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by Chuck Singleton
Religion in the News
»«IH tatar familM
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lutionary. lie would seem to
have lia ir o.. I lls c le s t and
d ir t under His fin g e rn a ils,
It w ouldn't seem to fie very
d iffic u lt to c o rra la te H is ay-
Inga w ith the .(atus quo.
He was and is a revolution
a ry . Dne who «ieeks the over
throw of tfie oi l o r e r and the
establishm ent of a new ord er,
in tins case the kingdom ol
God. Y et, when it comes to
t ie p o litic a l arena I am con
vinced that H edkl not come to
take
skies. B ro th e rs
and
s is te rs . Becam e to take over.
"D o not think that I came
to b ring peace on the earth; I
did n ’ t
come to bring peace
lu t a s w o rd ."
Matthex« HJ:i4
"
Jesus I le R evolutionary”
1 me ol He most profound
pe rson alities of ou r day is
the person of Jesus tie N a/
arene.
Pow ell’s successor
urges Black Power
"B la c k
people ne«-I m o re
Involvement in the political
p im u s s e '. at the (ountmnhea I
o l m oney, jo ts anti (tow e r’ 1
in 01 lei n meet the hallenge*.
ol tlie 7(J’s, |) r . Samuel I).
P roctor, Adam ( . Pow ell’s
su esso i is pastui I New
V o lk ’ .
A lysim an
B aptist
l l ui ch, I ai peo I burs ia ) .
Speaking at Hie Opening
Convocation at I• i-.k I mvet
■lity, P ro . to r. w I o i . also the
M a r tin i utliei king P ro fe sso r
ol I lu ition it R utgers I Hi
ve rs its , . lid, " V tet I (JO y ears
ol d en ial, we i:, I.la. k people
want i U siii e tnd equality to
It- teal J o l i su ran ce tliat
no uii| » d ilu en t on account nl
rii. e w ill he allow c l lo stan d .”
P io c to i pointed out, low
e v e r, to the laculty and stu
dents assembled in (1« B isk
M em orial t h a i e l th.it tlie
tiateg y
lot m eeting this
cl illenge
is
not sim ple.
"B lack in te lle ctu a ls have .,
schizoid
le n ie n c y ,”
fie ob-
Rl V. U K. J ACk V.. I l i l I
Bishop Tuel speaks
to A lb in a churches
” 1 have a ¡sii (m olar in
te rn a l tn tlie la ity , (ta rtly
(»cause I was an ic tiv e lay
m a n , | leel that I have some
leelm g lo i l l « i r leel mgs , . ,
I lie w ork of the C liurch de
pends on tlie lay person in
many ways, and the local
chu ich is w lie re tie action is.
Anything I do m ust have some
re la tio n to helping me local
church c a rry out its m issio n .
If it doesn't happen tl« r e , it
doesn't happen,*'
I liese w ords were spoken
by tfie Kev. D r . Jack W . I u e ll.
Bishop ol l l at Pol (land A i oa
ol
The
I meed M ethodist
i hurch«
me. e ■ i ■ a e
as C hief Pastui on Ju ly 13
ol th is year. Bishop I uell
has leen (xitlin g meaning into
his words by tra ve lin g exten
s iv e ly over his charge of
Oregon, S u u tiu rn Idaho and
A lasku, and in making h im
self available in sharing in
sights w ith |ieo|ile w lie le ve l
1« goes.
lie w ill le s i tend mg an en
f ir e day in N ortheast P ortland
on Sunday, ( ic to le r 8, where
he w ill 1«? preaching at thie e
served, ” to focus exclusive ly
on the feeds ol hlsck people*'
w hile re a lizin g at the same
tim e that " s u r v iv a l depends
on lu ll p a rti Ipation In tlie
ma in s tre s n i.’ ’
P ro c to r suggested a re
solution in die "s y n tlie s is
terveen h. i l (x d itic s and the
m ainstream of i>arty p o li
tic s .”
Nieaking of black
representation at the state
le vel, ti e lo rm e r Peace Corps
a d m in is tra to r said, "L o o k at
Hie le g isla tu re s in A irg in la ,
N o rtt C a ro lin a , New Jersey,
New V ork and even Ten
nessee” w liere H e re Is a
“ p itifu l m in o r ity " ol black
representatives.
It is only at die local level
and a lte r c itie s have run lown,
he contuiued, " th a t Black
m ayors are a lto w e l to p re -
ule
over
tie
rats and
roaches.”
" H e re e l -o di our tiling
lo c a lly ,”
P ro c to r claim ed,
“ to o n tro l the com m unities,
fait we also neel to get a
seat at tt« heavx oak tut le
where the ma o r m otions ire
passed that cause Hie iobs,
money aryl power lo D o w ."
1 m a ll) P ro c to r c .ille l lo r
i ' synthesis between black
p a rtic ip a tio n in He whole
hum anisti, c o le n o r and tie
immediate
problems
(lait
touch black folks e .e rx
lj y .
chur i e s .
\t
I
,. .. he
w ill le at Hughes M em o rial
I lilted Methodi i C l u r c t , III
N J . I ailing s tre e t. At ll:(JU
lie w ill preach to tlie con-
g regatlon at W outlaw I United
I he most projected p lc tu ie
ol IBs c h a ra cte r in this lay
ol l ange ami tra n sitio n la s
teen IBs image asa revo lu
tio n a ry.
H e's often presented as a
blue—eyed, Ariglo-Sa «.on, Re-
pu blr an, who lias ju stw a sh e l
III« lace in D ote and HlS h a ir
m a lo , It would «eem that lie
couldn't last liv e m inutes m
most I lack neighborhoods.
t ’ften tim es He is presented
as ■ .ti ! m ore Hian a le llo t -
ig ora it p a c ifis t, but ra th e r
He comes across as a g u ts j,
ra n.al. contem porary rex
I '.e new A m erican am fvis-
sador to l ganda was welcomed
w ith
a
request
fo r the
exact n u m le r ol Amer. r
residing in that country and
a demand that tfie I „S. li.
m ediately
withdraw
Irom
V ietnam.
President Idi Amin, who has
feen sharply c r itic a l of a
numher ol I Js. actions, sar
that Asian problem s could only
le solved hy tte Asian people
themselves,
the re fore, tie
B,S. should w ithdraw a ll its
force ,’ roin Vietnam w ithout
delay.
" I fe Am ericans have feen
de le .ite : in \ letn.irn but tbex
cannot j.n ept th is ,” be said,
" h is very shametul fo r a
superpower like Am erica to
lig h t i sm all rountrx lik e
N o rth A ietnam.”
He pointed out that A fric a n
and Arab nations were now
le gin ning to unite and saiJ
the
United
states should
" l e ive them j l i n e . "
W arning
against a CIA
operation in his country. Amin
also asked envoy Thomas P.
Melady to let him know the
exact n u m te r ol Am ericans
liv in g in I g a n la . l i e pre
vioun ambassador e stim a te
about 1,500.
I ast year at t ie In te r
national ( o lle e < irganization
conference in Lon on, he de
plored A m e ric a 's "u n lrie n d lv
attitu :e " toward I ganda and
nmplained that e rta in Is
ra e lis had teen coming to his
ountry w iti. I ,S. passports.
Although c r itic a l of the I „S.,
le concluded this statem ent
by saying ttiat I ganda ap
preciated
Am erican
a kl.
"W hen I point out t ie fed
things done by Am ericans, it
does not mean that I do not
like H e in ," te said.
Mel.mdy thank&i him lo r
his warm welcome m d sax!
fe hoped the I ,s . could con
tinue it: good relatio ns with
M iller
appointed
\ i i , t'h a r ie s 1 . M d 1er, rv
e .tly
J.« ... u - . y i -tant
A d m inistrator
P ro fessio n al
s e rv :.« " im I’ ruvidcnce H os
p ital, is i.lined ft«« position
vacated
hx
Daxid
I
rnso"
who ‘v .a rn e \s-<. nite Ad
m u u s tra ti r
o’ S t. P e te r
H ospital m i lx n p ia. Wash
ington.
Sunday, O c to le r Kth w ill le
observed as Laym en Sunday
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ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH
C o rn e r of 8th Ave snd Skidm ore
U'idax VV oi ship 11:UU A„M .
C h ristia n Youth F e llow sh ip 6:00 P .M .
(-’ ml and F ourth Sundays)
Kev. I ' om is s it ayhami. M inister
s. . 'P liA .A I.
Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church
•3138 N. Vancouver Ave.
Phone 282-9496
Sunday School
9 :0 0 A M
Morning Worship
1 1:00 A M
Dr. O.B. Williams, Pastor
"T h e Church With A H eart-F elt Welcome”
ED i .
T liere must te cne true
religion by which men can
w o rship ami unify then. e 'v e i
w ith God so that they may
Imre in His in iim te reative
and m ira culo us acts ly which
they max have im m o rta l life
fo r th e ir Ix-ties, as w e ll is
th e ir souls, and max have
a! solute m ine ¡ rote tivn arv.
mastery ovei c irc u in s ta n .e s
I He and death upon earth,
and dw ell in a re sto re I den
o r Para use on earth in e le r
nal xoutti; 0 - a s te r re lig io n s
leach tl>e m a rtx r om o r m o r
tific a tio n of the tlesh, sell
punishm ent, as a means ol
a il lin in g a- e th eric N irv .in .ii.
I a
tern religion pro
"Happy’’ Pullen
i ast , r West ro< iam.ed «xr
prom ised H is . L v e n th e i ieat
prophets ol tfie B ible onlx
made hr:et, mystenou
would le totally o h e u ie it to
IB s in stru ctio n s eve. as He
was obedient em ulating His
exam ple oi going about doing
good
ind re rto rrn in g tie
mighty m ire c le s of G o l.
But the m ultitu de s, anu even
the disolp le s. In th e ir w is
dom
of in iq u ity, reieoted
i h r is t’ s hard sayings an<: re -
tased to obey Him o r IBs
w o rds, l on e (uer.ilx a ll men.
ever those p a rtia lly obedient
to (,'h ris t, continue.: to reap
tf e penalties of disobedience,
even as a ll men Iro m the
tune ol Adam had suffered
and died he. a use ol d is e 'e
.lien, e to God's commands
a
in stru ctio n s.
tnd
obscure
mention of 3uch
gre at and w onderbil pos-
sif ilit v .
But Jesu • C h ris t, 'le lo g
looked lo r
ami prophesied
M essia, who was to fe Ixxm
o a v irg in , . im e forth Irom
(s x l, and xxa
in on.tant
ommumon
with God the
la th e r ,
ante l«oldly pro
c la im in g His "G ospel o i the
kingdom ol t.ix l,” (H is words
in tlie F o u r Gus|>els>, the sub
lim e w isiiom o> (To.1 fo r in -
. tm c tln g i.ien in the comluct
o: tbe k :
ion o l God, which
He revealed was rig h t on
e a rth , among men, 11 they
Jesus, fu t H is w ords ol un-
paralleiexi and sublim e w is
dom ol God, an! bx IBs m ira
culous
lem on stra tions; an
H is o tte rin g oi He kev to tf«
Kingdom — tfie obedience ol
IBs whole in stru ctio n — de -
m o n stia te il tfie suprem e truth
ol IBs re lic .uni kin g d o m s an
no o th e r re lig io n o r M essia
has even approached it.
I
make a '. istin ctio n l«etxxeen
the uiia iu lie ra te .l sa ju ig s an '
d o o trire - ol C h iio t, and the
oin prom ised, . e r m issive an '
juestionalTe
doctrines
of
P a u l. (>nly by tula I obeo ier.ee
to C h r is t’ s whole in stru ctio n
can men le accounted worthy
to receive tlie in fin ite and
unm erited graces and tre a
sures o’ Heaver; the atta in
m ent ol tlie in iim te m ira cle s
■’tid astonishing pro m ises of
DAY CARE MOTHERS
at
Allen
| em ple C A M '-.
C hurch w ith the men ol the
ch u ich planning a mammoth
program . T I» Laym en w ill
plan and p a rticip a te in tlie
m orning service with the pas
to r ol tlie church d e live rin g
tlie serm on at the II a jn .
service.
i
toan ano t t ¿o* ji
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•fV W»TI»» .IlHh
( ganda.
Hartzog speaks at Allen Temple
vania.
A N O I ( W '$ C A TH O LIC C H U IC H
Welcome cool in Uganda
By Carnegie
No
S tall I levelopm ent ol the P o rt
land, Oregon P ub lic Schools,
Before coming to Portland
lie was C a re e i L d u c a tlo n P ro -
gram M anager w ith G overn
ment Studies and Systems,
In c.,
P hiladelphia,
Penn
sylva nia . He served w ith tlie
SU|terlntendents
ol P ublic
Schools In D e tro it, M ichigan
a id P hiladelphia, Pennsyl
$T
N f
Zest of Life
rinse
this. No great Ales
siah, i i founder of re lp ■ i.
The big pro gra m ol the day
w ill le at 4 pu n. w ith the
Men Chorus and M is s io n .m
C horus of A llen Tem ple and
m ale
choruses
of other
churches tarnishing the music
fo r tlie p ro g ra m . The program
w ill le highlighted w ith tlie
Laym en Day Address de
liv e re d by D r . I.m e s t I-..
H artzog, Irom the ( iltic e ol
C om m unity R e la tio n s .u x ls ta ll
Developm ent ol the P ortland
P ub lic Schools.
D r . Hartzog comes to P o rt
land w ith a wealth of e xp e r
ience and background In tlie
fie ld ol education and Human
Relations as lie has worked
w ith people In d iffe re n t sec
tions of the co u n try. It was
In 1972 ttiat 1« was appointed
Superintendent's
Associate
lo r Com m unity Relations anil
»W-dE
Methodist
M ethodist C hurch, I4.’S \ j
Dekum stiw ei i «J t(<>:(X)p.in.
lie w ill le guest ¡»re ic lie r at
ti e i limn Fellowship C h o n l
se rvice
it Bethel
A .M Ji.
C hurch.
l i e Bishop was ( o r d e r ly
P is m r ol li e F u s t M ethodist
C hurch in Vancouver, Wash
ing! i. He h is m n
record ol w ork and social ac
tion m in is trie s . He as lust
teen elected is V ice P resaient
ol ( le I lilted M ethodist B o . i i I
ol Globa I M in is trie s d o t m e rlv
Boa id ol M issio n s
ind is
He Chairm an ol t ie Division
ol National M issio n s.
lie
has expressed a genuine in
te re s t in the w ork
the
C hurch in tie N or(lie .ist P o rt
land co m m u n ity.
M l m teiestcd e rs .
ire
invited to share in anv , i all
ol t ie se rvice s nted to w e l
come this s p iritu a l leader to
our co m m u n ity.
ITiunday, October 5,1972 Page 5
( h ris t.
• Aim 1 give lint : ‘e t e n r *
nal life ; a ... tfiey s ta ll never
w ris h (die neither shall any
man pluck the., cut ui my
hand . . . I a :....... h ather are
5 8 2 8 N E. 8th
A. Lee Henderson, M inister
2 8 8 -5 4 2 9
Ellis Casson, Associate Minister
Church School
9;45 am
M o rn in g W o rjh ip
11:00 am
Wed Noon — ine Hour of Power
12:00 noon
7:30 pm
W ed
Prayer & Class M e e tin g
Nursery Care Provided
"W e are m aking our Neighborhood A Brotherhood'
Zite J ie h ut Oluet baptist Chur eh
Rev
John H Jackson
M in u te r
N E First ond Schuyler
Portland, Ore
Phone 2 8 4 19 54
Sunday School
Mo«nmg Worship
Vespe«
9am
I I am
5pm
f^ t us rn trr tu worsAip a n d depart tu serre
u:ie.” John l(J:-’7--'s, 3U.
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DR, I UNI SI H A K I/U G
He s e is e d .is d ire c to i lot
the N eighlxii hoixl Youth Corps
and
a
Vocational Education
w o rk e x iw n e iic e p io g ra n i, co
ord in ating w ith i conomte i ip
p o rtu n ity P rogram s and tlie
D epartm ent ol B a ilo r in Sail
I nego, C a lifo rn ia .
T ie tlw m e ol I ay men this
yea r is “ M en w ith a M is s io n .”
M r . A rtie W ilson, P resident
ol the I lyiue.io! yllen I emple
(',A IJ .C h u rc h in vites e ve ry
one to come and hear Hus
outstanding l a y m e n
Day
Speaker and share in this
Laym en Day Observance p ro
g ra m . see "M e n w ith a M is
sion” In action at 4 (ijn at
Allen te m p le C .M .I.. Church
4236 N J ., 8th Avenue. Rev
1.1 . Strayhand, P a sto r.
CARE FOR BABIES
IN YOUR HOME.
$3.50 a child par day
AMA
Family D ay/N ight Care
4635 N.E. 9th 288-5091
Maranatha Church
S
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28.8-7241
1222 N .E. Skidm ore
9:15 a jn .
Church school and Bible class:
Sunday morning worship:
10:45 a ju .
7:00 pun.
a
Sunday Evening worship:
g
\A ednesday Evening prayer:
7:00 p jn .
3:00 p jn .
a
Friday Worship Service:
! JERRY HARRIS, Chairman, rru s te t Board
REV. Jt TIN BARKER, Chairman, Elder Boar,: ■
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