first appointed
him here; from Bishops Hildebrand
and Bearden, and from me for 7 years.
And I would have appointed him for
an eighth year at the next Annual Con-
ference. He made it the old-fashioned
way: he earned it by faithfulness, com-
mitment, loyalty, and service. He
earned it.
Because of his commitment to theo-
logical education and support of many
young men and women, I shall lead
our district in establishing the Rev.
Julius C. Williams Memorial Scholar-
ship at Turner Seminary.
Our district extends to our Sister,
and his beloved Maggie, our profound
sympathy. We thank her for giving him
to us and for his enriching and endear-
ing service. Sister Maggie, you may be
assured of our creative goodwill, con-
tinuing respect and support in the
future.
“*J. C.”’ often led the district in sing-
ing his favorite song, which was a vital
part of his buoyant faith.
Farther along we'll know all about it.
Farther along we’ll understand why:
Cheer up, my brother, live in the sun-
shine:
We'll understand it all by and by.
Sleep on my brother! Take your
rest! You have earned it.
Obituary
John Wesley Addison was born on
August 17, 1909, in Jasper County,
Georgia. He was the first of eleven
children born to Milton and Osalena
Addison. In 1923 the family moved
from Little Rock, AR, to Cleveland,
OH, where they attended St. John
A.M.E. Church. He later became a
life member of Quinn Chapel A.M.E.,
and became an active participant in the
Christian Endeavor League, a youth
group.
After attending the Cleveland Public
Schools and studying at Western Re-
serve University, he worked for many
years as a machinist at Eaton Axel
Manufacturing Company. Later he
formed his own business and became a
plastering contractor. Four years ago
he retired, but remained active doing
work for friends and church.
In 1937 he married Ruth Anna
Lucas. This marriage was blessed with
three children. In 1941 Ruth and their
infant son departed this life. In 1953 he
married Martha Taylor. This marriage
increased his family of living children
to seven. They were blessed with sev-
enteen grandchildren, eight great-
grandchildren and six great-great-
grandchildren.
From early childhood, and through-
out his life, he was a faithful source of
support for all of his family. He gave
them his love and shared his practical
philosophy of living. He was an active
member of the A.M.E. Ministerial Al-
liance, a member of the NAACP and
the Urban League, and a member of
the Samuel Davis Masonic Lodge.
In 1953 he was divinely called into
the Christian ministry. After his ordi-
nation, he served as pastor of Jesus
Christ Holy Temple. His pastoral
work in the A.M.E. Church included
assistant pastor, St. Mathews, Lorain,
OH; pastor, Grace Mission and Allen
Temple in Cleveland, OH; New Bethel
in Oakwood Village, OH; Ashbury
Chapel in Waynesburg, OH, and
Hatcher’s Chapel in Cleveland, OH.
On October 22, 1987, he gave his
final report to the annual conference
for Hatcher’s Chapel A.M.E. Church
at St. John’s A.M.E. Church. After
delivering his report and returning to
the side of his beloved wife, he received
his ‘‘call home.’’
He is survived by many relatives and
friends, including his loving wife,
Martha Addison; seven children, Ruth
Anna Addison, John Ellsworth Addi-
son, Anna Louise Harris, Gladys
Evelyn Fowler, Jean Elores Porter,
Alice Armanda Muhammed, Donald
Edward Taylor; seven siblings, Mamie
Hinton, Eula Hinds, Odessa Nance,
Thessalonia Wade, Clarence Addison,
Jewel Jordon and Carol Burns; an
aunt, Carrie Adams; four sons-in-law
and two daughters-in-law; three gener-
ations of grandchildren; hundreds of
nieces and nephews and many cousins.
Traveling With the Presiding Elder
Jackson, MI—The Reverend Earl
Alfred James, Presiding Elder of the
Jackson-Greenwood District,
conducted the First Quarterly
Conference of the 1987-88 conference
year in Pearl Street AME Church’s
newly-acquired edifice at 2519
Robinson Street.
At an 8:00 a.m. worship service,
Elder James greeted the Pearl Street
family and thanked them and the
pastor, the Reverend Johnny Barbour, —
Jr., for having hosted the annual
God’s People ‘‘Had A Mind To Work’’
Fountain Inn, S.C.—The work was
begun on Monday, September 21,
1987. The men of Mount Carmel
African Methodist Episcopal Church
began their labors to make needed
repairs in the sanctuary of their
church. An inspection of the main
floor revealed that a new floor was
needed because of the deterioration of
the wooden substructure of the floor
itself. Pews must be removed and all
carpet pulled away before work could
begin.
The trustees and some stewards,
working with Pastor Casey Childs, Il,
under the overall supervision of Billy
Wharton and Mitchell Saxon, began
their monumental task. The entire
wooden floor, which was over 100
years old, was torn out, with much of
the earth beneath having to be replac-
ed. Along with other men of the com-
munity, the concerned men of the
church began filling in the sanctuary
flooring with soil before a backhoe
machine was utilized to expedite the
task. The Women’s Missionary Socie-
ty, under the leadership of Mrs. Mary
Anderson and Barbara Wharton,
prepared delicious meals for the enjoy-
ment of the workers.
On October 11, 1987, the member-
ship returned to the church for their
first worship service following the
completion of repairs that included the
installation of a new concrete floor, in
stallation of new ‘‘Cameo Green”
carpet, painting of the entire sanctuary
area, installation of new heating and
air-conditioning ducts and vents and
construction of the frame and brick
work for the new handicap ramp. The
concrete was later poured and finished
by Bro. James Dorrah.
On Friday, December 11, George
Stoddard, Mitchell Saxon, Jesse Stod-
dard, Jr., James Dorrah, Idine Brown
and Otis Wharton began working with
contractor Bobby Owens on the job of
constructing the pulpit and choir area,
The men of Mount Carmel are to be
commended for their faith in God and
in themselves, so that the house of
God could be renovated. In difficult
days when Black men are under
tremendous pressure to be ‘‘men,”’ it
is refreshing to know that there are still
men who have an unswerving belief
that God will not fail us if we put our
trust in him. These men of God who
“had a mind to work’’ used their
abilities as carpenters, cement
finishers, electricians, painters,
plasterers, etc., so that the church
could be renovated and beautified. For
the work that has been performed, we
say, “TO GOD BE THE GLORY
FOR THE THINGS THAT HE
CONTINUES TO DO.”
Bro. James Barksdale, Chairman
Public Relations Commission
conference in an excellent manner. He
also congratulated the pastor and
members for making a smooth
transition from one church structure
to another and for continuing to
develop community and Christian
training programs.
“Christ Meets the Unexpected” was
the message title for Rev. James’
sermon, which was based on St. John
6:35, He stressed the fact that just
making a living is not enough; we must
make for ourselves a life in Christ, and
the living will take care of itself. He
said Jesus knew that houses, clothes,
food, and other things were not
enough, that Jesus told us to have no
thought of such, but “Seek ye first the
Kingdom of God and His
righteousness and these things will
come.” The message was timely and
well-received by those assembled.
The conference business session
followed the worship service and was
held in the Fellowship Hall. In this
session, Elder James commended the
pastor, stewards and trustees for their
dedication and loyalty in managing
the church affairs and for continuing
to challenge the congregation and
community with good programs. he
also lauded Pastor Barbour and the
officers for launching a six-week
stewardship training session for the
officers. Once officers have completed
the training, the congregation will
begin the training process. For the
church's having revitalized the daycare
center, the Elder commented
favorably
All departments made full reports
and the presiding elder words of praise
for the Sunday School superintendent,
Mr, B. F. Harper, Jr., for the
tremendous growth in the Sunday
School program.
In his final remarks, Elder James
said he would be praying that Pearl
Street would continue to thrive
spiritually and financially under the
dynamic leadership and pastorate of
the Rev. Johnny Barbour, Jr
Dr. Shirley Hopkins, Reporter
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U.S., Soviet Church Officials
The AME Christian Recorder
February 22, 1988
Hold Prayer Vigil During Summit
About a dozen prominent church
officials from the Soviet Union came
to the United States for a prayer vigil in
Washington, DC, December 610,
1987, during the Reagan-Gorbachev
Summit meeting. Along with U.S.
counterparts, they prayed that Presi-
dent Reagan and General Secretary
Gorbachev would find ways to work
together for peace.
The vigil took place at the Washing-
ton Cathedral, Massachusetts and
Wisconsin Avenues, N.W., Washing-
ton, DC. News reporters were invited
to cover all public services (opening
service 4 p.m., Sunday, December 6;
vigil continued December 6-10), and
were present for the opening news
conference (9:30 a.m., Monday, De-
cember 7), at which a joint U.S.-
U.S.S.R. church leaders’ message to
Reagan and Gorbachev was released.
Individual interviews offered oppor-
tunities for questions to Soviet church
leaders about the effect of Glasnost on
the churches in the U.S.S.R., and
about plans for the observance of the
1000th anniversary of the ‘‘baptism
and evangelization of Rus’’ as that
part of what is now the U.S.S.R. was
then called. That anniversary is being
celebrated in 1988 throughout the
world.
Soviet church leaders included Rus-
sian Orthodox, Georgian Orthodox,
Baptist, Armenian Apostolic, and Lat-
vian and Estonian Lutheran clergy.
U.S. participants in the vigil included
top officers of the National Council of
Churches and of many U.S. national
church bodies, and clergy of the Wash-
ington Cathedral.
The vigil, in which the public was in-
vited to participate, was co-sponsored
by the National Council of Churches
and the Washington Cathedral.
Prayer services also took place in
churches across the United States and
the Soviet Union.
St. John Steps Up Activities
Pastor Glass, an empowered leader
by God has done a magnificient work
in only a few months since serving the
St. John Church family. Along with
his queenly wife, Sister Sarah B. Glass,
who works very conscientiously by his
side to enhance the cause in kingdom
building. They are a beautiful team.
The family graciously thanks God for
his Divine Power, for our illustrious
Bishop, Bishop Frank M. Reid, Jr, for
his infinite foresightedness and Godly
judgment, the family is very grateful to
you for such dedicated leadership.
Our very efficient Pastor delivers
sermons of inspiration, spiritual and
counsel. Certainly the listeners enjoy
these profound messages.
In addition to previous ac-
complishments in articles published
before of their achievements, a self-
service altar has been installed, a
Prayer Room has been set up in order
to make us aware of our need for com-
munication with God daily. St. John
Church is over one hundred years of
age and never had a church deed. They
have been sought but never obtained.
It was through leadership of Pastor
Glass and trustee Johnny A. Knight,
the church family now have deeds to
the church property. Glory be to God.
On this glorious Lord’s day, the
sanctuary was filled to its highest
capacity to witness our guest speaker,
troduced by steward Ishmeal W. Jem-
mott. The address was super. In rela-
tion to the theme, Mr. Jones stated
that men are full of excuses and disap-
pointments, therefore, he advised the
women to help keep the men in step.
A continuation of the service was
performed with a mortgage burning by
Pastor Glass and Church Trustees.
Brother John W. Jackson, Sister Willa
Bloodsaw, Sister Mary L. Jones,
Brother Johnny A. Knight, Brother
William Ray Thomas, Sister Mary
Person and Brother Willie Guilford.
The named Trustees were the ones pre-
sent. Congratulation to Pastor Glass,
the trustees, St. John Church family
and friends. A special thanks to Sister
Willa Bloodsaw and Sister Mary L.
Jones for standing by from the beginn-
ing to the end of mortgage signing and
church improvement in over $100,000.
Glory be to God. Good things always
come to those who have the Faith,
work hard, have patience, vision, and
prays. The job was a tedious one, but
God brought us through and now
labor is very rewarding. Glory be to
God. Thank God for the leadership of
Pastor Glass and the followship of the
church family.
Wait on the Lord; be of good courage
and he shall strengthen thine heart;
wait, I say, on the Lord. Psalm 27:14.
Bro. Johnny A. Knight, Chairman
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