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S c rip tu re o f the ‘Weelc
Amos: Chapter 3
Strengthen your f a i th ‘Through ‘Prayer A n d ‘ffg u ia r Church ‘Worship
Black Colleges: A Historical Perspective
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
M iss Belinda M. W atkins, a CAM PUS
CRU SA D E FOR C H R IST IN TER N A ­
TIO N A L staff m em ber, cam e to the Mt.
O livet B aptist C h u rch -seco n d Sunday in
January, 1990, to share w ith the congrega­
tion the many strives that Cam pus Crusade
for C hrist is m aking in the colleges around
the United States and in the world.
M iss W atkins is assigned to the H ow ­
ard U niversity campus.
Cam pus Crusade was founded in 1951,
on the U CLA cam pus. The m inistry has
grow n from a student C hristian m ovem ent
to include m inistries to people of all age
groups, backgrounds and nationalities in
150 countries and protectorates around the
w orld w ith the purpose o f helping to fulfill
the G reat Com m ission in our generation.
B elinda is involved in reaching B lack
students for C hrist at How ard U niversity in
a variety o f both sm all and large group
outreaches. O n a daily basis she has ap­
pointments with interested students to share
the m essage o f Christ. She strives to build
quality relationships w ith the students and
organize sm all group Bible studies through
w hich she builds her life and the principles
o f living a C hristian life in a practical sense
into their lives. H er goal is to give them the
basics they need as well as the m otivation
by my exam ple so that they can live victo­
rious C hristian lives and make a difference
for C hrist in the world.
Belinda shared, with the congregation,
som e o f the many incidents w hich occur on
cam pus, such as: cults and other diversion
from Christianity. “ There are posters hang­
ing in the halls inviting the students into
these cults. Cults lik e-S atan ism ,N ew Age,
M orm ons, Jehovah W itnesses and others.
This term I have seen 35 young ladies come
to C hrist. You would think that the Black
students w ould not have that much o f a
T oday, according to the United N egro
C ollege Fund, most o f the 103 traditionally
B lack colleges face extreme financial and
other adm inistrative challenges. Yet they
continue to produce 40 percent o f all Black
college graduates and 85 percent o f all
B lack doctors. Institutions with a rich heri­
tage, such as Fisk University, have come
face to face with near financial collapse and
are fighting to survive. It is part o f the pride
o f B lack heritage and the m andate o f our
culture to keep such schools alive.
A nother phenom ena is taking place,
how ever. Spiritual interest is high on the
B lack college cam pus. Students are search­
ing for truth and purpose and m eaning in
life. They are seeking to understand the
roots o f our religious heritage. The B lack
college is a fertile field for a rich harvest in
the cause o f Christ. They are also a prime
source of potential laborers for the harvest.
The parable o f the faithful stew ard ap­
p lies—" to w hom m uch is given, m uch is
required” (Luke 12:48). Graduates o f black
colleges have a stronger sense o f black
identity and can instill this in the younger
generation. Those w ho are com m itted to
C hrist and His cause can also m odel the
com pleteness that com es with know ing and
trusting C hrist. They can m ost fully express
the freedom for which our forefathers fought,
because they have found the truth in C h rist
Developing movements o f evangelism,
discipleship and prayer on the B lack col­
lege cam pus is strategic because o f the
historical developm ent o f these institutions
and because o f the present social structure
in A m erica. The changing ethno-cultural
face o f A m erica warrants an even greater
commitment to winning, building and send­
ing B lack students. In fact, the B lack col­
lege could be the seedbed o f the next great
student awakening.
The Religious
Leaders Rally To
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In M e m o ry o f . .
Alyce Marcus
Born: October 4,1917
Died: February 4,1990
Alyce Marcus of Portland, Oregon died
o f cancer February 4, 1990 at B ess K aiser
H ospital. She w as seventy-tw o years old.
B om in L os A ngeles, A lyce chose
Portland as her hom e in 1961 and quickly
becam e involved in working on social is­
sues. In the early sixties, she w orked as a
Job D eveloper in an O ffice o f Econom ic
O pportunity (O EO ) Program , then as a
Program C oordinator for the M odel Cities
Program . Later she w as Com m unity L iai­
son for the Portland M etropolitan Steering
C om m ittee, until appointed City of Port­
lan d ’s A ffirm ative action O fficer by then
Mayor Neil Goldschmidt Ms. Marcus served
as P ortland’s A ffirm ative A ction O fficer
until her retirem ent in D ecem ber of 1986.
A fter retirem ent, A lyce M arcus con­
tinued to be actively involved in the area o f
civil rights, devoting even m ore time to
w orking with the Tri-County A ffirm ative
Action A ssociation, an organization which
she help found. A tireless w orker for the
entire Portland com m unity, she served on
the YW CA B oard o f D irectors for six years;
she also served as a m em ber o f the Red
Cross Human Resources Com m ittee, was a
life long m em ber of the N A A CP and was
continuously involved in efforts to educate
and help others in their efforts to better their
lives. A t the tim e o f h er death, M s. M arcus
served on the Technical A ssistance A dvi­
sory C om m ittee for the G overnor’s A f­
firm ative Action O ffice and was the Port­
land, O regon representative to the National
C om m ittee on C onvention O rganization.
A lyce M arcus never stopped working
for w hat she believed to be right. In her
firm , gentle voice she touched our lives and
we are all the better for having had her here
w ith us.
A Memorial Service will be held T iurs-
day, February 8th, 1990 at 1:00 p m . at
C aldw ell Colonial M ortuary, 20 N.E. 14th
Ave.
The kindly word that falls
today may bear its fruit
tomorrow.
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O ur Bible lesson for this week leads us
to the fam ous U pper Room , on the night
Jesus was betrayed into the hands o f the
Jew ish priests. Here Jesus ate his last sup­
per, a Passover meal, w ith his disciples, as
the first three G ospels all recount (M atthew
26:17-30; M ark 14:12-26; Luke 22:7-38).
B ut John hardly m entions the supper, and
does not record the institution o f the L ord’s
Supper. As so often in our study o f John, w e
see that he passes over events recorded in
the other gospels, and shares events they do
not. I believe John was w riting in full
know ledge o f the other G ospels, and add­
ing im portant teachings from his eyew it­
ness know ledge o f the Christ.
The H olly Spirit gave John insight into
the m ind o f Jesus as he prepared to teach the
disciples: Jesus knew that the time had
com e for him to leave this world and go to
the Father. Having loved his ow n w ho were
in the w orld, he now shoed them the full
extent o f his love (John 13:1, NIV). K now ­
ing that the time was short, the Lord con­
sciously turned away from his m inistry to
the public, and concentrated on preparing
his ow n follow ers for his death, R esurrec­
tion, and A scension. His em phasis was on
love in every d im e n sio n -C h rist's love for
his ow n (13:1), their love for one another
(13:34), their love for C hrist, and the F a­
th er’s love for them (14:21), and even the
love o f the Father and the Son (15:9-13).
I ’d like to share tw o concepts C hrist
revealed about this love through this inci­
dent. First, G o d ’s love results in hum ble
service. The Lord willingly took on the role
o f the low est slave, w ho w ould w ash the
dinner g u ests’ feet before the meal. Since
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stand it yet. So Jesus challenged Peter,
"U nless I w ash you, you have no part with
m e” (13:8). On reflection, we now can see
that Jesus was using this foot washing to
point to his blood, soon to be shed on the
cross. Unless Peter could accept that cleans­
ing (and o f course he did), he w ould have no
place in C hrist, and no eternal life.
B ut at the time, Peter could only see the
physical washing. If this w ashing brought
him closer to Christ, he w anted all the
washing he could get! In his typical enthu­
siasm , Peter had once m y head as w ell!”
(13:9) His heart was in the right place, but
he still w asn’t settling for obedience—doing
things G o d ’s way, in G o d 's timing.
Later the sam e night, Jesus underlined
the im portance o f obedience in true love.
R epeatedly he said to them , " i f you love
com m ands and obeys them , he is the one
who loves m e” (14:21); and sim ilar words
(14:23; 15:10,14). He also states the p aral­
lel truth, “ He w ho does not love m e w ill not
obey my teac h in g " (14:24).
How m uch clearer can the Lord be? W e
cannot rightly claim to love G od if w e live
lives o f open disobedience to his in the right
setting, praising God and singing good Gospel
tunes with joy on their faces. T hen in their
concerts and nightclubs, these sam e people
sing the w orld's songs, exalting the lusts of
the flesh and the lusts o f the eyes. A nd if
you can believe even a part o f the " n e w s ”
from the entertainm ent w orld, the sam e
people’s lives show total alienation from
the teachings o f C h ris t O f course, such
duplicity is not lim ited to entertainers.
If our love for G od is truly G od’s kind
o f love, that love w ill challenge us to obey
his W ord, it will trouble us when we and it
will w oo us back to C hrist. Best o f all, that
love w ill fill our hearts w ith jo y and peace
that the w orld cannot understand.
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Come what may, you can endure it,
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they wore sandals on th dusty or muddy
roads o f that day, their feet could get quite
filthy after even a short walk. A nd the
dinner w ould norm ally be served on a low
table, w ith the guests reclining around it.
A s a result, one m an ’s feet w ould be right
up close to another's face and dish; if the
feet w ere not clean, the m eal might not be
too appetizing.
W hy h ad n ’t som eone taken care o f the
foot w ashing, then? W e can only guess.
M aybe the ow ner o f the house w as not
present, and had not assigned a servant to
do i t M aybe he thought that in a group the
size of Jesus’ disciples, some servants would
also be brought along. In any case, none o f
the disciples volunteered to serve the needs
o f the rest. So Jesus set the ex am p le-ev en
as the m eal was being served (1 3 :2 )-b y
removing his costly seamless garment (19:23)
and girding him self like a slave and w ash­
ing their feet.
This w ould have been hum iliating to
the Pharisees or the chief priests, who cus­
tom arily sought out the places o f prestige
and honor. C hrist did not deny his exalted
position, w ith som e sort o f false m odesty.
B ut being "T e a c h e r” and “ L ord” did not
p reventhim from doing w hatever needed to
be done, no m atter how m enial. Further­
m ore, he com m anded his disciples to fol­
low his exam ple (13:14-15). I believe that
one real test of C hristian leadership is a
p erso n 's ability to love people and to low er
him self to a position o f service, even risk­
ing ridicule for som e doing.
Secondly, G o d ’s love leads to obedi­
ence. W hen Jesus cam e to Sim on Peter,
Peter could not allow his M aster to dem ean
him self so. He told his Lord “ N o ” (13:8).
How ludicrous! The Lord had a task to do,
and obedience m eant P eter should subm it
to the L o rd 's w ill, even if he d id n 't under­
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The R eligious Leaders o f the City of
Portland inner com m unities are sponsoring
a Rally to retain the nam e o f M artin Luther
K ing, Jr. B lvd., on Sunday, February 11,
1990 at the O H . Williams Convention Center,
220 N.E. B eech St., Portland, O regon - 3:00
p.m . in the afternoon.
A Special Steering C om m ittee C oali­
tion have been form ed including Religious
organizations, C hurches, City & C ounty
C om m issioners, Business & Professionals,
C om m unity Leaders, and C om m unity or­
ganizations.
Remarks w ill be from Congressm an,
Ron W yden, D istrict 3 and the Keynote
Speaker w ill be Congressm an, Les Au-
C oin, District #1. R epresentatives from the
M ayor’s office. C ham ber o f Com m erce,
City & City Commissioners including Gladys
M cCoy, C ounty chair. The C hurch o f G od
In C hrist Jurisdictional choirs both I and II
.w ill sing.
Rev. Joe S. H ardie, President o f the
A lbina M inisterial Alliance and Rally
C oordinator says, “ If the com m unity ever
needed to be unified, the tim e is now .”
He further states that, approxim ately
175 inter-denom inational churches have
offered their support along w ith the Execu­
tive D irector, Rev. Rodney Page, Ecum eni­
cal M inisteries o f O regon have com m itted
their support.
The com m unity-at-large can help by
volunteering for voters registration, can­
vassing, financial resources and, mailings
and helping to get the m essage ou t to retain
the nam e o f M LK B lvd., and encourage
people to vote on M ay 15, 1990.
Dr. M artin Luther King, Jr. was an
international personality, concerned about
equality and justice for all m ankind.
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problem accepting C hrist because the m a­
jority o f them were brought up in a C hris­
tian hom e—but, I have seen otherw ise.’’
W hile Belinda was a freshm an at the
U niversity o f C olorado, in Denver, A nn, a
staff member of Campus Crusade for Christ,
along with other staff at Boulder, took the
initiative to com e to the D enver cam pus to
w ork with m e and other students. Through
Campus Crusade 1 became involved in Bible
studies, conferences and a sum m er project.
This project, in the inner-city o f C hicago,
along with leadership training classes in
evangelism and discipleship, gave her the
necessary foundation in C hrist. B ecause of
w hat G od has done in her life, she said “ I,
deeply, w ant to share this with other stu­
dents. I w ant to see other men and w om en
trained and discipled for H im ." B elinda
joined the staff of Cam pus C rusade for
C hrist the sum m er o f 1987. A fter com plet­
ing an extensive training program , she was
assigned to Howard U niversity in W ash­
ington, D.C.; where she is currently w ork­
ing.
C am pus Crusade for C hrist is a faith
m ission organization in w hich all full-tim e
staff m em bers raise funds to cover salaries
and m inistry expenses. Each staff m em ber
trusts G od to raise up financial m inistry
partners, w ho are individuals, churches, or
other organizations, who will provide regu­
lar monthly support so that their m inister­
ing may continue.
Everyone investing in this m inistry can
share in the eternal benefits o f helping to
reach the w orld for C hrist Jesus.
All those persons w anting to contribute
to this m inistry should make checks pay­
able to: C am pus Crusade for Christ, Inter­
national. M ail to: Belinda M . W atkins ,818
Buchanan St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20011;
(202) 882-4350.
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