The Churches
io n
A Litany For
Our Prisoners
The K o p o il of (he Departm ent ofC huplalns mid Service I ’e t'-
sminuì to (tie IN trdG en ei si Assem bly of (tie United i ’ resbytei urn
Church In the I i,S.A. which met recently In Rochester, New Y ork,
Included a Lita ny fo r o u rP ris o n e rs of W ar ami M issing In A ction.
Ily lu te i action of the General A ssem bly, It was recommended (list
every congregation be urged touae th is L ita n y In services of w o r
ship on J u ly 4, 1971.
A ll P ris o n e rs o f W ar und M issing In A ction, together with their
fa m ilie s w ill l«r prayed fo r, asking fo r God's blessing upon them
In try in g tim e s.
A L ita n y F o r Our P riso n e rs ( if W ar Aral M issing In Action
M in is te r:
A lm ig h ty God, F athe r of oui L o rd , Jesus C h ris t:
F athe r o( a ll ch ild re n of the earth.
Of the fie e and of the captive,
i ’l (lie near aid (hose most distant:
L u n l, a ll loving. In Youi m ercy:
People:
Hear our p ra y e t.
M in is te i:
Hear oui pra yer
F o r oui |jeople who are p rison ers of w a r.
For our men who are mlsaUig In action.
F or sons and fa tla jrs and brothers whose
lot la known to You alone,
F o r th e ir loved-onea who lonely w ait a day of reuniting.
People:
Hear ou r p ra ye r.
M In ia to n
Heal th e ir p ra y e t, <) L o rd ,
F o r bread by day, fo r rest by night.
F o r sh e lte r, strength, ami re lie f of suite rin g.
C o m fo rte r in c o n flic t ami silent P a rtn e r In a thousand ce lls:
People:
Hear t lie lr p ra y e r, o L o rd .
M In la te r:
Humble our la s t ts In (enltence
F ro m abuse of our Aslan brother.
F rom loured which severs the lend of humanres.%.
F ro m loss of faith In Your providing care
I owe nJ a w orld fo r which You lived ami died:
People:
F ree ua by Your forgiveness L o rd .
M in is te r:
t ' S aviour, sustain those who w a il in deep uncertainty;
l he w ives, the c h ild re n , tlie parents, tie slstei s and bro th ers.
G rant fa ltli not to question the quietness
d r lose th e ir sight o f You In separation.
S|wak again; I o , 1 am wIth you always,even to the w o rld ’ s end.
People:
Speak to a ll who w ait, O L o r I.
People:
F ill us w ith fa ltli, O L o rd .
A ll:
Amen, Am en.
jf ô e t o
Jesus « ü d , »Take heed, a n d
In t h e m atter o f the s o u l-,
beware of covetousness: f u r a eternal blessing tils vast wealth
man's life consistetti not In the w a s a s powerless as
th e
be« « r ’ !‘ l-o *« rty . in th is he was
T in «»hv r°m
* , as dependent upon m ercy as the
Ilm o th y G.lOsays
J h e lo v e o f d y in g t h i e f at C a lava ry. A
T im ? m t v ' e i ° °
Question of utmost Im portance
oo many people pay ll t t e o r no was asked and answered by the
heed to these warnings of God's s o n g w rite r: “ W h a t can wash
Word.
away sins? Nothing but the blood
W hen m u ltim illio n a ire J. 1-, o f Jesus. What can make me
Morgan died, it was found he liad
made his w ill a year e a rlie r. 1 1 whole again? Nothing but t h e
contained about 10,000 w o r d s Mood o i j esus.'-
and 37 a rtic le s . We are le ft with
no doubt as to wliat lie co n sid e r-
A ccording to the Bible and
ed most Im portant. He liad made human experience, peace, Joy
many transactions some a ffe c t- a n d tru e lia p p ln e ssca n n o tb e o b -
lng such la rge sums of money as talned b y wealth o r m a te ria l
to d is tu rb the e q uilib rium o f the possessions. O n ly t h e tru e
financial w o rld . Yet, there was C h ristia n lias peace In Ids heart
o n e transaction t h a t
w a s with God and knows that joy that
evidently suprem e.
Is unspeakable and fu ll o f g lo ry .
O n e p o rtion o f the w ill read: See Romans 5:1 and 1 P eter 1: 8.
" I co m m it my soul In the hands Salvation Is the g ift o f God's
of my S aviour, fu ll of confidence grace and m ercy fre e ly given to
Hurt, Iwvtng redeemed m e a n d u s upon the condition of r e
washed me with His most p re pentance and faith o r reception
cious blood, tie w ill present me of Jesus C h ris t as one’ s p e r
faultless before tlie throne o f my sonal Saviour. P le a s e
read
Heavenly f a th e r. I entreat my L u k e 13:3, J o h n 1:12
and
children to maintain and defend Ephesians 2:8 -9 . Ip e te r 1:18-19
at a ll iiazard and at any cost of states, “ Ye know tlia t ye w e r e
personal s a c rific e , the blessed not redeemed with c o rru p tib le
doctrine of complete atonement tilin g s, as s ilv e r and gold...but
o f sins through the blood of w i t h the precious blood
o f
Jesus C h ris t once offered, a n d C h ris t.” T h e Am erican Way
through tlia t alone.’ ’
I- eatures
Rodeo and
Patriotic
Musical
V ATIC AN C n i - - I t is „« a n y
m idnight and a -uUtaiy l i g h t
burns a s usual high in
the
A postolic Paia e a b o v e St.
P e te r’ s Square,
I t may mean lu ce Paul VI is
deep In another book.
A t 73, t h e Roman Catholic
P o n tiff s t ill keeps up a life tim e
passloo lo r rea ding- - and, even
as Pope, Ids choice embraces a
wide fie ld fro m the pious to th e
pagan, fro m the ancient to the
m odern.
I lls speeches are studded with
llte r a r y references, Including
citatio ns o f such w rite rs as K a rl
M a rx , H e rbe rt Marcuse a n d
F re ld rlc h Nietzsche - • If only
to rebut them.
The Pope Is a lover o f French
thought and lite ra tu re a n d lie
w a s h im s e lf one of tlie f ir s t
Ita lia n tra n sla to rs of lay theolo
g ia n
Jacques M arlta lm His
t r a n s la tio n
of M a rlta ln ’ s
“ T hree R e fo rm e rs ," a study of
M a rtin
Lu ther, Jean Jacques
Rousseau and Rene Descartes
s t ill Is In p rin t, with the tra n s-’
la to r lndentlfled only as G .B.M .
standing fo r tlie Pope’ s
own
nam e
o f Giovanni Battista
M on tlnL
The Pope, o f course, keeps up
with the main trends In theology
and phllsophy and also follows
Ita lia n and German lite ra tu re .
He took up English only late In
life and therefore reads only
tra n sla tio n s of English books.
A t o p o ffic ia l of t h e P r e s - m u r d e r, kidnap and conspiracy
byterlan Church says 20 black charges stem m ing from a S a n
clergym en and laymen h a v e Rafael Courthouse shooting I n
donated $500 each to replace a which four died,
c o n tro v e rs ia l $10,000 church
T h e black church m em bers
contribution to help defend black are try in g to quiet what has be-
m ilita n t Angela loavls,
come a nationwide church d ls -
“ T h e ir g ift shows they don’ t pute over the o rig in a l donation
want the church to be divided Thompson s a id . He explained
over tld s Is s u e ," s a id
D r. the new donation m ere ly re p le n -
W illia m Thompson of Wayne, 1-a lshed $10,000 donated from the
'h le f executive o ffic e r of the com m ittee’ s $10,000 legal de-
P resb yteria n Church In the U.S. fense fund.
Thompson said th e o rig in a l
M o r e tlian 500of the some
$10,000 granted by the 40-man 8,000 P resb yteria n congrega-
P resb yterla n Committee o n tlons vowed to protest the com -
Church and Race rem ains w ith withholding f u r t h e r c o n trl-
M ls s
D a v is , an
avowed buttons. A l s o thousands
of
Com m unist and fo rm e r UCLA church m em bers wrote le tte rs
In s tru c to r, awaiting t r ia l
on o f pro te st.
with ynur family
Church and School »o» Commumry
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I o rtla n d Youth for C h rist and
Alpenrose D a iry unite e ffo rts In
the presentation of the first
rodeo a n d p a trio tic m usical
r a l l y o n J u l y 2-5 at
the
Alpenrose D a iry main arena.
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Rev Edgar L. Jackson, Pastor
Sunday School
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N.E. Knott Street at Rodney Avenue
Rev L.O Stone Vicar
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SU ND AY SERVICES
First a n d S c h u y le r
T h e rodeo w ill featu re young
rough rid e rs from a lb :v.'i the
northwest In a wide v a rie ty o f
events In a ro llic k in g 90-m lnute
pe rfo rm an ce. The rodeo w ill be
complemented with a touch o f
t h e p a trio tic offered by the
Youtl tor i d i ist
o r • v •• r
F r e e " vocal and Instrum ental
ensemble, a n d the "Sunday
Night Singers” o f Palo A lto ,
C a lifo rn ia , cla ssified by some
a s the "Johnny Mann Singers”
o f the sacred music field.
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9 45 A M
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4 30 P M
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R e v .J o h n H Jackson
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Prince Hall
Newly elected Officers
T h e perform ances a r e on
Friday and Saturday evening a t
7 p.m . and Sunday a n d Monday
afternoons at 2 p.m . The public
Is welcome a t no adm ission
charge f o r a meaningful ex
perience fo r the whole fa m ily .
5?opr
Cburrf) of J?onr
funds given Angela
D uring the banquet people were held spellbound by the guest
sfieaker S. J . Lake, fro m Spokane, Past Grand M aster of
the Washington J u ris d ic tio n . Seated, le ft to rig h t, M rs .S
J . Lake, Ted Searman - Past Grand M a ste r.
T h e p a trio tic m usical p re
sentation w ill Include a re tu rn to
the Am erican histo ry which w ill
surround the rodeo via liv e p e r
fo rm e rs and a m usical sound
tra c k Joining Lew is and C lark on
the Oregon T r a il, and follow ing
the action through the gold rush
days of the 1880s.
M in is te r:
5>peek to t ie lenders of tie w o rld , (> I'a t ie r .
To abandon the fu tility of w ar
And hasten the day of (wade
W leu a ll your ch ild re n may dwell in tra n q u ility
W ithin He borders of his adopted land.
Vatican City Blacks repay church
Christian Living
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