Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, August 12, 1971, Image 5

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t s w h a t s on the inside th at co u n ts” |
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Bithop J.c. N«Hr, Mini«!«'
Sundov School
9 :45
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Ever,ng Worship -
12 0 0 Noon
6 :3 0 F M .
Sunday Tuasday, Fndoy 8 0 0 F M.
The Friendly Church
You ore only a Strings» once
CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD
Uethodisf £
CHUfc
DAILY LIVING
We as Christians have to live a differ­
ent life than the rest of the world, a l­
though we breathe the same a ir, we can­
not afford to participate in ungodly things.
The worldly path is different from the
Quoting the Rev. J . « * , r
w ill bring the Black commun­
path the Christian MUST choose. The
s o a t.
ity to its divine task of re ­
G il A. G riffin
thlng new going on. A radical
deeming the Soul of American
worldly walk after the flesh.
reappraisal of America and
Society.
her relatlonsldp wltii die world
Gllroye A . G riffin, J r . was national legal m atters, and
5828 N.E. 8th
mlc fortunes, then, for the
Three hundred years of
'Die Christian path is the spiritual
288-5429
In gwieral and with black* in
born in Columbia,SouthCaro- directing Corporate Services
serving tlie needs of a people
firs t tim e, we w ill have a
A.
Lne Henderson, Minister
path.
Paul states in Romans 8:2 "F o r particular.
lma
where
he
attended
Departments for all of the
who have been victims of every
true “ opne m arket” situation
A new language . . .
Ellis Casson, Associate Minister
elementary and high school. firm 's offices.
kind
of
debasement
and
in minority hiring.
the law of the spirit of life in Christ
Church School ...........................................................
9- 30 A M
A new lialratyle . . .
humiliation, gave the Black
He received his B.A. degree
Before
Joining
Kenyon
&
Griffin believes that the day
A new liandshake . . .
Jesus hath made me free from the law
Morning
Worship
.......................................................
10:45
A.M
church a genius for sablng
In 1959 from Dartmouth Col­
Eckhardt, G riffin was Man­
of
extreme
governmental
A new or renewed anger
church a genius for saving
.Wed Noon — The Hour of Power
........ 12:00 N O O N
lege, majoring in English. In
ager of Labor Relations and
of sin and death."
and anguish.
pressure is past...though the
the unsavable and the desti­
1962 lie was graduated from
Wed P-oyer & Class Meeting ................................... 7:00 P.M
Urban Affairs with B risto l-
There Is a gound swell from
regulations and safeguards
tute.
At tills point In the
The path we travel daily must be a
Columbia
University
Law
M yers Company from May
Nursery Core Provided
the tottom declaring Justice
w ill be reuined, and that de­
confrontation of black and
School receiving a Juris Doc­
now.”
1968 to October 1970. From
holy one, as Isaiah said, 11A highway
spite the racist attitude of
white, the Black church lias
We are m aking our Neighborhood A B rotherhood"
tor degree with specialization
R seems that during this
September 1964 to May 1968 he
the key which wlU unlock and
some Individuals In personnel
of holiness no uncleansed can walk in
period in our history the black
in corporate and labor law.
was employed by the Mobil
mobilize
the
Imagination,
positions the ability of the
church has a better oppor­
It.”
His wife, Judith B erry G rif­
O il Corporation In a variety
committment and resources of
minority professional is now a
tunity to bring redemption and
fin, is an elementary school
these Blacks and whites who
of industrial relations and
m atter of record. He thinks
When we find it hard to feel kindly
regeneration to our society.
are seeking a breakthrough
teacher and the author of two
legal capacities culminating In
that the promise of equal op-
The
opportunity
Is
before
tlie
In
tlie
midst
of
revolution.
toward our neighbors, or cannot show
widely acclaimed books for
his acting as Legal Counsel
that the promise of equal
black church to take liold of
If the Black church can come
boys and g irls . The Griffins
to the North American D ivi­
opportunity
in
American
love one to the other, we are lax, we
this
generation
of Black
to a knowledge of Its self
are the parents o f a three
sion of the corporation.
tuslness w ill soon be visable
Americans, which lias been so
and tlie many splendid gifts
must find the path, the holy path of
year-old son.
M rs . Griffin
From the July issue of
well equipped to do the Jot).
and he urges all who have
of It’ s own tradition; If It
Is a graduate of the University
Contact, in an article written
They must be lifted abve the
worked to implement equal
righteousness.
Only through constant
can take seriously the thought
of Chicago and Columbia
seeds of destruction and with
by Gil G riffin, we quote, "A
tliat tlie current crisis In the
opportunity not let down their
and diligent prayer can we find this path.
th eir newly found self pride
University’s Teachers C ol­
friend of mine once said, no
social order are acts of God
efforts.
and the genius of the “ Black
lege, she began to write
and a challenge to It’ s own
more than half in Jest, that
My friend, why must wc* toy with the
He closes his article in
Tradition” give new birth to genius; and lith e Black church
because she felt Black Child­
the goal of Equal Employment
Conuct with this paragraph:
the American society.
most precious possession we have in the
can believe that this Is Its
ren needed books of their
Opportunity would be reached
” 1 remember Whitney Young
tt is not a question whetlier
moment In history, then It
own:
books whose central
only when corporations felt
world - our life, our soul - do you not
was fond of saying that he
the Black church lias the abil­
w ill move with dispatch to be­
characters they could admire
that they could fire Blacks with
would be happiest when there
ity to reintegrate a people
gin fulfilling Its destiny.
think we are running a great risk in
an! with whom they could
the same ease that they fired
against Impossible odds; tils-
would no longer be , need
Our Black brothers and sis­
identify.
whites. U one were to acoept
tory answers tills for us. The
handling these possessions so carelessly
for a National Urban League.
ters are still being demoral­
He is presently Vice Presi­
this rationale with no ques­
question Is status and Image,
This Utopia, unfortunately,
ized
and
dehumanized
by
tlie
ho indifferently.
Too often the answer
dent oi Corporate Adminis­
question Is whetlier the Black
tions asked, then the miracu­
structure and systems of our
still lies somewhere beyond
church can cease to dissi­
tration at Kenyon A Eckhardt,
lous day of true equality of
is " I do this all the time."
Only on
society.
R is the task of
the horizon. 1 suggest to you
pate tier energy with Its In­
Inc., a worldwide advertising
the Black church to challenge
opportunity is indeed at hand.”
that, in the area of equal
r//f
O h'in Kaptist Church
Sunday do I act like a Christian. Our
stitutional status and Image
the white church to act upon
•nJ communications corpor­
’ ’We have certainly seen the
employment opportunity Im­
and seize the opportunity and
the moral and ethical im per­
way is not a path of Sundays, but an
ation with headquarters In New
end of the day when recruiters,
Rev. John H.Jackson
plementation, there remains
provide the leadership which
atives of theGospe. The Black
Phone 2 8 4 -1 9 5 4
York C ity. His responsibili­
for “ numbers” purposes or
and w ill continue to be a very
M inister
everyday Job of Christian living. ’
church is challenged with tlie
Sunday School
ties
include directing all
otherwise, seek any and every
great need for the National
Joyous
burden
of
declaring
F irsi and Schuyler Morning Worship
God states in the holy writings that
personnel operations in the
available Black graduate they
Urban League and all of the
that no priority In our society
Vesper
company’ s general counsel on
can find.
When companies
individuals who believe in its
Is higher than the Items of
we must love the Ixrrd with our hearts
Portland, Ore.
both
domestic
and
inter-
with
good
track
records
In
w
ork."
the Black agenda.
souls, and minds and our neighbor as*
her ut enter to u o n iu p an d depart to terne.
minority hiring are forced to
Let us therefore look at
NAACP
Social Security
reduce their staffs and treat
some of these. In the critical
ourselves. Truly our lives must be like
The NAACP membership
assessments of tlie plight of
the dismissed Blacks (min­
a light on a hill that cannot be hidden.
meeting w ill be held Sunday
Black Americans It Is crystal
orities) in the same way as
not enough
August 15, at 4 p.m . at St.
clear, and yet most embar­
their white ex-employees, the
It profits us nothing to be a people
M ark’ s Baptist Church, 103
rassing, that white America
time for a realistic approach
NE M orris St.
has not responded In more
who talk about praying, but never pray;
is at hand.” " I t is my very
Social Security does not
The Portland branch’ s offi­
concrete ways to their pro­
strong feeling that the n e«
provide security for the sur­
a people who say tything is right, but
The Rev. D r. John W. Tho­
mises to Black Americans.
cial delegates, president Ellis
five years w ill be curcial to
viving spouse after death of
mas, Washington staff mem­
P rio ritie s have not bean a l­
Casson, past president, Tom
never tythe; a people who claim mem­ ber
of the American Baptist
the concept of equal employ­
a retired w orker.
This is
tered,
everywhere
there
Vickers, and M r. and M rs.
bership in a church and never attend
Convention’s Department of
ment in the United Sutes. If,
the plaint of Representative
Chauncey Hays, win report
seems to be lack of Integrity
Social Concern, and
and to lr play. The crld
on "Echoes From the NAACP
as all economic barometers,
Cornelius
Gallagher, New
nor support the church program; a people’ Christian
M R , James A. Sapp, director
and fair play. The credibility
National Convention.”
The
prophets, soothsayers indi­
Jersey, who wants Congress
of
correlation
services,
Bap­
gap seems to be getting wider
convention was held In Minn­
who say the Bible is God’s word to man
cate, we are destined to see
to make a basic change in
tist Joint Committee on Pub­
and wider.
eapolis, July 5-9.
a strong upsurge in our econo-
Social Security so as to con­
but never read it. How few of us realize
lic Affairs, Washington, D.C.,
tinue full benefits to the spouse
are urging Baptists to write
our impertinence when we stand and pro­ th
' after death of the
Insured
eir
Congressmen asking
And the nation s Independent
claim that we are children of God. We them not to sign a petition
tuslness proprietors tend to
would force out of the
open our mouths and the words pour out. which
agree with him, as evidenced
Hous Judiciary Committee a
bill allowing prayer In the
by a poll by the National
L ater, we are appalled to see the danger public
schools.
Federation
of Independent
Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church
we have brought.
In 1967, extensive hearings
ABC
DfcF
Business. If finds 54 percent
3138 N. Vancouver Ave.
were held on a sim ilar bill.
As I close I say to you, cast all your At
of the business people erxlors-
that time the Rouse Judi­
Phone 282-9496
o 0 o
of
the
business
people
cares upon Him. lie loves you. When ciary Committee felt that the
Sunday
School
9:00 A M
enforcing
Representative
Ga­
majority of those who testi­
JKL M NO
G HI
your motives are misunderstood your fied
llagher s legislation, while 40
were opposed because
Morning Worship
qq
percent express opposition
such a b ill would run counter
actions m isrepresented, your friends for­
0
0 0
to the doctrine of the separa­
and 6 percent refrain from an
Dr. O.B. Williams, Faster
sake you and when companionship grows tion
of church and state.
opinion at this time.
TUV WXY
PRS
g y w n g t h e I n n e r C it y S a v in g th e I n n e r M e n "
Therefore,
Congressman
cold, tell Jesus. He will draw near and C eller feels that nothing new
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fill the aching void of the desolate heart can be added
M r. Thomas said that '• Bap­
OPt R
when the clouds of sorrow cast their tistia
are opposed tradition­
shadow on your course. He will clear ally to any attempt to make
prayer
compulsory,
and
the clouds away when sickness separates urged
Baptists to w rite their
asking them not
you from the throne and you are laid to Congressinan
sign the petition.
aside. Tell Jesus. He and He alone
Said M r.S ap p ,"B ap tistsIn ­
sist on true voluntarism In
will comfort and keep you and He will prayer.
Prayer Is not prayer
lu e ■
unless It Is voluntary. The
give you peace.
Decade Ahead For The
Black Church
Baptists
position on
school
Prayers
è e
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ST P H IL IP S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
“
N E Knott Street at Rodney Avenue
Rev 1 ,0 .Stone Vicar
SUNDAY SCRVICtS
Holy Cnmmufwon
' Comm unton
Telephone 2H7.»12
Holy Communion
(R rft and Third Sunday») I I ,0 0 AM
Morning Prayer
(Socond and Fourth Sunday») I | ,0 0 AM
need for government assis­
tance for a person to pray Is
unthinkable. Government re ­
quirements for prayer or de­
votions
are objectionable.
Government siiould never be
given the authority to permit
o r not to perm it prayer In
the true meaning of the word.”
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