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Vol. 138, No. 7
Bishop S.S. Morris Takes Leadership in Rebuilding New Bethel
African Methodist Episcopal Church, Godfrey, Illinois
Dr. C. Garnett Henning
Compiler/ Reporter
I, as the Bishop of the 4th Episcopal
District, am appealing to all Bishops,
General Officers, Connectional
Officers, Presiding Elders, Pastors,
Missionaries, Laymen and friends to
join us in what we are calling: Here We
Stand: A Rally for Religious
Freedom, Racial Equality and the
Rebuilding of New Bethel, Godfrey,
Illinois, in an effort to demonstrate the
strength of African Methodism by a
physical and monetary support.
All checks should be made payable
to the New Bethel Rebuilding Fund,
Mercantile Bank, Alton, IL 62002,
phone (618) 465-9272.
You have probably heard or read in
the National Media about the second
arsoning at New Bethel A.M.E.
age Oe E:
December 26, 1988
Rt. Rey. S. S. Morris, Jr.
Bishop of 4th Episcopal District
Church, Godfrey, IL, in one year, and
prior to these two incidents in 1988, it
was bombed and defaced with racial
slurs and vulgar sayings on several
occasions since 1974.
This historic church, which is 125
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I PROBES CHURCH BURNING
The FBI and the United States Department of Justice have entered the investigation of the
fire that destroyed the New Bethel Rocky Fork A.M.E. Church in Godfrey.
Frederick Hess, U.S. Attorney for the southern district of Illinois, said the Justice
Department has jurisdiction in the case because of a recently-passed addition to the Civil
Rights Act.
The Fifth District is in Good Hands
With The “A
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DERSON TEAM”
Bishop Vinton Randolph Anderson congratulating Rev. V. L. Brenson, whom he ap-
pointed to Bryant Temple A.M.E. Church for his 19th year as pastor.
by Rev. V. L. Brenson
Los Angeles, CA—The torch has been
passed down for forty years. The
“Grand Old Fifth’’ now has the ‘‘An-
derson Team’’: Bishop Vinton R. An-
derson, Presiding Bishop of the Fifth
Episcopal District, and Mrs. Vivienne
L. Anderson, Episcopal Supervisor,
Women’s Missionary Society. The
torch has been passed since 1948,
starting with Bishop Noah W.
Williams. Then the torch was passed
to Bishop D. Ormonde Walker. One
presiding elder who was appointed by
Bishop Walker is still on the job—Dr.
Richard A. Washington.
After the death of Bishop Walker,
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This burned-out wreckage is what is left of the Rocky Fork A.M.E. Church. Godfrey
fireman Mike Kasten views the fire site where a blaze destroyed the Rocky Fork Church for
the second time. When the New Bethel A.M.E. Church was gutted by a second apparent
arsonist in six months, much more than a building was destroyed.
years old, was one of the stations for
the underground railroad and six
generations of African Methodist
members are in this church and
community. They had just finished re-
building the church, which had pre-
viously been destroyed by fire in April,
1988, and they were in the process of
planning for a victory celebration and
dedication when it was once again set
ablaze, destroyed and burned to the
ground by some unscrupulous
individuals.
Rev. Stephen Jackson, the pastor,
said, “I’m shocked and disgusted that
this crime would happen again, and |
have to wonder is this place safe for my
wife and me to raise our children?”
Upon my personal inspection, I
have verified the evidence and have
formed a local committee to rally to
the cause by:
1. Making first of all a district
appeal in the 4th Episcopal District for
the rebuilding of this church and to
establish the fact that New Bethel is
not in the struggle by themselves, but is
a part of a larger body than the local
church.
2. Insisting, with the local author-
ities, that the investigation be con-
tinued, and that the persons responsi-
ble be brought to justice.
3. To call upon my colleagues and
friends around our Zion to prayer-
fully and financially assist and support
in this great tragic hour in African
Methodism. Racism of this type
cannot be condoned anywhere our
banner flies. We must rekindle the
flame and march to the drummer’s
beat when a great injustice is being
done and peace-loving, God-fearing
people are being harrassed and blatant
racism is striking at our doors. We
must attempt to redeem the integrity
of the AFRICAN METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH, and to
make it perfectly clear to the world
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A “FIRST’’ FOR THE VIRGIN
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Bishop V. R. Byrd
by Vineta H. Gordon
Weary of their conference reputa-
tion for being at the bottom of the Six-
teenth District heap when it comes to
bringing one of its district meetings to
its shores, Virgin Islands laymen and
native pastors have been pressing for
change, and change they have got!
A revolution is taking place in the
Virgin Islands Conference, and Bethel
Mother Theora Byrd
members are some of the prime foot-
soldiers. Although A.M.E.s in the
Virgin Islands have steadily increased
their membership and budget every
quadrennium, thus proving in a practi-
cal way their commitment and serious-
ness of purpose, never have they been
given the opportunity to host a district
meeting during their sixty-eight years
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2 The AME Christian Recorder
The 1988 Year Will Soon Be Gone...But Never Forgotten
The great wheel of the year has
turned and December, the last of its
months, has rolled around again.
There has been much news, in varying
degrees, transpiring around the world.
The news incident that, no doubt,
heads the list of the year happened in
the U.S.S.R., the Soviet Republic of
Armenia. A natural calamity, the larg-
est earthquake of the century, has
leveled and destroyed much property
in several cities of Armenia and, as a
result, the Iron Curtain has been fold-
ed back to allow outside humanitarian
assistance. Some seventy thousand \
people, including whole families, were
buried alive, and more than a half mil. | ROBERT H. REID, JR.
lion people were left homeless.
A steady procession of ‘‘aid-laden’’ foreign aircraft flew into Armenia
from all around the Free World. Everything was needed: medical supplies,
food, clothing, money and manpower. The catastrophy was a sobering ex-
perience for the rescue workers who, hour after hour, came upon agonizing
discoveries in the wreckage of schools, homes, apartment dwellings and fac-
tories. In one instance alone, the relief workers found a group of schoolchil-
dren and their teacher crushed to death in what had been a classroom. The
wintertime cold weather also contributed to the difficulty of the rescue.
Mikhail Gorbachev was in the United States of America on an arms
reduction and good-will mission from one world superpower to another
world superpower nation. Mr. Gorbachev’s United Nations speech, by many,
was suspected, as he addressed the world assembly on his intention of arms
reduction. When he abruptly, and very suddenly, canceled the balance of his
tour, that, too, was suspect; but very soon the world knew that he was to face
a great tragedy in Armenia. The world response to the great human disaster,
resultant of the major earthquake, was not only speedy, but genuine, and will
not soon be forgotten.
We, generally, are not aware of the geology all around us. As a result,
however, of the giant earthquake that occurred in the Soviet Republic of
Armenia, which destroyed some cities and took thousands of lives, suddenly
makes the most innocent of us conscious of the great earth forces beneath
our feet over which nobody has control. Earthquakes are generally recog-
nized and accepted as the most deadly of all of nature’s forces.
An earthquake is caused by a crack, or break (called a fault), in the
earth’s crust. These weak places around the crack or break are jarred slightly
anda portion of the earth’s crust slips along the crack until it finds another
position. Deep-seated earthquakes seldom displace the earth’s surface. The
quake’s damage, however, is caused, by vibrating waves radiating from the
point of the quake, creating a sudden, sharp push of the rocks at the earth’s
surface that disturbs buildings and other structures.
It may come as a surprise to you, but earthquakes are far more
numerous than most of us know; however, only a few are strong enough to
be felt where people live. A great many of them happen under the sea or
ocean floor. An instrument called the seismograph detects all quakes, weak,
strong and distant ones, and makes a record of them. The majority of the
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earthquakes occur along certain zones, belts, faults in the earth’s crust.
The name ‘‘seismograph,’’ which records the vibrations of the earth,
comes from a combination of the Greek words for ‘‘earthquake’’ and
“‘write.’” Anytime an earthquake occurs, it creates vibrations in the earth
that reach the spot where a seismograph is. The vibrations shake the
framework that holds a cylinder, while the suspended weight, with a pen or a
light, writes or registers the activity. The recording is a wavy or zigzag line
that defines and determines the strength of the quake and identifies its
source.
The earth’s crust is in layers of different rocks. Sometimes, the layers
are very uneven, or not well-balanced. Unequal pressures of these layers
many times cause the crust of the earth to fold downward at a weak spot.
After a long time, the continual folding at a weak spot (fault) causes an actual
break in the earth’s crust. When a break does occur, the crust quakes, or
trembles; and the trembling travels in waves from the quake around the
earth. Other waves go to the core and bounce back; others go through the
layers beneath the crust. By measuring the various waves at recording sta-
tions around the world, we can learn where the quake originated and how in-
tense it was.
The lexicographer gives us a quick 101 capsulized course on earth-
quakes. TREMORS: The quaking of the earth; vibrations. FRACTURE:
Crack in the earth’s crust. FAULT: A place where the rocky layers are
broken through by a fracture; and the rocks on one side of the fracture are
lower than on the other. Corresponding masses do not meet. SEIS-
MOLOGY: The study of earthquakes. SEISMOGRAPH: Instrument for re-
cording earthquakes. EARTHQUAKE CENTER: The spot where an earth-
quake starts. EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER: The spot on the surface of the
earth just above the center, or focal point. CHARLES RICHTER: American
seismologist who developed an earthquake measurement scale in 1935. News
reporters and laymen generally use the Richter scale for determining the
magnitude of an earthquake.
Crash Course 201 from the Old and New Testaments offers some inte-
resting earthquake information. The Holy Scriptures do, indeed, speak of
several earthquakes. One of the most remarkable occurred in the twenty-
seventh year of Uzziah, King of Judah; Zechariah 14:15. Another memorable
earthquake was at the time of Jesus’ crucifixion; Matthew 27:51. Great
alterations and changes are expressed in scripture by a shaking of the earth;
Hebrew 12:26. The delivering of the Israelites out of Egypt is called a mov-
ing, or shaking, of the earth; Psalm 68:8: The synoptic gospels give prophetic
readings for the end of time; Matthew 24:7; Mark 13:8; Luke 21:11.
The year 1988, was crammed and packed full with excitement and activi-
ty that claimed attention of the whole world. It would be most difficult to
prioritize, by importance, all of those events that will shape our future, many
of which will never be forgotten. John Oxenham summed up my feelings,
however, when he said, ‘‘Not a single day can I discern my way, But this I
surely know: Who gives the day will show the way—So I securely go.”
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Happy And A
Prosperous New
Year!
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December 26, 1988
The AME Christian Recorder
Doctor Kenneth David Kaunda was Elected President of the Republic of Zambia in November
A.M.E. Church International Membership i in Excess of 6 Million
Lusaka, Zambia—November is a full
and interesting month. It is the month
of presidential elections in the U.S.A.
It is the month of Thanksgiving. It is
the month after the sweeping vic-
torious vote of confidence for Presi-
dent Kenneth David Kaunda. It is a
very significant month in the history of
the African Methodist Episcopal
Church. It was in November, 1787, in
Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A., that a
young man of African descent struck a
blow for self-help, reliance and deter-
mination. This revolutionary figure
was none other than Richard Allen,
Bishop Richard Allen Chappelle
Sixth Episcopal District Welcomes
Senior Bishop and Wife
the founder of the now International
African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Born a slave, through determination
and thriftness, he purchased his free-
dom and converted his slave master
to Christianity. Just three years after
the Methodist Episcopal Church had
been established, and in the same year
of the signing of the U.S. Constitu-
tion, this giant of African Methodism
planted the seed for a great interna-
tional church.
Today, the African Methodist
Episcopal Church boast an interna-
tional membership in excess of six (6)
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million. The church extends from
Fairbanks, Alaska, to the Golden
Gate bridge at San Francisco to the oil
rigs and coffee plantations of Guyana,
S. America, to Crossroads and Soweto
in South Africa, to the magnificent
Victoria Falls of Zambia and Zimbab-
we and the breath-taking Lake Malawi
of Central America on to Monrovia
and Sierra Leone in West Africa, then
to Big Ben in London, England, and
on to Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church,
Philadelphia, PA.
Hence, this month, we of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Church pro-
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The Fifth District is in Good Hands With The
‘‘ANDERSON TEAM”’
Bishop John H. Adams
by Dorethia Livsey
Atlanta, GA—At a special evening re-
ception at the Herndon Plaza/ Atlanta
Life Insurance Building, the A.M.E.
Church in Georgia, and their friends,
formally welcomed Bishop and Mrs.
John Hurst Adams as the leaders of
the Sixth Episcopal District. Not-
ables and representatives from all
levels of the A.M.E. Church and other
organizations were present, including
Bishop Joseph C. Coles of the
Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church (CME); Senator Wyche
Fowler; Representative Calvin Smyre,
and numerous others from across the
country, and across the state, who
joined in welcoming Bishop and Mrs.
Adams on this very special occasion.
Following the reception, there was a
Service of Welcome for Bishop Adams
as Presiding Bishop of the Sixth Epis-
copal District. Bishop H. Thomas
Primm (retired) was proclaimer of the
Word for the service which was held at
Big Bethel A.M.E. Church. Music was
provided by the Morris Brown College
Concert Choir, by Allen Temple
A.M.E. Church choirs and the choirs
of Big Bethel.
Bishop Adams comes to Georgia
with a record of success as an
educator, a Christian leader, husband,
father, and a concerned civic activist.
Born in Columbia, South Carolina, he
began his educational journey in the
public schools of Columbia, and
continued his studies at Johnson C.
Smith, where he received the A.B.
degree. Boston University School of
Theology conferred upon him the
S.T.B. and S.T.M. degrees, and he
continued studies at Harvard Univer-
sity and Union Theological Seminary.
Before becoming a bishop, John
Hurst Adams pastored churches in the
states of Massachusetts, California,
and Washington. He served as
Dr. Dolly D. Adams
Professor at Payne Theological
Seminary at Wilberforce University in
Ohio, and as president of Paul Quinn
College in Waco, TX.
He was elected and consecrated the
87th Bishop of the A.M.E. Church at
the General Conference Session of
1972. He has given leadership that dis-
tinguishes him as a Christian organ-
izer, a man of business wisdom and a
friend to those whom he leads.
Bishop Adams has received numer-
ous outstanding awards and honors,
among them Man of the Year;
Doctor of Divinity; Doctor of
Humanities and one of Ebony Maga-
zine’s “Fifteen Great Black Preach-
ers.” Presently he has the distinction of
being the Senior Bishop in the A.M.E.
Church. He serves as president of the
A.M.E. Church General Board; as
founder and chair emeritus af the Con-
gress of National Black Churches
(CNBC); chair of the Board of Trus-
tees of Turner Theological Seminary
at the Interdenominational Theolog-
ical Center, and chair of the Board of
Trustees of Morris Brown College.
John Hurst Adams also serves on
national boards. He is vice-president,
National Coalition Black Voter
Participation, and a member of
American Income Life Insurance
Company, Africare, Inc., Atlanta Uni-
versity Center, Center for Theology
and Public Policy and the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference.
Bishop Adams is married to Dr.
Dolly Desselle Adams, Episcopal
Supervisor of the Women’s Mission-
ary Society (WMS), the Young Peo-
ple’s Division (YPD), and the
Ministers’ Wives of the Sixth Epis-
copal District. An eminent educator
and leader in civic, religious, eco-
nomic, political and social endeavors,
she is the recipient of the B.A. degree
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Bishop V. R. Anderson
the District was divided into three con-
ferences and Bishop Joseph Gomez,
Bishop Frederick Jordan and Bishop
Howard T. Primm were assigned to
bring the Fifth District into the
General Conference.
In 1956, the torch was passed to
Bishop Frederick Jordan. Bishop Jor-
dan was known to refer to preachers
he knew well as ‘‘partners.’’ After two
years, Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr., was
assigned to the Fifth District and en-
tertained the 1960 General Conference
in Los Angeles.
In 1960, the torch was passed to
Bishop Howard T. Primm. Bishop
Primm used to say, ‘‘Let us pray...
I buy corn from everybody, but I
grind it in my own mill.”’
The torch was passed to Bishop
Harrison J. Bryant in 1968. Bishop
Bryant used to say, ‘‘Life is like riding
a tiger... hard to stay on him, but
you’d better not fall off.’’
Following Bishop Bryant, the torch
was passed, in 1976, to Bishop H.
Hartford Brookins, who so often said,
“Your title might change, but it does
not change your personality. If you
are on the ground, you cannot fall off
the ground.”’
In 1984, the torch was passed to
Bishop W. Murph, who was elected
bishop from the Fifth District and re-
tired from the Fifth at the last General
Conference in 1988.
V.L., what is your point? The point
is that Bishop and Mrs. Anderson
were assigned to the Grand Old Fifth
in 1988, at the last General Con-
ference, in Ft. Worth, Texas. They
came and put their hand on the Gospel
Plow and have not looked up since to
mumble or complain. Six weeks after
the close of the General Conference,
Bishop Anderson began his series of
Annual Conferences, beginning with
the Puget Sound Conference, and
closing out in St. Louis. He moved fif-
ty preachers during the series of con-
Mrs. Vivienne L. Anderson
ferences, and every preacher was pro-
moted, and the majority of them-are
happy with their new assignments. He
only brought in one preacher from
another District—the Rev. Dr. John
Hunter, Jr., who was assigned to St.
Paul A.M.E. Church,- Wichita.
Someone said, ‘‘Transfers are like
birth control. People who are already
born are in favor of birth control; but
an unborn person would say, ‘Let me
have my chance in life.’ ’’A pastor
who is already stationed at a good
church says, ‘‘We do not need any
more transfers,’’ but let us give the
new transfer a chance. Do I need to
say more?
If you plan your work, and work
your plan, everything will go well.
Mrs. Vivienne Anderson, the Episco-
pal Supervisor of the Women’s Mis-
sionary Society, is a leader in her own
right. Mrs. Anderson uses up only
seven muscles to get her message
across. Someone said, to smile, you
have to use seven muscles. At each
conference, she used seven muscles, so
she only used up forty-nine muscles,
but to frown, it takes eighty-seven
muscles, and seven times eighty-seven
is six hundred and nine.
Bishop Anderson preached at each
Annual Conference. Bishop Anderson
plans to do a teaching mission in all of
the conferences, beginning with the
Southern California Conference, Feb-
ruary 8, 9 and 10, 1989, to be held at
First A.M.E. Church, Los Angeles.
The conference schedule has been
changed to open the Annual Confer-
ence on Wednesday night and close
on a Sunday afternoon at 3:00 PM,
giving every church an opportunity to
have their regular 8:00 AM and 10:45
AM services.
Let me borrow a quote from All-
state Insurance, which says, ‘‘You are
in good hands with Allstate.’’ The
Grand Old Fifth is in good hands
under the dynamic Anderson Team!
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The AME Christian Recorder
December 16, 1988
Commission on Pan-Methodist
Corporation
African Methodist Episcopal Church
African Methodist Episcopal
Zion Church
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
United Methodist Church
St. Louis, Missouri—‘‘Diverse, Yet
one’’ was the topic of the opening
message given by Mary A. Love,
editor of the Department of Church
School Literature for the African
Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, at
the meeting of the Commission on
Pan-Methodist Cooperation when it
organized and elected officers for the
1989-92 quadrennium in St. Louis,
Missouri, recently.
The Commission on Pan-Methodist
Cooperation is unique in Methodism.
It is the only body that has jointly been
made official and mandatory by the
General Conference of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, the
African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church, the Christian Methodist Epis-
copal Church, and The United Meth-
odist Church. The episcopal body of
each of these four denominations of
the Wesleyan tradition names six
representatives to the Commission
whose responsibilities are ‘‘to define,
determine, plan, and, in cooperation
with established agencies of the several
denominations, execute activities to
foster meaningful cooperation.””
Bishop Richard O. Bass, of the
Fifth Episcopal District of the Chris-
tian Methodist Episcopal Church, was
elected chair of the Commission.
William E. Lux, active United Meth-
odist layman and poultryman from
Manchester, Iowa, was elected vice-
chair. Others elected to the Executive
Committee are Mary A. Love to head
the Curriculum/Publications sub-
group; Dr. William H. Harris, presi-
dent of Texas Southern University and
layman of the Christian Methodist
Episcopal Church, will continue as
head of the Higher Education sub-
group; Dorothy M. Taylor, United
Methodist laywoman and president of
the New Orleans City Council, will
chair the Missions/Evangelism sub-
group; and Bishop Frederick Hilborn
Talbot, Ecumenical Officer of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church,
is to head the Social Witness sub-
group. Dr, C. Faith Richardson, lay-
woman from Newton, Massachusetts,
and outgoing Secretary of the General
Conference of The United Methodist
Church, serves as administrator,
secretary, and treasurer.
Three working committees were
also named. Bishop F. Herbert Skeete
of the Boston Area of The United
Methodist Church will chair the Per-
sonnel Committee which will be seek-
ing part time staff. Rev. Richard
Thompson, A.M.E.Z. pastor in
Washington, DC, chairs the Public
Relations Committee. Bishop Herman
L. Anderson, of the Seventh District
of the African Methodist Episcopal
Zion Church and outgoing chair of the
Commission, will head the Steering
Committee to plan the Fifth Consulta-
tion of Methodist Bishops scheduled
for March 20-22, 1991, at St. Simons
Island, Georgia.
Seeking to fulfill its mandate, to
build on the constructive progress of
the last quadrennium, and to meet the
challenge of the opening message, the
Commission voted to develop a Pan-
Methodist Action Corps and to meet
again in Nashville, Tennessee, May
9-11, 1989, at which time there will be
consultation with general agency staff
and episcopal leaders of the four de-
nominations on how to develop fur-
ther cooperation in the areas of evan-
gelism, missions, publications, social
concerns and higher education.
Contact: C. Faith Richardson
168 Mt. Vernon Street
Newtonville, MA 02160
617-332-1971
—Greetings for 1989—
Best Wishes For a
Bright New Year!
St. Stephens A. M. E. Church
Jacksonville, Florida
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Black Church
Started in 1824
(Reprint from the Cincinnati Enquirer)
by Linda Wright
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati, OH—Allen Temple
African Methodist Episcopal
(A.M.E.) Church, Cincinnati’s first
Black church, was established in 1824,
and named after the Philadelphia
founder of the national A.M.E.
Church, Richard Allen.
Led by Pastors Philip Brodie and
James King, a small band of Blacks
broke with the segregated Deer Creek
Methodist Church to form the first
Black congregation in the Queen City.
The church got its start when Isaac
Jones traveled to Baltimore in 1823,
and married a member of the A.M.E.
Church in Baltimore. While he was
there, he heard about a newly formed
Black Methodist denomination where
“all the officers were colored men
from the bishop down . . . and where
no man had to wait for the second
table to commemorate the suffering
and death of Christ.”
When Jones and his bride returned
home to Cincinnati and told the Black
members of the Deer Creek Methodist
Church about the new church, they
were determined to form an A.M.E.
church in the Queen City.
February 4, 1824, the Rev. Moses
Freeman traveled from Chillicothe to
Cincinnati to receive the group into
the Black Methodist denomination
formed in 1816, in Philadelphia, and
named Rev. Philip Brodie the first
pastor of Allen Temple.
The congregation has grown steadily
since its inception, occupying four
buildings in the downtown area,
before moving to its present location
at 7181 Reading Road in Roselawn.
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Wishing Bou a ‘
Prosperous New Year!
Rev. Felix D. Dancy
St. Paul A.M.E. Church 5
Berkeley, California
Best Wishes For
a Bright New
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REV. H. F. DOBSON
Presiding Elder
Tenth Episcopal District
‘Dr. Ellis H. Casson Received Award’’
CONTRIBUTING SAN DIEGANS
TO BE HONORED
Enhancing the quality of life in our
community was the motivating factor
in the lives of the five persons
honored at the Bethel Baptist, HAR-
VEST BANQUET AND COMMU-
NITY SERVICE AWARDS. The
event was a celebration in the U.S.
Grant Hotel. ‘Building A Better
Community’’ was the banquet theme
and the honorees were Dr. Cleo
Malone, Father Joseph Carroll, Dr.
Ruby Cremaschi-Schwimmer, Dr.
Howard H. Carey, and Dr. Ellis H.
Casson.
All have distinguished themselves
through many years of service and
were being honored in the fields of
Drug Abuse Reduction, Help for the
Homeless, Improving Educational
Opportunities for Underachieving
Youth, Elimination of Hunger, and
Promotion of Ecumenical Principles.
The Palavra Tree, Inc., is based on
Executive Director Dr. Cleo Malone’s
Community-Social (COM-SOC)
Model Alcohol Recovery Program.
Through the foundation/program,
individuals and their loved ones,
community residents and community
leaders can utilize their love, un-
derstanding and technical assistance to
affect attitude and environmental
change concerning alcohol misuse and
abuse. Dr. Malone chairs the Califor-
nia Council on Alcohol Policy, and
chairs Congressman Bate’s Substance
Abuse Task Force.
Father Joseph Carroll’s tireless ef-
forts have resulted in the development
of a nationally recognized shelter for
the homeless. He had brought to-
gether a partnership of the business
community, elected officials, and so-
cial service organizations in hosting a
Christmas holiday event, providing
shelter, food, clothing and gifts for
hundreds of homeless. Father Carroll
is President of St. Vincent de Paul/
Joan Kroc Center.
Since the appointment of Dr. Ruby
Cremaschi-Schwimmer as principal of
Lincoln Preparatory High School, the
school has experienced an increase in
enrollment, lower drop out rate, im-
proved attendance, and a rise in self-
esteem. Dr. Cremaschi-Schwimmer
established over forty-two tutorial
programs, and brought in community
organizations to ensure student suc-
cess. Students say of Dr. ‘‘C,’’ ‘She
treates you like family. She really
cares.”
Dr. Howard H. Carey, Executive
Director of Neighborhood House As-
sociation, has consistently provided
financial support and direction for the
Dr. Ellis H. Casson
Neighborhood House Association
Food Bank. Dr. Carey has been a po-
litical and social catalyst in bringing
local and national awareness to the
plight of the hungry and homeless. In
1987, through the Holiday Food
Drive, Dr. Carey’s efforts provided
distribution of over one hundred tons
of food to the needy.
Dr. Ellis H. Casson serves on nu-
merous local and state boards, the Na-
tional Council of Churches Governing
Board, and was Program Vice Presi-
dent for the National Council of
Churches in U.S.A., among many
other national accomplishments. In
1970 Dr. Casson was selected among
the Outstanding Young Men of Ameri-
ca, has been selected as one of Who’s
Who Among Black Americans, and has
received numerous awards and cita-
tions. Dr. Casson has done much in
San Diego, and is Senior Pastor of
Bethel A.M.E. Church.
The five honorees have improved
the quality of life for many through-
out the community.
Keynote speaker for the banquet
was Dorothy L. Smith, president of
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the San Diego School Board, Mrs,
Smith addressed critical issues con-
fronting our community.
Dr. John W. Ringgold is pastor of
Bethel Baptist Church and Ambrose
Brodus is chairman of the event, This
special fundraiser was designed to ini-
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Internationally acclaimed conductor
James DePreist hosts KING: A GLOBAL
CELEBRATION, National Public
Radio’s two-hour music tribute to Martin
Luther King Day, January 16, 1989. Air-
ing live in the U. S. and more than twenty
countries in Europe and the Soviet Union,
the special links live concerts of music as-
sociated with King, performed by orches-
tras at three of America’s top music
schools. The special is a production of
NPR in association with American Public
Radio and WFMT-FM Chicago, Illinois.
(Check listings for local broadcast times).
Washington, DC—In a musical cele-
bration of the life and ideals of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., National
Public Radio, in association with
American Public Radio and WFMT-
FM/Chicago, Illinois, presents KING:
A GLOBAL CELEBRATION.
The two-hour special program com-
memorating Martin Luther King Day
on January 16, 1989, links live con-
certs across the country from three
leading music schools, presenting mu-
sic associated with King. The pro-
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conductor James DePreist, will be
transmitted live via satellite to public
radio stations in the U.S., and,
through the European Broadcasting
Union, to more than twenty countries
in Europe and the Soviet Union.
The first part of the program origi-
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the oldest, independent music conser-
vatory in continuous existence in the
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Composer George Russell leads the
New England Conservatory Jazz Or-
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from sources including a Moog syn-
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The concert also includes the New
England Conservatory Jazz Orchestra
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mance is an as-yet-untitled work, also
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James Newton. Newton was voted the
highest-ranking jazz flutist in Down-
beat magazine polls for 1983 and 1984,
and has recorded several award-win-
ning albums.
Following is ‘‘Magnetic Varia-
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film score for ‘tA Soldier’s Story,”’
among other well-received works, and
a widely respected consultant for
Black music programs around the
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of the Indiana University Opera
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Robert Porco.
Bernstein composed ‘‘Mass’’ at the
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premiere in September 1971. The ac-
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of elements including folk music,
blues, rock, and Broadway.
Indiana University is regarded as
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KING: A GLOBAL CELEBRA-
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Mirageas, WFMT-FM/Chicago, II-
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January 16, 1989, at 2:00 p.m. E.T.
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A.M.E. Church International Members in Excess of 6 Million
claim to the world community our
proud and heroic heritage. We note
with pride those who have been in-
spired and motivated by Richard
Allen, the apostle of the struggle for
selfhood. To call the honor roll of
those who have caught the vision and
carried the torch would require a tre-
mendous amount of time, energy and
paper. However, inasmuch as I have
been assigned by my church to super-
intend the work in Central Africa, and
most especially Malawi, Zambia and
Zimbabwe—countries that have
wrested their freedom and_ in-
dependence from the grips of Euro-
pean colonial domination—lI feel im-
pelled to call to mind some of the
African giants produced by the strug-
gle, which was not unlike that of
Richard Allen vs. The Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Included on the roster of African
leaders are:
Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda, Life
President of Malawi, a product of an
A.M.E. Church education, Dr.
Robert Gabriel Mugabe, President
of Zimbabwe, who has been a staunch
supporter of the A.M.E. Church for
years and Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda,
President of Zambia who, during the
struggle, made the A.M.E. Church his
major base of spiritual and moral sup-
port.
The African Methodist Episcopal
Church has been on the continent of
Africa for over sixty years and has
bred generations of Allenites who
abide by the concept of self-help, self--
reliance and self-determination.
Therefore, it is not surprising to find
that our members without exception
spiritually, physically and financially
supported the Liberation movement.
History must record that when others
held their peace and sided with the op-
pressor, the A.M.E. Church opened
its doors, arms and pocketbooks and
supported the freedom fighters. As the
sons and daughters of Richard and
Sarah Allen this is our heritage, this is
just the beginning of our legacy.
We have proposed a (13) thirteen
point program of action for our Epis-
Continued from page 3
Sixth Episcopal District
Welcomes Senior Bishop
and Wife
from Southern University, the M.A.
degree from the University of Michi-
gan, and the Ed.D. degree from Baylor
University.
Dr. Adams has held numerous pres-
tigious positions, including teacher,
college dean and university lecturer.
She has served as a member of the
Board of Directors of the United
Negro College Fund (UNCF), and is
past president of Links, Inc. She was
listed in Ebony Magazine as one of the
“Most Influential Black Americans.”
She is a member of the Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, and presently serves
as president of the Black Women’s
Agenda, Inc.
Bishop and Mrs. Adams are the
parents of three successful daughters:
Mrs. Gaye Adams Massey, attorney in
practice in Hartford, CT; Mrs. Jann
Hurst Adams-Brogdon, assistant pro-
fessor at Clark College; and Miss
Madelyn Rose Adams, who is a
second-year student at the Wharton
School of Finance, University of
Pennsylvania.
SHOES SESE SE:
copal District, which has been review-
ed by our six conferences, and unani-
mously approved. This program will
cultivate and motivate the spirit of
self-help, self-reliance and self-deter-
mination. Our basic goal is to make
our members and their communities
models of the Allen concept. We shall
obtain our God-ordained mission by
power of God who keeps us from fall-
ing, and presents us faultless before
the presence of His glory with exceed-
ing joy.
Before coming to africa I was privi-
leged to be briefed about each of the
countries I am to serve and its leader-
ship. I was moved and impressed by
the caliber of leadership which has
emerged her in Central Africa. I was
moved further to make a tangible ex-
pression of the esteem in which I hold
this leadership. Therefore, today it
is my honor as the 108th Bishop of
the A.M.E. Church to salute the lead-
ership of Dr. Kenneth David Kunda,
President of the Republic of Zambia
on behalf of the A.M.E. Church with
the presentation of the Richard Allen
award of the African Methodist Epis-
copal Church which reads as follows:
A Liberating and
Reconciling People
African Methodist
Episcopal Church
1787 - 1987
Presented to
DOCTOR
KENNETH DAVID
KAUNDA
President of the Republic of Zambia
for being an
Outstanding Role Model
of Self-Reliance as Exemplified
by the
Founder of African Methodism
BISHOP RICHARD ALLEN
Dr. Richard Allen Chappelle, Sr.
108th Elected Bishop
African Methodist Episcopal Church
1988
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A “FIRST’’ FOR THE VIRGIN ISLAND CONFERENCE
of existence.
With just two A.M.B, churches on
the small island of St. Croix, accom-
modating a population of approxi-
mately fifty-five thousand persons, it
was thought that the Virgin Islands
Conference was unable to host a con-
ference. Bishop Vernon R, Byrd and
Sister Theora Byrd, upon assignment
by the General Conference, wasted no
time. Like the true missionaries they
are, the Byrds perched on St. Croix,
surveyed the field, and heard the re-
quest, ‘‘Hold the organizational
meeting in St. Croix, We can do it!”’
Pastors within the 16th joined in the
request: ‘‘Let’s hold the Organiza-
tional Meeting in the Virgin Islands.’’
Our Bishop said, ‘‘So be it!’’
His theme—‘‘Unless souls are sav-
ed, Nothing is!’’—resounded through
the district. October 11-13 found
representatives from each of the six
conferences—brothers and_ sisters
from the Continental United States,
including General Officers and Sister
Rosetta Lee, Missionary to Haiti—
participating in informative seminars
and Holy Spirit-directed worship ser-
vices.
Setting the pace was Bishop Byrd
with praises to God for His guiding
hand and the riches of His grace. The
audience responded when a high spi-
ritual note was struck in his statement,
“‘We came to hear from God, to be
energized by His Holy Spirit, and to
be emboldened to serve,’’ as he led in
praises.
Dr. William Porter of Washington,
DC, preached the opening sermon,
emphasizing the importance of speak-
ing to God for ourselves.
The seminar on soul-winning focus-
ed on four main areas: The Effective
Pastor. Dr. Hewley Hinds, Presiding
Elder of the Guyana Conference, pre-
sented the idea that the effective pas-
tor must be impartial, knowledgeable
and spirit-filled.
The Pastor and His God. Leading
the discussion was Dr. Marjorie Jones
of Guyana. The pastor must constant-
ly strive to know what God wants him
to do in every situation. He must pre-
sent himself a living sacrifice.
The Pastor and His Life. This dis-
cussion was led by Dr. Flemming
Joseph, Presiding Elder of the Wind-
ward Island Conference (including
Trinidad and Barbados). The idea pre-
sented here was that the pastor’s life
must reflect the benevolence of God—
helpful, forgiving, reaching out to the
community—and that Christ’s life
must permeate his entire being.
The Pastor And His Mission. Rev.
Saul Louis, Presiding Elder of Haiti,
led the discussion. Speaking through
an interpreter, Mrs. Elvira Douglas,
he held that the mission of the preach-
er is to preach The Word, win souls,
and nurture the newborns in Christ.
He emphasized that it is Jesus’ work,
so every pastor should go first to Him
for the message.
The seminar on ‘‘Tithing’’ was as
challenging as the soul-winning semi-
nar. Participants in this workshop
agreed that tithing is tied in with one’s
salvation. If one is truly saved, he
tithes fully and freely out of his love
for his Lord. Tithing is a personal
transaction between the individual and
his God. One does not legislate salva-
tion; therefore, cannot legislate tith-
ing.
The midday sermon was preached
by Dr. Urcil Ifill, Secretary of the
Church, who spoke from Acts, Chap-
ter 11. He encouraged his hearers to
keep identity with the Lord. ‘‘As am-
bassadors for the Lord, we must walk
carefully before the Lord,"’ He con-
tinued: ‘*You cannot serve as ambas-
sador for a country if you don’t know
the country, No more can you serve as
ambassador for the Lord if you don’t
know the Lord.’’
Following this session, the Media
Workshop was held, Delegates
became involved in the technique of
gathering and preparing news for a dis--
trict newsletter.
Closing out the workshops at Be-
thel, Bishop Byrd and his flock arrived
at St. Luke A.M.E, Church, where the
Rev, Louis A. C. Davis is pastor. Bis-
hop Byrd preached and was at his best.
His sermon: ‘‘God’s Definition of a
Man vs. The World’s Definition.’’ He
used as his reference the David and
Goliath theme. His message evoked
courage and confidence and spurred
his audience not only to be fully ar-
moured, but also to forward march,
He reminded his hearers that victory is
assured. He suggested that the reason
David took five stones was that he re-
membered that Goliath had four
brothers.
Thursday morning found all dele-
gates in early morning prayer service
and Holy Communion, led by our bis-
hop. The sweet, sweet presence of our
Lord was felt. Spontaneous prayers of
adoration, confession, thanksgiving
and supplication were offered, at the
conclusion of which delegates enjoyed
a sumptious breakfast before leaving
for the airport.
Special guests were Rt. Rev. and
Mrs. Frederick Talbot; the Rev. Dr.
Frederick Harrison, Secretary of Mis-
sions, NY; the Rev. Dr. O. U. Ifill,
Secretary of the Church; Missionary
Lee; Mr. and Mrs. James Brown and
Mr. and Mrs. Mosieur of St. James,
Newark, NJ.
Present and extending greetings to
the assemblage were His Excellency,
the Honorable Alexander A. Farrelly,
Governor of the Virgin Islands; the
Lieutenant Governor, the Honorable
Derek Hodge; the Honorable Ron de
Lugo, Virgin Islands Delegate to Con-
gress; and, from the Senate President,
Honorable Iver A. Stridiron on behalf
of the Seventeenth Legislature.
The prayer of the host church, led
by its pastor, the Rev. Dr. Vincent H.
A. Gordon, was that ‘‘Every minute
would be a joyful one, blessed by the
Holy Spirit of God.”’
Let’s see how the delegates summed
up their experiences of the organiza-
tional meeting. (Of the many here are
just a few):
“Stimulating! The shared informa-
tion allowed us to explore various fa-
cets of the pastor as a servant of the
Lord.’’—Rev. Louis A. C. Davis,
Presiding Elder, Virgin Islands Con-
ference.
“‘Educational!’’—The Rev. Leibert
Dawkind, Presiding Elder, Jamaica
Conference.
“Fine reception! Good program-
ming! Excellent food! Pleasant re-
union!’”’—The Rev. Flemming Jo-
seph, Presiding Elder, Windward Is-
land Conference.
“T am motivated to better orga-
nize!’?—Rev. Emmanuel Ducase,
Haiti.
“‘Great!’’—Rev. E. Lester Hinds,
Jamaica Conference.
“Workshop very helpful; useful in-
formation given.’? —Margaret Roe-
buck, Virgin Islands Conference.
The water has been troubled. The
sail has been set. The Sixteenth has
been emboldened to ‘‘launch out into
the deep,’’ for ‘‘Unless souls are
saved, nothing is.”’
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Who Is ‘That Black Man?
James Earl Jones is set to host the Story Of A People—1989 specials. Jones is pictured
here with Syndicate It Productions President Robert Dockery and Story Of A People Pro-
ducer Stafford Bailey.
PUBLISHING MAGNATE
JOHN H. JOHNSON
TO BE FEATURED IN
“STORY OF A PEOPLE”’
Ebony/Jet publishing magnate John
H. Johnson will be featured in ‘‘Who
is That Black Man?,’’ one of the two
hour-long programs that make up the
“Story Of A People’’ special from
Syndicate It Productions, which will
run nationally in January and Febru-
ary, 1989.
“« ‘Story Of A People’ is a profile of
Black America, presented by Black
Americans, that attempts to give a
well-balanced appraisal of the issues
and trends that affect our culture,’’
states Robert Dockery, Jr., producer
of the special. Dockery says the image
of the Black American is often dis-
torted by the media and through the
one-hour specials ‘‘Who Is That Black
Man?’’ and ‘‘The Gospel According
To...’’ Dockery hopes to ‘‘set that
record straight.’’
‘“‘Who Is That Black Man? is a
thought-provoking special designed to
refute the myths about Black men in
America today. The special will intro-
duce viewers to hardworking, success-
ful responsible men like John H.
Johnson, a Man who is an integral
fibre of this nation.
Voted the Entrepreneur of the De-
cade in 1987, by Black Enterprise,
John H. Johnson has created a pub-
lishing and broadcast empire to be
reckoned with. Johnson was inducted
into the Publishing Hall of Fame last
year and was honored as the Most
Outstanding Black Publisher in
History in 1977, by the National
Newspaper Publishers Association.
The United Negro College Fund
honored Johnson for Distinguished
Accomplishment.
In addition to profiling Johnson,
May Your
New Year
Be Filled
With Joy!
Rev. Goodwin Douglas
Pastor
Turner Chapel A.M.E, Church
Washington, DC
“Who Is That Black Man?”’ will inter-
view Cliff Rocquemore and Micky
Stevenson, whose latest work ‘‘The
Gospel Truth,’’ is now a highly ac-
claimed musical theatre production;
eminent jazz producer, writer and mu-
sician Billy Mitchell; and the Delphi of
Louisville, Kentucky, a prominent
Black men’s club started over thirty
years ago, with members now located
across the country.
“‘Our attempt in making this special
was to show what these Black men
have done to preserve their culture and
what they are doing now to secure
their future,’’ Dockery explained.
“By seeing their daily routines, listen-
ing-in on conversations and watching
these men with their friends and fami-
lies, the audience is allowed the oppor-
tunity to make a more accurate and
honest assessment of the American
Black Male’s achievements, contribu-
tions and struggles.’’
Rev. Leslie R. White
Pastor
St. James A.M.E. Church
St. Louis, MO
50th Men’s Day Celebration Was One
Of The Greatest
New York, NY—‘‘A Challenge To
Christian Commitment and Service’’
was the theme for the ‘‘Golden’’
Men’s Day Celebration at St. Luke
A.M.E. Church, where the Rev. S.
Frank Emmanuel is the pastor. The
Rev. Vernon I. Lowe, Presiding Elder
of the Brooklyn/Westchester District,
was speaker for the occasion, and the
excellent Men’s Day Chorus attracted
a crowd of worshipers.
Presiding Elder Lowe inspired and
challenged a receptive and responsive
audience as he delivered a highly
charged and motivating sermon, lift-
ing and inspiring his listeners to a high-
er level of excellence and spirituality.
Under the divine guidance of the
Holy Spirit, the excellent administra-
tion of Pastor Emmanuel, and the in-
spiring leadership and encouragement
of the chairperson, Mr. Frank Wei-
ters, and co-chairperson, Mr. Jeffrey
Walley, the men of St. Luke united
their hearts, their time and arduous
labor, and set out to accomplish the
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New Year!
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Presiding Elder
Spartanburg District
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Columbia, SC
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The events leading up to Men’s Day
were planned for their spiritual value
rather than for monetary gain, and in-
cluded a Gospel Concert featuring the
choirs of St. Luke, a Communion and
Fellowship Breakfast, and a Banquet
honoring a former steward and one of
the oldest members of the church, Mr.
Edward Bellinger.
The afternoon program included
Songs of Inspiration from the Men’s
Day Chorus, wrapup and reporting of
the captains. The consensus of all of
those present was that the 1988 Men’s
Day Celebration was one of the great-
est events in the annals of the church’s
long history, and proved that if we
continue working together to ac-
complish a goal, and remember to
seek the Lord at all times, we can
never fail.
Submitted by: Ms. Davis,
Public Relations Dept.
St. Luke A.M.E. Church
Wishing You a
Prosperous New
Year!
REV. LEE MAY
Pastor
St. John A.M.E. Church
St. Louis, MO
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The AME Christian Recorder
Continued from page 9 Bishop S. S. Morris Takes Leadership
CHURCH VOWS TO REBUILD: construction is planned for next spring. The people:
saddened by the second fire, will rebuild their church on the same site where fires destroyed
the building twice this year.
“The decision is overwhelming. Our people want to stay at Rocky Fork. It’s been their
church home for 125 years,” said Rev. Steven Jackson, the pastor, after the congregation
met at Model Chapel A.M.E. Church in Alton, IL.
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KEEPING THE FAITH--members at prayer before their church was burned. They are not
unmindful of the evil and hatred in the world--especially in their community. The church
had been the target of vandalism many times. In 1986 vandals stole the tombstone of
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A Pictorial Review of the Sad Plight of the ‘‘Arsoned’’ New Bethel A.M.E. Church
(A) The ugly handiwork of some sick mind is evident on the church building. The historic
New Bethel has been the target of repeated vandalism.
VANDALISM NO STRANGER TO ROCKY FORK
The history of vandalism at the New Bethel Rocky Fork A.M.E. Church in Godfrey:
November 10-11, 1974—Two juveniles planted two bombs in the church, causing extensive
damage. June 1977— Vandals threw rocks through eight windows and knocked holes in the
door. May 1982—Vandals shot out six windows. June 14-15, 1986— Vandals smashed
windows, overturned pews, toppled one tombstone, stole another, and etched an obscenity
into the church door. March 6, 1987—Vandals painted racial slurs and obscentities on
church walls. April 16, 1988— Church destroyed by fire. Officials say the fire is of suspicious
origin. October 18, 1988—Church BURNED a second time in the same year.
(B) The ruins of the first fire, April 16, 1988, inspected by some of the membership. Eileen
Moore, Clementine Kennedy and Susan DeBruce view charred remains instead of a white
country church that had been their congregation’s home.
The fire destroyed both the old and the new. The pews, pulpit, a piano, and a painting of
the original Rocky Fork Church were destroyed. The first fire also destroyed an organ that
had recently been donated to the church. It had only been played on Easter Sunday two
weeks earlier.
Erasmus Green, a freed slave and the first pastor of the church, in 1863.
The Rocky Fork A.M.E. Church, a historical landmark that was founded in 1863. The
Reverend Steven Jackson serves as pastor.
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An arsonist destroyed the historic church April 16, 1988, and a repeat performance came
on October 18, 1988, when the church was burned down a second time in six months.
There is an Illinois law that makes it a federal crime to burn a religious establishment, such
as a church or synagogue. The sentence carries up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Both fires of the church have been ruled arson. Frederick Hess, U.S. Attorney of Illinois,
said, “This is no longer a local, Madison
County concern. This is a concern of the US.
Department of Justice. I will not tolerate these civil rights violations. They are a blemish on
the Land of Lincoln.”
Bishop S. S. Morris took a bold stand in a HERE WE STAND PROJECT: for religious
freedom, racial equality and the rebuilding of New Bethel A.M.E. Church, Rocky Fork,
Godfrey, IL.” Said Bishop Morris, “This is an effort to demonstrate, as African Methodists
and the religious community, in a physical and monetary way, that this church is not
standing alone in its struggle against racism and apartheid in this commuity. Here we stand
together to be judged not by the color of our skins, but by the contents of our character as
brothers and sisters standing up for our God-given freedom of religion in these great United
States of America.”
that we will not tolerate this kind of
action happening to any of our
churches in the Connection; for I
believe if crimes of this nature can con-
tinue to go unpunished and our voice
is silent, our credibility in all commu-
nities will be jeopardized. All of us are
a part of this endeavor asa Connection
and, because a sister church needs our
help, we must all respond to the best of
our ability.
4. I believe we should come togeth-
er as a denomination on behalf of reli-
gious freedom and brotherhood in this
great land of freedom and
opportunity.
History of New Bethel A.M.E. Church, Rocky Fork
by Irene Timmermiere
The A.M.E. Churches in the United
States originated in Philadelphia, PA.
The A.M.E. Church was started in
1787 in that city by a group of Amer-
icans whose forefathers came from
Africa as slaves. Organizer of the orig-
inal church was a 27-year-old African,
a negro, Richard Allen, who believed
that Methodism suited the Black race
better than any other because of its
simple and direct emphasis upon the
Gospel.
As the American people moved
west, church edifices were non-
existent and the early religious servic-
es, when weather permitted, took the
form of group meetings or camp meet-
ings where people from miles around
congregated for several days ina given
area and listened to an itinerant minis-
ter or preacher. This form of religious
service was very popular in this area.
Mrs. Florence Cannon could recall
that there was such a “Camp Ground”
on the property now owned by Urice,
Wesley, Barbara and Mary Matlock,
used for services prior to the erection
of a church edifice. Those who
participated were freed slaves or slaves
who had reached “free” territory (IIli-
nois being a free state) via the “under-
ground railroad.” Some Negroes went
onto Canada. Several remained in the
Rocky Fork area and formed the
nucleus of the Black community that
became a haven for them. It was a
community of some stature, with
numerous log cabins dotting the area
north of the A. Joseph Hyndman
property off the Old Jerseyville Road.
The name “Rocky Ford” comes
from the lay of the land near the
present church site where the old road
made a fork and ran down the hill to
the left of the church rather than to the
right as it does now, meeting Rocky
Fork Creek at the bottom of the hill.
This area (all the land between Little
Piasa Creek and Big Piasa Creek) was
also known as Scarretts Prairie. This
land was acquired by the Spaulding
and Hawley families and later another
family; and through hard and tedious
work, along with prudent living, the
Negroes of the Rock Fork Community
were able to acquire small parcels of
land for clearing and raising the food
needed for their families. Much of the
land in this immediate area is still
owned by descendants of the original
Black families who made up the Rocky
Fork Community.
The guiding spirit of the Rocky
Fork settlement was Erasmus Green, a
Methodist minister. Being a freed
slave, he came to the area as a young
man and it was he, along with A. J.
Hyndman, who organized the A.M.E.
Church at Rocky Fork in 1863. The
ground for erection of the church was
deeded over to the members for $1.00
by Ludun and Jane Parks. The church
stood about 50 years to the left of the
present church, facing south.
We have been told the original
church was approximately ten feet
longer than the present church; it was
built without a cellar, but on a stone
foundation and had a vaulted ceiling.
As was true of almost every rural
church, it was the center of all religious
and social activities. Members walked
many miles to receive the Word. To
ride in a wagon was a luxury.
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The AME Christian Recorder
December 26, 1988
Christian Recorder Editor
Participates in Dedication of
$1,000,000 Gift to TSU
Dr. R. H. Reid, Jr.
TSU DEDICATES AT&T BELL LAB
Nashville, TN—Tennessee State Uni-
versity’s School of Engineering and
Technology dedicated its new AT&T
Bell Laboratory Computer-Aided-De-
sign Laboratory recently, according to
Dr. Decatur B. Rogers, dean of the
School.
The dedication ceremony began
with a manifesto by Dr. R. H. Reid,
Jr., Editor, A.M.E. Christian Re-
corder, who also gave the Benediction.
Dr. Joseph Colson, executive director
for AT&T, presented a check to the
School amounting to $45,000 to be
used among the various engineering
programs.
The Lab was completed with a por-
tion of a $750,000 AT&T donation
given earlier this year. That donation
was given to the electrical and me-
chanical engineering programs and the
PERRET IERIE IER IERIE RIE RPE R IORI RRR
(Note: In the December 12, 1988, Issue of the
Christian Recorder, we inadvertently put the
wrong address on A. D. Tyson, Jr.’s Ad. We
apologize for this error).
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A.M.E. CHURCH
Chicago, Illinois
computer and mathematics depart-
ments. AT&T’s total donation to TSU
amounts to some $1,000,000.
Other AT&T officials joining Dr.
Colson were Michael Holmes and
Jesse Russell and AT&T's visiting pro-
fessors to TSU, Kenneth Schmidt and
Nary Willette.
TSU was one of fifty-two institu-
tions of higher learning to be selected
from seventy finalists that submitted
proposals for the equipment grant.
The equipment award is part of
AT&T’s University Equipment Dona-
tion Program (UEDP) that has given
more than $170 million to colleges and
universities since its inception in 1984.
Equipment is given based on an invita-
tion to submit a proposal for the use
of AT&T equipment in research and
instruction. The proposal from TSU
was competitively evaluated for
technical and educational value before
AT&T made the grant. AT&T has said
it will award grants only to those col-
leges and universities that proposed in-
novative applications to use com-
puting and networking in support of
research or instruction.
“‘We are very pleased to have been
selected by AT&T to receive this
grant,’’ Dr. Otis L. Floyd, TSU Presi-
dent said. ‘‘AT&T is an acknowledged
leader in data networking and AT&T’s
products will prove invaluable in fur-
thuring our work in this area.
Rey. A. D. Tyson, Jr.
UNION CHAPEL
A.M.E. CHURCH
Newark, New Jersey
(Note: In the December 12, 1988, Issue of the
Christian Recorder, we inadvertently put the
wrong address on A. D. Tyson, Jr.’s Ad. We
apologize for this error).
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Houston, Texas
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thru Meeting
Thurs., June 22nd
JULY, 1989
Sun., July 30th
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Biennial Meeting
— Watch For Update—
Michel’s Amos ‘N’ Andy Slur
by Floyd H. Flake
Congressman Floyd H. Flake
Floyd H. Flake, a Democrat, is a Repre-
sentative from Queens and pastor at Allen
A.M.E. Church, Jamaica, NY
Robert H. Michel, the House re-
publican leader, has apologized for
bemoaning the demise of Black min-
strel shows, but the insensitivity of his
comments, in a television interview,
and the effects of them, cannot be
erased.
Nostalgia for racism is scary any
way you look at it. If Mr. Michel is la-
tently racist, he should not be in Con-
gress. If he is so obtuse that he cannot
see the harm in racist entertainment,
he should go back to a grade-school
history class.
In a court of law, if a prosecutor
personally slights a defendant and
makes him look bad, the judge will
strike the comment from the record
and tell the jury to disregard it, but the
jury has heard the remark and cannot
help making a judgment. It is clear
from Mr. Michel’s expressed nostalgia
for minstrel shows and the ‘‘Amos ‘n’
Andy”’ radio program that he doesn’t
understand that stereotypes, jests and
derogatory names are harmful. They
do more than reflect established pre-
judice: They cause new prejudice.
He mimicked Amos ‘n’ Andy cha-
racters and sang part of ‘‘Old Man
River’’ while imitating minstrel dia-
lect. He said that ‘‘we used to have
minstrel shows when I was in grade
school’’ but that ‘‘today you can’t do
that, everybody blackfaced up,’’ con-
cluding, ‘‘I think it’s too bad.”’
Talking about the lyrics of ‘‘Old
Man River,’’ he said, ‘‘Now the
original, you know, niggers—it’s of-
fensive, so we don’t use it.’’ The word
“‘niggers’’ is no less offensive or dispa-
raging simply because it has a place in
history. There is no place in our socie-
ty for supposedly humorous carica-
tures that maliciously insult a group of
people and promote racial disharmony
and alienation.
We have seen a dramatic increase in
race-related violence in New York
City and across the country. Some
blame must be placed on the bigoted
comments of elected officials and
public figures. Al Campanis, the
former Los Angeles Dodgers execu-
tive; Jimmy (The Greek) Snyder and
Mr. Michel make racially offensive
statements and racial slurs more ac-
ceptable when they use them in public.
Mr. Michel apparently relishes his-
torical accuracy about a shameful seg-
ment of our history. Does he not ap-
preciate the insidiousness of his bi-
zarre enjoyment of imitations and ca-
ricatures that demean Blacks? Has he
forgotten the roots of black-faced
minstrel shows? Can he not see that
they display and promote bigotry?
He has apologized, but he has
shown such a callous and dangerous
philosophy, and insensitivity to race
relations that he should consider re-
signing his leadership position in the
House. This would demonstrate that
there is no place for bigotry and racial
insensitivity in our country.
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Greater Allen Chapel A.M.E.
Church Observes Men’s Day
Greater Allen Chapel A.M.E.
Church of Macon, Georgia, observed
Men’s Day, November 20, 1988, dur-
ing morning worship.
“The Search Is Still On’’ was the
topic of the speech delivered by Rev.
H. W. Terrell, Presiding Elder of the
Griffin District of Georgia. His sub-
ject was based on Jeremiah 5:1 which
states:
Run ye to and fro through the
streets of Jerusalem, and see now,
and know and seek in the broad
places thereof, if ye can find a man.
If there be any that executeth judg-
ment, that seeketh the truth, and I
will pardon it.
The speaker stated that the search is
still on in the religious world, the
family circle, and in the fields of
technology, medicine, politics and
education for strong men, especially
Black men, who have the tenacity and
dedication of Jeremiah. He challenged
A True Son of Allen
Rev. James Z. Roberts
Rev. James Z. Roberts is a
Presiding Elder in the Liberian Annual
Conference in West Africa. The spirit
of our early church father is alive in
him. He has one church on his district.
To get to it, he rides seven hours by
car at the end of the road he gets out
and walks for another three hours.
Yes, this is a true son of Allen.
the congregation to search for Jesus
when looking for solutions to the
many crises that citizens are faced with
today.
Inspirational music was rendered by
an Interdenominational Male Chorus.
Other participants on the program
were Brothers Burney Lester, James
Goodrum, William Barnes, Marlon
Cowan, Edgar Law, Zebede Leroy,
Robert J. Williams, Walter Mathis,
Terrance Jolly, Ulysses Norwood,
Marion McCarthy, Charles Murphey,
Rev. Alan H. Wicker, and Rev. Willie
Brown. The program was chaired by
Brothers Marion McCarthy and
Robert J. Williams. Rev. Alan Hale
Wicker is the pastor of the Historic
Church.
Joyce B. Simonton, Reporter
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
291 Pursley Street
Macon, Georgia
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Prosperous
New Year!
Northern California
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Presiding Elder
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THEME: Conversions/Accessions/Retentions
January 10-13, 1989
COURT OF FLAGS HOTEL — ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32819
Chairman of Commission on Evangelism
Dr. Y. Benjamin Bruce
Director of Evangelism
Bishop Philip R. Cousin
Host Bishop
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ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
FIRST EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BISHOP FRANK C, CUMMINGS
BERMUDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
March 9-12, 1989
WMS Annual Day
March 8, 1989
Heard Chapel A.M.E. Church
Glebe Road
Pembroke East, Bermuda
Church Telephone (809) 292-3949
Pastor’s Telephone (809) 292-3949
The Rev. Reginald McRae, Host Pastor
The Rev. Conway Simmons, Host P.E.
NEW JERSEY
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
April 5-9, 1989
WMS Annual Day
April 4, 1989
Bethel A.M.E. Church
512 N. Church Street
Moorestown, NJ 08057
Church Telephone: (609) 235-3152
Pastor’s Telephone: (609) 234-7624
The Rev. Vernal Simms, Host Pastor
The Rev. John H. Johnson Jr., Host P.E.
DELAWARE
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
April 13-16, 1989
WMS Annual Day
April 12, 1989
Dickerson Chapel A.M.E. Church
South Dupont Highway
Millsboro, DE 19966
Church Telephone: (302) 934-6360
Pastor’s Telephone: (302) 674-0150
The Rev. James Hill, Host Pastor
The Rev. Joseph D. Tull, Host P.E.
NEW YORK
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
April 26-30, 1989
WMS Annual Day
April 25, 1989
Emmanuel A.M.E. Church
37-41 West 119th Street
New York City, NY 10026
Church Phone: (212) 722-3969
Pastor’s Phone: (914) 636-6334
The Rev. Millard D. Birt, Host Pastor
The Rev. W. Lee Freeman, Host P.E.
NEW ENGLAND
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
May 18-21, 1989
WMS Annual Day
May 17, 1989
Bethel A.M.E. Church
110 Grove Street
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Church Telephone: (203) 384-9200
Pastor’s Telephone: (203) 371-0214
The Rev. Ellis B. Louden, Host Pastor
The Rev. Herbert L. Eddy, Host P.E.
PHILADELPHIA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
May 24-28, 1989
WMS Annual Day
May 23, 1989
Trinity A.M.E. Church
27th and Cumberland Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19132
Church Telephone: (215) 229-1652
Pastor’s ae (215) 276-1360
The Rev. E. Saunders, Host Pastor
The Rev. Harry J. White, Host P.E.
THE FIRST DISTRICT
PLANNING MEETING
June 8-9, 1989
Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Corner of New and Neilson Streets
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Church Phone: (201) 749-8476
Pastor’s Phone: (201) 545-3638)
The Rev. H. A. Hildebrand, Host Pastor
The Rev. C. E. Martin, Host P.E.
Attend Your
Annual Conference
SIXTEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BISHOP Y. R, BYRD
JAMAICA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
April 12-16, 1989
Chapel of Christ Redeemer Church
15 Swallowfield Road
Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies
Church Phone: 92-93824
The Rev. S. Lawrence, Host Pastor
The Rey. J. E. Micklejohn, Host P.E.
GUYANA-SURINAME
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
April 20-23, 1989
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Kaiser Straat 140
Paramaribo, Surinam
The Rev. Pearline E. Chaser, Host Pastor
The Rev. Dr. H. E. Hinds, Sr., Host P.E.
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
April 27-30, 1989
Bethel A.M.E. Church
12th & Queen Street
U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Croix
Church Phone: 1-809-773-6892
Pastor’s Phone: 1-809-778-9403
The Rev. V. H. A. Gordon, Host Pastor
The Rev. Louis C. Davis, Host P.E.
HAITI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
May 4-7, 1989
A.M.E. Church
Rue de Centre #320
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
The Rev. Saul Louis, Host Pastor
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
June 21-25, 1989
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The Rev. J. Green, Host Pastor & P.E.
TRINIDAD—GRENADA—
BARBADOS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
July 19-24, 1989
Nazareth A.M.E. Church
Sunshine Avenue
San Juan, Trinidad
The Rev. Anderson Burkett, Host Pastor
The Rev. Dr. Fleming Joseph, Host P.E.
LONDON ENGLAND
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Bay 624 Malton Road
North Kensington
London W. 10 6110
The Rev. B. K. Tweed, Host Pastor
*Date and Place to be announced
Happy New Year!
Dr. O. L. Dawson
North Houston District
Houston, Texas
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The AME Christian Recorder
ATTEND CHURCH GROWTH SEMINAR
The Department of Worship and
Evangelism of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church will present their
Second Annual Evangelism and
Church Growth Seminar at the Court
of Flags Hotel Orlando, Florida,
January 10-13, 1989.
The planned activities are scheduled
to begin at 9:00 AM. This year's
theme is Conversions/Accessions/Re-
tentions. The seminar will address the
following areas: liturgical develop-
ment/African American music, uti-
lizing the Sunday School as a basis for
evangelism, evangelism in view of a
Black womanist theological perspec-
tive, equipping missionaries for
Church growth and evangelism, and
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Dr. D. C. Coleman
Presiding Elder
from the
Department of Worship
and Evangelism
DR. Y. B. BRUCE
Director
8128 Banyan Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32819
Fourth Episcopal District 5
equipping laity for evangelism. Also,
the seminar will feature some of the
renowned personalities of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church (Bis-
hops, General Officers, Ministers, and
Lay Persons).
Registration Fee; $35.00
Mail to:
Dr, Y, Benjamin Bruce, Sr,
Director of Evangelism
§78 Major Boulevard, Suite 200
Post Office Box 690638
Orlando, FL 32819
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Louisville, KY
% Rev. Willie S. Love
3 Pastor
Dr. Cecil ‘‘Chip’’ Murray
Pastor
First A.M.E. Church
Los Angeles, CA
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