FAITH
Friday, July 6, 2018
LIMEY PASTOR
The suffering
of the children
L
ast week I
baby belongings
wrote about
and equipment
the agonies
in the open air.
being inflicted on
The hospital had
children in the
transferred control
name of the law.
of the baby to
I said that “I have
the governmental
been thinking very
authorities, and
Colin
hard of what needs
said that the young
Brown
to be preached for
mother would be
Faith
the safety of the
allowed to visit the
people and our
baby for 15 minutes
children.” The week has
a day — a tall order for
continued with further
a slender, malnourished
public recording of the
mother with her birth
unintelligence of ill-
stitches still in, and no
thought-out and essentially
means to travel to the
cruel government policies.
hospital.
But such nonsense hit close
Neither the young
to my home this week.
mother or her mother had
Just days after writing
places to stay, nor the means
this, I received a phone
to afford that. I was able
call from an unmarried girl
to drive the young mother
who needed help. I knew
to friends on the other side
her from a couple of years
of Portland, and her own
before. She was at a local
mother to friends of hers in
hospital and
Sandy.
had given birth
This is
The bond
to a little baby
a problem
boy. The young
that is still
between
woman was
in process,
parents and
28, had herself
but in the
been born
children must meantime the
in difficult
in the
be regarded baby,
circumstances,
most essential
according to
period of
as a sacred
her mother,
his young
connection in life, is being
and had nearly
died at birth.
deprived of
our society
Residual
this young
issues had
mother’s love.
changed the character of her The mother is a young,
voice a little and had made
vulnerable, gentle soul
pronunciation of certain
and her baby was born in
words difficult. The father
a lower birth weight, but
of her baby was not in the
nothing problematic. I was
picture; he had been violent struck because her baby was
with the new mother’s
born with the same birth
mother and had punched
weight as my own son.
her, leaving bruises before
The bond between
leaving the picture.
parents and children must
In the hospital the young be regarded as a sacred
woman had fallen asleep
connection in our society,
when nursing the new baby
not a relationship between
(which is quite common),
owner and property.
and the nurses reported the
Children may not be seized
mother to the Department
to teach people a lesson,
of Human Services —
only if jeopardy to life and
although, from what I
limb exists. If this is a sign
understand, there were no
of our times it is ominous,
toxicology tests conducted
where children are seen as
on the young mother. There chattel. I am praying very
was an assumption made
much from the holy leaven
that there was a substance
of our people to rise up and
abuse issue. She was just
take these matters in hand
exhausted.
and create firm guides for
The baby was removed
the loving of children and
from the mother, and
the care of parents who
the young mother was
need education and support.
literally evicted from her
In Jesus’s name, Amen.
bed and told to get out
■
of the hospital minus her
Colin Brown is the
son. I found her in the
former pastor of Good
parking lot across from
Shepherd Lutheran Church
the hospital with a pile of
in Boardman.
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East Oregonian
Page 7A
Church of England seeks revival
in newer Christian faiths
By ROBERT STEVENS
Associated Press
LONDON — The
Church of England owns
some of the most impres-
sive houses of worship
in the world, with tower-
ing facades and spires that
have drawn in the faith-
ful for close to 500 years.
But these days, that’s not
enough to fill the pews.
Looking to reverse
dwindling
membership,
Church leaders are launch-
ing a new outreach to other
Christian congregations,
in a move that could bring
some Holy Rolling, New
World preaching styles to
its venerable halls of stone
and sacrament.
A proposal likely to be
approved on Friday would
devolve some authority
and allow local bishops to
decide who from outside
the Church of England can
come perform sermons at
its churches, without prior
approval of the Archbish-
ops of Canterbury and York,
as is currently the case.
That means it’s likely
that more expressive, evan-
gelical preaching styles
including gospel could be
making their way to the
pulpit, like that of Bishop
Michael Curry, whose pas-
sionate sermon about the
power of love stirred up the
royal wedding.
“The Church of England
AP Photo/Robert Stevens
Pentecostal Bishop Dr. Joe Aldred, of the Church of God of Prophecy, stands in
front of Catholic Apostolic Church of Christ the King in Bloomsbury, London.
thinks it can make itself
more attractive by resorting
to style,” said Gavin Ashen-
den, a former chaplain to
Queen Elizabeth II. “It’s
the end of the snobbishness
that the Church of England
has confined itself with,” he
said, adding that he hoped
easier partnerships with
other denominations would
bring fresh inspiration to
preaching styles.
The C of E, England’s
state church, was founded
after a schism with the
papacy in the 16th century,
and its traditions are at the
heart of what came to be
known outside Britain as
Anglicanism, or the Epis-
copalian Church, one of the
world’s largest Protestant
Christian followings.
But membership in the
English heartland has been
shrinking over the years, as
Britain’s population ages,
and the average Church of
England member today is
68 years old, despite suc-
cessive attempts by Church
leaders to boost appeal.
Ashenden fears the Church
could suffer a “demo-
graphic meltdown.”
While membership in
traditional churches has
been consistently falling
in the West, the growth of
the newer ones has clearly
bucked the trend, raising
eyebrows across the faiths.
The Church of England
says that the new rules, set
to pass a final approval at
its July 6 synod, or council
meeting, build on previous
efforts to expand partner-
ships and help unify those
who spread the Christian
faith. Many pastors from
the independent churches
it already recognizes give
sermons already at the
Church of England. But
the new rules could bring
in even more, including
some from primarily black
congregations.
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Golfers to tee
off for Eastern
Oregon Mission
UMATILLA — Golfers
interested in teeing off for
a cause are encouraged to
participate in an upcoming
tournament that will bene-
fit Eastern Oregon Mission.
Scramble for Food is
Saturday, July 14 with
check-in at 8 a.m. and the
shotgun start at 9 a.m. at
Big River Golf Course, 709
Willamette St., Umatilla. A
four-person scramble for-
mat, those who plan to par-
ticipate should register by
July 9.
The cost is $60, which
includes pastries in the
morning, 18 holes of
golf, prizes on every hole,
lunch and awards. Reg-
istration forms are avail-
able at Agape House, 500
Harper Road, the Hermis-
ton Community Center, 415
S. Highway 395; and Ben-
dixsen Law, 245 E. Main
St. For questions, call Dave
Hughes at 541-571-7293.
To reserve a golf cart, call
541-922-3006.
Eastern Oregon Mission
is the parent organization of
Agape House and Martha’s
House, which serve individ-
uals and families in need.
For more information, to
volunteer or make dona-
tions, call 541-567-8774.
Seminar offers
insight on Islam,
Christianity
PENDLETON — Rev.
Tim Roosenberg has stud-
ied the Bible extensively
and shares his insight
regarding prophesies.
An author and proph-
ecy seminar presenter, he
was a pastor for 25 years
until be began his traveling
prophecy seminar ministry
in August 2011. Roosen-
berg will share about Islam
and Christianity Wednes-
day, July 18 at 6:30 p.m. at
the Pendleton Seventh-day
Adventist Church, 1401
S.W. Goodwin Place. The
public is invited to the free
event.
In 2011, Roosenberg
wrote “Islam & Christian-
ity in Prophecy” with Tim
Lale.
The book focuses on
biblical prophecy in Dan-
iel 11-12, including details
about a future major con-
flict between Islam and
Christianity, Roosenberg
says on his website.
For more information
about the presentation, con-
tact Shana Boyer at jesus-
isthelivingwater@yahoo.
com or 541-276-0882. For
more about Roosenberg,
visit www.islamandchristi-
anity.org.
Ladies to lavish in
lavender
HERMISTON — Tips
on growing and uses for
lavender
are
featured
during a program spon-
sored by the Hermiston
Nazarene Church Women’s
Ministries.
All Things Lavender is
Tuesday, July 17 at 6:30
p.m. in the church’s minis-
try center, 1520 W. Orchard
Ave., Hermiston. Greg and
Bettina Senter, owners of
The Lavender Egg in Pend-
leton, are the presenters.
There is no admission fee.
For more information,
Melody Finn-Kinswa at
541-567-3677,
melody.
hermnaz@gmail.com
or
visit www.hermistonnaza-
rene.org.
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