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6B RELIGIONAE^e Charlotte $oat Thursday, June 29, 2006 Faith brought former students to reconciliation Continued from page 5B stoning. Smith graduated from Harding the year before Counts-Scoggins integrated it and was aware that several members of his Simday school class were witnesses to her historical journey He asked them to share their recollections of that day illus trating his point with the now famous picture of Counts- Scoggins’ walking up to Hard ing High School. In the picture, many white students can be seen stand ing by and not doing any- thir^ as Counts-Scoggins is ridiculed. Cooper spoke up and admitted that he is actu ally one of the white studaits in the picture and relayed his feelings of regret for standir^ by that day and how that decision has bothered him for almost 50 years. “...When someone preaches a sermon they have no idea how many lives that might change or even when it might change them,” said Smith. For Cooper, that change occurred the very next day In what some would consid er an interesting coincidence, the day after that Sunday school lesson a local publica tion ran an article about where Counts-Scoggins is tpday and used the same pho tograph Smith used in his Sunday School class. Accord ing to Cooper, however, the occurrence was more like a sign from God. “That Monday after I read the article, [my] thought process was really after all these years maybe it would hdp if she hears from some body” he explained. Wih assistance from the writer of that article. Cooper was able to get in touch with Counts-Scoggins via email- In it, he explained the events from his Sunday School class and apologized for choosing not to do anylhing to help her. A few da}^ later, she gra ciously responded. “When I first got it, I was sort of taken-it sort of took me back,” said Coimts-Scoggins. “Basically what I said was ‘why now’...It was really strange for me and I had to really think about it.” But despite her initial sur prise, she decided to write Cooper back and applaud him for coming forward after aU these years. The daughter of a Presbyterian minister, she describes herself as a “for- givir^’ person and said she realizes that Cooper was just a teenier at that time, just hke she was. It is this spiritual upbring ing from her parents that Coxmts-Scoggins said would have prevented her from respondir^ negatively even if the email had come finm one of the racist students who actually spat on ho- or called her a name that day “I don’t think it would have Inmates strip-searched Continued from page SB search,” Lipscomb, 36, said. He said the search takes up to 45 minutes and is performed out of si^t of church volunteers, who are not strip-searched. Lipscomb said the searches have been intermittent since 1999. Tbajior said in an e-mail to the Richmond Times-Dispatch that services taking place in dassrooms within the secure part of the prison may not necessarily be searched. Also, he said, those services are conducted by registered vdlunteers, not visi tors who have not had background checks. Sunday Worship Services 8:00 am and 10:45 am Sunday Schooi 9:30 am Reeder Memorial Baptist Church 3725 Beatties Ford Road Charlotte, North Carolina 28216 www.reederchurch.org Word Of Faith West Relocates at Ramada Inn 212 Woodlawn Rd • Charlotte, NC A church that cares for your soul Stiiidax School:IO:3(kuii Momin^ Worship: 11:30am 5th Sunckix is Youth Siaiday Rev. & Mrs. Guthrie A Church that cares for your soul 2 Chroit 7:14 Pastor, Rev. Samuel Guthrie, Jr. Charlotte, NC • 704-301-2716 “Come Let Us Worship Together” The Friendliest Church in the City of Charlotte” Pleasant Hill Bat itist Church 517 Baldwin Ave. • Charlotte. IC 28204 (704)376-1201 Office ‘(704) 376-1210 Fax Rev. JA. Cuthbertson - castor % ^ ■ Sunday School 9:30a.m. Praise & Worship 10:45am Worship Service 11:00am Wednesday Bible Study. 7:00pm Rev. Wednesday Prayer Service.. 8:00pm Cuthbertson r RINCE OF PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH ^‘Tellins and Livine the Good News of Jesus Christ” - Outreach & Nurture Ministries For All Ages - Spirit-ied Sunday Worship: I! am Sunday School: 9:30ani Wed. Prayer, Praise & Bible Study; 7pm Radio Ministry: Sun. 2;45pm. REJOICE 1370 AM - Rev. Quentin G. Poulson, Pastor - 3001 Beatties Fd. Rd.. Charlotte. NC 28216-3731 Phone: 704-392-6098 • E-mail: POPAXf§>bellsouth.neI v.LutlieranOutreach.org/Prince of Peace, htm been any different because, like I said, it’s what I believe,” she said “If I do that, then Fm as guilty as they were.” Despite her harsh experi ence, Counts-Sco^ii^ said she harbors no ill-will toward any of the students. In fact, she has vowed to take the experience and tirm it aroimd. It is something she does everyday in her career as \Tce President of Quality Initiatives at Child Care Resources where she says she “fights to ensure that chil dren have a quality experi ence at every age” and is ■ “working to improve the qual ity of care for all children.” As the fiftieth anniversary of that historic day approach es, Cooper and Counts-Scog- gins, both now grandparents, have ihoughts on fiiture gen erations. Counts-Scoggin said she has taught her childreai acceptance, and hopes others are doing the same. “What happened to me at Harding was basically [that] people were making a judgment based on the color of my skin They never got to know who I was.” As for Cooper, he marvels at Read more. Know more. how his grandchildren see no discrimination compared to the peist. “I see them playing and they don’t have any thoughts about skin color. They just don’t care” he said. “It took us real ly two generations to get it to happen. It took brave people to do tiiat, and Dorothy was one of those.” ADVERTISEMENT The Prophet’s Column, Inc. 6183 NC 109 South Wadesboro,NC 28170-9533 “I WAS DEAD” (Part IV) J.M. Little, Teacher Yes, he longed after Christ. And was in bitter mourning, as one who is in bitter mourning over the death of his first-born. (Zech. 12:10) He knew he had to get to Christ or go to hell. He knew God’s Word was all so true. Practically no one around him understood him. He cried out day after day: “Oh! Wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” I think I see him now. So cast down with the burden of sin . weighing down so heavily upon his back. It seems he can’t go a step further. He knows he must flee the city of destruction. But no matter how much he struggles, he can’t get the burden of sin off his back. He finds the burden sinking him lower and lower into the depths of hell. At times, he feels he is unwilling to do the first, and unable to do the second. He cries out: “I don’t know if the Lord is going to save me or not. If I go I can but perish. If I stay where I am, I will surely die!” So he resolves: Come hell or high water, I must get to Christ! And he casts himself completely on the mercy of God, crying unto the Lord night and day: “Lord, you said in your Word that You died for sinners, and only a few would be saved. Lord, I’m the chief of sinners. I want to be that few, if only one gets saved.” For weeks he cries unto the Lord. And it dawns upon him: “For the Son of man is come to seek and save that which was lost.” (Lk. 19:10) He knew somehow the Word could not lie because the Lord could not lie. So he began to cry from the depths of his soul: “Oh, if I can just get lost, the Lord will save me!” So he began to cry unto the Lord to make him lost. The Lord heard and answered that cry. The Lord showed that young man He loved him. And then the blessed Holy Spirit opened that young man’s heart and showed him what was on the backside of his heart. The unbelief and hatred for God, His Word and His people. It killed that young man, seeing all this. And it was there the young man’s will was completely broken. ‘^Excellence in Ministry’’ Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church • God is Glorified • Jesus is Magnified • People are Edified • Faith is Fortified • Ministry is Multiplied ■ Join Vs For Service - Sunday School 9 a.m. • Worship 10am Bible Study for “ALL” Ages...Wed. Noon & 7 pm 401 N. McDowell St., Charlotte, NC 28204 www.littlerockainezion.org Dr. Dwayne A. Walker, Pastor Charlotte ^ost CHURCH DIRECTORY AME • AME ZION Gresnuille Memorial AME Zor Church 6116 MonSeth Dr. br. Sheldon H Shipman (704)596-4742 BAPTIST First Baptst Church - Vitest 1801 OaMavui Avenue Dr. HckyA \Abcds (704)372-1075 Fnendshtp BapSst Church 221 W SarHw Avenue Pastor jenn A M^Ciiough (704)a66«)l6 Mayfield Memorial Baptist Churtfi 7(X) Sugar Creek Road (704)596-7935 jke Missicnary Baptist Church Nonis Avenue Rev. Clifford Matihevie, Jr. (704)37^9650 Greater FToudence Baptst Church Greater Bethel AME Churr* Qe*rGe(fB6rrer8AVE2i3iChuch 201 Grandn Fload 531 Catrpus Street Dr. riWter V HcMard, Jr. Rev. Caltin L. Mller (704) 376-1345 (704)37543900 'Aftepiig WllowAME Zen Church 2220 MIton Hoad Pastor Warden Henderson * (704) 532-9125 Gailee Baptist Chuich 233 Shady Lane Rev F. A Griffin (704)3330610 Mt. Carmel Baptist Church 7237 Tuckase^ee Rd. Rev. Or. Casey R. Kimbrough (704)394-3525 Pax (704)9260647 Pleasant hill Baptist Church 517 BeddViin Avenue Rev. J.A. Cuthtertsen (704)3761201 St. Paul Beptst Church 1401 North Allen Street Pasta Gregory K Moss, Sr (704)334-5309 Hrst Mt Zkn Baptst Church 1515 Remount Road Dr. C. V Oieens (704)332-8335 Macedonia Baptist Church 300 Hatters Avenue Dr. JSn H. Walker (704)392-8496 Reeder Mermrial Baptst Chuich 3725 Beatles Ford Road Or DenSteger (704)3962914 University Park Baptst Church 6029 Beattes Fcrd Road Ftev Dr. Oaude R. Alexander (704)302-1681 Trinity Park Baptst Chuich 91l5Tiinity Hd. Rev Enc R. Mller (704)39343130 CME Pailrvtccd Insttutcnal CME Chun 802Tom Hunter Road Rev. Roderick D Lews. Sr. (704)921-4915 EPISCOPAL (704)39943151 LUTHERAN Prince ol PeaM Lutheran Church 3001 Beattes Ford Ftoad Rev Quentin G. Pculsen SEVENTH DAY NettheasI SDA Chuich 827 Tom Hunter Road Pasta, Frank L Harrell, Sr (704)394-5615 3700 Freedom Dr. Bishop Steve L Cartton (704)392-5100 Abundant Lite Tabernacle w 725 l^leydale Road Bishop T.L. Glenn (704)394-8274 NON-DENOMINATIONAL Greater Salem Church 5318 Salem Church Ftoad Dr. Anthony L Jin«right (704)3965448 Godts Meetng Race Wxd of Fsilh - V*st 4100 GallamLr Steel Creek Bern. 2300 Sanders Avenue Rev Charles W Reid Rev Samuel Guthrie, Jr (704)8264017 (704)3561709 New Bnh Christen Fellov«hip Cochrane Middle Sched 6400 Star Haver Drive Cornelius Bementary Schod 21126 Catawba Avenue Pasta Harttet Jnwighl (704)399-5448 Shepherds Fctd Church 5101 Natons Ford Road Ftev. David Stackhonse UNITED METHODIST Srrpson-Gillespie United Methodist Chuich Beattes Ford Road Walter Pegues (704)3662717 “The Seventh Day is the Sabbath of the Lord” - Exodus 20:10 Northeast SDA Church 827 Tom Hunter Rd. • P.O. Box 560647 Charlotte, NC 28256 (704)394-5615 Office • (704)596-9767 Fax Frank L. Harrell, Sr. - Pastor Sabbath School 9:15a.m* Sabbath Service 11:00a.m. Wed. Prayer Service 7;00p.m. First Baptist Church - West 1801 Oakiawn Ave. • Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 372-1075 Office • (704) 372-2309 Fax Dr. Ricky A. Woods, Senior Minister Early Morning Worship,,, Sunday School Worship Service Wedne.sday Bible Study... 8:(X)a,m. 9;45a.m. , 11:00a.m. . 7:00p.m, MAKING FIRST THINGS FIRST Worship Missions Discipleship Evangelism [ KmgdomClttzm throu^ Etm^ \hip, X^mhip, Pelbwship, and i Pastor daude R. Alexander, Jr. University Park Baptist Church 6029 Beatties Ford Rd. • Charlotte, NC 28216 • 704-392-1681 The Park South 13733 Lancaster Hwy (Hwy 521) • Pineville, NC 28134 ♦ 704-941-0019 Sunday Worship, 8:30am & Sunday School, 10:00am Worship Times At Ufliversity Park Baptist Church Sunday Worsh^7:00, 9:30&U:30am&Youd} Church, Il:30arn Women's Sidle Study, Monday 6:30pm Men’s Sidle Study, Monday 7:00pm Bible Stu^, Thursday 6:30pm www.thq)aritministries.org Mount Carmel On The Move! Power • Wisdom • Strength • Stability if you ore interesleid in an authentic biblical communhy of faith, come experience the gift of God called Mount Carmel. Join us for worship ot 8:00 a.m. or 10:00 a.m. services. Shore in a new beginning for us and moke o new beginning for you. Come experience WORSHIP THAT IS ALIVE! 7237 Tucksseegee Road, Charlotte, NC 28214 Reverend Dr. Casey Kimbrough, Pastor 704.394.3525 TEL .704.926.0647 Fax www.mcbc-nc.com
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