Allen Temple hosts
CME conference
IFCO seeks US aid for Africa
A coalition of organizations
announced recently a drive
to inform Americans about
the suffering of 22 million
be
participating.
Dr.
L.S.
The 7th Annual Confer
Africans who are facing star
White of (lakland. California
enee of the 9th Episcopal
vation if help does not come
will be the presiding min
District will convene at Allen
within the next few weeks.
ister. Friday night - An
Temple Christian Methodist
Groups represented which
nual Laymen's Banquet. This
Episcopal Church July 31
often support liberation
event will be held at the
through August 5th, 1973.
m ovem ents at home and
Forestry Building. 4033 S.W.
Highlights of the conference
abroad included:
Canyon Road. The Honor
are as follows:
Tuesday
The African L iberation
able Judge Mercedes Diez
night -- Mission night. Ses
Support Committee; National
will
be
the
principal
speaker.
sions will be held all day
Welfare Rights Organization;
Tickets may be obtained
Wednesday beginning at 6:00
The African Heritage Studies
from
members
of
Allen
Tern
a m. with the prayer and
Association; The Africa In
pie CME Church. Donation
Power Pool. Dr. R.O. Bass
formation Service; The Con
will
be
$10.00.
Saturday
-
will be preaching at the noon
gress of African People;
Youth Day.
Reverend
sessions each day. Dr. Bass
AFRAM Associates; IFCO’s
Robert Wright of Los An
is pastor of the Lewis Metro-
Task Force on African Af
geles, California will be the
pnlitan CME Church located
fairs; National Black Theater.
presiding minister for the
m Iios Angeles, California.
The coalition called on the
youth sessions.
I'hnraday night - $100 Men
United States government to
All churches throughout
and Women Program. Dele
respond much more quickly
the city are invited to attend
gates from Oregon, Wash
stating that only the U.S.
and participate in the acti
ington, Utah and Alaska will
government has the appara
vities.
tus to immediately effect this
situation.
IFCO's Director. Lu Walk
er. said “Unlike IFCO's usual
function of raising money for
a situation such as this one.
IFCO is announcing that it
will not raise funds for the
drought victims.
There is
. . . in rime o j need
only one instrument available
that ran make any impart on
this disaster. We are calling
for a program of massive
action to demand that the
COLONIAL MORTUARY
U.S. government respond to
this crisis in the way that
only the U.S. government
can."
\ f 14th at Sandy
Nations in the creeping
and Burnside
Sahelian desert area include
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Mauritania. Senegal, Mali.
Upper Volta. Niger and Chad.
The people of the area are
proud herdsmen, once owning
vast herds of cattle, camels
ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH
and other livestock.
Now.
C orner of 8th and Skidmore
thousands of heads of cattle
Sunday School 9:30 a jn .
have died and are still dying
Sunday Worship 11:00 a jn .
at a phenomenal rate from
Christian Youth Fellowship 6:00 p.m.
(Second and Fourth Sundays)
hunger, thirst and disease.
The carcasses of cattle are
Reverend Thomas L . Strayhand, M in iste r
blocking entry into many vil
lages and the loss of cattle
herds has been estimated at
anywhere from 45 to 80
Church and School for Community
percent. In order to grasp
ST. AN DR EW ’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
the full gravity of this loss,
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one must understand the in
Reverend Bertram Griffin Masses
tense, acute importance of
9:00 a.m. Hymns
806 N .E . Alberta
cattle - the sole possession
10:30 a.m. Choir
and source of income for
12:00 p.m. Folk Mass
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Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday School
"Where we sing our faith"
11:00 a.m. Morning Worship
6:00 p.m. Young Disciples, Youth Group,
Adult Bible Teacher Training
7:00 p.m. Evening Service
Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Prayei and Bible Study
’. . . They received the W o r d ... and
searched the scriptures d a ily ..."
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Rev. Willie O. Peterson, Pastor
MARANATHA CHURCH
1222 NE Skidmore
Church school and Bible class:
Sunday morning worship:
Sunday Evening worship:
Wednesday Evening prayer:
Friday Worship Service:
g;i5 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
7;oo p.m.
7:oo p.m.
8:00 p.m.
millions of nomadic Africans.
When cattle die. people must
die too.
It is estimated that soon
the heavy rains will start.
While they may alleviate the
almost unquenchable thirst,
they will only complicate the
supply of iixxl since they will
render impassable most of
the few roads into the in
terior. Mauritania and Sene
gal alone have seaports; rail
c o m m u n ic a tio n s are e x
tremely poor.
Therefore,
only aircraft will be able to
deliver supplies in these
areas.
Said Bob Van Lierop of the
Africa Information Service
“One cannot examine the
present situation of drought
and impending famine in
West Africa without examin
ing the political and economic
conditions systematically pro
grammed by Western Europe
and North America
which
have given rise to this human
tragedy.
The past destruction of
normal historical routes of
trade; the murder and for
cible removal of scores of
millions of its people; the
subdivision of its land into
departments of Western Eur
opean economic institutions:
and the intitiation of bureau
cratic practices which do not
correspond to the realities of
the life of the peasant popu
lations have all contributed
to Africa's present state of
economic underdevelopment."
President Nixon has com
mitted only $24 million in
relief.
"Greatly increased
assistance." African Libera
tion Support Com m ittee
Chairman Gene Locke insists
"should be expected since
the U.S. committed $27.8
million to the Nicaragua dis
aster. $50 million to the
Philippines and $318 million
to counter famine and other
natural disasters ir. Bangla
desh." Dr. Herschelle Chai-
lenor. formerly a fellow with
Congressman Diggs office,
asserted that “we should ask
for an additional $30 $50
million to be earmarked for
the disaster in the Sahel
desert."
One snag in the relief
efforts is being posed by the
U.S. Defense Department,
which, according to Con
gressman Charles Diggs, in
sists on charging its standard
rate for flights into the
h ard est hit, in te rio r r e
gions -- $1,000 per hour of
flying time.
Diggs has urged the De
fense Department to cease
the practice and draws a
sharp contrast between the
relative small outlays and
high charges for famine relief
in Africa and the $100 million
monthly expenditure for U.S.
bombing in South East Asia.
African L iberation Sup
port Committee Chairman,
Gene Locke, cited the swift
ness with which the Nixon
government made a $436
million grant to Portugal to
kill millions of Black people
while a year later it reluc
tantly sends $20 million, much
of it in high transport costs,
to alleviate the starvation of
10 million people.
Summarized Ijocke, "The
U.S. government cannot be
allowed to ignore its role to
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Dr. O. B. Williams, Pastor
“ The church with a heart-felt welcome"
help save lives. Action, at
every level, should be em
ployed to force such action.
We well know that this
government does not operate
out of humanitarian convic
tion, but rather a profit
motive. Real pressure then
must be exerted to force the
U.S. government to move to
help save lives rather than
help take lives."
Concerned people are
urged to send letters to
Senator J. William Fulbright,
Chairman of the Foreign
Relations Committee, urging
that maximum relief be made
available to the stricken
countries.
PUSH aids Africans
O peration PUSH head
quarters will serve as a drop
off point beginning Friday
for persons wishing to donate
food to the six West African
nations crippled by a disas
trous drought.
The drought
which is
considered to be the worst
suffered by the area in 60
years
has already cost
half the livestock population
and half the gross national
production of Chad. Mali.
Mauritania, Niger. Senegal
and Upper Volta, according
to figures released by the
United Nations Food and
Mr. Carlton Burton, St. Andrews staff member, calls out a
few reassuring words as Stefon Spruill mounts a horse for
the first time.
Sommer school
offers exciting program
St. A ndrew 's Summer
School is in it's fifth week of
operation. Eighty neighbor
hood youngsters are enrolled
in the education oriented pro
gram this year.
Every W ednesday the
school goes on special out
ings. One of the most suc
cessful to date was a trip to
the Jones Farm in Beaver
ton. The farm day included
horseback riding, cow milk
ing, cherry picking, hay stack
scaling, and hill hiking. Ms.
Shirley Jones gave presenta
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lions on honey bees and
butter making.
After the
outing, the school building
sounded with imitation ani
mal noises as the youngsters
practiced storytelling their
experiences. Transportation
for excursions is made pos
sible by the City of Portland
Summer '73 Project.
The school is planning a
neighborhood cleanup with
the help of the Marine Corps
on Wednesday. July 25, and
a parents program at 7:00
p.m. on Thursday. July 26.
lENOW'S
Agricultural Organization.
The announcem ent was
made by the Reverend Jesse
L. Jackson, PUSH'S national
director.
Arrangements have been
made with mujor shipping
companies to transport the
dried food prixlucts to West
Africa, and similar arrange
ments have been made with
major fixxl companies who
have agreed to donate fixxl
to the starving countries.
Jackson said also that
mujor oil companies would lx-
asked to use their drilling
equipment to find water in
the affected areas.
Jackson said he will meet
with representatives at iht-
United Nations in New York
and attend rallies there in
support of the African
nations. He said that PUSH
will continue in its efforts to
dramatize the seriousness of
conditions in West Africa,
where the lives of 25 million
Africans are threatened
Jackson said thut plans are
also underway to enlist more
aid from the American gov
eminent, but emphasized that
Black Americans should ex
haust all other avenues first.
“We have to help our own
people first." he said, "and
then challenge the govern
menl to do more."
Food donations had al
ready begun Io com»1 in
Thursday. Jackson observed.
However, he was unable to
estimate how much had been
received.
Several trailer
trucks will be on hand Fri
day to transport the col
leeted fixxl to shipping points.
On July II PUSH cel.-
brated its First Anniversary.
The keynote speaker was
Reverend D.F. King, Monu
mental Baptist Church Min
ister. He was joined by 26th
District State Representative
Peggie Smith Martin; Parker
House Sausage P resident
Darryl Grisham; Kansas City
Chief football great George
Seales; and Soul Train pro
ducer Don Cornelius.
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Black Jews seek recognition
The status of American
Black Jews under Jewish law
was explored recently at a
national conference on Black
Jews sponsored by the Syna
gogue Council of America.
Attended by 120 religious
and community leaders, in
cluding Black Jews, the con
sultation explored the ori
gins, history and current
concerns of this special group.
This was the first such
opportunity, under the aus
pices of a national Jewish
organization, for Black Jews
to air their opinions and hear
the views of white Jewish
spokesmen.
The Synagogue Council of
American is the coordinating
body for the major rabinical
and synagogal organizations
of Conservative, Orthodox
and Reform Judaism.
A resolution adopted by
the participants called on the
Synagogue Council of Amer
ica to establish a special task
force to clarify the religious
status of Black Jews and to
facilitate their religious and
social integration Into the
larger Jewish community.
“There are no hypenated
Jews” was the opening theme
of a presentation by Kabbi
David Bleich, Bosh Yeshiva
of Kabbi Elchanan Thelogical
Seminary in New York.
“The question of who is t
Jew can have only one an
swer: A Jew is one whom
Halacha defines as a Jew,"
he stated. Maintaining that
the pcoplehotxj of Israel is
not founded on racist prin
ciples. he said that "Judaism
has always welcomed all in
dividuals seeking to accept
the tenets of the Torah, in
eluding Black Americans."
Kabbi Bleich distinguished
among various groups of
Black Jew s in assessing
whether formal conversion
would be necessary for them
to be accepted into the
House of Israel by ortho
doxy.
Whereas some groups, in
eluding the Falashas, the
Black Jew s of Ethiopia, may
claim Jewish identity by
virtue of Jewish birth, others
must show that they have
met the traditional require
ments of conversion, accord
ing to his view.
A number of participants,
both Black and white, urged
that greater flexibility be
exercised in examining the
religious sta tu s of Black
Jews who have a history of
Jewish religious observance
and of identification with the
jewish community.
Rabbi Solomon J. Sharf-
man, chairman of the con
ference and head of the
Council's Committee on Black
Jews, said that “The very
real difficulties involved in
defining the religious status
of Black Jews must not be
used by the Jewish com
munity as a pretext for not
making available generous
assistance to Black Jews
where it is needed."
He referred specifically to
assistance in such areas as
housing, em ploym ent and
education.
The Flashes and the Yemi
nite Jews were treated in
papers presented by Dr.
Ephraim Isac, Professor of
Afro American studies at
H arvard U niversity, and
Kabbi Israel Grama, Peda
gogic Specialist of the Board
of Jewish Education of New
York.
Of Ethiopian and Yemenite
origin, respectively, they
traced the historical develop
ment of the Jewish com
munities in those countries
through centuries of isolation
and discrimination.
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