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8 * THE CAROLINIAN T RALEIGH. N. C SATURDAY JULY 5. 1969 ‘No Such Thing As Black Power,’ Says Minister; It’s Hopeful Myth BY LEON L. LEWIS DALLAS - (NPI)-Tht' R<->v. Richard A, I.owe, pastor, Zion Baptist church, Newark, N, J., and vice president, New Jersey Progressive Baptist associa tion, had some startling words to say about Black powei last week in an address before a capacity audience in the local Peoples Baptist church. He said, "There is no such existence as ‘Blackpower." The advocacy of Black power, or any other power of a wordly nature, is a hopeful myth in the mind of man." TWO MINUTES GL k/tw m bible *v CORNHIUS *. JTAM CMS. f | RCRI AN *l*l.l iOCIITY l A CHiCAGO, IHINOiS 6063 J * -V' •"* Several years ago, ti.e city of Chicago witnessed one of the most daring robberies in recent times. Right in the hear! ofthe Loop, on busy State Street, w: lie all the stores were open for busi ness. two masked robbers en tered Lebolt’s Jewelry Store. One of them did not even ca; ry a weapon, but the other had a revolver in each hand, so while lie kept the two customers and eight employees under control, the other went to the window and scoopeuupmore than $250,- 000.00 worth "of diamonds and jewelry. And all this with an audience looking in at the win dow. Roy Lloyd, Lebolt’s "dia mond man,” said; "It was like a weird dream. Here I was watching the man shovel dia monds into his bag, and at the same time I could see people out on State Sheet, watching him do it." Something like this seems almost unbelievable, but actual ly it is not, in the light of our times, for tins is no isolated incident. Never has morality been at so low an ebb among nations and individuals -- and never has the crime rate been so high. This should cause thinking people to recall what WOMAN’S DAY SPEAKEH- Mrs. Mae Thelma Brooks, the former Miss Mm Thelma Adams, will be t!*e Wftman's Day speaker at the Juniper Level Baptist Church, on Sun day, July 6, Mrs Brooks is a 1953 graduate of Shaw Univer sity, and lias done further study at New York University, N.Y., and Paterson State College, Paterson, N. J. She is present ly a faculty member of East side High School, Paterson, N. J., and is a member and Youth Director at St. Luke Baptist Church in Paterson. The pub lic is invited to attend. Church Chuckles by CARTWRIGHT © C.wAS.CaKTwRICrW> "You don't like my new fashion creation for summer the VERY first clerical mini-rebel" Rather, he declared, a man should heed the inf uer.ee of the power of Gc.j and the Holy- Ghost, He dwelt at length on the "camouflaged purposes of man to play down edict of God and His influence in world pro gress and development." "We must believe that the principles of the Christian re ligion are supreme standards of public and private personal or Institutional conduct.” The minister, who is also executive director of the na tionally influential Independent Negro Civic and Political as the Bible says about the clos ing days of ti e age of grace In which we live. II Tim. 3; 1-“ : "This know also, that in the last days peril ous times shall come. "For men shall be lovers of their own solves, covetous, boasters, proud blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthank ful, unholy. "Without natural affection, trucehreakers, false accusers, Incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good. "Traitors, heady, highmind ed, lovers of pleasures more :han lovers of God; "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power there of. . Doesn't this sound very much like the times in whicli we live? And should it not cause us to cons ider whether "The dis pensation of the grace of God” might not be drawing to a close? At this moment God is still sending forth His ambassadors to proclaim salvation by grace, through faith in Christ who died for our sins, but more than ever should we heed the exhortation of St. Paul: "Re ceive no the grace of God in vain. . .Behold, now is the accepted time; behold now is the day of salvation" (n Cor. 6:1, 2). MEDITATION A SERMONETTE BY COLIN DOUGLAS ’’so will we sing and praise thy power.'' --Psalms 21:13. Someone has said, “Clouds must form and rain must fall over our lands and over our homes, and like a bird singing in the rain, let grateful memory recall, this is Thv blessing, Lord.” In almost everyone’s life, some tension-forming situa tion, like clouds, will gather at times . . worries, anxie ties, and disappointments will darken the horizon. But the blessedness of God's peace, inspired through prayerful meditation, will invariably, like the rain, bring us refreshment and renewal. In times of stress, we must strive all the more to close our eyes to the so-called woes of life. Instead, we must give room to our “grateful memory” ... a memory that recalls HD benefits, His compassion, His nearness. His love, His wisdom, and His understand ing. Like a bird singing in the rain, we must try as much as possible and as often as possible to express our appreciation ot all the wonderful blessings God has bestowed upon us, A mind full of woe is beclouded and does not comprehend all the good there is for the taking. A mind full of joy and gratitude is an open mind and cannot help but attract more and more of God’s blessings. Just as you know that the sun shines behind the clouds, so you must know that the joy of the Lord shines behind every ap pearance of unhappiness. One cannot have perfect faith in the goodness of God and still be unhappy. Cling through every sociation, explained himself by saying: "We are not propagandists. We are not anti-American. We are not believers in the agita tive and coercive slogan or its connotations. "We believe those who resort to riots or threats of riots and unrest, unlawful demonstra tions, destruction of public or private property, molestation of the innocent, etc., should neither be encouraged nor sup ported, for they are birds of a feather. He advocated independence of political philosophy as the chief means by which the Negro can chart his political future and progress. "In thinking and acting In dependent of specific party af filiation, he is sure to become a ‘part of the action’ in this phase. He must not set him self up as a separatist--'Black' or African label--but must be fully dedicated to the full A merlcan ideology in all its ramifications.” REUGIOH and ma BY NEGRO PRESS INTERNA TIONAL RACIAL STUDY MEMPHIS-A community pro gram has been launched in the suburbs to study Negro-white racial attitudes under the title of Project NAME, sponsored by the Centers for Continuing Adult Education of Siena and Southwestern colleges. Some3o Catholic nuns began knocking on doors of white citizens in selected community areas to leave questionnaires and dis cuss racial attitudes and prob lems with homeowners. The program, which began June 23, will be brought to a close on Aug. 8. INTERVENTION NEW YORK-Officials of the United Church of Christ inter-, vened last week in behalf of the Rev. Ralph David Aberna thy, SCLC president and leader of the Charleston (S. C.) hos pital strike. The officials dis patched telegrams to President Nixon and Charleston and South Carolina officials demanding an immediate reduction of $200,- 000 bail set for Rev. Abernathy and his followers after their arrest. TOP ITEMS LOS ANGELES-When the Na tional Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice holds its biennial convention at Loyola College, Aug. 21-24, top items on the agenda will be repara tions for social injustice, church response to needs of op pressed minorities, and the boycott of California grapes. Among the main speakers will be the Rev. Jesse Jackson, head of Operation Breadbasket. AGREES FINALLY HOUSTON-The executive committee of the Methodist board of publications has finally agreed to become a participat ing member of Project Equali ty, the four-year-old program initiated by the National Catho lic Conference for Interracial Justice, designed to promote fair employment. The publish ing house had been under fire for several months because it delayed making decision on joining the program. REPARATION REPLY ST. LOUIS-One result of re parat ion demand s made by- Black militants is a promise of a $200,000 loan, without In terest, to help build low-income housing. The loan, agreed to by the Second Presbyterian church, is being transferred from midesignated funds to the Ecumenical Housing Fund of the Interreligious Center for Urban Affairs. 9KSU Gets Over 1,000 Negm Books The D. H. Hill Library at North Carolina State Univer sity has compiled a bibliogra phy of more than 1,000 books and periodicals written by Ne gro authors or about the Negro. I. T. Littleton, director of D. H. Hill, said the biblio graphy was prepared for use in studies at NCSU by faculty and students. w. Rooert pollard, assistant reference librarian at D. H. Hill, compiled the bibliography. Tne titles cover such fields - as biography, history, anthro pology, folklore, social, sci ences, sociology, political sci ence, law, education, music, medicine and the fine arts. appearance of darkness to your faith in God’s power and His goodness. Be happy. This is His will for you. This is your herit age. "That my joy may be- in you, and that your joy may be made full". John 15:11. An investment in Your Future ~fi T f Eli IT L l li URr (i of worshiping together in i j The Church is God s appointed agency in this world for spreading the knowledge of if '**"**' love of God, no government or society or way of life will long persevere^ and the F j the Church for the sake of the welfare of m, himself and his family. Beyond that, how- * * ■ ever,. every person should uphold and destiny; the truth which alone will set him ' I free to live as a child of God. jj!jjjjij!;;iiiii;!i;ii;iii!:iiiiiiiii^^RM»^pr«% : : [ Colemon Ad. 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