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You a ie le tte i Inloi mad becuuae you read It In Die O b xe tve r' I 'o m i iM ) Portland/Ob crvi r Thursday February 24, 1972 Page d olisciti a t £be Cburctj of pour 1 «Cboiff Religion in the News ST •Oà N » AlMrtA tfv K ir v u » Black churchmen challenge Administration of Benign Neglect I he A t t ic a C o m m is s io n ot the N a tio n a l C o m m u te « ol (Hack C h u rch m e n . il l s upon i l l c o n c a i n e l [«tuple to u n d e r- •I lin i, i hallenge ami stru g g le ag a in st Ilio A d m ln ls ti a tlon ol I • « lu g li N e a l , . I m ||„ . , suburban is w e ll as u i bun, ol A m e i Ica . I lie i esponi,ei. m ust be m ad« fro m e v e ry le ve l and segm ent ol the p o p u la tio n in clu d in g th e c h u rc h . I h e A f iu a C o m m is s io n ol the N a tio n a l C o m m itte e ol ld . u k C h u rc h m en l e c o g m / e s that il a r e li g io n lays « tre s s on human v a l ue , upon honesty in o iiim e r- ! il w ill 1« lie lp lu l to g io w th ol i p eople. II it is h o s tile to the a v a lu e s it is h o s tile to hu m an l i t e and u n w o rth y o l Ila.- name “ i el ig io n . " In ali e i a w hich I I n d s llie • l u i I ai llie w ane,e |ie i d ly m iong young |ie o p le ; in a lim e when the h u ic li is .u p p o ilin g ip ai D iesi in South A ll ica ; m a lim e when tin* > lu r c h is a w i l l ing p a iin e i o l g o ve rn m e n t in tin - .u p p ie ion ol m illio n s ol in s.ple ii ooml the w o l Id; N .C , B .l '. i l l . upon (lie ch u rch e s ol A m e i i i to clo se ta n k s and to de. la in th e n a lle g ia n ce and s u p p o i I (ol llie c lo w n in g htevem ent of h u n . i . , lo v e , ' • lo in , ¡.e., e, h 11 1,. i— lie .n d d iu rn i m l lile w hich I da i t . m ie to hi m g . a ie now w itn e s s in g me waning ol the , lu n c h . C a n ie - lig io ii . lim it tlie e s is te i!, e o f a slia ip iiit it lie s is Ix-tween p e r n i i l i m o r a lity .ml the pi ac tiv e s w Inc I a i e |> e im is ib le in b u siness? Does the klen ol a ( d ii is t m i i lu n c h in v o lv e t h e acceptance of a p a r tic u la r ■tam lai.l o l s o i l i t e lh lc s ? Should not llx- c h in c h e n fu ic v su c h an e th ic miong, t h e o b li g a tio n s iiic u m lv n t u|«m its tn e m h e i g? I lle s e .q u e s llu n a p ie s e n l llie m o st p iessing. p i o blem s ot tun tim e . llie B o o k of R evel H u m s i x ' d s o l A rm a g e d d o n u i th e ip o d y iU ic s n u g g le b e tw e e n good am i e v il. I be fo rc e s ol b o th s id e s a ie Itis y to d a y po llin o ing th e m s e lv e s lo t llie b a ttle . I lie e v il f u ic e s w ill he by le v.• i 11 n.unes, u ii.'ii ■ t ie n i il e t h e H aves, R ic h , ( ip p io , .oi ami R a c is ts , I he lu illle w ill 1« llie scene o l te i r ib le r e d Ih u tio ii upon a I a llh le s s c h u rc h a s w e ll as a s in fu l w o rld . II is p o s s ib le that die u lt i m ate tia g e ily m ay be Jeluyed, fo i med by new p io g i nns of C h u rc h in v o lv e m e n t. It is d e a l th d the lu illy com es l« i- l o i e the a x il, hoi in the ale o l va lu e s, hut in point u lt im o . C h u rc h m e n ol A llt e l I a; **U e a re p a rt ol the p ro b le m o r p a rt o l the s o lu tio n .” I lie lo c i s io n le s ts w ith U S . G iu u p s ami in d iv id u a ls den yin g (he human r ig h t u lo lh e is i an c la im none th e m s e lv e s . ( mce the o p p re s sed have et diem solve . to • it>- c i at ion g o a l., nothing , n o t e ve n the d a n In an .top d ie m . I he g iim r e a lity tri 1972 fo t Ilia k fieople in A m e ric a is to lx- seen in llie co n tin u in g p o li cy o l c o lo n ia lis m and n e o -c o - lo m .ilis m in A fr ic a ami its r e la tio n s h ip to the m u fflin g o f l i e d iu m s o l fre e d o m on (bat con tin e n t. It in vo lve s an u n d e r- .t .m ling ol die im liv is ib ilit y o f V f i n . in p e o p l e m ound me w in Id. | i in vo lve s (he u n d e r s ta n d in g that A ttic a a n d S h a rp s v ille ir e i auseil f y die s a m e fo rc e s . I l in vo lve s an ■ . M is s is s ip p i and N a m ib ia a re e x p lo ite d by the same fo rc e s . It in vo lve in um lei standing that d ie lo rc e s that m u id e ie d l . l I I ij M i I Ik ami I u m u n ib a a r e (he sam e. I l in vo lve s die un d e rs ta n d in g (hat (tie backbone ol (he A m e i lean d o lla r is me b lo o d st.i med, d o w n ( i od d e n sboulde s ol the people of l i a r - lent, ietm a, | u Am erica, south A m e i h a, A sia ami A f r ic a . l i is becuuse o l tb is .lu - il i t y th a t die A fric a n C o rtim ia - sion ol die N a tio n a l C o m m it tee ol B la c k C liu ic b m e n c a lls u p o n a ll con ce rn e d («tuple to r u se die c r y of A filc a n I . ib - e r . it ion amt to su p p o rt die m ove m e n ts ag a in st C o lo n ia l is m , a p a ith e k l .ml neo c o lo n ia lis m . I t ie ie t o ie we c a ll upon a ll people o i goixi w ill in A n ie ii- ca to dem and th a t die A m e i i- c . iii G o ve rn m e n t im p le m e n t the vaunted bum in is m of its ' Independence, CXx'R and Szhooi »o» ComwxxeP, A N 0 Í E W S CA TH OLIC C H U S C H 21 »429 KXTIANO O «O O N 9721 1 tf / GOODON L Otar f ' MLatsm 9 00 am Hywns i 0 K) ' 2 00 pm f olb Moat Hunter featured at Zodiac Tea Ch«* By J e ra ld in e p lig h t , C h a ir man P u tin ; R e la tio n s , R u s t AMI. C hurch, S e a ttle , Wash. Its C o n s titu tio n and th e l nited N a tio n s C h a ite t on H u m a n R lg h ts by; 1. C a 11 l n g (o r an end to t he su g a r q u o t a lo t South A fr ic a and o th e r lo i m s o f economic su p p o rt fo i that ip a rth e ld govei nm e n t. 2. fakin g the in itia tiv e m e a n ing lo i ■ I n ue I N a tio n s |u s k F o rce tod riveS u uth A f r ic a oat o l N a m ib ia . t. He|>ealmg o f the C h ro m iu m O re A g re e m e n t w ith R h o d e sia , k. Denouncing and re je c tio n ol the H o m e -S m ith A g ie e m e u t. s . C a n c e llin g t h e pro p o se d $437 m illio n loan to P o rtu g a l, n . E x te n d in g die m in im u m w age ami o th e i d o m e stic w o ik e i b e n e lits to fo re ig n e rs who w o rk fo i A m ei lean c o i - poi a tio n s abi o i l. . . B eg in n in g now to pay re p a ra tio n s fo i the s la v e ry o l A f ric a n people in to a g e n e i.il fund lo i the lih e iu tto n and de ve lo p m e n t ol the c o lo n ia l p o s s e s s io n s p ie s e n tly being fought lo i liy t h e A fric a n m o ve m e n ts. 8 . W ith d ra w in g im m e d ia te ly a ll its m ilit a r y |>ersonuel and u n ia m e n ts f r o m V ie tn a m , southeast A sia m il A f r ic a . I he echos of h is to ry ami the d r i f t of d o m e s !u m il in te rn a tio n a l jx d itic s ot the I nited States G o ve rn m e nt co m p e l A f ric a n people in A m e i ica to m ake a p ro fo u n d d e c is io n .bout the d e s tin y < fo u i [veuple ami to ch a lle n g e th is n a tio n to re d re s * die g rie v a n c e s of oo- p re sa e d peoples th ro u g h o u t die w o i I I who have Ix-eri d i r e c tly ami in d ir e c tly v ic tim iz e d liy A m e i lean ra c is m ami im p e r ia lis m . C lo s e ra n ks in 1972. We a re an A11 lean P e o p le . C o n ta c t; K e v . Maynard I,. C achings (212) 870-2056 oi Kev . M etz Rollins (212) »62- ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH I he Z o d ia c I ea C o m m itte e and m e m b e rs ol R ii st C h u i eh a ie tim in g fo i an a ll tu n e high th is y e a r; s p ir it u a lly , fln a rt- i.illy , u ltu i a lly , ami m e n ta l ly . Y es, the m en ta l p i ocesses a ie at w o rk . .M atte r of ta c t they a ie in v e ry h lg h g e a t ( f o i the high g o a l). M l that IS c e n te re d around the Z o d ia c Is e c s ta tic a n d ca tch in g on tin oughout t h e c h u ic h and t h e c o m m u n ity . G ur c h a irm a n , M r s . V a llie . C o r n e r o l 8th A ve snd S k id m o re Sunday W o rs h ip 11:00 A Jvt. C h r is tia n Y outh R 'e llo w s h ip 6:00 P .M . (2nd and F o u rth Sundays) R e v. Thomas S tra yh an d , M in is te r 5.S, 9:30 A A l. vAethodist . . 'M ind the m e m b e rs h ip a re m ak ing i d em endous s a c rific e ui a d e p ie s s e d e co n om y. But re - m e m b e r, the |« s a ib lH tie s o ( a v ita l and d ra m a tic C h r is tia n W itn e ss by th is g eat c h in c h a ie u n lim ite d . I li st o l a ll the c h u rc h la an o ig a n ts tn , r e q u itin g o rg a m - . te ch niqu e s a ie being used to th e n g ie a te s t p o te n tia l. R u s t C h u ic b ’ s Z o d ia c le a is die h ig h lig h t of the yeai in the le a u tilu l e v e ig ie e n s t a t e . R li st ol a ll it h ig h lig h ts w o r- >hip, s e rv ic e , fe llo w s h ip , ami s te w a rd s h ip a n d f in a lly t h e opening ol the S p rin g f ashion season in t h e P a c ific N o rth w e st. I lie i e lo i e to do t h e s e th in g s we a i m o u r e f f o ils . th u s a high d e g ie e of te a m - w o .k is necessai y. I he tw e lve m onths ol die ye a r a r e ie p ie - senteii by a c h a irm a n ami c o m m itte e of w o r k e is born In die e s p e c tiv e m on th s, in s t.o n g c o n q ie titio n in lu m l r a is in g and d e co i a tin g a c c o id in g t o t h e 11 Z o d ia c a l S ign. 7 lie c h a irm e n a ie chosen by d ie m e m b e rs of t lx ; 11 m on th . W ie n we u m lei stand o u r budget and the o |« r a tio n s of t i e G e n e r a lC h u ic b (s o p p o r to f c o lle g e s , h o s p ita ls , m is s io n o u tre a c h , e tc .), t h e n we (Ind t h a t t ie y is .ix x ) is a m ea g e r turn), c o n s id e rin g th a t some o pr 5828 N.E. 8th A. Lee Henderson, Minister . 288-5429 Ellis Casson, Associate Minister Church School M orning W o rjh ip W ed N oon — The Hour o f Power W ed Prayer & Class Meeting Nursery Care Provided 9:45 am 11:00 am 12:00 noon Tl90 pm "W e are making our Neighborhood A Brotherhood" Dr. Richard C. Hunter $7,000 goes to w a rd oui as sessm ent to t i e G e n e r a l C h u i ch alone. O u r guest is th e G r.R ic h a r d H u n te r. D r . H u n te r is the As s is ta n t S u p e rin te n d e n t of tne C e n tra l R egion S chools, of S e in e , a is t in g ti n . lie is • g ra d u a te of the I n iv e r s ity of N ebraska, rscstvsd ins M ,A . ; ts . h is D o c to ra te f r o m t ie I n i v e r s ity o f C a lifo r n ia . D r . H u n te r has a r ic h h is to r y in the p ro g re s s o f q u a lity a lu c a tio n as w e ll as m any o th e r a c c o m p lis h m e n ts . He has proved to be an asse t to o u r c o m m u n ity , and F i r s t C h u rc h is pleased and proud to s p o n sor h im in in ti o d u ctio n and o u r p re s e n ta tio n . 9628. P h ila d e lp h ia P ro c la m a tio n ot 1972 o f die B jC . ■ New A o rk , New Y o r k . i . 100.15 YWCA, YMCA join Project Equality P o rtla n d Y M C A and YWCA have both j olned P r o j e c t L ju a llty of t ie N o rth w e s t, ac c o rd in g to M a ry Ann Buchan an, sta te c o o rd in a to r f o r me p i o g ra m . P r o je c t E q u a lity s e e k s to use t ie p u rc h a s in g p o w e r of le lig io u s in s titu tio n s to b rin g about equal e m p lo y m e n t op- poi (u n ity tin r a c ia l ami o th e r n n n o i ity g ro u p s . M o re t h a n 100 P a d ! i c N o rth w e s t o rg a n iz a tio n s have jo in e d ami have p ro m is e d to (x irc h a s e g o u ls and sei v ic e s fr o m f ir m s w h ic h a re p r a c tic ing e q u a l-e m p lo y m e n t o p p o r tu n ity . M r s . Buchanan said d a t m o s t o f the m a jo r c h u ic h ju d ic a to rie s in the N o rth w e s t have jo in e d P r o je c t E q u a lity , ami th a t the e m p h a s is is now on s e c u rin g p a rtic ip a tio n by c h u rc h -re la te d in s titu t io n s. \idunl O/ii’et baptist Church In announcing YW CA p a r t i c ip a tio n , M r s . Raym ond V e s - . John hi Jackson Minister N E. First and Schuyler Portland, Ore Se» p a tin g m e m b e r, the YW CA w ould u rg e those c o m p a n ie s w h ic h they do bu sin e ss w ith to s u b s c rib e to equal o p p o rtu n ity p ra c tic e s . I h i s a c tio n is in a cco rd w ith I lie tin e I m jie r a - tiv e : I he E lin n n a tio n of R ac is m , w h ich is a n a tio n a l A WC A p r io r it y and was accepted as such by the P o rtla n d A'WC.A B o a rd o f D ir e c t o r s . ” Phone 2 8 4 1 9 5 4 Sunday School Morning Worship Vesper 9 a m. 1 1 a.m 5 pm us enter to u orsh ip a n d depa rt to se n e Catholic Church forms committee on Human Relations P ic tu re d above a ie p a rtic ip a n ts in the Bethel AMI. Z o d ia c Queen C o n te st H orn le d to i ight n o ; My i lie I m I , M a r y I B x 'k e i, Am. H u tle i, l ; ll.- .ile th I a y lo i, M a rth a I civ is , s .im lra C la y , sh iro n Booke , h.diia M ille i ami k m i P o o l. I he g i l l s m et at the home ol M r s . l-Jn e tt.i Scott to m ake plans fo i the c ig ite s t, Kiev ir e s e llin g tic k e ts ami plan o th e r lum l i.u s in g a c tiv itie s . I he c o n ic .I w i l l end on Api il 7, |9?2. | he gn I chosen w i l l re ig n at the I li st \ in u .il Z o d ia c I e a to lie held at the Hayden Isla n d I'hundei b ird on A p r il 30, |972. M i s. i.ln c ttn S cott and M i s. P e rle n e \ \ b ite ir e ulv is o i s (oi the c o n te s t. Volunteers needed V o lu n te e i s needed to w o rk o n a h o t lin e s o o n to b e in o p e i.H ion in the Albina a ie a . I o. m o i e in fo i m a tio n , c a ll llie A lbina I a m ili and C o m m u n ity sei vic e p . o j e c t at 288 91 kA, o i stop in at 73 N . l . . M o i i i s , and ta lk to Ja n e t sweet o i Annie A lla n . I he Rom an C a th o lic A rc h d io ce se ol P o rtla n d (W e s te rn O reg o n ) announces the fo i i l l a tio n ol a C o m m itte e on Hu man D e ve lo p m e n t, compose.1 ol p o o r o r re c e n tly p o o r jie o - p le nom inated ir o m the p a r ishes and c o m m u n itie s a c ro s s W e s te rn O re g o n . 1 he C o m m itte e ’ s m a in a s s ig n m e n tw ill 1« to s o lic it p ro jv o s a ls fo r s e ll- h e lp p ro je c ts fr o m me area's p o o r and m ake d e c is ions on lu n d in g . M r . F ra n k o je d a of Inde pendence, O re g o n , chosen by the t o r t . - f iv e n o m inees as c h a irm a n said th a t w ritte n ideas of s e lf-h e lp p ro je c ts may I v su b m itte d to the c o m m itte e u n til M a rc h 15, 197’ . M te i th is the g ro u p w ill i e - v lew anil s c ie e n , c a ll in re p - le s e n ta tiv e s ot the m o re re a lis tic p io p o s .lls lo i inte - vie w in g anil then m ake its lu n ilin g d e c is io n s . Money the C H I’ w ill a d m in - is te i is .’ 5 ot the lo c a l fund« ra is e d in the annual B is h o p ’ s c o lle c tio n to " B ie a k t h e H e ll- ish C ir c le of P o v e r ty ” known as the C a m pa ig n fo r Hum an D e ve lo p m e n t, now in its sec ond of ten p ro je c te d y e a rs of a p p ea l. In its f i r s t y e a r the N a tio n a l C a m pa ig n ra is e d b.5 m illio n d o lla r s anil funded some 217 d iffe r e n t p i e je c ts a c ro s s the c o u n try in c lu d in g one in O re g o n ,th e C e n tr o C h i- c a iM C u liu ia i, Inc on the second n a tio n a l apjw al a re in co m p le te and p ro p o s a ls on th a t lum l a re being re c e iv e d at the C a m pa ig n to r H..m an D e ve lo p m e n t H ead- ju a r te r s in W ash in g ton , D .C . u n til F e b ru a ry 29, 1972 w ith funding d e c is io n s to be an nounced th is s u m m e r. The lo ca l money ($5,0X1 t om la s t ye i r ’ s c o lle c tio n anil a p p r o x im a te ly an equal am ount fro m the c u rr e n t r.’- pe il) , a c c o rd in g to M r .G je ila , w ill lx» k in k e d it P o rtla n d 's 1 eedom Bank j a m in i itv - owned banking e n te rp ris e , un t i l p ro g ra m s a re tunded by m e m b e i s h a il fro m w ide a re a s ot r u r a l and u ib a n W e s te rn O re g o n . C o n v e n e ' b y th e D io - c e s e ’ s S o c ia l A c tio n C o m m is sio n w h ic h is re p re s e n te d on the c o m m itte e by R a th e i W i l - lia n . C u r tin o f in n e r- c itv P o r tla n d 's Im m ic u la te H e a rt P a r is h , the c o m m itte e has use : the adv ice ot M r s . John :: ■ : v :. \ a m em b e i of C a m pa ig n t o r Human D svslopm ent N a tio n a l i.v e c u tiv e C o m m itte e o f Pie ca m p a ig n . the c o m m itte e . M r . i ijeda s tre s s e d th a t ip p ly in g s e l f - help g ro u p s need not be C a th o lic C h u ic h m e m b e rs to be c o n s u le ie it tin fu n d in g , lie i’o ln te d out that a n u m k ;. ol C o m m itte e m e m b e is a ie not C a th o lic tnd s e v e ra l othe. th e o ffic e r s e le cte e by the c i m.. n te e on Hum an i ev e l.-iw n.e nt in c lu d e M i .C je d ic h a ir - 6, M s e cre ta y and M >. H elen Pe te r , t: e s . e; . C h u rc h d e n o m in a tio n s itv! C ongregations around tne Country a ie c o n trib u tin g to Pie C a m p a ig n fo r Hum in D e v e l- o unent and urged any p io - s c tlv s . , ti C .H .D . I he C h a n c e ry o f fic e , 2838 E , B u rn s id e M ., I ’ .O. Bov I, P o rtla n d , i u e - gon, 97207. A ll w r itte n r e - ju s s ls fo r lunding tio m the Ai’Chdiocesan C o m m i t le e should be sent to th a t a d d re ss i w e ll. C o m m itte e fo i Hu man D e ve lo p m e n t m e m b e rs w e re nom in a te d by P a s to rs , P a ris h C o u n c ils and S ocial C o n c e rn s G ro u p s inclu d in g i re g o n ’ s C o u n c il of the Pool and in d iv id u a l co m m iR e e Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church 3138 N. Vancouver Ave. Phone 282-9496 Sunday School Morning Worship 9 :0 0 A M. 1 l ;0 0 A M. Dr. O.B. Williams, Pastor "T h e Church With A H e a rt-F e lt Welcome” J ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■«■■■■■■■■■( M a r a n a th a E vangelistic Center 1222 N. F. SKIDMORE P a s to r B ib le C la s 9 ; |5 am B ib le I ra inin g School 9;15 aui Sunday u io m u ig w o r s h ip 11 am E v e n in g W in sh ip 7 pm Church tHfice 288-7241 Youth Office 288-7243 B ib le Study H o u r Iu e . 7 pm H our of P ra y e r Pow er W ed 7 pm to 8 pm Youth M M e e e e tin tin g g F R n i i 7:dl) 7:30 pm Youth Reverend Wendell Wallace Pastor All things new in 1972 « J