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January 19, 1989
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"A Singing Stream
Choose Whom Ye May Serve
that you have gone absolutely N-O-
W-H-E-R-E? Are you 20 or 30 years
old looking like you're 50 or 60 years
old? Are you hooked on drugs or
alcohol and you can’t get unhooked?
Are you miserable because of what
you think is for no apparent reason?
This is, now, 1989. Its not getting
sooner; but, its later than you thought
it was.
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
This past year, 1988, we mourned
the loss of so many of our young who
died needlessly at the hands of one
another. We are still remembering
and we are still feeling the impact of
what happened. There is trouble at
each door but if those who are open­
ing the door are without the Holy
Spirit (or the Comforter)... trouble will
consume you.
You can handle nothing!—all by
yourself. Unless you have the love,
the mercy of Jesus Christ, the abiding
faith in Jesus Christ and you’ve put on
the full armour of the Lord-you can­
not stand.
O h-things may seem to be going
just fine. Then, one day you will see
evil in the nude. You won’t make it
unless you have God on your side.
W e’re now engaged in a spiritual
warfare. Some feel trapped and are
testing whether that power or the
power given us by God Almighty can
long endure.
WHOM DO YE SERVE?
If you’re tired of being taken upon
pinnacles of supposedly success, only
to find that its a heap of filth and rot
and shame; then-turn now! TODAY!
Make a commitment to serve the
Almighty and the Everlasting God our
Father.
CHOOSE WHOM YE SHALL
SERVE
Turn away from your wicked ways.
Get yourself in a position where you
can see. Get yourself in a position
where you can hear God’s instruc­
tions. Psalms the 46th chapter and
the 10th verse states, “ Be still and
KNOW that I am God.” Put your
eyes, your mind and your heart on
Jesus Christ and He will heal your sin
sick soul.
God has (through the years) spared
many of our lives. He has given us
second and even third chances; but,
I ask you now-what are you doing
with the additional time that God has
given to you? Are you having a good
time out in the world? Are you not
committed to anything because of
fear? Are you living in the fast lane-
going 200 miles per hour only to find
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TRY GOD! SEE WHAT HECAN DO!
C’mon! You’ve tried everything else.
So, why not try something that you
can sink your spiritual teeth into. In­
stead of having a diet of water and
rice that makes you think that you are
full; then, why not try a hearty diet of
meat and potatoes and become re­
ally full?
If you really and truly understand
what I’m trying to say to you, don’t 'et
this year end with you being caught in
the same stupor and the same di­
lemma that this year found you in.
B ecause.... it does not have to be
that way-forever.
There are many church buildings
which stand with empty pews. There
are too many wandering souls for this
to be a truth.
Children of the Most High God,
pray:
Hear our prayer, Oh Lord! Hear
our prayer dear Abba!
Our hands are sore and scarred
from our labor in the fields o f life.
Please give us clean hearts that
we may serve Thee
Our backs are laid open from the
whips o f persecution.
But, give us clean hearts... Lord!
Help us to hold on - even when our
strength seems to fail us.
May our grips become tighter, Lord!
Oh, Lord! The world allures me
and it tells me that - / AM:
But, I ’m asking you to let me not
forget the cross.
We are the Light, the Salt and the
Leaven o f the world.
May we (the Christian Believers)
let the Christ in us shine.
May we extend our hands and
hearts to touch others in the Holy
Name o f Jesus Christ.
AMEN!
Jesus L ove s Y o u !
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Is Gospel According to The Landis Family
For 88-year-old Mrs. Bertha Lan­
dis, one of the best things about A
SINGING STREAM
A BLACK
FAMILY CHRONICLE is the film’s
title. It came from her comments.
“ I taught them how to sing-m y
boys," she said, "my father was a
music teacher, and he had a brother
that taught music, and my mother
had two brothers who taught music.
So that’s why it's called the singing
stream -it comes from a long way."
Broadcast at 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
12, over national PBS stations (check
local airtime), the hour-long docu­
mentary is the first film to trace 20th-
century black history through the
musical and cultural traditions of one
Southern Black family. Through inter­
views and scenes from daily routines,
family reunions, gospel concerts and
church services, the film chronicles
the history of the Creedmoor, N.C.,
Landis family, as it happened during
the lifetime of the family’s matriarch
and oldest surviving member.
A SINGING STREAM documents
how Mrs. Landis used her family’s
musical gifts, along with a deep reli­
gious faith and strong cultural tradi­
tions, to unite, discipline and motivate
her children,equipping them to rise
above barriers faced by Blacks in the
South during the last half-century of
Black religious song styles, from
unaccompanied shape-note singing
to contemporary gospel. A SINGING
STREAM features rehearsals and
concerts by The Golden Echoes, a
male gospel quartet that includes three
Landis men, and The Echoes of
Heaven, a female quartet also made
up of family members.
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The Landis Family
The historic strength of the ex­
tended Black family seems to be a
vital component to Black progress in
America. A SINGING STREAM sol­
idly underscores such strength both
in voices that are heavenly music to
the ears and in spirits of indomitable
faith. In Mrs. Landis’ words, “the sing­
ing stream- it comes from a long way.”
A SINGING STREAM: A BLACK
FAMILY CHRONICLE is a produc­
tion of Davenport Films and curricu­
lum in Folklore at The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Inde­
pendent filmmaker Tom Davenport is
the director. Associate directors are
Daniel Patterson, chairman of cur­
riculum in folklore at UNC-CH, and
Allen Tullos, Emory University pro­
fessor. North Carolina Public Televi­
sion, the program service of The
University of North Carolina Center
for Public Television, is presenting
the film for PBS national broadcast.
A SINGING STREAM: A BLACK
FAMILY CHRONICLE has won
numerous awards, including: Honor­
able Mention, San Francisco Interna­
tional Film Festival; Bronze Apple,
National Education Film Festival; First
Prize, UCLA Film/Folklore Festival;
Golden Eagle, C.I.N.E.; Best Docu­
mentary, Kenyon Film Festival; Di­
rectors’ Choice, Black Maria Film
Festival; Second Place, National Black
Programming Consortium; and Bronze
Hugo, Chicago International Film
Festival. The film’s most recent rec­
ognition was a 1988 First Place Inde­
pendent Production Award from the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
PORTLAND OBSERVER
"The Eyes and Ears of the Community"
288-0033
USDA To
Establish Liaison
Offices At 17
Historically Black
Universities
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S.
Department of Agriculture will estab­
lish offices at the 16 "1890" land-
grant universities and Tuskegee Uni­
versity as part of efforts to strengthen
relationships with these schools and
encourage more minorities to pursue
careers in agriculture and forestry.
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Peter C. Myers said the offices will be
a focal point for all USDA activities at
these universities, known collectively
as the 1890 institutions after the land-
grant college legislation of that year.
Although a few USDA agencies cur­
rently have a liaison on some 1890
campuses, this is the first time there
will be a liaison at each university to
represent all of USDA, he said.
The USDA liaisons will help with
curriculum development, recruit and
counsel students on employment
opportunities in USDA, and develop
new ideas and approaches to reach
small scale, limited resource and
minority farmers.
“ From international trade to the
revitalization of rural America, there
are numerous career opportunities in
agriculture and forestry," Myers said.
“ USDA is strengthening its ties to the
1890 institutions to ensure that mi­
nority youth know of those opportuni­
ties and are encouraged to seek out
careers in agriculture.”
Myers said USDA is recruiting
among current employees for the
liaisons and expects to have all 17
positions filled by April.
Establishment of USDA offices at
these institutions was one of several
recommendations for improving
communications and developing ac­
tive partnerships between USDA and
the 1890 institutions made at a sym­
posium held in Nashville, Tenn , last
April A joint USDA-1890 task force
chaired by USDA's Forest Service
Chief F Dale Robertson is oversee­
ing implementation of the recommen­
dations Additional USDA initiatives
with the 1890 institutions will be an­
nounced later Myers said
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