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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1972)
PJÍliTLANI) P o rtla ix l/n b s e rv e i OBSERVER Allen Temple discusses social problems Religion in the News I las C om m ission on C h ris - t iin Social Concern of A llen I ernple C .M J ..C h u i ch invites the churches of the c ity to come and let us reason to- gethet in our coriccin fo r m ankind. Sunday, A p ril 16th • i I pan. Ths nubile is in vited to the meeting w ith nine churches o: the ci»y involved in a panel discussion of such vita l topics ar, Housing, I Unity, Jobs, I- am ily te la - Lectures scheduled 1 ho Sixth Annual P ortland C h ris tia n Le ctu re sh ip w ill 1» held A p r il 25, 2b, and 27 at the F ir s t U n it e d M e ilu xlist C hurch, 18 iH s. W. Jeffe i .son S treet. I ho |>ur|KJse of the C h ris tia n le c tu re s h ip Is to provide the ' ' e , iy . tiie lay leadership, and the public of (he P ortland area w ith the opportunity to explore the ra tn lflc u tio n s of th o C h rls - tlan fa ith , I he o ve ra ll theme ■if th is ye a r's le ctu resh ip w ill be " C h r is t and C u ltu re .” C roat scholars are invited to P ortland each yea r to d is cuss questions of paramount Im portance to inetnliers of many com m unions. Itis h o fie il that intercom m unal associa tion and learning w ill take place as these (juestions ate exam ined. I he prom inent guest le c tu r e rs in th is year's program are l ather G regory Baum, P ro - le s s o r of I heology at St. M ich ael’ s College in the U n iv e rs ity of T o ro n to , and I i r . John C. Bennet, P re s id e n th m e rltu s o f Union the olo gica l Seminary and V is itin g P ro fe sso r at Pa c ific School of R eligion. t M rs . M a rie Sm ith eulogize .P a s to r E dgar Jackson Funeral was oem s p p r ril ii ztn field A 7th at A ll Nation N ation’ s C* Com m unity C hurch. King’s dreams coming true JT •Oe N I .il**’ . H illu . »«I*», As we near a date when g u ilt fie iju e n ily may overtake us, fail never shake us into re a liza tio n ol die unfinished bus iness of M a r tin l.u tiie r k in g , 11 cannot le said enough that black people and die total na tion have a f u lle r life by v irtu e of die fa ct that D r. k tag died on diu case. He was fighting fo i the rig h t of garbage col le c to rs to w o lk in d ig n ity, w ith a union re p ie seniing t l e i r c o l le ctive in te rests at the long table. T o see M rs . King at the Black P o litic a l Convention in G ary, was to rehearse these f a c t s . F ir s t, M rs . C o retta k in g is m ore than the widow of a man who riveted die attention of ( le nation on the rig h ts of man fro m M ontgom ery to M em phis. M is . k in g has Continued to le a s|>okesman fo r t h o s e to whom the nation broke Ils p ro m ise . Here ami on foreign s o il, whether in u n ive rsity convocations o r at ra llie s fo r hospital w o rk e rs , she has kepi (he nation’ s attention focused on t ie unfinished business of Dr. k in g . Secondly, M rs . k uig lias lent h a t p res en c e to the i»a I l/ t tI o n of unity of black |eople ami of a ll le o p le ol good w ill toward O u t* ird Vsew It ANOffFW S CATHOLIC CMUtCH • I FoanAMo o a o o iN i i ■ * GOflfXX I DKXIV AoaKM • OO •» xa 10 X) » Owe U O C g e ’ aá Mea. the goal of real |«.ice and equality in the w o rld , ami in th is nation. D r . kin g brought us from the back of d e lu s , to d riv in g d e lu s . . . the P re skle n t seeks now to take us oif lie bus be cause it is leaded toward leav ing us to secure some measure of equality education. Induing th is le not only f lu s trâ te s our attem pts to secure quality education tu t he snatches oui options on a very c r itic a l is sue away fro m us. It was one of die great g ilts of D r . k in g , as we entered campaigns fo r |u b llc accom m odations, fo r Voter Rights and fo r decent housing, to teach us d e a rt of e xe rcisin g t ie options w iüi d e power ol n u m te rs plus d ire c t action. F o r tie use of these options a ie the diffe re nce letw een in te llig e n t p a rtic ip a to ry in volvem ent in a dem ocracy *n*l blind allegiance about the ideology of A m e rica n ism . A t t ie tune of his death. D r. kin g was sculpting the Rain bow co a litio n , com p risin g black, brown, red, md white a n d In some instances some yellow [eo ple into a m assive juggernaut to ra ise die Issue of com pelling the nation to d e a I w ith and re o rJ e r its p r io r itie s . It was lie who reminded the nation that th is p a rtic u la r round would cost it some mon ey. But m ore than th is, it was k in g who perceived the type of unity which would le neces sary to move into A m e ric a ’ s second reconstruction. Black people have access to die rig h t to pend . . . hut do not have resources fo r an o r ganized and adequate disposal of ou r m eagre incom es. At the same tim e, m eagre a s a re o u r incomes, o u r.igg ieg ntem o ne ta ry w orth, at $so b illlo n (th is year) is g re a te r d u n the Gros National Product ol i l l hut six nations. \\ e are the m arg in ol p ro fit of every m a jo rco n su m - e r industry - a fact c o rro borated by figu res from tie National Ind ustrial C o nfer ence Board, flu t since we pos sess only 2 pe r cen tol the N a- tton's wealth, an 1.8 pet ent of its debt Iree assets; since o u r (6 tanks c la im only liv e - tenths of I pe r cent of the na tio n ’ s banking assets. He is sue is to organize our co lle c tive resources to work to ru s . (ijie ra tio n PUSH sees die p la n -sch e m e of D r . k in g as being as cru cia l as die dream ol D r. King . . . fo r it f u lfills tiie dre am . People United to S e r v e and Save Hum anity, constitute a wedge against m- jU th e that la aa Itdevanl as, inil often much m ore effective d u n any law. I his force in (act can w rite new laws that are m ore tnclu >ive of the needs of men. When ou r fathers abandoned us, tiie Roy W ilkin se s, the M r s . Bethunes and M r s . P a rks, W hitney Youngs, A. P h illip Randolphs and | ) r . kin g picked us up arid reared us. Ihey were our o ld e r brothers ami s is te rs who refused to let us languish without guidance o r hope. In D r . Ralph Ahem adiy.C . L. V ivia n , W yatt le e W alker, Andy Young, B ernard Lee ami I I ■•cite, Jin l e v nd Ho s t i W 111 la m e s , 1 . k molded a team which paved the way, i . .<•.. ■ tin d e rs , along w ith HobMoses, M a rio n B erry and John Le w is, in the long da rk night when roadways fro m Selina’ s high way 80 to M e m p h is 's L o rra in e were lighted by an unbenign fir e . O peration Pl SH c h a n s a course which is not so much a I 'l - I I he d ra m atic change in a m an's life that can be brought alxxit by C h ris t's dynam ic power was illu s tra te d in the person of I cm skin ne r, a black man, fo rm e rly one of H a r lem ’ s biggestgang leaders.H e was the featured speaker at the "S u n rise L a s te r s e rv ic e " at the M e m o ria l C oliseum . There was a robed c h o ir of a thousand singers. Skinner, who was fo rm e rly leader of tiie H arlem L o rd s , is author of a book, now in paper back, en titled , "B la c k and F r e e ," of which 700,000 are now in p iin t. It te lls the amaz ing story of his changed life . A t present skin n e r heads the Tom Skinner Associates, a group of inspired evangelists who speak at college cam puses, at churches and various organizations. He is also an o ffic ia l of a college, are! a d i re cto r of an in d u stria l e n te r p rise . He told an in sp irin g story of how C h ris t reached a ll the way down fro m t ie C ross ami up in to H a r le m to com pletely change his I lie . And he de Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church 3138 N. Vancouver Ave. Phone 282-9496 Sunday School Morning Worship 9:00 A.M. 1 1 ;00 A M. Dr. O.B. Williams, Pastor "T h e Church W ith A H e a rt-F e lt W e lco m e " In Memoriam pains of frie n d s ami loved ones pains of my own consciousness pains, of c rin g in g , try ing to evade re a lity ot the loss. I hurt so m ucli, 1 cannot sleep It hu rts to think, to leel But there is no escape I here Is no place to lisle Hom tie ache. I hu rt, I h u rt, I HURT . . . I tie 1 e is n*> release Cod lielp me to cope Help those 1 love to bear. God grant streng tli, a retuge t ill. G a l’ I III R I . 1 Ronnie, I hurt lo i you, U e th o d is f E j I-or your youth, lor the agony ol growing up Black j G row ing up poor, to r growing up . . . B lack, poor and alone. I hurt for you, Ronnie, ami vet. You (eel nothing ol the agony. ( ill, Ronnie, I hurt fo r you, I hurt fo r your de p riva tio n . 8- 5828 N .Í. 8th A. Lee Henderson, Minister Mrs. Jessie Henson 288-5429 Ellis Casson, Associate Minister Church School ................ Morning Wor»hip W ed Noon — The Hour of Power W ed Prayer 8* C la n Meeting .Nurtery Core Provided 9.45 ani 11:00 am 12:00 noon 7:30 pm W a are m a k in g our N e ig h b o rh o o d A B ro th e rh o o d " CALDWELL’S COLONIAL MORTUARY 20 N.E. 14th Avenue Portland. Oregon 97232 CALL 232 4111 DAY OR NIGHT Z be Church of ©our £hoia ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH C o rn e r of 8th Ave snd Skidm ore Sunday W orship 11:00 A .M . C h ris tia n Youth F e llo w sh ip 6:00 P .M . (2nd and F ourth Sundays) Rev. Thomas Strayhand, M in is te r S.S. 9:30 AJvf. plugged into God. He said God is life , and men car. have life only if they remained plugged into God and functioned ac cording to in stru ction s. He said the eating of the tree of the Knowledge of Good and E v i l meant death, because it meant that men chose to go off independently of God to ‘do th e ir own thing.’ And th e ir own thing brings them oniy suffer ing and death. Tom pointed out that by men choosing to do the irow n thing, ami this includes many nom i nal C h ristia n s, it has resulted in much hatred, many con flic ts , and d iv id in g the w orld into many d iffe re n t classes. Some of the classes he men tioned were the ric h and the poor, the blacks and the whites, the employed and the unemployed, the E sta b lish ment and the m ilita n ts . Meuut Olivet baptist Church Rev John H Jackson Minister N.E First and Schuyler Portland, Ore Lrt ub Phone 2 8 4 1 9 5 4 Sunday School Morning Worship Vasper 9 am 1 1 a.m. 5 p.m. enter to wort tup and depart to terve. J ■ ■■■■■■■■■■■ ci ired, "He can certainly do I h u rt, I hurt, I 111 R 1 . . . Deep down inside, 1 h u rt fro m t ie pain I he pain fro m .1 loss too great to fathom . I be O c to le r Z odiac gioup of Bethel AJAIJI. C hurch w ill present a m u s ic a l,"A F orm al Hour W ith G o d ," Sunday, A p ril loth at 5 pun. Come out ami spend an in spiratio nal houi w ith us. I bis program w ill feature singers, guest so lo ists, na r ra to rs , ami some ol B ethel's own tale nt. M agnolia amt Helen T a y lo r are coch.tlnnen. fo r the M a y p rim a ry By C a rn e g ie " H a p p y ” Pullen the same lo r you.’’ Then he is sue*'. his in vitatio n fo r con v e rts . In his sermon S kin ne rcom - pared men to the latest design of the mechanical m a rve l, the re frig e ra to r. He said m ost people jr e like new re lrig e ra - to rs whose owners ’ ill them w ith food, but to r some reason neglect to plug them into the e le c tric power source. Skinner said men were de signed somewhat like r e ln g - e ra to rs , but they would not (please turn to page 7, column li function unless they w e r e ITie I lie I he I he Register before A p ril 2 2 n d Zest of Life Ronald P. Coleman "Hour with God" Page 5 You M a y Register to V o te At H ig h la n d C om m unity Center the issues and take d ire c t action fro m a C h ris tia n view point on those Issues which confront a ll of u s d a ily . These issues are being discussed loudly in areas outsxie the church and if there is to be positive C h ris tia n d ire c tio n and concern the church must speak now o r lose it's voice. Come to A lle n Tem ple C .M J .. Church, Sunday, A p r il I6th at 3 p jn . anil jo in in such positive action taking dealing w ith issues of con cern. Churches as fa r away as T iga rd w ill be taking pa rt in this event. W hatever your le lig io u s a ffilia tio n your church w ill m ost lik e ly be represented o r you may come and represent it. A Period of fellow ship with refreshm ents follow s the 3 pan. se rvice . In o rd e r that you may know your fellowm en better you are encouraged to stay lo r Iellow ship and re freshm ents. and othet topics and the C h ristia n s’ altitude and con cern in these a re a *. I his is the f ir s t tim e such an event has l«en attempted on such a la ig e scale w ith the Chi istlan churches com bining t' do something about tiiese areas of human livelihood as a combined group. The C om m ission on C h ris tian Social Concern feels that li is tim e ¡or the church to come together anil speak to By Jesse L . Jackson People tu o ie a d lly c a u g h tu p In m em o rial services fo r l i r . K ing . . . o r the m em ory of D r . k in g n t lie i than die meaning of his life need to rem em ber t o o , that lo t a nation with so much capacity fo r good . . . g rie f is not enough. A ll of us can hurt in p ro te st to the pre m ature assassination of his Ixxly, how many of us w ill help, how evei, in die ungoing te a li ra I Ion and a ffirm a tio n of his dre am s. I.s s t Jan. IS, Rev. D l l s M oss, one of f i r . k in g 's frie n d s and d is c ip le s who look the d iscip lin e of M l .k serious ly , recited die story of a great battle In ancient G r e e c e in which vast eueigy w a s ex- iwmled at the end of the Iw ttle, not making peace o r seeking to heal wounds and reb uild . . . but in fighting over the body of die dead liero of die iw ttile. lo o much lim e is spent even now figh ting over who was closest Io, and who was nearest at point of *lea(h to f i r . k in g . Ih e ie Is a lesson to tie gleaned fro m die story of die Apostle Paul, who never saw Jesus in the flesh tu t whose knowledge of Jesus' m issio n was not only iixiis|xi(a b le . ’. . but pi nrJuctlve of building the church in the G entile w o rld . . 'I■' :n ■: T hursday, A p r il 13, 1972 I h u rt fo r your assailant, Ronnie, F o r his feelings to rob so many it your goedne is, Y out young man-hood, youi sin cerity and devotion to life I hurt fo r those who have both known ami loved you , I hu rt fo r them a ll - ami m ysell. M a ra n a th a E vangelistic Center 1222 N. E. SKIDMORE ■ P asto r Bible C lass 9:15 am- ■ ■ ■ B ib le 1 raining School 9:15 am Sunday m orning w orship 11 am vening W orship 7 pm ■ 5 _ . Church Office 288-72*1 ,, 1. -u-i- Youth O ffice 288-7243 B ib le StudY H our T ue. 7 pm H o ur of P ra y e r Power . . . . 7 „ , / a __ wed / pm to o pm youth M eeting F r i 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 1972 ■■aaBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa W hy we want to get to know you. It s simple. \\ e figure if we know you Better, we can do more for you . And. also, if you know us Better, You'll Be more apt to ask for lielp when you ay ant it. Even if it’s just getting change for your parking meter. So stop in at the First National Bank of Oregon and introduce Yourself. It II give us a chance to do those little things that make your hanking a lot nicer. That’s why. I hurt Ronnie, fo r the days 1 dkl not understand you \nd you r needs, 1 h u rt. I hurt fo r the nation of Blackness who continues To do violence upon its own. I hurt fo r the w o rld , Ronnie I h u rt fo r the wrongs of living - of dying O f loving ami hating - fo r knowing ami forge tting I h u rt fo r us, Ronnie, and I h u rt fo r the m em ory of you Ami your life as I knew it I h u rt. F IR ST NATIONAL B A N K OF OREGON ALL 1 Hi: A 1’UGH t
