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I Religion in the News ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH C o rner of 8th Ave snd Skidmore Sunday W orship i 1:00 AJM. C h ristum Youth Fellow ship 6:00 PJvt. (2nd and Fourth Sundays) ftev^TTom as Strayhand, M in is te r S 3 . 9:30 A .M . Chinese feast set A C re st C hinese F e a s t w ill I* presented by the I n t e i- ST national A d a irs C o m m itte e of 2 1 ' 4429 K X f lA M C O « G O n 97211 « V G O O tX X i O K XfV 80« n f N i t r * » V M V 'V a m the G re a te r P o rtla n d C o u n cil of C h u rch e s ami the C le rg y and I . .1 ity C o n ce rn e d . Hus e ll Johnson w ill S|>eak on C hina today, Ini lu d in g a r e - |>oi t on i v is it w ith P rin c e Sih inouk. M r . Johnson is a P ro g ra m C o n su lta n t w ith the A m e ric a n F rie n d s S e rvice g lo n . Johnson has hail y e a rs ol e x p e rie n e in the F i r l . i s t . Ills la st v is it le in g in 1970. He w ill show s lid e s taken in the P eoples K e p u b ltc o l C h in a . The F ea st w ill begin at 6:29 [ .in ., the ta lk a t7 :4 4 p .in . on AA * ne »day. Pet i u si y 2 I, it We tm ln te i P re s b y te ria n C h u rc h . Owwrh an« Vheot hx Ceww*v»w*y ANO tFW $ CATHOLIC CHUDCH Motte« 9 0 0 am Hywxr* 10 JO am Chow U 0 0 pm F«» Most *’ SH Rev. W e n d e ll - W a lla c e K e ve re n I W endell AA a llu c e has re tu rn e d to p astor M aranatha E v a n g e lis tic C e n te r. One w a ll has been knocked out to accorno- ite the re g u la r m o rn in g serv ic e s . C ro w d s flo c k in g to hear h im pie> h h a v e necessitated the d e c is io n to hold s e rv ic e s at th e C iv ic A u d ito riu m . ( see s to ry in next w e e k's O b s e rv e r ) Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church 3138 N. Vancouver Ave. Phone 282-9496 Sunday School Morning Worship Pastor defends dance,hotpants in church AMA summer program success S u m m e rtim e p r o g i m is sponsored by t ie A lbina M in is te r ia l A llia n c e repot t glow ing i e m its . o v e i 6 0 0 y o u n g s te is p .in i- Clpaled in s ix c h u rc h -s p o n - I ami 11 a ilb la / e r s . I ield ti h>s. included M u lt- g yn m a stlcs ami a rc h e iy . Special ba ske tb a ll c lin ic s w e re conducted by t ie P o it - md the ( iregon C oast. AM A p a rtic ip a tin g ch u rch e s in. lu lle d a iien ia m p le c m , , P ort ) P a rti B lue I ike , . P a rk , D a m on 's so ie d p ro g ra m s offe i lug re c- tu ia l o p p o rtu n itie s . e d u c a tio n e le liv e s in cluded reading s k ills , n u m te i lun, B la c k llis t o iy im l rh e t- oi I . , g u ita i les-, ais, photo- ami c re a tiv e d ra m a . K e n cation oppoi tu n itle s includes I sw im m in g , te n nis, g ym n a stics ami a ic h e ry . v it. i d n e t \1 1 l e a n Ilep tlnt, M a llo r y Ave. C h ristia n C h u ic h , s t. A m lie w ’ s C a th o - li C h u rch , H ighland I'n ite d Church of C hi 1st ami the A M CA. " I ooking back at Suinm ei ’ 7 l, we can 1« proud ol t ie g lo w in g im p act o l t ie AMA s titt. Sum m ertim e AG K I.S SlilN I. API AIM 1» I h ir ty ye.ii s ago a g g re ssive m ilit a r y p o lic ie s ol G erm any arid Japan plunged the wm Id into tlie m ost d e s tru c tiv e w it e v e r known, sin. e then each A m e i lean p re s id e n t has pledged tlie powei o l his o lllc e anil the stre n g th ol the I ’nited s ta te s to p re ve n t a g re ssio n . I hey have assumed th is would pi event tlie o u tbreak ut a n o tli- e i w o rld w a r, va stly m ore d e s tru c tiv e than the la s t. No p a trio tic c itiz e n wants his co u n try to cave In to ag- g ie s s o r na tio ns. Appease m ent was t ile d lie lo i e W oi Id AA ai II, h u td k ln 't w oi k. W oi Is lik e " M u n ic h " and " C h .m i- l * i la in " have com e in to tlie W it Mrs. Jessie Henson CALDWELL’S FUNERAL SERVICE 20 N.E. 14th Avenue Portland. Oregon 9723? CALL 232 4111 DAY OR NIGH I language as a re s u lt of th is e xp e rie n c e . th e y taught us the lesson that g iv in g In to an a g g re s s o r’ s demands on ly whets Ills a|>|»etite. I h ls is the reason many people h e sita te to p re ss lo i Complete w ith d ra w a l of our fo i es (ru in In d och in a , John son in siste d we would punish the a g g ie .s m s and teach tlie N o ith V ie tn a m ese that use of fo rc e would not pay. N ixon also 1*1618 to the enemy is the a g g re s s o r. AA h a te v e re ls e la w n a to r. "e c u m e n is m is n 't Just a th e o ry m out A lb in a C o m - n iu n lty , .: la , reality ofm my . C h ris tia n s w o rk in g to g eth e r v , • e basic m o tiv a tio n w is c o rr e c t. Appeasing an a g g re s s o r is n o t the way to ic h ie v e peace. W li.it m ost Amei leans have la ile il to do so fa r Is to e xam ine the ch a rg e to see w h e th er It Is v a lid . D id tlie Nm tli A letnam ese in ta ct co m m it aggression? A g re s s io n is J e f med as an unprovoked a tt i k, m an en c ro a ch m e n t. Fins happens when one so ve re ig n Indepen d e n t state attacks another to g 'in t e r n t o iy , re s o u rc e ., ti ade adv intage o i pow er. In South V le tn a m 's c a s e a i e v o lu tio n was going on against an in c re a s in g ly re p re s s iv e Saigon governm ent w h ich we w e re a d v is in g . I lie I nned s ta te s , iw .u e of the re v o lu tio n a ry iiio v e u ie n is , pushed lo r re fo rm to c o rr e c t the abuses o l south V ie tn a m 's g o ve rn m e n t, lly b ill ol I9o3 m ounting op p osition to l ite m 's re g im e had influenced P re s ident Kennedy to ra is e o u r adv i-.o ry s ta ff of about 1,1X10 Amei lean m ilit a r y |ie rso n n el to about 18,01X1 m en, w in )w e re pei fo rm in g lo g is tic s duty as w e ll. Hut when D ie m fa ile d to le t m iii lie . g o ve rn m e n t's alm - cam pus ca u tio ns R ev. s t it t . " W it h ix ib llc schools c u ttin g back school d a ys, we could e x p e ri ence a lo n g e i-h o t s u m m e r. Out su m m e r p r o g i.m is should also e m phasize reading s k ills . P i ln ia r y c h ild re n out o l school lo r th re e ami a h a ll m onths could t e s e rio u s ly h in dered in th e ir le a rn in g p r o g r e s s ." I he AMA is p re s e n tly plan ning (o r extended p ro g ra m s th is s u m m e r. 1 ized te i m s ." M e th o d is t las, I in te i v lew a(>out 130 re s u lt of vans, I n iv e is it v In D a l that le has received le tte rs so fa i as a tlie photo, and tliey ue, about 12 Is I, sharply c r i tic a l . n a tu ra lly . As .. . Clergy ses and fui th e r detei io i a tlon ol the p o litic a l s itu a tio n fo l- • . th e n su p p ort fro m h im . A ■ , assassinated and the I nned sta te s backed one m ilit a r y d ic ta to r a lte r a n other a tte n ip - tin g to re s to re stability . A lte r I ’ re s k le n t Kennedy's death, both N o rth \ letn.un and the I nned sta te s in creased help to tlie N a tio n a l I it e r a tio n b ro n t uid Saigon g o ve rn m en ts, re -p e c tiv e lv E ve n tu a lly those 11 o ii i outside South V ie tn a m w e re doing m ost of the fig h tin g th e re . Flie p a itie s involved can not o b je c tiv e ly e valuate th e ir own tw h .ivto i in tills com plex state ol a lta lr s . No o lllc ia lly c o n s titu te ! ti ilxin a l I is evei decxled who is the a g g re sso i . I he Amei lean people are de e ply d ivid e d on th is issue because It is not a c le a r cut case o f a g gression such as l l i t l e i ' s m a rc h aci o s s b u ro p e o r Ja p a n's a tta ck on Pe n I I la i b o r, I et us co n sid e i w hether N o ith V ie tn a m 's m ilit a r y ac tio n against I ,S. t o ic e s w a s unprovoked md th e re fo re properly defined as a g g re s sio n . In August of I'X, | news ol to ip e d o attacks in the G ulf o l I otikln on tw o ot oui d e - s tr o y e is , p re su m a b ly by tne N o rth V letnam e - e, w i s In oad- ca s l n a tio n -w id e . A e iv q u ic k ly P i esident Johnson respond ed by iskm g the Senate to approve the G u ll ol to n k in R e so lu tio n , w hich would g ive th e n consent fo i the p r e s i dent to take i l l necessary m ea su re s against a g g re ssio n . It p a s s e l w ith only two d is and L aity *S has ee , e x p re s s iv e said, "W e ' " W o rs h ip needs to p re s e rv e a s p ir it of spontaneity and fre e d o m so w o rs h ip e rs are fie e to say 'a m e n '' o r ‘ rig h t o n '' o r c a ll fo r p ra y e r about some special co n ce rn . They nee.', to feel fie e to tap th e ir ,y e * dance in the a is le s ." be- e e , he notev'., but is recom m ended Il ti e I it le, as in P sa lm s 149 ind 150, : • Y et, showed the Fonkln G u ll Reso lu tio n had l* e n p re p a re l m onths in advance of ti e In cid e n t that was suppose! to have p ro m o te d it. F u rth e rm o re , logs of the ships in v o lv e l showed they had le e n in the v ic in ity of a n e a r by south V ie tn a m e s e m ilita ry o p e ra tio n aixl very w e ll could have le e n s e rv in g as decovs oi in te llig e n c e g a th e ie rs . AAhatevei the re il cause ol the ille g e d a tta c k , no damage was caused by the to i p e lie .. And la te , re p o rts , c o n ce de , at t ie tim e fro m the senate F o re ig n R e la tio n s C o m m itte e , ca st doubt that any to ipedoes had le e n f ile d . i'n tlie b a sis ot th is ev idence the senate repealed the G ulf of I'o n k in R e s o lu tio n . lt d e ffe c tiv e ly n u l l i f i e d oui ch a rg e o f unp io vuke d a g g ie s sion by N o rth A le tn a m , i 'll tlie o th e r hand, re t iB a to n bom bing ra id s fo r an alleged a tta ck w hich may not have ta k en ['la ce it a ll m ig h t very well lx- judged agr i e s s iv e by a f a ir - m inded t iib iin a l. Again we m ust l« a i in iiiin .i the N o ith V ie tn a m ese neve have itta cke d ot threatened Amei lean t e r r it o r y ill any w ay. | hey d is |n ite the lee il Ity ol the Saigon re g im e aid the w hole p ro ce ss of setting up a separate n a tio na l slate In tlie S m th . | hey believe they a re fig h tin g fo r tlie inte g rity o f a A letnam ese n a tio n a lity w ith o u t in te rfe re n c e of fo re ig n e rs . In o th ei w o rd s , th is is a s tru g g le foi na tio na l indepen dence. I h e ir a b ility to lig h t the w a r w ltl out any Chinese o r Russian tro o p * s u p p o its th is c la im . W h a te ver we decide to do as i nation in V ie tn a m , we should I * honest enough to reco g n ize that c a llin g o u r ad v e rs a ry the a g g ie s s o r is sheer r h e to ric to ra tio n a liz e o u r own presence th e re . I he "e n e m y ’ s a tta c k ” against T in te d states fo rc e s in Adet- nain was not unprovokevl. B is p a rtic ip a tio n in the re v o lu tio n in South A letnam Is fa r m ore c re d ib le than oui own. W heth- e i V ie tn a m should 1« one o r two nations should not I * o u r s to d e cid e . As we continue w ithdraw il of o u r fo rc e s fro m ATetnam we should negotiate in P a ris on the basis of o u r genuine na tio na l in te i e st and fu ll i* .iliz a t io n of the h is to ric a l re c o rd . C a llin g the N o rth V ie tn a m e s e a g g re sso rs to r propaganda purposes should he stopped, t 'u i unity at home and p o s itio n ol le a d e rs h ip in the w o rld w ill t * enhance«! by a p ro m p t negotiate«! s e ttle m e n t. A m o v ie " I fie e le c tro n ic B a t t le f ie ld " is a va ila b le th ro u g h AFSC (-’ 34-8954). It shows the way science d is c o v e rie s a le being prosecuted to m ake w a r - e s [ * c la lly in I.a o s . It w ill I * stiown at C e n te na ry - W ilt x ir I ruled M e th o d is t C h u rc h , -’ is s i. 9, at noon, Feb 6 , fo llo w in g the I 1:0(1 a .m . sei v ice. the prove itlve can II C a th o lic s ,” he sa id . " P r o te s ta n ts a r e m o re hung up on tr a d it io n . " He suggests in th e C h ris tia n C e n tu ry that the re a c tio n in d i cates m uch of P ro te s ta n tis m is in the g rip o f "fu n d a m e n ta lis t , e s s e n tia lly a u th o rita ria n v a lu e s ” and fe e ls "th re a te n e d when the fo rm a l r ig id ap proach is not s tr ic tly adhered t o . " 1 h is , lie adds, suggests tro u b le ahead. " A new age of heresy - hunting m ay he in s to re fo r many ot us as we try to re s to re freedom and spon ta n e ity to P ro te s ta n t w o r s h ip ." As fo r the hotpants. Chap la in Evans s a id t h a t aspect hadn’ t been planned, but he had aske.1 c h o ir m e m b e rs io w e a r gay, c o lo rfu l c lo th in g fo i tne concerned senting votes and becam e tne basis o l oui c h a rg in g N o r th V ie tn a m w ith a g gression against the I nited s ta te s . It l e i to re ta lia to ry a ir attacks against N o rth A letn i- m ese ta rg e ts and e ve ntually to I .s , pai ticip atio n lngrourxl com bat In South V ie tn a m . . H o w e ve r, lie said the p ic tu re d dance could p ro p e i ly oe evaluated only in the context of the s e rv ic e . D e s c rib in g that s e rv ic e in the c u rre n t C h r is tia n C e n tu ry , he s a y s itw a s a n Advent c e le b ra tio n , "designed s p e c ific a lly to em phasize the jo y ” of the season. He said he fo llo w e d the basic M e th o d is t litu r g y , b u tuse d tn e " R e jo ic e " fo lk m u s ic d u rin g Holy C o m m union, fo llo w in g a serm on about tu n e and I U e. It a , ■ . a “ m oving ye t d ig n ifie d s e r v ic e , " but involved m o r e " fie e d o m and s e lf- a c c e p t a n c e " than fo rm a l - type P ro te sta n t w o rs h ip . He said the negative : e a ctio ns w e re m o s t ly tro m P ro te s ta n ts , but m ost C a t h o l i c s responding ao- p i oved. " P a r a d o x ic a lly , the P ro te sta nt v lew of w o rs h ip has be com e less fre e than p o s t-V a ti- By Jack K irkw o o d C h airm an • section of the country.” sponse. : fo r the p a rtic u la r s e r- photo was taken, he said “ no body was upset by it here on c a m p u s ," although " w e have a f a ir ly c o n s e rv a tiv e student body in a f a ir ly c o n s e rv a tiv e ve got to recognize that it 's a new la y in te rm s o f student re feet, Dr. O.B. Williams, Pastor " T h e C h u rc h W ith A H e a rt- F e lt W e lc o m e " clashing cym bals. co n g re g a tio n of w M L o it l w ith tru m p e ts , songs, h a rp s , s trin g s , dancing and " T o weai hotpants in chui ch Mould, neve te p e rm itte d , and to dance w ith a s lim y old goat such as you - you both should be e lim in a te d fro m th is w o r ld ." B u t s o m e have le e n on tne o ther side: “ B ra v o l And a g re a t big badge fo r the courage it took to e x p re s s joy and e la tio n w h e re u s u a lly th e re is o n - ly a pious hush . ..T h a n k s fo r le m m d in g us we can face life w ith a ffir m a tio n .” m o re se rve s: "S o m eb o d y out th e re obviously le e ls th re a te n e d. I t 's evid e n t that m any w h ite , m id d le -c la s s A m e i lean P ro te sta nts have lo st th e n h is to r ic sense o f Iree d o n i in w o rs h ip .. . Coot i- What price peace / A catchy news photo ol a fla s h ily tu b e d u n iv e rs ity ch a p la in in I d a s tw o-stei>- ping down thecha|>el a is le w ith i g i i l In hoti in ts has produced a wave ol re a c tio n - - m uch ol it indignant. A " m o c k e ry . . . s a c r ile gious . . . g rotesque . . .a d e - g ie e o l a s in in ity lie e t o f o r e unappi oaclied in t ie annuals of of C h ris te n d o m ," um plained a tide o f le tte rs th a t has fo l lowed t ie p h o to 's appearance a lew weeks ago in m any new s- pa[>ei a. l i e i l l get id the I’ It age, 9:00 A M ] , . qq to w e a r them . "AAe’ re not u p tig h t about ap p a re l h e re ," he note«!. "Ave once h a d S c rip tu re read by a barefooted young man in blue je a n s ." A south C a ro lin a man w ro te , “ AAhen you dance down the a is le at my fu n e ra l, p le a s e b r in g the gal in hotpants a lo n g ." r//f ,\leuut Olivet baptist Church Rev. John H. Jackson Minister N.E. First and Schuyler Portland, Ore Phone 2 8 4 -1 9 5 4 Sunday School Morning Worship Vesper 9 am 1 1 a.m 5 pm Ler us enUr to worship and depart to teine. Methodist 5828 N.E. 8th A. Lee Henderson, Minister 2 88-5429 Ellis Casson, Associate Minister Church School 9:45 am M o rn in g AMorship 11:00 am 12:00 noon AMed Noon — The Hour o f Power AA/ed Prayer & Class Meeting Nursery Core Provided 7:30 pm "We ere making our Neighborhood A Brotherhood" la a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Evangelistic Center 1222 N. I . SKIDMORE P a s to r B ib le C la s s 9 ;|5 am B ib le I ra in in g School 9; 15am Sunday m oi ning w o rs h ip 1 1 am Evening W orship 7 pm ! Church ttffice 288-7241 Youth Itffice 288-7243 B ib le Study H o u r Fue. 7 pm H o u r of P ra y e r P o w e r AA ed 7 pni to 8 [itn Youth M ee tin g F r f 7:30 pm R e v e re n d W e n d e ll W a lla c e Pastor A ll things new in 19 7 2 ■aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai
