•,
.j
J t*
*r<: ■*• t •
f L >'*• • • , * '*
• *■' -
• >. J
•
«¿tôt.
P age B4
J une 19, 1996 « I hi P okii and O bserver
Message to the Churches
Fifty-six miles southwest of
Ephesus, on an oasis of stone hedged
about by the unforgiving stretches of
a liquid desert. John languishes
amidst the craggy remains of the isle
of Patmos He is isolated and alone;
set apart for the stand he has taken on
behalf o f Christ and His invisible
Kingdom o f Truth.
For this Truth John is imprisoned
For this Truth, he is maligned and
declared anathema by the powers
that be
Isolation is the price so often paid
by those who would dare to see be­
yond the popular views.
Indeed difficult truths are hard to
bear But what hope hath a world
where Men of God shrink from the
burden o f sight
So it was there, far from the fever­
ish fray o f a church embattled by
competing claims on its philosophi­
cal focus, that John discerned clearly
a Word from the Lord concerning the
Church’s wayward path
Already at odds with the political
powers of imperial Rome, already
exiled from his native land and at
loggerheads with its leadership on
the meaning Christ, John is driven to
confront a Church leadership who in
drinking too deeply from the cup of
a corrupt culture has become drunk
with the w ine of the world
Already imprisoned for his pow­
erful but unpopular position he is
unable to preach.
But though his mouth be bridled
and his feet in chains, his heart and
his hands are free.
Hence the unspoken Word must
be written to be heard.
While tht* insatiable waves o f a
determined sea waged war with the
stubborn stone of Patmos’ forsaken
coasts. John remained unshaken and
in tune with God.
June, commissioned by Christ to
engage the kingdoms of this world in
the theater of Asia Minor has re­
solved to see it through
Having risked it all on the faithful­
ness of God, he holds fast to the
stubborn belief that there are some
who have not yet bowed at the feet of
Baal.
There were those in the church
who began to drift from the Word of
God
Preoccupied with their own finan­
cial well being they began to com­
promise both the fellowship of the
body and its doctrine for personal
gain.
The process was slow but effec­
tively fatal to the life of the church if
left unchecked.
W'ealth and other concerns began
to replace ability and understanding
of the Word as the criterion for lead­
ership
The leadership, with no deep un­
derstanding of the church or the cul­
ture with which it was surrounded
and in which it was fully immersed,
was not capable of navigating the
Ship of Zion through the dangerous
waters ridden with the subtle seduc­
tions of a culture in Satan’s grasp.
The wheel of histories ever spiral­
ing gyre has once again brought us to
just such a point. Above all the Na­
tional BaptistConvention U S A . Inc
with more potential than any other
body here in America or abroad to
send clear and certain and certain
signals to a confused world is be­
coming increasingly slavish andcom-
promised in its views.
Oregon (Resident (Honored (By
Otfafioma Christian
Oklahoma Christian University
of Science and Arts has announced
the names o f 1995 students who
have been named to the Honor
Roll's List for the Spring 1996 tri­
mester
The Honor Roll List recognizes
the academic performance of stu­
dents who have earned between a
3.40-3.84 grade point average on a
four-point scale Honor Roll List
honorees were announced by Dr
Baily McBride, provost of the Uni­
versity.
Those students who have attained
the Honor Roll List include;
Shannon Daniel O ’Bryan, son of
George & Donna O ’Bryan of PO
Box 219283, Portland, Ore. Shan­
non is a sophomore majoring in Hist/
Pre-Law, Opt A, BS.
Oklahoma Christian is a private
liberal arts university recognized by
U.S. News & World Report for two
consecutive years as a “Best Value”
in higher education. The University
has been named to the Templeton
Honor Roll of Character Building
Colleges and the Honor Roll for
Free Enterprise Teaching. Oklaho­
ma Christian offers fully accredited
programs in more than 70 major
areas o f study in five colleges: Bi­
ble, Business, Education, Liberal
Arts, and Science and Engineering.
Now in its 46th year of operation,
its student enrollment represents
most of the 50 states and 26 coun­
tries.
Sorrow Is Hurned Ho (Hope
A young man, who broke his moth­
er’s heart abusing drugs, turned his
personal sorrow into hope for other
mothers and their children during a
special Mother’s Day event held re­
cently at Bruce Monroe Elementary
School in Washington, D.C.
During the event, sponsored by
the Church of Scientology’s Drug-
Free Marshals campaign, formerdrug
abuser Darren Andrews gave an
emotional speech to 150 to 1st and
2nd graders, during w hich he stressed
the importance of children obeying
their mothers and lending drug-free
lives.
Mr Andrews began years of seri­
ous drug abuse starting at age 9 but is
now a straight-A student seeking a
divinity degree at Howard Universi­
ty. He told the children that they can
make their dreams come true by
working hard and sticking to their
goals.
“We sponsored this program to
make it real to the children that only
by living drug-free can they have
happy lives," explained Drug-Free
Marshal coordinator Pat Jones. “ It is
vital that we start driving in this
message as early as possible and
keep repeating it over and over
again.
The highlight of the event came
when teachers, mothers, law enforce­
ment and church officialsjoined in as
the children took the Drug-Free Mar­
shals pledge.
The pledge, which has been ad­
ministered to thousands of children
throughout the U.S., requires stu­
dents to live drug-free lives and to
encourage their friends and relatives
to do the same.
Each ofthe new marshals received
an official Drug-Free Marshals badge
and rose donated by Chesapeake
Bagel Bakery.
“This program helps to create
POSITIVE peer pressure to stay drug-
free.” noted Rev. Jones, “and shows
children that drug-free living can be
fun and rewarding.”
The event ended in touching mo­
ment as the children, whose mothers
were present, gave their moms roses
and their written pledges to live drug-
free lives.
The Church of Scientology runs
the Drug-Free Marshals program in
cooperation with local churches,
schools, businesses, community
groups and law enforcement organi­
zations.
Thousands o f children in Los
Angeles, Boston, New Your. Atlan­
ta, Miami, Buffalo, San Francisco,
Sacramento, Chicago. St. Louis and
Washington, D C. have been sworn
in as Drug-Free Marshals.
A L T E R N A T IV E S
Choose Whom Ye Will Serve!
bs
M
argaret
I s a a c s
Jesus, the Christ was bom as
prophesied. (Matt 2) he was reared
in Nazareth, as it is written His
coming was foretold of John, the
Baptist, Jesus' earthy cousin Jesus’
father is Jehovah God He taught
the people and clarified the law.
(Matt. Mark, Luke, John). He pro­
claimed the kingdom o f God. and
was tried, scourged, mocked, and
chosen for crucifiction, by his own
people, as it is written
When the Son of God died, graves
were opened and upon his resurrec­
tion the dead came forth and ap­
peared to many people. The earth
shook and the veil of the Holies of
Holies in the Temple split in two
pieces, from top to bottom; no long­
er were men separated from God,
but were now free to go to him
1021 NE Grand
6th Floor, Ballroom 4
Sundays at 11:30 AM
(503)282-3780
A
\
Mary Magdalene, the other Mary,
and the wife of qebudee; and the
first commission was given by Jesus
to the Women; “Go and tell my
Brethenn that they will see me in
Galilee”. These women were the
first to recognize and worship the
risen Savion in the flesh; for they
held his feet and worshipped him.
Jesus is the light of the world and
this light cannot be extinguished; and
this Savion; this God full of love for
mankind will come again, when the
Good News (the Gospel) has been
told throughout all the world. And at
his second coming, as conqueror.
Lord, King and Judge; every knee
shal I bow and every tongue shal I con­
fess that Jesus, the Christ is Lord.
Thus, it is written and thus it shall
be done. Blessed be the name of our
risen Lord, forever, Amen.
H ear o f (Dying? (Redigimi Can (Help
In a research released today by the
National Institute for Healthcare
Research, David B Larson. M .D ,
president, announced that people with
religious involvement have less fear
about death than those with no reli­
gious faith at all.
Says Larson, “According to re­
searchers at the California School of
Professional Psychology in Fresno,
California, strong religious convic­
tions and the belief in an afterlife are
associated wit significantly less anx­
iety and depression regarding the
idea o f dying.”
In order to explore the relation­
ship between an individual’s reli­
gious beliefs and their apprehensions
about dying, the researchers surveyed
a group of 200 individuals from var­
ious religious groups about their re­
ligious beliefs and their feelings about
death.
The researchers found that indi­
viduals who had stronger religious
convictions experienced less anxi­
ety. depression, and distress when
thinking about or dealing with death.
Unexpectedly, however, individ­
uals who stated that they bel ieved the
most important aspect of religion
was the possibility of achieving life
after death had higher death depres-
Mt Olivet
Baptist Church
8501 N. Chautauqua Blvd.,
at Willis Blvd.
Worship Services 8:00am & 11:00am.
Church School 9:30 to 10:30am,
Bible Study, Wednesdays, 10:30am & 7:00pm
Radio Ministry each Sunday, 8:00am on KBMS
¿Teaching Church With A Reaching Ministry
Dr. James E. Martin, Senior Pastor
(503) 240-PRAY
sion and anxiety than individuals who
did not believe that this was the most
important aspect of their religion.
Thus, it seems almost paradoxical
that those who value religion prima­
rily because ofthe potential to have
life after death are the same individ­
uals who experience the most tur­
moil when faced with issue of dying.
This finding leads the researchers
to conclude that “attempting to lower
one's death anxiety or death depres­
sion by greater religious participa­
tion is not a guaranteed remedy.”
Rather, they suggested, "perhaps
faith, belief, and commitment must
come before one experiences a low­
ering of death discomfort.”
CSbituitrp
Lois W. Irving
March 14, 1923 - June 9, 1996
Lois Winifred Irving was born in
Paw huska, Oklahoma on March 14,
1923 the youngest of two children
of Louis and Augusta Meador.
She began her teaching ca­
re e r in the P o rtlan d P ublic
Schools in 1968 and retired as
Vice-Principal o f Madison High
School in 1988.
In 1944, Lois entered into holy
matrimony with Mr Robert Irving,
to this union a son and daughter
were born. They both preceded her
in death.
Left to rejoice in her memory
are: a beloved brother, Olin Meador;
a grandson, Anthony Laico; a son-
in-law, Andre Laico; many rela­
tives and a host of friends.
The family suggests remem­
brances be sent to the Lois Irving
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Schol­
arship Fund.
J ourney
CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY
Searching? So Are We.
COME AND SEE!
SUNDAY 6 P.M.
PHONE: 503-323-2406
St. Stephen’s - Corner S. W. 13th & Clay - Portland, OR
CONVENTION ’96
A Time o f Fellowship
and Spiritual Renewal
NOR TH POR TLAND
BIBLE COLLEGE
INVITES THE PUBLIC TO ITS 1996
Cjrace Covenant (Fellowship
personally, at any time they choose;
without offering sacrifices (as the
law states); without Priests; for the
Christ is now the mediation, the High
Priest without Temples; now they
may come unto the Lord at any time
and at any place, whereeven they
choose to pray.
The perfect pure, nighteous sacri­
fice had been offered up; slain to
atone for the sins of all the people,
whether they be Jew or Gentile
The Son of God, Jesus Christ,
chose to save mankind by the giving
of his life and by the journeying to h
ell to defeat death and to wash away
the stain of sin. that condemned man
and separated him from God Al­
mighty.
Jesus, the Christ, arose from the
grave on the third day following this
death and appeared to the women.
C elebration
of A chievement
Friday evening, June 7, 7:00 p.m.
at Allen Temple CME Church
Bishop A.A. Wells, Presiding
Sunday, June 16, 1996
through Sunday, June 23, 1996
June 16 & I7 at Emmanuel Temple
1032 North Sumner, Portland, Oregon
June 18 - 23 at the Portland Conference Center
(just North o f the Convention Center)
300 NE Multnomah, Portland. Oregon
Special Musical Guests:
The Voices o f Fullfillmcnt
N.E. 8th and Skidmore Streets
from San Diego, California
Rev. James E. Smith, Jr., H ost Pastor
"Where ¡he Best is Yet io Be! "
BISHOP GRACE C. OSBORNE, PASTOR
Bring friends fo r an evening o f blessing
while we recognize those who have
finished sequences.
Student Speakers & Good Music
Special Guest Speakers:
Marvin Sapp
Judy Shaw
Pastor Evans
Carswell