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® #0 http://www.thechar1ottepost.com 8B tB^e CIbatlotte $0!E(t Where should I sit? Luke 14:7-11 Proud are humbled (w.7-9) 7. And he put forth a para ble to which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them. People are selecting their seats for the banquet just ahead. One wonders what goes through the Lord’s mind as He observes them. Does He shake Ihs head or even roll Ihs eyes as He sees peo ple poster for recognition? Does it grieve Him to observe how they step across one another in an attempt to appear more important than tiieir counterparts? Perhaps He si^is as He recognizes that in order for Ihs disciples to be effective they will have to change their way of think ing and develop a genuine humility in their hearts and lives. Jesus thus tells a parable that illustrates the folly of pomposity It is fairly easy to see how we find ourselves with the same attitudes at times. 8. Wh^ thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in ti le hipest room; lest a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him. Imagine that you’ve heard that an important elected offi cial is coming to town for an event followed by a meal. Somehow you assume that he will want you to be seated next to him at the head table. You put on your best clothes and proceed to make your way to the fiont. Moments later, his security detail comes and forcibly r^noves you finm the building! This scenario is both fii^tening and humiliating. Jesus teaches that we should not assume that we are the most honored guest or the most important person in any situation. How ^nbar- rassing it would be to have someone of an even hi^er status show up unexpectedly The next verse illustrates the type of embarrassment that can come when we assume that we are more important than we truly are. 9. And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee. Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. One can picture that uncomfortable, awkward moment! Someone has assumed a place at the head Please see WHERE/7B RELIGION THURSDAY AUGUST 25, 2005 Life IB PHOTOCURTIS WILSON Black United Methodist pastors from Western North Caroiina and Atianta gathered in Charlotte for a history mak ing convocation. Methodists make history For first time, black ministers meet collectively By Cheris F. Hodges cherisJiodges®thecharloiteposix'om Black United Methodist pastors made history in Charlotte last weekend when they hdd their first convocation in western North Carolina. The Rev. Dewey Smith, who works for the Western North Carolina Confer ence of the United Methodist Church, said the convocation gave the pastors a chance to con nect with one another. ‘We really don’t get a chance to spend a lot of time with each other. The mission is to connect with each other as clergy and people of color,” he said. The three-day event fea tured speakers fi'om Atlanta, Nashville, Tfenn., and the Charlotte area. Smith said the pastors often focus on Iheir indi vidual ministries and growing their churches that they neglect their “spiiitual selves and our brothers,” he said. “It’s a time that we’re not only learning to build our church, but build ourselves as well,” he said. The Rev Vance P. Ross, a Please see BLACK7B Assassination plea met with shock THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VIRGINIA BEACH, va. -Reh- gious broadcaster Pat Robertson sug gested on-air that American opera tives assassinate Venezuelan Presi dent Hugo Chavez to stop his country fix)m becoming “a launchii^ pad for communist infiltration and Muslim extremism.” ‘We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability,” Robert son said Monday on the Christian Broadcast Network’s "The 700 Club.” ‘We don’t need another $200 billion war to get rid of one, you know, strong-arm dictator,” he continued. ‘It’s a whc^e lot easier to have some of the covert operatives do the job and then get it over with.” Chavez has emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of President I Bush, accusing the United States of con spiring to topple his government and possi- I bly backing plots to assassinate him. U.S. I officials have called the accusations ridiculous. "You know, I don’t know about this doctrine of assassi nation, but if he thinks we’re trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ou^t to go ahead and do it,” Robertson said. “It’s a whole lot cheaper than starting a war ... and I Robertson don’t think any oil shipments will stop.” Robertson, 75, foimder of the Chris tian Coalition of America and a for mer presidential candidate, accused the United States of failing to act when Chavez was briefly overthrown in 2002. Electronic pages and a message to a Robertson spokeswoman wei*e not immediately returned Monday evening. The Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America in Charlotte issued a statement Wednesday denouncing Robertson’s stat«nents. “The way of Jesus is not the way of murder and violence,” stated Gary Please see TELEAVANGELIST/6B Documents provide insight to town seeret THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALDERSON, W.Va. - Hundreds of old docu ments recently discovered in a historic church pro vide insist into black secret societies and paint a portrait of a town that defied segregation. Kevin Jones, a parish ioner of the 126-year-old Shiloh Baptist Church, is trying to preserve every document in plastic until historians can make sense of the books, ledgers, let ters and pictures found in the upstairs haU. Shiloh Baptist was orga nized in 1879, two years before Aldeison became a town. “This mi^t have been the first Aftican-Ameri- can-built church in the area,” Jones said. A photo, circa 1921, shows 60 little boys and girls in the Sunday school class alone. Documents found in the church show that Alder- son’s father, George Alder- son, thumbed his nose at the rule against black landownership by sellir^ the church lot to Shiloh’s founders for $5. “There were rules against Afidcan-Ameri- cans congregating in groups larger than four,” Jones said. “... But here. the most prominent family in town made possible an Afiican-American church, right in the center of town. “We’re not saying it was a perfect paradise. But there is evidence people lived and worked side-by- side. It was totally unlike the cities of the North, and totally unlike the planta tions of the South.” Alderson, a depot along a major railroad route with The Greenbrier hotel and several coal mines nearby, was found to be a decent place for fi^ blacks to set tle as early as 1803, Jones said, “possibly because of the nature of Appalachia.” “Even thou^ the Alder- sons themselves came with an entourage of slaves, this is not the kind of topography that lends itself to that,” Jones said. “It literally was the fion- tier.” Settlers had to rely on each other, regardless of race. Meanwhile, Alderson became a hub of the Grand United Order of Odd Fel lows, a black secret society that helped foster the dvil rights movement, docu ments show. The Odd Fellows met secretly in an upper room in the church hall, where ledgers provide clues to Please see OLD/6B Winans’ final CD feels God’s power Ron Winans, Family & Friends A Celebration Doreonne Stramler, pro ducer Entheos Records The liner notes for Ron Winans’ final “Family & Friends” rectordii^ seem fore boding. Brother Marvin writes of a time when Ron was told he was dying and would never sing again. Ron proved this doctor wrong by surviving sev eral years and recording a cou ple of projects. Unfortunately, Ron ^Tnans died a few months after this release. StiU, the power of God is pre sent throughout this recording. It’s a praise and worsliip CD that celebrates God’s limitless power of healing, uplifting and redemption. Ron Winans certainly sang more on this CD than the oth ers. You get the feeling he was ready for whatever his outcome would be when he sings‘T Shall Not Die But Live.” He sounds so at peace. On “My Help,” he and sister Cece sing with con viction. Ron joins Shawn McLemore, Marcus Cole, Agee Smith and Ranee AUen on the moving “I Made A Promise.” AH are good, but it’s AUen who makes the song work. His voice is one of the most recognizable in gospel music and he makes any song his own. As on the other recording, guests contribute a lot of the vocals, which works weU most of the time. The weakest ofier- ing is fiom the Katinas. “My Father’s House” is OK but lacks power of the other num bers. Not so with Marvin and Gladys Knight. “Can’t Help But Love Him” is better than anything Knight offered on her “One Voice” CD. Vanessa BeU Armstrong’s performance on “Salvation Is Free” puts her back in the gospel diva catego ry She sangs this song. “A Celebration” is certainly not the best of this series, but it makes a good finale. Ron Winans vriU be missed for his work with his brothers and these fine recordings. May he rest in peace. Ratings Qasaic; Excellent Good Fair Why? it No stars - A mess Church News The deadline to have your church announcement added to the calendar is 5pm. on Fridays. Ongoing ChappeU Memorial Baptist Church wiU open its Clothing Closet to families in need every first and third Saturday of the month. Families can come to the church, which is located at 110 Bradford Drive, fium 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information, caU (704) 394-5615. There is no charge for the clothes. • Plaza Baptist Chinch, located at 3321 The Plaza, wiU host an ei^t-week video study by Bruce ^^filkinson designed to show how the Pray^ of Jabez can release God’s favor. The series begins nightly at 7 p.m. For more infor mation, caU (704) 334-3913. August 26 Faith Bible Church presents Children Play ing in the Overflow Prayer Conference for chil dren ages 8-12. The Fort NfiU-based church mh. host the conference at 3605 Centre Circle Drive. The conferaice lasts for two days. For informaation, caU (803) 802-2565. August 27 Gethsemane Baptist Church, 565 Jetton Street in Davidson, wiU host “05 Back 2 School Break-Ouf’ festival fiom 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the church. This year’s themes are: ‘T.AS.S. - Par ents And Students Succeeding” and “The Paths to Success are God, Education and Fd- lowship.” There wiU be parent seminars, entertain ment, games for kids, fiee food and school sup- pHes. Free. For more details caU (704) 892- 1635. August 28 ChappeU Memorial wUl celebrate Men’s Day with a guest speaker and concert at 4 p.m. “Men of Majesty: Saving Outside the Garden” wiU be this year’s theme. The event wiU feature some of the region’s most dynamic male groups. Although the event is fi:iee, each program participant is asked to donate a canned good or non-perish able item to the church’s Food Pantry Rev. Reginald Flynn, pastor of Tbmple Zion Baptist (Jhurch, in Columbia, S.C. and founder of the Nehemiah Project Inc. — a faith-based, non-profit, community renewal and housing development initiative — wiU serve as the 11 a.m. guest speaker. A special Men’s Day Choir also wiU perform. • Univ«:sity Qty Church wiU host Commu nity Empowerment Day at 10 a m and 5 p.m with Les Brown as the guest speaker. The event is fiee and open to the pubUc. The church is located at 7829 Old Concord Road. For more information, caU (704) 716-3610 ext. 230. September 21 Park Road Books Presents Bruce Feiler, autiior of “Where Was God Bom” at Myers Park Baptist, 1931 Selwyn Avenue, at 7 p.m. October 15 Gospel Music Day is back in the second year at Paramount’s Carowinds. This year’s festival includes artists Tbnec, J Moss and Stephen Hurd. Grammy nominated artist and gospel sensation Tbnex wiU headline this faU’s event. Tbnex’s latest release “Out of the Box,” has gar nered a Grammy nennination as weU as six 2005 SteUar Awards. Also appearing is Detroit-raised artist J Moss whose album The J Moss Project gar- Please see GOSPEL/6B
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