Page 7 Portland Observer JUNE 29,1989
SCRIPTURE OF
TH E WEEK: Proverbs chapter 31
RELIGION
From The Pupit
To The Pews
By Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
(taken from I Timothy
chapter 3 & 4)
they should have happy, obedient
fa m ilie s . Those w ho do w e ll as
deacons w ill be w e ll rew arded both
by respect fro m others and also by
develoDinc th e iro w n c o n fid e n c e a n d
bold trust in the \lo rd .
T h is letter was w ritte n by Paul
near the end o f his life and he ad­
It is a true saying that i f a man
dressed it to his associate T im o th y ,
wants to be a pastor he has a good
a m b itio n . F o r a pastor m ust be a w hom he had le ft in Ephesus to c o r­
good man whose life cannot be spo­ rect some problem s in the church.
B y this tim e problem s has arisen
ken against. \he m ust have o n ly one
w ife , and he m ust be hard w o rk in g . concerning doctrine, church practice,
and th o u g h tfu l, o rd e rly, and fu ll o f church government, and various aspets
o f C h ristia n liv in g . \h e w ro te these
good deeds. He m ust e n jo y having
guests in his home, and m ust be a things to T im o th y so that he w o u ld
know w hat k in d o f men he should
good B ib le teacher. \h e m ust not be
a d rin k e r o r quarrelsom e, but he must
be gentle and k in d , and not be one
w ho loves m oney.
He m ust have a w ell-behaved
fam ily, w ith children eho obey quickly
and q u ie tly . F o r i f a man ca n ’ t make
his o w n little fa m ily behave, how
can he h elp the w hole church?
The pastor m ust not be a new
C h ristia n , because he m ig h t be proud
o f being chosen so soon, and pride
come before a fa ll - Satan’ s d o w n fa ll
is an exam ple. A lso , he must be w e ll
spoken o f by people outside lthe
church-those who aren’ t C h ristia n s-
so that Satan ca n ’ t trap him w ith
many accusations, and leave him
w ith o u t freedom to lead his flo c k .
The deacons m ust be the same
sort o f good, steady men as the pas­
tors. T h e y m ust not be heavy d rin k ­
ers and must not be greedy fo r money.
They m ust be earnest, wholehearted
fo llo w e rs o C h rist w ho is the hidden
Source o f th e ir faith. B efore they are
asked to be deacons they should be
given oth e r jo b s in the church as a
test o f th e ir character and a b ility , and
i f they d o w e ll, then they m ay be
chosen as deacons.
T h e ir w ive s m ust be th o u g h tfu l,
not heavy drinkers, n o t gossipers,
but faithful in everything they d. Dea­
cons should have o n ly one w ife and
choose as o ffic e rs fo r the church o f
the liv in g G od, w h ic h contains and
holds high the truth o f God.
It is qu ite true that the w a y to liv e
a g o d ly life is not an easy m atter. B u t
the answer lies in C h ris t, w ho came
to earth as a m an, was proved spot­
less and pure in his S p irit, was served
by angels, was preached am ong the
nations was accepted b y men e ve ry­
where and was received up again to
his g lo ry in heaven.
B ut the H o ly S p irit te lls us c le a rly
that in the last tim es some in the
church e ill turn aw ay fro m C h ris t
and become eager followers o f teacher
with devil-inspired ideas. These teach­
ers w ill te ll lie s w ith s tra ig h t faces
and do it so ofte n that th e ir c o n ­
sciences w o n ’ t even bother them.
T hey w ill say it is w ro n g to be m ar­
ried and w ro n g to eat meat, even
legends.
Spend your tim e and en­
ergy in the exercise o f keeping s p iri­
tu a lly fit. B o d ily exercise is a ll rih t,
but s p iriu ta l exercise is m uch more
im p o rta n t and is a tonic fo r a ll you
do. So exercise y o u rs e lf s p iritu a lly
and practice being a better C h ristia n
because that w ill help you n o t o n ly
n ow in this life , but in the next life ,
too. T h is is the truth and everyone
should accept it. W e w o rk hard and
s u ffe r much in order that people w ill
b e lieve it, fo r o u r hope is in the liv in g
G o d w ho died fo r a ll, and p a rtic u ­
la rly fo r those w ho have accepted his
salvation.
T o a ll the C h ristia n fa m ily me-
merS, you are being adm onished to
teach these things and m ake sure
everyone learns them w e ll. D o n ’ tle t
them fo llo w the w ay you teach and
liv e ; th ro w y o u rs e lf in to y o u r tasks
so that everyone m ay notice y o u r
im p ro ve m e n t and progress. Keep a
close w atch on a ll you do and th in k,
Stay true to w hat is rig h t and G od
The riches co m in g fro m above are
w o rth th e ir w e ig h t in g o ld , fo r jo y
though God gave these things to w ell-
taught C h ristia n s to e n jo y and be
th a n kfu l fo r. F o r e ve ryth in g G od
and heart and soul, a g ift that gives
us a ll a l if t and makes o u r sp irits
made is good, and we m ay eat it
g la d ly i f we are th a n k fu l fo r it, and i f
w hole.
F o r fam e and fortune, w ealth and
g p a B a p g fla a g
he served through A ugust 1963. Then
he enrolled in the PSU graduate school
o f social w o rk. A fte r graduation from
June 20, 1989 at P ortland, Oregon.
He was preceded in death by his
father, John and a son, L e w is L . W in ­
Center fo r C om m unity Mental Health
U rban League, S enior Service C en­
fare) as a social w o rke r. He was
ter B oard, M u lt. C ty. C itizens A d v i­
sory Board.Vocational R ehabilitation
R egional A d v is o ry C om m ittee and
was selected to organize and estab­
lish the M o d e l C itie s D is tric t O ffic e
at 4917 N E U n io n A ve . w h ich even­
tu a lly became the present A lb in a
branch o f AFS .
Kansas in 1953 and received his ad­
vanced degree, Master o f Social w ork,
fro m Portland State U n iv e rs ity P o rt­
land, O R , in 1965.
In 1971, w ith the creation o f the
D ept. o f Hum an Resources and the
C h ild re n ’ s Services D iv is io n he be­
M r.W in ch e ste r was e m ployed by
the State o f O regon fo r th irty years
before re tirin g in A u g u st 1985. He
came m anager o f the A lb in a o ffic e
where he served u n til 1975, transfer­
rin g to to the N o rth P ortland o ffic e
began his career in 1955 as a case­
w o rk e r fo r the M u ll. C ty. P u b lic
W elfare Com m ission in die S ellwood
area. A fte r 16 m onths he was trans­
ferred to the W ashington C o u n ty
on Interstate A ve . He le ft there in
1980 when he was appointed m an­
ager o f the A lb in a Hum an Resources
C enter where he rem ained u n til re­
tirem ent.
M r. W inchester was w e ll kn o w n
fo r his advocacy fo r the A lb in a
P u b lic W e lfa re C o m m issio n to be­
com e a c h ild w e lfa re w o rk e r w here
OBITUARY
L a ve lle J. Jackson o f T urner,
O regon, a d ire cto r o f m a rke tin g fo r
M r. Jackson was a Veteran o f the
U.S. N avy M e d ica l C orps du rin g the
Korean war. A fte r w o rk in g fo r sev­
In te rfa cia l D yn a m ics C orp, w h o fo r ­
m e rly was a B io m e d ica l Research
specialist fo r the U n iv e rs ity o f O re ­
gon M e dical School, died o f cancer
A p r il 23, 1989 in a B u ffa lo , N ew
Y o rk hospital. A service was held in
A p ril. He was 58 years old .
He was bom January 1 6 ,1 9 3 1 , in
C larksdale, M iss, to the union o f
cal research program at P rovidence
M e d ica l C enter. He became a f f ili­
Ju n io r C ollege in V ancouver, Wash,
w ill in to dust decay, but good that
and P ortland State C ollege. H e m a r­
com es fro m G od on h igh w ill never
rie d M a rg a re t M o rg a n in M a y, 1953
in K ent, Wash.
ated w ith In tc rfa c ia l D ynam ics Corp,
in the ca rlv 1980’ s and was w o rkin g
as P roduct D ire c to r and D ire c to r o f
S idney and E th o lia Harden Jackson.
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1989. B u t an alternate speaker w ill
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K ennedy, O regon; F ive g ra n d ch il­
dren and a host o f other relatives
in c lu d in g nieces nephews and cous­
ins.
M e m o ria l service was held June
5th at the C hurch o f G od in C h ris t in
P ortland, Oregon. E u lo g y by B ishop
H .B . D aniels, Pastor o f G reater M t.
C a lva ry C .O .G .I.C .
m a rke tin g at the tim e o f his death.
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Come, study with us!
D o ro th y M a rsh a ll, G eorgia; M e llo w
Dee Barnett, June T e rry and N orm a
cousins in San D ie g o , Ca. B u rial was
in W illa m e tte N a tio n al Cem etery.
lowed.
A t N P B C we aim to balance the study o f
the Word with the dynamic o f the Spirit!
ter, and M rs. Janise B ra d fo rd ; B ro th ­
ers, Leo n W inchester, Kansas;
M e lve rn and E a rl W inchester, O re ­
gon; Sisters, L a ve m a F u lle r, Kansas;
garet, daughter, Sheri, and son, A n ­
th o n y , also a grandson, George, a ll o f
T u rn e r, Oregon. S u rvivo rs o f P o rt­
land in clude his aunts Im ragene
Harden Reed, M argaret A . Harden
Anderson, Rosetta Rand Harden,
M adie M u lle n Harden, and U ncle
John Reed; 29 cousins. He has 9
ture and lu n ctio n s o f the membrane
and are a passing thing.
A n d a ll the goods that d ollars buy
pass away.
W inchester, D ecatuer.G a; C h ild re n ,
D a rry ll, M a ry, and M a rk W inches­
Board o f D irectors in 1987.
S urvivors in clude his w ife , M a r­
eral Portland area hospitals, he be­
and graduated fro m Jefferson H ig h
School in 1948. He attended C la rk
Paul to ld T im o th y i f he w o u ld
e xp la in these things to the othersm
he w o u ld be do in g his d u ty as a
M r. W inchester leaves to cherish
his m em ory ;his m other, Lenora A .
H e was elected to the C o m p a n y’ s
came a Research A ssistant fo r the
D iv is io n o f N e u ro lo g y at the U n iv e r­
sity o f Oregon M e dical School in
1955. He was a specialist in the stru c­
H e m oved to P ortland at the age o f 16
pow er, do not contentm ent b rin g -
they last a short and fle e tin g h our
many others.) He volunteered for many
a c tivitie s and was a C onsultant to
Casey F a m ily F oundation at the tim e
o f his death.
a a a o P lo n ia a o p lo o lo o loolD olaclaalùtainolaD lnoloolùolonlD D iooioD ioaD c
surrounding red blood cells. H is fin d ­
ings were published in a num ber o f
s c ie n tific p u b lica tio n s. In the m id -
1970’ s, he began m anaging a C lin i­
we ask G od to bless it, fo r it is made
good by the W o rd o f G o d and prayer.
C o m m u n ity. He served on Boards o f
many C om m unity Agencies(including
PSU in 1965, he returned to the c h il­
d re n ’ s Dept. in M u lt. C o u n ty (w e l­
prom oted to C h ild W e lfa re su p e rvi­
sor in 1967. In the fa ll o f 1968, he
chester, Jr.
He attended grade and h igh school
in K in sle y .Kansas.
. He m a triculated fro m E m p o ria
State Teachers C ollege. E m poria,
(To be continued in next issue....)
The Riches From
Above
ns
L e w is L o ran W inchester.S r. was
b om on A ugust 7,1927 at K in s le y ,
Kansas to John W . and Lenora H.
W inchester. He departed th is life on
w ill bless you and use you to help
others.
and peace and fa ith and lo ve are
things that can’ t be sold.
F o r everybody has a g ift o f m in d
w o rth y pastor w ho is fed by fa ith and
by the true teachings he has fo l­
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