Portland Ooetrver,
From behind the wall
know “God" but most of the brothers
there have a pride level, and will not
allow their names to be lowered.
There are about twenty-five strong
brothers that I know of - that are
involved with the ehurch system, and for
the most part a good percent are not
(rapo's) or (rapists) and if they are they
are praying for forgiveness - and I
believe if we ask ourself if that's wrong -
I don’t believe you'd say yee.
For the most part - inmates believe in
God - but because there’s a percent of
men attending with moral charges - they
shy away.
Also, men use ehurch - or try to use
church as a way out of O.S.P. So the
powers to be here at O.S.P. don’t care
about the men and their religion beliefs.
Moot brothers will be upset about this
article, but then that's the way moat
people react about the truth.
by l* r r y k k « r
S tlN i |<)SP| C .
by Larry Marcher »37911
Aa Eternal RebabibUtiea Pregram
God is alive and wall in prison, as wall
as out litar«.
I cam« u> accept Jesus Christ as my
Savior last October (197«) while at the
O.S.P. Forest Camp. When I went on
school release in December. I promptly
forgot that commitment and "Back slid."
Consequently I'm back inside the walk
and realize the errors I made und have
come to know Christ in my everyday life
very intimately.
One hears a great deal about “Bible
backs" in prison; those who try to ride
the Bible out of here and promptly leave
it on the front steps when they leave.
Those people usually come back before
long. They are very comparable to the
"Sunday
Morning
Christians"
that
abound out there, or those who have
gotten “fox hole religion." I'd be untruth
ful if I said there isn't a certain amount of
this in here. It's unfortunate, but true,
just as there are phonies in every field or
cause.
Washington attends U w Class
On the positive side, when a man in
here finally reaches that point of realising
that he can't run his own life and uses
whole lot of different programs - you see
God to take over really surrender to the
where I still am. As long as we look to
Lord and trust in Him, only then does the
man and his doings for our supply or
healing, rehabilitating process begin.
salvation, we are going to be disappoint
After coming into a closer relationship
ed. However, when we submit to our
with God, I ’ve found that He seems to
Creator and look to Him as the Source of
have a special place in His heart for
all. He is faithful to deliver us.
prisoners. Nearly every major figure in
This has been brought home to me
both the Old and New Testaments were
while in O.S.P. I've found a peace and
in prison at one time. Jesus Christ was
tranquility in Him that I've never known
crucified between two convicts. The
before. No amount of burglaries, drugs
whole nation of Israel was held prisoner
or alcohol have given me the sense of
by Egypt and Babylon, yet they were
self worth and contentment or love for
delivered. There are numerous promises
my fellow man that has come since I ’ve
to a prisoner in Gods Word. M y favorite
begun serving my Lord.
is Psalms 68: 6, “God setteth the solitary
Man called religion the opiate of the
in families: He bringeth out those who
masses; many people call it a crutch. I
are bound with chains, but the rebellious
agree - because I ’ve found that by trying
dwell in a dry land."
to live on my own is just about as
Jesus taught about remembering and
successful as a one-legged man at a fanny
visiting those in prison. (M atthew 25: 36
kicking party. All the pain that comes in
40). Isaiah 42: 7 tells of the Lord's servant
a normal life can be turned over to Him -
sent to... “to open the blind eyes, to bring
after all, that’s why Jesus was nailed to
out the prisoners from the prison, and
the cross.
them that sit in darkness out of the prison
Through this new life I no longer feel a
house." These are just * few of the
need to harass the guards here or cause
scriptural promises God has given con
trouble with other convicts. This same
victs.
security is what gives me the will to go
Earlier I mentioned rehabilitation and
straight when I leave here.
healing.
God has the only “rehab"
Unfortunately, we have the same prob
program going that really works. In the
lems with the officials of this penal
past fourteen years I've seen and tried a
system that exists in all other fields. Man
Executive order not affected
by Court’s seniority rule
W A S H IN G T O N - The IL S . Labor
Department's equal employment oppor
tunity (EEO) program for federal con
tractors and subcontractors is not affect
ed by the Supreme Court's recent deci
sion regarding seniority systems. Asais
tant Secretary of U b o r Donald Elisburg
said.
Executive Order 11246. as amended,
prohibits federal contractors and subcon
tractors frtfrn employment discrimination
based on race, color, sex, religion or
national origin.
The 1965 order is
administered by the department's Em
ployment Standards Administration, Of
fice of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs (OFCCP).
“Federal contractors and subcontrac
tors. and their employees, should be
aware that the Supreme Court ruled on
the effects of seniority systems on em
ployment practices under Title V II of the
Civil Rights Act. not under Executive
Order 11246," Elisburg pointed out.
"This department has long heid that
discrimination continued under the guise
of a seniority system is a violation of the
employer’s contractual agreement with
the government," he said.
“W e will
continue to demand modification, under
the executive order, of pre-1965 seniority
systems which perpetuate the past ef
fects of employment discrimination.”
Title V II of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
as amended, prohibits all employers with
fifteen or more workers from employ
ment discrimination based on race, color,
sex, religion or national origin.
The Supreme Court’s May ruling in
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
vs. United States, held that bona fide
seniority systems which existed prior to
1964 but lock in the past effects of
employment discrimination are not a
violation of T itle V II and. therefore, not
subject to challenge.
The court based its decision on an
exemption in Title V H which states that
use of different standards in employment
practices is not illegal under a bona fide
seniority system, so long as there is not
intention to discriminate.
at 0 .8 .P.
simply is too proud and hung-up on his
own achievements and abilities to be able
to accept or acknowledge that ever-pre
sent Being that has existed from the
beginning. Man wants to be given credit
for coming up with solutions to all of his
problems from rehabilitation to the
energy crisis. He’s too proud to look to
his ever-loving Creator for the answers.
by Deone Edward Washington
O.8.P. Black Culture Club Treasurer
Religion "Belief in God”
Here at the Oregon State Pen. religion
for Baptist brothers is only two times a
week. These times are on Sunday only.
Black inmates whom are - involved
with church - are very strong. They
have to be - mainly because, when you
talk about church around other inmates
here at O.S.P., they don't associate God
with church, they associate the rap or
rapist with church - and they use that as
an excuse for not attending. And this
would be in regard to Blacks or whites.
Now, on the second Sunday - that’s a
different story.
When Black women
appear it seems like every Black brother
within miles shows up. And it's not to
praise God with the sisters (but to stare).
I ’m not trying to say every man doesn't
Thursday. August 25. 1977
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W ith to d a y's sticke r prices,
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I'm a man. A man doing life in the
Joint for murder. I ’m a man whose life
before he came to the Joint wasn’t the
kind of life anyone would want to brag
about. I t don't matter now what kind of
life I had before. What matters is what
kind of life I have now in Jesus Christ!
Yes. I am a Christian! A follower of Jesus
Christ, My Lord and Savior. I ’m not
ashamed of confessing Jesus Christ as my
Lord and I'm also not ashamed of telling
you that I got down on my knees and
cried my heart out to the Lord, asking
him to come in and save me cause I
messed everything up in my life.
You know what? God heard my plea! I
was saved that day. Born again of the
spirit, washed and cleansed by Jesus's
blood, baptized in the Holy Ghost, saved!
I wouldn’t trade one second of my life I
have now in Jesus for all of that old
corrupted life I had before. You laugh and
talk if you want to but I know. I know
and am persuaded that he (Jesus) is able
to keep that which I have committed to
him until that day.
Now. you don't see no collection plate
here in this letter and you don't see no
plea for legal support to get me out.
Why? W ell I ’ll let you figure that out.
Read the above again, maybe that’ll help.
Walk in the grace of God people, there
is no other way back to God but through
his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, Our
Lord and Savior.
Yeah, I'm a man. A man doing life in
the Joint for murder.
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F IR S T N A T IO N A L B A N K
May God lead you to Christ.
God Bless you Brothers and Sisters.
OF OREGON
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Jefferson auditions dancers
The Jefferson Performing Arts Center
announces auditions for Fall Dance Class
es.
All students who wish to enter
intermediate or advanced classes and
who have not previously studied at the
Jefferson Center must audition. Begin
ning level students need not audition.
Audition schedule: Thursday, Septem
ber 1, 1977: Intermediate Level - 10: 00
a.m.; Advanced Level - 11: 00 a.m.; The
Jefferson Dancers ~ 1: 00 p.m.
All high school students must apply for
admission to the program; college stu
dents are admitted on a space-available
basis through Portland Community Col
lege. All dance classes are full year
classes and may be taken either for high
school or college credit.
For more
information, call 287-1396.
Dance artists in residence for school
year 1977-78 will be: September 1-30 -
Lowell Smith - choreographer and dan
cer with Dance Theatre of Harlem.
October 10-29 - Alwin Nikolais and the
Nikolais Dance Theatre. November 14-19
-- Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco.
January 28, 1978 - Dancers with Dennis
Whayne and his exciting new company.
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