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Portland Observer October 18. 1979 Page 9 OBSERVATIONS from the sidelines by Kathryn Bugle by Kathryn H. Bogle The exhibit of the work of Jacob Lawrence in the Art Museum's Wen tz Gallery drew many talented per sonalities from the art community so spend a pleasant hour or two gazing at the unusual display of one Black man's art. In the throng of viewers were LaVerne Krause, Frances J. Newton, a former director (now retired) of the Portland Art Museum, and Al Gold- sby, metal sculpturist. G oldsby’s metal art has twice before been shown with the paintings of the renowned Mr. Lawrence. Just completing a show at the Columbia Gorge Hotel, Goldsby is readying for another under the sponsorship of the West Hills Unitarian Church Fellowship. This one is set for showing until November 5th. Next show for Goldsby is slated for the ‘‘Sandpiper Gallery” down on the coast at Cannon Beach from November 10 thru November 19. The artist himself will be on hand each day for the afternoon visitors. Might add that to the list of “ things to do at the beach.” itt* Conrad Peter (Pete) McConnell is now a political reporter for the Oregon Journal. Pete has moved to Salem to be near the hub of Oregon politics but he commutes every week end to visit his family and friends in Portland. • ••• Pete’s M other, Ms. Geri Christian, is entertaining her cousin, Hosea Owens of San Diego. Owens is a Supervisory Immigration Inspec tor for the federal government at San Ysidro, California at the U.S. border between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. Owens, not involved in inspection of agriculture products, or customs demands, works primarily with people. He has a staff of from eight to thirty inspectors working on a regular shift who interrogate people seeking to enter the United States. Owens used to be a statistician for his department for seven years of the fourteen years he has been in the department, and he was handy with a lew statistics to toss out. For instance, did you know that in 1978, in one year, there were 34 M illio n people who crossed over HOSEA OWENS from the Mexican side to the United States? And those 34 million crossed over through the San Ysidro port? And that San Ysidro is the largest "land border port” in the world. If you didn’t have your calculator handy, Owens says that figures boil down to between 88,000 to 95,000 people a day coming through 24 vehicle lanes and 6 pedestrian lanes. There are four Black Inspectors in the department, two men and two women. In his church life, Hosea is the moderator of the Presbytery of San Diego, the head of the Presbyterian Church in San Diego and the Im perial County. He has attained the rank of National Master in bridge. St. Philip Episcopal Church Choir, augmented by a few extra voices out of the congregation is singing "loud and hearty” to praise the day when St. Philip will be ac claimed as a parish in the diocese. Father ‘*Bill” Wetzel is inviting well wishers of the church to join in with members of the church when the legislative session of the “ Com mittee on New Parishes and Mission” shall admit St. Philip "in to union with the convention as a parish” . This all is expected to be finalized on Saturday, October 20, at 9:45 a.m. in the morning. The setting for this historic moment will be the Holiday Airport Inn where there is sufficient seating afailabie for 400 persons. Preparation for the event has taken many years of faithful atten dance, service and contributions by the congregation of St Philip but the tempo was heightened through the encouragement and enthusiansm of Father "Bill” who is fond of saying, “ I still believe in the Son, though 1 cannot see the Light” . Father Wetzel refuses to take credit for the accomplishment so nearly achieved, saying only that, "1 think it is a tribute to the members of the church who have worked so hard and diligently to make this occasion happen. I feel that St. Philip people were enabled to exercise their own leadership; a lot of people pulled together to bring the organization to this point. The people have done the work.” St. R ita's Catholic Church in Park Rose will open its doors Thurs day evening for the beginning of the 91st meeting of the Oregon Episcopal Diocesan Convention. At 7:00 a m. mass of Friday, Oc tober 19, prior to that day’s legislative session, Rev. Father Wet zel will be the celebrant at St. Mat thews Episcopal Church. St. Matthews Church is also asking for parish status and is acting as co-host, along with the people of St. Philip, for the three day conven tion. • ••• Leaving her world of academia, Portland family and friends, Florice Walker packed her bag, her furniture and her spotless Mercedes-Benz and put them all in one of those nice big moving vans and moved to Philadelphia, Pa. last week. For several years Ms. Walker was Research Assistant to the president of Portland State University. She had many responsible duties cen tering around personnel policies and procedures of faculty hiring, prom otion and tenure in this position. Curriculum considerations also went over her desk and she played an important role when new want to be policemen and firemen, whom also the youngsters sec coming to the aid of people in everyday life.” Florice Walker wanted to try a new field, and her new employing For his findings, renowned reli gious garment manufacturer Henri O’Bryant of Hollywood went to the lowest common denominator of Los Angeles' powerful 3,000-member Mt. Moriah Baptist Church — its children. O'Bryant interviewed 100 young people in the church’s children’s choir, aged four to fourteen, asking them simple questions about their ambitions. Median age of the youth ful respondents was ten years. Two- thirds were girls. The findings; Twenty of the children wanted to be nurses, sixteen wanted to be teachers, eight each wanted to be policemen and lawyers, four aspired to be secretaries, six each chose doc tor and fireman, four each selected fashion model, actress, beautician, pilot and preacher. One each said he or she wanted to be a pharmacist, dentist, stenographer or "boss” . Only one am bitioned to be a gospel singer. Eleven did not know. Interestingly, one eleven-year-old said he wanted to be "President of the U.S.A.” And another boy, thir teen, said he plans to become a spray painter. HUGHES M EM ORIAL UNITED M ETHODIST CHURCH REV. AUSTIN V. RAY, MINISTER 111 N.E. FAILING Dial A Prayer 284 0684 Worship 11:00am Church School 9 45am Office 281 2332 Specializing In Individual • M arriage a n d F am ily • Group Therapy "T h e C h u rc h W h e re N O S tra n g e r Feels S tra n g e O’Bryant says the fact that only one child, a boy, said he wanted to be a gospel singer is significant — in view of the church's impressive record of spawning well-known gospel singers, including the found ing pastor, the late Dr. Earl Plea sant, and the present pastor. Reverend M.V. Wade, Sr. The late Thurston Frazer also came from Mt. Moriah. Beatrice Hamilton, director of the children’s choir, inspired most of these stars as youngsters. “ The shift away from ambitions to be singers or actors towards the professions and service occupations may merely reflect what the children see in and around the church,” Whirlpool Automatic Range Buy! X automatic MEALTIMER' CLOCK WITH AUTOMATIC OVEN CONTROL AND SO- < MINUTE INTERVAL > TIMER TWO » AND TWO 6 HIGH SPEED, PLUG-IN SURFACE UNITS flo r ice w a lk er agency gives her a fresh and new path to cut. Her new job is with MOBIL Oil in its Eastern Regional Office that takes care of seven eastern states. Her new title is Employee Relations Advisor and she will be involved in Career Development, principally. In her domain, however, will also be Labor Relations, Safety, and other concer ns of the Personnel department as her part of the C o rp o ratio n 's operations. Her parents, Wilson and Carmen Walker, now have an empty nest with all three of their off-spring living East, West and South. Florice was Recording Secretary of her sorority Alph Kappa Alpha and will, no doubt affiliate with sorors in Pennsylvania. She intends to con tinue with her activities with the National office of the NAACP as a Securtiy worker who directed security for the VIPs visiting conven tions, engaging motorcycle escorts working with local police in any given city. Provisions already have been made with Mobil for Florice to be in New Orleans with the NAACP in April of 1980. Portland’s loss is Philadelphia’s gain. Florice is an accomplished cook, likes to sew and to swim, and she makes a zesty bottle of wine out of rose hips that's like mellow bran dy. Come home again soon Florice! O’Bryant says. “ For instance, Mt. Moriah has one of the strongest nurse’s corps in the country. Reverend Wade points out that these nurses are highly visible when coming to the aid of church members during the Sunday service. There may be a correlation between this and the children who want to be policemen and firemen, whom the youngsters see coming to the aid of people in everyday life.” O'Bryant says that since t he Black church remains the strongest force in the Black community, it is incum bent on Black churchgoers to realize that they are the main models — the “ superstars” — after which Black children pattern their lives. ST. ANDREW S CATHOLIC CHURCH 806 NE ALBERTA STREET Reverend Bertram G riffin , Pastor ST. ANDREW C O M M U N ITY SCHOOL Phone: 284 1620 Grades 1 thru 8 You are Welcome to Worship at THE ARK OF SAFETY CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 7 00pm 5 00pm 7 30pm 7 00pm Prayer and Pastor Phone 281 6476 Church Phone 281 0163 3725 N. Gantenbein Avenue, Portland, Oreaon 97227 ” .4 warm spirit offellowship always” The Honorable Bishop U.V. Peterson, D.D. 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Are there demons on your body or in your home? Have you been in a fix where you cannot keep or find the RIGHT man or woman? If you need help with any or all of these problems you should call me NOW II Tomorrow may be too latelll Does your luck pass you by? If so, I have lucky hands to help you be a winner in all GAMES OF C H A N C E -B ing o , Reno, Tahoe, Las Vegas, Special, Miami Fla., etc. TESTIMONIALS Corner of 8th and Skidm ore Sunday School 9:30am Sunday Worship 11:00am Christian Youth Fellowship 6:00pm (second and fourth Sundays) Reverend Thomas L. Strayhand. Minister 9 30am 10 30am OVEN HAS REMOVABLE DOOR WITH WINDOW AND INTERIOR LIGHT If you are a spiritual seeker who needs help not promises-call me I am a "God Gifted" man. I can help you in a hurry. ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH .Sunday School Morning W orship Evening Service 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays Communion 1st Sunday W ed Family Prayer Meeting and Bible Study Friday Brotherhood Fellowship Service with Morning Star 3rd Sunday EASY-CLEANING, LIFT-UP SPILLGUARD COOKTOP 281 4429 Masses , 5 00pm Vigil Saturday 10 00am Choir Sunday 12 00pm Folk - Sunday 4919 NE 9th Ave Norita Kelly, Principal NEW HOPE M ISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH REVEREND A. BERNARD DEVERS, PASTOR THE CHURCH DESIGNED TO MEET YOUR NEED 3 home furnishings fam ous, to p -q u a lity Youth shift goals from singer to professional A mini-survey conducted by the world’s foremost choir robe designer may hold implications for every Black church in America. = E Come Today and SAVE! Tuesday Bible B and/Jr. Church Wednesday Choir Rehearsal Friday "The Pastor Speaks" 84 NE Killingsworth 281 0499 7:30pm 7:00pm 7 30pm 1) Miss Joyce J .W ., Portland, OR., was in a fix where she could not find or keep a good man. I, Rev. Hoskins, removed the fix and the jinx from her. NOW she can draw the man of her desire to her like a magnet. 2) M r. & M rs. C.P. of C om pton, C A ., could not win the BIG one. They called Rev. Hoskins and Rev. sent them a for-sure win blessing money hand. They went to Las Vegas and their luck kept on coming, winning more than $16,000. 3) M s. Barbara T., In g lew o o d . C A ., had a man who left home for another woman. She called Rev. Hoskins with tears in her voice. She want ed him back 11 Now he is backend eating out of her hand. 4) M r. Paul, Los Angeles. C A ., was in a fix and rooted by this woman As a result he lost his nature for other women, but through Rev. Hoskins’ work, Paul regained his nature and became luckier than ever with women, money and his business. 51 M rs. O .l.. Long Beach, C A ., had demons in her body, and in her home, causing all kinds of bad luck, and unnatural sickness She called Rev Hoskins and in 72 hours her home and body were free of unclean spirits. (The names in the above testimonies havo been changed for the protec tion of the individual 11 guarantee to do what I say I can do. I have a big re- I putation to protect. I know the power of the SPIRIT. Don’t put it off. Don’t let distance keep you from calling. Call nowlll You will be glad you did. Tell a friend where to get HELP today. RESULTS G U A R A N TE ED . REVEREND CLAUDE HOSKINS 553 GLENVIEW AVENUE OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94610 TELEPHONE: ( 415) 444 4883 AdvertisementMMHi^ 1
