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Vol. 137, No. 21
July 11, 1988
William Paul Quinn, 1788-1873,
Focus of Bicentennial
Symposium ky
Bishop William Paul Quinn
Bishop S. S. Morris
St. Louis, MO—The Bicentennial Year
activities, May 13-15, 1988, focused on
Bishop William Paul Quinn, the great
expansionist, who extended the African
Methodist Episcopal Church westward
and beyond the Mississippi River.
Appropriate activities were held on both
sides of the Mississippi River, which now
represent areas of the 4th and Sth
Episcopal Districts, presided over by
Bishop S. S. Morris, Jr., and Bishop H.
W. Murph. The Bicentennial Chairman,
Bishop V. R. Anderson, with his
committee, planned well for this last of
the Four Horsemen who were
recognized for their outstanding
contributions to the development of
African Methodism. ;
Historical bicentennial markers were
dedicated on both sides of the river. In
Lovejoy, Illinois, the dedication services
were held at Quinn Chapel A.M.E.
Church, where the Reverend Leroy
Henry is pastor. The Missouri-side
dedication celebration was held on the
promenade at the Jefferson National
Memorial Gateway Arch.
The symposium lectures were given at
the St. Paul A.M.E. Church in St. Louis,
Missouri, where the Rev. C. Garnett
Bishop V. R. Anderson
Henning is pastor. The lectures were
given by Bishop Frank M. Reid, Jr., Dr.
Henderson S. Davis and Dr. Dennis C.
Dickerson. They spoke on the life and
work of William Paul Quinn.
On the closing day, the services were
held at St. Luke A.M.E. Church, East
St. Louis, Illinois, where the Reverend
Emmanuel Leake is pastor, and at St.
Paul A.M.E. Church, where Bishop
Vinton R. Anderson delivered the
closing sermon of the celebration. The
St. James A.M.E. Church, where the
Reverend C. W. Howard is pastor,
hosted the fellowship luncheon. Tri-
Union A.M.E. Church, on the first day,
provided special activities and fish
dinners. General Officer Hercules Miles
is the pastor of the Tri-Union
congregation.
The governor of Illinois issued a
special proclamation for the celebration:
“I, James R. Thompson, Governor of
the State of Illinois, salute the
Bicentennial Celebration of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church and ask
that all citizens of this state recognize this
special event coordinated by Bishop
Vinton Anderson and hosted by Bishops
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The Seventh Episcopal District Requests the
Return of Bishop and Mrs. F.
Resolution
TO THE ENTIRE FAMILY
OF THE AFRICAN METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH:
WHEREAS, the Super Seventh Epis-
copal District gives thanks to the 42nd
General Conference for sending us
Bishop and Mrs. Frederick Calhoun
James, and,
WHEREAS, Bishop James’ emphasis
on Evangelism and Membership has
led to the return of many congrega-
tions, the renewal of all congregations,
the founding of new congregations,
and an unprecedented growth in mem-
bership, and,
WHEREAS, the Self-Help Rallies ini-
tiated by Bishop James enabled Allen
University to clear old debts, renovate
and build new buildings, purchase new
property, hire new faculty, and come
from the brink of extinction to the
doorstep of accreditation, and,
WHEREAS, a revamped Leadership
Congress and Debutante Showcase ini-
tiated by Bishop and Mrs. James built
new pride and respect in our young
people, and,
WHEREAS, the Youth For Christ
Turn-Ons initiated by Bishop James
have caused over one thousand young
people to come to Jesus, and,
WHEREAS, Bishop James has led in
the reestablishment of Dickerson The-
ological Seminary through a series of
regional extension schools, and,
WHEREAS, the kind, fatherly con-
cern of our Prelate has brought a new
spirit of love and unity to South
Carolina, and,
WHEREAS, the African Methodist
Episcopal Church has reclaimed its
leadership role among the churches of
South Carolina, and,
WHEREAS, these and other innumer-
able signs of progress directly relate to
the leadership, dedication, and deter-
mination of an Episcopal team that we
cannot afford to lose,
BE IT NOW HEREBY RESOLVED,
that the elected Delegates to the 43rd
A.M.E. Minister’s Daughter Heads
Nashville, TN—Those who believe that
a sign of God’s presence in our lives is
that “we are led where we did not plan to
go” will find the story of Laura Little
Okumu’s career a good illustration of
this concept. In fact, Ms. Okumu’s life is
filled with many surprises, several firsts,
and an abundance of mind-expanding
experiences that have culminated in
what may be her biggest professional
challenge yet.
Laura Little Okumu is the daughter of
a prominent AME minister, the Rev.
John F. Little, pastor of New North
Street AME Church, Springfield, Ohio,
and Mabel Little. Today, Ms. Okumu
sits in the editor’s chair of the most
widely read and used publication in the
United Methodist Church. Named in
January, 1988, as the editor of The
Interpreter, the denomination’s program
journal, Ms. Okumu finds herself
energized by the challenge of providing
practical assistance for local church
leaders of the 9.1 million-member
denomination. But, if you’d asked her
five years ago where she expected to be in
1988, it’s unlikely she would have
accurately predicted her present
situation.
In 1983 Ms. Okumu return to the
United States after living and working in
several African countries for more than
20 years. She settled in the Dayton,
Ohio, area and began a new career with
United Methodist Communications, the
denomination’s communications arm
and publisher of The /nterpreter.
The first surprise in Ms. Okumu’s
career came in 1955, following her
graduation from Duquesne University
(Pittsburgh), where she majored in
biology. Although she fully intended to
pursue graduate study in microbiology,
those plans were sidetracked by an
irresistible offer from her parents for a
trip to Africa.
In 1952, her father, then a pastor in the
CC» James
Bishop F. C. James
General Conference, as well as those in
attendance at the Mid-Year Convo-
cations of the Seventh Episcopal
District, rejoice in and express thanks
for the progress made in this quadren-
nium, under the leadership for Bishop
Frederick Calhoun James and Mrs.
Theressa Gregg James.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the aforementioned persons, on behalf
of every A.M.E. in South Carolina, do
emphatically and without equivoca-
tion ask the 43rd General Conference
to reassign Bishop Frederick Calhoun
James to the Seventh Episcopal Dis-
trict.
Let the Connectional Church take
note that the preceding Resolution was
passed unanimously by the Palmetto
and South Carolina Annual Confe-
rences’ Mid-Year Convocation on
April 28, 1988; by the Northeast and
Central South Carolina Annual Con-
ferences’ Mid-Year Convocation on
May 5, 1988; and by the Columbia and
Piedmont South Carolina Annual
Conferences’ Mid-Year Convocation
on May 12, 1988.
Those in attendance at these Convo-
cations represent the leadership of
African Methodism in one of the
A.M.E. Church’s largest Two Episco-
pal Districts, both in membership and
in contribution to the Connectional
Budget. The sentiment expressed in
the preceding Resolution is the united
sentiment of South Carolina as we
move towards Fort Worth, Texas.
Rev. Joseph A. Darby
Director of Public Relations
Seventh Episcopal District
United Methodist’s Publication
Pittsburgh area, was asked to take a
special mission assignment in Monrovia,
Liberia, where he served until 1963. At
that time, the church’s school —
Monrovia College — was in need of
someone to oversee the construction ofa
new building and the re-establishment of
the school after a fire had destroyed the
college.
Finding her parents’ offer too good to
refuse, Ms. Okumu headed for Liberia
and ended up teaching for five years at
Monrovia College — something she
hadn’t planned to do at all. And, because
“working with words” was a hobby for
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2 The AME Christian Recorder
July 11, 1988
Has This World Improved Beyond That Of Pre-Noah Days?
The first people whom God created
were laymen. Neither Adam nor Eve
was a preacher. There were no
preachers on the earth for more than a
thousand years; in fact, the earth was
in existence for a thousand fifty-six
(1,056) years before the first preacher
came on the scene. From the creation
of Adam to the birth of Noah, who
became the first preacher, one thou-
sand fifty-six (1,056) paternal years
and seven thousand six hundred
twenty-five (7,625) generational years
passed.
Noah was 600 years old when the
flood came, and had_ preached
repentence for 120 years before the na- ROBERT H. REID, JR.
tional disaster. One thousand five hun-
dred thirty-six (1,536) years passed before Noah began preaching. Eight thou-
sand one hundred and five (8,105) years had passed when the flood came.
Noah had been instructed by God to take on board the ark seven each of the
male and female of every clean beast. Of the unclean beast he was to take on-
ly one pair each of the male and the female.
This first preacher, Noah, was the oldest son of Lamech. He was a just
man who walked with God. Because the people on earth were so corrupt, God
told Noah to preach righteousness and repentance. God instructed Noah to
build an ark and to populate it with animals, fowls and every living thing that
crept or crawled upon the earth.
Noah spent one-year-and-ten days in the ark, which was three stories high,
450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet tall. It rained 40 days and nights, and the
table or not, as the work of the devil, and vigorously attacks it.
“Charity is timid and always passing the collection-box; justice is unafraid
and asks no alms, no patrons, no benevolent support. Conventional charity
piously accepts things as they are, and helps the unfortunate; justice goes to
the legislature and changes things.’’
The comparative question remains: Could the world then have been any
worse than what we know it to be in this period of its existence? The contem-
porary question is, since God has decreed that he will no more destroy the
world, what is the method for correcting or adjusting a world gone mad?
Is the answer couched in the promise of God to Noah when he came forth
from the ark and proceeded to worship? Genesis, Chapter 8: ‘‘And Noah
builded an altar unto the Lord;. . .and the Lord said in his heart, I will not
again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s
heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything liv-
ing, as I have done. While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold
and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.’’
During my research, I ran across an interesting bit of wisdom. This comes
from Mr. Charles Hendrickson Brower after 43 years in business. He says:
Honesty is not only the best policy, it is rare enough today to make you
pleasantly conspicuous. (2) The expedient thing and the right thing are seldom
the same thing. (3) You cannot sink someone else’s end of the boat and still
keep your own afloat. (4) If you get a kick out of your job, others will get a
kick out of working for you. (5) Chicken Little acted before her research was
complete. (6) A man of stature has no need of status. (7) Many people know
how to make a good living. Few know what to do with it when they have it
made.
There have been priests, prophets, preachers and teachers since the days of
Noah. Does this fact provide us with a hope that the world will not again be
destroyed by an act of God? One thing remains sure: the message must be a
call for righteousness and repentance.
earth was flooded and covered with water for 11 months.
When David, in the 8th Psalm, described man as being a little lower than an
angel and crowned with glory and honor, he was talking about him before his
fall — before there was a preacher. In the 144th Psalm, David again describes
man, but as being like a breath and his days as a shadow that passeth away.
This is how he saw man after his fall and separation from God’s will.
The Scripture teaches that mankind fell. In the Genesis story man blamed
woman and woman blamed the serpent. There are those who yet contend that
the woman brought the fall upon the human race; however, when,
theologically, we look more closely, we discover the problem which
precipitated the fall is a human problem and not one of gender.
That fall caused not only a separation between God and mankind, but,
also, between man and woman. When Adam and Eve discovered their com-
monality, they realized that they were capable of exploiting each other as well
as loving each other. Human beings, however, exploit more than they love.
This failing, indeed, is responsible for the human tragedies, bloodbaths and
sufferings of the people of the world, brought about through chicanery and
connivance, as well as through the manipulation of the world’s resources. It
yet appears that the attitudes of the past continue to operate constantly to
enslave the present. Someone wisely said, ‘‘Whoever does something that
makes the souls of men and women sing within them does more to make this
earth habitable and this life tolerable than all the army of them that widen our
comforts and increase our luxuries.’’
One anonymous writer said, ‘‘Charity is man’s kindness, justice is God’s.
Charity sends surgeons and ambulances and trained nurses to the war; justice
struggles to secure that internationalism that will prevent war. . .Charity
scrapes the soil’s surface; justice subsoils. Charity is affected by symptoms;
justice by causes. Charity assumes evil institutions and customs to be a part
of ‘Divine Providence,’ and tearfully works away at taking care of the
wreckage; justice regards injustice everywhere, custom-buttressed and respec-
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June 6, 1988
Dr. Robert H. Reid
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Dear Dr. Reid:
Do you remember the article which appeared in the RECORDER on January
12, 1987 and titled “Special Funded Project to Study Single Parents”? Well,
that study has been completed, and | will be presenting the results at the
Louisiana Sex Equity Conference in Baton Rouge on June 7-8.
Enclosed is a brochure which summarizes the results of the study. I hope that
you will be able to publish the information which appears in the brochure in
the RECORDER soon so that the people who read about it last year can have
the follow-up.
I received many telephone calls concerning my articles on “The Machete
Culture.” Some were as far away as California. I sure wish the caller from
California would get in touch with me again to let me know if they still want
me to prepare a workshop for them. I have made several presentations here in
New Orleans which covered the same areas, so please let the readers know
that if anyone else would like me to prepare a seminar, lecture, or workshop
centering around contemporary issues impacting African-American culture,
they can get in touch with me at the above address.
Although I am currently involved in research on computer uses in Louisiana
post-secondary schools, my schedule is rather flexible. If you would like me to
write an article about the study on computer uses, then please let me know
Thank you for the opportunity to publish in your paper. It has brought much
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July 11, 1988
The AME Christian Recorder
Revive Us Again with Richard
Allen’s Self-Help Concept
Bishops, General Officers, Delegates
and A.M.E. members, Greetings!
It is important that we re-examine
the concepts of Richard Allen—such
as ‘‘self-help,’’ which proved to be the
bridge over troubled waters for us in
some very troublesome times. From
that idea there were established reli-
gious, economical and educational
foundations through which African
Methodists have grown to become a
great people in this twentieth century.
Let us revive that idea of ‘‘self-
help,’’ and build an economical foun-
dation and finance our own Building
Fund Programs. From this fund, local
congregations could borrow money to
rebuild, repair or build new structures.
Each loan would be repaid within five
years, with 5 per cent interest to cover
operational expenses. The money
would never be used up, and the funds
would continuously increase.
From this base, the next step would
be to establish an African Methodist
Group Fire Insurance. With approxi-
mately 2,000 A.M.E. churches paying
into a group fire insurance fund, it
could grow into millions of dollars ina
few years. The replacement cost will
not be that great for our churches.
From the above financial base, we
could build retirement centers in each
episcopal district for bishops, minis-
ters’ wives and ministers’ widows with-
out a home during the time of their re-
tirement. We could also help local
churches build pre-schools and day
care centers, where the environment
would be safe and secure, with a Chris-
tian atmosphere. We could also build
educational centers in each episcopal
district to train A.M.E. ministers,
yoy te] ed oe ae
By Rey. Phillip B. Griffin
Dr. A. Lee Henderson
In the few years of my ministry I have
heard people say that there was a need
for improvements within the ranks of
this Church. Now as things are today we
are on the right track to do so. After Dr.
Henry A. Belin built such a fine edifice
for the operation of our Publication
Department and was elevated to the
office of The Episcopacy, the church saw
fit to replace him with Dr. A. Lee
Henderson. This was indeed a wise
choice, for the expertise of Dr.
Henderson is well needed to continue the
progress of this division of Africian
Methodism. Dr. Henderson has
modernised the publishing house and
it now offers first rate service to all its
patrons. It is imperative that this type
of action continue. Dr. R. H. Reid, Sr.
in speaking of appointment changes
once said “It’s not smart to change
Horses in the middle of the stream.” I
strongly agree!
Then another forward step was made
after the death of the great pulpiteer Dr.
G. H. Thibodeaux. The church chose
Dr. Y. Benjamin Bruce to take his place
as the Director of Worship and
Evangelism. Dr. Bruce has served in the
teaching the A.M.E, doctrines. Addi-
tionally, we could train Christian edu-
cators, superintendents, teachers, mis-
sionaries, stewards, stewardesses, trus-
tees, etc. We need uniform knowledge
to build this generation of A.M.E,
Christians.
Pray that this General Conference
will approve this new legislation;
1. There will be an African Meth-
odist Episcopal Church Building
Fund.
2. Each local congregation will re-
port $1.00 per member at the Mid-
Year and at the Annual Conference
for the next four years.
3. The General Board (or a Special
Committee) approves all applications
and directs the treasurer to pay the
same: to any local A.M.E. Church
that needs to repair, build, etc., with
a maximum interest rate of five per
cent, repaying the loan in five years.
Using this procedure, I believe by
-he turn of the century, African Meth-
odists would have built a financial
base of more than $50,000,000, and all
we are doing is reviving the old idea of
Richard Allen. All great revivals have
praying people who see the need.
Therefore I ask you to pray with me
this General Conference will approve
the bill.
And Delegate to
43rd General Conference of the
African Methodist
Episcopal Church
Fort Worth, Texas
July 6-14, 1988
Your Brother in Christ,
Reverend Earl Anderson, Pastor
Saint James A.M.E. Church
1916 East San Antonio Street
San Jose, CA 95116
appointed position very well and even at
holiday intervals he was on the job. He
has made his presence known in every
Episcopal District, and has interjected
new methods of Evangelism. There is
more than can be offered by him, but he
must be given the opportunity to do so.
The church has found gems in these
two servants along with several others
within their ranks. We cannot turn back
now, We've only just begun.
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Reverend Felix Delano Dancy
A Dynamic Community Servant and Leader
Rev. F. D. Dancy
The leading candidate for the office
of secretary/treasurer of the Church
Extension Department, Reverend Felix
Delano Dancy, is a man who is
prepared, ready and able to provide the
kind of leadership that is needed for
the latter 20th century and that the
African Methodist Episcopal Church
is demanding for its third century of
ministry. Reverend Dancy is known
for always being at the forefront when
decisive leadership and action has been
called for.
In Springfield, Missouri in 1959 he
led the successful movement to in-
tegrate hotels and downtown res-
taurants which until that time had
denied services to Blacks. A rally and
boycott organized in the Reedy Chapel
African Methodist Episcopal Church
under Reverend Dancy’s leadership,
produced a change within 72 hours of
the announcement. The chain of
events that were set into motion soon
led to the adoption of new policies by
all hotels and restaurants. Reverend
Dancy not only helped to secure ac-
commodation in public business
establishments for minorities; he also
led the struggle to change hiring prac-
tices, thereby providing access to posi-
tions and job opportunities that had
previously been denied the Black com-
munity in Springfield.
In Emporia, Kansas where he served
as pastor of Mount Olive African
Methodist Episcopal Church,
Reverend Dancy lobbied for the in-
tegration of the city’s public swimming
pools from which Black children had
been excluded. Following his organiz-
ing a successful demonstration in the
summer of 1961, the Emporia branch
of the N.A.A.C.P. elected him presi-
dent.
Six months later, Reverend Dancy
was assigned Williams Chapel AME in
Oakland, California where he paved
the way for the relocation of the
church and purchased its first par-
sonage.
Reverend Dancy is also credited for
purchasing the land in Riverside,
California where Allen Chapel African
Methodist Episcopal Church con-
structed its new sanctuary and par-
sonage.
While pastoring Price Chapel
African Methodist Episcopal Church
in Los Angeles, California, Reverend
Dancy raised the major portion of the
downpayment of the church’s first
parsonage.
During his tenure at First Church by
the Sea in Santa Monica, California,
Reverend Dancy made significant con-
tributions to the local community. He
remodeled the old parsonage adjacent
to the church for use as a child care
center and purchased a lovely, four-
bedroom house for the parsonage. Ad-
ditionally, Reverend Dancy was highly
involved in the Venice-Santa Monica
community action program. He served
two terms as president of the area eight
E.Y.O.A. Council and from there was
elected to the Board of Directors of
the Greater Los Angeles County Com-
munity Action Agency (GLACAA),
GLACAA was the fiduciary agency
that managed and distributed over $44
million annually. Reverend Dancy
served as chairman of the Board of
GLACAA for some two years, during
which time he headed the selection
committee responsible for hiring a
full-time director for the agency.
Having given a good acount of
himself on the GLACAA Board,
Reverend Dancy was invited to serve as
the interim director of $.C.L.C’s
operation breadbasket.
Reverend Dancy’s effective ministry
continued with his move to First
African Methodist Episcopal Church
in Pasadena, California. One of his
first tasks was to conduct a study that
confirmed the urgent need for child
care facilities for working mothers. He
addressed this need by purchasing land
and building a child care center
capable of accommodating up to sixty
children. The facility, which includes
kitchen and office space, cost over
$200,000 to construct and was valued
at completion at approximately
$500,000. The Fifth District Economic
Development Fund collateralized
$50,000 of that amount. The operation
of the center is completely operated by
the church.
Throughout the years, Reverend
Dancy has responded whenever and
wherever he has seen a need. This has
led to his involvement in campaigns to
elect candidates who are concerned
about and committed to improving
conditions in their communities. He
has joined in the fight against the pro-
liferation of drugs in society, with their
destructive effect upon our youth.
His voice has been raised in address-
ing the miseducation of youth in public
schools, and the tracking and suspen-
sion system which contributes to the
drop-out rate and disqualifies high
school graduates from entering quality
colleges and universities. He served for
three years as president of the Board
of Directors of a consortium that pro-
vided undergraduate and seminary
training for ministers in the field who
had demonstrated successful leader-
ship and administrative abilities. He
has held membership in both rotary
and Kiwanis Clubs.
During his current pastorate at St.
Paul African Methodist Episcopal
Church in Berkeley, California,
Reverend Dancy has initiated pro-
grams to meet the needs of the hungry
and homeless. Vouchers for accom-
modations at local hotels are given to
persons for shelter. The church has
been approved as a center for the
distribution of surplus food com-
modities.
In addition to its food pantry, St.
Paul has available supermarket gift
certificates for purchasing food for in-
digent persons. The church is a
member of operation safety net which
contributes, fund, food, supplies, per-
sonnel and other resources for serving
hundreds of hot meals weekly. The ex-
tended ministry of St. Paul also in-
cludes the preparation of home-cooked
meals for two hundred homeless peo-
ple in an inner-city park.
The ministry of Reverend Dancy has
been one of service, outreach and
building that has helped to make the
gospel real and relevant in the lives of
people. His experience, skills, abilities
and knowledge qualify him to be
presented to the connection as the can-
didate that is best able to provide the
necessary leadership for one of the
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The AME Christian Recorder
Tribute to Reverend Daniel W. Pinkard
Rev. D. W. Pinkard
The Pastor is supposed to be the
human leader, the shepherd of the flock
of the people of God, the church. He is
supposed to have received a definite call
from God, commissioned by the church,
trained for leadership, preaching and
saving of souls.
First of all he must be a preacher! He is
called, commissioned and trained to
preach! And to succeed effectively in the
ministry he must be able to preach. The
pulpit is the minister’s “throne.”
Whatever he does or does not do, he is a
preacher first, last and always. If a man
cannot preach, he is not a preacher. He is
something else. Pastoral visitation, love
for the people, courtesy, kindness and
even godliness are all essential
concomitants but none of these things
can ever take the place of preaching to
the people from the pulpit in the church.
God speaks to the people through the
voice of the preacher. After the labor and
toil of the week, people come to the
house of God for a message from
heaven. (They do not come from their
burdens, tensions and wearisome loads
on Sunday to be bombasted, scolded
or “skinned peeled.”) They must
pray and study in preparation to stand
before the people.
Second, a preacher must be a
specialist in religion or the spiritual life. It
is required of him that he influence
others by living the gospel that he
preaches. It is one thing to preach, it is
something else to live it. The preacher
must preach high spiritual standards,
and he must live those standards in his
own life and possess them in his own
character.
Third, the preacher must be a
financier. The idea so often abroad that
the preacher knows nothing about
business is unjust and _ indefensible.
During the Great Depression years,
there were fewer churches that “went
under” financially, than any other
business, And the Pastors were carrying
the burden and the responsibility for it
all. The preacher is a businessman,
Regardless of the ability of the church
board and financial committee, the
preacher must create the atmosphere in
the church and among the people that
makes it easy to give money to the Lord
through the church. It is even recorded
during the Great Depression that
preachers made a much better financial
showing than even the bankers, Sad to
say, (but true), the last thing people
consecrate is their money, And it is
usually the first thing they take off the
altar of consecration.
It is easy to offend people regarding
money and the church, But talk itand do
it, the preacher must, with tact, skill and
courage and love.
Fourth, the preacher is a business
administrator. This is more than raising
money, while in a sense it includes that,
but this is guiding the whole
administration affairs of the church,
even if and when he does it through a
close man on the board. Why care who
receives the credit, as long as the JOB
gets done? There is the entire church
program to plan and then sce that the
proper committees carry it out and get it
done
Fifth, the preacher must be a soul
winner. He is a worker sent into the
harvest field of ripened grain (of souls),
to reap the harvest and “bring in the
sheaves.” If the preacher does not save
souls, then he is only a leader of a
religious club. He dare not fail to lead
souls to Jesus Christ, the Saviour.
Humanity is sick physically, mentally
and spiritually. Few people are
absolutely well. Sometimes we have
wished we were a doctor, psychiatrist
and preacher all rolled into one. The
body is diseased. The intellect is
darkened, the emotion is deadened, the
will degraded, the soul, sinful and lost.
People need the Great Physician.
Many times a preacher is dealing with
sick people (and doesn’t know it), rather
than stubborn or “cantankerous” people.
The man of God must be patient, kind
and compassionate and this will often
take him through a hard place rather
than being legalistic and condemnatory.
Sixth, the preacher must be a
counselor. People come to the preacher
for help concerning almost everything
except the removal of the appendix. The
most intimate things of life are revealed
to the pastor, and we believe is told more
secrets than even a doctor. The average
city pastor especially, sees more of life in
a week than the doctor in a month.
The counsel given by the preacher
must be sound. He may not always be
correct, but he must always be good. He
must succeed more often than he fails in
telling the person what to do, in helping
them to solve their most delicate
problems.
It is a high compliment to the pastor
for the people to feel safe in revealing to
him their needs, spiritual or otherwise,
and know that he will keep their
confidence. They believe that he will
keep their secret as a sacred trust and
therefore also believe that he can and will
help them. It is the highest breach of
ethics for a pastor to break the
confidence of any person by telling
others the secret told in confidence.
The Ministry is no place for a hermit
or an introvert. He must be enough of an
extrovert to make him a balanced man.
He must feel at ease and live with those
outside the church and his own home as
well as those within. In his study he can
be a student and there enter into the holy
of holies with the Lord, When he leaves
his study he must mix with the
multitude, weeping with those who weep
and rejoicing with those who rejoice, A
man who is liked in the pulpit should be
liked on the street
An unfriendly preacher will not win
friends for the church and the Lord. In
reality, friendliness should come before
personal evangelism
The preacher must be able to maintain
a right relationship between the people
he serves and himself. He must guard his
spirit and possess the right attitude at all
times, toward all people
Rev. Daniel Pinkard, Pastor of Grant
African Methodist Episcopal Church,
Los Angeles possesses these special
features as a pulpiteer
Rev, Charles Brooks,
President of the A.M.E. Ministerial
Alliance of the Los Angeles/ Southern
California Area
Continued from page 3
REVEREND DANCY
most crucial areas of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church—the
Department of Church Extension, He
has the vision, the program and the
plan for the future. YOUR VOTE
FOR DANCY WILL ENSURE
THAT ‘“‘CHURCH EXTENSION”
WILL GET “‘ATTENTION.”
by Elwyn Buz Golphin
Campaign Finance Committee
July 11, 1988
(Right to Left) John H. Bryan, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Sara Lee Cor-
poration; The Honorable Andrew Young, mayor of Atlanta; The Honorable Judge Abe
Marovitz and John Johnson, chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson Publishing
Company, gather at the United Negro Collge Fund’s 16th Annual Benefactors’ Luncheon
in Chicago. Chaired by Bryan, the fund-raising event saluted Johnson for his support of
UNCF.
The United Negro College Fund
Honors John Johnson
CHICAGO, IL—John H. Bryan, Jr.,
chairman and chief executive officer of
Sara Lee Corporation, recently
chaired the United Negro College
Fund’s 16th Annual Benefactors’
Luncheon to raise funds to support
Black higher education and to salute
one of the country’s most prominent
businessmen and UNCF supporter,
John Johnson.
Recognized for his company’s
philanthropic support of UNCF and
Black higher education, Johnson re-
ceived the organization’s coveted
Harold H. Hines, Jr., Benefactor’s
Award, which bears the name of
UNCF'’s former Illinois fundraiser.
The Honorable Andrew Young,
mayor of Atlanta and graduate of
former UNCF school Howard
University, was guest speaker. Bryan
served as chairman of the event for the
second consecutive year.
The Annual Benefactors’ luncheon,
one of the UNCF’s most important
fund - raising events in Chicago,
generated more than $162,000 this
year and $125,000 last year. The
contributions benefit 42 historically
Black UNCF colleges and universities
across the country.
UNCF data show that a majority of
the 45,000 students currently enrolled
at UNCF schools require full financial
aid to attend college. More than 65
percent of Chicago’s UNCF students
are the first in their families to attend
college across the country.
Sara Lee Corporation is an
international food and consumer
products company with annual sales
of more than $9 billion. Headquarter-
ed in Chicago, the corporation has
operations in more than 30 countries
and markets its well-known brand
name products in more than 145
countries around the world.
Sisters, Bonded With Christian Love
Dr. Dolly D. Adams
Penne teletientoni, Sete takers SSS SESS
Greensboro, N.C.—The Western North
Carolina Conference Ministers’ Wives
and Widows Alliance of the 2nd
Episcopal District, held their farewell
luncheon for Dr, Dolly D, Adams,
Supervisor, WMS-MW, during Annual
Conference Week. The Conference was
held at Bethe! A.M.E. Church, pastored
by Rev, Maurice Wilson
The site for Wednesday's luncheon
was the Burlington Room at the
Ramada Inn, Greensboro, Greetings
were given by our gracious president,
Mrs. Pearlie Humphrey, followed by the
invocation from our hostess, Mrs.
Wanda Wilson, We enjoyed an
attractive and delicious — buffet-style
lunch
Afterwards, we sang a song written by
the Activities Committee; using the tune
from “We Are Climbing Jacob's
Ladder,” we sang “We Are Sisters
United Together, Bonded With
Christian Love.” Mrs. Robbie Coble, a
dedicated member, introduced our
speaker, the elegant Dr. Dolly D,
Adams.
Mrs. Adams spoke to us on “My
Favorite Minister's Wife.” All that she
told us was useful information to help us
to be better ministers’ wives, as well as
to develop ourselves individually.
Highlights of her speech were that as a
minister’s wife, one must understand the
A.M.E, “system,” which is an itinerancy
system; one should make the
acquaintance of the bishop and his wife;
should understand the work of the Lord
and the service one’s spouse gives; and,
also, should believe and understand in
godly judgment, the appointment of the
church or churches given to one’s spouse
by the bishop, Dr. Adams's speech was
designed to encourage and enlighten.
Earlier, on Monday night, a banquet
was held at the Ramada Inn in honor of
Bishop and Mrs. Adams. The Alliance
presented Mrs, Adams with a plaque,
which stated her tenure of service to us
trom 1980-1988, our love for her, and
our thanks for organizing us, thereby
strengthening the bond of Christian love
between the sisters of the Alliance.
Lastly, other presentations were made
at the luncheon and the revealing of
“Seeret Sisters,” by the exchanging of
gifts, or in some other creative way.
All wished Mrs. Adams good cheer
and thanked her for her dynamic
leadership to the Ministers’ Wives and
Widows Alliance of the Western North
Carolina Conference.
Maxzine L. Robinson, Reporter
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The AME Christian Recorder
13th District Pastor Pursues
Shelbyville, TN—The Reverend Pam-
ela C. Miller, pastor of Mullins Chapel
A.M.E. Church, was graduated,
recently, from Fisk University with a
degree in Religion and Philosophy and
received an award for Outstanding
Achievement in religious studies.
Rev Miller, holder of a Master’s
degree in Guidance and Counseling from
Wayne State University in Detroit, anda
BA degree in English, continues to
pursue educational excellence. She will
enter the Vanderbilt Divinity School in
January, 1989. Her goals for the ministry
are to continue to pastor and, eventually,
to become qualified to teach religion in a
seminary or university.
Rev. Miller encourages both men and
women in Christian ministry to “set no
limitations in your preparations to serve
humanity, as learning is a continuous
process.” She cites the greatest
Rev. Pamela C. Miller
encouragement to her Christian ministry
as coming from Dr. Emmanual Twesi-
gye, Head of Religion and Philosophy
at Fisk, and Rev. Flora Bridges, in-
terim chaplain, because of their dedi-
cation in challenging and encourag-
ing Black men and women to reach
their potential and give all that they
have to serve the present age. She will
be forever grateful to them.
St. James African Methodist Episcopal
Church
St. James A.M.E. Church, Kenans-
ville, North Carolina, having ended a
most successful year, highlighted with
the dedication of our fellowship hall
on April 2, 1988, by our most Honor-
ed Bishop John Hurst Adams, held its
first Quarterly Conference for the new
year on Sunday, June 5, 1988 with Rev.
L. O. Saunders, Presiding Elder,
bringing the morning message. Our
most capable pastor, Rev. Alexander
Davis presided over the service.
Rev. Saunders brought a most elec-
trifying sermon, choosing as a subject,
“A Look in Glory’’ using as back-
ground scripture, the third chapter of
John.
In the Quarterly Conference, he
spoke highly of Rev. Davis and the
work he is doing at St. James.
We at St. James, too, are proud of
Rev. Davis and his leadership and hap-
py that the Bishop saw fit to send him
back for his ninth year.
We have begun the new year on a
high note both spiritually and finan-
cially and feel that under the guidance
of our pastor, will have another suc-
cessful year.
J. J. Best, Reporter
Rev. Alexander Davis, Pastor
Service Of Triumph And Thanksgiving
For The Late
Bro. Cornell Loyd Wilson
Wednesday 23 March 1988
8:00 P.M.
Greater Powell A.M.E. Church
Plum at Gerard Street
Grenada, Mississippi
Rev. Ernest Hargrove, Pastor, Officiating
Rev. James Cornell Clarke, Co-Officiant
Rey. Weakly Chapman, Co-Officiant
Arrangements: Clarke Funeral Homes, Inc.
Interment; Haen Rest Memorial Gardens
Cornell Loyd Wilson was born
November 21, 1900 to David and Leala
Wilson in Grenada County, Mississippi.
He received his formal education at
Union Hill School in Grenada County.
He professed his faith in Christ at an
early age, first attending Union Hill
A.M.E. Church, then continuing to
acknowledge his Christian faith at the
Greater Powell A.M.E. Church.
He met and fell in love with Hattie
Ann Taylor and married her on
December 25, 1923. This marnage
produced two lovely daughters, Essie
Mae and Ophelia.
During his Christian discipleship at
Greater Powell A.M.E. Church, he
served as a steward, Treasurer of the
church (25 years) and superintendent of
the Sunday School (35 years). He was
also a Mason and member of the M, W.
" The Conscious Mind Can Make Choices
The Conscious Mind With God’s Help
Can Make MIRACLES!
Stringer Grand Lodge F & A.M. of
Mississippi-Prince Hall Affiliation.
Bro. Wilson was a loving husband,
and a cherished and understanding
father and grandfather, known as “Big
Daddy” to his grandchildren.
He was one of the “pillars” of the
community and the church, and he
helped the preachers to preach with his
words of “Fix it,” “Take your time,”
“Watch ‘im,” “Well,” “Uh-huh,”“Glory,”
and “Mighty God.” He possessed a
character that was beyond reproach and
an unusual spiritual power. He had
committed to memory most of the
Biblical scriptures. Above all, he loved
Powell Church.
He leaves to mourn and cherish his
memory, his wife, Hattie Ann Wilson;
two daughters, Ophelia McNeil of
Detroit, Michigan, and Essie Mae
Mayers of Memphis, Tennessee; three
brothers, Thomas Wilson and Walter
Wilson of Grenada, and David Wilson
of Atlanta, Georgia; a son-in-law,
Alphonsia Mayers of Memphis; two
sisters-in-law, Mrs. Ruth Wilson of
Grenada and Mrs. Hattie Wilson of
Atlanta; a sister, Mrs. Idell Weathers of
Grenada; six grandchildren, Ralph
Edward MeNeil, Elizabeth MeNeil
Moore, Linda MeNeil, Hattie Mane
McNeil Dishmon, Phyllis Booker and
Anita Fay McNeil Morrison
Submitted by James C, Clarke
(member of the family)
—A, Lee Henderson
The Church Needs A ‘‘David’’
Evelyn Jefferson
It is often said that if you want to see
what a person will be like when she/ he
get where they are going, look at what
they are like where they are now.
So let us look at Rev. D. C. Coleman,
now. He is a powerful deliverer of the
Word. He would be a Bishop who
understands the rich depths of God’s
Word and could deliver it with fervent
belief and delivery. He would be a
representative on par with the rest of
world Christian leaders. He represented,
along with others, the AME Church
recently at the Aldersgate Celebration
commemorating the beginning of
Methodism. He presently is a member of
the World Council of Churches, the
Chicago Federation of Churches, and
the World Council of Methodists.
He is sensitive to the many facets of
discipleship, for he emphasizes that the
Church is the place where we work out
our soul’s salvation, from the pulpit
down and the pew up. Then we go to
seek others to become disciples. He is
in tune with the needs of people in
general and in particular. He has, for
years, worked with the Department of
Human Resources to help establish
day care centers throughout Chicago,
sponsored neighborhood get-to-
gethers, conducted seminars in mental
health and in infant care. On a per-
sonal level, he is never too busy nor
“too big” to stop to greet those whom
he knows. He accepts the fact that
others have opinions which may vary
from his, so he is willing to listen without
rancor or retaliation. In fact, this writer
has discovered that when Rev. Coleman
does disagree it is most likely with a
gentle smile and a soft-spoken “all
Rev. D. C. Coleman
night”, and he moves on.
A bishop should be a man respected in
his own household. It is certainly evident
that Rev. Coleman is respected by his
household for he has no more ardent
boosters than his wife, Mrs. Geneva
Coleman, his daughter Linda, and his
grandchildren. They are at every meeting
and gathering to support and en-
courage him.
Rev. Coleman invited those around
him to grow on a higher plane. So,
looking at Rev. Coleman where he is
now, we know that the Church needs to
help him realize his dream to go to the
bishopric. For it is sucha David as this
and for such times as these that the
Church needs a man who has (and can)
walked with kings and yet kept his heart
and mind fixed on God so that he can
serve those out in the fold.
So, “get on board”, all you delegates,
there’s room for many more. The
Coleman train is coming, we don’t want
it to leave you behind.
In Memory of the Late
Dr. Benjamin Franklin McLaurin
Dr. B. F. McLaurin
Benjamin Franklin McLaurin was
born in Prentiss County, Mississippi,
to the late Reverend Vert T. McLaurin
and Mrs. Jessie Ratliff McLaurin. He
was one of 8 sons and 3 daughters who
made up a closely knit and religious
family
Dr. McLaurin matriculated at
several institutions of higher learning
across the country, including his
beloved alma mater, Alcorn A&M
University in Lorman, and Mississipp)
State University, He held several
graduate degrees, including the
doctorate of philosophy. His tenure as
president of Coahoma Junior College
in Clarksdale was unsurpassed not
only in years served, but as a
hardworking administrator who
improved the physical plant, teachers*
salaries, student enrollment and
academic excellence
Dr. McLaurin came to Clarksdale
(Coahoma County) in 1935 and joined
Friendship AME Church, He served
in many capacities within the local
church as well as Deputy-Chairman of
the Trustee Board and lay president
The Northeast-West Mississippi
Conference of the AME Church
elected him as conference lay president
from 1980-1984.
As the son of an AME pastor, Dr.
McLaurin had genuine concern and
compassion for the ministry. He
encouraged and supported an
“educated ministry” in the A.M.E.
Church by contributing one thousand
dollars annually to the 8th Episcopal
District Ministerial Scholarship Fund.
At the side of the late Mr. McLaurin
in compassion, understanding,
devotion and affection was his wife,
Mrs. Sezzie Mae Weakley McLaurin,
who preceded him in death.
Divine Providence filled this family
with the perfect love of two sons, Lt.
Colonel Benjamin F. McLaurin, Jr.,
and Dr. Johnnie W. McLaurin, M.D.,
of Los Angeles, California.
Wherever the late Dr. McLaurin
looks out from eternity, he will beam
with pride at his family who shared
with him in life his joys, his sorrows,
his power of persuasion, his courage of
conviction, his life.
He loved the A.M.E, Church just as
he loved his family, and he was always
willing to defend the church for its
integrity and preservation.
It is a consolation for us all to know
that the passing into eternity of this
blessed soul does not mean the end of
his services to humanity, but commits
and challenges those who survive to
new responsibilities, wide energies and
exceptional abilities to show others the
way, not to fortune and fame, not how
to win laurels or praise for their
name—but show the way to spread
“The Great Story,” that “Thine is the
Kingdom and the Power and the
Glory.”
May His Soul
Rest In Peace
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The AME Christian Recorder
Sy 11, 1988
July 11, 1988
Special Report From COCU
Princeton, NJ—The Consultation on
Church Union, a nine-church effort to
manifest visible unity among
American Christians, has worked for
more than twenty-five years to
discover and articulate theological
agreement among its members. This
theological agreement, entitled THE
COCU CONSENSUS, is now before
the nine churches for acceptance.
As part of this effort, COCU has
intentially sought the insights of Black
and feminist theologians. The thinking
of disabled Christians has also been
incorporated into the CONSENSUS.
In this continuing dialogue, a group
of persons with disabilities has been
brought together to study the healing
stories of the Bible, and to reflect on
this part of the biblical witness from
their own experience. People without
sight or hearing, with cerebral palsy
and Guillain/Barre Syndrome,
cancer, arthritis, and multiple
sclerosis, among others, were
included.
These meditations have been edited
by Gerald Moede, the general
secretary of the Consultation, and are
published with the title”. . . Like
Trees, Walking.” Copies of this
booklet may be ordered directly from
the office of the Consultation on
Church Union at 151 Wall Street,
Princeton, NJ 08540.
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A.M.E. Minister’s Daughter Heads United Methodist’s Publication
her, something she did for fun, she found
her interests taking her in another
direction as well: “I really got interest-
ed in publishing (while in Monrovia)
because the books we were using were
rather inappropriate. They were
American textbooks, and I found it
very difficult to accept that the books
and teaching materials couldn't be
more relevant to the local setting.”
Resolving to learn more about how
educational materials were developed
and published, she returned to the U.S.
and enrolled in the African Studies
program at the University of California
at Los Angeles, earning the M.A. in
comparative education in 1962.
She married in October 1962, and ina
few short years returned to Africa — this
time to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania —
along with her husband and daughter.
While her husband taught political
science at the University of Dar es
Salaam, Ms. Okumu was an instructor
in the teacher education department,
offering courses such as..curriculum
development, psychology and com-
munications skills. “But I was again
primarily interested in developing
appropriate teaching materials and I
worked very hard with those in
curriculum development to determine
what materials could be adapted.”
Future years (1967-72) found her in
Kenya where she was an editor for the
East Africa Publishing House and
worked on their East Africa Journal.
Following a year as visiting lecturer at
Grinnell College (Iowa), it was back to
Dar es Salaam, then on to the Sudan,
and back to Kenya, all the time being
involved in publishing and looking for
ways to produce materials appropriate
to’ the local scene.
Her work experience in Africa led toa
two-year appointment (1981-1983) as a
Regional Delegate for the International
Red Cross. The first woman appointed
to this field staff position, Ms. Okumu
was assigned to their Southern Africa
program to develop community health
facilities and first aid classes, work on
disaster relief preparedness in
anticipation of the conflict that was
being predicted for the region, and
implement disaster relief activities. She
worked with national Red Cross
societies to set up regional workshops
and training facilities in Angola,
Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho,
Botswana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and
Zambia.
At the end of her contract with the
Red Cross, she felt it was time to return
to the United States. While visiting her
daughter — then a student at Wittenberg
College in Springfield, Ohio — she heard
about an opening as an editorial
assistant with The Interpreter, located in
Dayton. “Are you sure you know what
this job is?” was the question she was
asked in an interview with editors. An
entry-level position after more than 20
years of international teaching and
publications work may have seemed
incongruous to the editors, but for Ms.
Okumu it brought together her
journalistic interests with her
commitment to the Christian faith.
Working with the Red Cross had
helped her understand that a Christian
commitment gives a different perspective
to doing “good works.” Many people
work to relieve suffering, but Ms.
Okumu believes that “when you do good
works out of a Christian organization,
youre doing it as part of your
responsibility, as part of your definition
of yourself as a Christian.”
Impressed by the purpose of the
magazine and with a longstanding
appreciation for the social justice
August 1983. But, soon things started
happening that would again affect the
course of her career. In September, the
magazine’s managing editor resigned
because of illness in the family. The
associate editor, Leonard Perryman,
died in November, 1983, after an
extended battle with cancer. In April
1984, Laura Okumu was named
associate editor, a position she held for
four years.
A year after the move of the
magazine’s offices to Nashville, Tenn.,
Darrell Shamblin, who had been editor
of The Interpreter since 1967, was
promoted to the position of associate
publisher, and Ms. Okumu was named
editor.
One might wonder how a person with
Ms. Okumu’s years of international
experience understands the task of
editing a magazine whose purpose is to
provide the “nuts and bolts” for local
church leaders in the U.S.
Ms. Okumu responds: “I see this as a
coordinating job. The national agencies
of the church develop and implement
programs on behalf of the total church.
The magazine’s task is to interpret the
programs clearly and as interestingly as
possible, so that church members have a
feeling of belonging, of having a part of
this exciting and good enterprise.”
She adds: “We constantly have to be
aware that we are a link between the
local church and the national church and
to help people at the local level be aware
that they are a part of this larger body.”
Her vision for the future of The
Interpreter includes more emphasis on
telling the stories of how local churches
are carrying out denominational
programs, “starting from the standpoint
of the local church rather than from the
perspective of the national agency.” This
sharing of ideas and experiences from
the grassroots level will encourage other
local churches to adapt programs to their
particular needs, Ms. Okumu believes.
In emphasizing the practical nature of
the magazine, Ms. Okumu cautions:
“We must keep our eye continually on
the fact that we’re dealing with the
local church, so that we don’t get swept
away in worldwide issues. We’re bring-
ing those issues in, but we’re really
talking about what you can do in your
church, your community, your neigh-
borhood.”
Ms. Okumu says she hopes to increase
the number of human interest stories in
the 31-year-old magazine. “We want to
tell about members’ journeys of faith and
what they’ve done in their local church.
She also believes that “telling real stories
of how people and churches have
overcome difficulties — whether a small
membership church, an_ inner-city
church, a church in transition — can
encourage churches in similar
situations.”
In carrying out her commitment to
highlight stories from churches from all
groups, Ms. Okumu notes “There are
program ideas in every kind of church
that need to be shared with everybody.”
For Laura Okumu, editing The
Interpreter is a challenging call to
ministry and an opportunity to
communicate with local church leaders.
In a time when so many values are in
transition and there are so many needs
for the church to meet, Ms. Okumu
believes the church has a responsibility to
provide stability for the people, and she
believes the church’s leaders look to The
Interpreter to help them deal with some
of the difficult issues in society — issues
such as child care, homelessness, child
abuse, the needs of the elderly and
changes in values. Her hope is that
church leaders will see The Interpreter as
commitment of The United Methodist
Church, she plunged into the job in
“a friend to hold their hand as they go
along.”
The Interpreter, with a circulation of
300,000, is published eight times a year
by United Methodist Communications
(UMCom). In addition to publishing
The Interpreter, UMCom’s activities
include the production and distribution
of audiovisuals, interpretation and
promotion of general funds, news
dissemination, and a television and
telecommunications ministry.
Continued from page 1
William P. Quinn,
Focus of Bicentennial
Symposium IV
Samuel S. Morris, Jr., and Henry W.
Murph, with support from the Bench of
Bishops of the A.M.E. Church.”
A very special cultural event, called “A
Cultural Extravaganza Honoring
William Paul Quinn,” was held Friday
night at the downtown St. Louis
American Theater. It was a _ very
engaging and entertaining affair and a
full house applauded the performers.
The many participants included Bettye
Luster, Executive Director of the St.
Louis Repertory Company; the East St.
Louis Area Choir; St. Louis Jazz
Tappers; Fourth District Jubilee Choir,
Beverly Thomas, director, and Sylvia
Hollifield, accompanist, from Detroit,
Michigan; the Anmobo Dancers; the
First A.M.E. Church Choir of Los
Angeles, California, and the special play
written and directed by Ernestine
Harbour.
“The Cultural Extravaganza” was a
dramatization of the Westward
Movement of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church, depicting William
Paul Quinn as missionary, evangelist,
organizer, expansionist and powerful
leader of the A.M.E. Church.
The format was multi-faceted,
consisting of drama, music and dance
performed by talented artists. The
performers were primarily of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church and
represented a wide geographical area
and symbolized the vision of William
Paul Quinn, whose ministry was not
limited by boundaries.
The territories opened by Quinn,
inclusive of the 4th and Sth Districts, are
comprised of Michigan, Indiana,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa,
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South and
North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming,
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah,
Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Nevada
and California.
Mayors who shared in the celebra-
tion included the Honorable Carl Of-
ficer of East St. Louis and Acting
Mayor Robert Boatner of Brookline,
Illinois, both trustees of A.M.E.
Churches. There were many choirs
and Boy Scout units and bands that
celebrated with the hundreds of
A.M.E.s and their Bicentennial
leaders.
A more detailed report should appear
in these columns at a later date. Suffice it
to say, all succeeding generations will be
indebted to the Great Expansionist and
churchman, William Paul Quinn, and to
the Bicentennial Committee, chaired
by Bishop Vinton Randolph Ander-
son.
The church’s thanks go to all of the
area pastors, presiding elders and
A.M.E.s of the 4th and Sth Districts who
worked untiringly to make the
celebration one long to be remembered.
Dr, U. A. Hughey
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Rey. C. Garnett Henning
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“Nothing has made me more con-
scious of God and the deep spiritual
needs of life than those occasions
when I saw my people, His people,
brutalized by the pervasive racism of
our society. Nothing has called forth
prayer and fasting more than those
times when my life was threatened, or
I faced bricks, bats, or was jailed.
When you are serious about that kind
of commitment, your spiritual roots
grow deep.
—The Rev. C. Garnett Henning, Sr.
The Rev. C. Garnett Henning, Sr.
remembers some disturbing days.
Pastor Henning can remember the
‘‘hambone’’ pictures on the front
pages of the commercial appeal news-
papers. He can remember the ‘* Blacks
go to the back”’ signs on public trans-
portation. He remembers ‘‘Whites
only’’ signs on lunch counters.
But the depression of oppression
failed to quell his spirit, which had
been forged and honed in the African
Methodist Episcopal Church. The son
of an A.M.E. Church minister, Pastor
Henning has known since his earliest
years growing up in the South, that the
extreme forces of evil can be opposed
only by the extreme forces for good,
the force behind our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ.
Naturally, virtually genetically,
Pastor Henning hitched his yoke to the
wagon of African Methodism, The
rich traditions of America’s oldest
Black church were his roots; the spirit
of Christ the strength that girded his
confrontations with satanic bigotry.
But Pastor Henning has been recog-
nized as a leader even in his pre-teen
years in the South. Even then, his
theological and social challenges to his
elders raised some eyebrows, but
caught the attention of many of the
church elders.
He has held numerous positions in
the church and in the community. He
most prides himself in his leadership
role in the Southern Christian Leader-
ship Conference. In his home in St
Louis, he had often been called upon
to provide strong and fair leadership to
solve seemingly unresolvable prob-
blems.
His involvement has been the result
of years of careful consideration in his
direction, From his earliest years, he
has asked, ‘*What will I do; what am I
to do?’’ The question was easy to
answer simply by returning to the
Christian African Methodism founda-
tion that had cultivated him.
He followed the lead of those who
had most inspired him in his youth
Bishop E, C. Hatcher, the gospel
preacher who never let his office lead
him too far from his steeling in the
pulpit; Bishop S, L. Greene, the em-
bodiment of the power of the highest
office in African Methodism; Dr
Charles Leander Hill, a superior intel-
lect of insight and courage; Bishop H
Thomas Primm, an awe-inspiring
mystic; Dr. Andrew White, who
taught me to tithe; Bishop F, D. Jor
dan, who taught me the value of
education; Dr, Elmer Martin, a confi
dant and dignified district leader and a
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— A Profile in Leadership —
friend to youth.
I was humbled by their selfless cour-
age. A day with either of them was a
day with the genius of African Meth-
odism.
But most of all, he remembers his
father, the Rev. H. W. Henning, a
rock of a man, a premier preacher,
strong in his convictions, yet gentle and
compassionate to those who depended
on him for the spiritual healing that he
could bring with a few well-spoken re-
minders of the Glory of God.
Maybe one of his best products was
his son, Garnett, a son to whom he be-
queathed an outspoken spirit, a brave
nature that would rather stand before
danger than kneel before racism. A
leader who takes a rightful place at the
front of the picket lines, in the seats at
the lunch counters, the head of the ne-
gotiating tables, or the front porch of a
public figure who has failed his duties
and needs to be reminded of his direc-
tion.
The Rev. Mr. Henning has dedi-
cated more than three decades to a
long and consistent record of activism
and involvement. To know him is to
know more than his long list of ac-
complishments and credentials; more
than his hands-on, strong-willed ap-
proach to the problems that try the
human soul. To know him is to know
a man who has lived by a short and
simple code: to leave his community
better than when he found it.
In the numerous communities where
he has carried the word of Christ into
the streets and turned the Gospel into
social policy, his Christ-driven acti-
vism wins favor from people of truth;
opposition from those who would op-
press Christ’s children. And his dedi-
cation is the result of sipping many wa-
ters from one well: the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. His personal code, and his ad-
herence to the Gospel has given him an
uncomplicated approach to the pro-
blems that face mankind; the same
challenges that will face him if he is
elected Bishop of the African Method-
ist Episcopal Church.
Henning himself is a graduate of
Wilberforce University. He holds a
master of divinity degree from Payne
Theological Seminary and is approach-
ing his doctorate degree after com-
pleting his post-graduate studies at
Eden Theological Seminary
He is an independent thinker and an
activist who will work one day for the
social changes of a community leader,
but is unafraid to challenge that leader
for reneging on a promise
He is a strong believer in the team
approach of church administration
His belief in unity of the Gospel has
placed him in leadership and con-
ciliatory roles in interclerical groups in
all of his homes over the decades. In
St. Louis, where he resides now, he
helped to found the St, Louis Clergy
Coalition and the Clergy-Superinten-
dent Committee
And still he is a strong family man
**! am the husband of one wife and
the father to three children. The Black
family is the key to the survival of
Black people, If the Gospel is my fuel,
my family is my motivation, My chil
dren are growing up in the world that I
leave for them,””
But he believes in the universal fa
mily of humankind, That family in
cludes the rich, the poor, the educated,
the illiterate, the many-colored people,
the north and the south, He is as com
fortable at a table with the Jewish
dialogue programs of Los Angeles as
he is with the ministerial coalitions in
Please turn to page 9
Gathering of Christians “Something
To Celebrate,” Planners Say
By Carol Fouke
Arlington, TX—“The Gathering of
Christians is like a dream come true.” So
said the Rev. Dr. Robert W. Neff, who
chaired the special National Council of
Churches panel which, three years ago,
called for the Gathering.
As this first-of-its-kind event neared
its conclusion, Neff said, “It’s met all our
expectations.” He added, “Usually when
we wake up from our dreams, we say,
“How can I get back to that?’ In this case,
the reality was far better than the dream
itself.”
Nearly 1,500 people from the Dallas-
Fort Worth area, across the United
States and around the world participated
in the May 21-25 Gathering of
Christians.
“The fact that Evangelicals, Roman
Catholics and members of National
Council of Churches’ communions are
here together is something to celebrate,”
continued Neff, of Huntingdon, PA. “I
know there are people who say
ecumenical life is languishing. On the
contrary, there are so many new ways
emerging this decade on how the people
of God are relating to one another. For
me it’s a cause of great excitement.”
The Rev. Kenneth C. Senft of
Gettysburg, PA, who chaired the
Gathering’s Planning Commmittee, also
said he “really enjoyed the Gathering. I
think people have gotten excited about
each other's worship,
“One of the goals was to have
interaction among the different faith
groups and I think it’s happened in a
variety of ways and places. One of the
places that happened was in the early
morning worship services. I have
participated in those and | intentionally
chose different kinds. My experience was
one of joy.
“Many of the so-called liberal types
are finding a new mch experience in the
Evangelical preaching and singing,”
Senft said. “This morning | heard a
number of persons who, one might say,
are associated with more Evangelical
churches, expressing appreciation for the
sermon by the Rev. Stanley Harakas, an
Orthodox priest.”
The Rev. Dr. Eileen Lindner, NCC
associate general secretary for unity and
ecumenical development who has served
— Re-Elect —
Dr. Edgar L. Mack
Executive Secretary
The Christian Education
Re-Elect
Dr. Joseph C. McKinney
Treasurer
The Financial Affairs
of the
A.M.E. Church
have always been haralied
in a business way.
Joe McKinney
is a man of integrity,
honesty and is accountable,
as staff to the Gathering Planning
Committee, commented, “Our job was
to make a context where the speakers
and participants could be their best
selves.
“I do feel satisfied that we made that
context,” she said. “I do believe people
were their best selves. The encounter of
the various Christian traditions has been
very important.”
Neff said that for him, the “variety of
voices” leading worship “created a
magnificent symphony. It’s for me an
illustration of what the church is
becoming in our time—showing less a
concern for monolithic structure, more a
concern to hear the gifts God has given
each of us and allowing those gifts to
enrich our common life without
necessarily coming to rest on the same
spot.
“Another thing that’s true for our
time,” Neff said, “is theology is more a
conversation than it is a declaration. It’s
not a shying away from credal
formulation—simply saying that’s a
point of departure. I saw that happening
here.”
Senft said it will be his recommen-
dation that another Gathering of
Christians be held. “We are pleased
with the number of people who
have come,” he said. “We are certainly
happy with the way in which the local
church groups, congregations, synods,
conferences and ecumenical experience
that gives hope for the future of the
ecumenical movement.”
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— A PROFILE IN LEADERSHIP —
always be physical or militaristic, it
may be economic or it may be educa-
tional, it may be political or it may
even be social, but it will always exist.
When an irresistible force meets an im-
movable object, something’s got to
give. Racism in America is an im-
movable object which must be met by
an irresistible force. It is the beginning
of the unending demand of duty; the
unsilenceable voice of vocation, the
crisis of conscience.’’—Pastor Henning
St. Louis as he was with the civil rights
marchers of the mid-1960s.
His powerful messages each Sunday
possess contemporary relevance,
historical values and the power of the
Gospel — food for the soul, for daily
living.
His global perspective was gleaned
from extensive worldwide travel. He
has visited nations from Cuba to Israel
and throughout Africa.
“*To be Black and determined to be
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PROCIAMATION
PASTOR CARL F. HUNTER DAY
JUNE ll, 1988
The most important role a minister plays is
that of the good and faithful shepherd to his
flock. The Pastor must follow the path our
Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, trod, comforting
and ministering to the poor, the very old,
the sick and shut in; and
For nearly 40 years, PASTOR CARL F. HUNTER
has been that good shepherd to God's flock.
During his time as the head of the
Israel Memorial A.M.E, Church of Newark, he
has tirelessly and faithfully served his
congregation and his community; and
Over the span of his illustrious 38-year ministry,
PASTOR CARL F. HUNTER has witnessed many changes.
He has seen many turn away from the Lord's
holy word. But one thing always remains the
same, his unwavering committment to delivering
the message of Jesus Christ to his great
tabernacle and to the Newark community; and
PASTOR CARL F. HUNTER has indeed enriched the
lives of the many fortunate people he has touched.
In addition, this man of God has won the respect
and admiration of his fellow clergyman for
his outstanding work in the community and as
the spiritual leader of Israel Memorial A.M.E.
Church; and
WHEREAS: For all these splendid things and more, it
is truly an honor and a pleasure to salute
PASTOR CARL F. HUNTER for diligent labors as
the good and faithful shepherd to his flock.
THEREFORE, I, SHARPE JAMES, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.
do hereby proclaim Saturday, June 11, 1988 as
PASTOR CARL F. HUNTER DAY
in the City of Newark and I urge all citizens
to join me in paying tribute to such a tirelessly
dedicated servant of our Lord and to his people.
“‘One May Live As A Conqueror,
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the AME. Christian Recorder
Special Study Completed VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, FEDERAL ASSISTANCE, AND THE SINGLE
PARENT IN LOUISIANA
Purpose
The purposes of this study were: to
provide information on the linkage be-
tween vocational education and
federal assistance programs and the at-
titudes of single parents; and to rec-
ommend public policy changes which
will improve current vocational edu-
cation and federal assistance programs
designed to help single parents.
Method
The methodology of this study con-
sisted of: (a) developing, pilot testing,
and revising a questionnaire; (b) de-
veloping and implementing an inter-
view scheme; and (c) processing and
analyzing the data. For each variable
on the questionnaire, a frequency
analysis was performed and chi-square
were calculated to test the hypotheses.
Results of 560 questionnaires were in-
cluded in the findings. There were 431
Black, 86 White, 276 single, and 209
married respondents.
Discussion
In this study, the vocational aspira-
tions of single parents were investi-
gated, and the role of federal
assistance was assessed. The conclu-
sions from this research can only be
tentative because of its exploratory
nature and the limitations of the sam-
ple. More research is needed using
other measures with other samples
before definite conclusions can be
possible. However, the study yields in-
formation valuable to counselors and
vocational guidance practitioners
about single parents in Louisiana.
Results
e The number of single parents and
homemakers has increased dramatical-
ly and most of them are teens.
© Most single parents and homemakers
did not attend high school and only six
percent attended vocational-technical
school.
© Most Black single parents and home-
makers are relatively poor and White
single parents are even poorer, but
many are not receiving federal assis-
Dr. James Baldwin
Candidate for
Worship and
Evangelism
tance.
* Most single parents and homemakers
have more than four children,
* Most single parents and homemakers
did not plan their pregnancies.
* Nearly half of the single parents need
a job to achieve their goals.
* Nearly a quarter of the single parents
want to attend school, but need trans-
portation in order to do so.
* Most of the single parents are in-
terested in vocational-education pro-
grams. Nursing, office occupations,
and cosmetology were the top choices.
® Seventy-one percent need child care.
¢ Seventy-eight percent need financial
aid in order to attend school.
Policy Implications
* Vocational education and federal as-
sistance outreach programs should fo-
cus largely on teenagers
¢ Vocational programs should provide
for basic skills training components
and for increases in enrollments.
e Federal assistance information
should be provided through a compre-
hensive public awareness campaign
and coordinated by a public informa-
tion officer.
eJobs should be a component of fed-
eral assistance. Vocational-education
satellite programs should be expanded
into high-density single-parent areas.
°Vocational-education programs need
close tie-in with labor market. Courses
desired should be increased. Other of-
ferings should be studied. A child care
component is needed. Tuition funds
should be provided through federal as-
sistance programs.
Vocational Implications
Based on the data available, it is ap-
parent that attitudes about vocational
education are significantly different
among Black, White, married, and
single parents. Thus, vocational educa-
tion programs need to be adjusted to
accomodate the different groups. The
majority of single parents focused on
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nursing. When educational levels are
taken into account, we believe that
single parents might be successful in
training programs such as nurses aide
or licensed practical nursing with pro-
visons for upward mobility for those
who show promise. Therefore, we rec-
ommend that program offerings in
nursing be expanded and to a lesser ex-
tent increase offerings in office occu-
pations and cosmetology.
Since other vocational education of-
ferings seemed unappealing to study
participants, further study should be
conducted to determine who the parti-
cipants are and the reasons that single
parents did not choose other areas of
study.
Federal Assistance
Implications
Federal assistance programs for single
parents were judged to be ineffective
since very few of the study participants
received assistance even though their
income levels indicate that they were
eligible to receive it. Since single pa-
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were younger than all other groups,
this problem seemed particularly
acute, The reasons they are not re-
ceiving aid need to be examined.
It is the policy of Southern Univer-
sity at New Orleans not to discrimi-
nate in education and employment
on the basis of sex, race, national
origin, ancestry, creed, marital or
parental status, or sexual orienta-
tion.
The study was conducted during
1987 by Lillian W. Clarke, Ed.D.,
and Tenpao Lee, Ph.D., of South-
ern University at New Orleans, Di-
vision of Business, 6400 Press Drive,
New Orleans, LA 70126.
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July 25, 1988
The AME Christian Recorder
Bishop F. C. James Keynote Speaker
at Mill Branch A. M.E. Church
Bishop F. C. James
Pamplico—The Right Reverend Fre-
derick Calhoun James, Presiding Bis-
hop of the Seventh Episcopal District,
was Keynote Speaker at Mill Branch
A.M.E. Church’s morning worship
during a special service on May 22nd.
From the subject, Spiritual Naked-
ness: Are You Outfitted for Christian
Service? He said, ‘‘Christians should
put on a new outfit, should have a per-
sonal testimony, then you can be a
soldier in the army.’’
He said those who are ready should
put on the basics: an open mind; a
helping hand; and a loving heart. ‘‘To
put on the whole armor, a Christian
needs the belt of truth, the breast plate
of righteousness and regular reading of
the Bible.’’
Bishop James advised, ‘Cover your
head with the helmet of salvation, pray
on a regular basis, then outfit yourself
for Heaven by putting on the crown of
faith, ready to be robed.’’
A digest of A.M.E. history and a
special luncheon followed, during
which the Rev. Alonzo L. Nichols,
Presiding Elder of Florence District
and Sumpter District, Elder L. J.
Hyman, were recognized. Mrs. James
also gave brief remarks.
The Reverend W. T. Peterson is
pastor.
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Students Service Award Pins
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Sunday School teachers! And it is a great way to say “thank you” to the
people who make up the backbone of Christian education in your church.
Like the popular attendance recognition system, there are different pins
according to length of service. To begin present all with 1 to 4 years of
service with the 1-Year-Pin and give the “Welcome Aboard” pin to new
teachers.
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A CHURCH IS BORN
by Maxine L. Wallace
Baltimore, MD—A vision was made a
reality in a Baltimore community
when a new church recently began its
worship srvices at the facilities of the
James D. Gross Recreation Center,
4600 Lanier Ave.
Agape Fellowship African
Methodist Episcopal Church, a new
addition to the Park Heights
community, claims to have an answer
to the problems that plague urban
society.
According to Rev, Eleanor Bryant
Graham, the founder and pastor,
‘*Agape,’’ the god kind of love, is the
answer.
“We are blessed to come into the
community at a time that the people of
the community are rising up to show
serious concern about what seems to
be malicious attacks against the
community,” Graham said.
Recent reports indicate Northwest
Baltimore, the larger community has
one of the highest crime rates in the
city.
Rev. Graham said Agape
Fellowship’s goal is to minister to the
whole man; this includes his spiritual,
emotional, and physical needs.
“We’re convinced that the Lord
wants to set the whole man free by the
power of the Holy Ghost,” she said.
According to Graham, Agape
Fellowship’s first three worship
services were held at the Park West
Multi-Purpose Center, 3319 W.
Belvedere Avenue.
Graham’s initial pastoral sermon
was “Saved to Serve.”
“The Lord doesn’t call us to
salvation just for the purpose of us
going to heaven, but He saves us to
reconcile us unto Himself . . .He
cleanses us that we might function
again as sons of God,” she said. He
commissions us to go and reconcile
others unto Him.”
Honorary guests at the first service
were Graham’s parents, Bishop
Harrison and Mrs. Edith Bryant,
members of the Bethe] AME Church,
Agape Fellowship’s mother church, as
well as local guest ministers were
present to share in the celebration.
While the church began worship in
March, having Rev. Graham as its
pastoral candidate, Graham was
formally appointed the pastor of
Agape Fellowship by Bishop John
Hurst Adams, presiding prelate of the
Second Episcopal District at the
recent 172nd session of the Baltimore
Annual Conference.
Graham said while the church is
under contract to convene at the
Recreation Center one year, efforts are
already underway to obtain a building.
On Sunday, May |, recognition was
given to invited city officials and
community persons instrumental in
Agape Fellowship’s birth.
Present was the Honorable Iris
Reeves, City Council; James Grant,
Department of Recreation and Parks;
Jacqueline Fuqua, director of the
James D. Gross Recreation Center;
Maryann McCann, Northwest
Baltimore Corporation; Janie Gear,
Cylburn Neighborhood Association;
Mary K. Sollers, principal Edgecombe
Circle Elementary School; Lester
Wallace, Bethel AME Church; Allen
Bennett, Park West Medical Center;
Dr. Grady and Mrs. Helen Dale,
Bethel AME Church.
Graham said several ministries have
already been instituted at the church,
which to date has more than 100
members.
A Children’s and Youth Ministry is
Rev. Eleanor Bryant Graham
headed by Dr. Marsha Clinkscales; a
Married Couple’s Ministry by
husband and wife William and
Delores Rock; a Women’s Ministry by
Minister Minnie Cutler, a minister on
staff; a Men’s Ministry by William
Rock and Tyrone Nunnelly; and
Family Life Ministry is headed by
husband and wife Morris and Sandy
Sessoms.
Agape Fellowship targets to make
disciples. Graham said impressing the
principle of discipleship upon new
members and new believers allows
them to receive proper teaching
immediately after conversion.
According to Graham, this allows
them to carry out the teachings of
Jesus in every aspect of theirlife . . .
including their finances. “Agape
Fellowship is a tithing church,” said
Graham.
Agape Fellowship grew out of the
historic Bethel AME Church, 1300
Druid Hill Avenue where the Rev.
John R. Bryant is pastor. Rev.
Graham was formerly on the
Ministerial staff at Bethel, where her
brother is pastor.
Graham said she knew a year ago
that she was going to pastor a church
in Baltimore City. “I went to the
pastor . . . He knew another church
would issue forth out of Bethel,” she
said.
Graham said while driving in the
area near Sinai Hospital on a Sunday
after church services, the Lord showed
her that the areas of Cylburn, Strand,
Virginia Avenue, and Edgecombe
Circle was where the church was to be.
Graham said Agape Fellowship would
not be confined to the walls of a
building, but it will reach out to the
people in the community.
Graham has been in the preaching
ministry nearly eight years.
She attended the Baltimore City
schools, received her Bachelor’s and
Master’s in Social Work from Howard
University, Washington, D.C. She
later earned her Master’s of Divinity at
Howard Divinity School.
She is currently enrolled in a
doctoral program with Oral Roberts
University, Tulsa, OK working on her
Doctorate of Ministry degree.
Prior to finishing her Master’s at
Howard Divinity School, Graham
took Seminary courses at ORU. ‘‘Cer-
tain truths came to me,’’ said Graham.
“Many churches fell into one of two
categories . . . either they were all
spirit with no sense of responsibility of
applying that divine energy to human
life, or they were all social
action/social justice with no divine
power,” she said.
“We're convinced that the Lord
wants to set the whole man free by the
power of the Holy Ghost,” she said.
Graham is currently the dean of the
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The AME Christian Recorder
July 25, 1988
Woman Wins Civil Rights Case
Washington—The District of
Columbia's Office of Human Rights
found probable cause to decide that
the J. W. Marriott Hotel and the
Marriott Corporation violated the D.C.
Human Rights Act by threatening a
Black Hotel employee with discharge for
wearing a cornrow hair style.
Pamela Mitchell has worked asa part-
time reservations agent at the J. W.
Marriott Hotel in downtown
Washington, D.C. since February, 1987.
In November, Ms. Mitchell had her hair
braided in a cornrow style.
This hotel gave Ms. Mitchell three
written warnings advising her to remove
her braids or face discharge. On January
4, 1988, Ms. Mitchell was forced to leave
the hotel for refusing to restyle her hair.
Ms. Mitchell returned to work two days
later after Marriott rescinded its decision
to discharge her on the basis of her
hairstyle.
According to the Office of Human
Rights, Ms. Mitchell was adversely
treated in that she was threatened with
termination, forced to leave the work-
site, and subjected to a hostile work
environment.
The Office of Human Rights also
found that because the cornrow hair
style tends to be worn almost exclusively
by Black Americans and is closely
associated with African heritage and
racial pride, Marriott's grooming policy
had the effect of discriminating against
any black female who chose to wear her
hair in cornrows to work.
“This is a landmark decision—one
that will affect not only black women in
Washington D.C., but throughout the
entire country. The message that this
sends to all employers is clear—Black
women will not just sit back and let their
rights be trampled on,” said Eric Steele,
Ms. Mitchell’s attorney.
“We hope that Marriott will rescind
this type of racially and sexually
discriminating policy and fully
compensate Ms. Mitchell and other
women employees who have suffered
damages as a result of it,” he added.
VA Physician To Receive Top AMA Award
Harriet P. Dustan, M.C., internist and
clinician at the Veterans Administration
Medical Center in Birmingham, has
been selected to receive the American
Medical Association’s Scientific
Achievement Award.
The award, which is given annually to
outstanding scientists who have
contributed to the field of medicine, was
presented during the Association’s board
of delegates meeting at the Chicago
Hilton on June 26. Dustan is being
recognized for her lifelong clinical and
experimental treatment of hypertension.
Widely known for her studies on the
role of salt in hypertension, she was the
first person to give sodium nitroprusside
(an intraveneous drug used to control
severe hypertension) to humans and
among the first to use thiazides in the
treatment of the disease.
With hypertension being among the
leading causes of death in the United
States, Dustan’s studies focused on the
pathophysiology of the disease. From
1948 to 1977, with the help of the
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, she made
a number of scientific discoveries that
today influence the everyday practice of
internal medicine.
Founder of the Hypertension
Research Program at the University of
Alabama, Dustan also was the principal
investigator of the Specialized Center of
Research in hypertension.
She is a past president of the American
Heart Association and is the first woman
regent in the history of the American
College of Physicians.
In 1987, she was appointed to VA’s
Distinguished Physicians Program in
which renowned scientists, educators
and administrators serve as advisors in
such areas as medical education and
research.
Larry Lundy Promoted by
PizZa.Hut to..V .P.
ae
Larry Lundy
Wichita, KS—Larry Lundy has been
promoted to vice president of restau-
rant development for Pizza Hut, Inc.
In his new position, Lundy will be re-
sponsible for all real estate, construc-
tion and property management pro-
grams in support of the company’s
tradition, delivery and new concept
unit development goals.
Formerly vice president and con-
troller for Pizza Hut, Lundy came to
Pizza Hut in July 1983 as controller.
His promotion recognizes the numer-
ous and considerable contributions he
Restaurant Development
has made to the company over the past
five years.
Prior to his employment by Pizza
Hut, Lundy directed the internal au-
diting function for ARA Services, Inc.,
and before that served five years with
the public accounting firms of Peat,
Marwick, Mitchell and Alexander
Grant & Company. Additionally, Lun-
dy gained real estate and acquisitions
experience while at ARA.
Lundy holds a bachelor of account-
ing from Dillard University and an
M.B.A. in business administration
from Pepperdine University.
Continued from page 9
A CHURCH IS BORN
Bethel Bible Institute, 1232 Druid Hill
Avenue which is noted as a school of
Christian discipleship.
Graham includes in her resume
experience in psychiatric social work
and also administration.
She is the mother of Chere M.
Graham, who has started a children’s
choir at the church, and Kia E.
Graham, who is a soloist and has held
leading parts in several local plays.
The Silent Moment
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July 25, 1988
WU Breaks Ground
for Alumni
Multi-Purpose
Center
Wilberforce, OH—Wilberforce Uni-
versity broke ground for a new 2.2
million dollar multi-purpose facility at
a special ceremony held June 30, 1988,
at 10:30 a.m. across from the Stokes
Learning Resources Center.
The Alumni Multiplex, named in
honor of the Alumni Association
which pledged one million dollars to-
wards the project, will include a gym-
nasium and facilities for a wide variety
of student and community activities.
The Multiplex will seat up to 3,000
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events, theatrical productions and con-
vocations. These activities are current-
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1987. The goal for the campaign is
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center. The completion of these build-
ings will geographically consolidate the
campus for the first time since 1967.
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ANNUAL CONFERENCE
FIFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A. M. E,. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BISHOP VINTON R. ANDERSON
PUGET SOUND
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
August 9-14, 1988
Bethel A.M.E. Church
5828 N. E. 8th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97211
The Rev, Milton Green, Pastor
Church Phone:(503) 288-5429
Pastor’s Phone: (503) 282-0067
The Rev. Jewel B. Dewitty, Host P.E.
CALIFORNIA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
August 15-21, 1988
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
2024 Ashby Avenue
Berkeley, California 94703
The Rey. Felix Dancy, Pastor
Church Phone: (415) 848-2050
Pastor’s Phone: (415) 632-3156
The Rev. R. A. Washington, Host P.E.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
August 22-28, 1988
Ward A.M.E. Church
1177 W. 25th Street
Los Angeles, California 90007
The Rev. Frank M. Reid, III, Pastor
Church Phone: (213) 747-1367
Pastor’s Phone: (213) 732-5284
The Rev. J. Austell Hall, Host P.E.
The Rev. E. P. Williams, Co-Host P.E.
The Rev. A. A. Morgan, Co-Host P.E.
COLORADO
ANNUAL CONFEREN CE
September 6-11,1988
Campbell A.M.E. Church
1500 E. 22nd Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80205
The Rev. Ezekiel Habersham, Pastor
Church Phone: (303) 839-5058
Pastor’s Phone: (303) 751-0653
The Rev. M. L. Shakespeare, Host P.E.
The Rev. L. K. Williams, Co-Host P.E.
KANSAS/NEBRASKA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 12-18, 1988
St. John A.M.E. Church
2402 North 22nd Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68110
The Rev. Dorsey McCullough, Pastor
Church Phone: (402) 345-1070
Pastor’s Phone: (402) 451-3733
The Rev. T. R. Evans, Host P.E.
Rey. A. T. Taylor, Co-Host P.E.
NORTHWEST MISSOURI
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 19-25, 1988
Bethel A.M.E. Church
2329 Flora Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri 64141
The Rev. George R. Reid, Pastor
Church Phone: (816) 231-3555
Pastor’s Phone: (816) 474-6722
The Rev. E. Lewis Branch, Host P.E.
The Rey. P. A. Williams, Co-Host P.E.
MISSOURI
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 3-9, 1988
St. John A.M.E. Church
1908 North Kingshighway Blvd.
St. Louis, Missouri 63113
The Rev. Lee Norris May, Pastor
Church Phone: (314) 361-8236
Pastor’s Phone: (314) 361-6487
The Rev. Grady Brown, Host P.E.
The Rev. O. H. Brown, Co-Host P.E.
FIFTH DISTRICT EVALUATION/
PLANNING MEETING
October 10, 1988 — 10:00 a.m.
Wayman A.M.E. Church
Rey. Lonnie C. Wormley, Sr., Pastor
Church Phone: (314) 361-4123
Pastor’s Phone: (314) 991-0966
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FUND MEETING
October 10, 1988
TENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A.M.E. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
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BISHOP J. HASKELL MAYO
NORTHWEST TEXAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
August 9-12, 1988
Bethel A.M.E. Church
2200 Southeast Drive
Lubbock, Texas 79404
The Rev. D. A, Smith, Host Pastor
806/744-7552
Rey. I. C. Cooper, Host P. E.
NORTHEAST TEXAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
August 16-19, 1988
Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church
710 West Elm Street
Denison, Texas 75020
The Rev. C. O. Epps, Host Pastor
1-214/463-5084
The Rev. A. L. Brown, Host P.E.
The Rev. L. E. Reid, Associate P.E.
The Rev. G. B. Bailey, Sr., Associate P.E.
WEST TEXAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
August 30-September 2, 1988
Tyree Chapel A.M.E. Church
2519 Avenue B
Bay City, Texas 77414
The Rev. Roy Brown, Host Pastor
409/245-2800
The Rev. F. D. McDonald, Host P.E.
The Rev. Bennie Wilson, Associate P.E.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 6-9, 1988
St. Joseph A.M.E. Church
506 Montana Street
San Antonio, Texas 78203
The Rev. H. H. Jones, Host Pastor
512/223-1574
The Rev. O. W. Hodges, Host P.E.
The Rev. Lloyd Chenault, Associate P.E.
TEXAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 20-23, 1988
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
3320 Waverly Street
Beaumont, Texas 77705
The Rev. W. O. Johnson, Host Pastor
409/842-1080
The Rev. X. L. Williams, Host P.E.
The Rev. Leland Jenkins, Associate P.E.
The Rev. O. L. Dawson, Associate P.E.
CENTRAL TEXAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 27-30, 1988
St. Luke A.M.E. Church
117 Church Street
Waco, Texas 76704
The Rev. L. H. McCloney, Host Pastor
817/752-0502
The Rey. C. C. Johnson, Host P.E.
The Rev. Duyber Harris, Associate P.E.
NORTH TEXAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 11-14, 1988
Wesley Chapel A.M.E. Church
711 N. W. 29th Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76106
The Rev. W. B. Langham, Host Pastor
817/626-1985
The Rev. John D. Walker, Host P.E.
The Rev. H. F. Dodson, Associate P.E.
The Rev. F. D. Thomas, Associate P.E.
PLANNING MEETING
October 20-21, 1988
Budget Report—February 16-17, 1988
May Day Report—May 10-11, 1988
Convocation ’88—July 27-29, 1988
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A.M.E., CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BISHOP P. R. COUSIN
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11TH DISTRICT
Christian Education Congress
Hyatt Hotel, Orlando, Florida
FLORIDA CONFERENCE
August 17-21, 1988
Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church
Lake City, Florida
The Rev. Charles Graham Pastor
Church Phone: (904) 752-1930
Pastor’s Phone: (904) 755-6674
WEST FLORIDA CONFERENCE
August 25-28, 1988
Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church
Panama City, Florida
The Rev. F. C. Griffin, Pastor
Church Phone: (904) 763-3536
CENTRAL FLORIDA CONFERENCE
September 8-11, 1988
New Bethel A.M.E. Church
4202 Columbia Street
Orlando, Florida 32811
The Rey. R. D. Daniels, Pastor
Church Phone: (305) 299-3792
Pastor’s Phone: (904) 787-1720
ORLANDO FLORIDA CONFERENCE
September 15-18, 1988
New Bethel A.M.E. Church
2122 Martin Luther King Drive
Lakeland, Florida 33801
The Rev. Jimmy Thompson, Pastor
2104 Martin Luther King Drive
Lakeland, Florida 33801
Church Phone: (813) 687-1994
Pastor’s Phone: (813) 687-1671
SOUTH FLORIDA CONFERENCE
October 5-9, 1988
Bethel A.M.E. Church
405 N. W. 3rd Avenue
Pompano Beach, Florida 33060
The Rev. F. R. Satchel, Pastor
Church Phone: (305) 943-6220
TAMPA FLORIDA CONFERENCE
October 13-16, 1988
Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
919 20th Street South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33712
The Rev. Sam Green, Pastor
Church Phone: (813) 894-1393
Pastor’s Phone: (813) 894-3835
EAST FLORIDA CONFERENCE
October 26-30, 1988
St. Stephens A.M.E. Church
913 W. 5th Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32209
The Rev. R. V. Webster, Pastor
Church Phone: (904) 354-5201
Pastor’s Phone: (904) 764-3771
BAHAMA ISLANDS CONFERENCE
November 11-13, 1988
Robinson-Morris Chapel
Nassau, Bahamas
The Rey. Howard Williamson, Pastor
1-809-323-7637
PLANNING CONFERENCE
November 18-19, 1988
JACKSONVILLE HOTEL
565 South Main Street
Jacksonville, Florida
(904) 398-8800
‘‘People Can
Alter Their Lives
By Altering Their
Attitudes.”’
William James
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the AME Christian Recorder
_ July 25, 1988
Traveling with the Presiding Elders
Thomaston, GA—The recent Fourth
Quarterly Conference for St, Mary
A.M.E. Church was presided over by
the Rev. H. EB. Terrell, pastor of Grant
Chapel A.M.E. Church of East point,
GA. The Rev. E. L. Martin is pastor
of St. Mary. Following the death of
the Rev. A. G. Conyers, former Pre-
siding Elder of the Griffin District,
Bishop Frederick H. Talbot appointed
Rev. Terrell to take the District to the
annual conference.
The quarterly conference, held ona
Friday evening, noted the deaths of
Steward James Ellerbee, Sister Carrie
Marshall and the late presiding elder.
The organizations of the church, in ad-
dition to submitting their written
reports, made a financial contribution
to Mrs. Conyers.
The reports—written and oral—re-
flected a wonderful three months for
the church family at St. Mary.
Sister Lorraine S. Drake, Reporter
Newton, AL—The Pinckard Circuit of
the Ozark District was convened at the
St. Mark A.M.E. Church where Rev.
W. D. Flowers was host pastor and
Presiding Elder J. F. McCloud of-
ficiated.
Pastor Flowers presented an eager
audience of worshippers to the elder,
who set free the souls of the members
of the congregation through powerful
preaching on the ‘‘Christian Life
Style’? and responsiility to God. He
brought fresh heavenly manna to
God’s people.
Though many members were ill, the
conference was very well attended.
Bobbie Grubbs, Reporter
Tuckerman, AR—Presiding Elder M.
H. Elliott of the Newport District pre-
sided over the First Quarterly meeting
at St. Paul A.M.E. Church. Reports
revealed the fact that the official busi-
ness of the church was in very good
shape over the past quarter.
Rev. O. T. Davis is pastor of the
church, and both he and the congre-
gation are already looking forward to
the next quarterly session.
We thank God for giving us the vic-
tory.
Rev. O. T. Davis, Reporter
Bonifay, FL—An exciting Third Quar-
terly Conference was held at New
Bethel A.M.E. Church under the di-
rection of Rev. C. E. Nichols,
Presiding Elder of the Pensacola Dis-
trict. During the business session, ste-
wardship reports were received and ap-
proved by the conference.
At a spirited eleven o’clock worship
service, the Senior Choir sang as if they
did, indeed, know the One about
whom they were singing. A fervent
prayer was prayed by Brother Henry
Myrick, which, together with the en-
thusiastic singing of the choir, pre-
pared the congregation for the presen-
tation of Rev. Nichols by the pastor of
the church, Rev. Sylvester Jones, for
the sermon of the morning. Using a
text from St. Mark 10:47-48, the Elder
warmed the hearts of his audience, as
he addressed the one-word subject
““Mercy.”’
In an afternoon session, the Youth
Department of the church presented
their annual, seasonal program, with
Miss Kimberly Farrow in charge.
Assisting were Ms. Barbara Farrow
and Mrs. Rosalie McClain.
The congregation of New Bethel
A.M.E. Church had cause to thank
God for a beautiful day.
Mayola Gearing, Reporter
Gainesville, FL—The members of Mt.
Olive A.M.E. Church gave honor and
glory to the Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ for the accomplishments made
at their church this conference year,
In a prelude to the Third Quarterly
Conference (Mother's Day), Presiding
Elder Horace E. Hill preached at the
morning worship on the provocative
subject ‘‘See-Saw Love.’’ His Scrip-
ture text was from St. Luke 22:31-34,
**See-saw love’’ Elder Hill described
as that type of love which ‘‘sees’’
another and call him/her friend when
all is going well, but a love that quickly
becomes ‘‘saw love’’ (past tense) when
all is not going well for that ‘‘friend.’’
Rev. Thelma Shaw Young and the
members of Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church
have epitomized the words spoken by
the Apostle Paul: ‘‘I can do all things
through Christ which strengthened
me.’’ (Philippians 4:13, The Open Bi-
ble, KJV). Reports made to Presiding
Elder Hill and the Third Quarterly
Conference reflected some of the ac-
complishment of the church under the
pastorate of Rev. Young.
Under the direction of Sister Cyn-
thia Mingo, the Y.P.D.ers have used
their talents to the glory of God during
the Third Quarter. They participated
in many activities and won several
awards. February, 1988, twenty-three
participants attended the Black Poetry
Contest in Leesburg, FL. Winners in
the different grade levels were: Head-
start, Lanetta Parker, Honorable
Mention; Kindergarten, Tiesha Perry,
First Place; 4th grade, Gerald Mingo,
Honorable Mention; 6th grade, Tia
Wilson, Honorable Mention; 6th
grade, Katrina Smith, First Place; 9th
grade, Annie Marie Mingo, First
Place.
:
Greenwood, Ms.—Turner's Chapel
A.M.E. Church, where Rev. John W.
Jenkins, Jr,, is pastor, was the site of
the combined Quarterly Conferences
of Turner's Chapel, Heard’s Chapel
and Allen Chapel A.M.E. Churches,
presided over by Rev. E. A, James.
The Elder’s inspirational sermon was
much enjoyed by the host of persons in
attendance,
In the business session, following
the routine questions relative to the
progress of the church and the reports
of auxiliaries and boards, Rev. Dr.
James updated events regarding the
General and Annual Conferences, as
well as relating other news items of in-
terest to the A.M.E. constituency.
Dr. James concluded the session
with highly gratifying comments and
an expression of appreciation for the
very fine conference.
Mrs. N. B. Jackson, Reporter
Ozark, AL—The presiding elder of the
Ozark District, Rev. J. F. McCloud,
held the Second Quarterly Conference
of the Pinckard Circuit at the Friend-
ship A.M.E. Church, where Rev. W.
O. Flowers serves as pastor.
The Sunday morning worshipers
were spiritually fed with manna from
on high, as Presiding Elder McCloud
broke the Bread of Life. Having
greeted the congregation with praises
and thanksgiving to God for all of His
wonderful blessings, the Elder preach-
ed from the subject ‘‘The Ten Rules
For Living.’’ His text was selected
from St. Luke 15:8-10. The message
was truly spiritual bread for the soul.
Bobbie Grubbs, Reporter
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