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Portland Observer Thursday. August 31, (972 Page 5 PORTLAND s fr DUSK WEH Soul Purpose Religion in the News " . . . making my jo y c o m p le a by being of die same m ind, m alnU inlng H« seine love, united in s p ir it, in ttn t on one p u rp o se ." P h il. 2:2. by T ito Hand« ONE IN THE SP IR IT 1 I sis Lilongw e, a ll along ju s t the a d m in istra tive center of tie cen tra l region a id tie em porfurn of M a la w i's most a g ric u ltu ra lly p r o d u c t i v e area. Is try leaps a id bounds becoming a national center. And by 1976 its population Is projected st re a d y 90,000. The c h u rcte s In M alawi le v a , of course, not just watched t ie state bring about tills m a jo r urban upheaval In th e ir m id s t. Since s s e a rly a s die Church of C entral A fric a P re sb yte ria n , th e Roman C a th olic C lairch, and die An glican C hurch, are fo r a ll p ra ctica l purposes tlw m ain denom inations In the cou ntry. The Nkhoma Synod (CCAP) has well-advanced plans to e re c t a h igh -qua lity church to seat 1,000 people. a spokes man fo r the Synod disclosed to ine that m ore than th re e -q u a r te rs of t l» necessary funds have Ieeri raised from free do nations In South A fric a . Sited near P arliam e nt b illd ln g s and on t l« b o n ie r of low and medium density re s l- de n tU l areas, the church w ill le designed In t ie exp ecu tlon dial cabinet m in is te rs and o tte rs of t l» e l lu w ill be in its congregation. It Is to have high-class fu rn itu re and size able ca r jiarkln g fa c ilitie s . W ork is already underway on Hw extension of tl« S yn o d 's existing hom ecraft center; and H e re are plans fo r building a hostel fo r w orking g ir ls . In o rd e r to c o je m o re e ffe c - tlv e ly w ith the in flu x of people to Lilongw e. tle S yn o d 's single congregation there is to le s p ilt Into thie e congregations. F u rth e r d ivisio n s may 1« made. th t — £fx Cburrtj of pour Cboia •Ml* «m> lM .|a By Chu k Singleton The challenge of M alaw i’s new capital An era In tl« h is to ry of In dependent M alaw i ro lle d to a close one ilte m o o ti lest Jan ua ry, when a fleet of vehicles c a rry in g M in is tr y of W orks and supplies staff, th e ir fa m i lie s and (w rsonal effects, rum bled out of Zumba and lieaded fo r Lilon gw e. I list day the dream of tlw M a la w lP re s ident. D r.H .K a m u /u B tnda, to move tie state ca p ita l from Zom ba In lie s u u tle m region to Lilongw e In Ha central re gion liad come tin e , just eight years afte i 1« had announced It In Pai l lament on D e le te r 27, t nom inations around Lilongw e seem to advocate an ecumen ic a l endeavor. A spokesman lo r tie A n g li can C lu rc h had this to a l l me: "W e (eel strongly tliat a m u lti p lica tio n of denominational ch u rcle s In Lilongw e w ill le d isa stro u s. Not even t l« la r gest churches have the re sources to build in a ll tie areas where people liv e . T hroughoul Uie w o rld today, die pastoral care of t l« thou sands flooding into big citie s Is le in g underaken as an ecu m enical a s k , w ith team m in i s trie s including m e n d e rs of a ll churches w orking together to meet 0 « i« e d s ." 'I he spokesman seemed to le echoing He feeling fo r an interdenom inational > a tle d ra l In Lilongw e w len le went on to say: " I n such c itie s churches are o la n b u ilt jo in tly fo r the use ol two o r m ore congrega tio n s ." Nkhoma Synod's General s e c re a ry , tie Rev. Y .A . C h l- enda, says 1« is anxious to see cooperation. "T h e ch u rc h e s ," le says, "m u s t also seek to san d to gether in meeting the socio economic needs of the thou sands of job-hunters and ex citem ent-seekers Hiat w ill crow d into tie new ca p ita l. T l« churches can join forces to establish com m unity cen- a r s which w ill provide club fa c ilitie s and technical tra in ing . . . " T h is year and next w ill see w hether "th e churches can . . becomes " t l » churches w ill . . M a la w i's new capi a t is c h a l l e n g i n g her churches. The rnosl segregated hour In H« *eek is II o’clock Sun day m rnm g. The s u a m e n t bring s to m ind He story of Brother George who prayed fo r days In his attem pt to inte g ra te i segregated church. H is answer fin a lly came w idi a thunderclap from He sky, " D o n 't w o rry y o u rse lf none, G eorge. T h is Is the L o rd , and I ’ve been tryin g to get in that church m yself fo r twenty yea r s .’ ’ T he story its e lf seems quite fin in g to an alm ost to a lly se gregated re lig io u s society which la s puzzled me fo r quite some tim e . I rem em ber being refused a d rin k of w a e r fro m a public fountain in Louisiana because I was " c o lo r e d " . It was a short tune la te r that I was re fused adm ittance to a public to ile t. The la rte r upset me worse since the use of the to i- le t Is usually a b it m ore u r gent tfian the use of a d rin kin g fo u n u ln . A s h o rt tim e la te r the to i le ts were integrated, a f t e r which many churches decided to open th e ir doors to blacks, too. The to ile t - Hen. He church?? T ie B ib le says In I John 4, "B e lo ve d , do not believe every S p irit, but test of tl« S p irit to see w le H e r Hey are re a lly from God . . . "B e lo ve d , le t us love ore a n o tle r, f o r love Is from God; and eve ry one who loves is born of God a id knows God. T ie one whodoes not love does not know God, fo r God is lo ve .” It is encouraging to see tie un ity among a ll races arid na tions such a9 was demon strated in Ju re at Explo ’ 72, as Hiousands gathered in an active concern fo r or« an- o H e r. If the love of C h ris t dw ells in your heart, le t it show on your face. D o n 't walk around looking like you w ere baptized in lemon ju ice . As H is love grows in each one of us, we w ill be one in the S p irit, st la s t. ST AM O tFW $ CATHOLIC CMUtCM 21 •0 6 N ( 442» Kj<n4MC ORIGO** Mil All#» * •»* 0 0 * 0 0 * i ««.MS • 00 »W * 0 K) «R CK«- 2 X P» *•>» *k»»» ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHUR CH 9:30 V C o rn e r o f 8th A ve snd S k id m o re Sunday W o rs h ip 11:00 A „M . C h r is tia n Youth F e llo w s h ip 6 :0 0 p jv f . (2nd and F o u rth Sundays) fte v . Thomas S tra y h a rri. M in is te r . 1965 He C h ris tia n Council of M alaw i le s leen discussing a suggestion to establish » 1964. 'C hurch C a nter * In Lilongw e. T itle would he a complex of The |>ace of development of offices to house five special the new capital at Lilongw e jo in t Church bodies of which lias ce rta in ly not leen slow. die test-know n a ie Hie C h ris Since tie w ork began three tian Service C om m ittee ol He years ago, dozens of sijuare Churches in M alaw i, a id He m ile s of thorn w ilderness are P riva te Hospital Association giving way to a m ushroom ing In M a la w i. rnm lern c ity . A maze of f lie T ie C h ris tia n se¡"viceCom m ain roads c ris s -c ro s s tie m ittee is responsible fo r so le s t | e r t of the 72 square in lie c ia l development pro gra m * area designated fo r tie capital c ity . which tie c h u rc le s under a k e loge He I . its w ork Includes Scores of houses spring up on a c ie s of reside ntial areas. r e lie f operations In tim e of d isa ste rs, w e lfare projects V arious priva te factorie s including He Im portation of em erge, as tiusliessm e n r e spond to tie o ffic ia l p o licy of m a te ria l a d . a id development p ro je c ts . In all Its duties it 'balanced developm ent le - w o rks In close consultation tween t ie Governm ent a id tie w ltti He G overnm ent. p riv a te secto r’ In He new cap The Diocese of Lilongw e of D r . Rembert E . Stokes, ground Railroad from Hie The P riva te Hospital Asso ita l. the Roman C atholic Church (’ resident of W ilb e rfo rc e U m - South. The X e n ia -W ilb e rfo rce cia tion in M alaw i (PHAM fo r N ext to t ie now-occupied has secured a plot In or« high v e rs lty . and Russell [«Y oung. area was then a p rin cip a l short) alma at coordinating a ll M in is tr y of W orks and Sup de nsity re s id e n tu l area on C h a irm a n of the Goodyear stop on the underground es Sunday School 9:0 0 A M p lie s building, thtee o tle r chu rch-ru n le a lth units In co which they w ill build a church T ire and Rubber, announced cape route fo r thousands of the lu lld ln g s ate steadily taking ûte ratio n w ith He M in is try of and a deacon's house. Morning Worship 1 1:00 A M jo in tly the s a r t o f a six-m onth slaves seeking th e ir freedom Health. stiape. Iw o of them w ill le The churches in M alaw i appeal on l« h a lf of the nation’ s in Ohio and Canada. occupied by tie M in is try of The suggestion to establish la ve not been id le . But In He Dr. Williams, Pastor oldest m in o rity in stitu tio n of The e n tire W ilb e rfo rc e A g ric u ltu re and t ie M in is try • Church C e n t e r in the new m a la r of church stru ctu re s, higher education. ” 11« Church W ith A H e a rt-F e lt W elcome” campus is presently being re of Education by August this capital Is s t ill under discus it ap(«ars that litt le lias hap T he $5 m illio n appeal on be located ju st o ff Route 42 one ye a r. I le process of inuvitgi sion, in m ost Church c irc le s pened by way of jo in t planning h a lf of ti« complete rebuilding m ile from the ce n tu ry-o ld a ll Government M in is trie s Is It enjoys considerable su|>- fo r m ission In He r a w c a p iu l. of H« 116 ye a r-o ld U n iv e rs ity bu ild in gs. Six new buildings ex|e cte d to le completed In port. n is fe lt n e t n d • Yet, In d ivid u a lly, tl» three de in Southern Ohio w ill seek sup designed in m odern a rc h ite c 1976. complex near the new seat of p o rt from corp ora tions and ture by Dalton L ittle and New Government would make fo r priva te philanthropy through p o rt of Cleveland have been He smooHi running of tie bod out the S a te . It w ill be the completed at the cost of eight ies It wuuld house, especially f ir s t Intensive sa te w id e Ap m illio n d o lla rs . The con tfiose which have to ot e rate peal made by W ilb e rfo rc e to struction of these buildings ve ry closely w ith t ie Go vern the p u b lic -s t-la rg e since its was un deraken by W ilb e r ire n t. inception In 1856. force U n iv e rs ity in th e ir fiv e - Another suggestion Hist has The U n iv e rs ity , whose roots yes r " s e lf - h e lp , b o o ts tra p teen tabled le fo re t ie C h ris reach back to 1843, was o p e ra tio n ." W llb e rfo rc e U n i- tian Council is H a t un Interde founded fo r the purpose of pro M r . Robert C rosby w ill in c o n flic t management under v e rs ity Is now turning to the nom inational caH edral le viding a higher education fa present a workshop on Con H« supervision o fM r.C ro s b y . c o r p o r a tio n s , fo u n d a erected In the c ity center of c ilit y fo r the some th ir ty - f lic t Management S kills at He Persons interested In at tions, alum ni and frie n d s of He le w ca p ita l. T h ia sugges thousand Black residents of W e stm in iste r P resb yteria n tending the workshop should the U n iv e rs ity In the com ple tion has not m et w ith unani Ohio and fo r the escaped C liurch , 1624 N .E . Hancock. c o n u c t Sem inars In Group tion sag e of the "N ew W ilb e r mous « iip o r t . I r o n ic a lly - fo r slaves a rriv in g by the U nder- P ortland, September 8 - 10. P rocesses. fo rc e C am pus." He churches m M alaw l have In 5 8 2 8 N E . 8th M r . Crosby la a P rofe ssion Hie je s t dona a lo t togaH er - al M em ber of the Association A. Lee Henderson, Minister 2 8 8 -5 4 2 9 there are those who foresee ol Religion and Applied Beha d iffic u lté s In ra isin g funds v io ra l Science and was elected fo r, using and m aintaining Ellis Casson, Associate M inister an Associate of the National such a church. Church School T ra in in g L a b o ra to rie s In s ti 9:45 am Cithers c r itic iz e He propo M o rn in g W o r jk ip tute in |9e>6. He w orks through 11:00 am sal because they reckon that the I cads rs hip Institute of W ed N o o n — ir.e Hour o f Power 12:00 noon Hie siting of the projected Spokane providing a v a rie ty of W e d Prayer & C lo u M ee tin g 7:30 pm cathedral Is not strateg ic: services such as tra in in g fo r N o rie ry C ore Provided "Such a tem ple would only he group leaders and c o n flic t a white ele p h a n t," they say. u tiliz a tio n . He has led w o rk - W e e re m a k in g o u r N e ig h b o r h o o d A B r o t h e r h o o d " Those who subscribe to t he shops fo r u n iv e rs itie s , r r p r n r n lM jr < d i d w r it 's suggestion Include a Roman churches, m ental health agen ( i> ln n iiil \ h » r l it a r \ R o slcn iclsn ism is s fo rm of C a th o lic bishop, who told me: ol life it is to a k e In its jo u r- cies a ril police d e |« rtm e n ts Brotherhood to take the Rost- m y s tic a l C h ris tia n ity . The "P e rs o n a lly , I should lik e to ney Into the s p iritu a l realm s through the country. cruclan teachings to the Wes o rig in a l R osicnician B r o ll« r - see an Interdenom inational arxi U ie re ty Ie le t t e r p re ;« red The workshop w ill focus on tern w o rld . Knowledge which hood was form ed in the fo u r temple lu l l ! In the new e s p ia l. We at ( aid well's welcome in its s p iritu a l understanding d « theory of common causes was fo rm e rly kept secret was teenth century In the year 1313. I would he w illin g to con fo r its re tu rn to e a rth In anoth Ihc o p p o rtu n ity to assist of co n flict and t l« ro le of the now to be made p u blic. A s a I t consisted of twelve highly tr ib u e , hut it would lia v e to to e r body. l« rs o n who is managing a con families with their funeral re s u lt. Max Heidel w rote and advanced s p iritu a l persons, a common undertaking, as one They teach a ll the causes f lic t letw een two other p e r plans published in A m erica the now men known fo r th e ir purity and o r two denom inations could not (acts) set into action In one life sona o r groups. P a rticip a n ts w ell-know n R o sicn icia n text deep knowledge of s p iritu a l raise sufficie nt funds fo r the cannot ripen in one life tim e ; w ill have the opportunity to book which is title d , "T h e w isdom . They were learned p ro je c t." that man m ust reap his own learn and p ra ctice new s k ills R o sicn icia n Cosm o-Concep alche m ists, doctors and math So much fo r common plan ha i-vests from the seeds he has tio n ,*’ which has now been pub em a ticia n s. They were guided ning. What are Individual sown. "W hatsoever a man lished in many languages. by and worded w ith a highly ad churches doing and planning In soweth, that shall he also COLONIAL MORTUARY o rd e r to keep up w ith t l» State There are actually two d if vanced thirteenth person who re a p ." fe re n t ‘ denom inations' o r o r was known by the name of In die new e s p ia l? N E. 14th A Sandy Hlvd T h e ir lite ra tu re states: " I f ganizations propagating R osl- C h ris tia n Rosendreuz (C h ris The three denom inations C A I I 2*2 41 I I man is d iv in e ly made, he must c ru c U n is m . One Is located at tian Rose C ro ss). T h e ir represented around Lilongw e, D A Y OR N IG H T also become as wise as the Oceanside, C a lifo rn ia ; and the teachings were given out to F a H « r who made him . N a tu r m o re w idely publicized only a few very wise men. a lly this cannot be accom AM uR C o r d e r which has NoU.lng was printed about tie plished in one life , hut a slow headquarters In San Jose. C al. o rd e r u n til a sm all pamphlet process of evolution is neces AM ORC constantly advertises was published In Germ an in sary to l i f t man fro m that tiny in Fate and other magazines 1614. spark of d iv in ity to become as of s p iritu a l im p o rt (not speci T ie secret brotherhood is wise and all-kno w ing as his Re* John H. Jackson fic re lig io n s) and they have a s t ill In existence. The R osi- " H lg h llg h a of H ighland" Rhone 2 8 4 1954 F a th e r In Heaven." M in t ite r program of p rinted lessons cru cla n philosophy is e n tire ly Sunday School sponsored by Highland C om je s u s , of course, s p o k e N E First and Schuyler and o tle r m a te ria ls and C h ris tia n , endeavoring to Morning Worship m unity C enter w ill be p re about two kinds of re b irth to charge regular dues, while tie P o rtla n d, O re deepen devotion to C h ris t and Vesper sented at 7:30 p jn . September Nlcodemus, and In o th e rp a rts Oceanside O rd e r avoids dues to aid seekers in a higher un- 13 at the Com m unity Church of the Gospels a Iked about the and high priced le s s o n det san ding of C h ris t's teach us en str tty K 'o n h i p a n d <impart to t r a i of Cedar H ills , Parkw ay and d o ctrin e of re ln c a n a tio n ; d is courses. ings; helping people to find the Cedar H ills B lvd ., and on tin c tly saying diat John the knowledge that w ill lead them September 15 at 7 j3 0 p .n i. at B aptist was E lija h (E lia s ) re to C h ris t. Cascade College, 715 N orth turned to e a rth . H o w e ve r,Je rhe R oslcruclans also teach K lllln g s w o rth . sus commanded d is c ip le s to that a fte r death souls that are T h is benefit program w ill "H e ye therefore p e rfe c t", In not perfected in godliness Include fashions made In the other w ords, to become per m ust re tu rn to e a rth In another Highland Com m unity Center fect In godliness now; and de body (by reincarnation) ju st as SewlngRoom, m usic by a sing cla re s in John 5:24 that such a student who fa ils to [<ass his ing group, and an opportunity persons do not have to 1« re grades m ust go through tl« to te a r both the fo r m e r d lr e c - incarnated any m o re . He re course again. R oslcruclans to r, the Reverend Samuel ite ra te s th is do ctrin e in Luke teach v e g e a rla n ls m , which Johnson, and tl« tew d ire c 20:36. “ N e ith e r can tle y die however is not found In to r, Rev. Daniel F ra z ie r, any m ore; fo r they are equal C h r is t’ s teachings. They also They w ill present h ih lig h u of unto the angelt and are the teach that when death occurs past and present pro gra m s and ch ild re n of God, being t l« c h il the body Is to 1» placed In re hopea f o r the fu tu re . The dren of the re s u rre c tio n .” frig e ra tio n , o r In an ice pack women, young men, and c h il T h is He spoke In tl« present fo r pre serva tion fo r a period dren of the com m unity w ill tense. of three and a half days, o r fo r model the clothes they have Bible Study Hour Tue. 7 pm R oslcruclans also believe P asto r Bible C lass 9;15 am 84 hours. No autopsies o r made at the C enter, tlia t persons can le tte r under- post - m ortem exam inations B ible T ra in in g School 9; 15 am Church O ffice 288-7241 Hour of P ra ye r Power T ickets are $1.00 fo r adults sand H » lr destiny and path- 1 a re to 1« made u n til the end of Sunday morning worship 11 am Youth O ffice 288-7243 ami SOf fo r students. They Usd 7 pm to 8 pru Hits p e rio d . T h is procedure of way through life through a can 1« obtained by ca llin g — Evening W orship 7 pm Youth Meeting ” M ee tin g F r l 7:30 pm keeping the body ln a c t a fte r knowledge of A stro lo g y. M rs . J , Robert Swanson at • R e v e re n d W e n d e ll W a lla c e Pastor X death is so tl« conscious body In 1908, Max Helndel, who 646-6312, o r Highland Com i A ll things new in 19 7 2 • (the soul) can collect the mem was of Danish b irth , was chos m unity Center at 284-5480. o rie s and the precious things en by the secret Rostcrucian * Ï1I Wilberforce builds new campus Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church 3138 N. Vancouver Ave. Phone 282-9496 O.B. vAethodisf r Management skills workshop scheduled “ It’s thoughtful and sensible to pre-arrange funerals,” says Mrs. Jessie Henson, Zest of Life CALDWELLS Highland holds benefit At**** Call On Us for a step-saving extension teleprr ione. © M a ra n a th a Evangelisti«* Center 1222 N. E. SKIDMORE Pacific Northwest Bell *■■■■*■*■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■naa■■■■■■ ••-X Zhc ,\\punt Qlitet baptist Church
