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P o r t and/Observer PORTLAND 4? Thursday, April 19, 1973 page 5 OHSERVER Religion in the Hews experience Brookins relates PART II Bishop II. H. B rookins, A M E Bishop of the Zambia, Malwai, Rhodesia. Tanzania and Zaire, and until July 1972, pastor of F irst A M E Church, Los Angeles, speak ing to a conference of A M E Ministers in Stockton re cently, noted the progress of the people of Zambia. "In 1964, they had about four college graduates, out of six million people. I)r. Kaunds is about a three-time Ph.D. He has been to thia country several times and has w ritten about four books, and is a very, very resourceful, crea live, sober minded leader. He is regarded as one of the more balanced leaders on the continent today, and one of the world figu res, inciden tally. “W ith six million people, there are now more than 4,000 educated, or what you might call 'super educated'. Then you've got another 10,000 who have finished high school. Then you've got others who have had some limited schooling. "The literacy rate in Zam bia is about 30 per cent, literacy in the sense that we would refer to literacy. This does not mean that they don't understand their Ian guage, when you start talk ing about reading, writing and arithmetic and being able to participate at that level." "There are about 72 tribes, and they speak three or four different dialects, which dom inate the country. They don't speak Swahili; they speak that in Tanzania. In Zambia they speak Shoenack, Binibay, and Zoolu. Down in the Belgian Congo, they speak French. Over in Malawai they speak mainly Zoolu. In Rhodesia they speak pri marily Bimbay. “You have these tribal Ian guages which they speak exceptionally well, and then ones who speak English, which is rapidly becoming the national language, inci dentally, and all of the edu cated folks speak English as well as we do, and better than most of us. And they ran speak it as affluently and follow you as swiftly as you ran pour it out. This is the genius about them. Don't think that they are not ‘with it’, they are ahead of most of us; they are 'super intelli gent'. "The real challenge in Africa is in the area of health and education; and then there is housing and the whole economy of that country. The distorted views, the mixed up prejudicial pictures and films that have come over hear, don't do anything but mix up the picture and even Blacks don't understand what they are talking about, when thev discuss Africa. “A M E wise, we're almost non existent, not because of our faith or commitment, but -because of our lark of re sources. “Unless we make a major comitment of some magni tude, we shall not be able to retain creditability on the continent of Africa. When 1 say major, I mean money in the millions, technicians, mis sionaries on a mission, bis hops beyond ceremonialism, laymen who want to really help. Episcopal baby s itte rs , they don't need that; they dont need a tribal ecclesiasti cal chief; they need help, substance, seriousness, and input. Just to say 'I went to Africa and I saw.' so what? You have to do something; like here, but only on a wider scale. “I went to the Bishops' Council in law isville, Ky., recently, and presented this situation. For the first time, they made a commitment. For the next year and a half or two years, they will direct the missionary budget of this church, which comes to some thing like a half million to Africa. Now that is still nothing but token, but it is gigantic based on what we have done. “W ith that budget, outside resources and some serious laymen goving over and some trained m issionaries and some young folks, we might recapture what we had some 100 years ago, when we first went over there. n ♦ i ♦ ♦ ♦ i ♦ CARE FOR INFANTS ♦ I IN YOUR HOME. i ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ t j DAY CARE MOTHERS $3 .50 a child per day AMA Fam ily D a y /N ig h t Caro 4 6 3 5 N.E. 9th 288-5091 5828 N.E. 8th Hughes men Casson speaks The Reverend Ellis H. Casson, associate pastor of Bethel A M E Church, will give the Easter sermon on ‘‘The Resurrection" for the St. Johns Community Easter Sunrise Service. The ser vice, sponsored by the St. Johns YW CA and the St Johns Ministerial Association, will be at 6 a.m. on April 22 at the St. Johns YW C A Center. 8010 N. Charleston. The public is invited to attend. Special music will be pro vided by the YW C A Q uart ernotes. directed by Ms. Olive Kistner. with Ms. Ruth Sund ling, accompanist. B.B. King mokes church film Blues great B.B. King's "Midnight" from his A B C / Dunhill album "L.A . Mid night" plays an integral part in the Black church film T>et the Church Say Amen", a feature length color docu mentary about the struggle. B.B., who recently finished a successful engagement at the Vegas Hilton with Ann M argaret has a new guitar book on the market entitled "Blues Guitar": A Method by B.B. King". B.B. says. “In this book I would like the real B.B. King to be known. I want this honk to be like my education, down to;- ear'.h." “Blues Guitar" is the first comprehensive study of B.B. King blues guitar technique, plus his feelings and a tti tudes about the use of these techniques. His latest album "The Best of B.B. King" is currently on the charts. "L et the Church Say Amen" is directed and written by St. Clair Bourne and pro duced through his own com pany, Chamba Productions. Kathleen Collins edited the more than 26 hours of footage shot by the Chamba crew in Atlanta (Ga.l, Mound Bayou (Miss.) and Chicago (III.). Executive Producer is David W. Briddell. United Metho dist Church executive. Attend Good Friday Services T H E S E V E N L A S T W ORDS Cnion Fellowship Good Friday Service hold breakfast The Methodist Men of the Hughes M em o ria l United Methodist Church. I l l N .E. Failing Street, invite the public to share in an Easter morning breakfast that will begin at 6:00 a.m. and will run until noon. The menu will include ham, baron or sausage and eggs, hot cakes or toast, juice and a beverage. The price will be $1.50 for persons twelve and over, and $1.00 for those below twelve. The community is cordially invited to stop in after the Sunrise services, before Church, or at your con venience to share in the Easter fellowship at break fast. Hughes M em o ria l Church services are at 9:30. All are invited. The Rev erend Benjamin L. Owre is Pastor. Reverend Benjamin Owre D r. O.B. Williams Reverend L.J. Thompson Reverend A.L. Henderson Reverend George Dick Reverend John Jackson Reverend Thomas Strayhand M A L L O R Y A V E N U E C H R IS T IA N C H U R C H 126 N .E . Alberta Street April 20 12 noon - 3:30 p.m. Reverend Dale S titt, Presiding Courtesy of Linn Kirby Ford The Members of the AM R C L U S T E R of Lutheran Churches ask you to join with us in worship Council of Churches holds Easter Services A good Friday ecumenical devotional service, sponsored by the Greater P o rtla n d Council of Churches, will be held on Good Friday, A pril 20th, from noon to three p.m. The Service will be held at the First C o n g reg atio n al Church. 1126 S.W . P a rk Avenue. Revolving around the last seven words of Christ, the Service will be divided into twenty minute segments to allow the coming and going of worshipers as they need. Ministers parti cipating include: The Rev erend Lincoln Reed. First Congregational Church; The Reverend Alan Deale, First An ecumenical Easter Sun rise Service, sponsored by the Youth Concerns Com mission of the G reater Port land Council of Churches, will be held April 22nd at six a.m. in laiurelhurst Park, located at S.E. 35th and Ankeyny Streets. The ser vices will be accompanied by GOOD F R ID A Y S E R V IC E - 7:30 p m. Redeemer Church N .E. 20th and Killingsworth Unitarian Church; The Rev erend Paul W right, First Presbyterian C hurch: The Reverend Richard Spangler. First Christian Church; The Reverend Joseph Smith. St. James Lutheran Church; The Reverend Raymond Balcomb. First Methodist Church; The Reverend William Stoddart. First Kaptist Church; and The Reverend Anne Smith. First Congregational Church. Contributions in excess of the costs of the Service will be used to finance other ecumenical activities of the G reater Portland Council of Churches. a vocal and instrumental group from St. Andrews Catholic Church, under the direction of Miss Pat Fellers. Reverend Robert C. Patten. Associate Paste’ at Rose C ity P ark P re s b y te ria n Church, will d e liv e r the Easter message. The service will be held out-of doors, rain or shine. EASTER SI Augustana Church 6:30 a.m. Sunrise 10:00 a.m. Historic 11:00 a.m. Sunday N D A Y SER V IC E S - N .E. 14th and Knott Communion Festival Worship School Celebration Messia Church -- 4735 N. (om m erical 11:00 a.m. Festival Worship Redeemer Church -- N .E. 20th and Killingsworth 8:00 a.m. The Early Service 9:30 a.m. Worship and Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Festival Worship Pastors: Eugene Kindschuh. Paul Eriks, M arttala Community Minister: W illie J. Pugh, Jr. an d D ennis Phone 287 9593 Union Fellowship Good Friday Service April 20 12:00 to 3:00 Mallory Avenue Christian Church 126 N.E. Alberta Street T H E S E V E N L A S T W ORDS "Forgiveness at the Cross" 12:00 p.m ............................................... Rev. Benjamin Owre "Authority at the Cross" ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH 12:25 p.m C o m e r of 8th and Skidmore Sunday School 9;3fl a,m . Sunday Worship 11:00 aan. Christian Youth Fellowship 6:00 pan. (Second and Fourth Sundays) 12:50 p.m "Remembrance at the Cross" "Submission at the Cross" 1:15 p.m. Reverend Thomas L . Striyhand. M inister "Suffering at the Crons" 1:40 p.m. “Victory at the Cross" 2:05 p.m. "Confidence at the Cross" 2:30 p.m. Reverend Dale A. S titt, Presiding A. Le« Henderson, Minister EASTER SERVICE EASTER PROCRAM 2 8 8 -5 4 29 11:00 a j n . 6:00 pun. Church School ......................................................... 9:45 am Morrwng Worship ................................................... 11:00 am Wed. Noon — ine Hour of Rower 12:00 noon W ed. Rtayer Clos* Meeting ............. . 7:30 pm Nursery Core Provided A WELCOME TO ST. MARK’S BAPTIST CHURCH 119 N . E . M o rris Sunday Service 9 :I5 /Il:0 0 a a n . Evening Service 7:30 pan. Reverend Edward W ilder * W e ere making our Muighborhood A Brothorhood" A community service for all worshipping Come for all or any part of the service. MARANATHA CHURCH 288-7 241 1222 NE Skidmore Good Friday Service April 20 12:00 noon “Christ's seven last words from the cross" Bob Harrison Pastor Sunrise Service April 22 5:30 a.m. Pastor Harrison speaking "Guarantee of the Resur rection" Á * Featuring: Choirs from King School, Jefferson High, and St. Andrews Catholic Folk Choir. Rev. T. N. Noffa Welcomes you to GREATER MT. CALVARY CHURCH OF GOO IN CHRIST ■■ O R D ER OF SERV IC E 3138 N. Vancouver Ave. Phone 282-9496 Sunday School 9:00 A.M. Morning Worship Dr. O . 11 ¡00 A.M. B. W illiam s, Pastor “ The church with a heart-felt welcome" <hc Jtvuttl Olivet Raptist Church ■•V. John H. Jockton Mmiifer N . l First and Schuyler For Hood, Orn. t u u t tn U r to Phon. 384-1934 Sunday School Morning Worthip Vstper worsAtp ood i 9 a.m llo m 3 p.m. Christians. Sunday Sunday School...........9:45 am Sunday Worship.... 11:00 am Y P W W .......................6:30 pm Evangelistic Service.....8 pm Tuesday Prayer m eeting .............8 pm Friday Bible S tu dy..................... 8 pm Off 283-3421 1234 N.E. Killinqtworth Sunday s c h o o l^ ^ ^ 9:45 aan. Church Service 11:00 aan. Evening Service 7:30 pan. Ria hop H. B. Daniels, Pastor 6401 N.E. 10th Avenue
