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VOL. 135, No. 20

JUNE 30, 1986

PRICE: 50 CENTS

Bishop Talbot Emphasizes
Ministerial Education In Georgia

Bishop F. H. Talbot
Atlanta, GA—Bishop Talbot’s im-

pact on the significance of
theological education has clearly
come to the fore as evidenced by the
number of pastors in the Sixth
Episcopal District who are either at-
tending seminary or who have
finished seminary during the six
years of his administration.

Alex Haley was reared in
Henning, Tennessee. The eldest of
three sons of a college professor
father and a mother who taught
grammar school, Haley finished
high school at 15. He did two
college years before enlisting in
1939 as a messboy in the U.S. Coast
Guard.

Kenneth Robinson,

us

Dr. Kenneth Robinson

Dr. Kenneth Robinson is a clinical
instructor in medicine. He
graduated from the Harvard
Medical School in 1979, and has been
at Vanderbilt for almost four years.
In addition to his position at VUMC,
Robinson is a 1986 graduate of
Vanderbilt Divinity School and
pastor of the Payne Chapel African
Methodist Episcopal Church.

I always wanted to be a doctor. I
was a sick child, had childhood
asthma, spent a lot of time actually
in and out of the hospital as a child. I

Dr. Roosevelt Morris, pastor of
First AME Church in Athens, GA,
credits Bishop Talbot for providing
the initial- impetus that influenced
him to further his theological educa-
tion. Dr. Morris received the Doctor
of Ministry degree in May, 1986,
from Candler School of Theology,
Emory University, in Atlanta, GA.
He says that “Bishop Talbot’s sharp
mind, administrative skills and the
knowledge of ministry are at-
tributes that you want to acquire.”

After serving under Bishop Talbot
for three years, and being influenc-
ed by his constant emphasis on
Christian education, the pastor
enrolled in Emory University and
concentrated his studies in the
discipline of Christian education.
The title of his doctoral dissertation
is: “A models approach to inten-
tional teaching with implications of
promoting the values of the
Kingdom of God.” The dissertation
draws on. the research of _
pedagogical scholarship in an at-

Dr. Roosevelt Morris
tempt to show how both pedagogical
research and theology inform the
praxis of Christian education in the
local church.

Dr. Morris intends to continue to
research and write to expand
several ideas of the dissertation into
a book for publication during the re-
mainde* of Bishop Talbot’s ad-

F ~~ ministration im the,Sixth District.

Tennessee’s Homecoming ’86 Recognizes Her Celebrities

On his various ships at sea
during World War II, Haley
worked late into the nights trying
to write stories. For eight years,
editors rejected hundreds of his
manuscripts before finally
occasional ones began to be
accepted.

In 1952, the Coast Guard created

Clinical Instructor

always had a vision of becoming the
one on the other side of the bed in
the white coat.

My vocation changed somewhat
after I was in medical school. The
summer after my first year of
medical school I also entered the
ministry, so now I see myself with
the primary image of a minister
with the particular skills to practice
medicine. And yet the calling is a
very similar one—to share, to touch,
to heal, to restore to wholeness.

I’m really at the medical center
five days a week, but I’m here for
variable lengths of time. My position
is clinical instructor of medicine, so
I’m on the clinical faculty; I practice
here, but I’m only part-time faculty.
Basically, I round in the hospital
once a day, six days a week. I cover
the Occupational Health Service
two mornings a week, Mondays and
Wednesdays, most commonly. And I
precept—I teach a clinic for junior
and senior medical residents on
Tuesday mornings. They have a
clinic here on Tuesday mornings,
and I am their faculty preceptor. My
role there—I lead them in a pre-

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a new rating for
Journalist. While assisting the
handling of U.S. Coast Guard
public relations, he continued his
self-taught efforts to improve his
writing.

In 1959, Haley retired after 20
military years. He ventured into a
new career of full-time freelance
magazine writing. His subjects
mostly were headline-making
personalities. One among these
was the controversial “Malcolm
X,” with whom Haley wrote his

Alex Haley

Haley—Chief

first book, The Autobiography of

Malcolm X. Published in 1965, it
was selected among “The Ten Best
American Books of the 1960's
Decade,” and it is now required
reading in most U.S. high schools
and colleges.

Haley next entered a_ long,
intensive, challenging ordeal of
researching the maternal side of
his own family, which eventually

Perry New Eastern
Air Manager

Eastern Airlines has named John
B. Perry manager of ai
vices, Atlanta. He replac
W. Haslip who was name
of building services in A

Perry and the 300 em
supervises are responsi
vicing all Eastern air
cluding in-carrier cle
refueling. He reports
Bohan, director of airp
in Atlanta.

Perry has held posi
creasing responsibility s
ed Eastern in 1966 as a
agent in New York. I
Perry transferred to
analyst of cargo servic
became a senior in
marketing. He becam
manager of ramp services in Atlanta
in 1980. Three years later Perry
relocated to Daytona Beach as
manager of sales and services. His
most recent position was as
manager of ramp services in Atlan-
ta.

Perry is an alumnus of Stony
Brook, N.Y. He has been involved
with numerous professional clubs
and civic organizations in Atlanta
and Daytona Beach. His most recent
recognitions are the Salute to
Leadership Award from the United
Negro College Fund and Who’s
Who Among Black Americans, 4th
edition. .

Born in Americus, Ga., Perry is
married to the former Yvonne
Halback of St. Stephens, S.C. The
couple have two children, Monique,

19, and Keith, 15. The family lives in
--Peachtree City. —

he traced back across some 200
years and six generations. Finally,
he determined that his fourth
great grandfather was Kunta
Kinte, a youth of the Gambia, West
Africa, who in 1767 was kidnapped
and brought to the United States
as a slave.

Haley’s resulting second book,
Roots, became the biggest best-
seller in U.S. publishing history.
Published worldwide, by now in 37
language translations, it has sold
over six million hardcover copies.

A further phenomenon occurred
when Roots was filmed into a 12-
hour television mini-series. Its
seven-night run during January
1977 drew over 130 million
viewers, the greatest program
audience in television history.

Haley’s writing has won him
America’s two topmost writing
awards: the Pulitzer Prize and the
National Book Award. Colleges
and universities have awarded
him 17 honorary academic
doctorate degrees, while from
other sources he has received over
300 special recognitions. Time
Magazine has labeled Haley “A
Folk Hera,” and his book Roots, “A
Cultural Landmark.” The Reader's
Digest has termed Haley as “One of
the greatest storytellers of our
time.”

The world-renowned author
lives in Los Angeles. The heavy
demand for his lecturing
appearances sees him traveling
extensively about the U.S. and
abroad.

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JUNE 30, 1986

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Hands Across America” A Great Experience

The Biggest “Stunt” in the History of the United States of America

Often, we focus upon a specific
activity, placing a great emphasis
upon that occasion as though that
activity — that occasion — is an
end in itself. We would hope that
the Hands Across America feat
will not be a climax, but, rather, a
genesis from which America will
build the kinds of programs that
will diminish the problems for
which millions stood on May 25.
The focus was upon the homeless
and hungry in America.

I do not know how much money
was raised, but I strongly feel
that the level of consciousness
was raised. There were 10 million
hands, by 5 million Americans,
stretched 3,000 miles from California to New York. At both ends of
the line — in California and New York — were homeless families. It
was a significant event not only because, for two hours, millions of
Americans were uniquely linked together in a common cause, but
because it symbolized the plight of America today. There are no
longer just homeless and hungry individuals, but homeless and
hungry families all over America.

The Hands Across America project — a celebrity-studded charity
drive for the homeless and hungry of this nation of plenty — was ex-
pected to net $50 million. According to Ken Kragen, who organized
the human chain across the country, the cost of staging such a pro-
duction was more than $12 million. This national hand-holding pro-
ject that snaked its way from the West Coast to the East Coast
passed through Washington, D.C., where President Ronald Reagan
and his family linked up to the chain of hands and made their finan-
cial contribution.

ROBERT H. REID, JR.

According to a U.P.I. news source, Mr. Robert Hayes said, “Since

President Reagan took office, the administration has cut $20 billion
in funds to house the nation’s poor.” He called the homeless problem
part of a “deliberate political decision” and said, “People have to
recognize that if we continue to permit government to abandon poor
people we'll have 5 million homeless Americans in a couple of
years.” Organizer Kragen said it was not the President’s burden
alone to solve the problem.

“There was something obscene about the President’s participa-
tion,” said Robert Hayes of the Coalition for the Homeless in New
York City, where more than 23,000 people live in emergency
shelters, welfare hotels and city streets.

Many of us have wondered, and asked aloud, how sensitive is the
President to the plight of the poor, homeless, hungry and
unemployed people of America. I seem to remember that when he
first campaigned for the office, a news reporter asked him, during
the Carter-Reagan debates, about the race problem in America, and
his response was, I didn’t know there was a race problem. That
statement has haunted me; and I yet wonder if his assessments of
social and economic problems will ever allow for improvement. Cer-
tainly, he will not go down in history as a do-nothing president, but
we will always be left wondering how “aware” he was of the people-
problems in the U.S.A.

Recently, the President said, in effect, that the reason that there
were so many hungry, homeless people is they don’t have informa-
tion as to where relief is. I guess that could also mean — if followed
to a logical conclusion — that unemployed people don’t know where
jobs are; the college-bound students don’t know where educational
resource funds are. It’s all there; you just have to find it.

I think that ours is a government of the people, by the people and
for the people. This does not suggest that we do away with personal
initiative, ingenuity, creativity, ambition, but, rather, that ample op-
portunity be provided so that the rewards can be attained by all who
seek them in corporate America — the nation of plenty. I will never
be convinced by rhetoric that all these unfortunate people are lazy,
cheats, and unwilling to have a better life.

Sven though “Hands Across America” was the biggest “stunt” in
the history of America, I hope it proves to be the bulwark of protec-
tion against any further erosion of the good life in America. The
Poor People’s March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr., gave his famous address, “I Have A Dream,” got us some

attention and some real action. Our taxpaid servants, housed in
Washington and responsible to legislate in the favor and best in-
terest of all the people, put some new laws on the books and teeth in
the enforcement of the existing ones. It’s not perfect yet, but it is a
great deal better for minorities today.

If all those millions comprising Hands Across America were con-
centrated in Washington, and could reach out to hug the White
House and embrace Capitol Hill, maybe, just maybe, it would serve
to get the legislative wheels turning again in the interest of
America’s homeless, hungry, poor, needy and disfranchised people.

All Payne Seminary

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JUNE 30, 1986

The AME Christian Recorder

Resolution Tells The Story

The Cleveland District Conference
Mason Chapel AME Church
Findlay, Ohio

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS Rev. Thomas L,
McCray, our Presiding Elder,
opened the Conference on the
exciting theme “The Church On
The Frontier,” stressing the
urgent need to reclaim and retain
those members who have dropped
out along the way: AND
WHEREAS the Thursday
morning seminar led by Rev. E.R.
Brown, St. Matthews, Lorain,
decried the very real need for a
change of attitude within the
Christian Church, bridging the
gap by means of fellowship; AND
WHEREAS the noonday message
delivered by Rev. Carole Clarke,
St. Mark, Cleveland, called for
self-examination, with the
question ‘‘What Is Your
Reputation?”; AND WHEREAS
Rev. Lyman Liggins, Warren
AME, Toledo, challenged us to
begin our outreach only after we
have attended to our inreach; AND
WHEREAS The Holy Commun-
ion Service—which inspired us to
new depths of spiritual
commitment—was highlighted by
a powerful sermon delivered by
Rev. Richard Cox, Allen Chapel,
Rossford; AND WHEREAS “The
Bible And The Development Of
The Spiritual Life,” as presented
by Dr. Louis-Charles Harvey,
Professor of Theology and Ethics
at United Theological Seminary,
Dayton, brought enthusiastic
response on Friday morning; AND
WHEREAS the noonday ser-
mon—a stirring exhortation to
glorify God alone—was delivered
by Dr. George Weaver, President

of Winebrenner Theological
Seminary, Findlay; AND
WHEREAS Rev. Wesley I. Reid,
Lee Memorial, Cleveland
delivered a provocative and highly
informative lecture to “The Role Of
Stewards And Trustees In The
AME Church”;

AND WHEREAS our most genial
hosts, Pastor Herbert Evans, Rev.
Mrs. Evans and the good members
of Mason Chapel have extended
such warm hospitality, sparing no
effort to insure our comfort and
well-being; AND WHEREAS the
kitchen and Dining Room
volunteers provided menus that
were both tasty and nutritious;
AND WHEREAS tthe singing,
preaching and teaching have lifted
our hearts, enlightened our minds
and sent us on our way revived and
committed to live the theme of our
Conference, BE IT RESOLVED
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Russell Mitchell
Richmond Jones

Women travelling in New
Orleans should stick with a
group while visiting the
French Quarters. The advice

comes from a new book, The
Women’s Travel Guide 125
American Cities (GK Hall,
1986 paperback book)

Quarterly Conference News

The quarter started off with
Elder L.O. Saunders presiding at
the Quarterly Conference on
Saturday Evening, March 9, 1986.
This meeting was held in the annex
of the church. A devotional is a
very important part of the
meeting. We use this time through
song, prayer, and scripture, to
honor God and ask his guidance as
we launch into a vigorous business
session. The devotional is led by
our faithful, hardworking
minister, Rev. C.K. Pridgen. We
then feel that we are in very
capable hands as Elder L.O.
Saunders has been given to us as
our earthly driver. He steers us in
the right direction in a
businesslike manner and adds a
little humor to spice things up and
keep them interesting.

More than the amount of money
reported, uppermost on the Elder’s
list of concerns is the welfare of St.
James. This is evident in the
advice, reminders and praise he
gives.

We are most proud to announce
the fact that we had eight persons
to join our church family this
quarter.

God has seen fit to take only one
of us during the quarter. For the
late Sister Blannie Murphy, a
memorial service was held during
which time her former classleader,
Brother W.E. Davis, spoke in
Sister Murphy’s behalf.

The Elder’s message on Sunday

Morning was taken from Psalm
31:14-15, Psalm 37:1-6 and the first
clause of verse seven. The text,
Leave the Driving to God, was
one to make one sit up and open his
spiritual ears as well as his
physical ones. Some of the
highlights of the sermon are as
follows: We are all on our way
somewhere, either to heaven or
hell. For either trip, we need a
driver who is always alert and has
never had an accident; Whether we
experience success or failure is in

God’s hands; He will not make the
trip an easy one, but he will
provide the strength to endure;
before beginning our journey, we
must accept Christ who is our
ticket; Commit ourselves totally,
trust in Him only and leave the
driving to God; He will drive us
safely to our destination.

After dining and fellowshipping
in our newly renovated annex, we
were led on another spiritual
journey by Rev. Chadwick,
minister of the Georgetown Circuit
of the A.M.E. Zion Church.

The quarter ended with as much
spiritual pizazz as it began.

Pray for St. James as we eagerly
enter into a new quarter and
anticipate hosting the North
Carolina Annual Conference in
May.

Elder L.O. Saunders - Presiding
Elder

Rev. C.K. Pridgen - Pastor

Jean Greene - Reporter

Black Gospel Music Performance Styles
Building a Church Choir

Church Choir Administration

Choral Technique/Repertoire
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The AME Christian Recorder

JUNE 30, 1986

RICH ONE INDEED!

by Patricia DeLeon

Member of Macedonia AME Church,

Flushing, N.Y.

I called this trip a faith journey.
Proof positive that when you take
just one step, the Lord will do the
rest. The opportunity came at a
time in my life that I consider to be
the best and most challenging in
many ways. Suddenly, I found
myself on the beautiful island of
Bermuda attending the Centen-
nial Celebration of the Bermuda
Annual Conference and the
Women’s Missionary Society of
that Conference. All quite by
accident . . . or design!

I had the privilege of
representing Mrs. Flora Eastman,
President of the New York
Conference Branch Women’s
Missionary Society at these
festivities and all other related
events. What a joy!

While in Bermuda, I noted with
delight that a sweet, sweet spirit
indwells everyone who sets foot on
what Bermudians affectionately
eall “The Rock.” Bishop Vinton
Anderson, a native Bermudian,
referred to this “rock” in his
opening-day sermon, comparing it
to the “rock,” Peter’s revelation,
upon which the Lord would build
His church. Further, I had heard
over the years, of the unequalled
hospitality of Bermudians. This is
no exaggeration: nowhere in my
life had I enjoyed such
graciousness and overwhelming
generosity.

This hospitality was extended by
Bermudians and non-Bermudians
alike. I made some very special
friends before and during and
after my trip. Dear friends whom |
will never forget. I want to shout
their names from the rooftops!
They are Ms. Julie Minors, hotel
desk clerk at the Bermudiana
Hotel in Hamilton; Presiding
Elder and Mrs. Vernon I. Lowe of
the Buffalo-Albany District, N.Y.;
Mrs. Harriet Truman, Financial
Officer of the Philadelphia
Conference Lay Organization;

Mrs, Ruth Hughes, First District
President of the WMS; Mrs. Flora
Eastman, President, N.Y.
Conference Branch WMS; Mr.
Earlston Raynor of St. Georges
Parish; Ms. Betty Daniel and
countless others.

The island of Bermuda is a
paradox. It isas American as apple
pie, as romantic as the Caribbean,
as British as tea in the afternoon,
and as proud of its African
heritage and roots. But, it is
Bermuda all by itself.

Throughout the conference, I
was reminded of the stewardship
of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church on this island. I
remember experiencing a sense of
deja vu as the Rt. Rev. Richard
Allen Hildebrand prepared to
preach the noonday service.
Amidst the exultations and
hallelujahs and the singing of “Lift
Him Up,” I was carried back to
February, 1983, when I and 100
other AME’s landed on the island
of Haiti for a week-long, fact-
finding, Holy-Spirit filled mission
conference. What a joy to see,
again, my friends, Dr. Rosa
McCloud-Baxter, Connectional
PME Director of the Women’s
Missionary Society and Mrs.
Johanna Greene, Connectional
YPD Director of the Women’s
Missionary Society!

Although this is a small island

and conference, I found it no less

fervent in its mission zeal and
evangelistic drive, or in its desire
to help the less fortunate. This was

clearly evidenced after pastors

read report after report, detailing
the social ministries and outreach
programs available in the local
churches for families, young
people, the unemployed and the
elderly.

I am back home now and
Bermuda is behind me. I believe,
however, that with this new
experience I’ve gained new
perspectives. Conflicts may not be
solved, but one thing is sure, there
is always a brighter tomorrow.

Indiana Council Of Churches

Position Statement
by the Department of Peace
and Justice

Sanctuary Movement

The presence in this country of
large numbers of refugees fleeing
the tragic conditions in Central
America is a continuing concern of
the Department of Peace and
Justice. Issues related to these
refugees continue to develop.
Religious leaders, on trial for
transporting and sheltering
Central American refugees, have
the support and prayers of the
Department, especially because
federal agencies have been
sending informers, without
warrants, into worship services,
prayer gatherings and Bible study
groups for the purpose of taping.
bugging and reporting on these

Furthermore, it is likely that the
Immigration and Naturalization
Service is violating the 1980
Refugee Act by its discriminatory
meetings. We see this action by our
government as a violation of the
integrity of constitutionally

aranteed church-state relations.

action toward Central Americans
in its effort to prevent their entry
into the United States.

The Department encourages
judicatories, their boards and
agencies and their congregations
to consider assisting in providing
shelter and financial support for
these Central American Refugees
and for those who are engaged
with them in providing asylum.

We commend those churches
and individuals to support the
religious sanctuary workers, now
on trial, with their prayers and
money for their legal defense.

[awal
Snatch Victory

From The Jaws
Of Defeat
God Is With You.

Trust in the Lord with all
thine heart; and lean not unto
thine own understanding. In

all thy ways acknowledge
him, and he shall direct thy
paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

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the AME Christian Recorder

Ringing The Bell With Bob Tieuel

Dr. Charles King of the Urban
Crisis Center in Atlanta recently
conducted a racism seminar at

predominantly white Wesley
Theological Seminary in
Washington, D.C. Dr. King,

although a black Baptist minister,
conducts dozens of such seminars
yearly for such organizations as
IBM and the CIA. He states he

rarely receives a call from a
Christian church or a church
organization.

Here are some of his thoughts: “I
left the institutional church; I wept
bitterly because I missed the
church, but not the institution. |
missed the feeling, the fellowship,
but I didn’t miss the hypocrisy. . .
Don't let any institution take you
away from you. When you do
something, do it because you know
it’s right, not just because you are
told to.

He said prejudice is a natural
feeling stemming from humanity’s
ethnocentrism, and defined racism
as prejudice plus power to oppress.
Blacks can’t be racist because they
don’t have power; blacks react to
racism. And when we react, whites
blame us for the way we act. How
stupid! It is unfair to kick a man
and criticize the way he limps.

“When a minority talks about his
problems, listen. You don’t have to
be anti-black to be racist. If you
cooperate with the system and
don’t see how some are hurt, your
are a racist.

“What revelance is the gospel
unless it is applied to those who are
suffering? Unless you whites can
relate to my people, yourreligion is
a sham.”

Dr. King pointed out that other
minorities in the United States,
including Asians, Hispanics and
women, share much of the black
experience of oppression. Haiti is
the native home of the great black
freedom fighter Toussaint
L’Ouverture, which won independ-
ence from France in 1804.

Welfare on way out
of the National Urban League
stated that there is widespread
fear that the broad ranging
government evaluation of social
programs will just be a hunting
license to end them. In fact, just
hours after announcing his charge
to the Domestic Policy council, the
President unveiled the proposed
1987 Budget, which slash away at
vital social programs.

Jacobs adds that dislike of the
welfare system is shared by those
who advocate job creation and
skills training as the best way to
move people off welfare and into
the economic mainstream. It looks
like there will be more restricting
eligibility and cutting benefits
that already are inadequate.

He believes that the best and
fastest way to reduce welfare rolls
is to create jobs for those who can
work. With millions of unemploy-
ed Americans today, even in the
midst of an economic boom some
seem to think, it is clear those jobs
are not being created by the
private sector. The Administra-
tion should face up to the fact that
only government can eliminate
hunger, poverty and unemploy-
ment. This suggests a national full
employment policy as well as
training that creates public ser-
vice jobs revitalizes the nation’s
infrastructure, trains the
unskilled for the jobs of today, and
brings decent housing and quality
education to those who are denied
Jobs.

Great Quotes; “Let us hope that
there are enough commonsense
people in this world to keep the
fools of this world from destroying:
this universe by accident or on
purpose . . . let us truly hope that
God will not let the world that He
created be destroyed by nuclear
power—or any other power that
would wreak needless suffering on
humankind.”

John Jacobs

From: Irony of Afro-American
History; An Overview of A.M.E.
History by Robert Henry Reid, Jr.

Quarterly News From Allen Chapel

Allen Chapel AME Church, Baton
Rouge, LA held its first quarterly
Conference for the year, Monday,
March 24, 1986, at 7:00 p.m. The
meeting was called to order by the
Presiding Elder, Rev. Elijah
Nelson. The roll was called and of-
read and approved. The reports
showed an increase of sixteen new
members during the quarter and
nine converts. One of our members
departed this life, for which we
could only bow our heads in
humble submission to God’s will.
Our Sunday School has
demonstrated an unusual improve-
ment in attendance recently, and to
our surprise, the junior class is
leading in financial contributions.

The members of Allen Chapel are
exultant over the purchase of a bus
to transport people who have not
been able to attend services,
because of transportation problems,
By providing bus service, we hope
to strengthen the bond of friendship
among the people in the community
and improve the church attendance.

Our Presiding Elder, Rev. Nelson
emphasized the importance of get-
ting in touch with the people in the
community who are not church
members and encouraging them to

attend services. He also instructed
us to stand firm in the faith and
work together with the church pro-
gram. He complimented the pastor
for being able to bring in new
members to the church and for the
role he has played in stimulating the
church spiritually.

Rey. Banks stated that he and his
family have appreciated the
hospitality shown them by the
members of Allen Chapel. The
membership of Allen Chapel is
grateful to him for the dedicated
service he has given them. The few
months that he has served us have
demonstrated his ability to lead the
church on to higher heights of Chris-
tian attainment. We feel confident
that with God’s help we will con-
tinue to move forward.

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JUNE 30, 1986

Women Of Mt. Zion AME Church Observe Special Day

Long Green, MD—The Rev. Dr.
Lois A. Poag-Rhodes was cordially
welcomed to the historic Mt. Zion
A.M.E. Church to be the featured
speaker for the annual Women's
Day observance.

In the delivery of her sermon on
the subject “Put Down Your Toys
And Pick Up Your Tools,” Dr.
Poag-Rhodes told the overflow
congregation that the people of
Corinth, during the days of the
Apostle Paul, were guilty of
playing “childish games”—many
of which were at the expense of
others, as is too often true in this
day. But, she said, “we must put
down such childish behavior and
develop Christian conduct,
Christian beliefs, and grow toward
the mark of the spiritually
minded.” The eloquent preacher

i

i

exhorted her hearers to “become a
man or woman; put down your toys

and pick up tools of faith, hope and
love.”

Rev. Dr. Poag-Rhodes is a native
of Nashville, Tennessee, and the
wife of the Rev. Milford Gene

Rhodes, pastor of Mt, Zion. Her
ordination in 1984 came
simultaneously with her
appointment to establish the First
A.M.E. Church to serve the
Rockville-Gaithersburg, Mary-
land community. Under her
dedicated administration, the
membership has increased from
zero to forty-one, a Sunday School,
Missionary Society, Lay Organiza-
tion and Usher Board have been
organized and a Wednesday night
Bible study has been established.

In addition to her routine

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Word Publishing has announced
plans to publish No More Shacks, a
new book by Millard Fuller, the
founder of Habitat for Humanity,
on a cost-only basis. Based in
Americus, Georgia, Habitat for
Humanity is a Christian non-profit
organization which builds houses
in partnership with needy people.
Through the work of Habitat,
homes are being built all over the
world, with no profit being made
by anyone, and the homeowners
are charged no interest. The goal of
Habitat for Humanity, says
Fuller, is to eliminate poverty
housing from the face of the earth.

In an unprecedented move,
Word Publishing has decided to
participate in the ministry of
Habitat for Humanity by
forfeiting any profit on the
publication of No More Shacks.

“Because we want the book to be
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Publishing. “We believe in the
ministry provided by Habitat for
Humanity,” Jordon added, “and
this is our way of sharing in their
vision.”

In addition to this unique
contribution from Word, author
Millard Fuller will be donating all
proceeds from his royalties on the
book of Habitat for Humanity.

Habitat for Humanity has

gained national exposure recently
as the result of the involvement of
former President Jimmy Carter
and his wife, Rosalynn. As part of
their involvement, the Carters
hold a work camp each summer in
a needy area of the country, and
President Carter serves on the
Board of Directors of Habitat. In
No More Shacks, Carter states that
he is attracted to Habitat because
it is a positive addition to
governmental housing, because
Habitat is not a handout, and
because of the international scope
of Habitat’s ministry.

No More Shacks is scheduled for
release in July, in conjunction with
the Tenth Anniversary Celebra-
tion of Habitat for Humanity. On
July 30, Habitat will launch a
1,000-mile walk to raise $1,000,000
for housing projects. The walk will
begin in Americus, Georgia, and
will end in Kansas City on
September 18.

Millard Fuller was amillionaire
in Montgomery, Alabama, when
he and his wife, Linda, decided a
life of seeking material gain was
empty. So they sold all their
possessions, gave the money away,
and eventually began the ministry
of Habitat for Humanity. Habitat
now has projects worldwide. No
More Shacks tells the story of the
founding of Habitat for Humanity,
and its phenomenal growth in the
past ten years, including the
participation of Jimmy and
Rosalynn Carter and other
dignitaries.

pastoring duties, this wife, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Manage-
ment, with the support of her
congregation, is presently seeking
for property for a permanent
church site. The church is also
actively engaged in a membership
recruitment program,

In an interview, Rev, Poag-
Rhodes expressed her views on the
A.M.E. Church and its women.
She said, “I see women involved in
pastoring, developing diverse
ministries to prisoners, women,
youth, the elderly, ete. Lay women
will become more active in all
facets of the church,”

Dr. Poag-Rhodes also expressed
the view that the bishopric is a
realistic goal for women in the
A.M.E. Church, since women are

s Plaque

Los Angeles, CA—Herb Bright,
director of minority development
at Nabisco Brands, Inc., (left)
presents a plaque to Ink Spot
member Arthur Rand. Bright
presented a brass replica of
Nabisco Brands’ “Famous Black
American Entertainers” posters to
Rand during the dedication of the
murals at Los Angeles County
High School for the Arts.

The Ink Spots, best known for
the ballad “I don’t Want to set the
World on Fire,” are featured on
Nabisco Brands’ “Famous Black
American Entertainers” poster
Part I. One hundred nineteen other
musicians, singers, dancers, actors
and actresses appear on the two-
part posters: aeeenee sil .

The “Famous Black Americans”
collection, designed for in-school
use, is distributed at no charge to
schools, colleges, fraternal and
civic organizations, churches and
individuals. The collection
includes posters depicting
educators, scientists, writers, civil
rights leaders, and generals and
admirals.

During Black History Month,
Approximately 1.2 million of each
poster featuring entertainers were
distributed throughout the United
States. Nabisco Brands distributes
the collection year-round.

Requests for the Nabisco
Brands’ “Famous Black Ameri-
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to B & C Associates, Inc., P. O. Box
2636, High Point, N.C. 27261.

Tennessee’s Homecoming
Continued from page 1

The A.M.E. Christian Record,
the oldest Black newspaper in
continuous existence in America,
is participating in Tennessee's
Homecoming ’86. The Recorder is
recognizing all Black celebrities
who have roots in Tennessee. The
editor and publisher will award
the Special Christian Recorder
Recognition Citation to Alex
Haley, one such Black celebrated
person.

Never Look
Down On A Man
Unless You Are

Helping Him
Up.

Se OO

coming into the ministry well-
trained, prepared with life
experiences, and exposed to
diverse jobs and professions, When
asked how marriage to a minister
with a church and congregation
impacts on her own ministry of a
congregation, she replied that both
would like to have the other
present to share in and be actively
involved in issues facing the
spouse’s congregation, but each
enjoys pastoring and each is
supportive of the other's ministry.

Her concluding statement was,
“I’ve been called to preach the
Gospel! Prior to accepting the call
to preach, I had other leadership
roles in the church and enjoyed
them immensely; however, I could
never be content if I were
unfaithful to my call.”

Late Starters
Are Seldom
Winners

Winners Begin
Like They Hope
To Finish

General Counsel Sought

The Board of Incorporators of the
African Methodist Episcopal
Church, Ine. is seeking a person to
serve as General Counsel to repre-
sent our church in keeping with the
1984 Edition of the Book of
Discipline of the AMEC. Interested
persons should send their resumes
to Judge Revius O. Ortique, Jr.,
Chairman of the Search Committee,
4516 Annette St., New Orleans, LA

70122.

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so loved
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in him
should not
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AME Christian Recorder

Kenneth Robinson, Clinical Instructor .. .

Continued from page 1

clinic conference, either discussing
patient-care issues or topics of
specific relevance to primary-care
internal medicine. Doing peer
review, inviting guests in to talk
about specific issues. And then to
stay with them for the next three
hours as they practice medicine—to.
just share experience and insight.
The how tos, the nuts and bolts of
primary care internal medicine,
which is very different from what
they do on the inpatient side.

I also do alcoholism research. So
my other role here at the medical
center in the division of general in-
ternal medicine is to continue to pull
together research which I’ve been
involved in over the last three years
on chemical dependency and

specifically alcoholism in black

And then, I see patients on
Wednesday mornings in my own
practice. ae

What, of the things you do, do you
enjoy the most?

Probably seeing my own patients in
my own practice. I was trained as a
primary-care general internist, in
the sense that I spent three years in
a residency in internal medicine,
which was specifically geared
toward training me to be the kind of
physician who is a front-line physi-
cian, who assumes the longitudinal
care of patients, who enjoys dealing
with not only the “medical pro-
blems” of patients, but being able to
consider the patient in a more
holistic fashion. Be able to under-
stand what the impact of the pa-
tient’s psycho-social situation,
economic situation, and _ spiritual
background might have on the
clinical presentation of an illness in a
given individual.

To be able to integrate all that into
long-term care of a patient is really
what I enjoy. It fits into my view of
what primary-care internal
medicine should be about.

Is there some thread that runs
through all you do?

I think my calling to medicine, if I
may call it that, is one that is clearly
characterized by a need to give per-
sonal and conscientious care to in-
dividuals that I come in contact
with. So that it varies in the way it’s
manifested in each of those settings,
but for instance, for me I think it’s a
priority to—in Occupational Health
Services—show that, even though
we’re seeing people very briefly,
that still there’s a health care
establishment there that indeed

cares about the patients.

I think the nurses exemplify that
extremely well, and I want to be
part of that. In the case of my
teaching, I certainly try to transmit
to the residents a need to prioritize
relationships with patients, not
simply mechanisms of phar-
macologic therapeutics and what
people need to do to patients, but
establishing relationships and enter-
ing into the lives of their patients
and understanding what is going on.

That is pretty much how I see
myself as a physician. It’s
manifested in different ways, but
the theme is similar in each of the
settings.

What do you not like about your

Oh._definitely the paperwork.
{laughs} The administrative aspects
of managing a practice, doing all the
little details which are critical to
keeping a practice running and well-
oiled—those factors are definitely
the things that bother me most. To
have to sit down with achart, to ini-
tial laboratory work, to write let-
ters, to do all the mundane medical
records and filing sorts of things,
primary image of a

I minister with the
particular skills to practice
medicine.

see myself with the

which do come in copious quantities
when you’re seeing a lot of patients.
Definitely the albatross around my
neck [laughs].

What is your idea of a perfect job?
I spoke to a group of high school
seniors yesterday, going out into the
job market, and I was making the
distinction for them which I'll make
for you. I think there’s a real dif-
ference between a job and a career.
I guess the ideal job would be one in
which one could fulfill his or her
understanding of vocation or career,
so that if the job in-and-of itself—the
9 to 5, the tedious responsibilities—
was not at all meeting the vision of
what one had in mind, for a career
and vocation—meaning that if that
job did not fulfill expectations, meet
personal and psychological and
spiritual needs, be conducive to the
kind of lifestyle that one intended
and desired—then that job would
not be ideal.

If it did meet all of those criteria,
then probably the job would be an
ideal one.

Do you think about work when
you're nat here?

Very seldom, Very seldom. There’s
very little need to do that. I think
one has a sense of fulliliment, a
desire to do. . .a fair capability Lo do
the best that one can with one’s own
setting. . .there’s no need to really
bring these concerns home, I really
don't have time to be dragging one

set of responsibilities into another
time slot, which has been set aside,
at least in my mind, for something
else. When I’m in one setting, I try
to be fairly committed to what I’m
doing there.

Is your job—or jobs—the most im-
portant thing in your life?

No, I wouldn’t say that, because the
jobs, again, are just manifestations
and individual spots in which I hap-
pen to place my calling and my
ministry. I think what’s much more
critical to me is the overall view, the
big picture, as it were, of what I do.
What I’m called to do certainly in-
cludes not only my vocation and my
particular job responsibilities, both
here at the medical school and at the
church, but also involves my wife
and family, as well. So, I would have
to unify, career-wise, the specific
things that I do, into a composite of
what I’m called to do. Either of
these individual jobs could very
easily be set aside.

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Is It True What They
Say About Dixie?

“Is it true what they say about
Dixie? Myths and Realities of the
Antebellum South” was partially
funded by the Tennessee
Committee for the Humanities,
Inc. Additional funding has been
provided by the Tennessee State
Museum Association.

The Antebellum South, a reality
veiled in moss, mist and popular
mythology.

The South in the period prior to
the War Between the States has
proved fertile ground for
generations of tale tellers. The
stories they have spun—in
pictures, words and moving
images—have shaped the popular
vision of a time, a place and a
people that strikes rich chords in
our imaginations even today.

In the Old South, America’s
dreamers and myth-makers found
their Arcadiaand their Camelot. A
pastoral setting, a feudal-agrarian
culture dominated by the noble
descendants of Anglo-Europe’s
powerful houses. A facade of
grace, charm and feminine beauty,
covering deep veins of passion
heroism and rebellion. Scented
with honeysuckle and orchestrated
to harpsicord and Negro
spirituals.

MYTH: All blacks were slaves
who worked on plantations at

menial labor

REALITY Most were
plantation slaves, but there were
free people of color in both city and
country. A few blacks even owned
their own plantations and slaves.
There were skilled workers among
both slave and free blacks.

MYTH: White Southern women
lived on lofty pedestals—high
above the harsh realities of life.

REALITY; Life was hard in the
Antebellum South, and women
were not exempted from their
share of the work, from domestic
chores to the active management of
farms and plantations.

MYTH; Duelling was a regular
and legal occurrence, governed by
strict rules and almost as popular a
pastime as baseball is today.

REALITY: The extent and
formality of duelling has been
greatly exaggerated. In fact, there
was intense opposition to the
practice. Tennessee, for example,
essentially outlawed duelling in
1801.

blacks

DIXIE HEADQUARTERS:
Tennessee State Museum
James K. Polk State Office
Building

505 Deaderick Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37219

A 20th Century Black Role Model

Coral Gables—Sidney Poitier, the
charismatic actor/director who
paved the way for Blacks to enter
the mainstream of American
commercial cinema, was awarded
the degree of Doctor of Fine Arts
from the University of Miami
during commencement on May 9.

Poitier “more than any other
actor, broke forever the
sterotypes which had cast Black
actors into trite and highly
confining roles. Moreover, as a
producer and director, Poitier
moved beyond acting, uniting all
phases of filmic craft, an
accomplishment unusual among
actors. In so doing, he shattered
another barrier for Blacks,”
according to the citation
accompanying the degree.

Poitier, the son of Bahamian
farmers, born in Miami, reared in
the islands was drawn to New
York City asso many were and are,
seeking a future found by so few.
Recipient of an Oscar from the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences for Best Actor in
“Lillies of the Field,” critically
acclaimed for “Guess Who’s
Coming To Dinner” and “To Sir
With Love,” Poitier has come a
long way from the 16-year-old who
arrived in New York with nothing
but three dollars and an
inexhaustible reservoir of pride,
ambition, and above all talent.

Failing in his first two auditions,
Poitier worked as a janitor in
exchange for acting lessons. He
was later discovered by James
Light. His first role was in the
Broadway production of “Lysis-
trata,” then came “Freight,” and
“Anna Lucasta’—stairs to the
production of Lorraine Hans-
berry’s “A Raisin In The Sun.”

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The AME Christian Recorder

Coca-Cola ‘Means Business’ With Scholarship Program

by Van Henderson
News-Free Press Staff Writer

Three short words strung
together to hype the world’s most
popular soft drink mean hard, cold
cash for qualifying students
needing help paying for their
college education.

For them, “Coke is it” means
scholarships.

Across the country, 215 business
majors (including six from here)
are attending colleges and
universities (both private and
public) on scholarships of $1,000
per year from bottlers of the
beverage.

Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling
Co. and other participants,
emphasizing the seriousness of
their commitment to it, call it their
“We Mean Business Scholarship”
program.

Apparently, they do mean
business. Coca-Cola officials told
bottlers at the company’s recent
centennial celebration that it will
soon expand the scholarship
program worldwide by offering
100 $20,000 scholarships annually
to applicants interested in
pursuing any academic major.

And Chattanooga’s own coke
scholarship program is providing
the blueprint for the global
program of the parent company,
according to Claudie Clark, who
coordinates the local bottling
firm’s program.

“We had the good sense to ask
Dr. Jane Harbaugh (associate
provost for academic services at
UTC) to head our scholarship
selection committee, and she has
just provided excellent leadership
in setting up the committee’s
selection process,” Mr. Clark said.

Dr. Harbaugh is a veteran
member and former chairman of
the Tennessee selection committee
for the coveted Rhodes Scholarship
program. She said she set up the
local scholarship selection
procedure like the one used by the
Rhodes committee. “That one
(Rhodes) has worked so well for so
long. I figured, why should we try
to invent the wheel?”

Members of Dr. Harbaugh’s
committee are Dr. Jane Harold,
the Rev. Robert Keesee, Reubin
Lawrence, Judith Schwartz and
Gilbert Stein, all very active in
community volunteer initiatives.

Application for the local
scholarship program is a rigorous
process, but commensurately
rewarding. It requires each
applicant to provide an offical high
school transcript, personal
recommendations from former
teachers and administrators,
family work history and a great
deal of financial information,

including the portion of college
expenses the applicant and
parents will be able to bear.

But it is the interview, perhaps
more than any other element, that
helps members of the committee
make the tough choices for each
year’s two scholarship recipients

“A student’s drive and
determination come out very
quickly in an interview.” Dr.
Harbaugh said.

Three of the six students
currently pursuing degrees under
the local program were contacted
between classes or jobs.
Unanimously, they credit the
program for opening doors to them
that might otherwise have
remained closed or been very hard
to apen.

Eric Moss, a City High School
graduate will earn a degree in
accounting from Middle Tennes-
see State University in December.
He worked during college
vacations with the Internal
Revenue Service and plans to
pursue a law degree at Emory
University or the University of
Georgia.

“T feel it’s a great opportunity, no
matter what kind of school you go
to,” Mr. Moss said of the Coke
scholarship program. ‘And
whether it’s $1,000 or $10,000 a
year, it really helps.”

Mr. Moss said many people
planning for college consider only
tuition costs and forget about
additional costs like housing and
books. “This kind of financial
assistance makes a big difference.”

For the independent-minded,
the scholarships can provide

students the means to pay for their
own education without burdening

their parents for help, as the
program did for Amy Thomas, an
Ooltewah High School graduate
now in her freshman year at UTC.

“One of my dreams about going
to college was to pay my own way
so my parents wouldn’t have to do
it all for me,” Miss Thomas said
from the counter of Things
Remembered in Eastgate, where
she works. Although her
promotion to assistant manager in
January has increased her
workload, it hasn’t weakened her
study discipline; she has
maintained a 3.75 grade-point
average.

Unlike the others, who iearned
about the Coca-Cola program
through their high school guidance
counselors, Bryan College junior
Darryl Gradett was encouraged by
his principal at Sale Creek High to
apply for the scholarship. It has not
only helped him financially, but
academically as well.

“When I started college, I wasn’t
sure what I wanted to major in,” he
said. “This (scholarship) has
helped me decide, because I’ve had
to send in grade reports to the
scholarship committee and have
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Mr. Gradett also works, helping

out on weekends at Paul’s Produce,
the market owned by his parents
Paul and Lela Gradett. He said his
parents “probably could have put
me through college, but it would
have been a real hardship.”

Selection committee members
seem as enthusiastic about the
program as the students who
receive the scholarships. “Well, I
think we are. It is nothing more
exciting than to see bright young
people bloom.”

’

Mrs. Schwartz, well-known for
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committee “has been extremely
gratifying.”

But the selection process is not

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of these applicants have
tremendous academic ability and
financial needs,” said Mrs.
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committee makes its decision in
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selections.

Dr. Harbaugh said the
committee would like to see more
businesses establish similar
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of thing gives kids opportunity not
only to go to college, but to succeed
when they get there.”

And Mr. Lawrence would like to
see more students apply for the
scholarships.

“I think there are a lot more
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The AME Christian Recorder

JUNE 90, 1986

Minorities May Have
To Go For Second Best

by Lisa Seldovere

Gainesville—If college financial
aid is cut by the Gramm-Rudman-
Hollings act, universities will see a
drastic drop in minority
enrollment, said a University of
Florida director of minority
affairs.

“As it is, most minority students
come from lower middle-class
families who can’t afford to send

their kids to school without
financial aid,’’ said Roscoe
MeNealy, director of minority

affairs at UF’s College of
Engineering, “If this aid is cut
back, so is the opportunity for
higher education.”

The proposed act would cut $1.2
billion in student aid, taking
money away from programs such
as the Guaranteed Student Loan
Program, Pell Grants, the
National Direct Loans, Student
Educational Opportunity Grants
and College Work Study.

Marilynn Cannon, a sophomore
in industrial engineering, receives
aid through a President’s
Academic Scholarship and a Pell
Grant. “Without this aid, I
wouldn’t be here,” she said. “My
family is unable to put me through
school.”

Cannon said she would be forced
to get a job, “but my school work
would suffer so much, it would be
hard.”

McNealy said the academic
strain on students is bad enough.
“Tf the strain of holding down a job
was added, some students in
programs like engineering would
have a difficult time keeping up
with their studies—some may
eventually drop out because of the

pressure.”

Scholarships like the Presiden
tial Scholars Grants and the
Minority Honors Scholarships
won't be affected by the proposed
cuts, said John Boatwright, UF's
director of minority admissions.
“But even though these funds will
be available, they won't be able to
compensate for the aid lost in the
other areas.”

But scholarships should not be
overlooked, Boatwright said. “A
lot of scholarship monies go
untapped. Students should speak
to their counselors and find out
about local and national
scholarships they can apply for.”

If Gramm-Rudman-Hollings
passes, McNealy said students will
have to consider other options such
as:

**Starting out at a community
college instead of their desired
university;

**Finding a college close to
home to avoid paying
dormitory or apartment costs;

**Choosing a field of study less
difficult than their first choice
so they can still do well in
school and hold down a job at
the same time.

McNealy said that while
students could apply for loans, this
is an unlikely option, since a
predicted 5,127 students on the UF
campus alone would become
inelisible™ for loans in -49R7- if
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings pas-
ses.” McNealy said, “they will be
keeping good students out of school
and defeating their purpose.”

3 Se SS eae

Presiding Elder A. R. Ray Honors
Minister During District Conference

The District Conference, Selma
Area-Central Alabama Confer-
ence, was a beautiful occasion. It
was significant to note that
ministers, laymen, missionaries,
superintendents and delegates
from every corner in the district
traveled to the Mt. Calvary A.M.E.
Church, Beloit, Alabama, for this
annual event. The Rev. Arthur
Patterson and his members were
very generous and gracious hosts
and hostesses.

The devotion was conducted by
Mrs. Ella Dozier, Area Missionary
Chairman. Echoes from Mrs.
Ruby Fells, Conference Branch
Missionary President, concluded
the devotion.

The Forum was envigorating,
enthusiasm was high and the
feedback was excellent. Topics and
presenters included: MINIS-
TRIAL EFFICIENCY, Rev.
Joseph Rembert; CHURCH
POLITY, Rev. James Jackson and
Rev. Roy McCloud; WORK ROLE
OF A LAYMAN, Mayor Andrew
Hayden; MISSIONARY OUT-
LOOK, Mrs. Ella Dozier:
APPOINTED AND ELECTED
OFFICERS, Rev. Roy McCloud;
IMPORTANCE OF STEWARD-
SHIP, Rev. Daniel Dozier; and
CONCERNS OF THE DIS-

The Mid-Day Worship message
was delivered by Rev. A. B.
Douglas followed by Holy
Communion.

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Primary were given an opportu-
nity to speak their reace, make
promises and solicit otes.

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feature came when Elder Ray paid
tribute to The Rev. Harry
Williams. Elder Ray enumerated
many of Rev. Williams’
accomplishments, noting his
service to the Selma Area. A
plaque was presented as a
commemorative toxen of the
occasion.

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that this was both a informative
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The AME Christian Recorder

ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

SECOND EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. JOHN HURST ADAMS

SECOND EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
PLANNING MEETING
July 14-17, 1986
Lake Junaluska, NC in conjunction with
The Leadership Retreat

FIFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
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ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. H. W. MURPH

PUGET SOUND
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August 5-10, 1986
Allen A.M.E. Church
1411 South Yakima Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98405
Church Phone: (206) 627-7855
Pastor’s Phone: (206) 531-3757
The Rev. G. Mansfield Collins,
Host Pastor
The Rev. Jewel B. Dewitty, Host P.E.

CALIFORNIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
August 11-17, 1986
Parks Chapel A.M.E. Church
476-34th Street
Oakland, CA 94609
Church Phone: (415) 654-8758
Pastor’s Phone: (415) 839-7619
The Rev. DeWitt Graham, Host Pastor
The Rev. R. A. Washington, Host P.E.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
August 18-24, 1986
Grant A.M.E. Church
10435 South Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90002
Church Phone: (213) 564-1151
Pastor’s Phone: (213) 291-9462
The Rev. Daniel Pinkard, Host Pastor
The Rev. Edward P. Williams, Host P.E.
The Rev. J. Austell Hall, Co-Host P.E.

COLORADO ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 9-16, 1986
Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church
120 Pueblo Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80229
Church Phone: (803) 635-9576
Pastor’s Phone: (303) 574-3487
The Rev. Alvin N. Larkin, Host Pastor
The Rev. E. B. Childress, Host P.E.
The Rev. M. L. Shakespeare, Co-Host P.E.

KANSAS/NEBRASKA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 15-21, 1986
Trinity A.M.E. Church
2201 North 5th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
Church Phone: (913) 621-2306)
Pastor’s Phone: (913) 371-2810
The Rev. W. Barlette Finney,
Host Pastor
The Rev. Don C. Stephenson, Host P.E.
The Rev. T. R. Evans, Co-Host P.E.
The Rev. A. T. Taylor, Co-Host, P.E.

NORTHWEST MISSOURI
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 22-28, 1986
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
4125 Benton Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64130
Church Phone: (816) 921-2151
Pastor’s Phone: (816) 921-2801
The Rev. Edward E. Fields, Host Pastor
The Rev. P. A. Williams, Host P.E.
Rev. E. Lewis Branch, Co-Host PLE.

MISSOURI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 6-12, 1986
Wayman A.M.E, Church
5010 Cabanne Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63113
Church Phone: (814) 361-4123
Pastor’s Phone: (314) 991-0966
The Rev. Lonnie C, Wormley, Host Pastor
Rev. Cyrus Keller, Host P.E.
Rev. O. H. Brown, Co-Host P.E.

FIFTH DISTRICT EVALUATION/
PLANNING MEETING
October 13, 1986
St. Peter A.M.E. Church
4780 Margaretta
St. Louis, MO 63115
Church Phone: (814) 381-3345
Pastor’s Phone: (814) 381-0498
The Rev. Chevienne Jones, Host Pastor

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FUND MEETING
October 13, 1986

SIXTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. F. H. TALBOT

ATLANTA NORTH GEORGIA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
June 4-8, 1986
Cosmopolitan A.M.E. Church
170 Vine Street
Atlanta, GA 30314
The Rev. David H. Jackson,
Host Pastor
Church Phone: (404) 525-0168
Pastor’s Phone: (404) 524-5152
The Rev. J. W. Sanford, Host P.E.
(404) 691-7421

POST CONFERENCE CONVOCATION
June 28, 1986
Steward Chapel A.M.E. Church
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
The Rev. C. E. Shepherd, Host Pastor

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

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August 13, 1986
NORTHWEST TEXAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
August 14-15, 1986
Greater St. Paul A.M.E. Church
219 W. 8rd Street
San Angelo, TX 79601
Church Phone: (915) 655-5254
Pastor’s Phone: (919) 677-9419
The Rev. E. L. Wright, Host Pastor
The Rev. Dr. I. C. Cooper, Host P.E.

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August 19, 1986
NORTHEAST TEXAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
August 20-22, 1986
Bethel A.M.E. Church
105 N. 4th Street
Corsicana, TX 71550
Church Phone: (214) 874-3138
Pastor’s Phone: (214) 374-6610
The Rev. H. W. Johnson, Host Pastor
The Rev. L. E. Reid, Host P.E.
The Rev. G. B. Bailey, Associate P.E.
The Rev. A. L. Brown, Associate P.E.

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September 2, 1986

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September 3-5, 1986
Zion Temple A.M.E. Church
Rt. 1 Box 3975
Brazoria, TX 77427
Church Phone: (409) 798-8754
Pastor’s Phone: (409) 345-3783
The Rev. J. L. Anderson, Host Pastor
The Rev. J. H. Phillips, Jr., Host P.E.
The Rev. F. D. McDonald
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September 10 - 12, 1986
Missionary Convention
September 9, 1986
St. James A.M.E. Church
410 N. Richter Street
San Antonio, Texas 78207

The Rev. L. E. Ausbie, Host Pastor

Church Telephone (512) 226-1651
Pastor's Telephone (512) 226-0916
Rev. Q. C. Roberson, Host P. E.
Rev. O. W. Hodges, Associate P. E.

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SOUTHWEST TEXAS
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410 N. Richter Street
San Antonio, TX 78207
Church Phone: (512) 226-1651
Pastor’s Phone: (512) 226-0916
The Rev. L. E. Ausbie, Host Pastor
The Rev. Q. C. Roberson, Host P.E.

The Rev. O. W. Hodges, Associate P.E.

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September 23, 1986
TEXAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 24-26, 1986
Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church
6822 Arabelia Street
Houston, TX 77088
Church Phone: (713) 697-5657
Pastor’s Phone: (718) 741-2264
The Rev. A. V. Hawkins, Host Pastor
The Rev. O. L. Dawson, Host P.E.

The Rev. L. W. Jenkins, Associate P.E.
The Rev. X. L. Williams, Associate P.E.

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September 30, 1986
CENTRAL TEXAS CONFERENCE
October 1-3, 1986
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407 E. Avenue D
Temple, TX 76501
Church Phone: (817) 773-7890
Pastor’s Phone: (817) 799-8576
The Rev. L. R. Emanuel, Host Pastor
The Rev. C. C. Johnson, Host P.E.
The Rev. Dubyer Harris, Associate P.E.

FOURTEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. VERNON R. BYRD

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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CONGRESS
August 1-2, 1986
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34 Camp Johnson Road
Monrovia, Liberia
Louise C. York, Directress

August 8-12, 1986
Martgal Teachers College
Freetown, Sierra Leone

September 6-7, 1986
Higgin Chapel A.M.E. Church
Accra, Ghana
Cynthia Randal, Directress

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

BOTSWANA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-26, 1986
Fred Harrison Senatle Chapel

The Rev. L. M. Mbulawa, Host
Pastor/P.E.
NORTHEAST LESOTHO

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

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

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

NINETEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH

ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

THE RT. REV. HAROLD B. SENATLE

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

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

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

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

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

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NINETEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT

PLENARY MEETING
January 3-4, 1987
F. H. Gow Chapel A.M.E. Church
Potchef Stroom

The Rev. Dr. M. D. Phetlhu, Host Pastor

The Rev. P. M. Lodi, Host P.E.

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Walton Joins William “Refrigerator” Perry WB Re ee a ie ee ames

Walton Former AME Sunday School
Worker Signs With The Chicago Bears

Nashville, TN—Riley Walton, a
tight-end at Tennessee State
University, has signed as a free
agent with the Chicago Bears.

Walton who played at Pearl
High School, caught 24 passes for
339 yards his junior year in 1984. A
leg injury sidelined him most of the
1985 season.

Walton is a member of Payne
Chapel African Methodist Episcopal
Church, Nashville, Tennessee.
During the summer he was
employed as a part-time worker

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Riley Walton

Walton was back in Nashville

for the AMEC Sunday School
Union. He is the nephew of Clara
Wynn who has worked at the
Sunday School Union for twenty-
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Memorial Day to visit relatives
and friends enroute to London,
England with the Chicago Bears.
He expressed his thanks to the
Church for his spiritual growth.

Bass Elected Vice President

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