Flflt B6-Th? Chronicle, Thursday? July 28, 1983
religion
CALENDAR
Compiled By Lucile Douthit
THURSDAY, JULY 28
The Rev. Ira McCullough, associate minister at St.
John Baptist Church, will speak at Crystal Towers at
West Sixth Street at 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, JULY 30
Hot dogs, hamburgers, cakes and pies will be on
? AnnctU PKnrrh at 1 HI P. St. from
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11 a.m.-4 p.m. The sale is sponsored by the church's
Usher Board, Missionaries and Brotherhood auxiliaries.
Greater Faith Chapel Church of God in Christ will
have a bake sale at the East Winston Shopping
Center.
SUNDAY. JULY 31
The Pulpit Aid Club of St. John Baptist Church at
1200 N. Cleveland Ave. will have a fellowship tea
from 5-6 p.m. The guest speaker will be Mrs. Levitha
I Mack.
The Spiritual Choir of Zion Hill Baptist Church
will celebrate its fourth anniversary at the church at 3
p.m. The church is at 2920 N. Greenway Ave.
The Gospel Supremes of Emmanuel Baptist '
Church will be in concert at the church at 1075
Shalimar Drive at 5 p.m.
The quarterly program of the Joint Missionary
Society of Shiloh Baptist Church will be held at the
church at 6:15 p.m. with the theme "Praise God, The
Lord is Using Me."
The Chronicle welcomes church calendar notices.
Announcements should be concise and typed or neatly
printed. They should also include the day, time,
place and sponsors of the event, plus a number to call
for additional information. Announcements should
? Church Calendar, P.O. Box 3154, Wins ton-Salem,
iV.C. 27102. The deadline for announcements is
Mondays at 5:30.
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Church Notes - ? First
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Dellabrook Presbyterian, First Baptist, Mt. Zion Ba
tist, New Bethel Baptist, St. Paul United Methodist aj
United Metropolitan Baptist churches recently hosted
joint church choir concert at First Baptist Church.
Approximately 300 people attended the concert and
performers from numerous individual choirs presentee
repertoire of hymns, gospel, anthem and spritual son]
Choir directors were Evon Reid, Robert Hui
Rudolph V. Boone Sr., Dollye Mack, Harry D. Whee
and Dan W. Andrews. Accompanists were K.W. Chav
Cornelia J. Forbes, Mozelle H. Johnson, Wanda Starl
Martha S. Atkins and Dollye Mack.
Other participants on the program were Dr. David
Hedgley, the Rev. Belvin J. Jessup and the Rev. Willi;
S. Epps.
The idea for the joint choir concert was started by Fi
Bapist Church. Mrs. Louise Smith and Andrews co
dinated the program with the help of the other direct
The combined choirs have been invited to mi
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Focus On Religion
The pastor's
role when
death strikes^
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Stuff Writer
When death strikes, it is often traumatic. Between ar
ranging the funeral and handling sympathetic friends,
familv members need snecial. strong reinforcement to
help them through the ordeal. That reinforcement often
comes from the minister.
"The moment I'm informed about the death of a
member (in his congregation), 1 go to see the family,"
says the Rev. Jerry Drayton, pastor of New Bethel Baptist
Church.
*7 go torthe bedside of the person who is dying
to let the person understand that God is a God
t of comfort."
- The Rev. J. Ray Butler
Drayton, who says he pastors a church that has a high
number of deaths - up to 35 per year - because he has a
large congregation and a large number of sick and elderly
""members, says the pastor can perform many duties whena
church member dies.
Comforting the family and letting them know that
death is an "inevitable part of the human experience" is
one scrvicc mc minister pruviucs, says urayiuu, wnu
took pastoral counseling at Bowman Gray School of
Medicine to help him properly handle such situations.
"And I try to get them to rely on their faith to sustain
them," he says.
Drayton says the minister can also be faced with other
problems that are associated with death in the family,
such as property squabbles. "1 deal with it if asked/' he
saysr "^try-to get^he fact*. IfT for example, daughter A
shares all the responsibilities (for caring for the person
and property), then in all fairness, this person is entitled.
"We provide help in the preparation of the program,
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Group Sponsors Meeting In Durham
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i a The North Carolina Committee for the Removal of all
5S. Images That Attempt to Portray the Divine (CRAID)
nt, Coalition recently hosted a Regional "Interfaith Appeal
ler and Community Dialogue" in Durham.
The purpose of the appeal was to continue the call foi
s' the removal of all images that attempt to portray the
^ divine and to promote interfaith unity and co-operatior
among the religions.
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The regional appeal brought together CRAID Amirst
bassadors representing Al-Islam, Christianity and
or- Judaism from CRAID committees in New York, Ne^v
os. Jersey, Washington, Virginia, Baltimore, Delaware,
ike Philadelphia and throughout North Carolina.
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Mr. Man ass a Joseph Goolsby was born in Pine Hall
N.C., on Jan. 31, 1906; a son of the late George Earl;
f and Emma Reid Goolsby. He died Tuesday night, Jul;
19, 1983, in Forsyth Memorial Hospital. Mr. Goolsb
spent his early and middle years in Pine Hall until h
came to Winston-Salem to assume the position of funen
fe| director and manager of Forsyth Funeral Home Inc. H
fm and his wife later became permanent residents. Goolsb
was affiliated with Wither's Chapel United Methodic
Church, where he was a member of the choir, churc
I school superintendent, church treasurer and youth grou
| worker. He was licensed by the N.C. State Board of En
Ibalmcrs and Funeral Directors in 1949 to practice the a:
of funeral directing, which he continued until his healt
declined. He also worked for Pine Hall Brick and Pip
Company and Washington Mills Company, Mayodai
N.C. Goolsby held membership in the N.C. Embalme
and Funeral Directors Association, Prince Hall Free ar
Accepted Masons, Salem Lodge No. 139 and the Knigh
of Pythias. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lacy Mi
Malloy Goolsby; three daughters, Mrs. Helen Louise (
Hairston, Ms. Lavanuel Morrow O. Lang of Winsto
Salem and Ms. Yvonne Quenetta O. Spencer <
Philadelphia, Pa.; two grandsons, Thurmond Mauri
Spencer and William Gregory Spencer of Philadelphi
his son-in-law, Marshall Carl Hairston of the city; fo
brothers, Charles Henry and Wray Douglas Goolsby
_JWalnut Cove, the Rev. Norman Mitchell Goolsby of A
nold, Md., and Earl Coy Goolsby of Milwaukee, WL
two sisters, Mrs. Alicia Geraldine G. Miller of the ci
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such as securing flower girls, and we have a bereavement
committee to prepare food for the family before and
after the funeral," Drayton says.
For the person who knows he or she is dying, Drayton
"says the minister's role can be different.
"Most of them accept that fact, and we try to
strenothen them with the Christian faith." savs Dravton.
The Rev. J. Ray Butler, pastor of Shiloh Baptist
Church, which also has a large congregation and fi^fuem
funerals, says blactachurch?members tend tb accept
death easier, wheffierTt7!^ family member or themselves.
4'Black folk have been reared to come through their
trials, even before slavery time, and we're not hung up on
material things," Butler says. 4'For the most part, blacks
are prepared for their own death. What we (ministers)
have to do is prepare the family members. The black
preacher'has constantly pointed to the eternal world."
Butler says he not only consoles the family, but "I go
to the bedside of the person who is dying to let the person
understand that God is a God of comfort. I do that with
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combined church
Activites included a prayer breakfast, a press conference,
community lectures, a mass rally, an educational
workshop on "The Psychological Dangers of Racial Imagery,"
and entertainment was provided by Yusef and
Friends, Bus Brown, and the Healing Force.
Since 1977, CRAID, under the leadership of Iman
Warith Deen Muhammad, has snoken on behalf of more
than one billion Muslims about the psycholigical anc
social ills which result from worshipping idolatrous anc
pagan images. As a result, hundreds of ministers anc
their congregation have removed images from their chur
ches and are actively supporting the CRAID movemen
as members and sympathizers.
For additional information on CRAID, contact Nashi<
A. Rahmaan at 724-0258.
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' Church Sponsors Prison Ministry"
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The Freedom Road Evangelist Ministry, conducted b;
tassa Joseph Goo
, and Mrs. Anna Jewell G. Watkins of Walkcrtown; hi
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y aunt, Mrs. fcari Kcia cnocn 01 mc cuy; iour sisicrs-ir
y law, Catherine, Elizabeth, Marion and Lessie Goolsbj
y two brothers-in-law, Howard Miller and James Watkin!
e several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friend!
U Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Ji
e ly 23, 1983, at St. Paul United Methodist Church by th
y Rev. Belvin J. Jessup. Interment followed in Garden c
it Memory Cemetery with Masonic Fraternal Rites pe
h formed by Salem Lodge No. 139. Haizlip Funeral Hon
p Inc. of High Point, N.C., was in charge of services.
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Mrs. Sal lie Cobbs Ligons, of 400 - 24 Vi St., N.W., die
h Thursday, July 21, 1983, at Forsyth Memorial Hospiu
>e She was a native of Greenwood County, S.C., and h 1
i, lived in this city for over 45 years. Mrs. Ligons was
rs member of New Bethel Baptist Church and the Mart
id Luther King Jr. Center Senior Citizens Club. Survivo
ts include her daughter, Mrs. Lucille Posey; her son-in-ta
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ac Howard Posey, Dotn ot tne nome; inrce cousins, rvn
3. Willie Mae Brooks of Tampa, Fla., Booker Rapley i
n- Spartanburg, S.C., and J.L. Wilson of this city, oth
of relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted
ce 3 p.m. Saturday, July 23, in the Chapel of the Funei
a; Home by the Rev. Dr. Jerry Drayton. Interment followi
ur in Lincoln Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, S.<
of Hooper Funeral Directors were in charge of services.
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Mr. Ode// Floyd Gist, of 1216 E. 21st St., died Wedn<
ity day, July 20, 1983, in N.C. Baptist Hospital. He w
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all parishioners, even if they are just in the hospital and it
is not terminal."
The Rev. Rhodford Anderson, pastor of Union Chap*)
Baptist Church, says he also helps the family in many
ways, ranging from"giving business advice in making
funeral arrangements to helping children in the family
copc with the trauma.
.^^Ttfiink that We have to be careful about the songs that
are suns at the funeral," Anderson says. "A funeral can
be madje sad. The preacher shouldn't preach very long
and chAnlH a?lr the fnmilv fr> remember the nncitive thinos
tharnappcncd during the person's lifetime."
Although Anderson says he hasn't had a lot of situations
in his church where a person was dying and needed
counseling, he recalls one family that had a loved one on
a life-support system and needed advice.
4 'At one point, I was asked a question as to whether to
talce a member off a life-support machine," Anderson
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seven different churches, recently held a baptism and HoIti
r'nmmnninn ranrir'O Honklirv Prtrrpftirtnc Ppntpr in
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Stokes County.
^ The baptism service was conducted in the Danbury
River by the Rev. Samuel Cornelius, pastor of New
| Jerusalem Baptist Church. Three inmates and one female
prisioner were baptised.
I The group also held the 4th annual jubilee at the
1 prison. Many churches from around the area participated
- in the jubilee and 129 inmates participated in the service.
1 The Rev. Richard Lowery, pastor of Pine Hall Baptist
Church, was the speaker for the service. The two recent
services, sponsored by the Freedon Road Evangelist
Ministry, are only a sample of the many services and programs
the group have sponsored at the prison.
For additional imformation, call Cornelius at 723-4825 ,
y or Mother Adams at 725-7749.
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is born in Spartanburg, S.C., and had lived in this^city for
i- over 20 years. Mr. Gist was a retired factory worker and t
r, Baptist by faith. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Tommfe
&; Gist of the city, several nieces, nephews, cousins, oth*r
s. relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted &
l- 2 p.m. Monday, July 25, in the Chapel of the Funertp
ic Home by the Rev. W.R. Brewington. Interment followed
>f in Evergreen Cemetery. Johnson's Home of Memory
r- Funeral Directors were-in charge of services.
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Mr. Willie Bubber Fuller, of 2414 Patterson Ave., diejl
Tuesday, July 12, 1983, en route to N.C. Baptitt
?d Hospital. He was born in Florence, S.C., and had lived In
il. this city for over 32 years. Mr. Fuller was a veteran <jf
id World War I. He was a construction worker and a Ba?i?
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a USl oy iaiui. aurvivurs mwiuuc ins wiic, nrir?. ocssic
in Fuller of the city; a very devoted friend, Mrs. Ira Lit
rs Wideman of the city, several nieces, nephews, cousin|,
*, other relatives and friends. Funeral services were cos's.
ducted Saturday, July 16, in the Chapel of the Funertl
of Home by the Rev. W.R. Brewington. Interment followed
er in Evergreen Cemetery. Johnson's Home of Memory
at Funeral Directors were in charge of services.
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ed A4r. Robert Brown Miller, of 2540 N. Patterson Ave},
C. died Monday, July 18, 1983, in Forsyth Memorial ^
Hospital. He was a native of this city and had lived hetie
for 57 years. Mr. Miller attended the local public school!,
bs- was a tobacco worker and a member of Mt. Pleasant
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