Sunday
Lesson
By
• Rev. Way Ion R. Wallace
Greetings fellow Bible stu
dents. Our lesson for this week
is intitled, "Love Overcomes
Barriers.” The text is Luke
10:25-37. Luke records an ex
cellent example of Jesus'
magnificent ability to teach by
using parables The parable
of "The Good Samaritan" was
given in response to the ques
tioning of a lawyer whose
initial purpose was test Jesus.
After Jesus forced him to
answer his own question and
shed a light of doubt upon his
own life, he sought to justify
himself. The lawyer asked
that now famous question.
“And who is my neighbor?”
The parable Jesus told was
set on the road from Jerusa
: lem to Jericho. This was an
extremely dangerous road to
: travel. It was tremendously
steep, narrow, with many sud
• den turns. Thieves were know
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: attack at the turn of the road.
^ The man traveling this road
i was very foolish to do so alone.
; As is typical with human
» beings, he had a hand in
i bringing suffering upon him
• self. There he lay robbed,
• beaten and left to die. Along
t came a priest, one among
• 20,000, to share in the temple
• service. He was only afforded
: this opportunity four times a
: year because of the large
• number of priests.
• He could already see the
: blood on the man’s body. He
• knew that to either touch blood
• or a dead body would render
• him ceremonially unclean for
: seven days. It would have
l been dishonest of him to assist
■ the wounded man and pretend
: that nothing had happened, so
: he passed over by on the other
: side. Religious ceremony we
• re of more importance to him
: than human need. But, before
we criticize him too harshly,
: let us examine ourselves. How
often are we engaged in all
night prayer meeting when we
!•. have a child at home whose
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' ative have been robbed by a
racist society, whose intellec
tual ability have been neglect
ed and left to die by over
crowded schools when we
could have been at home
giving the child some needed
encouragement?
How many times have we
spent our sacred Sunday after
noons shouting from one chur
ch to another while some
Rev. Way Ion R. Wallace
forgotten person sat lonely in
a rest home or hospital?
Our church activities ought
to teach us how to serve and
inspire us to serve. I am afraid
that worship that does not lead
to service is not true worship
at all How much time do we
spend in ceremony and
how much time do we spend in
service. *• -'
The Levite came along and
throught that perhaps the rob
bers were still in the cliffs and
perhaps the wounded man was
even bait for a trap. He went
on by because he was not
willing to risk his own neck to
help someone else. I am sure
many of us can see ourselves
here without illustration. Fi
nally, the Samaritan came
along. A man whom good
orthodox Jews raised to
despise unclean heretics. But,
he was financially able to be of
help to the wounded man. As
churches, we must be able to
do more than pay our monthly
bills. Our generousity in giv
ing to our churches ought to be
such that we are able to “go
about doing good."
Not only was the Samaritan
able to help he was willing to
help. When we meet our Lord
in judgment, we will not be
judged according to the faith
in our hearts and minds-; but
by the faith in our hands and
feet. We will be by what we
have done. Jesus is teaching
us here that anyone needing
our help is our neighbor. Jesus
is teaching us that we must
help others even when they
have brought their need upon
themselves.
Love overcomes barriers,
but not all barriers. There are
many barriers that can be
overcome by nothing else but
love. Ultimately only love will
overcome the barriers be
tween racial groups, employ
ers and employees, different
nations, different social and
economic classes. Only love
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Can overcome uie oamcrs in
marriage. Only love can over
come the barriers between the
sexes, between man and man.
It took the love of God as
revealed in his Son Jesus to
overcome the barrier between
God and man. You can experi
ence that love today. For a
more thorough discussion of
the lesson, visit the Sunday
School of your choice this
Sunday.
l.hurt'h yen's Briefs
St. Paul Will Celebrate Homecoming Here Sunday
»i raui community .Mis
sionary Baptist Church. 2200
Julia Ave., announces iheir
Annual Homecoming Services
Sunday, October 16, beginning
with regular Sunday School
classes at 9:45 a m. Following
that, the pastor, Rev R.M.
Young, will deliver the 11 a m
sermon. The Chancel Choir
and the Gospel Choir will
render music.
Dinner will be served in the
Fellowship G. Hall immedi
ately after this service.
Rev. L.D. Parker of St. Luke
Baptist Church will speak at
the special Homecoming Ser
vice at 3 ,p.m. He will be
accompanied by his choirs.
St. Paul relocated from Sun
set Road to its present location
15 years ago with 18 members.
Under the leadership of Rev.
Young the enrollment has
grown to 275.
Rev Young hopes that ma
ny former members will re
turn to workshop with them on
Homecoming Day. The gene
ral public is also urged to
attend.
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Mrs. Marty Sheppard, se
cretary to the vice-president
of People That Love (PTL)
will be the guest speaker at a
Women’s Day program at
New Emmanuel Congrega
tional Christian Church Sun
day, October 16. She will
speak at the 11 a.m. service.
Later in the afternoon E
vangelist Grace Bailey of
Pleasantville, N. J. will deliver
a special sermon. This service
will begin at 3 p.m.
Rev. N.C. Calhoun is pastor
of New Emmanuel, which is
located at 3540 Beatties Ford
Road.
MYERS TABERNACLE
Prentice Bethea, a member
of Myers Tabernacle AME
Zion Church, will deliver his
trial sermon at the church
Sunday, October 16, at 3 p.m.
The Volunteers Gospel Choir
yvill render the music.
Presently serving in the
U.S. Army at Fayetteville,
Bethea is a native of Charlotte
and is the son of Mrs. May Bell
Roseboro. He is a graduate of
Harding High and has attend
ed Central Piedmont Com
munity College, Fayetteville
State Univer»it|r,^andra^ejg
has studied with Rev. Lee Otis
Belk of Texas Christian Uni
versity in El Paso, Texas. A
Master Mason, he is Master of
North Carolina Masonic Lod
ge No. 103.
The text for the trial sermon
will be “The Eyes of the
Lord.’’
Rev. George E. Battle of
Gethsemane AME Zion Chur
ch is conducting revival ser
Smith Receives Eastman Kodak Grant
By Dianne Simpson
Poet Staff Writer
The Eastman Kodak Com
pany, which central location is
at 343 State Street, Rochester,
N.Y., is distributing a total of
*3.8 million in educational
grants to 280 colleges and
universities. Of this *3.8 mil
lion, *70,250 of the grants will
go to 19 predominately black
colleges and universities in
the United States through the
company's 1977 Educational
Aid Program.
• From the announcement
made on October 4 Colby H.
Chandler, President of the
Company, and Walter A. Fa I
Ion, Chairman and Chief Exe
cutive officer feel that com
mitting these grants to the
various black colleges, there
is a reaffirmative of "Kodak's
(respect for quality education
knd an investment in the
hiture of higher learning for
{he benefit of all.”
me tour-year privaieiy ana
publicly supported schools re
ceiving direct grants from
Kodak are: Alabama A4M
ijniv , Norman, Ala.; Alaba
(fia State Univ , Montgomery,
fla.; Alcorn State Univ.. Lor
finan, Miss.; Dillard Univ.,
New Orleans, La.; Fisk Univ.,
Nashville, Tenn.; Florida
4&M Univ., Tallahasee. Fla.;
fort Valley State College,
fort Valley, Ga.; Johnson C.
!frnith Univ., Charlotte. N.C.;
t«e Moyne-Owen College,
Memphis, Tenn ; Morehouse
Allege, Atlanta, Ga.; Morgan
State Univ., Baltimore. Md.;
North Carolina AAM State
Univ., Greensboro, N.C.. Sou-.
thern Univ. A&M College, Ba
ton Rouge, La.; and Virginia
Union Univ., Richmond. Va
Of the (70,250, Johnson C.
SMnith University has received
$4,onn How this grant will be
dbtributed is in the process of
discussion by Smith's Chair
rfyan and committee of Acade
mic Affairs
;Tbe two-year publicly sup
ported schools that are a
I
warded direct grants are
Community College of Balti
more, Baltimore, Md., and
University of the District of
Columbia, Washington, D.C.
These Direct grants being
distributed are given in re
sponse to the contributions
made by college and univer
sity graduates to the compa
ny’s business success. Kodak
awards in direct grants $750 to
privately supported schools
and $250 to publicly supported
institutions for each under
graduate or gradute year
completed by those who grad
uate and join Kodak within
five years of their graduation.
The grants, awarded during
the graduate’s fifth year of
employment, are made' on
behalf of those employees who
are utilizing their academic
training in the performance of
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meir jod auues.
Recipient schools are pre
sented to distribute grant dol
lars to the departments indi
cated by a person’s degree.
Individual departments are
asked to use the money for
Kodak Undergraduate Scho
larships and to select the
recipients on the basis of me
rit.
The direct grant program
extends to two-year colleges
offering the AAS degree and
to two-year progrms within
the framework of a four-year
college.
Kodak awards special
grants to help large and small
academic institutions revise
and interrelate their acade
mic programs to meet the
challenges 6f changing times
with new programs and spe
cialized facilities.
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Dr. J.G. Whitfield
...Revival leader
vices at Myers Tabernacle
this week. Napolean Brown,
the Southern Sisters and The
Volunteer Gospel Choir are
providing music.
Rev. Carnell Thompson is
pastor of Myers Tabernacle.
The church is at 509 South
Cherry St.
MYERS PARK
A special workshop on Crea
tive Activities with Children
will be held at Myers Park
United Methodist Church on
Saturday, October 22, begin
ning at 10 a m. and Jasting
until 4 p.m.
The workshop leaders are
Franklin and Maryann Dotts,
well known authors and con
sultants from Nashville, Ten
nessee.
Sponsored by the United
Methodist Annual Conference,
this workshop is planned for
any interested teachers or
workers with children and is
open to the public. Partici
pants are asked to bring a
sandwich for lunch, drinks
will be furnished.
NEW EMMANUEL
Evangelist Minus Whitten
was the speaker on a recent
Friday evening when the
Thompson Singers presented
the first of two programs at
New Emmanuel Congrega
tional United Church of Christ,
celebrating the singing
group’s 25 anniversary.
According to Rev N.C. Cal
houn, pastor of New Emman
ing and preaching enough to
fill the hearts of all who
came.”
The second program on the
following Sunday afternoon
featured many area singing
groups, incuding East Stone
wall AME Zion Choir, St. Paul
Baptist Church Young Adult
Choir, the St. James Holiness
Rev. L.D. Parker
...St. Paul speaker
Church Choir, and the Belle
fonte Spiritual Singers from
Harrisburg. Special guests
were the Smith Grove Choir
from Taylorsville, the home of
Mrs. Queen Estelle Thomp
son, founder of the Good News
of Miracles Outreach, busi
ness woman, civic worker and
member of New Emmanuel.
Mrs. Thompson sponsored the
two day event.
The speaker on Sunday af
ternoon was Bishop. M.O. Col
lins of High Point, accompan
ied by his choir.
New Emmanuel is at 3540
Beatties Ford Road.
ANTIOCH
a picture ot tne late Kev.
J.W. White was mistakenly
run in last week’s POST in
place of one of Rev. John W.
White who is leading revival
at Antioch Baptist Church this
week. We regret our error.
CORINTHIAN BAPTIST
The first “Soul Stirring Re
vival” of the newly founded
Corinthian Baptist Church,
2606-B West Boulevard, will
begin Sunday, October 16 and
run through Friday, October
21. The pastor, Dr. J.G. Whit
Jim Black
...Matthew-Murkland speaker
field, will be evangelist for the
week. Music will be by visiting
area choirs.
The public is cordially invit
ed. Services will begin at 7:30
p.m.
QPPnwnrAi \/adv
The Annual Missionary Day
of Second Calvary Baptist
Church was observed last Sun
day Speaker for the 11 a m.
service was Mrs. J.B McLes
ter of Durham, immediate
past-president of Women's
Home and Foreign Missionary
Convention of North Carolina,
which is an auxiliary of the
General Baptist Convention of
North Carolina. The women of
Second Calvary were in char
ge of the service and music
was by the church choir.
The theme for the program
was “Christian Freedom and
Responsibility.” Mistress of
Ceremonies was Mrs. Edwin
ner Davis and Mrs. Clara
Vinson offered prayer. The
speaker was introduced by
Mrs. Mildred Gaither, presi
dent of the Missionary Circle.
Response was by the first lady
of the church, Mrs. Betty
Foster.
According to the pastor.
Rev. Lemar Foster, the pro
gram was a huge success,
drawing visitors from within
the city and surrounding are
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Friendship Baptist Church
3301 Beatties Ford Road
392-0391
Coleman, W. Kerry, Pastor V
Sunday Schedule
9:45a.m. Sunday School
11:00a.m. Morning Worship
6:00 p.m. Bible Study >
Graded Day Care Center |
Mon-Fri.7:00a.m.-6p.m. <
i (ages 4 mos. -5yiV) '(
Rev. Coleman W. Kerry
Cannon Cathedral
200Tuckaseegee Road
Elder E.C. Cannon
Pastor and Founder
Dail-A-Prayer-334-9917 I
Sunday School -9:30a.m.
Morning Worship -11 a m.
YPWW -6:30
Evangelistic Sermon - 8 p.m.
Weekly Night Services
Tuesday & Thursday 7:30p.m.
dealing & Deliverance Service
Thursday -12 noon
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Each Sunday Morning - 8 a m
WHVN Radio
[Monday Thur Friday 1:45 p.m Elder EC. Cannon
Saturda) -4:30p.m.
"Everyone Is Invited To Come
And Be Blessed Of God."
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I Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church
'kl.\ ING CHRIST AND COMMUNITY SINCE 1864
1901 Rozzells Ferry Road
13-9803 376-6782
MORGAN W TANN, PASTOR
Sunday Church School 9:4$a m
! Classes of aII ages
MORNING WORSHIP II 00a m
spirational music A message to Help
ENSED DAY CARE Mon Fri 7-5:30 p m
Activities for all ages
All People Welcomed
Chun h ui i ipen House of Deliverance Through Jesus Christ
Presciiily holding service at Fairview Homes Center
Earle and Oaklawn Avenue
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a m
Bible Study-Tues. 8:00 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal -Wed. 8:00 p m
Prayer Meeting - Thur. 8:00 p.m.
Evangelist Letha M. Pratt, Pastu
Church 598-7692
Resident 597-9314
I’i .i i i Meeting held every Thursday at the home of
Mi .uni Mrs. Goines Walker - 3427 Crenshaw Ct.)
i nine And Be Saved, Healed And Delivered"
New Emanuel Congregational
United Church Of Christ
“Temple of the Holy Ghost"
3540 Beatties Ford Road
Charlotte, N.C. 28216
REV DR N.C. CALHOUN
Minister-Daily Counselor
9:45 a. m. Sunday School
11:00a.m. Good Music
11:30a.m. Gospel Preaching
Prayer Meeting 7:30 Wed
Mrs Queen Estell L Thomp
son, Missionary Leader,
President, Good News of Mi
racles
Out-Reach
Brother Dan Caldwell
Deacon Rev. Dr. N.C Calhoun
!'••> are Center 6a.m. to 6 p m. -5 Days per
Week
Phone 399 1249
G IN. Jenkins Memorial United '
Presbyterian Oiurch
1421 Statesville Avenue /
. ' Charlotte. N.C. 28206
Phone 332-9137
Kev George C Goodman. Pastor
9 45ajn Church School
11:00 A M Divine Worship
Choir Kehearsal Senior. Wednesday 7:30 P M
Young Adult, Saturday 7:30 P M
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The Vocal Choir of Second
Calvary will sponsor a musi
:al program Sunday. October
16. at 2:30 p m. Several area
choirs will participate
Mrs. Dorothy Riley is presi
dent of the vocal choir Second
Calvary is at 114 Nelson Ave
MEMORIAL UNITED
The Annual Laymen's Day
Worship Service will be held
at Memorial United Presbyte
rian Church, 2600 Beatties
Ford Road. Sunday, October
16. at 11 a m.
The guest speaker will be
James F Richardson, widely
known civic and political lea
der Special musical selec
tios will be rendered by the Pi
Phi Ensemble of the Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity. The public
is cordially invited to attend
Rev. D.G Burke is modera
tor of Memorial United.
PLEASANT HILL
The Spiritual Choir of Plea
sant Hill Baptist Church. 517
Baldwin Ave., will celebrate
their 20th Annual Day Sunday,
October 16. at 4 p.m.
Special guests will be choirs
from Antioch, St. Paul's and
Salem Baptist Churches. The
Adult Choir of Pleasant Hill
will also render several selec
tions.
Mrs. Joe Ligget is director
of the Spiritual Choir. The
president is Ms. Florence
P——
Johnson, vice-president. Ms
Olivia Walker, and secretary.
Ms Edna Folk
Rev Andrew Cuthbertson is
pastor of Pleasant Hill.
MATTHEWS-MURK LAND
Jim Black, local radio per
sonality who made an unsuc
cessful. but impressive, bid
for the Democratic nomina
tion for mayor of Charlotte
recently, will be the guest
speaker for Mens Day at
Matthews-Murkland United
Presbyterian Church Sunday,
October 16 at 11 a m.
Eugene Stitt, president of
the Men's Day Committee,
will preside and announce
ments will be by James Stitt,
scripture by Ralph Alexander,
prayer by Robert Nelson, and
a biographical sketch of Men's
Day by Daniel Cureton The
speaker will be introduced by
Walter J Cuthbertson and the
response will be given by Sam
Boyd. Benediction will be of
fered by the pastor. Rev. D O.
Hennigan.
The public is cordially invit
ed The church is at 6917 Old
Providence Road.
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