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You know because you read It in the obsoi-verl i ^2!LLLH11 Portland/Observer Thursday Hunger conference planned w w ./i’i/./i1 Religion in the New s In a recent v is it to our c ity , the Keveiend M i. Edw ard V. M e lfo tt, pastoi of tlie Bethel C h u ich , Yakim a, Washington, announcei] the convening of tne Yakim a Confeience On Local tlu n g e i, to 1« hel'i M arch ith fto m 8:00 am t i l l 5:00pm at the Englewood C hi istia n Chu- rc ti, 5|| N. ¡ ith Ave. Background fo r the co n fe r- Allen Temple C .MI. holds workshop I lie Rev. Nathaniel l.lnsey of A tlan ta, G eo igla, Genetal S ecre tary ot Evangelism of tlie Chi latlan M ethodist E pis copal C h uich w ill v is it B o lt- land M a tch 7th and Kth. On I ue.sday, M arch 7th at H p.ttt. lie w ill meet with tlie m em bers of A lle n I ample C A I J . . C h uich and st. Mai k C J M j:, C h uich at A lle n T e n i- ple. lie w ill discuss Evange lis m in tlie C A L I . Church ami meet w ith the boards ul Evangelism ol tlie C.M .G. Chut cites, (in Wednesday, M a tch hth at I p.m . the p is to i n if iii- le i s ol hoards ol Evangelism of tlie churclies ol tlie city ami public at la tg e ate invited to Imai Kev, l.ln se y s|ie ik on I echnli,ues o tC lty W k le l van- gel Is tic C rusades. I lie ie w lll lie tim e lo r s|ie c illc questions and discussions on problem s o l E vangelism . Kev. I insey has had great success in Ute fie ld of Evangelism in otliei clue-, in the country, .itch as i ■ Angelas, Nets Y o tk g i i ,, . C w ''' IM i, G eo rg ia , C leveland, tih to and othei c itie s , lie comes to P o rtla n d with a wealth of knowlssige and experience in the fie ld of E vangelism , in organizing c m a d e . , conduct ing Ev.ingelism campaigns and d o o r to doot canvassing tech niques, Kev, I m sey was i school mate of Kev. I . I . Sit ay hand, pa stor ol A llen tem ple it Paine C o l l e g e , AuguMa, G e o ig la . lie received Ids Social action committee organized R E V . N IJ N S E V G en eral S e rre ta ry sem inary G aining at Howard I n iv e rs lty , Washington, D jC . lie lie Id t in d is tin c tio n ot being t in youngest Genet al S ecretary evei elected as a Genet al ( llfic e r tn lie C .M .i., C hurch. P rio t to lasing elected Genet a I S e cie ta ry of E vangelism , In pastured ui s u ie r. John L ittle ot tlie Na tional E xecutive C om m ittee of the Campaign lo t Human De velo,im ent, Is id vise i lo Hie group. Washington, d . g ., Alabama, an.' i atea I to Me I ■, mar Kentucky end was Genet al s e c ie ta ry ol youth a c tiv itie s ol t in C A I.E . ('h u tc h . A ll sessions w ill In In Id at A llen le n ip le C .M .E . 1 \ M arch 7th and 8th at 8 pan. t i n public Is c o rd ia lly in vited to share in this once in a I del uric opportunity to In a r th is man ol God and see him in action. ried M a rg a rita Mendoza in Cam ei on, Texas in 1952. I hey have twelve ch ild re n and M i . Ojeda s till harvests crops each surnmei In tlie N o rth w est. He has worked is a Youth sponsors fashion show I lie Young A dult C irc le of M ien I ample C .M .E . Chin ch in vites you to a k id d ie Revue and Fashion H ighlig hts i t M ie n I etnple i 'A I . E . Chui ch, 12 Mi N ,i . 4th \ venue, Sunday, M a tc h hth at 5:00 p.m . I his is Hie Young Adult:, fashion able a ffa ir ol tlie season. I his event w ill feature new ly le bn I i r e i , I i huai.d le C'ontempoi at y D re ss lo r young a n l old, fashionable d re s s weai fro m Japan, A fric a , sa u d lA ia b la a n l India. I he p ie s k le ilt ol th is group is M is s B everly Pei ry . < ithei n ie m le i.1 are: M rs . Rose M a rtin , S ecretary; M is . Re gina Green, I re .is u ie r; M iss B everly G r lllin , M iss Gwen dolyn Stokes, M iss I inda l- ia z ie r , M r . Alvin M in u s, M is s C a rm e llta W e.iiheroy, Mrs. Jessie Henson* with CALDWELL’S FUNERAL SERVICE 20 N.E. 14th Avenue Portland. Oregon 97232 CALL 232 4111 DAY OR NIGHT F i .ink I ijeda. D i n ■ ■■ hi - many c n u ic n - . youth w o ik and C h uich con- s tru ctio n in Jexas to organ izing the C u rs illo Movement in the N orthw est. He is a student at M t. Angel College ami sei ved as P ro je c t Ad m in is tra to r last surnmei lo i the student Am erican M edi cal A ssociatio n's M lg ia n t Health P ro je ct in tlie W illa m ette V a lle y. M t . O jeda's back- • M 1, work e«pet lence and oiga nlza tion member ships in - lude V iltey M Ig i int i e >gus, Oregon M ig rant Education P ro g ra m A dvisory Com m itte e , V .I.V .A ., National A s sociation ol Intel gi oup K e la - l in I ganizatlon (NAIRo), , t •.. ., V ic a ria te San I ex is Salvador in , ipa n teb- m em bership in St. P a tric k ’ s P a rish in Indejieiklence. M rs , Schopf, i P ort lent sin e 194 5, has many yea is experience as a book i e ...... , te , hei in i-i i ie , i- as w ife and mothet of five c h ild re n . She lives in Soutn- east P ortla nd wliere she and her husband are active m em bers of St. P e te r's P arish In the l.e n ts D ls ti let. M rs . Belec, also a mothei of fiv e c h ild re n and twice a Carnegie "Happy" f- i r s i it w ill attem pt to up date the available data on hun- and study the effects of hungei . ttw Biol ': ■ , ociolog- i mother, and P o litic a l depredations up on poor peoples. volved in P . A . C . I „ Inc. (Southeast P o rtla n d 's D J ..( ,.- funded poverty program ) both as a com m unity aide and as an elected member of its Board of D ire c to rs . Hei work experience includes fifteen years w ith W estern t mon and she serves as vice-chairm an of the Social Action C om m is sion of St. Stephen's P arish in Southeast P ortland. F u rth e r in q u irie s about the com m ittee lo r Human Devel opment, as w e ll as contribu tions and requests for fu e l ing, film s o r speakers may be made through the Social Action C om m ission of tne A rchdiocese at the Burnsxie address given in the f ir s t pa rt of the release. ■■■»■■■■■■ Zest of life By M iss I labi le Ross, M is . D e ta il ah G ram , Ronnie Manus and M rs . Sal ih I . s ti lyhaixt, Advlsoi , A ll m e n d e rs of Allen I am ple C h u ich . I ocj I M erchants, foreign exchange students and local resklen ts have combined th e ir talents and wares to make th is the most elaborate a ffa ir of Hie season. D onal ions ol $ I .Ol) each are requested foi adults, ch ild re n ovei twelve years old are iskeil to donate sily, no dona tions re (nested (or childre n u n ie i twelve. Proceeds from this event w ill g o to the Young A du lt C irc le in th e ir e ffo rt fo r tlie Mammoth le .i c u l m inating at Allen Tem ple Church on M arch N th at 5:00 p.m . thioughout aad M rs . Hatea Batee, tri volunteer Secondly, the conferencew ill seek to d ra ft woi kable ie s o lu tions and make this in fo rm a tion available to the pu blic, in o id e r to re s to ie public c o n li- dence in tlie value of giving food g ifts fo r d istrib u tio n to the poor thru p riv a te agencies. P an elists have varied back grounds ot technical s k ills . iretl a . I homasT helm , (¡M l the Islands; a n l "Sun m l Soul I ilk ," a weekly Sunday s e iv ic e on (he beach of W a ik ik l. A lso highlighting Hie eve ning program w ill befoui local m u sical gioups; repi esenta- tive s ol six northw est area colleges, .m l i mass sing-ln- the-round on Satuulay eve ning. "P e a c e le u n t o y o u l" "P e a ce le to th is house!" I he f ir s t is a g ie e tin g w ith which Jesus personally greeted the assembled d iscip le s and con ve rts at t ie Pentecost meet ing, aftei tie Ascension, w len He enteied the room through tlie w a lls aftei tfie d u orsw ere shut. I he second was a com mandment given by Jesus to C om m ission to a ll C h ris tia n s hi I uke KhS, IS fo llo w s! " I n - i ye e n te r. H is t say. Peace he to this ho use ." F o llo w e rs ol t ie late Kev. M J . D iv ine, w ho w i s known to m illio n s as la tb e i Divine, used an l s till use the greeting of “ P ea ce," when saluting each o th e i. V e ry r.ii ely can a C h ris tia n denomination o r congregation te found who thus g le e t each o ttie i, although it is a distinc t cornm anlm ent of Jesus C h ris t, which dong w ith many othei s tle y lie e ly Ig«* re , diet eg it md thereby disobey. In fo rn ie t tim es some (.fain- o llc o n le is used the greeting, "P a x vo b is c u m ," which is the L a tin equivalent; hut ra re lv is t h i s g ie e tin g h e a r d even among C atholics in t h e s e m odern sacre lig io us days. ■ • Today Am erica's sons are coining home from w ar They do not talk of glory or pride of victory They do not tell about joy on the faces of people they have liberated They are glad enough lo he alive, but millions of Ihetn have been wounded in body and or spirit. All (he m edals and words of en couragement from a president who believes this may be our nation's finest hour are not enough lo heal the wounds in flicted by what they have seen with their own eyes When the government calls upon a fam ily lo give its son. a husband or father or the earn ings from its labor, it has (he rig h t lo expect and the obligation to dem and the sacrifice is to be used for worthy purposes If a w ar is lo he fought, it must be justifiable on the basis of a clear and present danger lo the nation, and must he d eclared by Congress as provided in the Constitution. Bui this w ar has been fought on the basis of ex ec u tive commitment to a government in Smith Vietnam which came into being because of another '^residential commitment (A (ade, cults, com munes, the hip, o r libera ted generation, a sym pathetic in qu iry into m en's seriou s e f- foi ts to w orship, to find , and to reldte to God. I he appi oach is not that of a re p o rte r of events and h.ip- penings, txit as a com m entator on th e inskle de scrib ing me experiences of many, includ ing those ol this set ibe, eho dares to c la im lie is as serious is any one in bis se a rch it r , and in detailed accounts of his own experiences in searching fo r and finding a companion ship w ith Cod. H u m o r , a choice joke now Uhl then, great lite ra ry quo tations in ! tlie m ost profound s p i r i t u a l in sp ira tio n s. In sights ami revelations from • both d ivin e and human sou ice s w ill ledeck this colum n. • • • M i. C arnegie W. (Happy) Pullen ol 6b|S N. Boston, is later column win explain this historical record > There is a u. .x . L . little doubt that each president was convinced of the need to support South Vietnam for one reason or another, but none has been able to show a real relationship between the suc cess we seek in Vietnam and our own national defense Systems of secrecy made it possible for one to believe the president had all the facts, m any of which w ere not available to the rest of us. and therefore he should do what he thought best But as these secrets are slowly unfolded by the Pen tagon papers and revelations of Congressional investigations, it becomes increasingly apparent that secrecy has been used to hide the scandalous character of the war, rather than to protect n ation al interest Presid en ts them selves have been victims of this same system of secrecy Consclencious objection to cruel and unjust wars should not be left to those young men iim i o u i 281 4429 <06 N ( A l M V T a • f / 66» "9AM '^RFFIH KyeriAPSC OWGOS4 9721 1 « V GOflCX X i OtCKEY Mo«»«« 9 00 am Hywsm ' 0 JO am Cho« 1 3 00 »ate Ma»» ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH S.S. 9:30 A .M . C o rn e r of 8th Ave snd Skidm ore Sunday W orship 11:00 A Jvi, C h ris tia n Youth F e llo w sh ip 6:00 P .M . (2nd and F o u rth Sundays) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ( e v ^ r h o r n a ^ t^ y h a n d ^ U n ls te ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ TRY IT, YO U ’LL LIKE ITI Rev. E. M elfert lacke .N u tritio n is t; Kev .How ard C ole, M in is te r and M r . Steven Cragg, P o litic a l Scien tis t. I he niodei ators fo r the con ference a e skille d in com m u n ity development and org an i zation of action groups, they ate : M r . Thomas V illan ue va, M exican - A m erican F a r m W orkers C ooperative; M rs . Thelm a P a tillo , A fro -A m e r i- can P la ye rs; M r . Leo Seguel, Social A nalyst; M r . H enry Beauchamp, C enters C o o rd i nator a : R ev.Edw ard V .M e l- fo rt, fo im e r ly A sst. D ire c to r of the Yakima V a lle y C ouncil fo r Com m unity A ctio n . The public at la rg e is invited to come and share by giving and receiving in fo rm a tio n about the local hunger prob lem s. Someone wants v e ry much to meet you on Sunday m orning at 11:00 a j n . Any Suadayl Just getup, get Ire s : and lead the funnies, and you’ ll ju s t have tim e to get lown to 2620 N £ . F re m o n t S tie e t at 11:00 a.m . W alk rig h t in and join your frien ds at: F rem ont United M ethodist Church 2620 NE F rem ont S tre et NAACP NEWS Rev John H. Jackson Minister N.E First and Schuyler Portland, O re Phone 284-1 954 Sunday School Mormnq Worship Vesper 9 a m. 1 I a m. 5 p.m. Let ux e n te r to u o rs A ip a n d d e p a r t to t e r m Pullen beginning a new c a ie e i. He le t l i e ' Hl 1966, but now, at I a syixlicated colum n covei mg the 's p u itu a l scene’ . He has entitled it "J e s u s C h ris t, Ine M agnificent Person of God” and w ill .leal w ith new happen ings in re lig io n , such as tne H a rl k : isi.n.ix, tlie c h lld ie t of God, Yogi, and the effects of d ru g s . M r . Pullen Ixjgan his jo u rn a lis t careei m 1927. He was a re p o rte r fo r the Sarasota H erald in Sarasota, F lo rid a , lie rem em bers taking the an nouncement of L in d b e rg ’ s successful (lig h t across me A tla n tic o il tlie tic k e r-ta p e . He came to P ortland in 1942 Hom New y o ik where !«e w a s A ssistan t E d i t o r of the N a tion * ide Kev iew . D u r ing the w ar, he worked foi K .usei and was a colum n ist fo i the "Swan Island S plash ", a p.ipei lo r the dock worker s. He was managing e d ito r ol tlie P ortland sun fro m 19-17 to 1950 ami then worker! foi W il - liam son. Haves, ami F ie d e r - ickso n. He re tire d f ro n i AIcoa Mum mum in I9(gi, wheie tie was an alum inum caste r By Jack Kirkwood Chairman Clergy and Laity Concerned W hat price peace The book of Genesis tells the story of how Nonh sent out a dove from (he ark. and when it returned with an olive leaf he knew the flood had abated Thus, the dove Is the harbinger of good news and the olive leaf symbolizes new life W h a teve r the historical meaning, the dove is an ex cellent choice from the animal kingdom to symbolize peace There are about 290 species of pigeons, some of which are classified ns doves They are genlle birds that feed on various fn ilts and st xis They male for life and when one dies, I lie survivor accepts a new male slow ly The m ales share responsibility for incubating the eggs, and both feed the young If man could im itate the habits and life style of the dove this world would be a more peaceful place, though pollution still would be a problem o il l i e " running modern m odern ; i r/zc ,\leunt Olivet baptist Church ■■■■■■■■■■■■a ■ ' a I his colum n, " Z e s t is designed to be a com m entary on the s p iritu a l scene, tlie q S ociologist: M rs . Anna I ebe- ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ YFC conference scheduled Poi tl.m t youth lo i C hi Is t/ Campus Id le w ill unite with a h o s t ol aiea churches In Hie pi esentadon ol the second An nual spi mg Youth D ifensive at th e M e m o ria l C oliseum As sem bly IDH on I i id .iy,M n ch hi , and S dm i iv, \ i l i eh II, it 7:30 p.m . both evenings. Bob T urnbull, loi mei H ol lywood a n l tele visio n acto r, assista nt Hack .m l fie ld coach it the I inveì siiy of Hawaii, and a mem bei of the Honolulu V Ice Squad, w il I be the fea tured speakei . He is known is (be " C h a p l a i n ol W a ikiki B ea ch" lo r his extensive work with youth thi oligli a twenly- lo u i houi a day " H o tlin e " ; teen rad io bioadcast heard A C om m ittee on llu m a n D e - velopnient c o m p os o il ol 15 poor jteople I r o m W estern Oiegon was recently lo t med according to Rubei I J .D w ye r, A ich blshop of P o t t l a n d . C hairm an I rank Ojeda, |nde- inndence, stated that the aim ol tlie com m ittee is to s o lic it proposals foi se lf-h e lp p ro - je cts fio m the are a's poor and to ad m in istei lunds available to It ( r o m t in Campaign lo i Human Development, fo rm e r ly the B ishop's K e ite l Fund. Othei o ffic e rs Include M is . Magdalene Schopl, e c i e t n y , Rice donated by the people of Japan to fee! the hungry in Washington was d e c lin e l by Yakim a o ffic ia ls . I he am i of this confei ence is tw o -fo ld . Cburrti of pour O m » c N and xhoo» »a» Conwnsxwky ST A N D IIW -S CATHOLIC CHURCH Cline ot food g ifts to supply resources to fillh u n g e needs. Donations have been sporatic and th e ie is i growing alarm to He , i - , , i t the e:;..- - o! welDted people, to concem themselves w ith this pro blem . Have you beam M is .M a ttie Spears sing? Page M arch e, who are conscripted to fight ,heni AH of us who object to this klnd ,,f war shou)d ,nake c|par to our leaders in government the w ar must end as quickly as possible We must discuss the issue among friends, study opposing points of view, join groups which work to w a rd peace, e x p la in our convictions to legislators and promote can didates who a rtic u la te our views regarding peace. I f we use the institutions of our free society to restore peace and brotherhood am ong nations, this democratic society w ill be vindicated Peace exacts a price. It requires conscious effort on the part of those who regard peace as a positive value It can happen if we seek truth and abandon the naive assumption that peace is the automatic outcome of war and preparation for w ar * NEW Y( 'Rk - t he National A ssociation fo r the Advance ment of Colored People has gone to bat fo r six black se iv icemen charging that the Coast Guard is u n fa irly c o u rt- m a rtia lin g them fo r alleged acts that could lead to im prisonm ent and dishonorable discharges. The tr ia l was scheduled for January 31. The charges grew out ol a s e iie s ot confrontations and fig h ts between Coast G uards men on G overnors Island, New Y o rk, last September. Although white Guardsmen were involved, a ll six of the servicem en who have been chaiged with vio latio ns of the M ilita r y Codes of Justice are black. F ollow ing p re lim in a ry in vestigation by J u liu s W il liam s, NA ACP d ire c to r of vet erans’ a ffa irs , the NAACP legal departm ent and then m ilita r y attorneys file d a mo th, n on Jan. I <, with thoCoast iju a u i Judge Advocate Gen e ra l tn W ashington I .C „ (ot a verb atim tra n s c rip t of the investigation. But this was refused. The men are lepresented by NAACP A ssistant G eneral »1 C I • e - . C u te r. riw N A A C ■ ted to tne S ecretaiy I ran spo rta tion , who oversees the Coast Guard in peacetim e, lo t the tra n s c rip t and a stay in th e c o u rt- m a rtia l pioceedings until the document is supplied. Ine ti u l was postponed from Jan uary 24 to a week la te r. A ll of the accused are sta tioned w ith the t h ir d Coast Guard D is tr ic t tn New Y o rk . I hey ire l\) 3 Fred D. Wood- b e rry , J r . , and seamen C la r ence I . Graham , Gerald R iv e rs , lh e o '.o re H. Sm ith, I u in e i s. s m ith e rs and Brady B, I toed, J i . 1 hey ire charged w ith as sault, w illfu lly disobeying a s u p e rio r o ffic e r, de stru ction of proiveity and r io t o r bi each of peace. In his annual re p o rt. Exe cutive D ire c to r Roy W ilkin s noted that the NAACP is not only active in fo llow ing up the A ttica tragedy, but is also In touch w ith o th e rtu rb u le n tp ri son situations around the country. HARTFORD, Conn. - on behalf of the 19 branches of the National A ssociation fo r the Advancement of C o lo ie d People in the state of Connec tic u t, Ben F . Andrew s, Si ., state NAACP pre sid ent, has called upon state o ffic ia ls to revoke the ch a rte r and tne liq u o r license of the Benevo lent and P ro te ctive O rd e r of E lk s and the Loyal O rder of Moose on the ground that these two fra te rn a l o rd e rs d is c ru n - mate against non-w hite pe r sons. In a le tte r, dated Jan. 26, to M rs . G lo ria Schaffe , sec re ta ry of state, M r . Andrews cited the con stitution of E lks l i m i t i n g m e m b e r s h ip to "W h ite , m ale citize n s of tne L 2 S -A „" and the application fo rm of the Moose c e rtify in g that the applicant is " a mem ber of the Caucasian white e, u not mai of any other ra ce .” It is c le a r, he said, "th a t both organizations are prac tic in g and p iom o tm g ra cia l d is c rim in a tio n tn a v e ry flag rant m anner. Ih e E lks con stitu tio n makes it obvious that they are also d is c rim in a tin g against women . . . I ask that your o ffice proceed to cancel th e ir present c h a rte r with the state of C o n n e cticu t." In a s im ila r le tte i toGeorge J . M ontano, cha irm an of tne state’ s L iq u o r C o ntrol Com m is s io n , M r . Andiew s asked that the C om m ission "re v o k e the liq u o r license of both these organizations in the State of C o n n e c tic u t." M e th o d ist E f i. 5828 N.E. 8th A. Lee Henderson, Minister 288-5429 Ellis Casson, Associate Minister Church School .......................................................... M orning W orship ..................... W ed N oon — The Hour o f Power W ed Prayer & Closs M eeting Nursery Care Provided 9:45 am 11:00 am 12:00 noon 7:30 pm "W e are making our Neighborhood 4 Brotherhood" Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church 313i< N. Vancouver Ave. Phone 282-9496 Sundoy School Morning Worship 9 ;0 0 A M 11 =00 A M. Dr. O.B. Williams, Pastor The C hurch W ith A H e a rt-F e lt W elco m e" « « a a a a a a a a a a a a f. N ew Y o rk — The NAACP B o a r d of D ire c to rs h is ap proved the establishm ent of branches In L e w isb urg , Penn., and Auburn, New Y o rk , p r i sons. T h is re vo lu tio n a ry ac tion was taken at tlie B oard's ju a rte rly m eeting h e r e ja n . It), upon recom nendation of branches in response to re quests fro m inm ates. These units w ill be organ iz e d by t h e Branch Depart m e n t , headed b y C lo s te r B. C u rre n t. The Board also au- thorized M r . C u rre n t t o " seek other geographic areas where prison chapters may [« e s ta b lis h e d ." M a ra n a Hi a E vangelistic Cen te r 1222 N. E. SKIDMORE P a sto r B ible C lass 9:15 am n ih i- i c i . i ú ie — Church Office 288 7241 B ib le I la m in g School 9; 15 am Sunday m orning w orship 11 am Youth O ffic e 288-7243 Evening W orship 7 pm __ _____ B ible Study H our Tue. 7 pm Hour of P ra y e r Power Wed 7 pm to 8 pm Youth M eeting F r i 7:30 pm R evarand W endell W allace Pastor All things new in 1972
