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Focus On Religion
Rev. Lester
By AUDREY L. WILLIAMS
Chronicle Staff Writer
Last winter, a lot of people gave up on the
, Rev. Anna Carter Lester's chances of surviving
pneumonia, including her own doctor.
Depsite a grim outlook, the 74-year-old
^founder of the Wayside Christian
the City of God Pentecostal Church of
Deliverance and the Citadel of Hope Bible
Academy, both on 23rd Street -- is back in service
and as good as ever.
"I didn't think I was going to die," she says
in her calm voice. "I had been in the hospital
' for two davs before I reali7#?H oihprp I i c
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But no, my number wasn't called, so 11
survived."
At 12, the Bracey, Va., native moved to Pro-1
vidence, R.I., after her mother's death to live!
with a sister 22 years her senior.
The daughter of an Episcopalian Bible I
minister, Lester earned a degree in Christian!
.education from the Manhattan Bible Institute!
in New York and finally settled in Montclair,!
N.J., where she was a teacher and registrar at I
the renowned Rev. Auturo Skinner's Newark!
Deliverance Institute in Newark, N.J.
In 1951, by invitation of a cousin, she moved I
to Winston-Salem for 10 months and began thel
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formation of a Bible mission on 16th Street.
Lester and two elderly people ran the mission
on 16th Street, but participation was low.
That's when she says she took it upon herself to
go $oor to door and ask parents to let their
children attend her Sunday School.
"The first Sunday I had six children," says
L'4an4jheP.iL.iuuU ami fug iO
. F*\wr fceit -urfttrtfiSse children. until T
received notice to go to Africa."
"For people who don *t have a ministry
and don't have anywhere to preach,
they can come to the City of God. "
? The Rev. Anna Carter Lester
Before she left in 1952. I?tpr cave IS
children had become eager and ready members
of her Fisherman's Club, which rewarded each
child for bringing additional students to Sunday
School with them.
As a missionary sent by the Church of the
Lord Jesus Christ to the West African country
of Liberia, where she spent two years, Lester
continued her work as a teacher of the Bible
and home economics to teen-age Liberian girls.
"I kept putting it off," says Lester, "but I
?was^afraid not tcTgo to Africa because I had a
a I Church Notes
Services honoi
Appreciation services will
be held for Evangelist Sarah
C. Rowdy, the assistant
pastor of J.A. Coleman 9
Memorial Chapel at 614 9 9
Patterson Ave. on June 6-8. 9 9
Rowdy has been the assis- 9
Jtant pastor for the past five 9
Through the she
has worked closely with the
pastor of the church, Spl
Evangelist Essie C. Mc- KLgyfl
Cullough, to organize the 9
church and promote the 9
gospel. She has been a
valuable organizer in many
of the church's auxiliaries. 99HH
Rowdy is a counselor for
Family Planning at the
Reynolds Health Center. "j*
She is a mother of six and J 1
grandmother of four. She urc (
was ordained to preach by /^Ullf.r
BishoD T.R. Rice and hac V*/I111IA
fegM been preaching for 17 years.
Her personal motto is Fellow:
"God has a due season for ^
The guest speaker June 6 22C 23rd
13| will be Elder Joseph On the
Lowery, pastor of St. Mat- prayer se
thews Apostolic Church. Hunter,
On June 7, the Rev. Ricky and Bro
Hickman, associate Hines wi
I minister 01 center urove vices.
A.M.E. Zion Church, will Evang*
be the speaker, and on June the Rev.
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May field Han
Mr. May field Harris
Mr. Mayfield Harris, age 101 of 1
Ctr., Thomasville, died May 23 at the Is
a extended period of illness.
He was a native of Randolph Count>
entire life in the Thomasville Comm
faithful member of Central United Mt
Surviving relatives are one son, M
Midway; one sister, Mrs. Kattie Roger
Im teen granacniiaren, iweniy-irrree gr
twenty-five great great-grandchildren
H great-great-grandchildren, many niec
Funeral services were held Sunday a
tral United Methodist Church with
I Johnson officiating. Interment f
Thomasville City Cemetery.
Forsyth Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Sarah Roberts
Mrs. Sarah Roberts, of 3711 Leigh
died Sunday Evening at her home. SI
Rockingham Co., a faithful member
Bapt. Church, member of Rose Mc.
Order of Eastern Star no. 608 and
Shrine Masonic Credit Union.
Surviving relatives are her husbani
I Roberts of the home; three sisters, Mr
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definite call."
Her excuses for staying in America were hei
two sisters who were ill, she says, but they both
soon died ~ six days apart. Then her husband
became her reason for remaining in the states
until he died the following year. Soon after, she
received an itinerary from her church, $5,000,
' turd sin ma uffr'tu fejifrwiw ??~
"1 went oft then*.'' she~say&^_ There were no
more excuses."
After leaving Africa, Lester returned to New
Jersey to continue her missionary work, and it
wasn't until 10 years later that she would once
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years later, she still speaks fondly of Africa and
the City of God Pentecostal Church of
Deliverance's role in helping her to aid those
plagued by famine on another continent.
It was Lester's affiliation with the Methodist
Church, which came about as the result of her
marrying a Methodist who, she says, gave her
much encouragement in the founding of
Wayside.
The City of God was also founded to let
those who have been called to preach have a
place to carry out their ministry, says Lester.
However, her efforts have just begun to get
underway, she says, due to her untimely illness
that postoned the grand opening originally
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ing Sarah Rowdy, assi
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Sarah C. Rowdy
/. Claude Thomas, Church, will render sernister
of St. Peters vices. Services will begin
Df God Apostolic nightly at 7:30.
:h sponsors services
ship services will the Rev. Charlie Clemons
day night, June 1, will be the guest speakers
.m. at the City of Saturday, June 2.
yer Fellowship at On Sunday, the Rev.
St. Larry Butler will be the
: opening night of speaker at the 11 a.m. worrvice,
Elder Lewis ship service, and on Sunday
Sister Rona Burns night, the speakers will be
ther Anthony L. Evangelists Annie Wince,
11 conduct the ser- Lee Faye Mack and Annette
Thompson.
;list Mary Home, The Rev. Annie Carter 1
Larry Gordon and Lester is the pastor.
is, 101, faithful membe
this city, Mrs. Gertrude Toe
Davidson Nursing Mrs_ Li|lie Smith 0f Madis
Jursing home after prank pinville of Lobata V
nephews and other relative
/ but had spent his complete at this time,
unity and was a Arrangements entrusted tc
;thodist Church. ducted by Gilmore Funeral L
r. Fred Harris of
s of this city; thir- \frs /\gness Chisholm
eat-grandchildren, Mrs. Agness Chisholm, of
i and one great- jn t^at cjty Friday. Fu
es, nephews and complete at this time. The be
this city Wednesday,
t 2:00 pm at Cen- Surviving relatives are one
Rev. Harvey L. Qf thjs cjty. onc daughtei
ollowed in the Chisholm of this city; four
grandchildren and other relai
Local arrangements entrui
conducted by your loving fru
t St., Walkertown Rurney Lee Thomas
re was a native of Funeral services for Mr.
of Hayfes Chapel Atlanta, Ga., were condu<
Cloud Chapter of Righteous Church of God ir
a member of the wjth interment in the far
Cemetery.
d Mr. Marchrow f^e body remained at Gilm
s. Grace Clark of funcral services.
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A desire to give other ministers a place
drove the Rev. Anna Carter Lester to est
?(photo by James Parker).
Istant pastor, to be helcj
Missionary circle presents musi
The Susie Hawkins Mis- Shondus Parker, Pat
sionary Circle No. 5 of Inez Byrd, James Fur
Hames Memorial CME Richard Radar, A
Church at 819 Highland Swygert, Wandalee S
Ave. will present "Sound Ann Webb, Aqwill
Spectrum," an evening of Hairston, The Rev. G
entertainment, June 3 at 5 Bell Jr., Preston Stark
p.m. Piccola Morrow.
The program will consist
of music, drama, poetry The Rev. Anzo
and songs. tgomery is the cl
Program participants will pastor and Mrs.
include Alderman Larry Miller is the chairmi
Womble, Kamara and the missionary circle.
Wentz spring Sunday School cl<
Climaxing spring quarter pastor and Mrs.
of the Sunday School at Allen is the Sunday 5
Wentz Memorial United superintendent.
Church of Church on Sunday
morning were presenta- Training Uni<
tions given by the five ?
classes. The Dublic is invit
The primary class gave a attend and participate
presentation titled "Praise unusual panel audien
the Lord;" the intermediate teraction discussion
class presented "Ruth's "What's On Your Mi
Loyalty;" the youth class Let's Talk",
presented "A Basket Full of This discussion is
Love;" the, young adults two of the Baptist Tri
presented "A Choral Union starting at 4:45
Reading of Psalms 95," on Sunday, June
and the adult class Shiloh Missionary E
presented "Do All The CHurch at 916 E. 12t
Good You Can." Panelists are Isaiah
Dr. Marion R. Blair is the Jr., Amice Wall, ,
r of Central Methodist
Id of Lobato W. Va., and Arrangements entri
on, NC; one brother Mr. ducted by your loving
V. Va.; a host of nieces,
:s. Funeral plans are in- Mrs. Alice Davis Cut I
Funeral services for
) and services will be con- of 113 Arcadia Street
directors. from the Goodwill Be
ficiating and intermen
Cemetery.
11 Warren St., Dover, NJ The body remained
neral arrangements are in- time it was be taken to
>dy is expected to arrived in and was not viewed aft
friends at Gilmore's fi
son Mr. William Chisholm Arrangements entru
r-in-law Mrs. Almeta A. ducted by your loving
- grandchildren, one great
tives and friends. Mr. Eugene Haney, J
;ted to and services will be Funeral services 1
ends, Gilmore's. Philadelphia, Pa were
Union Mission Holy <
officiating. Interme
Burney Lee Thomas, of Cemetery.
:ted at 2 p.m from the r Surviving relatives
l the Midway Ccromunjty^ of the home; his fai
nily plot of the Orurch Eugene Haney Sr. of
Haney and Mr. Emm
ore's until 3:00 pm until the tha^Haney and Mrs.
Pleai
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to preach was the force that
tablish Wayside CME Church
League holds
| prayer breakfast
ICdl The Laymen's League of ;
Shiloh Bpatist Church
Reid, Prayer Breakfast is being
iches, held quarterly during the
drian 1984 year on the second
tarks, Sundays in June,
a Y. September and December,
ieorge The third Prayer Breakfast >
;s and for 1984 will be on Sunday,
June 10, at 8 a.m.
Mon- Mr. Richard Glover, exturch
ecutive director of the Pat
Ester terson Avenue YMCA, will
an of be the guest speaker.
All men of Shiloh Baptist
CHurch are laymen. Every
)Sed man is asked to attend this
breakfast and please bring a
Bessie ma^e relative or friend,
ichool F?r additional informa- :
tion, call 724-9263.
on hosts discussion
ed to Davis Jr., Bernese Sullivan,
in an Chris Astrop, Barbara
ce in- Shankle and Louise Archie,
titled Consultants are Ms.
nd? -- Boby Stewart, the Rev. Otis
Donaldson and Dr. J. Kay
part Butler,
lining
> p.m. G. Henderson Webb Sr.
3, at is the Baptist Training
iaptist Union director, Ms. Bobby
h St. Stewart is the program
Todd director and Dr. Butler is
James the church pastor.
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Church, passes
isted to and services will be confriends,
Gilmore's.
7 re 11
Mrs. Alice Davis Cuthrell, age 100
were conducted Monday at 2 pm
iptist Church with R.O. Allen of
t in the family plot of the Church
at Gilmore's until 1 pm at which
the Church until the funeral hour,
er the Eulogy. The family received
rom 7 until 8 pm. \
isted to and services will be confriends,
Gil more's.
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for Mr. Eugene Haney, Jr. of
: conducted May 21st at 2:00 at the
Church, with Elder Joseph Lowery
nt followed in the Evergreen
are his wife, Mrs. Burnetta Haney, :
:her and step-mother Mr. & Mrs.
this city; two brothers Mr. Ronald
lanuel Haney; two sisters, Ms. BerMaxine
Simon; mother-in-law and
se see page B7