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August 27. 2003
*ortlanh (Observer
R eligion
60 Years
Together
D octors Otis Frank a n d Johnnie M ae Brown
will celeb ra te their 6CP w edding
anniversary a t M aranatha Church at
4 p .m . on Sunday, Aug. 3 1 . The
couple will celeb ra te with their
children, grandchildren, g reat­
grandchildren, e x te n d e d fam ily a nd
friends. The B row ns are p a sto rs
em e ritu s o f M aranatha Church
o f God, 4 2 2 2 N.E. 1 2 th Ave. For
m ore information, call
5 0 3 -2 8 7 -6 4 9 7 .
Hands Across The 1-5 Bridge
continued
from Metro
prayer offered by the Rev. W.G. Hardy,
followed by remarks by State Sen. Avel
Gordly and Multnomah County Commis­
sioner Serena Cruz. In Vancouver, the
Rev. Terry Moe will offer a prayer, fol­
lowed by remarks from Clark County
CommissionerCraig Pridemore
P artic ip an ts w alking acro ss the
bridge will be accom panied by the
Redland Singers, a N ative A m erican
drumming unit. Once participants span
the bridge by holding hands, there will
be a m om ent o f silence, follow ed by a
tugboat blow ing its horn to signal the
ev en t’s closure. P articipants will walk
on the b rid g e’s east sidew alk to ensure
that m otor vehicle traffic will not be
disrupted.
Oregon residents who want to partici­
pate in the event should meet 9:30 a.m. at
the Doubletree Hotel Columbia River, 1401
North Hayden Island Drive, on the east
side o f the bridge. Washington residents
should gather at The Quay, 100 Columbia
St., at the same time. Appropriate permits
have been arranged.
The event is sponsored by RAP, O r­
egon Partnership, the Asian Pacific Ameri­
can Consortium on Substance Abuse,
Central City Concern, InAct, the Red Land
Singers and Clark County Community
Services and Corrections.
Ministry Presents ‘His Glory Conference’
Cathedral o f Praise M inistries pre­
sents “His Glory Conference 2003,"
an apostolic and prophetic confer­
ence from Sept. 10 through Sept. 13.
Services will be held nightly at 7 p.m.
at the Cathedral o f Praise Church, at
1821 S.E. 39lh Ave. at Stephens.
Worship services are free and reg­
istration is not required. All services
includelife-changingworshipand praise,
anointed musical guests and speakers
from various parts o f the country.
The host o f His Glory Conference
is Apostle Levell Thomas, senior pas­
tor o f Cathedral o f Praise Ministries.
For information, call 503-235-2127.
Church of the Living God
Christian workers fo r fellowship
6401 N.E. 10th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97211
Services
Pastor and First
Lady Roy G. Moxie
Sunday School
Morning Worship
Evening Worship
W eds Bible Study
9:45A.M.
11:30 A.M
7:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M.
“Where there is no vision, The People perish. ”
For more information please call (503) 284-5171
Everyone s Welcome....
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b i t u a r i e s
Black Journalist, Community Volunteer Dies
Chapman Grade School. Her divorced
mother married a railroad man, Herman
Baker. His employment meant short stays
living in Montana, Seattle and Tacoma.
She attended M echanical Arts High
School in St. Paul, Minnesota; Garfield
High in Seattle; Jefferson in Port­
lan d ; an d g ra d u a te d from
Portland’s Washington High.
She was the first African-Ameri-
can to have an article published in
Funeral services were
The Oregonian when, in February,
scheduled W ednesday at
1937 she wrote, “ An American
10 a m. at St. Phillip the
Negro Speaks o f Color.” As an
Deacon Episcopal Church
independent journalist she wrote
in northeast Portland for
Kathryn Hall Bogle, a long­
other pieces for The Oregonian,
time Portland resident and Kathryn Hall Bogle The Northwest Enterprise, The
Portland Observer, The Skanner,
African American leader.
She was 96. A private entombment is The Pittsburgh Courier and Chicago De­
planned at Lincoln Memorial Park.
fender.
She was bom Christmas Eve, 1906on an
She was an early member o f St. Phillip
Oklahoma Territory farm and died Thurs­ The Deacon, joining the church in 1931.
day, Aug. 2 1,2003.
She was an active member and, together
She arrived in Portland in 1911 with her with her husband, Richard Sr., devoted
mother, Lillian Finley Hall. She attended time and energy to Young People’s Fel-
Kathryn Hall Bogle
wrote for the
Portland Observer
and other
publications
lowship in the late 1930’s She ran youth
programs again in the late 40s and early
50s with additional activities during the
summ er months.
She was a driving force in the local
chapter o f the N A AC P, a m em ber o f the
U rban League o f Portland, the Reed
C ollege W om en’s G roup, M oral R ear­
m am ent, a docent at the Portland Art
M useum , and the founder o f the P ort­
land chapter o f Links. In addition, she
m entored many young people, includ­
ing budding artists, jo u rn alists and m u­
sicians.
Her loves were her husband o f 51 years,
Richard Sr., her family, her Japanese gar­
den, flowers, and above all her Master, the
Lord in heaven.
She was preceded in death by her hus­
band o f 51 years, Richard Waldo Bogle Sr.
in 1979, and her sister Bertha in 1962. She
leaves her son Richard Waldo Bogle Jr.,
daughter Linda Metellus, 5 grandchildren,
12 great grandchildren and 1 great great
granddaughter.
Business Pioneer Manuel Scott Remembered
African American
entrepreneur
dead at 79
Manuel Scott, who spent most o f his
career as a partner in Coast Industries, one
o f O regon’s oldest African American
owned business, died Aug. 10, at his home
in Portland. He was 79.
Mr. Scott was the oldest o f nine chil­
dren bom to Mary and Henry Daniel Scott
Sr. He grew up working on a farm in Lake
Providence, La. In 1940, he graduated from
Providence High School.
In 1945, he joined the Air Force to serve
his country during World War II. He re­
ceived an Honorable Discharge at Fort
Lewis, Wash.
M anuel S c o tt
After relocating
to Portland, he met
Minnie Eva Harvey
and they were mar­
ried June 1, 1949.
Shortly after their
marriage, they pur­
chased their family
home on Northeast
Sumner Street.
Mr. Scott’s early career was in the au­
tomobile industry. He worked at Frank’s
C h e v ro let in P o rtlan d an d la ter at
dealerships in Vancouver. In 1959, he joined
his brother, Henry D. Scott Jr. at Coast
Janitorial Service. He served as sales man­
ager, vice president, and eventually as
vice chairman. With his contribution. Coast
Janitorial developed into a multi-state,
multi-million dollar enterprise. The com ­
pany acquired Empire Security Services
and changed the name to Coast Indus­
tries. Inc.
Mr. Scott loved his family, his church.
Bethel AME, and playing golf. He was a
mcmberofLeisure Hour GolfCluband trav­
eled to play golf in places such as Pebble
Beach, Calif, and Nassau, Bahamas.
He leaves to cherish his memory, two
d au g h ters L inda Scott and M arleta
Mosby; a son, Robert Chinn; four broth­
ers, Henry, H.B., Sam and Terry, three
sisters, Bernice Noble, Ethel Love and
Shirley McCoy; 25 grandchildren, a great­
grandchild and a host o f nieces, nephews
and friends. A brother, Albert Scott Sr.
preceded him in death.
A special thanks to Mary Crooms, his
friend and companion o f the last five years,
and to Ronnie Harris, his caretaker.
Cast Your Anxieties on Him
E th ei . J. B ates
F or T he P ortland
O bserver
by
We are living in aperilous society, filled
with all manners o f trials, tribulations and
adversities.
But the Bible says, “Cast your anxieties
on Him, because He cares for you.”
I have had many opportunities in the
past five years to become overwhelmed
with worry and anxiety. However, each
time 1 felt m yself losing ground, sinking
into despair, love lifted me. God posi­
tioned my feet to escape the mire clay and
re-established me in a right relationship
w ith Him.
Many have asked. “How afterall you’ve
been through, can you still smile, hold
your head up. and exhibit such peace with
the world?” My answer is simple, “ Praise
God! Offer praises to Him the midst o f
trouble and heartbreak, difficulties and
disappointments.
In Matthew 6:25-34, Jesus resumes the
theme o f single-hearted devotion to God
and deals with the related attitude o f free­
t
I
dom from anxiety over daily needs. He
illustrates the worthlessness o f worry by
showing that it is unnecessary, unfruitful,
and unbecoming to Christians.
One morning, in the early part o f 1997,
during my regular meditation, God gave
me my personal songs o f praise, and there­
after, often my entire meditation would
consist o f singing praises to Him. It was
I1 We cannot praise
God and be filled
with anxiety at the
same time.
only after He had brought me through
many trails and storms that He revealed to
me the awesomeness o f His unmerited
favor, mercy and grace.
By praising Him, we bring the presence
o f God into every situation and circum­
stance. *
Here is the remedy for times when you
feel alone, deserted or depressed. Praise
God! However simply, compose your song
and testimony o f G od’s goodness in your
life. Come humbly before the Lord, in re­
pentance, seeking forgiveness, admitting
that we are exceedingly insignificant be­
ings. The results: God enters! His pres­
ence will live (take up residence) in our
lives, circumstances and situations.
When we offer sacrificial praises to
God, the Holy Spirit will activate the prom­
ise and release the promises into lives.
Allow praises o f God to permeate your
mind, heart and soul. Even if your eyes are
filed with tears o f disappointment, heart­
break and losses, “will” yourself to praise
God, He wil I faithfully bless you, to expe­
rience that “inexpressible jo y ” that is spo­
ken o f in (1 Pet. 1:8) One th ing that 1 know,
we cannot praise God and be filled with
anxiety at the same time.
When Jesus instructed us to resist being
anxious. He didn't mean that we were not
to be concerned about the affairs o f ours
lives, families, community and woes o f
society as whole. Remember, He said
(Lev. 19:18)“ Loveyourneighbor as your­
self,” but we are not allowed to let our
concerns overwhelm us. Praise Him, and
be anxious for nothing!
Ethel J. Bates is a minister fo r the A Hen
Temple CME Church in Portland.