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Religion in the News
By Chuck Singleton
" , . . making my joy com
plete by being of the sam.
mind, maintaining tie same
love, united in spirit, intent
on one purpose." P h il. 2:2.
The story is told of "Cool
B re e ze ", the super hip young
brother on Front Street.
It
seems that one of tie local
churches had caught fire d ur
ing a riot and "Breeze ’ stood
wi 'hmg It burn.The m inister
walkeu over to "B re e ze ” and
said, "Youngman, you've nev
e r teen to my church lefo re
have you?” "B re e ze " count
ered, "D ig , your church aln t
never been on fire le fo re ."
Many of us church-goers
are wordering where the Cool
Breezes are on Sunday morn
ings. And the answer is t le y r e
looking fo r the fire .
When tie fire of spiritual
power burns in the hearts of
church people we won’t be able
to handle the overflow of young
converts.
Jesus sa d , " I am come to
cast fire upon the earth, and
how I wish it were already
kindled." (Luke 12:49)
When a church depends upon
ice cream socials, tea parties,
and chicken fries for it s
existence, it w ill become as
cold as the icecream , as weak
as the tea. a d as dead as the
chicken.
The questioning " now" gen
eration, not yet having become
a part of the traditional church
program, drop off like flies
wlen they become aware of a
lack of spiritual power.
Today many church leaders
make attempts to attract the
youth w th non-spiritual, sec
ular programs and have found
no great increase in church
attendance. But when the em
phasis is placed on the dyna
mics of the C h rist-filled life,
many churches are not only
finding the quality lives among
its young, but also the quantity
youth.
Just as the baby is attract
ed hy the fire that burns, youth
w ill be attracted by the spir
itual fire that purifies.
Bureau serves separatist churches
By Deni« M ’Passou
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Twelve yeai« «go, perhaps
•O« h r a i M f »
M* Mtnuua ^iMl*«
one quarter of (lie professing
hllstiana in South Africa
M m « « • 0G
Mgete. 10 X) • » C m .
2 0C
**ox»
were not recognized ««Chris
(Ians fiytlie South African Gov
ernment. I hey («longed to
African led churches,
tie
separatist or ' iideieident*
churches, and t le ir nunilers
The Rev. Paul W .E rlk s w llI
from
the
University of
ran Into m illions.
le Installed as tie newest staff
Washington In 1969.
ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH
T ie government did n o t
person for ihe cluster of Lu
The Installatio n
service
recognize tlese separatist
tterai] Church in Am erica
s s v
I X . C orner of
Ave snd Skdmore
culminates an afternoon
of
cliurcles lecausc most of
congregations In
northeast
v. >-J A.M. Sunday Worship ¡1:00 AJVi.
celebration
fo r the three
(hem liad no written doctrines,
Portland, atMesslah Lutheran
congregations of tie cluster.
Christian Youth Fellowship 6:00 PJM.
constitutions or articles of
Church. 4735 N. Commercial
A progressive dinner which
(-’nd and Fourth Sundays)
faith. T ie government’ s rec
Avenue,
Sunday, August 6,
begins at Redeemer Church,
omjs Strayhand. M in i ste r
ognition of an association or
1972, at 7:30 p jn . M r. E rik s
NL 20th and Killlngsworth,
church - from winch followed
will be the Pastoi of Messiah
at 5:00 p.m. also begins the
D r . G alellah, with a nur
such things as grants of laid
Ctiurch ami spetajize In youth
work in his homeopathic
w o r s h ip service which Is
surgery
in
Hulawayo.
for building cliurcles - re
and parish education concerns
"progressive" as w ell. The
quited tie church or associa
for the cluster congregations
sionary's "good boy". T ie
Rev. W arner Jessen, Pastor
cburcles aid those who taught
tion to submit a constitution.
which
Include
Augustana,
minister or bishop was shorn
of RedeemerChurch, w ill lead
recognizable C h r i s t i a n i t y
T ie leaders of the separa
Messiah and Redeemer Lu
leader of hla people, who got to
the prayer and praise seg
were promptly recommended
tte ran Churches.
tist churches were not worried
his office not through (raining
ment of the service there.
to the government for recog
about tie situation. "Who
The services of instal
and appointment, lu t through
The dinner continues at Au
nition, Soon tie government
cares whether we are («cog
lation fo r Pastor E riks w ill
Inborn qualities.
gustana Church, NE 15th and
used tie luieau report in mak
nized asChristian churcles or
also Include the rededication
ing a decision.
Knott, at 6:00 pen. where the
Llr, Galellah lourd (liai
not?’ tley would say. "W eare
of
present cluster staff and
Reverend Eugene Knxlschuh,
In South Africa, every A fri
Üiough Uey had no w iin eii
Christians, aid tie only rec
the Installation of tie newly
Pastor ot Augustana Church
can must carry a pass which
creeds aiddogmas, tlese sep
ognition we want is from God,
elected cluster board made
will lead the Reading and
explains where he lives, who
statists' teachings were based
not government."
up
of lay persons from each
Preaching of the word por
employs him and where le o ri
on tie Bible. T h e ir l e l e f m
That was tie situslion wlen,
of tie three congregations.
tions of the service. At this
ginally came from . Itw a s d if-
tie Bible aid Jesus Christ as
in I960, D r . G alellah came to
The Rev. D r. A XI. Fjellm an,
stop D r. Fjellm an will preach
ficult for pastors aid teachers
tie son ot God was unquestion
tie scene.
President
of the P a c i f i c
the sermon for the evening.
of unrecognized churcles to
able. T le ir differences were
Horn at Ntabazbduna, near
Northwest Synod,
Lutheran
Both dinner and worship ser
say they were employed by
not on what tie Bible sad. lut
Bulawayo in R h o desia,D r.E l
Church In Am erica, and the
vice
conclude at Messiah
their
churches,
sinceasfaras
on which tribal le le f s aid
liot M . G alellah was tie first
Rev.
K e n n e t h Johnson,
Church, N . Commercial near
the government was con
customs should le incorpor
son of a Church of Christ i« s -
Assistant to the President
A lle rta , at 7:30 p jn . with the
cerned. tlese churcbesdd not
ated in tie church.
to r. Wien studying for «doc
for the Southern District w ill
services of installation and the
exist.
So
tley
joined
Ue
bu
Ite le fs in aticesti al spirits.
officiate.
tor of divinity degiee at tie
dessert following. Busseswill
reau in order to te recognized.
He sacredness ol certain
University of Iidiana in tie
E rik s comes to the cluster
be provided to transport peo
To give tie separatist lead
animals aid tie witcldoctor's
U.S., le was asked to w rite a
position
from his participation
ple from one church building
ers proper training, a theolo
place in tie church ate lourd
tle s ls on comparative re li
In
the Portland Christian
to the next.
gical school was recessaryso
in some of tlese churches. A
Sunday School
9:00 A M
Campus M inistry at Kotnonia
gions in South A frica, lie was
tie luieau built Christ tie
Zulu - lad church does not
laced w itti a problem by unrec
House of Portland State Uni
M o r n in g W o r s h ip
qq a m
The cluster, underwritten
King Tleological School m
agree with a.Swazi led church,
versity as the Lutheran Cam
ognized separatist C hurcles.
In part by the Board of A m eri
Durban, with Gstellah as its
though tley luth teach tie
Where was lie going to place
pus Pastor. P rio r to that he
fu s t principal. Besdesoffer
can Missions, L .C .A , sees as
same Christian message, l e
them? Were tley Christian
was D irecto r of "T h e P la c e ",
"The Church With A H e art-F elt Welcome"
its basis task the development
mg resdential je store I aid
causc Zulus aid Swazis have
Churcles or not7
« drop-ln center for
youth
of community oriented minis
tleological
c o u r s e s , the
different tribal l e le f s . This
In I960 he applied for per
sponsored
jointly by the
try in the Model Cities area
school also has correspon
explains why memterghip in
Northwest Seattle Lutheran in
mission to conduct extensive
of Portland through coopera
dence courses. The corres
tlese separatist churcles is
Seattle.
He
received
a
research In tie unrecognized
tive programing and shared
pondence courses are more
determined try tr it e .
African C latrcles In tie whole
M aster of Education degree
staff.
popular
because
most
separa
D r . G alellah was convinced
of South A frica. W luttstaited
tists leaders are part-tim e
that if tribal le le f s were re
as p an of a study for hlsDJJ,
church people who do secular
moved I rum tie separatist
degree turned out to le a life
work for a living. There are
churches, tle y could le as
time work - - for he is s tilld o
htxi students taking corres-
good or le tte r than the recog
ing research today as director
poidence courses this year.
By Lenwood G. Davis
nized churcles. But where
of tie Bureau of A f r i c a n
As tie separatist leaders
would come tie money toexlu
M
elvin
S teinfeld.
“ (H R
original source material and
Churcles Information aid Re-
learned, tley trurd theydd not
against
b la c k s ,
cate two aid ore-half million
whites,
RACIST PRESIDENTS". San
seai ch Institute.
some are interpretations of
d iffe r so much. Many separa
browns and reds, but also
people? There was only ore
Ramon,
California:Consensus
prim ary sources by scholars
D r . Galellah discovered
yellow peoples.
tist c h u r c h e s voluntar.ly
source - from tie p e o p le
Publishers, fnc. 1972. 304 pp.
that in most of tie unrecog
aid historians.
There are
The title, OUR ____
_
meiged
to form b ig g e r
themselves.
RACIST
This
book
includes
forty-
nized churcles tie leadei s liad
nine chapters with an intro
churches. In July 1967, lu sep
PRESIDENTS is eye catching
one
documents
concerning
He
duction to each by the author.
more control over tte ir mem
however, it is misleading A
aratist denominations with a
With tie help of Rev. I .,
actions aid attitudes of selec
bers than In "European-led ‘
OUR RACIST PRESIDENTS
more
concise title would
total
mem
lership
of
over
Mncube of tie south African
ted
Presdents who have
gives examples of racism on
r e c o g n i z e d denominations
7.000 formed oie church in
'Selected D o c u m e n t s of
g eierally teen consdered the
Methodist
Ctiurch.
D
r
.G
a
le
l-
tlie part of some Presdents
where tie African minister
Racist P re sd en ts,"
Even
P re to ria . T ie lew church was
lah set up the lu ie a u . Wuhan
most popular or influential:
was regarded as tie mis
aid Illustrates how historical
though
the
author
pointed
out
named
Inyaida,
a
Zulu
word
5828 N.E. 8th
atm of training leaders of
George Washington. Thomas
evdenoe can no longer be
that he was only selecting
meaning "«bundle' . Bundling
these churcles aid uniting
jefferso n. Andrew Jackson.
A.
Lee Henderson, Minister
2 8 8 -5 4 29
ignored: Washington's slave-
"those generally consdered
ten churches togetter was a
them, le traveled all over
Abraham Lincoln, Theodore
holding, slave-selling and ex
tie
most
popular
or
influen
remarkable
acbevement
for
South Africa campaigning for
Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson.
clusion at firs t of Blacks as
Ellis Casson, Associate Minister
tia l," perhaps, he should have
the bureau.
tie membership o ftle lu re s u .
Franklin
Roosevelt,
and
volunteers in the Revolution
been more selective and in
To show appreciation for
Church School
At first tie se|«ratists were
Richard Nixon. The thesis of
9:45 am
ary army, Jefferson's clearly
cluded other Presdents. The
what the bureau wasdomg, tie
Morning Worjhip
suspicious. Ixtt slowly tley
this work is that, virtually
11:00 am
stated
teliefs
in
the
inferiority
book
does,
however,
present
trusted G alellsh aid by 1963 South A f r i c a n Government
every American Presdent,
Wed Noon — me Hour of Power
12:00 noon
of Black people; Jackson's
some documents that are not
tlie luieau had over 2,000 gave about $6,500 to build a
including those we glorify
Wed Prayer & Clo»» Meeting
7:30 pm
defiance of the SupremeCourt
generally known to the layman
church txiildmg for Inyaida
m em ter churcles. Research
most, has teen a racist,
N unery Core Provided
in driving the Cherokees from
such
as
"Washington
P
e
r
was conducted in tie m e m te r-
home ol the documents are
(Please turn to pg. 8, col. I)
their ancestral lards; L in
petuates the Myth of the Happy
W e eze making our Neighborhood A Brotherhood”
coln's
statements
against
S lave," "Jefterson Specifies
Black voting, jury, office
Points o* Black In fe rio rity ,"
holding rights, delay of eman
"An Indian Chief tells His
cipation until two years after
Sde of G enocde."
Even
the beginning of th eC ivilW ar,
though these and other docu
By Carnegie "Happy’’ Pullen
refusal at firs t to allow Blacks
ments have been known for
to serve in the Union army
many years, they were not
Adventuies Beyond
I he
ardous adventures seeking
that He could be taken by
and letting Blacks serve at
made available to the general
Imagination of Men. If ad-
gold, fame, fortune or some
tlie servants of tlie I'lg h P n es t.
lower pay than their white
public.
venturesome, confident, vigo
great victory in life.
c o u n te rp a rts .
Theodore
The greatest asset of OUR
rous
aid ambitious youth
Jesus sa d , "E very one that
Such great feais, no mat
Roosevelt s view that Blacks
RACIST PRESIDENTS is that
would walk in tie way of
is perfect shall 1« as his
ter how astonishing or b ril
as a group were inferior to
COLONIAL MORTUARY gidly otedlence of Christ
M elvin Steinfield has tried
M a s te r." A id, "Seek ye first
liant, no matter what great
the white race, his abandon
to expose these sacred heroes
they could accomplish grand,
tlie
Kingdom
of
God,
and
His
lame or fortune they have
20 N.E. 14th Avenue
ment of his fightforBlacks'
of American mythology for
g l o r i o u s , heavenly f e a t s
righteousness, aid all these
brought,
have
only
led
to
old
rights and that only one per
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what
they
really were—
scarcely
Imagined by men.
things shall be added unto
age, disillusionment, defeat,
cent should te permitted to
racists— aid
he
presents
you
.
.
.
.
And
greater
works
Idealistic young men by tie
unhappiness,
suffering and
vote, in W llson’s administra
documentary proof to support
than tliese shall ye do."
DAY OR NIGHT
billions have risked their lives
death, proving that thegreat
tion whereby segregation was
his assertions.
Professor
(John 14:12), If we are truly'
in battles, in strange aid liaz-
est of such eideavors aid
initiated
In
the
Post
Office,
Steinfield
has
another
mes
Christians we must lelieve
ventures were vain
aid
Treasury aid Navy depart
sage for the reader and
tins;
aid
by
progressive
de
futile failures.
ments as well as Wilson
America when he declares:
grees ol otiedience we can
What is tie greatest goal of
stoutly defending this policy
"A s we move into the 1970's,
prove tliese things for our
all striving? What Is the ul
to Black leaders; Franklin
perhaps, we may be able to
selves.
Christ both healed
timate achievement of all ad
Roosevelt's authorization of
destroy the racial myths that
the blind aid raised the dead
ventures aid ambitious s triv
7 /f'
the evacuation of 110,000 West
surround the Presdency. But
to life again aid commanded
ing?
Coast Japanese-Americans is
for
that
to
occur,
Am
erica's
Rev John H Jackson
His disciples to do likew ise.
It is tie attainment of tie
one of the most flagrant acts
Phone 2 8 4 1954
presdential contenders must
Minister
masterly, leavenly Immortal
of trampling on tie civil
Sunday School
9am
speak with a firm , consistent
Jesus sad. "There be some
N.Ç
First
ond
Schuyler
life in the body In this world,
Morning Worship
11am
lib e rte s of a large group of
voice on behalf of enlightened
s t a n d in g here, who s h a 11
Fortland,
Or».
with Infinite
freedom
and
Vesper
5 p.m
Americans -an act rooted in
change. And, upon t le ir elec
never taste death, till they
heavenly
ecstasy, eternal
racism;
aid
Nixon’s do-
see the Son of man coming
tion, .America’s presdents of
youthfulness
and Joy un
L t i U»
to a 'o n A u p a n d d e p a r t to » e ru e
tie 1970's must begin to keep
nothing approach to the en
in His Kingdom," M an . 16:28.
speakable aid full of glory;
forcement of civil rights laws,
tie American promise. The
Christ has promised those
with immunity from aging,
his "Southern Strategy "which
who lelieve m Hun enough to
reservoir of jecond chance
disease, mishap, disaster. In
is nearly err .ty ."
do
what He sad to do:
is
dedicated to resisting
firm ity, disability and death;
America s movement towatu
"These signs shall follow
liee Irom the limitations of
equal rights for all its c iti
them that le lie v e ." M ark 16;
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the physical earth, from the
17. Many of tliese signs have
zens. his recommendation of
entangling web of circum
an acknowledged racist for
followed them that telieved
stance; from injury by bomb,
the Supreme Court and In
aid obeyed only partially.
bullet, battle oi catastrophe.
general his perpetuation of
"H e that overcometh shall
Where is the evidence aid
institutional racism .
inherit all things." Rev. 21:7.
the promise of such unlrna
"T o hlin that overcometh will
th ere are also several
gined attainments, the assur
I grant to sit with me In my
short
documents on Presdent
ance of tie success of such
throne.'• Rev. 3:21,
Andrew Johnson and on his
great ventures? it is in the
T ie persistent aid docu-
reservations about equality;
demonstrations, the in iracles,
mented legend of the Wan-
Presdents C l e v e l a n d aid
the eye-witness accounts of
dering Jew ." aid the w de
McKinley and how they ig
C h r is t 's
mastery o v e r
acceptance among spiritual
nored racism as a problem,
storms,
tlie vengeance of
l«ople that the Elder John,
and how McKinley justifies
mobs, the rage of tlie money-
P astor Bible C lass 9; 15 am
Bible Study Hour rue. 7 pm
the w rite r of the Gospel Book
atrocities against Orientals.
chargers, the snares and vigi-
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of John, is uumortal and
In
words
as
well
as
deeds,
Hour of Prayer power
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still alive upon the earth, but
over aid over again, A m eri
W 1 7 pm to 8 pm
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Worship
7
pm
diers.
It was
only when
generally kept from the views
can Presdents have reflected
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i u v t h ivieecim
You
Meeting F r i 7:30 pm
Christ willingly put off His
of crass reporters aid from
the racist attitudes of the so
•
Reverend W endell W allace Pastor
immunity
which
perfect
scheming men giving support
ciety from which they came.
godly otedlence gave Him.
All things new
in 1972
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Not only were they racist
Lutheran churches
install minister
Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church
3138 N. Vancouver Ave.
Phone 282-9496
, ,.
Dr. O.B. Williams, Pastor
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