CHURCH NOTES
DURHAM COUNTY MISSIONARY UNION MOCDS
MASS MEETING
The Durham County Missionar Union held k annual
mass meeting at Mount Gilead Baptist Church, 404 Dowd
St. The theme of the meeting u: "Christ The Challenge
to a Desperate World." Mrs. ErilNorru, special worker for
the union, presided. The theme was discussed by Timothy
Cobb, son of Dr. tod Mrs. Harold Cobb, and James Clay.
Mrs. Susie Walker discussed the thjem fiomiht seniors,
point of view and Mrs. Eva Geer delivered a chajfasnging
inspirational message.
The featured speaker was Mrs. Eva M. Pratt, former
teacher in the Durham City Schools and editor of "The
Missionary Helper", a devotional published by the Woman's
Baptist Home and Foreign Missionary Convention of North
Carolina.
Rev? A. D. Moseley is the pastor of Mount Gilead.
Mrs. Willie Sneed, president, Durham County Missionary
Union.
N.C. INTERDENOMINATIONAL USHERS
ASSOCIATION MID-YEAR SESSION
TO BE IN FRANKLINTON
The annual mid-year session of the N. C. In
terdenominational Ushers Association will convene at
the Austin-Jones Retirement Home in Franklinton,
Sunday, April 13 at 8:30 a.m. with breakfast. Sunday
School will begin at 9:30.
Dr. Percy L. High, pastor. Mount Vernon Baptist
Church, will be the main speaker. 9
"THE SEVEN LAST SAYINGS OF JESUS FROM
THE CROSS" TO BE AT OAK GROVE
"The Seven Last Sayings of Jesus from the Cross"
program will be presented Friday, April 4 at 7 p.m. at
Oak Grove Freewill Baptist Church, 801 Colfax St.
Speakers for the occasion will be Rev. A. L Pegram,
Rev. Bernard Morrison, Rev. D. E. Peele, Rev. E. J.
Sims, Rev. John Morris. REv. W. K. Hodges and Rev.
K. R. Duff, pastor, Rock Hill Baptist Church. Music
will be furnished by the Oak Grove choirs under the
direction of Rev. W. A. Reeves.
Rev. Z. D. Harris is the pastor of Oak Grove.
NEW HOPE UNION TO MEET AT WHITE OAK
The Union Meeting of the New Hope Association will
hold its regular session, Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30
at White Oak Baptist Church, Wake County. The them will
be: "The New Door" discussed by Dr. A. D. Moseley.
Rev. T. J. Foster will deliver the President's Annual Ad
dress, Sunday, March 30 at the 11 a.m. service. Clifton
Stone is the secretary.
PUPPET MINISTRY AT GREATER ST. PAUL
Last Sunday marked the beginning of the Puppet Minis-'
try for the youth at Greater St. Paul Baptist Church. The
opening performance was entitled The Rabbit Who
Shared His Fur.. - a prototype of the boy who shared his
lunch with the multitude in John 6.
Approximately 115 children of the church witnessed
the performance which was performed in the Puppet Thea
tre in the Youth Department. The Puppet Ministry is a
production of the Youth Movement at Greater St. Paul..
The Puppet Show is an integral part of the Youth Move-:
ment Activities. It includes using puppets to teach Bible'
concepts and religious practices of the church as well as
using puppets to encourage spiritual, physical, moral and
social development of the youth of the church.
Dr. W. T. Bieglow, pastor, reorganized the traditional
Junior Concept to include the total development of the
youth. He namfcd this new concept The Youth Move
ment." The youth staff has 35 workers.
J. L. CURTIS BIBLE CLASS HOMECOMING AT
ST. MARK
The Annual J. L. Curtis Bible Class Homecoming will
be held Sunday, March 30 at St.. Mark A.M.E. Zion Church,
531 S. Roxboro St. at 9:30 aon.
ENERGY AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION MEETING AT
FIRST BAPTIST IN CHAPEL HiLL
An important meeting on Energy and Energy Consump
tion will be held Friday, March 28 at First Baptist Church,
Chapel Hill. The meeting is sponsored by the Town of
Carrboro and the Federal Government. A slide program
will be presented, followed by a question-aad-aaswer
period. The Ministerial Alliance and the Mayor (Drakeford)
of Carrboro encourage every citizen to make this very im
portant meeting. It could make the difference between
life and death in your future planning. The meeting will
last approximately one hour.
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Role Of Black Minister Said
'To Move People And Move
Out Of Way"
GREENSBORO The
role of the black minister
is "to move people, and
them move out of the
way". That's what Ms.
Charlotte Purvis, human
development specialist
with the Agricultural Ex-
MOREHEAD AVENUE BAPTIST PRESENTS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Rev. B. A. Mack (left), pastor, Morehead Avenue and J. A. Carter (right), vice-chairman.
Men's Day Activities, pose with Deacon Floyd Watson (next to Rev. Mack) and James D.
Spain. Watson was the Man of the Year for 1978-79 and Spain was the 1979-80 Man of
the Year. Watson's family made a monetary contribution.
Others on the rostrum participating in the services were (left to right): Terry Cooper,
Dr. D. A. Peace, Clayborn Tapp and John Roberts, chairman, Deacon Board. Dr. Peace
was the keynote speaker.
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told members of the
Pulpit Forum of
Greensboro and Vicinity
at its sixth seminar last
week on the "Role of the
Contemporary Black
Church".
Ms. Purvis is the only
female and the only lay
person who has been ask
ed to speak during the
forum's schedule of eight
seminars exploring "The
Role of the Contemporary
Black Church". Ms. Pur
vis spoke on "The Black
Minister's Role As
Counselor and Leader".
She said black ministers
have, historically, been
called upon to keep
families together, confer
status on individuals,
through their church in
volvement, who would not
otherwise receive recogni
tion in their daily lives or
jobs. In addition, she said,
the black minister has
been called upon to be a
civil rights leader "to
speak on behalf of blacks
in protest agajnst
discrimination" and' to
develop new leaders
within the church and
community.
The black church has
always been a symbol of
freedom, Ms. Purvis said.
But the minister's basic
dilemma has always been,
"Can the church be used
as an instrument to push
for freedom?"
The black church has
also been a place of social
contact and a place where
blacks could express
themselves and release
emotions and frustrations,
she said. And, because
blacks have accepted these
roles for their ministers, it
has allowed the minister to
speak out on such issues as
unwed mothers, drugs and
racial discrimination.
Ms. Purvis said most of
these issues have been ad
dressed to large groups,
but that there is a role the
mnister can play as in
dividual counselor. This is
where the minister can
make some significant
changes in the way people
feel about themselves as
individuals, Ms. Purvis
said. This cannot always
be done in large groups,
she said, and it cannot be
done without practice.
Ms. Purvis cautioned
ministers not to be too
quick to dismiss the sug
gestions of their critics.
The fact that they took
time "to address you in
the first place means they
care," she said.
There can be no doubt,
Ms. Purvis said, . that
ministers have provided
leadership to the black
community throughout
history. The black com
munity owes the minister
something in return, she
said. According to Ms.
Purvis, the black com
munity owes the minister
"the right to be human,
the right to be wrong, the
right to be busy and the
right to be themselves." ,
The Pulpit Forum of
Greensboro and Vicinity
will present two more
seminars in its series on
the contemporary black
church.
The last was on Tues
day, March 25, at
Laughlin Memorial
United Methodist Church.
Dr. James Tyms, pro
fessor emeritus of
religious education at
Howard University in -Washington,
D.C., spoke
on the topic, "The Black
Church As An Ally in the
Education of Black
Children".
The Pulpit Forum has
been able to sponsor the
seminars through a grant
from the North Carolina
Humanities Committee, a
program of the National
Ejidowment for the
Humanities.
St. Aug' s Honor Alumnus
George Quiett (left) president, Durham Alumni Chapter, receives the Distinguished Alumni Award from Dr. Prezell ft. Robin
son, president, Saint Augustine's College, Raleigh, for his outstanding services to the college and community, and for his ex
hibition of scholarship and dedication. George Quiett Is presently assistant professor of Physical Education at North Carolina Cen
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Workers To Moot In Washington
The National Associa
tion of Black Social
Workers, will hold it's
twelfth National Con
ference in Washington,,
D.C., April 1-5, at the
Washington Hilton Hotel.
Over 5,000 black social
workers, psychologists,
sociologists, community
workers and related pro
fessionals are expected to
attend. This is one of the
largest black national con
ferences in America.
The conference will
review and address a
broad range of issues that
concern black America
and the nation it) general.
Decisions and positions on
issues such as on tran
sracial adoptions, the cen
sus, President Carter's
1980-81 budget, crime
among blacks, research
findings, will be for
thcoming. The Association of
Black Social Workers has
invited a wide range of
speakers who represent
the current views of black
America. Among them are
Congressman Parren Mit
chell, Muslim Minister
Louis Farrakhan
(dis-af filiated from
Wallace D. Muhammed)
, and Andrew Young.
The National Associa
tion of Black Social
Workers has 160 chapters
throughout the U.S.A.,
Africa and the Carribean.
An international con
ference will be held in
Senegal, Africa,
August, 1980.
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