Portland Observer, September 25, 1905, Page 9
Salvation Army sends help to
earthquake-stuck Mexico City
The S alvation A rm s in P ortla nd iv
c o lle c tin g c o n trib u tio n s o f cash and
d o n a te d ite m s to r v ic tim s o f last
w e ek's e a rth q u a k e in m e tro p o lita n
M exico I itv, which leveled thousands
o t b u ild in g s and le ft m any dead, in
jured or homeless
" A t th is p o in t, the m ost u rg e n t
need is fo r cash d o n a tio n s ," said I t
C o lo n e l D a vid P R iley, com m ander
o f Salvation A rm y operations in Ore
gon and southern Idaho
“ H o w e v e r, people w h o have lost
e ve ryth in g need eve ryth in g I he Sal
v a tio n A rm y w ill rush m edical sup
plies, fo o d , and clothing to the site ot
the destruction as soon as it is possible
to d o s o ."
Salvation \r m y o ffic ia ls in M exico
C ity have beet’ w o rk in g a ro u n d the
clo ck since the e a rth q u a k e 's occu r
rence, digging out victim s and supply
ing emergency care.
The S a lv a tio n A rm y hatt a p p r o x i
mately eight stations in M exico C ity ,
most in the city center area M ira c u
lously, none were seriously damaged,
and the buildings have been turned in
to emergency shelters
"P o rtla n d e rs have d e m on stra te d
their generosity in meeting local needs
tim e a fte r t im e , ” said I t C o lo n e l
K iley " I ' m c o n fid e n t P o rtla n d e rs
w ill once again supply a great deal ot
assistance to the earthquake victim s in
M exico C ity . "
The S a lv a tio n A rm y n a tio n w id e
has established an emergenev M exico
I a rth q u a k e R e lie f fu n d . A n y o n e
w ishing to c o n trib u te should contact
I he S a lv a tio n A rm y in P o rtla n d at
234-0825.
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A nnouncem ent
O re g o n A sse m b ly f o r B la ck A t
la irs , q u a rte rly m ee ting , Septem ber
28 th, 10:00 a .m to 12 00 n o o n , at
New Jerusalem Baptist C h u ic h , IM 5
N l k illm g s w o iih Io p iv " I s lh e r e
a C ris is m the B l . u k I c a d e t s h ip m
P ortland "
Witness for Peace
in Central America
I he B o a rd o f D ire c to rs o f the
\m e ik .in I riends Service C o m m it lee,
I A I N i, in j rare public witness, w ill
hold a religious vigil and privession in
W ashington Sunday, September 29 to
sail lo t a re direction ot I S policy in
C e n tra l A m e rica and on refugees in
this country
Hundreds o f Quakers and suppor
lets are expected to take part in the
a ctivitie s w h ich begin w ith a 2 p in
United Methodists dissatisfied
w ith South A frican investm ent
Strong dissatisfaction w ith a resent
ly issued statem e nt on U n ite d
M ethodist investment policy in South
A lr ic i has been voiced bv the N o rth
eastern J u ris d ic tio n College o f Bish
ops, and by m em bers o l an in le t
board panel on inter national issues
I he Rev Richard S Parker, a New
York I ity pastor, said he was "h e a rt
b r o k e n " th a t pressure p u t o n cor
p o ra lio iis to disinvest w ill not have el
lect u n til 1987 | tie bishops said that
the statement dratted at a m id August
c o n s u lta tio n on in v e s tm e n t p o lic e
"d iv e s not f o far enough in m eeting
the cleat consensus expressed by the
l renerai I o n le ie n c e " to r divestm ent
m c o r p o r a tio n s d o in g business in
South A ttiv a
I lie August m eeting was attended
by re p re s e n ta tiv e s o l a ll 13 o f the
d e n o m in a tio n 's n a tio n a l a n d in te r
national agencies It called tor a blend
o l three strategies in dealing w ith in
ve stm en ts in c o m p a n ie s d o in g
business m S o u th A f r ic a
share
holder advocacy; selective divestm ent,
and f u ll d iv e s tm e n t it c e rta in sta ti
dards are not met
Open House
silent religiou s ceremony at the Viet
n.m i W ar M e m o ria l I he procession
then m oves to the O r g a n iz a tio n o t
\m erica n States B uilding, and finally
lo a vigil in trout ol the W hile House
" O v e r in ativ m o n th s , we have
lx \o m e more and more alarmed bv a
tra g iv a llv m is ta k e n I S p o lic y o l
m ilita r y in te r v e n tio n in C e n tra l
\ r n e iis a . " vaid b o a rd I h a irp e rso n
Stephen O I arv "S o w we teel com
pe lle d as a B o a rd , to register o u r
p r o fo u n d p ro te st in some v is ib le
lor m
" I he lin k a g e between peace am i
clearer than ill
I e n tr.il A m erica to d a v . where g rin
sling p o ve rtv and re p re ssio n have
p ro v o k e d re v o lu tio n s w h ic h o u r
e o v e riim e n i seeks to suppress w ith
m ilitary power "
H is lis c has n e v e r b e , n
Anemia Foundation
Sunday, Sept. 29,1 - 3 P.M .
3802 N.E. Union
I lie slav w ill reliesl a sleep Q uaker
religious so iu n u tm cu i w iih an urgent
lived and s a il to r a shange in I S
policies \n S I S l s ta te m e n t to i the
slav s.iisl " A s siur n a tio n seems
in evita bly d ra w n to w a rd a w idening
am i in te n s ity tin g war in I e u tia l
\ m e n c a , we teel c o m p e lle d to
A LLE N TE M P LE C M E C H U R C H
C o r n e r ¿>f 8 th a n d S k id m o r e
S u n d a y S i h o o l 9 3 J jrn
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sle rno ristra te ou r a n g u is h a m i ou r
le m w e d s o n m n tm e rit to w o rk to r
I'ease . "
lib SI s i h.iv w orked since 1917
Dr H e rb e rt L B a k e r, sp o n s o r o f H e a lth Fair 1985
an d A a ro n H a m lin . N a tio n a l B la c k E v a n g e lic a l
A ssociation and sponsor of the 4th A n n ual Christian
E d u c atio n C o n fe re n c e , w e re very p leased w ith th e
300 p lu s p e o p le w h o p a r t ic ip a t e d in th e M e d ic a l
S c r e e n in g S e rv ic e s a n d W o r k s h o p s h e ld at PC C
Cascade C am pus S atu rd ay S ep tem ber 21 1985
(P h o to R ic h a rd B ro w n )
Churches call for
national strike in
South Africa
A Public Servies of tba Portland Observer
tor lu vtive am i peace in the I lin e d
States a m i in c o u n trie s a io u n d the
w o r ld Ils ( e n li a l S m eiis.i a d iv d ie s
u ivlu d e h u m a n ita ila n assistance to
Ihoss s iille rm g Iro n , war and lepres
sion. sup po rt o t refugees in l e n lia l
Sm et iv . i am i the I S . amt advocuev
ol a non interventionist I s policy in
support ot (x-.isc and tuvtice
A lb in a M in is te ria l A llia n c e
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THE MOUNT OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH
N E First b S ch u yler • 284 1964
John M Jackson Minister M i d
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9 JO A M Church School
I t 00 A M CongreyationaJ Worship
5 0 0 P M VesiHir Service
10 00 A M H apt tin» Fourth Sunday
Earthquake relief
In response to the ea rthquake and
its devastating nagedv in the lives ot
the p e o p le o l M e x ic o ( itv , an
emergency relict t m id to p ro vid e lo r
lo o d , c lo th in g , shelter and m ed ica l
aides lias been e s ta b lis h e d bv I uc
menical M inistries o l < liegon
I he p re sid e n t o t the M e t h o d is t
( h u ic li in Southern M i k i, th e Rev
Petet S to ie y , is a m o n g r e lig io n '
leaders m that c o u n try c a llin g lo t a
national day o l prayer and lasting bv
workers on ( k t 9
Anglican Bishop Desmond I utu ot
Johannesburg called the action "o n e
o l G o d 's m ir a c le s . " I lie c h u rc h
leaders said they le ll bound bv G od to
give a vis ib le sign o l hope to those
w ho experience the pa in and despair
ot the South A fric a n experience
Elonzn J E d w a rd s (P as to r)
I cumemcal M inistries o l Oregon is
a co n so rtiu m o l to u r teen denom m a
'ions w o rkin g together Ihroughoul the
S tale o l O re g o n I he e a ith q u a k e
re b e l fu n d s w ill be a d m in is te re d
through I hutch W o rld Service o f tile
N ational C o un cil ot ( hurches, winch
lias w o rld wide rebel e ffo rts in place.
M onies may be sent to I cumemcal
M inistries ot O regon, 0245 S W Ban
c r o ft S t., P o rtla n d , O re g o n 97201
I o n lr ib u tio iis should be clearly ear
marked " I arthquake R e lic t."
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