Portland Observer Thursday. August 31, (972 Page 5
PORTLAND
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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.
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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.
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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.
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