December 16, 1987, Portland Observer, Page 7
Scripture
of the Week:
M atthew , Chap. 2
RELIGION
Puget Sound Conference---------------------- —
Sends Green to Bethel-------------------------- -—
God Calls One of His Angels Back Home
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
Mm e. Alice
Contralto.
Hayden,
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
Gospel
Alice Louise Hayden was born in
Zanesville, Ohio, July 10, 1906. On
Saturday,
December 5, 1987,
Madam Alice Hayden — as she was
known in professional circles — was
called home.
Alice Hayden had been singing
since she was very little girl. Her
parents,
Sophia
and
Joseph
Spears, knew that their child had
very special talents.
Alice grew up and married Clar­
ence H. Hayden in 1925. Two years
later a little girl, named Sopia
Louise, was born. One day Louise
was stricken with malaria, after
they'd taken a trip to Knoxville, Ten­
nessee. She was so ill until Alice
thought she would lose her only
little girl. She took her daughter
to a Pentecostal Faith Church in
New York City, New York, on 130th
and Lenox Avenue. There she met
and prayed with Mother Horn, the
minister of the church, and her
daughter, Sister Gladys, that the
little girl may be healed — in the
name of the Lord.
The fever was so high until it was
hard to even touch her little body.
But after prayer and singing and
meditating, the fever broke. The
bed that the little Louise was in was
soaked as if someone had poured
a bucket of water over it. The
fever was gone and Louise was truly
healed. Until this day, Louise has
never even felt the side effects of
a malaria victim.
PRAISE THE
LORD!
Alice remained in Mother Horn's
church until 1943. She sang as the
church soloist every Sunday morn­
ing when they would broadcast over
WABC. Alice and Mother Horn's
congregation were heard on the
radio every Sunday night in New
York City, for as long as Louise
could remember.
Alice sang in competitions at the
Golden Gate Ballroom in New York
City in a “ Gospel Concert". She
also sang with and was a member
of "The Harmonaires", which was a
well-known quartet. She also sang
with the “ Five Blind Boy", "The
Dixie Hummingbirds", Ernestine
Washington and many others.
Her rich contralto voice was often
mistaken for that of the great Maha-
lia Jackson.
Alice and her daughter, Louise,
moved to Vanport City, Oregon, in
1943. She found a church home
with the Vanport Community
Church where she continued to
sing.
She moved to Portland in 1953
and united with Good Samaritan
Church of God in Christ where she
was an active member for 34 years.
She serves as President of the
Choir, Sunday School Secretary,
Church Mother and Home and For­
eign Mission Board.
She was a member of The Amer-
Methodists Make News
Work Complete on 1989-92 Theme'
DAYTON, OHIO — “ Celebrate God's Grace: Witness for Jesus Christ” is being
recommended as an overarching theme for everything the United Methodist
Church does during 1989 92.
The General Council on Ministries, chief program coordinating unit of
the denomination, approved in its meeting here Dec. 1-3 the theme and a
recommended funding of $145,000 to produce resource materials for submis­
sion to the 1988 General Conference. The "Theme" is proposed in lieu of a
specific quadrennial "missional priority."
Warning Sounded on Toys
WASHINGTON D C. — Both religious and secular groups have joined forces
this year to alert parents to violent toys.
The United Methodist Board of Church and Society reintroduced the
1986 "Parents' Guide to Non-violent Toy-buying" at a news conference as
the shopping season began. "Captain Power" and "Gotcha! Gun were
cited as examples of undesirable items being sold.
ica's Singers Association, Portland,
Oregon, Local 9.
She played a big part in helping
to promote the radio ministry pro
gram over stations KGON, KVAN,
KLIQ, and KGAR.
Her voice was heard all over the
city of Portland, Newberg, Oregon,
Vancouver, Washington, Nevada,
California and as far away as
Australia.
Alice was a faithful servant and
volunteered wherever her services
were needed.
She worked with
children's groups throughout the
city of Portland.
Rev. Dr. F. J. Crear officiated over
her most spiritual homegoing on
Friday, December 11th. In his deli­
very of the eulogy, he said, "Pre­
cious in the sight of the Lord is
the death of one of His saints."
She is survived by her daughter,
Louise; 3 grandchildren, Brenda
Alice Venable, Michael Edward
Nowlen, Deborah Carson Taylor;
two grandsons-in-law, Harry E. Ve­
nable, Whitfield Taylor, Sr.; and
one granddaughter-in-law, Deborah
Nowlen; and 10 greatgrandchildren,
Kim, April, Swan, Felicia, Ian, Ame­
lia, Homani, Harriet, Whitfield, Jr.,
and Kalilah.
She also leaves to mourn adopted
children,
Rosemary
Anderson,
Ariella Waddy, Merle Jean Stewart
and Emily J. Harris and adopted
grandsons, Ronald Young and Ray­
mond Shepherd.
Alice Hayden's voice and labor
upon this earth is done but her
voice shall never be forgotten. She
reached many souls with her singing
and her words of encouragement.
She will be truly missed.
In Him You'll
Find Peace
Rev. M ilto n Green.
Photo by Richard J. Brown
The Bethel African Methodist
Episcopal Church is a member of
the Puget Sound Conference in the
5th District. There are 21 districts
and the 5th District is the largest
with 7 conferences:
California,
South California, Colorado, Kan­
sas/Nebraska, Northwest Missouri,
Missouri and Puget Sound.
Each pastor is an itinerant pastor,
which means, they must move on to
another church when the Bishop
sends orders that a pulpit is empty.
When the spirit is heavy.
And burdened with care.
The Rt. Rev. Henry W. Murph,
presiding Bishop, sent for an able-
bodied, learned, and capable man.
He sent for the Rev. Milton Green.
At the time, Rev. Green was pastor­
ing Greg Tabernacle Church in Kan­
sas City, Missouri, where he'd been
for three years. Now he had to
leave, again.
Be not afraid and.
Know that He's there,
Granting you strength,
To bear, with His grace,
The trials and problems,
That each of us face.
Prior to Rev. Green's placement
in Greg Tabernacle Church, he has
moved five times: 1 year at Pacific
Union Circuit in Missouri; 3 years at
Wayman Temple in St. Louis, Mis­
souri, where he was the assistant
pastor and youth minister; 3 years at
Brown Chapel in Poplar Bluff, Mis-
His love will sustain you,
Giving release,
To all anxious thoughts,
In Him, you'll find peace.
Grace Collins
homeless were housed at Greg
Tabernacle Church.
Rev. Green taught school for 20
years in St. Louis, Missouri. He
became a principal. Then he ans­
wered the call to the ministry. He
has always loved working with
children — counseling them, guid­
ing them. He tried desperately to
juggle both teaching and pastoring.
He had to chose between the two
and his ministry won. He hasn't
taught since 1970. He is totally
committed to the ministry.
When asked, was he aspriring to,
one day, become a bishop, he said,
"I feel that my calling is to preach
and I thank God for the strength
to do well at what I am doing. At
51 years, I am not aspiring to be
a bishop. Becoming a bishop would
be a glorious position, but I would
miss the people. Because, you see,
I'm a people person. The real work
of the church is at the local level."
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Christmas musical by John W.
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20, 1987 at 5:00 p.m. at 116 N.E.
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souri; 4 years at Allen Chapel in
Sacramento, California; 4 years at
Grant Chapel in Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
This Homer, Louisiana-born prea­
cher may not have ever traveled
outside the United State of Ameri­
ca, but with all the moving he has
done — PHEW!!!
Even though
Rev. Green moved around a lot, it
did not hinder his ability to achieve,
succeed and/or help his fellow man.
Helping the poor and destitute
to rise above their situations is not a
new concern to Rev. Green. In the
last three churches he pastored,
there were feeding programs (ex­
cept in Albuquerque, New Mexico).
Eighty to one-hundred-and-twenty
people were being fed hot meals
three times per week. Kansas City
had a number of feeding stations
located throughout the city. During
the winter months, many of the
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Rev. Green states he really likes
his new church and the northeast
community. He has had to work
day and night to catch up; working
hard setting up the budget for the
new year, organizing programs, and
trying to touch bases with each
group in the church, because Bethel
was without a pastor for several
months. He loves fishing, and, for
that reason alone, he wants to stay
here.
Rev Milton Green is scheduled to
preach for the "W atch Night" ser­
vice on New Year's Eve. The theme
is "Growing in Grace and Know­
ledge."
‘And beside this, giving all dili­
gence, add to your faith virtue;
and to virtue knowledge; and to
knowledge temperance; and to tem­
perance patience; and to patience
godliness; and to godliness brother­
ly kindness; and to brotherly kind­
ness charity. For if these things be
in you, and abound, they make you
that ye shall neither be barren nor
unfruitful in the knowledge of our
Lord Jesus Christ.' - II Peter 1:5-8.
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“ When Bishop Murph told me of
my new assignment, I had one week
to get everything together and drive
(2 cars) to Portland. It took my
wife, my daughter and I from Thurs­
day to Saturday to reach Portland.
Then, I had to preach Sunday morn­
ing, meet all the people . . . then
I went home and fell in the bed."
"M y wife and I are a real team.
She was the president of the Con­
ference Branch Missionary Board
for three years in Kansas City,
Missouri. I value her views and
judgement very highly.
She's a
hard worker and a real friend. Right
now, we're still trying to get out of
boxes."
"W e suffered some hardships be­
fore we came to Portland; but there
are always going to be hardships in
life, and we, as Christiams, are not
exempt from them. Once you make
a commitment, you must be pre­
pared to stand there, because 'Man
doth not live by bread alone but
by every word that proceedeth from
the mouth of God.' (Deut. 8:3).
Milton and Essie Green are the
proud parents of six children. Their
16-year-old daughter, Karen, is the
last sibling at home. Karen is atten­
ding U.S. Grant High School this
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