Section II, January 13, 1988, Portland O bserver, Page 3
"Then my living will not be in vain
to feed the hungry.
Every n o w and then I guess w e all th in k realistically about
th a t day w h en w e w ill be victim ize d w ith w h a t is life 's final
I w a n t you to say th a t day th a t I did try in
m y life to clo the those w h o w ere naked.
I w a n t you to say on th a t day th a t I did try in m y life to
visit those w h o w ere in prison. And I w a n t you to say th a t I
co m m o n d e n o m in a to r — th a t som ethin g w e call death.
W e all th in k ab o u t it, and every n o w and then I th in k about
tried to love and serve hum an ity.
Yes, if you w a n t to , say th a t I w as a drum m ajor. Say th a t
I w as a drum m ajor fo r ju stice . Say th a t I w as a drum m ajor fo r
m y o w n death, and I th in k a b o u t m y o w n funeral. A nd I d o n 't
th in k ab o u t it in a m o rb id sense. A n d every n o w and then I
ask m yself w h a t it is th a t I w o u ld w a n t said and I leave the w o rd
peace. I w as a drum m ajor fo r righteousness.
A nd all o f the o th e r shallow thing s w ill not m atter.
I w o n 't have any m oney to leave behind. I w o n 't have the
fine and lu xurious th in g s o f life to leave behind. But I just w a n t
to you th is m o rn in g .
If any o f you are around w h en I have to m eet m y day, I
d o n 't w a n t a long funeral.
A n d if you get som ebo dy to deliver the eulogy, tell him not
to leave a co m m itte d life behind.
A nd th a t is all I w a n t to say.
to ta lk to o long.
A n d every n o w and then I w o n d e r w h a t I w a n t him to say.
Tell him n o t to m ention th a t I have a Nobel Peace Prize.
If I can help som ebody as I
pass along, if I can cheer som ebody w ith a song, if I can show
som ebody he's trave lin g w ro n g , then m y living w ill n o t be in
T hat is n 't so im p o rta n t.
Tell him n o t to m e n tio n th a t I have three or fo u r hundred
o th e r aw ards — th a t's n o t im p o rta n t.
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vain.
If I can do m y d u ty as a Christian o u g h t.
If I can bring salvation to a w o rld once w ro u g h t.
Tell him n o t to m ention
w h ere I w e n t to school.
I'd like som ebo dy to m ention th a t day th a t M artin Luther
If I can spread th e messages as the m aster ta u g h t.
Then m y living w ill not be in vain.
King Jr. trie d to give his life serving others.
I'd like fo r som ebo dy to say th a t day th a t M artin Luther
King Jr. trie d to love som ebody.
I w a n t you to say th a t I tried to be rig h t on the w ar
F e b ru a ry , 1968
E b e n e ze r B a p tis t C h u rc h
q u e stion.
A tla n ta , G e o rg ia
I w a n t you to be able to say th a t day th a t I did try
In Memory of the Late
IRA D. MUMFORD
Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing
HTD’s community
com m itm ent. .
It’s working in
your neighborhood.
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Lift ev'ry voice and sing
Till earth and heaven ring.
Ring with the harmonies of Liberty:
Let our rejoicing rise
High as the list'ning skies.
Let is resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us.
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun.
Let us march on till victory is won.
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Stony the road we trod,
Bitter the chast'ning rod.
Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
Yet w ith a steady beat
Have not our weary feet
Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?
We have come over a way that w ith tears has been
watered,
We have come, treading our path through the blood of
the slaughtered,
Out from the gloomy past,
Till now we stand at last
Where the w hite gleam of our bright star is cast.
The six IIL’I) jobs I've completed
during the past year have helped my
business enough that I was able to add
a tilth employee. HIT) handles repair
bids fairly, and their equal opportunity
policy really works."
God of our weary years,
God of our silent tears,
Thou w ho has brought us thus far on the way;
Thou who has by Thy might
Led us into the light.
Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we
met Thee,
Lest our hearts, drunk w ith the wine of the world, we
forget Thee,
Shadowed beneath Thy hand,
May we forever stand.
True to our God
True to our native land.
— Calvin Jackson, contractor
"Last year I helped more than a dozen
area families buy their first home
through I I I I). I ve always tound the
HUI) people to be extremely
cooperative, and all of my clients have
received their bid decisions within five
Danielle Tranlong.
real estate sales agent
davs s.
Words by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON
Music by ROSAMOND JOHNSON
W e weren't looking lor a home
because we didn't think we had enough
monev saved to buy the size of home
we wanted. A friend told us about a
HUD home she knew ol in the
neighborhood. We called a real estate
agent, submitted an otter, and in lust
eight weeks we were moved in.
Cynthia A- I'rancisco Dominguez
So tar. I ve purchased three properties
from HIT), partly to supplement my
income and partly lor retirement
f ixing up HIT) homes lot rental
propertv or eventual resale is definitely
a good, long term investment. I've
talked with a number nt other people
who have done it. and they ve never
regretted it.
Roger Croic. construction icorker
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D€ P K R T M iW OF HOUSING
KHO URBAN OFVTL OPNFNT
During this time of remembrance, the people at the I .S.
Department of Housing and I rhan Development salute the
achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. in his eltorts
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