Greensboro's B^el AME Church Activities
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AmonK the visitors at Bethel
Sunday, July 12 wus tht younger
brother of our Pastor, the Rev,
, 'leriniin Rhodes, his wife and
‘ two daugthers, Yvonne and
Brenda, from Highland, N. J.
We were happy to have them
visit, but was in sympathy with
tllem, as tliey were enroute to
Auausta, Georgia to attend the
lf#i»herai of tlieir sister, Mrs. Von-
cil Robinson who passed last
)Wednesday, July 8. Her funeral
was held Tuesday, July 14.
Rev. Rhodes delivered the
morning message during the
A^orship service. He used as *ilj
stibject, “For Wo Are Labourers
Together For God” which wa.'
' taken from the 3rd chapter of
first Corintiiians, and the Bth
‘ \^trse.
■’' A graduate of Morris Brown
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CoH^e, Atlanta Georgia, Rev.
Rhodes attended Wayne State
University in Rhode Island, and
Turner’s Seminary. He is cur
rently postoring at Gurney’s j
Chapel A. M. K. Churcli In High- •
land. N. J. j
During the even ng worship
service Sunday, July 12, the'
Red group sponsored Rev. J. T
McMillian. his choir and mem-
l>er8 of St. James A. M. E.
Church in Winston - Salem at
7:00 p. m. They were in com
plete charge of the service.
Rev. McMillian based his ser
mon on a passage of scripfurr
found in first Corinthians, the
9th chapter and the first 24
verses. “A Militant Life.” A
militant Life is successful be
cause it is filled with God. Col
lection $60.00 A. very inspTTfilP
service was witnessed by aTI
who attended.
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BUILDING FUND ACTIVITY
On Sunday, July 19, at 3:00
D. m. Elder Sister France?
Wooley, the Celestial Oospel
Sinirers, and Garden of Prayer
Hol’ness Church will renHer
service at Bethel Ch'Urch. A
treat is in store for all tliose
v/ho will attend. This event Ts
being sponsored by the Red
group for the building fund.
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Rev. William Heard Barnf’*:
will be the speaker for the weel
of Inspirational Services beglnn-
in? July 20.
Rev. Barnes, a native of Mis-
"issippi,. has pastored in Ohio,
Miss'ssippi, Pennsylvania and
South Carolina, spending four
teen years in the Palmetto State
Ministers. He began his m^nstry
as one of its leading A. M. E.
at the age of fifteen, and is a
gradiiatf of
sity and Payne Theological
Seminary; he has done graduate
study at Union Theological
Seminary, and Columbia Univer
sity, New York._Rev. Barnes is
the first vice-president of the
Connectional Council of the A.
M. E, Church, and has served
as a delegate to the General
Conference since 1944. He is a
renowned Evangelist and has
conducted revivals throughout
the. south and mid-west, anfl is
presently the pastor of Bethel
A. M. E. Church, Kingsfree,
South Carolina. For an inspira-1
tional service come out and hear |
tihn. I
The Blues will sponsor a i
Gook Out gatupday, July 18, at I
412 Boyd Street, from 12:0rt|
noon until. Everyone^is Invited.
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“JOIN THE I^APER DRIVE" |
AND help Bethel's youngest and I
.newest club, the Mack Strad-
ford Memorial Club. Save all of
.your old magazines and papers,!
and call tlifc church office be
twftn 1:00 - 8:00 p. m. to have
them picked up. The club will
he very grateful to you.
Phono — 273 - 5260.
j Don’t forget the CAR VrASH.
! Tht- Young people of Bclht-l are
I holding a Car Wash every Sat-
I urday during July to help de-
, fray their expenses to fh^ Re-
' treat to be held in Durham, at
! St. Joseph A. M. E. Church, of
i which Rev. Melvin C. Swann,
Sr., is ttie minister. You can get
your car washed thoroughly tor
$1.00 with pick up and delivery
service. Won’t you help these
youngsters help themselves?
Bring yfiur car to 518 Julian
Street for its "Saturday’s Bafli."
or call 272 - 2821.
Hours 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
The Retreat will be lield Au
gust 11 throueh the 14th.
The Pastor’s Aid Club will
meet in the home of Mr. and
Mr.*;. Ro')prt Shaw, at 1503 Honk
Sfreet, Sunday. July 12, at .‘i i**'
p. m. All members are request
ed to be present.
Vi.sitors were Rev. C. S. Wel
ker, pastor of A. M. E. Zion
ehurrh in Lincolnfon, and Rev
W. A. Beattie. Assistant pa.stor
of Turner’s Chapel A. M. E.
Church. ^
We at Bethel, were saddened
to lenrn of the passing of Mrs.
Vnncil Robinson, formerly 9T
Augusta. Georgia, the sister of
Our Pa.stor, Rev. P. B, W»>^eT.
May the bereaved family find
solace in the inspiring memoripo
of the exemplary life of the'^-
partod: and may they derive
some measure of cotn'forf In the
knowledge that we share ^eir
grief with them Rev. Walker
attended he funeral in Augusta
Tuesday, July 14.
The Pulpit Aid Club will
meet Friday, July 17, at the
home of Mrs. Geneva Sanlifer
off Chavis Road. The meeting
will begin at 8:00 p. m.
All members are asked to be
present.
A Bus will leave SOI- Lindsay
Street for Atlantic Beach South
Carolina, Sunday August 9, at
11:00 p. m. and will leave Beach
Sunday evening, August 9 at
6:00 p. m. Round trip ticlcet,
$10.00. This effort will benefit
the church building fund, and
is being sponsored by Mrs
I Mamie ‘Hooks and Mrs. Lydia i
Quick.
"Annual Missionary Day” was
' obsevrtd a t Bethel Sunday,
■ June 28. The theme for t.lje day
I was “Love Expressing Itself in
1 Service.” Mrs. Aleece Fuulkner,
first vice-president of the Mis-
• sionary Society at Bethel, pre-
: sided during the morn-ng wor-
, ship service. Hev. Mrs. Charles
1 W. Anderson of Greensboro was
^ guest speaker. She spoke from
j the 4th chapter of Zechariah,
stressing three points — 1) ‘‘Not
by might, 2) Not by power, and
3) But by my Spirits, saith
I Jehovah of hosts.”
Others appearing on the morn-
' ing program were: Mrs. Eliza
beth Tanner, invocation; Mrs
Irene Booker of Poplar Grove
A. M. E. Church, scripture read
ing. Mrs. Maggie Gant was
chosen “Mifssionary Sister of the
Year” and was presented a gift
as a token of her loyalty and be-
votion to the Missionary Society
j through 1he years, and the Mary
j Corhe,tf Missionary Clecle of
I which she is a member. The
presentation was made by Mrs.
Catherine F. Gill. Mrs, Cor
nelia Forney introduced the
speaker.
During the evening worship
service at 7:00 p. m. Mrs. Sarih
^ .Tackson, second vice-president
I of the Society, pre.sided. Invoca
tion by Mrs. Eva Slappy, serin-
j ture reading. Miss Elevra Mc-
I T.,aughlin: reading. Miss. Eileen
' Gilmer: introduction of the
! speaker, Mrs. E. T. Harris, guest
speaker, Rev. Mrs. A. M. D.
j Phili ps of Wilmington, who is
currently studying towards a
I Masters degree at A. & T. Col
lege, and is employed at Kitt-
i rell College as a teacher. Rev,
j Mrs. Phillips u.sed as her sub-
j lect, “The Seven Great Rell-
Kious Experiences of Chr’st” 11
The first experience took place
when Jesus was 12 yeai*A 6f aP*
2) The second experience took
Dlace when he was baptized.
3) The third experience took
place when he was tempted 3
t'mes by the Devil. 4) His trans
figuration: 5) In Gethsemane;
B) Jn Golgotba; and 7) His re
surrection.
The Finance Committee for
the program was Mrs. Ida Belli*
Wilkins, Mrs. Amanda Lindsay
and Mrs. Odessa Harris.
It is hope that these services
will be a challenge to the Mis-
Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller Relies on
Harmonica as Top One-Man Band
HICKVILI.E, LONG ISLAND'jnovclt} act unci mukcs ovcry
N. Y. — Musicians are oftt-n i)i-rfonnance a .solici nuisiciii
called "versatile " and "orj- I achievement,
ginal ’ but few of them dc
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I SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1964 DU
Moreover, he composes many
of dll' sonys he performs. Tiu»
besl-ltnown is "San Franei.'ieo
Hay Blues." whieli is working it.^
way into the repertoire of more
and more folk musicians. It's
also the title song of his now
alhiim, issued by Good Tim
serve these terms so much as
Je.sse “Lone Cat” Fulleri „
Jesse plays harmonica, fiszoo,
guitar, and a ba.ss .stringed in
strument he invented himself
and christened the “fotdella.”
He Sings in a raspy but pleasing
voice, and dances an old-time '-riizz, .Major-keyed—nnd bouncy
buck-and-wing and, what’s more like most of hi.s koiiRs, it belies
he doe.s most of these thinps at 'ts tithv “I cnll il a ragtime
once. And he does them so well iJhie.s." s.iys .Jpfsp.
that he goes beyond being mere ; His harmonica is hfld
,— another gadtlet w'liich he mndr
sionaries to rededicute them-11'imself it Iuimhs around his
selves, and to insnire families to accomod.ites a kn/oo
.strive toward achieving a hiph ^ mirrnphnne as well le:n-
sense of integrity and help them hands free to linndl'’ HiT,
live a I fe of fellowship with His liarmfHiie.'i pi:i\ in(?
God Mrs, Ethyel E. Anderson ohipner and sfraii'hforwarrl
President | Jesse admires such exponents of
* • • the ‘‘bhies harn" as Sonne"
! Dr. G, S Gant Presiding T’frry. but as lie evnl:iins. "I
Elder, conducted the business enough of tlie tilin's
I session of the Third Onarterlv ^ was growing un I'm plaVtni;
i Oonferenre, Greensboro D i s- hannv music now!"
trjct. at Belliel A. M, E Church Jasso’s optimism and stiili>ior-n
Monday eveii ng June 29, at H dedi^’ation are in the nmnt
p m. tr.Tditinn, From his cliildlinnrl in
Following the devotion re-; unhnnnv foster homes in tlj^'
marks made bv Dr. Gnnt on the ‘'Oiith. ,Tecqo’c m'lsir '-ns one nf
progress of the Building Pro-,'"'*"' hni-ht tliinrs in his life Tt«
gram of Bethel., and urged jhe ''‘f* home young to ioin n t
memlM'rs to continue to work
toward their New Bethel. '
and honesty he communicated.
He made .some recordings, and
embarked on a Eiii|Si>pean toyr
wiiieh climaxed when Dublin
f a n .s carried him on their
shoulders. He was selected to
ajjpear at the Newport Folk
DURHAM, N. C.—
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During performances Jesse'i Is
relaxed and friendly. Betwdien
rj.imbers he’s likely to take ^ut
a screwdriver and make adji)st-
ments in the wiring that leads
from his instruments to the am
plifier. The highlight come;
I'e.slival, the mecea of the folk I^e gets down from bif
music world. ] sfool and goes into his buck-and
I wing, accompanying himself on
Now 68, .l('>ss'' jilays to audi- 1 guitar and harmonica, his feet
e/ices up and down the Pacific .(ppping nimbly around “the
coast during the winter, and ir. tangle of wires.
'i-‘ summer lie drives across the
■ouiitry to play in eastt»rn night I Perhaps his audicnces
•liil)s iiiid coffee hou.ses. Charac- tiim most for liis refusal to
terist+cally, Jesse has alter "J whine about his hard life and
his .station wagon to suit him- | personal tragedies, much less to
self: having fitted it with a surrender. His music bubble*
water supply and a bed, he can | with gallant good humor (fiat
make it his headquarters while is nnt on\v cheerful, but in-
louring. He doesn't like hotels, spiring. '
James Slappv and Chnrles
Jones were appointed marshal
for the session. A short memo
rial service was held for the de- I
intr circus as n roust,■'hont .'''i-'
there be learned to dmco Tin
worked throiit»lt fh« nri'-l
across ermrl>-\. ns n Inhnm.-
a weldor a 'iand”mnn, rmd in
DfHnr ovIlailctirMt lo’e-nnifl inhs,
Finntlv' n'hile in his fjfiinc
cpa.sed members of the church "T snw aU tli
this quarter Rev. P, B. 'Walker makinp
Da.«tor of Bethel, snoke in be
half of Mrs, Bessie Rhvne- Mrs
Sarah Jackson spoke in behalf
■nf“Mrs,—Vera—Hnlt;—and- Q, H
Holt spoke in behalf of Mrs
Foster.
Excellent reports were hearfl
from all Boards, auxiliai'les
e rcles and other departments
They were highly commended
by the Presiding Elder.
They were also commended
by the pastor who told them
that their reports showed that
they have been working, that
they reflected unity, progress
and success. He thanked ttiem | audiences who were charmed
for their loyal support. ' by the unsophisticated warmth
e nhnr
mnnei' from
thofr musi'' ,'>nd 1 decirl»d I’d
ppf snm° of it ” He t"-jed |n nr-
psnizp a band, ‘‘But all tiie other
musicians were drmkers. Pimv"
hlers I didn't want anything to
do witli them!”
Thus Josse was forced into
his amazing versatility, "I stay
ed by myself ‘The l.one Cat.’ I
had ehough trouble in my ‘life.’
He called himself a one-man
band, and began playing occa
sionally in clubs around his
Oakland, Calif,, home. Gradual
ly he built up a following among
hiu ' 1^1^ r.'
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