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October 25, 2000 Page B2 (Tl|v |Jortlanò (Oböeruer i Metro/Religion ■M M M M aM I MW Josiah Hill Memorial Nov. 4 Portland Leader Remembered A m em orial serv ice celebrating the life o f Josiah Hill w ill be held Saturday Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. Hill was a longtim e leaderofthe C oalitionofB lack Men, Physicians for Social R esponsibility and nu m erous other com m unity groups. T he m em orial w ill be held at Irving Covenant Church, 4008 N . E. M artin Luther K ing, Jr. Blvd. All are w elcom e. For further in formation, please call 503-287-5226. Josiah Hill Obituaries--------------- Portland Poet Dies Lois M arie L ew is died O ct. 13 at the age o f 67. Lois w as b o m M arch 14, 1933 in Texas. She m oved to Portland in 1962 and retired from Portland Public Schools in 1994. She loved w riting poetry and w as also a tax consultant. Survivors include her com panion, C larence Berry; sons, E dger B. G ar ner Jr., Elbert D. G am er Sr., and Danny G am er; daughters, C arolyn Parks, Patricia A. G am er and N ora L. T ho mas; stepsons, Frederic D. Berry and Jonathan M. Berry; stepdaughter, A nnette M. B roussard; sister, Ruth Lois Marie Lewis Ram sey; 29 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren; Musician, Husband Dies at 42 A funeral w ill be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 20inK illingsw orth Little Chapel o f the C him es for Jeffrey C harles M etzner, w ho died Oct. 8, apparently o f a seizure, at age 42. M etzner was bo m Oct. 17,1958,in Portland, w here he lived all his life. H e served in the U.S. Arm y. He was a com puter technical analyst for H ollyw ood Entertainm ent for a year and for D A T Services for the past m onth. H e w as a m em ber o f G ood Shepherd Church. in 1995, he married KitaGail M ont gomery. Survivors include his wife; step daughters, O luw akem i Sosanya and T olulope Sosanya; mother, Sharon O rdaz; brother, M ichael; and sister, M elodie Adams. Interm ent will be in W illam ette N ational C em etery. A TLANTA (A P) The Southern Baptists, already suffering from de f e c tio n s because of th e denom ination's conservative posi tions, have lost one o f their best- known members: Jim m yCarter. The form erpresident, w hoseevan- gelical Christian faith figured prom i nently in his 1976 W hite H ouse cam paign, said in a letter m ailed to fellow Baptists that he is cutting ties to the Southern B aptist C onvention after struggling w ith the “ increasingly rigid’’ creed o f the n atio n ’s largest Protestant denom ination. Some o f the gro u p ’s positions, including recent decisions barring w om en pastors and declaring that w ives should “subm it graciously” to their husbands, “violate the basic premises ofm y Christian faith,” Carter wrote. “ I ’ve m ade this decision w ith a great deal o f pain and reluctance,” the 76-year-old C arter told The A sso ciated Press on Friday. “ F orm e, being a Southern Baptist has always been like being an A m eri can. I ju st have n ever thought o f m aking a change. M y father and his father w ere deacons and Sunday Schoolteachers. It’sso m eth in g th at’s ju st like breathing for us.” But he added: “ I personally feel the Bible says all people are equal in the eyes o fG o d . I personally feel that w om en should play an absolutely A free workshop to inform school- age students, and their parents, about steps needed to get into college will be held Saturday from 8:30a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at M t Olivet BaptistChureh,8725 N. Chautauqua Blvd. Designed especially to reach mi nority youth , the workshop is spon sored by A frican-American alumn i o f George Fox University, in cooperation with the University’s Undergraduate Speakers Celebrate Month-Long Event s is te r s , L o re tta (B ro o k s) F ra z ie r, K a r e n ( B r o o k s ) J a c k s o n , an d D e b ra a n d R o b e r ta ; b r o th e r s , R o b ert Jr., D arry l a n d D am on; an d a h o s t o f fa m ily m e m b e rs. V iew ings w ill be held Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at C aldw ell C olonial Chapel, w hich is also pro viding the arrangem ents. Former President Jimm Carter cuts his ties to the Southern Baptist Convention after struggling with the "increasingly rigid" creed of the nation's largest Protestant denomination. equal role in service o f C hrist in the church.” T he president o f the 15.8 million- m em ber Southern Baptist C onven tio n , th e Rev. Jam es M erritt o f S n e llv ille , G a ., d e fe n d e d th e denom ination’s positions Friday and said o f C arter’s departure: “W ith all due respect to the president, he is a theological m oderate. W e are not a theological m oderate convention.” C arter w ill rem ain a deacon at M aranatha B aptist Church in Plains, w here he has served as a Sunday school teacher since he w as 18. Last month, at C arter’s urging, M aranatha voted to divert h alf its m ission contri butions from the SBC to a less con servative group o f congregations. C arter said in his letter that he and his wife, Rosalynn, will associate with Baptist groups “w ho share such be- liefs as separation o f church and state . . . a free religious press, and equality o fw o m en .” In recent years, the Southern Bap tis t C o n v e n tio n h as b o y c o tte d D isney and issued resolutions op posing hom osexuality. M erritt said his group isn ’t getting m ore conser vative; A m erican society is getting more liberal. “A lot o f people say it’s society that’s too loose. W e’ re w illing to take a stand even if it’s not very popular,” he said. H e said he has not seen any "m ass exodus” from the faith. H ow ever, more m oderate Baptist organizations have grow n as congre gations leave the Southern Baptists. The A tlanta-basedC ooperative Bap tis t F e llo w s h ip n o w h as 1,800 churches after only a decade in exist ence. O n W ednesday, the Seventh & James Baptist Church in Waco, Texas, voted to sever ties to the Southern Baptists. “As the resolutions have been m ore and m ore exclusionary, w e’ve been em barrassed to be asso ciated w ith the convention,” said the Rev. R aym ond Bailey. Bailey said C arter’s decision to leave m ay encourage som e m oderate Southern Baptists to follow. “ H e’s a wonderful model ofC hris- tian servanthood on an international level, and certainly his positions have an effect," he said. College Workshop at Mt. Olivet Church Jewish Experiences Explored Hatina Brooks Memorial Saturday A m em o rial se rv ic e w ill b e held at 3 p.m . S a tu rd a y a t the K ingdom H all o f Je h o v a h ’s W itn esses, 2930 N .E. 102, fo r H atin a D aw n B rooks w h o d ie d in a n a u t o m o b i l e a c c id n e t O ct. 2 l a t th e ag e o f 24. T in a w as b o rn o n S ep t. 9, 1976 to R o b e rt a n d J u d y B ro o k s in P o rtla n d , O re g o n . S he g ra d u a te d fro m B e n so n P o ly te c h n ic H ig h S ch o o l in 1994. S h e lik e d p h o to g r a p h y a n d lo v e d w o rk in g w ith c h ild re n . S he w as th e s u p e rv is o r at 2 4 - h o u r F itn e s s ’ K id s C lu b in th e H o lly w ood D istric t. S he w as k n o w n fo r h er b e a u tifu l sm ile an d h e r g e n e r o sity . She is s u rv iv e d b y h e r 3 y e a r old son, J a ’S h aw n C a lle n B ro o k s; p a re n ts, R o b e rt an d Ju d y B ro o k s; Carter Breaks Southern Baptist Ties The M ittleman Jewish Community C e n te r p ro u d ly sp o n so rs Jew ish B ook M onth as part o f the national celebration o f Jew ish books dem on strating the full range o f Jew ish life and experiences. The event is spon sored in part by a grant from the Regional Arts and C ulture Council. From O ct. 3 1-Dec. 3, the MJCC and num erous Jew ish organizations and synagogues, bring to Portland a w ide range o f authors reading in ven ues throughout the city. In addition, Admissions office. The event is designed to be a first introduction into looking at college and to help high school students understand that it is possible to go on to college. A question-and-answer time with all presenters will held following the workshop sessionst. F ormore information, phone (503) 544-2253. B ro ad w ay B ooks helps turn the M JCC lobby into the largest Judaica bookshop in tow n for the m onth, selling Judaic books from the reli gious, to the hum orous, historical to great Jew ish fiction. Kids books and cookbooks, also. Perhaps since Jew s have been tra ditionally called the “people o f the book,” it is only fitting that this month long national event, now held in ven ues throughout the U.S. has becom e a m ajor force in the bookseller world. This year’s Portland celebration fea tures both national and local authors. Starting o ff Oct. 31 will be M imi Sheraton, form er food critic for the N ew Y ork Tim es and author o f the new book, The Bialy Eaters. A patron party will feature Sheraton. This event costs $25 and is open to the public. Please call the MJCC at 244-0111 for reservations and location. Big City Produce Named BEST FRESH MARKET in Portland 1999!! Buy the Case, Buy the Pound, or Buy the Bunch, You Save BIG at Big City Produce! Best Greens in Portland. Best ethnocentric selections in Portland. 722 N. Sumner St. (Corner of N. Albina & N. Sumner) One Block West of Jefferson High School. 460-3830 Open 7 Days a Week Mon-Fri 7:30 - 7:00pm Sat. 9:00am - 6pm Sun. 10:00am - 6pm PROV EGODNOWMIRAC LEC RlSADE,INCORPORATED M edia Evangelistic M issionary O utreach P.O.Box 12423 Portland, Oregon 97212 ONE DAY BIBLICAL FAITH MIRACLE AND DELIVERANCE SEMINAR ô t g £ i £ ((A n n u al(dospef ô c £ o la r s £ ip arid((A w ards P r o g r a m S a tu r d a y > O ctoK er \ 2000 a t Trusting God's Promises Beyond the Instant Taneible Miracle WITH V :00pm J efferso n (dftg£ P e r fo r m in g CAris G e n fe r $10 00 in advance, $ 1 1 0 0 at the door Tickets available td, F rid a y s E sp resso and all F astixx outlets For inform ahon call 50 3-224-TIXX Frid ays Espresso • Chapter 7 Christian Books I Heaven's Archives ■ Mackin & Son Automotive • KKSL • K Praise V Evangelist W. Pritchett ONE GREAT SEMINAR ON HOW TO TRUST GOD’S PROMISES In this sem inar, you will learn from G o d ’s word H ow to exercise faith in G od so that He will fulfill His promise. Everyone is invited!!! SATU RD A Y — OCTOBER 28,2000 Red Lion Inn Coliseum 1225 North Interstate Portland, Oregon 97227 2:00pm-5:00pm I
