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VOL. 136, No. 1 OCTOBER 6, 1986
Big Names Visiting Texas
Make Connectional Big News
by Dr. J. W. Yancy, II,
D-P-R
Bishop F. C. James and Bishop Rembert E. Stokes. Bishop James, keynoter for
“Texas Founders, 1986,” speaking on the subject ‘What Is In Thine Hand?” threw
the Texas crowd into an emotional “high.”
Please turn to page 8
Bishop John H. Adams
North Carolina History
Bishop J. H. Adams
Wilson, NC — When Bishop John
Hurst Adams delivered the principal
sermon at the Northeastern District
Conference of the North Carolina
Conference, he was making history,
for this occasion marked the first
time a bishop had been programmed
to preach at any North Carolina
District Conference.
When the Presiding Elder of the
District, the Rev. L. O. Saunders,
presented the Presiding Prelate of the
Second Episcopal District, he said,
«« J cannot introduce him; I can
only present him, for he has already
introduced himself as one of the ‘Fif-
teen Great Preachers in America.’ He
is the bishop of bishops, leader of
leaders, the Shepherd of the Second
Episcopal District of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a
big brother, a friend on the road, a
man with a heart filled with love.
This history making bishop is making
history here today in Wilson, N.C.,
for this is the first time a bishop has
been programmed to preach at any
North Carolina District Conference.
The Theme for the Conference was
“We Are Family,’’ and the tone was
set for a spiritual experience with the
processional led by the distinguished
Bishop Adams, Elder Saunders and
other District clergy fully vested in
robes and mantles. The erudite host
pastor, Rev. L. S. Hinton, St. Luke
A.M.E. Church, gave the Call to
Worship and the church’s choir fur-
Please turn to page 7
Renaming of Stanford Avenue to John E. Hunter Drive Cause For Celebration
St. Stephen A.M.E.
Cae eat ee
L. R. Hugh F. Barrington, Jr., church trustee; Reverend Harold C. Huggins, pastor of
St. Stephens, and Mrs, Dolorez Hunter,
widow of the late Bishop John E. Hunter.
Church
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Reverend Floyd H. Flake
Wins Primary Election
Nashville, TN—The Rev. Floyd H.
Flake, successful pastor of the
6,000-member Allen A.M.E. Church
of Jamaica, New York, has _ suc-
cessfully defeated his opponents in
the recent primary election by more
than 34,000 votes.
Rey. Flake will face a Republican
opponent for the 6th Congressional
District seat in the November elec-
tion. With the 6th Congressional
District being heavily Democratic,
the odds are that this A.M.E. cleric
will be the next Congressman for
the 6th District.
Editor Reid congratulates and
continues his unequivocal support
for Floyd H. Flake in the Congres-
sional race. His win will be a
welcomed Bicentennial Achieve-
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Rev. Floyd H. Flake
ment for the historic African
Methodist Episcopal Church: to
have one of her strong young
ministerial leaders seated in the
Halls of Congress in 1987. Let’s
push for his complete victory.
Bishop Frank Curtis Cummings (fourth left) pictured breaking ground for the new
First Episcopal District Headquarters Building recently with (from left) Dr. Benjamin
Hooks, executive director, NAACP; Bishop D. Ward Nichols, AME Bishop-retired; the
Rev. George T. Sims, chair, headquarters committee; Mayor W. Wilson Goode and
others. The site for the new building is the North-West corner, 38th and Market Sts.
Philadelphia, Pa. (Steve Webb Photo)
First District Holds Ground-
Breaking
by Anna J. W. James
Philadelphia, PA—The ground-
breaking ceremony for the new
headquarters building of the First
Episcopal District of the AME
Church constituted another _his-
torical achievement for the spiritual
sons and daughters of Richard
Allen—here in Philadelphia, the seat
of African Methodism.
Braving the unusual hot and
humid July weather, a vast throng of
upwards of 1,800 enthusiastic per-
sons - AME’s, city, state, and na-
tional officials crowded the site on
the northwest corner of 38th and
Market Sts. - a prime piece of land in
the heart of the city for the pro-
ceedings Friday, July 18.
Please turn to page 7
Hosts Historic Ceremony
Detroit St. Stephens African
Methodist Episcopal Church organiz-
ed a celebration for the renaming of
Stanford Avenue to John E. Hunter
Drive. On Sunday, July 6, 1986, the
church and the community of Stan-
ford avenue from Tireman to
McGraw celebrated with a parade
and street sign setting at St. Stephens
A.M.E. Church at the corner of
Stanford and Cobb.
John E. Hunter, pastor of St.
Stephens A.M.E. Church from 1972
to 1980, was elected 101st Bishop of
the African Methodist Episcopal
Church in 1980, presiding in the 15th
Episcopal District in South Africa
and Southwest Africa from 1980-1984,
and in the 19th Episcopal District in
South Africa from June 1984 until his
death in January 1985. This is the first
time in Michigan that a street has been
named fora Black bishop
The renaming of the street was
spearheaded by St. Stephens A.M.E.
Church members under the leader-
ship of Mr. Cecil Mickens. He
solicited 98% of the street residents
to agree to the renaming of the street.
Petition 4284 was presented to the
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2 The AME Christian Recorder
OCTOBER 6, 1986
Freedom:
Life’s Most Cherished Gift
Freedom. Our most prized pos-
session as citizens of this world is
our freedom; and there is no
freedom as highly valued as the
freedom from the fear of in-
timidation. In today’s society,
however, there are too many
threats to ones freedom and pur-
suit of happiness.
None of us, it appears, is ex-
empt from the horrors of our
times that threaten to become an
encroachment upon our ability to
move about and mingle freely
and without fear. Just recently,
the eyes of the world were focus-
ed on Pan Am’s flight #73 and
saw the senseless slaughter of in-
nocent passengers. Likewise, we have heard the dreadful news of the
killing of 21 people as they prayed in a Jewish temple in Istanbul.
Daily news bulletins describe the devasting effects of the dreaded
AIDS and of the horrors of seemingly uncontrollable drug abuse that
now has the White House and the whole nation teetering on the flimsy
hope that a concerted effort will begin to reclaim this nation from the
moral decadence of so many of its citizens. We are constantly made
aware of the prevalence of child sexual abuse, teen suicide and
teenage pregnancy.
ROBERT H. REID, JR.
Terrorism, the “biggie,” threatens to paralyze tourism in many
countries and greatly hamper freedom to travel. We must, however,
face the inescapable fact that terrorism is not only a new form of
politics, but, also, a limited form of warfare. In fact, terrorism is con-
sidered an act of war; thus is born the philosophy that one country’s
terrorist is another country’s freedom fighter. In a sense, then, na-
tions are already fighting World War III. The world must hasten to
develop a philosophy and theology that promotes the attitude and
values which accept the pursuit of freedom and happiness as a God-
given right for all of humanity. This must be true in the United States
of America and South Africa, the Soviet Union and England and
Ireland, Lybia, Israel, Egypt; yes, in all the civilized world.
Question, please! Why is man so afraid of himself and other men?
Why are people so afraid to be human beings and enjoy the natural
blessings of this universe? We must reverse our energetic efforts to
defeat mankind and do all humanly possible to develop all the peoples
of every nation on earth to the glory of the God of creation.
It was Dr. Donald W. Shriver, Jr., president of Union Theological
Seminary, who said (and I agree), “What we must emphasize is the
importance of inclusiveness over exclusiveness and of compassion
over contempt.” I believe this would help to end all wars and rumors
of war and promote a peace that would bring into existence the “new
world” that would, indeed, be heaven on earth.
It was brought to my attention recently, while I was in Africa, that,
in spite of Ethiopia’s internal problems, they plan to train 10,000
freedom fighters to send to South Africa to help overthrow apartheid.
The television news media of Kenya, with almost every telecast,
reported strong support for South Africa’s Blacks in their freedom
struggle. One strongly-worded news commentary that I heard in
Nairobi caused chills to run up and down my spine. The commentator,
quoting Mr. Ben Guirab, a representative of the South West African
People’s Organization (SWAPO) of Namibia, said, “Ronald Reagan,
Pieter Botha and Margaret Thatcher, you cannot hide. We charge you
with genocide.” These are serious contentions in our 20th century
world, and American Blacks are not exempt from the gravity and
dangers of any of these problems.
Amidst the background of significant negative projection of the
Blacks in American society today, and, also, as the victims of all of
these other disorders, we have no alterntive but to look at the whole
panoramic picture. As we examine our history, cultural values and
religious traditions, it must be done with an eye on today’s values
or lack of values—and standards. United States District Judge Alcee
Hastings of the Southern District of Florida, in Miami, predicts that
60% of all Blacks will be functional illiterates by the year 2000, It is a
sad commentary when statistics reveal that for black youngsters grow-
ing up today, | in 2 lives in poverty; 1 in 2 is raised without a father, and
1 in 2 teenagers looking for work is unemployed. There is a substantial
difference between equal rights under law and equal rights in oppor-
tunity. I certainly am not alone in this position.
I hear that the Boy Scouts of America will throw 42,000 teenagers into
the national fight against drug abuse. Members of the nation’s 2,200
Explorer posts which specialize in law enforcement career education
will begin an ongoing program this fall to present drug abuse prevention
material to elementary and junior high school students, their own peers,
and adults.
Let me pose this question that strikes close to home: What is the Black
church’s agenda to help fight these new evils of our day that threaten to
abolish our freedom? Since the black church and her satellite organiza-
tions (schools, newspapers, publishing houses, etc.) is the one long-
standing institution that Black people own, her voice must needs be
heard—loud and clear. And, since it is absolutely impossible to be
BLACK and encounter the spirit of black emotion, in spirituals and
other songs, and not be moved to respond, the Black church must, as a
catalyst, rise and address these out-of-proportion ills as it serves well the
present age.
The Black church was in the forefront of the struggle of Blacks to be
independent, to have justice and equality, and led the fight for the real
freedoms of worship, speech, the right to vote, the equal right to equal
educational opportunities, to be employed, to be free to be whatever
one wants to be. This great institution of our heritage must, then, help
not only Blacks, but all mankind to find the new freedom from those
ills that are plagues in this generation.
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OCTOBER 6, 1986
The AME Christian Recorder
General Conference Election
Commission Announcement
Bishop Vinton R. Anderson, Chairperson
General Conference Commission
TO: Candidates For The Office of
Bishop/Judicial Council/General Of-
ficership in the African Methodist
Episcopal Church
FROM: Bishop Philip RobertCousins,
Chairperson General Conference Elec-
tion Commission
RE: Disciplinary Requirements For
Candidates
It is imperative that all candidates
formally register their credentials
with the General Secretary of the
Church. Said credentials being:
(1) The formal announcement for a
specific office.
(2) Verification that you are a
bonafide Elder/Layperson in Good
and Regular standing in your
Quarterly/Annual Conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal
Church.
(8) A certified copy of your birth
certificate or other legal proof of
Bishop Philip R. Cousin
Chairperson
Bishop Henry A. Belin, Jr.
Vice Chairperson
your birth date. (Candidate for
Bishop/General Officer only)
Official registration forms may be
secured from:
Office of General Secretary
African Methodist Episcopal Church
P. 0. Box 183
St. Louis, MO 63166
Bishop Desmond Tutu Assured
of Kenyan Backing
President Moi yesterday reaffirm-
ed Kenya’s total support for the
liberation struggle in South Africa.
He said Kenyans could never feel
totally free while their brothers and
sisters still suffered under the yoke of
racial discrimination and torture.
President Moi was speaking to
Bishop Desmond Tutu of South
Africa at State House, Nairobi. He
added that freedom was the right of
every human being. Everybody with
dignity should support the cause of
the South African blacks.
The President expressed bitterness
at the manner in which children were
treated by the racist regime. Kenya,
he said, did not believe in racial
discrimination. All people were equal
regardless of their racial backgrounds
Bishop Tutu, who is attending the
World Methodist Conference being
held in Naibrobi, thanked President
Moi for his firm support for the
black cause in South Africa. He said
that President Moi’s leaderships was
an inspiration to the liberation strug-
gle.
The Bishop said white South
Africans should learn from the ex-
perience of Kenya, where after in-
dependence, the white population
was accepted and accorded equal
rights with the rest of the citizens.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate
said all self-respecting people should
condemn apartheid, Evil was unac-
ceptable, regardless of the colour of
whoever committed it. On behalf of
the South African refugee communi-
ty in Kenya, Bishop Tutu presented
President Moi with a painting by one
of them,
Also present were Bishop Lawi Im-
athiu of the Methodist Church in
Kenya, Prof. Sipo Mzimela of St.
Paul Theological College, Limuru,
and the Reverend Surgeon Bunnam,
editor of the Methodist Church
newspaper. (KNA)
Habitat For
Humanity
Celebrates 10th
Anniversary
The Kansas City Chapter of
Habitat for Humanity, Inc., met
recently to make plans for the Tenth
Anniversary celebration of its inter-
national organization. The celebra-
tion was held in Kansas City.
Habitat for Humanity is an inter
national non-profit organization
which has a primary goal to build af-
fordable housing within inner city
areas for sale to low income families
that cannot otherwise acquire de
cent shelter. The housing is sold at a
no-profit rate with no interest.
The organization is based in
Americus, Ga., and currently spon
sors 29 housing projects in 15 third
world countries. The Kansas City
Habitat, which began in 1929, is one
of 117 affiliates in the United States,
To highlight the organization’s
tenth anniversary, it sponsored a
thousand mile walk from Americus
to Kansas City, which raised $1
million as part of a two year, $10
million fund raising campaign. The
funds will be used to provide hous
ing in Habitat projects around the
world.
The fund raising march began 1n
Americus and was led by former
president Jimmy Carter.
When I Am Talking
1 Am Not Learning
Bishop Stokes Gets
Texas Ready For 1988
For The Entertainment
Of The
1988 GENERAL CONFERENCE
July 5-16, 1988
Fort Worth, Texas
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Bishop Rembert E. Stokes,
Chairman
Mrs. Nancy P. Stokes,
Episcopal Supervisor
Reverend E. F. Boyd,
Comptroller
Reverend A. L. Stephenson,
State Treasurer
Reverend John D. Walker,
Host Presiding Elder
Reverend James R. Anderson,
Administrative Assistant
Reverend C. A. Jones,
Administrative Assistant
Reverend I. C. Cooper, Jr.
Reverend G. B. Bailey, Sr.
Reverend A. L. Brown
Reverend L. E. Reid, Sr.
Reverend F. D. McDonald
Reverend J. H. Phillips, Jr.
Reverend O. W. Hodges
Reverend Q. C. Roberson
Reverend Leland W. Jenkins
Reverend Xerxes L. Williams
Reverend O. L. Dawson
Reverend Dubyer Harris
Reverend C. C. Johnson
Reverend Frazier D. Thomas
Reverend H. F. Dodson
Reverend B. L. McCormick
Reverend W. L. Davis
Reverend Eric Graves
Mr. Nathaniel Best
Mrs. Oree Thomas
Mrs. Mae Leonard
Mrs. Ruby Johnson
Reverend David Harris
Reverend E. C, Gibson
Reverend W. J. Morgan
Mr. Freddie Richardson
Mrs. Ruby Turner
Mrs. Betty Fuller
Mr. E. E. Sanders
THE LOCAL COMMISSION
Bishop Rembert E. Stokes,
Chairman
Reverend B. L. McCormick,
Co-Chairman
Reverend E. F. Boyd,
Vice Co-Chairman
Reverend John D. Walker,
Host Presiding Elder
Mr. Alvin Garnett
Mr. Russell Livingston
Mrs. Viola Pitts
Mr. Herbert Baker
Mrs. Bertie Chandler
Reverend W. L. Davis
Reverend Revell B. Simpson
Mrs. Ruth Baker
Reverend W. B, Langham
Reverend H. F. Dodson
BANQUET COMMITTEE
Mrs. Izean Davidson, Chairman
Mrs. Nancy P. Stokes, Advisor
Reverend W, D. Turner,
Co-Chairman
HOUSING COMMITTEE
Reverend B, L. McCormick,
Chairman
Reverend W, L. Davis,
Co-Chairman
EXHIBITIONS/BOOTHS
COMMITTEE
Reverend Richardson Tankerson,
Chairman
Mr. Freddie Richardson,
Co-Chairman
SOUVENIR BOOKLET
Reverend James R. Anderson,
Chairman
Dr, J. W. Yaney, II, Co-Chairman
TRANSPORTATION
(Courtesy Cars/Vans/Buses)
Reverend Revell B. Simpson
Mr. Herbert Baker, Co-Chairman
(Personal Escorts for Bishops & Families)
Reverend William B. Langham,
Chairman
Reverend William Jamerson,
Co-Chairman
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Dr. J. W. Yancy, II, Chairman
Reverend Eric Graves,
Co-Chairman
HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE
Mrs. A. J. Bundage, Chairman
Mrs. Zadella Stephenson,
Co-Chairman
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Mrs. Sallye B. Coleman, Chairman
Mrs. Billye Wright, Co-Chairman
INFORMATION BOOTH
Mrs. Marie Davis, Chairman
Mrs. Etta Simpson, Co-Chairman
MUSIC
Mr. F. Bass, Coordinator
Mr. Car] Henry, Sr., Co-Coordinator
Mr. Albert Reed
Mr. Travis Wiley
Mr. Robert Wilson
Mrs. Kaye Beasley
Mrs. Billye Roberts
Mr. Wilber Northington
Mrs. Delores Webber
STEWARDESS COMMITTEE
Mrs. Ruby Turner, Chairman
Mrs. Ida B. Thomas, Co-Chairman
USHERS COMMITTEE
Mrs. Betty Fuller, Chairman
Mr. Roosevelt Whitfield
LAY ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Mr. Nathaniel Best, Chairman
Mrs. Oree Thomas, Co-Chairman
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Reverend E. F. Boyd, Comptroller
Mr. Jessie Gardner, Assistant
HEALTH/FIRST AID
Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson Coordinator
Mrs. Alice Rector, Co-Coordinator
Mrs. Loyee B. Cawthon,
Co-Coordinator
SECRETARIAL POOL
Mrs. Charlotte B. Goodwin,
Coordinator
Mrs. Betty Jamerson,
Co-Coordinator
COURTESY ROOM
Reverend Milton T. Goodwin,
Chairman
THE HOST CHURCHES
Baker Chapel, Fort Worth—
Reverend B. L. MeCormick
Allen Chapel, Fort Worth—
Reverend W, L, Davis
TENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
HEADQUARTERS
HOSPITALITY ROOM
Reverend Albert Lee Dunn,
Coordinator
SPECIAL SECURITY TO
BISHOP
Reverend James W. Ford,
Coordinator
Reverend Lloyd Chenault,
Vice Coordinator
Reverend Willard Smith,
Vice Coordinator
TENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
MARSHALLS
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The AME Christian Recorder
OCTOBER 6, 1986
The Challenge From Overseas Women
Highlights from the Overseas Bi- Centennial Celebration
Bishop VY. R. Anderson
Kenya The
Overseas Celebration and Consulta-
Nairobi, A.M.E.
tion held at the Serena Hotel,
Nairobi, Kenya, July 30th to August
Ist, 1986, under the auspices of the
Connectional Bi-Centennial Commit-
tee headed by Bishop Vinton R.
Anderson, programmed a Dialogue
presided over by Mrs. Vivienne L.
Anderson, where the needs of the
Overseas work could be expressed by
women who served as leaders in the
areas. Those participating were: Mrs.
Cynthia Randle of Kumasi, Ghana,
and active Layperson; Mrs. Nkele
Sarah Mathlhare, of Johannesburg,
South Africa, the A.M.E. Overseas
Director for the W.M.S.; and Mrs.
Shirley Josias, of Cape Town, South
Africa, the 15th District President.
Mrs. Cynthia Randle, whose
Mother-in-law, started the A.M.E.
Church in Ghana, 58 years ago feels
the Church has not invested enough
in West Africa. She was very critical
of the lack of resident Bishops
throughout the years. She stated
there has been a loss of Churches in
this part of Africa which shows a
Women: Daring To Be Different
Fairfield, AL—A capacity audience
of more than 400 persons par-
ticipated in a motivational breakfast
and six dynamic workshops. These
workshops highlighted a weekend of
activities for the Metro—Leadership
Training Seminar, at the Holiday
Inn, Medical Center, downtown Bir-
mingham, Alabama.
The women of Saint Paul African
Methodist Episcopal Church, Fair-
field, Alabama where the Reverend
E. Earl McCloud, Jr., is the
shepherd of the flock, joined with
women from the metropolitan Birm-
ingham, Alabama, area to co-sponsor
timely, informational and _ inspira-
tional workshops for Black women.
The one-day seminar effort was
designed to acutely focus upon
issues to empower women to impact
and improve the quality of life for
themselves, their families and the
community.
The 8:00 a.m. buffet breakfast
featured churchmen and _ church-
women. Bishop Frank Madison Reid,
Jr., the Reverend Charles M. Davis,
Mrs. Mary Blankenship, Mrs. Mildred
Simpkins, businesswoman Mrs. Min-
nie Gaston, politician The Honorable
Jewel Thomas, Mayor of Brighton,
Alabama, were among those featured.
The dynamic keynote address was
delivered by attorney and professional
orator Patricia Russell-McCloud. In
her three-minute introduction to her
speech, “Women: Daring to be Dif-
ferent, she had the audience ina stand-
ing ovation. Her speech addressed
contemporary issues that pertain to
women in particular for the decade of
the 80’s and beyond.
In a rapid-fire presentation, the
speaker urged women to recognize
that whatever their preference for
problems, the list is over-flowing,
ranging from teenage pregnancy to
illiteracy. Thus, they were encou-
raged to recognize their challenge to
dare to be different and to make a
difference in their homes, com-
munities and church.
The workshop topics and expert
presenters included Self Esteem: Do
you know how important you are?
Minister Maudine M. Wordlaw, Inner
Beauty Ministries, Chicago, Illinois;
Weaving your way with words: The
Art of Public Speaking, Attorney
Patricia Russell-McCloud, Russell-
McCloud and Associates, Atlanta,
Georgia; Is It Well with your soul? the
Reverend Rosalyn Grant-Frederick,
Pastor, Bishop’s Memorial AMEC,
Columbia, South Carolina; Over my
head I hear music in the air! Mrs.
Burnetta Sloss-Tanner, Academic
Teacher, The James Cleveland Work-
shop, Ine., Indianapolis, Indiana;
Stress: How do you spell relief? Mrs.
Cecilia McKeown, candidate for the
Doctorate of Medicine, The Universi-
ty of Alabama School of Medicine, Bir-
mingham, Alabama; and It’s 1986! Do
you know your child? Mrs. Brendia
McCrae, Educational Specialist, Bir-
mingham, Alabama.
The impressive list of program
sponsors for the conference included
American Gas Association, Bronner
Brothers, the Booker T. Washington
Insurance Company, the Adolph
Coors Company, Coca Cola, USA,
Inc., Eastern Airlines, Inc., the G.
Heilman Brewing Company, Inc.,
Phillip Morris, USA, the Seven UP
Company, Inc., R. J. Reynolds, Inc.,
Travel Agents International (Buck-
head—Lenox office - Atlanta), Ac-
tion Printing and Supply, BEBA
Furs and Russell-McCloud and
Associates.
According to Mr. Robert Darnell,
Vice President for Marketing at G.
Heilman Brewing Company, Inc.,
this was a tremendous informational
as well as a motivational program
for Black women.
The weekend of activities conclud-
ed Sunday. The Reverend Rosalyn
Grant-Frederick, during the morn-
ing worship celebration at Saint
Paul, told the standing-room-only
crowd that “they were the salt of
the earth.” Reverend Grant-Frede-
rick challenged the predominantly
women crowd to occasionally check
their salt to ensure that it was still
good for seasoning.
Financially, the women of Saint
Paul AME Church were able to
report for more than four months of
work, $23,198.16. This amount
represented the largest ever raised
in a single effort in the more than
100 years of Saint Paul’s history.
The pastor, joined by Bishop
Frank M. Reid, Jr., Presiding
Prelate of the Ninth Episcopal
District, Mrs. Minnie Gaston, and
the Honorable Dr. Jewel M. Thomas,
called the efforts on behalf of the
women of Saint Paul a great day in
African Methodism because our
Church had reached out to the olu
and new. Women came on walking
sticks, pregnant, and with babies in
arms. The City of Birmingham
presented keys to the city to Rev.
Grant-Frederick, Minister Maudine
Wordlaw and Mrs. Burnetta Sloss-
Tanner.
ministry of unconcern,
Mrs. Randle reported that the
status of women in West Africa is
that of second class citizen and
women are being exploited. They
need the Church to help in the educa-
tion of women and children and
family planning.
Mrs. Shirley Josias expressed a
need for better public relations so
that the A.M.E. Church will be better
known in South Africa. Because of
redistricting, they have lost members
in the 15th and they need to increase
their membership. There is a strong
need for education of ministers and
lay persons. Education is difficult to
attain because of the cost and govern-
ment control.
Mrs. Sarah Mathlhare feels the
main priority for the new 19th
District is the building of an Ad-
ministrative Center in Johannesburg,
South Africa, The Center would give
the A.M.E, Church greater visibility,
There is a shortage of ministers and a
need for a trained ministry.
The main challenge, which was the
thread that ran through each ex-
cellent presentation by the women,
was the need for the A.M.E. Church
to begin to deal realistically and
seriously with its Overseas Districts.
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Mrs. Marguerite D. Johnson,
Member, Overseas Consultation Public
Relations Committee
writers of Black Family Reunion.
Black Family Reunion
Celebration Planned
The National Council of Negro Women announced plans for their upcoming national
Black Family Reunion celebration at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Present at the press conference (I. to r.) were Harriet Ecton, regional manager of cor-
posate affairs of Anheuser-Busch, Jayne Kennedy and her daughter Savannah, Dr.
Dorothy I. Height, President of the National Council of Negro Women, and Dr.
Vanessa Weaver, Chair of the Black Family Reunion and management consultant for
Procter & Gamble. Procter & Gamble and Anheuser-Busch are major corporate under-
Alabama Pastor Is Delegate To
World Methodist Conference
Dr. James L. Davis
Tuskegee Institute, AL—The Rev.
Dr. James L. Davis, pastor of
Washington Chapel A.M.E. Church,
became one of two delegates from
the entire Ninth Episcopal District
chosen to attend the Fifteenth
World Methodist Conference that
was held in Nairobi, Kenya, East
Africa. He was the only clergyman
in attendance from Alabama.
The purpose of the conference,
held every five years, is to bring
together all bodies of Methodism to
raise issues concerning world and
domestic problems and to come to a
collective understanding of one’s posi-
tion, theologically, ethically and
politically.
Golden Celebration A Big Event
Mr. Roscoe Gloster and his
wife, Irma, as they celebrated
their fiftieth wedding anni-
versary at Union Bethel
A.M.E. Church, New Or-
leans, Louisiana. The pastor,
Rev. Thomas B. Brown, per-
formed the remarriage cere-
mony. A reception was held
in the church fellowship hall.
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OCTOBER 6, 1986
The AME Christian Recorder
L-R: Mayor James Griffin, Bishop Frank C. Cummings, The Rev. Eugene E. McAshan, candidate, Mrs. Jewel McAahent Ms.Cecelia
1
Sharpe, Presiding Elder Lowe and Mrs. Eunice Lowe.
The Eyes of Buffalo Are Upon You___
Buffalo, NY — The Committee to
elect Reverend Dr. Eugene E.
McAshan a bishop in 1988 presented
“Byes On Buffalo,’’ a unity banquet
honoring Dr. McAshan, bringing the
church and community of Buffalo
together for a worthy effort.
Bethel A.M.E. Church and the
community came in great numbers to
the banquet, which was held at the
Buffalo Convention Center with a
seating capacity of 5,000. Ladies
were dressed in their glittering gowns
and gentlemen were handsomely at-
tired in their tuxedos. The banquet
room was adorned with royal blue
table linen, white napkins and a
cluster of white petunias with a
beautiful white candle glowing in the
center.
The program of the evening was
orated with charm and grace by Mr.
Celes Tisdale, journalist, author and
teacher-toastmaster, and the very
charming Mrs. Mary Randolph, Pro-
ject Director of Bethel Head Start,
community humanitarian-toastmis-
tress. The Rev. Charles White, Buf-
falo Area Metropolitan Ministries,
gave the invocation, followed by The
Lord’s Prayer by Mallotte, reverently
sung by the Rev. Henry A. Wynn,
pastor of Delaine—Waring A.M.E.
Church.
The dais was graced by guests, par-
ticipants and thirty friends and
members who contributed $100
dollars each as sponsors to elect Dr.
McAshan a bishop. Contributors in-
cluded Eugene Richards, Mildridge
Richards, Bishop Richard Allen
Hildebrand, Bishop Vernon I. Byrd,
Rev. Carrie Hooper, Paul Smith,
Connie Smith, R. T. Merriweather,
Eugene D. Thomas, Dr. John Dixon,
Emma Dixon, Honorable Clifford
Bell, Cecelia Sharpe, Honorable
Herb Bellamy, Rev. Carlton Gibson,
Rev. B. W. Smith, Bennie E. Smith,
Barbara Brown, Rev. Vernon I.
Lowe, Rev. James Lawrence, Rev.
William P. Foley, Sr., Cleon Service,
Dr. R. Sutton, Rev. Henry A. Wynn,
Dr. Charles Anderson, Beulah Jones,
Capt. Marion Bass, Williams
Johnson, James O. Webb, Council
President (City of Buffalo) George
K. Arthur and Mr. and Mrs. W.
Williams, Jr.
Music was rendered by the Voices
of Methodism, a 70-voice choir of all
Methodist Denominations (A.M.E.,
C.M.E., A.M.E.Z. and United
Methodist) in Buffalo. Felicitations
were given by the Honorable James
Griffin, Mayor of the City of Buf-
falo; the Rev. Floyd Black
represented Dr. William L. Freeman
of the New York Conference; Mrs.
Garnet Wallace, Vice-Chairlady of
the Board of Trustees and Area
Chairperson of the Western New
York WMS, represented Bethel
A.M.E. Church and Rev. Robert
Grimm spoke for the Buffalo Area
Council of Churches.
The Rev. Vernon I. Lowe,
Presiding Elder of the Buffalo-
Albany District presented the guest
speaker, Bishop Frank Curtis Cumm-
ings, Prelate of the First Episcopal
District of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church. Bishop Cumm-
ings proceeded to electrify the au-
dience with a heart-warming, spirit-
filled message on the subject “God’s
Choice.’’ He spoke with enthusiasm
about the productivity of Dr.
McAshan, and stated that God chose
Rev. McAshan to make the dif-
ference and lead his people. . .
McAshan is a producing minister,
therefore he is capable of being a pro-
ducing bishop.
“What do you want in a producing
bishop?’’ Bishop Cummings asked.
He answered by saying the Bible says,
“Jovely fruit.’’ He emphasized that
McAshan has a_ seven-day week
church and that this produces lovely
fruit. He went on to say that God’s
choice has purpose; God gives you
extra authority and God gives you
power of attorney, and he concluded
by stating that he would be delighted
to have Dr. McAshan as a colleague.
The audience responded in a
dramatic way with a round of ap-
plause, standing in approval of his
soul-stirring message.
The action-filled evening con-
tinued with a production, ‘‘Eyes On
Buffalo,’ written and directed by
Mrs. Carolyn B. Thomas, a faithful
and dedicated member of Bethel and
a member of the 1984 Episcopal
Committee. The 500-capacity-filled
auditorium guests were taken on an
imaginary stroll through the City of
Buffalo, captured by the voice of the
narrator, Councilman-at-large Clif-
ford Bell, passing the City Hall and
other places of attraction in the
beautiful city, all the way to Bethel
A.M.E. Church on a Sunday morn-
ing. There the people were praising
God, singing and clapping, and they
called out, ‘‘McAshan for Bishop!
McAshan for Bishop!.”’
The evening was made complete
ee
with the presentation of the charm-
ing, talented and beautiful First Lady
of Bethel A.M.E. Church, Mrs.
Jewel Delores McAshan. Ms. Cecelia
Sharpe, Women’s Day Queen of
Bethel, presented Mrs. McAshan,
who, as usual was eloquently dressed.
She wore a stunning, off-white, se-
quinned, sparkling gown. She thank-
ed everyone for the love and support
given and asked for the continued
prayers of all for herself and for Rev.
McAshan.
Dr. McAshan, handsomely attired
in white tux, light blue formal shirt
with white collar and white bow tie,
was presented by Mr. Willie Warren,
a dutiful trustee of Bethel. The emi-
nent but humble pastor of Historic
Bethel, spoke with an attitude of
humility as he gave thanks to
Almighty God, to his bishop, his
family, members of Bethel Church,
friends and well-wishers for their
time, effort and support. Dr.
McAshan paused for a moment,
surveying the audience, then stated,
“I have been inspired first by God;
now I am inspired by my bishop, my
church, my friends and supporters. I
feel good about being called for this
purpose; I believe it with all my
heart. I want to be used and handled
by God. Pray forme.”
Rev. and Mrs. McAshan were visibly
moved by the response from the
audience, whocheered and cheered and
cheered. The cheerleaders’ production
for McAshan was performed by the
youth of Bethel—and they were grand!
The Honorable Deputy Speaker of
the New York Assembly, Arthur O.
Eves, and his wife Constance were
acknowledged and the evening con-
cluded with an inspirational benedic-
tion by the Rev. Fred Lucas, pastor
of Bridge Street A.M.E. Church.
“yes On Buffalo’”’ is the slogan
designed to capture the attention of
the church community throughout
the connection that they may focus
their vision on Buffalo and select
Reverend Dr. Eugene E. McAshan
for Episcopal Leadership ‘‘N’’ 1988.
A man chosen by God.
A weed will grow
itself, but a flower
requires cultiva-
tion.
Pastor Pitts’ Pen
Today's complex society offers a
great challenge to clergymen. It bids
us come out of the narrow arena of
routine ministerial responsibilities
and confront the major issues faced
by members of the church and com-
munity. Merely to be the proud
wearer of a clergy collar, or referred
to as ‘*Reverend,’’ ‘‘Minister’’ or
““Doctor,’’ will not suffice.
The hymnologist penned it well
when he wrote:
A charge to keep I have;
A God to glorify;
A never dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky.
To serve the present age,
My calling to fulfill;
O, may it all my powers engage
To do my Master’s Will!
If we are to serve the present age,
we must emphasize ‘‘Life before
death’’ as well as ‘‘life after death.”’
The horizons of our community must
expand to include not only the
“Junk’’, but, also, the ‘‘junkies.’’
We must be concerned not only
about the ‘‘debris’’ but the derelicts
as well.
Our broader scope of societal pro-
blems should take us from ‘‘prayer
meetings’’ to ‘‘civic meetings’’; from
“Official Board meetings’’ to
“‘School Board meetings’’; from
“‘Worshipping’’ to watching. No
perceptive pastor can afford to re-
main politically inactive when the
destiny of our nation and our posteri-
ty rest on our ability to vote, with
discretion and forcefulness. The im-
portance of a pastor’s political in-
volvement further supports that fact
that the church was never intended to
be confined behind four dedicated
walls. Political decisions daily affect
the lives of our people, hence we can-
not ignore the fact that we are an in-
tegral part of the political system.
Any member who insists on the
pastor’s staying out of politics, is re-
questing to be left alone to die —
socially, economically and political-
ly. To expound eloquently about
Daniel’s plight in the den of lions
while failing to realize that some of
our parishioners are invariably en-
trapped in the present-day dens of
life, is a classic example of clergical
myopia.
My Brothers in Christ, we must
walk today where Jesus would have
walked, being visibly active among
the needy, the sick, the confused and
those who have lost faith in God. Our
messages and our deeds must be rele-
vant to those whom we serve. Then,
when Christ shall call us from labor
to reward, we shall have not only a ti-
tle, but, also, a testimony. “‘I have
fought a good fight, I have kept the
faith? a
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Bishop’s
Widow Dies
@
Funeral services for Mrs. E. C.
Hatcher, widow of Bishop
Hatcher, were held at 11:00 A.M.
on Thursday, August 28th, at
Cherry Street A.M.E. Church,
308 Cherry Street,
Alabama.
Dothan,
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Paratha RRR mee tiedSANR biiaNE nati moe
L-R: Rev. Robert Thomas, Installing Officer; Rev. Lila R. Martin, Mistress of Ceremonies;
Rey. J. Allen Parker, Parlimentarian; Rev. Joseph Brockington, Outgoing President: Rev.
Selden S. Green, Chaplain; Rev. Harold C. Huggins, President; Rev. J. P. Hennings, Ist
Vice-President; Rev. Jeffrey Baker, Secretary; Rev. A. C. Wright, 2nd Vice-President;
Kenneth Huggins (front) grandson of Rev. Huggins. Not pictured: Rev. Lewis Grady,
Treasurer, and Rey. Corrine Lattimore, Asst Secretary.
L-R: Rey. Robert Thomas, looking on, as Rev. Joseph Brockington, out-going presi-
dent, congratulates new president, Rev. Harold C. Huggins.
St. Stephen A.M.E. Host To Installation
Detroit — At a recent installation ser-
vice of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church Ministerial
Alliance of Michigan, Rev. Harold
C. Huggins, pastor of St. Stephen
A.M.E. Church, Detroit, was install-
ed as president.
The service hosted by St. Stephen
Church, was well attended by
ministers, laymen and friends from
throughout the State of Michigan. A
very fine banquet was prepared and
served by Mr. Edward Merchant,
Mr. David Middlebrook and a staff
of church members.
Rev. Lila R. Martin served as
Mistress of Ceremonies for the pro-
gram that featured Presiding Elder J.
Allen Parker giving highlights on the
history of the Alliance and solos by
Mr. Joe Ezell and Mrs. Barbra
Woodson.
Rev. Joseph Brockington, outgo-
ing president, was presented by Rev.
Lloyd Jenkins and reflected on his
time in office and committed his sup-
port to the new president, Rev. Hug-
gins. A special presentation was
made by Presiding Elder Parker to
Rev. Brockington in recognition of
his outstanding service during his
tenure as Alliance president.
Mr. Joe Ezell, Conference Lay
Organization president, was
presented by Rev. Joan Mitchell and
he pledged his support and that of the
Laymen of the Michigan Conference
to Rev. Huggins.
Standing in for Bishop Hubert N.
Robinson, Rev. Robert Thomas,
Pastor of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church,
Detroit, administered the oath of of-
fice to the new officers.
Arkansas Woman Leaves
Meharry $100,000 Bequest
Nashville, TN—Meharry Medical
College has received a $100,000 be-
quest from the estate of Addie Lee
Wilson, an Arkansas woman who
has also contributed towards crea-
tion of a scholarship fund at the
school.
A lifelong resident of Marian, AR,
Mrs. Wilson expressed interest in
donating money to a medical institu-
tion following the death of her hus-
band Fred, in 1979. Since he had
died from diabetes-related causes
and she herself suffered from
diabetes and cancer, she wanted to
donate her money where it would
have some impact on the research in-
to these diseases.
Olly Neal, Jr., Mrs. Wilson’s at-
torney and the executor of her
estate, told her of Meharry Medical
College, the work being done there,
and its historic mission as a leading
educator of black physicians. Based
on what she learned of the college,
Mrs. Wilson designated in her will
that Meharry receive $100,000, and
that 50 percent of the residue of her
estate be used as endowment for a
scholarship fund to be named in her
honor. She requested that at least
part of the monies be used for
research into diabetes and cancer at
the college.
In accepting the bequest from At-
torney Neal, Meharry President Dr.
Satcher expressed his appreciation
“for this generous bequest from the
late Mrs. Wilson, and the support
shown Meharry by Mr. Neal. Sup-
port like this, from members of our
community, has enabled this college
to realize its important mission, and
ensures we will continue in our
goals. Mrs. Wilson’s generous spirit
will live on in the achievements of
Meharry and its students.”
Founded in Nashville in 1876,
Meharry Medical College is a
private, four-year historically-black
institution dedicated to the educa-
tion and training of health care pro-
fessionals to serve in underserved
communities. Nearly three quarters
of its graduates are currently prac-
ticing in the underserved rural and
inner-city communities of the U.S.
OCTOBER 6, 1986
Chicago Conference Lay
Organization Holds Convention
The 43rd Annual Convention of
the Chicago Conference Lay
Organization that was held in
Chicago recently will be remembered
as one of, if not the best in the history
of the Conference.
It was evident from the opening
service that this would be no ‘‘run-of-
the-mill’’ session, There was an air of
excitement and expectancy running
through the unusually large crowd that
assembled at St. James Church on
Thursday evening for the Communion
service,
The Host Pastor more than met the
expectations of the congregation with
a soul stirring sermon. The combined
choirs of St. James provided music
that was fitting for the occasion.
Following the service the local
organization hosted a gala reception
for the delegates and visitors.
The Devotional service on Friday
morning led by Chaplain Mrs. Mary
Jackson set the pace for the rest of
the Convention. After the Organiza-
tion of the Conference and commit-
tee reports, the Keynote address was
given by Dr. E. Marvin Goodwin,
who is currently the Registrar of
Kennedy-King College as well as a
local Pastor, and a former Fulbright
Scholar of the University of Israel.
He used as his subject, ‘‘I am a Deb-
tor’’ and challenged his audience to
accept its responsibility to God, Man,
and Church and Community.
There were three excellent workshops
led by dynamic Presenters.
They were:
1. Spiritual (Looking for the face of
Jesus) by Mrs. Mary Townsend
who is Administrator for a Prison
Ministry.
2. Can the Church make an impact
on Teen Pregnancies? by Mrs.
Marda Cotton Ramey.
3. Financial Planning and Money
Management by Ms. Yvonne V.
Kinnon, representative from
Waddell and Reed Financial Ser-
vice.
According to the Evaluation Com-
mittee’s report, all workshops receiv-
ed a very high rating.
The Annual Awards Banquet on
Friday evening was a sell-out event.
The speaker, Alderman Danny K.
Davis of the 29th Ward on Chicago’s
West side received a standing ovation
for his Address on our Beginnings.”
Honorees for the Good Shepherd
Award and Layman of the Year
Award were Rev. Basil A. Foley,
Pastor of Woodlawn A.M.E. Church
and Mr. Luster Jackson, member
and past president of the Wilson-
Jackson Lay Organizatin of Bethel
A.M.E. Church.
During the Business Session on
Saturday morning, Mrs. Jacqelyn
Ford and Judge Sydney A. Jones
gave echoes from the Bishops’ Coun-
cil and General Board meeting.
We were also greeted by our three
Presiding Elders - Rev. Maurice J.
Higginbotthan (South District), Rev.
William D. Davis (St. Paul-
Milwaukee District) and Rev. Roy L.
Miller (North District). Also Rev.
and Mrs. Hubert Armstrong of
Bethel-Milwaukee greeted the Con-
vention.
After final business and reports the
election of Conference Officers and
delegates to the Fourth District was
held in an orderly manner with Mr,
Morris L. Williams, President of the
Fourth District Organization,
presiding.
Officers elected were:
Willie Thompson, President
Jerry Davis, Ist Vice President
Sterling E. Sutton, 2nd Vice Presi-
dent
Rita Williams, 3rd Vice President
Sybil Hunley, Recording Secretary
Carolyn DeRamus, Assistant Record-
ing Secretary
Alva Hall, Corresponding Secretary
Harriet Stukes, Financial Secretary
Lois Johnson, Treasurer
Roland Ingram, Assistant Treasurer
Mary E. Jackson, Chaplain
Sandra Blue, Assistant Chaplain
Evelyn Jefferson, Director of Lay
Activities
Ruth Davis, Youth Director
Robin Flood, Assistant Youth
Director
Stella Harden, Historian
Jacquelyn Ford, Parliamentarian
Ruth E. Anderson, Director of
Public Relations
New Officers were installed by the
Host Pastor Rev. E. A. Hawkins.
After expressions of Thanks to the
local Organization and its president
Mrs. Evelyn Jefferson for doing a
superb job of hosting the Conven-
tion, we ended with the Ring Closing
Ceremony.
Submitted by
Ruth E. Anderson
Director Public Relations
Chicago Conf. Lay Organization
7th Episcopal
District
Awards 86
Scholarships
by William J. Hayes, Sr.
Seventh Episcopal District Ora-
torical Contest winners for 1986
were Mr. Anthony C. Stevenson of
Marion, South Carolina, and Ms.
Bridgette Fashion of Moncks Cor-
ner, South Carolina.
Winners were chosen during the
1986 Annual Convention of the Lay
Organization of the 7th Episcopal
District at historic Liberty Hill
A.M.E. Church, Summerton, South
Carolina, where President James B.
Hildebrand presided.
Mr. Stevenson, First Place Win-
ner, is the son of Mr. Theodore and
Mrs. Mae Frances Stevenson of the
Northeast Conference, and a mem-
ber of St. James A.M.E. Church at
Aerial’s Crossroads. He plans to at-
tend South Carolina State College,
Orangeburg, South Carolina, in the
fall.
Second Place Winner, Ms.
Bridgette Fashion, is from the
Palmetto Conference and a member
of Mt. Carmel A.M.E. Church,
Moncks Corner, South Carolina. She
plans to attend North Trident
Technical College, North Charles-
ton, South Carolina.
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The AME. Christian Recorder
7
First District Holds Ground-Breaking
Bishop Frank Curtis Cummings,
gracious and erudite chieftain of the
First Episcopal District at the point
of realizing the first phase of his
dream - in delivering the Statement
of Purpose, said in part: “We the
people of God are gathered here
with a peculiar sensitivity of the
blessings of our God. With the
evidence of God’s love and protec-
tive care, knowing that he is still in
the miracle-making business - we are
here today to say to many of you and
to others that we come here to erect
a stone as an indication that we have
been this way.
“As we stand on the threshold of
the bicentennial of the Federal Con-
stitution adopted here in this city,
and the 200th birthday anniversary
of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church, we give thanks to Almighty
God, who hast brought us to this day
inspite of many difficulties.”
“As we look back with thankful
hearts,” he continued, “we recall
many things handed down to our
generation from generations of the
past. We are grateful for the family
life initiative; the sense of oneness
that emerged from our founders and
the desire to make things better for
us. As we look back over these 200
years we can see and sense the mo-
ment and the movement of the In-
dependent Black Church.”
Bishop Cummings observed that
the self-help initiative, the insurance
program among Blacks in this coun-
try; the masonic organization; the
NAACP, the Push for Political Em-
powerment, and the effort to be a
part of the decision-making process
throughout the religious and secular
world, plus other great movements,
they received from the very hour
and beginning of the Black Church
Movement.
The bishop also stressed that as
they look to the future, it is impor-
tant that they think of the contribu-
tions they must make if they are to
pass on to the generations after
them something worthwhile and if
they are to save humanity.
“We must understand as we seek
to build better lives, better cities,
and better communities that we
must lay down our sword and shield
of indifference - the separation by
race, clan, and groups, and put all of
our energies, resources and efforts
to make people and things better for
generations to come,” he explained.
“As we press onward and up-
ward,” he exhorted, “may we never
forget the words of the Psalmist
-127:1, ‘Except the Lord build the
house, they labor in vain that build
it: except the Lord keep the city, the
watchman waketh but in vain.’”
“To my sisters and my brothers,
the people of God, the members of
the family of faith, and of this com-
munity, we break ground today for
this headquarters building here in
the city of ‘Brotherly Love’ as the
AME Church comes to the point of
celebrating its 200 years; we break
ground to make sure that when the
days of celebration are over, a
significant reminder will be left
behind to attest that we’ve been this
way.
Mayor W. Wilson Goode brought
greetings on behalf of the 1.6 million
people of the city of Philadelphia. He
noted: “It is important that here in
this city where Richard Allen found-
ed the AME Church and where the
nation was born that you would in-
deed, build a headquarters building.
It is also significant that you do so on
the year before both the 200th an-
niversary of the U. S. Constitution
as well as that of the AME Church,
itself.”
Dr. Benjamin Hooks, executive
director, NAACP, said that the
building of a headquarters building
“here on this site is bold, daring, in-
ovative, and much needed.”
“How our hearts have rejoiced
through the years,” he added, “as
we've heard over and over again,
the story of Richard Allen and how
he walked out of the church in order
to worship God under his own vine
and fig tree, rather than yield to the
practice of discrimination and
segregation.”
“And how the fragrance of the
perfume of the great AME Church
has sweetened the lives of Black folk
across these 200 years by your con-
tributions. North, south, east, and
west, you have made an indelible im-
print on the life of America. And the
NAACP is particularly grateful for
the work of the AME Church and
your support through the years,” he
reminded.
“And now in this building you are
in effect re-building the Wall - like
Nehemiah of old you have come here
to - rebuild the wall. I think you are
going to do it - for the Bible says -
and I can see it here - ‘for the people
had a mind to work.’ ”
“We have come in the name of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, to
build a headquarters building, and
we are going to dig today until we
touch solid rock,” he concluded.
Other ground-breaking partici-
pants were, Marc Jenkins who sang
the National Anthem; the Rev.
Willie G. Williams, delivered the
prayer; and the Rev. George Turner
Sims, Jr., the benediction.
Official greetings and salutations
were also delivered by: Senator
Freeman Hankins of the Seventh
Senatorial District of Pennsylvania;
Lorenzo Cruger, Most Worshipful
Grand Master, F and AM, PHA;
Mayor George Wright of Smyrna,
Delaware, and Commissioner Virgil
Hodges, New York State Labor
Department - a representative for
New York Governor Mario Cuomo.
The Rev. Dr. John W. P. Collier, ad-
ministrative Assistant to the bishop
presided.
A worship service of praise and
thanksgiving was held preceding the
ceremony proper at the Mount
Pisgah AME Church, 41st and
Spring Garden Sts. The Rev. James
L. Dandridge, host pastor.
“Old Man Eloquent” Bishop
Decatur Ward Nichols, the 59th
bishop of the church, stirred his
hearers to the highest - as only he
can - from the subject “Move This
Mountain.’”’ Other worship partici-
pants were: Rev. George T. Sims,
chair of the headquarters building
committee, was the worship leader;
Rev. James L. Dandridge, call to
worship; the Rev. Mickarl D.
Thomas, lined the Hymn of Praise;
and the Rev. Alyson B. Johnson
delivered the Prayer of Thanksgiv-
ing.
Mee the Rev. William D. Watley,
read from the Holy Scriptures; the
Rev. James K. Baldwin, the Deca-
logue; the Rev. Conway Simmons,
Offering for others; the Rev. S.
Frank Emmanuel, presentation of
Bishop Cummings; Bishop Cummings,
NS
presentation of Bishop Nichols, the
guest preacher; Invitation to Chris-
tian Discipleship, the Rev. Richard
Norris, Mother Bethel’s new pastor,
Members of the Blue Ribbon
Headquarters Building Committee
hand picked by Bishop Cummings
include; The Rev. George Turner
Sims, Jr., chair; the Rev. John W. P.
Collier, associate chair; Mrs.
Eleanor Cogdell, secretary; Mrs.
Ruby C. Boyd, treasurer; Joseph In-
abinet, co-chair and the Rev. Mickarl
D. Thomas, Sr., director, Public
Relations.
General members: the Rev. Leroy
Attles, James K. Baldwin,; Ben-
jamin Delany, the Rev. James L.
Dandridge, Mrs. Flora Eastman, the
Rev. Floyd Flake, the Rev. Theo-
dore Goyins, Jr., Ms. Jane Harris
and Mrs. Ruth Hughes.
Also, the Rev. Wilbur Lowe, Jr.,
Lionel Phillips, Mrs. Laurie Smith,
William Smith, Rev. McCarl
Thomas, Mrs. Edith Mae Williams,
Rev. Willie Williams and the Rev.
John G. Ragin.
The Coordinators: The Rev.
Wilbur Lowe, Jr., Bermuda Con-
ference; New Jersey: The Rev. Ed-
ward E. Adams, Sr., Conference
Coordinator: The Rev. Marvin L.
Minus, Camden-Trenton; the Rev.
Archie Richmond, New Brunswick;
the Rev. Horace E. Burton, Atlantic
City and the Rev. William D.
Watley, Newark. Delaware, the
Rev. Pleasant Hailey, Jr., Con-
ference Coordinator; the Rev.
Luther L. Walker, Dover and the
Rev. James K. Baldwin, Wil-
mington. New York, the Rev. O’Neil
Mackey, Sr., Conference Coor-
dinator; the Rev. Fred Lucas,
Brooklyn-Westchester; the Rev.
Joseph Robinson, Buffalo-Albany;
the Rev. S. Frank. Emmanuel,
Manhattan, the Rev. Floyd Black,
Jamaica-Long Island. New England,
The Rev. Donald Tucker, Con-
ference Coordinator; Philadelphia,
the Rev. George T. Sims, Jr., Con-
ference Coordinator; the Rev.
Richard R. Stokes, West Phila-
delphia; The Rev. Carl D. Ogden,
South Philadelphia; the Rev.
Charles Lett, Philadelphia; and the
Rev. Charles E. Martin, Harrisburg.
The response to underwrite the
cost of the building, according to
Chair Sims has been overwhelming.
Persons have voluntarily given a
dollar for each year of the church’s
existence, i.e., $200.00. And each
donor’s name will be inscribed on a
plaque which will be placed in the
narthex of the new building.
A Wishbone Never
Replaces
A Backbone
About Your Health
There are different kinds of
diabetes, the most common one is
diabetes mellitus, which is very com-
mon among women of age 40 and
after, and it is caused by the im-
proper functioning of an organ called
the pancreas and frequently diag-
nosed by the presence of sugar in
the urine.
Diabetes is a chronic disease, not
contagious but hereditary, frequent
desire of water, urination, itching,
boils, loss of weight, thinness,
weakness and poor functions of the
body organs usually show the
presence of diabetes, if proper treat-
Bishop Adams, North Carolina
Continued from page 1
Rev. L. O. Saunders
nished music for the worship service.
Ministers participating in the order of
worship included Reverends Dorothy
Richardson, pastor of St. Peters,
Warsaw; Alexander Davis, St.
James, Kenansville; Dr. R. L.
Holmes, Selma Circuit; DeOther
Melvin, St. Mark, Rocky Mount;
James Bullock of the Tarboro Mis-
sion; F. M. Gabriel of the Nashville
Circuit; Orea Jones; H. H. Parker,
Rich Square Circuit, who, in his elo-
quent way, presented Elder
Saunders; and Raymond Pittman of
St. Matthew-Weldon.
The message delivered by Bishop
Adams brought an emotional response
from the congregation as shouts of
“Amen’’ and ‘‘Thank you, Jesus’’
filled the church and the joy that was
shared by bishop and congregation
was apparent on the smiling faces of
a record-breaking district conference
gathering. Bishop Adams referred to
it as a ‘“‘mini annual conference.”’
The Invitation to Christian
Discipleship was extended by the
Rev. C. K. Pridgen, pastor of St.
James, Kinston, and, to further
enhance the spiritual trust, Bishop
Adams called upon one of the native
sons of the Northeastern District,
who is now pastor of St. Paul,
Raleigh, to render a solo. As Rev.
Gregory Edmond sang ‘‘When Peace
Like A River,’’ the Spirit was truly
felt all over the building.
Bishop Adams, assisted by Revs.
Nathaniel Gaylor, T. L. Coble and
visiting Presiding Elders Ingram and
Holland of the North Carolina Con-
ference, was Chief Celebrant for the
Holy Communion service that con-
cluded the worship.
Other activities that followed dur-
ing the two-day conference included
election of conference officers,
workshops and the official welcome
program presented by Rev. Larry
Hinton, et al. Sermons were delivered
by Rev. R. L. Holmes, Rev. Orea
Jones and Rev. Dorothy Richardson.
Among the women of the district par-
ticipating in worship activities were
Mesdames Ruby Chavis, Della
Bridges and Doretha Lassiter.
Mrs. Paulette Smith Bryant,
Reporter
ment is not given it may lead to
nausea and vomiting, headache,
cold, restlessness and finally death.
A well balanced diet is very essen-
tial for the treatment, exercise is
necessary and insulin is given if
sugar is still present in the urine and
dangerous if not properly given,
shock may occur in case of reaction
to insulin, call your doctor im-
mediately. Eventual production of
insulin makes norman life possible
for diabetes.
Edith D. Billingsley, Health and
Welfare Representative
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OCTOBER 6, 1986
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Bishop V. R. Byrd, left, Bishop Rembert Stokes, center, and Dr. Warren Morgan, par-
ticipants in belated inauguration ceremonies for Dr. Morgan, new President of Paul
uinn College, April 1986.
_
Bishop Rembert E. Stokes, left, and Bishop C. E. Thomas, keynoter for Texas Rededi-
cation Convocation, 1986.
The vivacious Mrs. Nancy Phillips Stokes, center, enjoying a state meeting of
keynote speeches.
Dr. S. Van Allen, Academic Dean; Dr. M. A. Crittenden, Director of Finance.
Bishop Rembert E. Stokes, left, and Bishop H. H. Brookins before the latter “blows
the lid off’? Texas as keynoter for Convocation ’86. The wives of Bishop James,
Thomas and Brookins accompanied their husbands to Texas.
PQC “‘top brass” pondering keynoter message: L-R: Mrs. DeJoyce Morgan, Title II;
Continued from page 1
Bishop Hubert N. Robinson speaks at street renaming ceremony.
City Council by Mel Ravitz and it was
unanimously approved by the Coun-
cil on March 5, 1986.
A parade in honor of the occasion
began at 2:30 Sunday, July 6, 1986,
at Webber Junior High School and
proceeded East on Tireman to Stan-
ford, South on Stanford to Milford,
East on Milford to Scotten, South on
Scotten to McGraw, West on
McGraw to Stanford and North on
Stanford to St. Stephens for the in-
stallation of the new street sign.
The family of Bishop John E.
Hunter, Mrs. Dolorez Hunter and
their children, Cynthia, Ethel,
Marion Lynn and Rev. John Joseph
Hunter, participated in the parade
and street renaming as the honor
guard.
Other dignitaries, councilpersons
Mel Ravitz, Clyde Cleveland, and
Rev. Nicholas Hood participated, as
well as representatives of the Mayor
Coleman A. Young, the Wayne
County Executive, William E. Lucas,
and Governor James Blanchard,
along with dignitaries and ministers
of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Richard Allen High School For
Girls Sierra Leone, West Africa
Sierra Leone — The International
Foster Parents Association has just
donated $60,000 to Sierra Leone for a
second-story building to ameliorate
the rapidly overcrowding conditions
at R.A.H.S.
The Richard Allen High School
For Girls presently services,
academically 360 girls in the 7th
through 12 grades. Enrollment has
increased. The Freetown government
pays all teachers’ salaries and the
A.M.E. Church, together with school
fees, defrays other expenses.
The IFPA is leaving to the A.M.E.
Church the responsibility to raise
40,000 to complete the work. (22
Leones to $1.00)
THE BISHOP OF THE DISTRICT
IS APPEALING TO THE GEN—
ERAL BOARD ANDMISSIONARY
SOCIETIES FOR THEIR HELP.
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The AME Christian Recorder
Children hand in hand to fight Sickle Cell Anemia
Children Fight Sickle Cell Anemia
Scores of predominantly Black and
Hispanic youngsters from Brooklyn,
N. Y.’s Public School 316 recently
joined hands, circled their school and
sang the words, “children helping
children, hand in hand, to fight sickle
cell,” to the tune of the song,
“Hands Across America.” More
than 25,000 pupils in Brooklyn’s
School District 17 joined this
demonstration. Adult participants,
in photo above, include, from left,
Ms. Carrie Haynes (with glasses), a
sickle cell staff member; David War-
shaw, Interim Acting Assistant
’ Principal, P.S. 316, who conceived
the demonstration; Ms. Beryl Mur-
ray, Assistant Director, Sickle Cell
Anemia Foundation of Greater New
York; Robert Jenkins, the school’s
Principal and Dick Campbell, Ex-
ecutive Director of the Foundation,
located at 209 West 125th Street,
Manhattan.
Carrie Morris Named County’s Christian
Woman of the Year
Carrie Morris, a member of St.
Peter A.M.E. Church, was named
Clarksville-Montgomery County
Christian Woman of the year Sun-
day at Wesley Chapel C.M.E.
Church’s annual Women’s Day
observance.
Twenty-seven area churches
nominated women for the program,
which included a fellowship luncheon
Saturday and church services Sun-
day.
Theme for the Women’s Day pro-
gram was “‘The Ordinary Woman In
The Ordinary World.”
Six local church women chose the
woman of the year based on letters
submitted by the women them-
selves, their pastors and other
members of the churches they at-
tend.
Louise Mayfield, a member of
Hilldale United Methodist Church
and president of Church Women
United in Clarksville-Montgomery
County, was guest speaker at the
Women’s Day services at Wesley
Chapel.
Pearlene Farrow of Wesley
Chapel was chairman of the event
and the Rev. T. R. Crosslin is
presiding elder and pastor of the
church.
“Our purpose is to pull women
together. Not just black women or
white women, just women. We are
all daughters of Eve, we all suffer
the same living problems,” Mrs.
Farrow said. A list of the honorees,
eir churches and pastors follows:
@ Clara Fletcher of Greater Ebenezer
A.M.E. Church, the Rev. Willie Love, pastor.
© Carrie Mae Rudolph of Tabernacle Mis-
sionary Church, the Rev. Jimmy Terry,
pastor.
@ Mellanee Riggins of St. John Baptist
Church, the Rev. Jerry G. Jerkins, pastor.
@ Sonya Leavelle of Boiling Springs Bap-
tist Church, the Rev. McKinley Jesse, pastor.
© Carrie Keese Morris of St. Peter A.M.E.
Church, the Rev. E. Paul Beavers, pastor.
@ Vera Lester of Cabin Row Baptist
Church, the Rev. Joe Babb, pastor.
@ Sharroniese Horton of Greenhill Baptist
Church, the Rev. G. Woods, pastor.
@ Mary Jo Ritter of St. John Baptist
Chureh, Hampton Station, the Rev. Rollow
Bulter, pastor.
@ Mary Johnson Long, Guildfield Baptist
Church, Guthrie, the Rev. William Kirby,
pastor.
@ Magdelene Cross of St. Matthew A.M.E.
Church, the Rev. George Perkins, pastor.
© Delia Majors of Mt. Herman C.M.E.
Church, the Rev. LaSaun Ward, pastor
@ Shirley Dozier of Bethel A.M.E. Church,
the Rev. Pauline Wilson pastor.
@ Roberta Smith of South Chapel, Fort
Campbell, Maj. Roy Plummer, chaplain.
@ Birdie Petrie of St. Paul A.M.E. Church,
the Rev. Edwin O'Neal, pastor.
@ Vernice McClay of St. Paul Mt. Zion
AM.E. Church, the Rev. James Yeary,
pastor.
@ Marvetta Haynes of Greater Faith of God
in Christ Church, the Rey. Grant Stevenson,
pastor.
@ Dora Bacchus of Christ Temple Com-
munity House of Prayer, the Rev. Woodward
Bowley, pastor.
@ Jenice Quarles of Mt. Zion Baptist
Church, Springcreek, the Rev. Paul Smith,
pastor.
@ Virginia Griffey Daniels of Edgefield
Baptist Church, the Rev. Wilton Williams,
pastor.
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ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
ELEVENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. PHILIP R. COUSIN
MRS. MARGARET JOANN COUSIN
EPISCOPAL SUPERVISOR
THIRD EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REY. R. A. HILDEBRAND
OHIO ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 8-12, 1986
Trinity A.M.E. Church
554 Selma Road
Springfield, OH 45506
Church Telephone: (513) 325-1372
Pastor’s Telephone: (513) 376-4589
The Rev. Earl Thompson Host Pastor
The Rev. W. C. T. Ayres, Host P.E.
Annual Sermon:
The Rev. Thomas E. Liggins
SOUTH OHIO
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 15-19, 1986
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
1149 Dr. J. F. Scott Pl.
Portsmouth, OH 45662
Church Telephone: (614) 354-3798
Pastor’s Telephone: (614) 354-5156
The Rev. P. Robert Tate, Host Pastor
The Rev. Virgil Cummings, Host P.E.
Annual Sermon:
The Rev. Ralph F. Newell
NORTH OHIO
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-26, 1986
St. James A.M.E. Church
8401 Cedar Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44103
Church Telephone: (216) 231-3562
Pastor’s Telephone: (216) 268-4087
The Rev. Elmo A. Bean, Host Pastor
The Rev. Sheridan E. Lancaster,
Host P.E.
Annual Sermon:
The Rev. Donald Jacobs
FOURTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A.M.E. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. SAMUEL S. MORRIS
YEAR’S PLANNING MEETING
October 10-11, 1986
St. John A.M.E. Church
505 Beechwood
River Rouge, Michigan
Church Telephone: (313) 386-2288
Pastor's Telephone: (313) 861-0281
The Rev. Armistice R. Polk, Host Pastor
FIFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. H. W. MURPH
MISSOURI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 6-12, 1986
Wayman A.M.E. Church
5010 Cabanne Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63113
Church Telephone: (314) 361-4123
Pastor's Telephone: (314) 991-0966
The Rev. Lonnie C. Wormley, Host Pastor
The Rev. Cyrus Keller, Host P.E.
The Rev. O. H. Brown, Co-Host P.E.
FIFTH DISTRICT EVALUATION/
PLANNING MEETING
October 13, 1986
St. Peter A.M.E. Church
4730 Margaretta
St. Louis, MO 63115
Church Telephone: (314) 381-8345
Pastor's Telephone: (314) 381-0498
The Rev. Chevienne Jones, Host Pastor
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FUND MEETING
October 13, 1986
SEVENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. FREDERICK C. JAMES
PALMETTO SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 24-28, 1986
Bethel AME Church
Corner of Broad and Duke Streets
Georgetown, South Carolina 29440
The Rev. W. H. Settle, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 546-4898
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 8-12, 1986
Ebenzer AME Church
521 N. Smith Street
Mullins, South Carolina 29574
The Rev. J. L. Rouse, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 464-0341
Church Telephone: (803) 464-9921
Pastor's Telephone: (803) 428-3029
The Rev. W. D. C. McClary, Host P.E.
COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 15-19, 1986
Turner Memorial AME Church
1122 Monticello, Street
West Columbia, South Carolina 29169
The Rev. Charles Young, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 799-0018
Pastor's Telephone: (803) 786-0229
The Rev. C. R. Hawthorne, Host P.E.
SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-26, 1986
Trinity AME Church
677 Meeting Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29403
The Rev. Clifton Miller, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 723-5390
Pastor’s Telephone: (803) 723-9788
The Rev. Alonzo Middleton, Host P.E.
PIEDMONT SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 5-9, 1986
Bethel AME Church
808 S. Fant Street
LOUISIANA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 5-9, 1986
St. Paul A.M.B. Church
420 Church Street
Bogalusa, Louisiana 70427
The Rev. Joseph Cyprian, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (504) 796-3495
The Rev. M. J. Black, Sr., Host P.B.
The Rev. F. B. Hitchens, Assoc. PB.
The Rev. T. C. Johnson, Assoc. P-E.
The Rev. Elijah Nelson, Assoc. P.E.
PLANNING MEETING
November 14-15, 1986
MISSIONARY CONVENTION MEETINGS
To be held one day before the opening of
each Annual Conference.
NINTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A.M.E. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. FRANK M. REID, JR.
MRS. IRENE B. REID
EPISCOPAL SUPERVISOR
SOUTH ALABAMA CONFERENCE
BRANCH WMS
October 7, 1986
SOUTH ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 8-10, 1986
Parks Chapel A.M.E. Church
1000 Montana Street
Dothan, Alabama 36303
Church Telephone: (205) 794-4811
Pastor’s Telephone: (205) 792-5033
The Rev. C. C. Cummings, Host Pastor
The Rev. J. C. Jarrett, Host P.E.
Anderson, South Carolina 29621
e Rev. J. J. James, Host Pastor EAST ALAB. CONF CE
Church Telephone: (803) 224-2609
Pastor’s Telephone: (803) 224-2609 a cara _
The Rev. B. L B
e Rev. Castell Jackson, Host P.E. EAST AMA
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 12-16, 1986
Bethel AME Church
316 Railroad Avenue
St. Matthews, South Carolina
The Rev. R. A. Brown, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (803) 874-2616
Pastor’s Telephone: (803) 874-2616
The Rev. B. P. Boston, Host P.E.
THE 1986-1987 SEVENTH DISTRICT
PLANNING SESSION
November 28-29, 1986
EIGHTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
A.M.E. CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. DONALD G. K. MING
CENTRAL NORTH MISSISSIPPI
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 8-12, 1986
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Highway 61
Mound Bayou, Mississippi 38762
The Rev. Joseph Parker, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (601) 741-2864
The Rev. C. L. Woodley, Host P.E.
The Rev. F. C. Stallworth, Assoc. P.E.
NORTH LOUISIANA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 15-19, 1986
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
510 North 11th Street
Monroe, Louisiana 71201
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 15-17, 1986
Nichols Chapel A.M.E. Church
215 - 11th Avenue
Phenix City, Alabama 36867
Church Telephone: (205) 298-2570
Pastor’s Telephone: (205) 298-7891
The Rev. Z. D. Hardwick, Host Pastor
The Rev. W. M. Boddie, Host P.E.
NORTH ALABAMA CONFERENCE
BRANCH WMS:
October 21, 1986
NORTH ALABAMA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-24, 1986
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
141 South Cherokee Street
Florence, Alabama 35630
Church Telephone: (205) 764-3900
Pastor's Telephone: (205) 766-1059
The Rev. W. N. Huggins, Host Pastor
The Rev. R. W. Hilson, Host P.E.
TENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. REMBERT E. STOKES
NORTH TEXAS CONFERENCE
BRANCH WMS
October 14
NORTH TEXAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 15-17, 1986
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
2420 Metropolitan Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75215
Church Telephone: (214) 421-1344
The Rev. Robert Boyd, Host Pastor { 3
Church Telephone: (318) 323-6382 Pastor's Telephone: (214) 376-2279
Pastor's Telephone: (318) 325-8972
The Rev. C. Collins, Host P. E.
The Rev. G. K. Tomkies, Assoc. P. E.
CENTRAL LOUISIANA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-26, 1986
Behtel A.M.E. Church
.§10 Meriam Street
Plaquemine, LA 70764
The Rev. J. K. Holliday, Host Pastor
Church Telephone: (504) 222-6832
The Rev. H. F. Dodson, Host P. E.
The Rev. John DeLeon Walker,
Associate P. E.
TENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
PLANNING MEETING
October 29, 1986
Paul Quinn College
Waco, Texas 76704
The Rev. Drinkard Timms, Jr., Host Pastor
The Rev. F. D. Thomas, Associate P. E.
SOUTH FLORIDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 8-12, 1986
Mt. Hermon A.M.E. Church
401 N. W. 7th Terrace
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311
Church Telephone: (305) 463-6309
Pastor's Telephone: (305) 462-7174
The Rev. Lewis Myers, Host Pastor
711 N. W. 4th Street
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311
TAMPA FLORIDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 16-19, 1986
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
506 E. Harrison Street
Tampa, FL 33602
Church Telephone: (813) 223-3158
Pastor's Telephone: (813) 621-8720
The Rev. H. E. Hannans, Host Pastor
3053 S. 78th Street
Tampa, FL 33619
EAST FLORIDA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 22-26, 1986
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
85 Central Avenue
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Church Telephone: (904) 829-3918
Pastor’s Telephone: (904) 829-3918
The Rev. F. D. Richardson, Jr.,
Host Pastor
84 St. Benedict Street
St. Augustine, FL 32084
BAHAMA ISLANDS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 14-16, 1986
Robinson-Morris Chapel
A.M.E. Church
Nassau, Buhamas
Church Telephone: (809) 322-1834
Pastor's Telephone: (809) 323-7637
The Rev. J. M. Sands, Host Pastor
P. O. Box 2344
Nassau, Bahamas
EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
PLANNING MEETING
November 21-22, 1986
TWELFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. H. H. BROOKINS
MRS. BONITA C. BROOKINS,
EPISCOPAL SUPERVISOR
WEST ARKANSAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
SOUTH ARKANSAS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 15-19, 1986
Visitor's Chapel A.M.E. Church
319 Church Street
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Church Telephone: (301) 623-2975
Pastor's Telephone: (501) 623-6873
The Rev. C. E. Horton, Host Pastor
The Rev. R. J. Hampton, Host P.E.
Annual Sermon: Rev. W. G. Wynn
TWELFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
PLANNING COUNCIL
October 21-22, 1986
Bethel A.M.E. Church
815 West 16th Street
(16th & State Streets)
Church Telephone: (301) 374-2891
The Rev. J. J. Brown, Host P. E.
Please turn to page 11
Pastor’s Telephone: (803) 546-4503
The Rev. S. A. Brown, Host P. E. The Rev. E. D. Williams, Host P.E.
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OCTOBER 6, 1986
The AME Christian Recorder
Middleton Scholarship Recepients
Atlanta, GA — The above recepients
received a total of $2000 as scholar-
ship awards from the John A. Mid-
dleton Memorial Education Founda-
tion at the Awards Day Program of
the Turner Theological Seminary at
the Interdenominational Theological
Center. From Left to right are:
Reverend Lester B. Foster, Mrs.
Gloria Suggs, Reverend Casey Childs
and Dr. Daniel W. Jacobs, Dean of
Turner Theological Seminary.
The members of the Middleton
Foundation Executive Board were
highly gratified to learn of recent
academic achievements of two
previous recipients. Reverend Doctor
Harold Moore, a 1982 recipient, was
awarded the doctorate this year. In
addition, he is continuing to please
audiences with his melodious voice
and gave a benefit concert for the
Foundation. Reverend Doctor Thom-
as Bess earned a doctorate degree which
was conferred this spring by Columbia
Seminary.
Reverend Casey Childs, who re-
ceived a $1000 scholarship, is the
son of parents who now reside in
Oklahoma. He was fortunate to ex-
perience extensive travel as his father
was an army career serviceman. Mrs.
Lois Childs is his wife. At Turner
Seminary he is concentrating in two
areas of Biblical Studies and Christian
Education. He was referred as one
who found time not only to
demonstrate leadership roles in the
life of his peers enrolled at The In-
terdenominational Center but to be
unusually active in the church of his
choice. His earlier academic ex-
periences were varied and impressive.
Reverend Lester B. Foster, who
received a $500 award, is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Foster of
Morris, Georgia. Noteworthy are the
facts that he received a ‘‘Most
Courteous Citizenship Award’’ in
high school and the rank of Magna
Cum Laude upon graduation from
Edward Waters College in 1982. He
was referred to as a committed,
highly motivated student of sterling
Christian Character with great poten-
tial.
A $500 scholarship was also
awarded to Mrs. Gloria Suggs from
Arkansas who is the mother of six-
year old Nehemiah Suggs. She received
an Associate of Arts degree from
Shorter College at Little Rock,
Arkansas prior to receiving a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Educa-
tion from Arkansas Baptist College
and later a Master of Science in
Education from Henderson Universi-
ty. She was a Magna Cum Laude
graduate. Since graduation from col-
lege her academic and work ex-
periences have been varied.
To date the John A. Middleton
Memorial Education Foundation, in
its 10th year of existence, has award-
ed a total of $19,000 in scholarships
to twenty-three theologians.
Learning How To Study—The Most
Important Lesson Of All
For all those students who wish
they could retain what they learned
in class until final exams ... they
can. Not by working harder, but by
working smarter.
It’s a matter of using the learning
process and the laws of forgetting to
our advantage. Just knowing what
happens and why, can help students
do things to retain the information
received in class for an indefinite
time, certainly long enough to pass
their exams,
For instance, we know that, for
the student, the average span of con-
centration on a single subject is 50
minutes (that’s why most classes are
scheduled for 50 minutes).
The continuous influx of new
material speeds up forgetting, so we
can’t expect that, after several
hours of concentration on new
material, we'll forget most of what
we learned during the first hour.
Study habits should be scheduled
with that in mind.
We know that most forgetting oc-
curs immediately after learning. On
the other hand, if steps are taken to
remember something the day after
it’s been learned, chances are it will
stick with us,
We know that cramming is relearn-
ing. Realizing this, the student can
prepare a more productive cram ses-
sion.
Reviews, timing the reviews to off-
set the curve of forgetting, con-
solidation of material—these are
some of the other keys in the process
used to impress the mind with the
material learned and needed to re
tain.
If done properly, the mind will re
tain the material ...
indefinitely. Knowledge of this pro:
cess can serve well in school and will
be a lifelong asset in other areas.
A report published by a college
studies unit details these and other
in some cases
factors we know about learning and
forgetting.
It is a step-by-step plan designed
to help students retain classwork
and pass their exams. (A comforting
thought that all students returning
to school would like to take with
them.)
A copy of the complete report in a
handy student format may be ob
tained by writing EMPIRE
ASSOCIATES, P.O. Box 2627,
Fairlawn, N.J., 07410.
Vital Profile
Rev. John L. Phillips, Jr.
The Rev. John L. Phillips, Jr., is
the son of the Rev. Dr. John L.
Phillips, Sr., and Mrs. Rhunette
Phillips. He received his calling into’
the gospel ministry in 1972 at the
age of 12. He served as Minister of
Youth at Bethel A.M.E. Church in
North Little Rock, Ark., from
1972-1976. He received his first
pastoral appointment to St. John
A.M.E. Church, Jacksonville, Ark.,
in 1976, where he served four years.
Since then, he has served as pastor
of several leading churches in the
Arkansas and Central Arkansas
Conferences.
Currently, Rev. Phillips is the
pastor of Ward Chapel A.M.E.
Chureh in Little Rock, Ark. His
ministry there includes an emphasis
on the “teaching” aspects of the
gospel. The author of several
published essays and reports, Rev.
Phillips also has incorporated his
teaching ministry into a weekly
radio broadcast.
Rev. John Phillips, Jr., is married
to the former Sheila Scott of Little
Rock and they have one son,
Jonathan Lawrence, who is three
years old.
Annual Conference Schedule
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EIGHTEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV. HAROLD B. SENATLE
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. Chureh
Mafeteng
The Rev. J. Kemeng, Host Pastor
The Rev. H. H. Gewabe, Host PE
SWAZILAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE
December 10-14, 1986
Collins Chapel A.MLE. Church
Mbabane
The Rev. T. Mbambo, Hast Pastor
The Rev. Dr. 1. S. Motha, Host PLE
NINETEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
AME CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THE RT. REV, HAROLD B, SENATLE
NATAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 16-19, 1986
A.M.LE. 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 PE.
NORTH TRANSVAAL
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
November 19-23, 1986
J. E. Hunter Chapel A.M.E. Church
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 PLE.
WEST TRANSVAAL
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
December 3-7, 1986
S. P. Moarohanye Memonal
A.M.E. Church
The Rev, S. S. Malinga, Host Pastor
The Rev, P. M. Lodi, Host P.E.
NINETEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT
PLENARY MEETING
January 3-4, 1987
F. H. Gow Chapel A.M.E. Church
Potchef Stroom
The Rev. Dr. M. D. Phetlthu, Host Pastor
The Rev. P. M. Lodi, Host PE.
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The AMF Christian Recorder
Candidate West Receives
Special Recognition
Dr. G. E. West
Dr. G. Edward West, distinguished
Presiding Elder of the North Little
Rock—Fort Smith District, Twelfth
Episcopal District, and candidate for
the bishopric, was given special rec-
ognition by the Concerned Citizens
Association for his religious and com-
munity service.
‘Joshua Re-Visited”’
Rev. James E. Arnell
Located in the green and fertile
Ohio Valley in Louisville, Kentucky
is the YOUNG’S CHAPEL
AFRICAN METHODIST EPIS-
COPAL CHURCH.
This 117-year old Church started
out as a Sunday School Mission
organized by a few Christians under
the spreading branches of a lone
peach tree.
Since then some 49 ministers have
served the Church faithfully. The
current minister is Reverend James
E. Arnell who came in June 1984.
Several issues ago we described
how God replaced one of his deceas-
ed servants with a young and able
“Man of God” and the circumstances
of his appointment by Presiding
Bishop Cornelius E. Thomas of the
13th Episcopal District do indeed
parallel the task set before Joshua
after the death of Moses.
To bring you up-to-date, take a se-
cond look at what our congregation
has accomplished under Reverend
Ayrnell’s leadership. If YOUNG'S
CHAPEL members thought they
could rest on their well-deserved
laurels after an impressive burning
of a $35,000.00 mortage in less than 5
months after Pastor Arnell was
assigned the pastorate, we had a
shock coming.
Look at what 1985-86 to date
reflect on the credit side of the
ledger. There is the number (48) which
represents new members added to
the congregation; or what of a just-
completed Vacation Bible School
with an average daily attendance of
255 students, adults and youth alike.
Yet, as well, a note liquidated on
the Church Van or the installation of
new carpeting for the sanctuary,
each completely paid for.
Add, if you will, a complete re-
wiring of the Church basement with
a total renovation due for completion
by the Fall 1986. Restoring faded
beauty of God’s House meant repair
and replacement of stain-glass win-
dows worn by a combination of age,
eather and errant softballs from an
Dr. West developed a continuous
church doctrine educational pro-
gram that extends across denomina-
tional lines and has a Mobile
Developmental and Motivational
Clinic for elementary students,
grades 2-6, who have experienced
difficulties in achieving basic grade-
level concepts in math and reading.
The Clinic is especially beneficial to
students in elementary schools who
have been retained.
Note: It is my pleasure to send this
news item for my presiding elder,
who tends to shun the spotlight and
does not make his services to the
Church of Allen known.
Rev. T. B. Lamb
adjacent field. These were then seal-
ed with plexiglass.
The Church office has a new elec-
tric typewriter and a Xerox machine
has been paid for by the membership
at-large or individuals who have seen
what planning and action together
can accomplish.
In summary, in less than 24 months
a total of over $60,000.00 indebted-
ness has been liquidated, leaving our
Church debt-free.
In addition, during the past 12
months, Pastor Arnell has enrolled at
The Southern Baptist Seminary to
pursue a Masters of Divinity degree.
And to put a period to this install-
ment of “Joshua revisited,” let us
add that we thank God for a 50 per
cent increase in both attendance and
collection in our Sunday School—the
average collection up from $23.00 to
$100.00 each Sunday; the attendance
up from an average of 25 to 55 each
Sunday.
Our blessings, we full acknowl-
edge, emanate solely from the Lord;
and with His continued guidance and
ever-present support, we plan to con-
tinue His mission here at YOUNG’S
CHAPEL AME CHURCH.
Obituary
Derrick William Johnson Stowe
was born November 11, 1980. He
was the third child born to the Rev.
James H. and Brenda Johnson
Stowe. After a brave struggle with
leukemia for one year and 21 days,
Derrick gave up his battle on Sun-
day morning, June 29, 1986.
“Pella,” the name his father affec-
tionately called him, was a
courageous, aggressive and fun-
loving child who brought lots of love
and joy to his family and many,
many others. He was loved by
everyone he came in contact with.
Derrick was baptized on February
19, 1984, at St. Paul A.M.E. Church,
in Nashville, Tennessee, the church
pastored by his father.
He leaves to cherish his memory
his mother Brenda Stowe; father,
James Howard Stowe, Sr.; sister,
Melanie Jenae; brother, James
Howard, Jr.; devoted grandmothers,
Mrs. Frances B. Johnson and Mrs.
Bertha H. Stowe; great-grand-
mothers, Mrs. Earline Horne and
Mrs. Birdie Petrie; two great-great
aunts, Mrs. Johnnie Ogleton and
Mrs. Mildred Kinnard; several
uncles, aunts, cousins and many de-
voted friends.
OCTOBER 6, 1986
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