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Portland Observer August 21. 1960 Page 7 Take full college schedule in two days President C arter greets N atio n al Urban League D ire cto r Vernon Jordan In his room at N ew York M em orial Hospital. The President w e n t to see J ordan fo llo w in g his address to th e N a tio n a l Urban League re c e n tly . Looking on in the b a c kg ro u n d is C ongressm an Charles Rangel ID -N .Y .) A new schedule making it possible Thursday time slots which w ill in to take a fu ll load o f college credit clude morning classes from 8:30 - courses by attending classes for only 11:30 a.m., early afternoon classes two days a week w ill begin this Sep from noon - 3 p.m., a late afternoon tember at the Portland Community class from 4:30 - 6 p .m ., and a College Cascade Center, 705 N. variety o f classes from the evening Killingsworth. credit schedule. The Tim e and Energy Saver During the 4:30 - 6 p.m. time, a Schedule, offering a full component physical education course in adult o f general studies classes on fitness w ill be offered, rather than a Tuesdays and Thursdays, is lecture course. designed to meet the needs o f com Classes offered on Tuesdays for m uting students who need to cut Time and Energy Savers w ill be gasoline expenses as well as working English com position or general students who need to keep class psychology from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m., hours at a minimum, according to and history o f the United States or Dean James Van Dyke, Cascade first aid from noon - 3 p.m. Center manager. Thursday Time and Energy Van Dyke, who commutes from Savers will be able to choose from H illsb o ro to the N orth Portland introduction to literature or general Center each day, estimates that sociology from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m., students using the Time and Energy and personal health or biology from Saver two-day schedule could cut noon - 3 p.m., with a one hour lab gasoline costs as much as $ 3 0 ^ for biology until 4 p.m. month. Registration appointm ents fo r Eighteen credit hours o f classes fa ll term are available now by w ill be offered in the Tuesday - calling the PCC Cascade Center Business Office. Registration, for students with appointments, begin September 15 fo r returning PCC students, and on September 18, for new students. Open registration begins September 25, and classes begin September 29. "T h e tw o greatest stimulants in the world are youth and d e b t." Benjamin Disraeli ROUND STEAKS USDA< synonymous to survival in prison. Passive prisoners are preyed upon by the w olf packs and clicks that in fest most prisons. Only the strong survive. Unfortunately, such is the way o f the world o f concrete and steel. However, these lines have a pur pose other than describing the volatileness o f prison life . The description was given only to illustrate what prisoners are faced with and how they react to it in most the prison yard long after the in mates have celled in for the day. It permeates the atmosphere like an ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH 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 I . Stravhand, Minister ST. ANDREWS CATHOLIC CHURCH B06 NE ALBERTA STREET 281 4429 Reverend Bertram G riffin , Pastor Masses: 5:00pm Vigil Saturday 10:00am Choir Sunday 12 00pm Folk Sunday ST. ANDREW COMMUNITY SCHOOL Phone 284 1620 Grades 1 thru 8 4919 NE 9th Ave Sr. Kathleen S tu p fe r, P rincipal HUGHES MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH REV AUSTIN V. RAY, MINISTER 111 N.E. FAILING Dial A Prayer 284 0684 Worship 11:00am Church School 9 45arn Office 281 2332 Spci loZic/ne In Individual • Marriage and Tam il v • Group Therapy The C hurch W here NO Stranger Feels S trange NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH REVEREND A. BERNARD DEVERS, PASTOR THE CHURCH DESIGNED TO MEET YOUR NEED Sunday School Morning Worship Evening Service 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays Communion 1st Sunday Wed Family Prayer Meeting and Bible Study Friday Brotherhood Fellowship Service with Morning Star 3rd Sunday 9 30am 10 30an — — ~ 7 OOprn 5 00pm 7 30pm 7 00pm Prayer and Pastor Phone 281 6476 Church Phone 281 0163 3725 N. Gantenbein Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97227 You are W elcom e to Worship at THE ARK OF SAFETY CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST "A warm spirit offellowship always" The Honorable Bishop U.V. Peterson, D.D. "The Holiners Preacher,” Pastor Sunday Sunday School Morning Worship ’ 5am 11 15am "Showers of Blessings Broadcast^ KLIO 1290 ' VPWW Evangelistic Worship Tuesday Friday 8:00pm Noon Day Prayer T uesday Bible Band Jr Church Wednesday . Choir Rehearsal Friday "The Pastor Speaks" 84 NE Killingsworth 281 0499 7 30pm 7 00pm 7 30pm .« M i CHOICE, d r~~ T ’ cases. When you realize and under stand the conditions that prisoners live under then you’ ll understand how d iffic u lt it is to find a alter native life style in prison. A ll praise to God, the Beneficent, the Mer ciful, an alternative exist in Oregon State P enitentiary. W ith that thought in mind, I contradict the rumor that God is dead. Believe me when I say that God is alive and well and he is w orking overtim e in Oregon State P enitentiary, this statement can easily be verified in the example o f a small group o f African American inmates who are members o f the American Muslim M ission, fo rm a lly known as the W orld Community o f Al-Islam in the West and the Nation o f Islam. A ll praise is due to God, the Most Gracious, the Most M erciful, I ’ m proud to say that I’ m a muslim and a member o f the American Muslim Mission. I f it wasn’t for Almighty God and the religion o f Al-Islam, I’m afraid that I too would be coun ted among the lost and disillusioned . That I w ould be w restling w ith the violence that governs this atmosphere and the immorality that festers like an open sore in O.S.P. Before coming to prison, 1 had few if any thoughts about God. I was o f the mind that religion was a trick bag that left men defenseless and at the mercy o f the slavemaster. But then you must realize that 1 had a very distorted view o f God because my eyes were shaded by the need to survive. I felt that there wasn’t anyway for me to pray and survive at the same time. 1 refer to the history of religion in this coun try and how it was used to enslave people. When one comes in to a proper understanding o f God and the religion o f G od, he then becomes free to control and decide the course o f his destiny. W ithout such a proper understanding o f the true nature o f religion, one becomes a slave to the doctrine o f men - in stead o f slaves of the doctrine of Alm ighty God. Islam is without a doubt the most m isunderstood religion on the face o f the earth. I think that mdst African Americans w ill agree that IS L A M has been good for us as a people. It is the only religion that has addressed it self to the social ills that we have suffered from. It has cured junkies, and reform ed prostitutes. Also Islam leaves you w ith a sense o f pride - it doesn’t crastrate or destroy the spirit of a people. I say these things because many of the problems that black people suf fer from are directly related to their concept o f God. Prison in itself isn’ t a destroyer o f men - it ’s the mind o f men that run prisons that destroy men. Islam teaches mankind to deal Choirs sing The Swinging Gospel Lights will present four m onthly gospel con certs to benefit the Gospel Train, the Black United Front, the Urban League and the NAACP. Concerts, w ith out o f town guests, w ill be August 21, Septem ber 21, October 19, and November 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Salvation A r my Moore Street Center, 5430 N. Monroe. with the forces that seek to destroy the human spirit. I felt that my spirit was being threaten through my con finement and therefore 1 sought to defend myself against the destruc tive forces. I write these articles because 1 have to fight the evil that exist here behind these walls. 1 pray A llah (God) that what I write is truthful and enlightening to the public. Please realize that if men don’t fight against evil, then evil takes possession o f them. Islam is n 't passive nor is it hateful or destruc tive. Islam is a builder of men in the way o f God. Nothing on this earth will ever cause me to turn around on my Islam and there are other brothers here in O.S.P. white and Black that feel the same way. A ll Praises is due to God, that Islam has found its way into O.S.P. and into the ghettos o f Amerika. 1 pray Allah (God) that everyone fin ds their way to the struggle that men and women must wage to become morally, mentally, spiritually and religiously free. (A lllah u Akbar). God is Greatest and his greatness is for every man and woman. '. • .;A > - o e-, - By Asmar A bdul Seifullah <nkr >oe H>',, # 40404 invisible cloud o f destruction. It distorts clear reasoning and more o fte n than not - violence is Or call: 227 2902 * z Cell Talk Prison is rough, turbulent and dangerous is most instances and a spontaneous eruption o f violence can occur at the drop o f a hat or the accidental stepping on the wrong foot. Violence is colored in shades o f pain and hate, it’ s clearly evident, easily distinguished and appauling apart o f the lives o f the men and women who inhabit the concrete bastille called prison. Violence is the shadow that lingers in the corners of Interested in current books about African Liberation? 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I call these elements, Dimensions of Percep tion. They are: (1) The dimension or perception of all material and physical matter (2) The dimension or perception of all knowledge, intellectual and mental awareness of form and order in the abstract and non-material, (3) The dimension or perception of all inspirational feelings and recognition of the powers, beauty and order of the forces beyond our ability to produce or control in nature and the universe. In order for one to have a well balanced and the most productive life possible there should be about 8 hours spent in the creation and production of material values The next 8 hours should be spent on reflections of things of a spiritual nature. After each 16 hours it becomes important to reflect on the spiritual dimension. One should get away and retune and realign himself to the awareness of natural phenomenon; this practiced schedule will strengthen and expand ones capabilties immeasurably. In order to maintain a constructive family life, this practice applies In order to have a peaceful social life, the same schedule applies When you are developing your Policy Belief Principles, and pursuing your Economic powers, a well balanced schedule regarding these three dimensions of perception will be the wisest way to account for your time. Let's not forget that all Human Perception is limited to the physical dimension, the mental dimension, and the spiritual dimension. How you schedule and balance your time between these dimensions makes all the difference in the world. The closer you come to equally balancing your time spent consciously reflecting within each dimension, the more inner peace you will discover and the greater your attitude will be toward constructive production. Your creative capacity will increase many fold. You will find that you will be prepared, for whatever happens. From the front door, over the past six weeks, I have covered the basic essential zones of human interactions by which you can formulate a life of C O N STR U C TIV E PRODUC TIVENESS. If theee zonae are RESPECTED and looked after according to their natural order In nature, aa I have explained, than, the fruit of your life will ba rich and plentiful.
