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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1972)
Po r l a n d PORTLAND Block Minister appointed to FCC OBSERVER Religion in the News Bethel presented "A formal hour with God M Rev. and M rs. Byrd we 11 M t Olivet sets "Sing along" M l. O live t H u piisi Church ■ 'H u iliilug Fund C om m ittee*' presents A Sing-along with Rev. A M is . B y id w e ll, J r . ol M t. Z ion Haptlst Church ol Seattle, Sunday, Apt II 30, 1772, 5;0U p.m , ut the 116 N.l-., Schuylei St Church. M is . R yrd w oll Is an out standing soprano and pianist ami has been pre sen t« ) in many con certs. Stic studied voice and piano at Fresno State College. Rev. H y'd w e ll gradual«) fro m Fresno State as the f ir s t oigan in a jo i in die college's lu s to iy . At die present, M rs . H yrdw ell is serving as the accompanist lo r die c h o ir and Rev. H y' dw ell as assistant m in is te r. As pa rt ol B ethel's " F o rm a l hour w ith G od " tlie Rhodes S ingerssang” |t took a M ir a c le ." I tie program Included many odiei ta le n t« ! a rtis ts . CUE contracts student exchange M r . Rodney Page, D ire c to r ol die Centei lo r I r b a n En counter, announced today the signing ol a contract Iwiween CUE anil die College ol W oostei in W oostei, Ohio. peg inning Ju ly 1st die C o l lege o l W ooster w ill le g in sending students to P o itlu n l lo i an " I rban iju a rte r** ex perie nce. I he students w ill he p la c « l in a public o r p r i vate service agency dial is in v u lv « l in va iio u s problem s. Issues, and concerns ol m e lio p o lits n Portland. In addition to the Held place ment w ith a service agency. they w ill also attend a weekly sem inal conduct«! liy die s ta ll of CUE ■ elating d ie lr Held placement (o various urban problem s. I lie Center lor Urhan Encounter has fourni die best la b o ra to ry lo i urban n a m in g la d ire c t engagement In social problem s ami in te r d is c ip lin a ry le lle c tio n in the context ol th e ir engagement. Urban problem s come alive m a rem arkable way when done In die context of jvere son a I encountei w a ll such pro blems as: Law ami Justice, Governm ent, E c o n o m i c » , Racism , E nvironm ental (ja u l- Black serves Seminary The Hoard ol D ire c to rs of the P ittsbu rgh theological Sem inary announc«! the ap pointm ent of Reveiem l Davkl T , Shannon as I lean ol F a cu lty. Rev. shannon is die I u st black dean to sei*ve a predom inantly white denom inational sem i nary In die United States. C u ire n tly associate pro fe s sor ol R eligion a n d d ire c to i ol M in o rity Studies at Hucknell U n iv e rs ity , Reveieml shannon holds a H.A. f r o m V irg in ia Union U n iv e rs ity , a H J i.fr o m V irg in ia I nlon School ol R e li gion, an S .I.M . (rom O be rlin Graduate School ol Iheology ami Is a cam)slate lo t the S, I J l . degree Horn C atholic U n iv e rs ity ol A m e rica . An A m erican Haptlst pastor a ml teacher. Rev. shannon has taught at llix v a n l U n iv e rs ity , V irg in ia I nioii ami developed the Urban I raining P rog ram at St. M a ry ’ s se m in a ry. lie has field pastorates in V Irg lm a Jiu lt duo, ami has held special lectures lo t tnei uro- |iean I heologlcal S em inar of Haptlst E ducators in Bonn, G erm any; the A m erican Bap tis t M in is te r's C ouncil in s t. Paul, Minnesota; N o rth A m e r ican Haptlst sem ina ry in Sioux F a lls , S J).; and the I vangeli- cal sem inary in Puerto Rico. Ity, and C u ltu ia l Change. M r . Page stated, " T h is af fords us die opportunity to w o ik w id i an academic in stitu tio n on a continuing basis to u tiliz e die c ity as a cla ss room , to In mg the expertise and com m itm ent of students Into d ire c t service w ith help ing agencies ami to allow stu dents to work w ith in p a rti cular problem s in government ami p rivate ami com m unity organization.* I he Centei lo r Urban En counter (Cl l ), an agency of the G reatei Poi 1 1 ami Council ol Churches, was in itia l« ! in January, IT n s to tu liilla th ie e - lold mandate: (1) tra in in g pei sons lo r com m unity action th tough u r ban encounter, refle ction ami action; (2) rese aich in to tlie causes ami cures lo r urban problem s: ( I) ex|>eriinentution in tlie a rts ami com m unication. The com i act w ill begin J u ly 1st, 1972. Black parents sue Catholic school A group uf black parents have su«l the Roman C atholic Diocese ol Alexam li la, L o u i siana, Monday because ol segregation in church schools. 7 lie parents want the Diocese to Integrate by d ils fa ll o r lose th e ir tax-exem ptions ami l« le r a l aid. Law yer Hen Lam berton, who file d tlie suit, w o rk« ! on patents In A balusis, Loui siana. T hat group sued tlie a s im ila r case in |77it in volving a group o l black C a th olic C lairch lo r segregat ing Black ami W hite C atholic -schools dial w e ie 500 yards ap art, separat«! only by an m tegiated ce m e ta ry. The US D is tr ic t C o urt ordered dio.se two schools together by tlx? F a ll of 1971, but the issues were never answered, th a t case was die f ir s t tith e anyone had sued any C a th olic school fo r ra cia l segregation. ^ e th o d is f £ 5828 N.E. 8th A. Lee Henderson, Minister 288-5429 Ellis Cotton, Associate Minister Church School Morning W orihip Wed Noon — The Hour of Power W ed Prayer & C lo u Meeting Nursery Care Provided 9; 45 am 11:00 am 12:00 noon 7:30 pm "tVe ere making our Neighborhood A Brotherhood“ i Lam berton sakl that the A lexandria case, however, w ill "G iv e us die means io close one of the most sub stantial loopholes in the whole integration situation.*' No longer w ill whites lie able to flee integrated schools lo r a ll-w h ite chinch schools. Because of a lederal case staling that M is s is s ip p i se g re ga tionist academies could nut get tax exem ptions, die IRS Is also being sued. I he June, 1770, case sakl that schools hail to show they were not d is c rim in a tin g in o rd e r to gel lax exem ptions. HEW is also ln vo lv« l be cause school systems apply ing fo r ami getting lederal funds have to sign statements of n o n -d ls c rim ln a tlo n . lh is Is p a rt of the equal protection clause of die C iv il Rights Act of 1764. W ithout signing th is statem ent, the schools cannot get la te r a l o r state money. 7 tie Bishop of A le x andria signed the statement, but tlie parents say he has never stopped segregation in Ids schools. I lie A lexandria schools could possibly lose as much as on e -th ird ot th e ir budget. Lam berton h in t« !, from state and federal gra nts being taken away. II tlie parents win, the case "c o u ld lie used all over tlie country in cases of segregation in public amt p r i vate schools,” I. a nr le i ton concluded. O b serv er T h n r d a y A p r i I 2<> . 1972 P a g e i i ■' 1 ’ jg£ Ourrt) of pour H Cboite ST A N N E W ’S CATHOilC CMUDCH Benjam in L . Hooks, aM e m - phis attorney and m in is te r, w ill be nominated as the f ir s t black on die s e ve n -m e m b e r F e d e ra l Com m unications C om m ission, P reside nt Nixon announced. Hooks would re place Robert H o rtle y, who plans to r e tire June 30. Hooks* te rm in the$38,OOO- a - y e a r job would be seven years. Hooks was appointed in 1965 to the Shelby County, le n n e s - see. C rim in a l C o u rt by the late G overnor F ra n kC le m e n t. A year la te r he was elected to an e ig h t- y e a r te rm , but re signed in 1969 to resum e p r i vate p ra ctice in M em phis. Hooks Is the pastor of the M iddle H aptlst Church in M em phis. He Is the co-found e r of the M utual Savings and Loan A ssociation of.Memphis, a board m em ber of SCLC and a L ife M em ber of theN AAC P. He has been co -p ro d u ce r of several tele visio n program s broadcast by M em phis sta tio n s. Of his pending nom ination. Hooks said, " I ’m c e rta in ly happy” that M r . Nixon " h a s seen f it to recommend me fo r die Com m unications C om m is sion. It is one of the m ost im portant re g u la to ry agencies that we have, and I feel hon ored to be nominated fo r the position. "1 feel that dealing w ith peo ple, both black and white, fo r the la st 23 years q u a lifie s me to w ork on the C o m m is s io n ." 21 < 4 4 2 9 •04 n i RoanANO ookgon t m i «f* M tT lA A » G U H tH goodoh I »Of i y •««»»M 9 00 am Hywww 10 M) aw Chow ’ 2 00 pm FoA «A sm » 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 PJvt. (2nd and F o u rth Sundays) RevDThomas Strayhand. M in is te r S.S. 9:30 A .M . Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church 3138 N. Vancouver Ave. Phone 282-9496 Sunday School Morning Worship ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a 9 :0 0 A M | l :00 A M Dr. O.B. Williams, Pastor Zest of Life "T h e Church W ith A H e a rt-F e lt W e lco m e " By C a rn eg ie " H a p p y ” Pullen ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Hare k rishna and Hindu Cow W orsh ip have come to P o rt land. Pei haps you have seen the rathei strangely a ttire d dancing mem bei s of the Hare k i ishn.i Cuosc lousness move ment da no mg on tlie streets neai big departm ent stores, whe e a lot of people pass. I he dre ss in odd yellow robes, and the men wear th e ir t c l se, ex- ceiit fo r a patch of h a ri ju st lu c k of the crow n, which is brawled into a so rt ol pig ta il. The g ir ls in die group seem to keep a ll th e ir h a ir. I his scub e partook of a feast (pasada) with a group of them in then temple on R ouse'elt Way in Seattle, neai tlie I ntvei sity of W ashing ton. sixne of the p ig ta il« ! m em bers w ere a le rt young codege students, and there was even a ju n io i executive among them. W hile | was there H is D i vine Grace A.C.Ghaktivedanta Swami, p lu n d e r and Acharya ol the movement, and audio uf " I he Hhagavad G ita As It Is Now,’ a rriv e d and gave a d isco u ise on "H in d u Cow C u ltu re ,' durin g an in te r m ission in the dancing. His D ivine G race exp la in« ! that H indu's recognize that God is everyw here and in a ll things, even in snakes, cows anti other anim als, the rea son die cow is singled out fo i special reverence Is that ol all cre a tu re s she gives of he rself so u n se llish ly and so continuously in the se rvice of mankind. Ih e w orshippers of Krishna in tu rn recognize ano w orship the presence ol k > ishna m the cow. S ri Hhaktlvedanta also exp la in« ! the p ig ta ils of die d iscip le s represents the ta ils of cows as a m a rk of ies|>ect anil reverence of this lowly se r vant of m ankind, the cow. In Poi Hand the Hare K t ish n.i |>eople hold m eetings at 7 p.m . each night, except luestlay, at 2325 | . Burnside not see among the Hare k r is n - s t., Feast and reception at na people any m anifestation of 3:30 Sundays. They have a sup erior wisdom , o r s p iritu a l constantly repeated m antram exaltation, blessedness o r o r chant which goes as fo 1- m ira c le s than among devout lows: "H a re K rish na Hare C h ris tia n s w hich brings to Krishna kris h n a K rishna Hare mind some words of Jesus Hare Hare Rama H are Rama ju s t before He gave the sug Rama Rama Hare H a re ." gested words of a model pray Each of these words is a e r, "T h e L o rd 's P r a y e r ." name of G 'xl, and they believe Jesus said, " B u t when ye that by repeating these names pra y, use not vain repetitions, ovei endlessly, along with as the heathen do: fo r they th e ir p ra y e is and m editations think they shall be heard fo r they w ill receive great s p ir i th e ir much speaking. tual exaltation and enlighten " B e not ye the re fore like ment. Hut any kind of stre n unto them: fo r your F ather uous exercise and concentra knoweth what things ye have tion of thought and m e n ta tio n need of, before you ask H im . upon any one concept o r ob M a tt. 6:7 -7 , je c t brings rew ards of one fo rm of s p iritu a l exaltation A fte r th is manner there fo re pray ye:’ ’ Then He gave oi a n o th e i. the L o rd ’ s P ra y e r. One wonders if there is " C h r is t is the prototype of not some connection between a humanity that is yet to he; the Hindu concept ot the Not the great exception, but sac redness of the cow, and the gre at e xa m p le ."--G e o rg e the Baal w orshippers of an Seaver. cient Is ra e l, which was con sidered a lake re lig io n which Competed w ith the re ligiou s w orship ol the ancient Is ra e l 7 he M edical Staff of St. ites. V incents Hospital has con A nother strange re m inde r tribu te d $500 to tlie P ortland comes to m ind. In about 1920, C om m unity College scholar th is w r i t « accompanied a ship fund fo r the tra in in g of psychology class through an nurses. insane asylum in C olum bia, S.C. One of the typica l cases they brought out fo r the stu dents to see and speak to was an e ld e rly black man who had his p a rtly shaved, and a p ig -ta il braid of h a ir hanging down tlie back. He The C hurch Mouse T h r i f t said, " D o you want to know Shop in the basement of 7 he why I weai m y h a ir this way7 " Did C hurch, S.W. llth an dC lax And of course, we sakl e stre e ts, P o rtla n d , has had a s p e ctfu lly, Yes. He said, " I t grand reopening ami is now do is to keep cows fro m getting ing business 1 uesdays through Saturdays, II a.m . to 3 p.m . hollow h o rn ." Note the asso Donations of clean resellable cia tio n w ith cows. W a s itp e r- clothing, household and g ift haps that this man had some item s, lu rn itu .e , je w e lry , inhei it « l m em ory of an in records and books a re accept carnation as a Hindu, o r m em - able lo r resale. I he p ro ce « ls hei of some race which re from the shop aid in the resto verenced and worshipped ration of 1 lie Did C hurch as a cows? h is to ric landm ark and com i ’ne other though comes munity c e n te i. up fo r consideration, one does <.//£’ Olit’et baptist Church Rev John H. Jackson Minister N.E. First and Schuyler Portland, Ore Phone 284 -1 9 5 4 Sunday School Morning Worship Vesper 9 am 1 1 am 5 pm Let u t e n e r io U'onAip an d depart to terve. Thrift shop opens U > U ltU U U | "M y whole family reads The Portland Observer" JThe o b s e rv e r goes to great lengths to see that its readers la r e given encise, dependable news Coverage fro m a ll over Ithe globe as well as Important local happenings. I He aware ot v ita l issues and how they affect you. 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