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P age A b O ctober 0 6 , 1993 • T he P ortland O bserver ■ n w m K w m / X BY MATTIE ANN CALLIER- SPEARS Did \ ou see Jesus as you w alked along the street'’ Did you see Jesus m thedirty face squatting on the ground'.’ D id you sec Jesus as you opened the door to the sanctuary? Did >ou sec Jesus in the song o f a little canary? D id you sec Jesus in your home'’ Did you see Jesus w hen you w ere left all alone? As w e live our lives from day to day, w e take for granted how we cam e to be w here w e arc, how old we are; how healthy w e arc Yes! We take for granted our e v en day staples. W e take for granted the shelter cov ering us, the clothes on our backs, our vehicles, our jo b s, the shoes on our feet and w e even take our five senses for granted N othing bound on earth is per m anent. It is not supposed to last. Only w h a t's stored in heaven. As I w as driving back from the prison last week, 1 was so tired, because o f the d a y ’s activities, but I couldn't help thinking about how much people take their e v e n day ex istence for granted For some reason, we have conditioned ourselves to just look-over things and people w ho have been there before W e just as sume that it will alw ays be like that- -again and again. This has become the overwhelming mentality o f the occupants o f our institutions and many people on the outside, as the residents o f the institutions refer to it. The institutionalized feel that things will never change, . So I just as well get com fortable because it’s not going to be any different It’s a w aste o f my time to think otherwise. ’ People with no hope. A long time ago, the old ones referred to this condition as, “ They c a n ’t see past their own noses.” The words o f an old song, from that same time period, says it all, “ I ’m so glad N a t io n O f Is la m I bear witness that there is only one God, and I bear witness that God has raised up, in North America, “ a w arner for the Nation”. A s ’ S alaam -A lau ik u m (may peace be unto you) This writing (article) is dedicated to those sin cere critics o f the te a c h in g s o f the H .E .M . (H o n o rab le E lijah M u h am m ad ). T h e H .E.M . tau g h t in a nu t-sh ell, and w e k n o w th a t n u t-sh ell teachings arc deeply p ro fo u n d and sub ject to m an y d if feren t perceptions; So m any o f us h av e a m isp ercep tio n ab o u t m any p ro fo u n d statem en ts that he m ade. B u t, b eliev e it o r not, his teachings w ill p ro v e/arc p ro v in g to be a b so lu tely necessary' fo r self-im p ro v e m en t and com m unity developm ent. M ay this article, A llah w illin g ,h elp th o se sin cere critics and d o u b tfu l stu d en ts o f th e H .E .M ., through M in . L ouis F a rra k h a n , un d erstan d b e tte r an d increase in faith. Let us begin: Striving To Understand Question: Is there any truth in the assertion that the teachings o f the H.E.M. arc a mixture of the methods o f former black leaders in America that appeared before him? A nsw er: The longing o f the p e o p le for ch an g e w ill produce leader(s) to bring a/the change neces sary. So when A llah’s wisdom came in 1930, in person of Master Fard M uham m and, his student (H.E.M.) took the minds or the body o f know l edge of those bom leaders in to him self mixing it with the teachings of God in person. The materialization of thoughts and ideas arc under G od’s control. The im pactof MarcusGarvcy, Noble Drew Ali and Booker T. W ash ington etc...was all is his master plan. W hen that prophesied man come he will be able to engulf the people’s thinking. So naturally he would study the leaders that the longing o f the m asses produced. The H.E.M said in his book “Our Savior Has Arrived” that, “The atom o f life was not only able to create flesh and have blood from the earth that he was created on. Allah (God) was cre ated on the very earth that we are on today. But the Earth was not as it is today. Page. 146. Is the above teaching consistent with the Quranic verse which say’s, “Surely your lord is Allah, who cre ated the heavens and the Earth in six periods, and he is established on the throne o f power,”? -Chapter 7 verse 54- The H.E.M. taught that the best life forms (most intelligent) is on the Earth (man and woman). And since the Earth glorifies the creator the Earth will, in time, become the full or complete expression of his being (ex istence). As man uses his inventions to make his existence more com fort able, so does God use his creation to demonstrate his presence. In the be ginning he was not created on the Earth because there was no Earth just darkness. But in the evolution of him self and the manifestation ofhiscxist- ence the Earth is his throne and home. “He was created on the very Earth that we are on today.” The word VERY, according to the W ebster’s Dictio nary and Thesaurus New Revised Edition, means to a high or great degree. The question we should be asking is How does the Earth evolve the God? D id H o n o ra b le E lija h Muhammad create false images and ideas o f Islam? This question is often asked by those who come in contact with “O r thodox M uslims” who don’t believe that the Hon. Elijah Muhammad is a divine man. The H.E.M. taught that “the black man is the original man”. The Holy Quran say’s. “And when thy lord said to the angels. I am going to create a mortal ofsounding clay, of black mud fashioned into shape.” Chapter 15 section 3 verse 28 T he H o n o ra b le E lija h Muhammad said that a circle o f 24 scientists, 23 actually do the writing and one acts as judge, write history to last for 25,000 years. It is written before the actual happening. The Quran say’s “No disaster befalls in the earth or in yourselves, but it is in a book before we bring it into existence.” Chapter 52 section 3 verse 22. PAN O DAYCARE* if Dan Dieter • CSD Regietered Convenient Location Quality Family Child Care Call 285*6190 that trouble w on’t last alw ays. O ' lawd! W hat shall 1 do?” W ell—I know what I shall do 1 will look to Jesus for He is my every thing Jesus is my w ater when I am thirsty. He is my bread when 1 am hungry. He is the G reat Com forter w hen I am tired or hurt or lonely. He is my pros id e r-n o t the grocery store. Jesus is tire Great H e a le r-n o t the doctors, as many think. You s e e .i t 's God w orking through tire physicians It is God who gave the doctors the skills, in the first place. [Psalm 121] W e assume and w e take so much for granted W hen we fall down, we assume that w e should get com fortable in tire depths o f our situations. And we assume that there is no w ay out. But- -did you consult Jesus? For He is the G reat Em ancipator Jesus, can make a w ay out of—now way. I har e had times when I felt that I was turning around in circles try ing to find a way o f escape; try ing to find a d o o r-B U T —it w a sn 't until I called on the name o f Jesus w as 1 able to see, with my spiritual ey es and then with my physical ey es, my w ay clear Jesus is like a mighty linebacker plow ing through the lines o f adver sity mid difficulty; through the lines o f pain and shame; through the lies o f illness and sorrow. Jesus will be there for us—if, we would just look forH im O ur vision has beenclouded by the world. The w orld has placed dark lenses on our eyes which pre vents us from seeing the light. That light is Jesus. H allelujah! W e must learn to see Jesus in the faces around us; then, it will be easy for us to reach out and help others in need; help others w here their need lies. The m ajority o f us have a bad habit o f w anting everything placed at our feet or at our finger tips; but, it w on't be that easy. D I R /E C T O R S Jesus is there to guide and protect mid in stnict. W ithout Him, nothing is possible. H ow ever, I am looking forw ard to the tim e w hen I leave this old sinful w orld mid I w ill be able to sec Jesus for m yself. I'll see H im face to face H allelu jah! W hen w e see Jesus face to face, we will see Him who saved us by grace. It will be glorious! W e’ll be victorious! W hen we see Him... W hen we see the Lord! W e will be chmiged from mortality to im mortality— from corruptible to incorruptible— W hen we see Him face to face- W e shall be just like Him! PRAISE TH E LORD! Brochure Available For October Conference M artin Luther King, III will be among the speakers at the fifth an nual Housing & Human Investment Conference, Rebuilding Hope: D e veloping Community Partnerships to End Poverty, to be held October 18- 20, 1993 at the Lloyd Center Red Lion. Mr. King is the son of M artin Luther King, Jr . the father ofthe civil rights movement. Other confirmed speakers for the event include Elizabeth Furse, U S . representative for O regon's First Con gressional District: Beverly Stein, Multnomah County Chair; Vera Katz, Mayor, City of Portland; Gretchen Kafoury, Portland City Com m is- sioner; Rcy Ramsey, Director, O r egon Housing & Community Ser vices Department; Bill Conerly, Se nior Vice President, First Interstate Bank; Christine Vladimiroff, Presi dent and Chief Executive Officer of Second Harvest; and Nancy Amidei, Associate Director, Center for Policy and Practice Research, University of W ashington School o f Social Work. W orkshops and trainings fo cusing on hum an investm ent issues w ill include a H om eless Study T our to som e o f M ultnom ah C o u n ty ’s shelters, transitional housing, and c a se -m a n a g e m e n t p ro g ra m s on M onday m orning. T he to u r will Light House Church Of God In Christ Pastor Tom Moore Bar B Q Dinner Sale: Chicken, Ribs, and Fried Chicken provide p a rtic ip a n ts w ith insight on the issues and challenges o f w orking w ith hom eless people in Portland. The Honorable Henry Cisneros, Secretary, U S. Departm ent o f Hous ing and Urban Development, has been invited to se n e as keynote speaker for lunch on Wednesday. C opies o f tlie C onference b ro chure a re now available. T he regis tra tio n fee for all three days in clu d ing m eals is $ 1 3 5 .0 0 ; an early reg istra tio n fee o f $ 1 2 1 .5 0 is being offered to those w hose registration form s a re po stm ark ed by O cto b er 8. A single day rate o f $65 is also available. F or m ore in fo rm atio n or to o b tain a co p y o f the b ro ch u re, p le a s e c o n ta c t M id - C o lu m b ia C om m unity A ction C ouncil in The D alles a t (5 0 3 ) 298-5131. St Michael’s Lutheran Pre-School NE Christian Pre-School Has Openings For Youngsters 3 and 4 years old 9 to 11:30 AM NE 29th and Dekum Call: 282-0000 PERFO RM A N CE LX tr It w ill be held at the home of: George & Mary O. McSwain 4213 N. Commerical St. Saturday October 9,1993 A FELLOWSHIP FOR CHRISTIAN BUSINESS LEADERS ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE. INTEGRITY A PURPOSE Beginning at 11:00am For more inform ation call: 281-4777 FRANK WILSON’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS: ► Founder of Entertainer s Fellowship ► Former # 1 Record Producer at MOTOWN Records ► Winner of 2 Grammy Awards ► Has sold over 40 million albums. BUSINESS SEMINAR Registration at the door $10 00 per person or $15 00 per couple (Dessert included) BUNNY WILSON S ACCOMPLISHMENTS: CHURCH 3 9 0 B N F .M OF C H R IS T A I I O R Y A V I ' è • < Evangelist Gregory Fobbs H U I SUNDAY SCHEDULE Bible Study 9:30 am M orning W orship 10:45 am Men's Training Leadership Women's Bible Class 5:00 pm Evening W orship 6:00 pm Attended nursery for all services Wednesday prayer meeting and Bible study 7:00 pm 288-1092 Restoring New Testament Christianity j . 7600 NEGLISAN PORTLAND OREGON 97213 f Frank & Bunny Wilson Friday. October 8. 7:00pm ► Author of "Liberated Thru Submission" |k International Conference Speaker ► Guest on Oprah Winfrey Show _____ ▲ Saturday, October 9 , 10:00am-Noon MEN of INTEGRITY WOMEN of EXCELLENCE No Charge Open to everyone Childcare Saturday only Birth t Oyrs um iacare aaiuraay CHRISTIAN CENTER S 256-6050 M allory Avenue Christian Church, "Coma to mo oil you who are weary and heavy laden and I will giva you rest.” 9:45am 11:00am 7:30pm Sunday School Morning Worship Tuesday Si I ble Study and Prayer Inter-racial Congregation jstf. ^ a u l lîJissto ttary ^Baptist (Cifurrlj 8101 N. Fiske Avenue • Portland Oregon 97203 F U N E R A L They oung soldiers w ho lost their lives recently, in Somalia, didn't wait until the turmoil cam e to them: they arose and went to the turmoil. As C hristian believers, w e must rise mid shine and give God the glory; be cause w e are soldiers o f the cross. Yes! W e should see Jesus in faces mid in situations. But—w e w ill never see HIS face if we don't know HIM. H ave you ever gone someplace to meet someone y ou have never seen before? It’s hard! Isn 't it?U nlessyou have specific directions on what to look for, y ou w ill never locate the one y o u 're try ing to find Is that right or what? So often, w e are inclined to throw up our hands and give-up before we even try. Even a frail attempt is worth something. Every time I go into the prisons or the m arketplace or into the hospi tals or other cities and states, I look for the face o f Jesus. Church Phone: 289-0147 Study Phone: 289-1911 126 N.€. Alberto t Portland, OR 97211 + (503) 288-5173 MT. OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday Service Has moved Sunday sevices to Family Owned and Operated Since 1954 Serving 1 0 :4 5 the City o f Portlandfor over 37 yu r In your Sunday School Stone Tower Church N.E. Sandy Blvd & 30th hour o f need Vann & Vann arc there to serve. W orship Services 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. C hurch School 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Bible Study, W ednesdays, 116 N .E . Schuyler 10:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. 9 :3 0 Bible Study 6 :0 0 Radio Ministry each Sunday, 8:00 a.m. on KBMS Evening Service 503/281-2836 5211 IN. Williams Portland, OR 97217 7:00pm Pastor. Re. JamesC E. Faulkner Theme: Whatever your going to do for the Lore, do It now. I Peter iv.ll A Teaching Church With A Reaching Ministry Dr. James E. Martin, Senior Pastor Church Office 116 JN.E. Schuyler St. • (503) 284-1954
