m
P a g e 8, P o rtla n d O b s e rv e r, A u g u s t 3. 1988
Golden Wedding
Anniversary
March Against
Drugs
he ch ild re n of Mr. and Mrs.
Thadus S pencer celebrated
the F iftie th Anniversary o f their
pa re n t’s m arriage on Saturday,
the 16th of July, 1988 at seven
p.m. It was held at the Rafters
near the S ellw ood Bridge, in the
S outh Room, 220 S outheast Spo­
kane Street in Portland, Oregon.
Everyone w ho attended the cele­
bration came, saw and thorough ly
enjoyed them selves.
W hen you th in k o f 50 years
living w ith the same person, there
is a bond th a t could never be
broken, a oneness of purpose that
does not happen in every mar­
riage. For Thaddeus and Marie
Spencer, th e ir 50 year odyssey
Rev. Roy L. Tate
began in 1938 in a tow n called
“ Behold how good and how pleasant
H olt, Alabam a where Mr. Spencer,
it is f o r brethren to dwell together in
a native of Akron, Alabam a, had
u n itv .”
Psalm 133: 1
com e to live w ith his aunt. There
rugs and A lc o h o l are m ajor
he m et his best friend and com pa­
causes o f crim e, p ro s titu ­
nion for life, M arie Thom pson.
tion, gang activity, d eaths and It was not love at firs t s ig h t but
a m eeting of the m inds. It was in
o ther form s o f crim in a l behavior.
the cards that alm ost everyday
N eighbo rh oods are being stolen
Thaddeus w o u ld com e w alking
away from law a b iding citizens
and the c rim in a l fa c tio n s are tak­
by, s it down, and have a nice chat
ing over. W e su p p o rt law e n fo rce ­
w ith Marie w h ile she sat on the
porch of her house. They could
m ent as it a tte m p ts to «^radicate
also be found dow n at the local
these types of environm ents, but
eating place liste n in g to the Rock
organizations w ith in the c o m m u ­
C ola and dancing the n ig h t away.
n ity m ust also c o n fro n t th e s itu a ­
It was not long a fte r that Thad­
tio n and "w in o u r n eighb orhoods
deus decided M arie was the girl
back.”
fo r him. No, he never asked for
J.A.D.A. (Jesus A g a in s t Drugs
her hand. He ju s t sort of to o k it for
and A lcohol) is a Christian based
granted that it was his anyway.
outreach program of the C hrist
On July 16, 1938 w ith marriage
M em orial C hurch. Founded by
Rev. Roy L. Tate. The purpose of
license in hand, they took o ff to
J.A.D.A. is to m eet the s p iritual
the local ch u rch and said those
very fam ous and im portant tw o
and physical needs of abusers
and help them overcom e th e ir ad­
w ords: I DO!
Thus began the reason fo r this
d ic tio n s , also to provide an a lte r­
story, as Thaddeus and Marie
n ative life s ty le fo r th e m is ­
S pencer celebrate th e ir G olden
d irected and guide people in to a
W edding Anniversary. F ifty Years
s e lf-s u ffic e n t and stabilized life.
J.A.D.A. is s p onsoring a m arch
o f marriage, 12 children, 32 grand­
children, and 7 great-grandchild­
on Saturday, A ugust 13, 1988
b eginn ing at 12:00 N oon. W e w ill
ren later they are s till bonded
start at the U.S. Bank on U nion
togethe r by those vows.
D uring W o rld W ar II, Sgt.
Avenue and K illin g s w o rth and
Spencer of the U.S. Arm y was sta­
m arch to A lberta Park w here we
tio n e d in A fric a and Italy, serving
w ill c o n clu d e w ith a rally and hear
his co u n try by driving supply
rem arks from various speakers.
tru cks to the fro n t lines. Then in
The them e of the m arch is,
“ W hen people use dope, the c o m ­
June, 1943 the fa m ily m oved to
m u n ity has no future or hope.”
the P acific N orthw est, to Port­
land, Oregon, to start a new life,
W e w ill be jo in e d by M ayor Bud
Clark and o th e r c ity o ffic ia ls , local
and raise th e ir 12 children.
Thaddeus and Marie and church
businesses, churches, schools,
going, God fearing people w ho
neighborhood a sso cia tio n s, local
did w hatever they could to make
o ffic ia ls , and the J.A.D.A.
sure that th e ir kids had what the
W e are asking you to jo in us in
G
ood Lord was able to provide,
the cause. You may w alk, ride, run
and
provide he did, fo r 50 long
or ride in a bus.
and
hard
but som ehow w onderful
For m ore info rm a tio n , contact:
years.
C hrist M em orial C hurch o f God in
C O N G R A T U L A T IO N S ! M ay
C hrist, 1552 N orth K illin g s w o rth
God
co n tin u e to bless and keep
St., P ortland, OR 97217, (503)
286-9624
you.
T
D
f ?*
•* ,t*
:: V
5
<>•.-
'V?'
»
•-<’• •»
*
\ V.
uv 5
C>
/•A1
• *’ ♦
* ’.w»
Message To The Albina Community
songs from the M ount O livet Bap­
tis t C h u rch ’s J u b ile e Singers
by M argaret J. Isaacs
(who sang before th e ir pastor
unday, July 24, 1988 marked
he A lbina C o m m u n ity has been sensitized by su ffe rin g and
spoke) “ W e shall be ju s t like
a statem ent in the history of
has asked the q u e stio n , “ W hy us?" “ W hy m ust we suffer
the B ethel A frican M e th o d is H
t im — W hen we see J e s u s "
increased crim e, p ro s titu tio n , drugs, gangs.” “ W hy does everything
w hich w as led by Leneld D. H am ­
Episcopal C hurch. The Reverend
hurt so m uch?” There are no easy answ ers. We fail w hen we try to
m ond. The m essage o f the even­
and Mrs. M ilto n G reen’s firs t
give answ ers because the pleadings of those in agony are not for
ing was brought by the Rev. Dr.
A n n ive rsa ry w ith the ch u rc h
answ ers or understanding, but for relief from anguish. For the
Jam es M artin, pastor o f the
was
honored.
A lbina C om m unity reality in life is pain. If there is any feeling that all
M ount O livet B aptist C hurch.
The them e of the occasion
people share, it is pain. If there is anyth in g w h ic h begs that we
C o m m issio n e r D ick Bogle and
was, "A Charge to Keep I Have.”
explain it, it is pain. U nless our answ ers co n ta in s so m e th in g that
his lovely w ife, Rev. John H.
The scrip tu re was taken from I
brings ease from d istress, we m erely m ake the pain worse. The
Jackson and his b e a u tifu l spouse
T im othy 5:17 — “ ... Let the elders
problem s of the N ortheast Area are as old as S odom and G om orrah
and several o ther guest were
that
rule
w
ell
be
counted
w
orthy
and the pain for som e is to o great to bear. M urdered relatives, raped
recognized.
of
d
ouble
honor,
e
specially
they
daughters, entire fa m ilie s addicted to drugs. Prey fo r all, w ith in and
Since his arrival here in O c to ­
w ho labor in the w ord and
w ith o u t the C om m unity. Som e cry o u t as Isaiah the prophet who
ber of 1987, Pastor Green has
d
o
c
trin
e
."
pleaded m ost e loque ntly w hen he turned to G od and said,
dem onstrated to his m em bers the
The m em bers o f the Bethel
I f You would but tear open the heavens and come down.
true m eaning o f "W e m ust w ork
C hurch had nothing but good to
So that mountains would quake ... When you did wonders
the w ork of H im that sent us w hile
express about their pastor and
we dared not hope fo r, You came down
it is day, fo r n ig h t co m e th and no
friend, Rev. Green. The program
man can w ork.” (It should be
(Isaiah 64: 1, 3; Hebrew 63: 19, 64: 1)
co n tin u e d w ith songs from the
noted that Pastor Green has
Some hold God responsible fo r the ills of the C om m unity, but
Bethel A M E ’s com bined choirs,
show n his m em bers that days are
gain little and lose so m uch when God is blam ed fo r the problem s,
Drill T e am
not long enough and every man
pressures and pain we a llow ed and in som e instances, condoned
can co n tin u e to w ork at night.)
w ith our participation . A lb in a not only has a pain problem but an
S e e k H elp
Under Rev. G reen’s guidance,
idenity problem as w ell. C o m m u n ity th in kin g m ust be realigned.
by M attie Ann C allier-Spears ___
the church adopted the them e
P ositive im ages, counsel w ith know ledge, com passion m ust be evi­
"G ro w in g in Grace and K now l­
dent if we w ould change the ugly im age of the C om m unity. Pain
The aw ard-w inning Stars and
edge," the em phasis as prom ised
expresses the idea o f "m o vin g convulsively, stru g g lin g , tw itch in g ,
S tripes D rill Team, based at the
is in the area of W o rsh ip and
je rkin g .” A lbina, like the beautifu l b u tte rfu ly w ith its m ulti-colored
S alvation A rm y M oore Street
Preaching, Evangelism , C hristian
appearance was firs t an ugly grub. N ow is the tim e fo r the tra n sfo r­
C o m m u n ity Center, is asking the
G
iving and C h ristian Education.
m ation of the A lbina C o m m u n ity by extrem e convulsion s, pain and
h e lp o f the c o m m u n ity . On
Program
s and obje ctive s are be­
struggle, if we w ould transform ourselves from ugly grub to
A ugust 20th, 1988, the d rill team
ing
met,
the G ospel is being
beautiful b u tterfly. S om ethings, and perhaps som e persons, m ust
has been invited to co m pete and
Preached,
the sick and shut-ins
die before the tra n sfo rm a tio n from pain to glory occurs. Perhaps
pa rticip a te in the “ P acific Na­
are
being
visited,
the H oly S pirit
som e of us w ill be m artyrs, m urdered because o f our b eliefs that
tional E x ib itio n ” in Vancouver,
is
co
n
tin
u
a
lly
fillin
g and m oving
change m ust com e, that children m ust be saved, that crim inal
B ritish C olum bia, Canada. There
in
the
church
and
its m em bers,
elem ents m ust be eradicated from o u r C om m unity; but-death is not
w ill be 44 nations co m p e tin g (in­
souls are being saved and lives
the end, it is ju s t the o th e r side. As a w idow of a slain m issionary in
c lu d in g Russia).
are being healed. There is a
Q uito, Ecuador wrote:
The d rill team q u a lifie d fo r en­
Prayer Breakfast each m onth —
try because o f th e ir 1st place
This is not death — i t ’s glory;
open
to the public, a M em bership
achievem ent in Everett, W ashing­
It isn’t dark— i t ’s light;
T
raining
Class, B ible S tudy each
ton on the 4th of July. They receiv­
It isn't stumbling, groping, o r even fa ith — i t ’s sight;
W
ednesday
at noon and at 6:30
ed the highly acclaim ed HENRY
This isn’t grief— i t ’s having my last tear wiped away;
p.m.
The
Sunday
S chool is grow ­
• M. JA C K S O N ’S YOUTH IN AC ­
It is sunrise— the morning o f my eternal day;
ing,
V
acation
B
ible
S chool was
TION AW ARD. Just recently, on
This isn’t praying— i t ’s speaking face to face, and i t ’s
held,
a
C
lass
Leaders
C ouncil
the 30th of July, the d rill team
glimpsing at all the wonders o f his grace;
was
organized
along
w
ith the
m arched away w ith the “ Grand
This is the end o f all pleading f o r strength to bear
P
resident's
C
ouncil
and
The
Sons
M a rsh a ll’s T rophy” in the W est
my pain, not even p a in ’s dark memory w ill ever live again;
of Allen. Rev. Green began the
H ow did 1 bear the earth life before I came up higher?
Linn Festival.
C larion N ew sletter, there is a
There w ill be 25 girls and 4
before ! knew this rapture o f meeting face to face
Blood Pressure C lin ic , and a local
adults traveling together. They
with the one who sought me, saved me, and kept me by His grace?
church
E conom ic D evelopm ent
need the sum of $1,500.00 to
This is not death— i t ’s glory.’
Program
have all been e s ta b lis h ­
cover th e ir expenses of: meals,
V\le m ust see the A lbina C o m m u n ity as a thing in itself.
ed.
lo d g in g (fo r one n ig h t) and
S ickness in the absence of health. Death in the absence of life.
Mrs. Essie Green is the chair­
transportatio
n.
Chaos in the absence of order. A ccid e n ts in the absence o f proper
person
of the Bethel AM E Plaza,
Please send all c o n trib u tio n s to
perform ance. There is a severe lapse in the way that th in g s o ught to
Inc., S enior Service Program, A d­
the:
be. Evil, pain, cruelty, in ju stice , hatred, strife, and sickness as well
visory Board. Rev. Green, Mrs.
as death exist because of the c h o ice s we have made. Therefore,
SALVATION ARMY
Green, and their daugh ter Karen,
A lbina m ust change our th in kin g , let the pain we now endure lead
c/o The Stars and Stripes Drill Team
we SALUTE you and your undying
us in to the know ledge of God and man and how the tw o interact.
5335 N. W illiam s • Portland
service in the “ fie ld of F aith."
O ur pain is the o ccasion fo r us to look up and see God, le ttin g us
Call:
F o llo w in g the fin a l remarks,
Rev. James or Gloria Richardson
know that he does care and that he is w illin g to enter in to our s u ffe r­
everybody was invited to fe l­
(503) 249-0514
ing ... le ttin g us know that the su ffe rin g we endure w ill lead up past
low ship w ith Bethel and partake
th is vile experience in to a safe, G od-centered, G od-seeking, livable
Let the g irls know that you, the
of the d e lic io u s b u ffe t that was
com m u n ity. Our pain has helped us to focus o u tsid e of ourselves,
co m m u n ity, are proud of th e ir
prepared and w a itin g in the m u lti­
determ ined to fin d the s o lu tio n s to our problem s. W e cannot
a cco m p lish m e n ts by sending in
purpose room area.
choose w hether or not we w ill e n tire ly eradicate the pain, but we
your c o n trib u tio n s, TODAY! The
The program is over, the food
can choose w hether we w ill a llow problem s to defeat us. The god­
am ounts of $5, $10. $20, or even
has been eaten; but, Rev. G reen’s
fearing people of the A lbina C o m m u n ity w ill look w ith in and am ong
$100 w ill be greatly appreciated.
w ork is not ended. He has to m eet
them selves fo r the so lu tio n to o ur c o m m u n ity problem s. We w ill
’ The nam es of the c o n trib u to rs
the challenges o f the m onths
change from w ith in the causes of the sickness, w h ich the band-aid
w ill be published in the PORT­
ahead.
s o lu tio n from w ith o u t the c o m m u n ity has be unable to cure. The
LAND OBSERVER each w eek un-
May God rich ly bless Rev.
A lbina C o m m u n ity has been sp iritu a lly passive fo r a tim e, but w ill
the am ount has been reached.
Green. May He S trengthen him
be passive no longer. Strangers to pain we are not; We w ill cope and
May God bless your effo rts!
and keep him in H is care.
we w ill be victorious.
by M attie Ann Callier-Spears
MM MB MB MB —• «M
i
A re Y o u R eady T o L ove?
Day Care
YOUR
CHOICE
S'i.b
SM UC KER’S FRESH PA CK
JM*,».
2-1/2 Year Olds - Learning Shapes
TRY OUR
DIFFERENCE
• Breakfast
Mon-rri
6:30 am 6:00 pm
• Hot Lunches
•Snack"
W ITH A N A M E LIKE S M U C K E R ’S, IT H A S T O BE G O O D
CaU
1
4 Year Olds - Making Cookies
r-
Grace Collins
, Memorial Center
PORTLAND. OREGON 97211
(503) 287-9321
,4 5
EACH
E n joy these fin e w in e s fro m th e C o lu m b ia V a lle y
STRAWBERRY PRESERVES
James Car Wash & Detailing Shop
' *> F*f
7 5 0 ML
BOTTLE
FRESH-FROM-THE-FIELD
Buff & Wax
Hand Wax
Shoe Shine Available
•
-5 t
3 Years - W riting ABC s
to 11 yrs.
Love. “ W e've got to do it N O W !”
2415 N.E. ALBERTA ST.
• Johannisberg Riesling
• Chenin Blanc • Blush
Children 6 wks.
128 N.E. Russell St.
Y •'■»,.
Produced a n d Bottled in G ra n d v ie w , W a s h in g to n
'Latch Key Program ’
•rs; »
, í 3\» t -
I
• Kindergarten
• Pre-School
L im p o rta n t lesson fo r us B lack folks.
The m ost pow erful p o litic a l a c tio n Black people can take is to
{ w ork in concert. And being in harm ony depends on learning to Love
ourselves. "T hen w e ’ll understand the nature and pow er o f Love
Then we can begin to Love and c herish one another as men and
women, parents and children), sisters and brothers. We ve got to
• Hand Car Wash
• Carpet Shampoo
• Steam Clean Engine
“ W A S H IN G T O N D IS C O V E R Y " 1 9 8 6 V IN T A G E W IN E
* w
“ Since 1952"
281-6930
¿»S-z
~
SPECIAL PURCHASE
Memorial Center
-v i
k '.’ í - í í
~
il
the wine cellar
Grace Collins
J u s t Love and be Loved. It sounds so sim ple. So natural. Like
E breathing ,or ju s t being w ho we are. The need to give and receive
f Love is basic to our lives. It's the one th in g that co n n e cts us to one
expression of G o d ’s Love.
L
Are you ready to Love? W e m iss m any o p p o rtu n itie s fo r Love
C because w e d o n ’t like “ the package.” W ould you recognize a Love-
I
E m ate if he w ere short, fat or poor? The last th in g we w om en w ant is
£ to be accepted o r rejected based on looks or w ealth. Do you give
Ì
E others the same co n sid e ra tio n you w ish fo r yourself?
W e are all a ttra cte d to secure, independent people w ho are
fo cu se d on th e ir m ission. The caring responsive, responsible peo­
ple we w ant in our lives are attracted to us w hen we ourselves
becom e that kind of person, when we develop th a t re la tio n sh ip w ith
ourselves. W hen you are Loving and caring fo r Y ourself, you
becom e a pow erful m agnet a ttra c tin g the best o f everything.
To give and receive Love you m ust throw open the doors of
y o u r heart, create a space for Love by le ttin g go of past anger, by
fo rg ivin g anyone w ho has ever hurt you — parents, friends, Lovers.
W e are the — c u lm in a tio n of our past experiences.
Anchor yourself w ith Love and be a source of peace wherever
you are. Unhappy people bring th e ir unhappiness w ith them
w herever they go, but you take the high road! Love! That s such an
a »
S
T
C another and to the universe. Like everything else in nature, we are an
vÇr*
r ,- - .
1st Anniversary Celebrated
KIENOW'S
THE FRIENDLIEST STORES IN TOWN
HOURS
SINCE 1908
W E RE5ERVE
— Day Care
5 Year Olds -
Reading First Grade Books
W EEKDAYS
8 a m to 9 pm
SUNDAYS
9 :3 0 a m to 7 pm
THE R IG H T
T O L IM IT
Q U A N T IT IE S
SPECIALS GOOD AUGUST 2nd THROUGH 6th, 1988
*-£ V
? " *
L. -
ft..
-W« kz* *
» •K
* V
•*,*’* \
'• ’\ ‘7.
* a
ft
* *
* * • • • • • 1
. ' ’v .
•WJ