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f CHURCH OjRECIORXX AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL Zl Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church 1901 Roizeil Ferry Road Rev. Morgan w Tann, minister East Stonewall AME Zion Church 1729 Griers Grove Road Rev. James E. McCoy, minister Gethiemane aME 2«on Church 531 Campus Street Rev George E Battle Jr., minister Grace AME Zion Church 219 S. Brevard Street Rev. Smith Turner III, minister pastor * Greenville Memorial AME Zion Church *116 Montieth Drive Little Rock AME Zion Church ; 403 N Myers Street Rev. Williams M. White, minister .1 Walls Memorial AME Zion Church 2722 Bancroft Rev. J. T. White, minister * AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL Greater Bethel AME Church 401 Grandin Road Rev. L. S. Penn, pastor * BAHA'I Baha'i Faith 4122 Providence Road > BAPTIST Antioch Baptist Church 3701 Monroe Road Rev. Preston Pendergrass, pastor First Baptist Church 1020 South Church Street Rev J. B. Humphrey, pastor First Mount Zion Baptist Church 1515 Remount Road Rev. F. G. Lowery, pastor ' Friendship Baptist Church 3301 Beatties Ford Road Rev. Coleman W. Kerry Jr., pastor Gethsemane Baptist Church 1300 S. Winnlfred Street Rev. C. E. Dewberry, pastor Greater Mount Sinai Baptist Church 1243 West Boulevard Rev. Norman E. Kerry, pastor Greater Providence Baptist Church 1129 Cleveland Avenue Rev. J. W. Wallace Jr., pastor Macedonia Baptist Church 1401 Hatteras Avenue Rev-Xa_J- Wallace, minister Mayfield Baptist Church Memorial 700 Sugar Creek Road Dr. L. Diggs, pastor Mount Carmel Baptist Church - 412 Campus Street Rev. Riddick, pastor New St John Baptist Newell Hickory Grove Road ' 4 Rev. R. H Leak, pastor Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 517 Baldwin Avenue Rev. Andrew Culthbertson, pastor St. Luke Baptist Church ?/ 1109 Rodney Avenue r«. l. d. ejjky* St. Paul Baptist Church 1401 N. Allen Street Rev. Paul W. Drummond, pastor St. Paul Community Baptist Church 2200 Julia Avenue Rev. Robert M. Young, pastor Salem Baptist Church 5311 Salem Church Road Second Calvary Baptist Church 114 Nelson Avenue Rev. J. M. Kennedy, pastor Tabernacle Baptist Church 1135 Redbud Street Rev. W. A. Rorie, minister University Park Baptist Church 3156 Senior Drive Rev. James E. Palmer, pastor EPISCOPAL Christ The King Center 425 E. 17th Street Father James Jen yon, Priest EVANGELICAL United House Of Prayer j 2321 Beatties Ford Road Elder C. Wilkerson, pastor Derlta House Of Prayer 7520 Cheshire Road Z Elder S. Ford, pastor LUTHERAN Prince Of Peace Lutheran Church : ^ 3001 Beatties Ford Road Rev. Bryant E. Ciancy. pastor H METHOOIST Cathey Memorial AME Church 624 Chicago Avenue Rev Ell Price, pastor Logan Chapel CME Church 0505 Parkton Road Rev. James L Cotton, pastor Weeping Willow AME Zion Church 306 Billingsley Road Rev J. W Henderson, pastor Simpson Gillespie United Methodist 540 Winston Street Rev. James McCallum, minister PRESBYTERIAN Amey James Presbyterian Church 2400 West Boulevard Rev M. A. Cochrane, pastor PRESBYTERIAN UNITED First United Presybterien Church 201 N E 7th Street Rev. E J. Moore, pastor Grier Heights Presbyterian Church 325 Skyland Avenue t: Memorial United Presbyterian Chur Zl 2400 Beatties Ford Road • I Rev H. W. Givens, pastor : St. Paul United Presbyterian Churct Robinson Church Road RRv Robert L Walton, pastor Statesville Avenue United Presbyter 2*06 Statesville Avenue Rev Wilburn M. Senders, minister r • PRIMITIVE BAPTIST ; Mount Morion Primitive Bop,/,, ctu , ; 747 W. Trod# stroo, Rov ^homotjoi^jiomuott. pottor Moioroth Prlmlllv# Boptlil Church ,Z. 7730 Bancroft Stroot *• ■•» Minot A prlooen. pottor If My People ” Our land, America, is in trouble and it appears that the troubles are be coming more numerous. God allowed men of the so-called old world to discover on this con tinent what they called a new world. This new world represented new hope, new opportunities, new riches, and a chance for the redirect ing of life’s ways. This land, America, promis ed hope to the imprison ed ones of man’s shac kles and chains. It pro mised joy to the hearts It decreed hope and help to men who desired to start life afresh and a new. It promised joy to the hearts who desired to worship God as they pleased. This land, so rich and full of natural resources; this land, vast and wide stretching itself from ocean to o cean, from the eastern Atlanic to the western Pacific; this land, yet unpolluted and defiled, in just 200 years finds itself in serious trouble. Many are tney wno sought relief from op pression and became, in this land, the oppres sors. Many who came to this land to be able to obtain freedom, made slaves of other men. Some who sought to be able to worship God as they pleased, have now pleased not to worship Him at all. A nation founded on prayer and trust in God now de crees that it is not lawful to make children learn how to pray. A nation that has never lost a war '>'har pppa^ntly lost he peace because we have turned our backs on the “Prince of Peace”. And that once glorious land of promise and hope finds itself confus ed and distrusted by both so-called friend and foe. We have stood men on a moon, 240,000 miles away but refuse to help destitute, hungry, sick men stand on their feet just 240 feet away. We have elected to the 11 Chronicles 7:14 presidency of our coun try, men who have sought to enslave, or at best, allow a minority people to become se cond class citizens. We, in less than 6 months, will decide upon a lead er for the next four years, and of all the candidates there are to choose from, it is hard to find one who is willing to be president of all the people, and who will earnestly, genuinely, and honestly work for all America’s people. Our present leader is trying with all his might to turn the clock of pro gress back simply be cause a few hate-mon gers would cast a vote for such a leader. Our churches are see thing masses of confu sion because we refuse to let God lead and rule His church. Again, I say, we are in trouble. Like the catastrophe that the Hebrews found themselves a part of, we have clung to the notion that God’s care for us implies a measure of leniency or indulgence, so that even the light repentance of a day would gain renewal of His favor. But we need to remember that if the Prodigal son had return ed home unrepentant, he could not have been received as the lost son born again. I know it is always hard to accept the fact that God’s mer cy upholds the reality of the moral order, but it is nonetheless true. When Solomon had fi nished building the house of the Lord, he prayed and God heard and answered. He final ly tells them, as it were, that I know of your wic kedness, but there is a way out. For, “If My people who are called by My name humble them selves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” Now, I feel that we Message Of The Week should hear God speaks ing to us in our day and' condition just as the people of the day in which these words were first uttered heard God speaking to them. He says: I-If My people...He is saying that if conditions are to be bettered, and if our land is to be healed, and if our sins are to be forgiven, then the re sponsibility for the needed change rests up on the shoulders of so called Godly people. Al though Godly people are not wholly responsible for the chaos of our na tion, yet we are totally responsible for its heal ing. li-ijy implication l near Him saying that there are many who claim the name and are also they who are bringing the shame. “If My people who are called by My name...” We, some of us, fail to walk or talk. Many of us cry Lord, Lord, and fail to do what He says. Our city of Charlotte is one of the most church-going ci ties of America and yet it is one of the most wicked. It appears that many of our lights are not shining, and much of our salt has lost its sav ing power. III-He further states that “If My people... humble themselves and pray...” The accusation is blatantly and boldly discernable. God’s peo ple are accused of being haughty, proud, and lacking in humility. It is unmistakably true that many of us simply don’t listen to'God. We want to dictate to Him. As one has said, “We attempt to make God in our own image.” Humility is re verence of God and re spect for our fellow man. It is saturated with courage and love. Love is possible because of man’s response to the love of God as is mani fested in Christ Jesus. If we love God, we will automatically love our fellow-man. If we love God, we will automati cally do what He re quires. “What does the Lord require of thee but to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with thy God.” IV-“If My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray.:.” I hear the Lord again giving not only the criterion for salvation for the individual, but also the salvation for our land and nation. To pray, there must Submitted By Rev. H. S. Diggs. Pastor Mayfield Memorial Baptist Church be contact made. True prayer involves dia logue between him who prays and Him to whom the prayer is directed. Real prayer involves listening as well as talk ing, thanking as well as asking, confessing in or der to be forgiven, and a total surrendering of self and all that involves and in which self is in volved. Sincere prayer is absolute submission of the will of the crea ture to the Creator. The thundering echoes come down through the centuries falling upon the ears of a people in trouble and saying. “If My people who are called by My name humble them sleves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” America, and each individual in America, the promises are to you. USE YOUR BANKAMERICARD OR MASTER CHARGE To buy your subscription of The Charlotte Post Subscriptions may also be purchased at all Mechanics & Farmers Banks 101 Beatties Ford Road 2101 Beatties Ford Road 951 East Independence Blvd. ATTEND THE HOUSE OF WORSHIP OF YOUR CHOICE TAKE SOMEONE WITH YOU . YOU'LL BOTH BE RICHER NOTICE Hi GLIMPSE OF HOPE BROADCAST 1600- WGIV HEARD EACH SUNDAY 7:30 A.M. SILVER MOUN T BAPTIST CHURCH RTF l, BOX 288 PINFVIM.K, NORTH CAROLINA , 29134 REV. WILLIAM LEE JR. PASTOR | 11 ,, mm. • , L . . I WE ARE NOT SEEKING u/^j^J(J^Su We have been recently informed that our Radio Cost is being increased by the Radio * Station from approx. $2,000.00 to more than $4,000 per yr. We are conducting a survey during the month of June in order to decide whether we will continue this broadcast in the 9th year or whether we will discontinue it at the end of this month. (June 1976). Will you help us make that decision by taking just a moment to drop us a line to let us know if you listen to “Glimpse of Hope” “Your Comments Can Save The Broadcast” Please - mail your comments to the above address-Thanks I Sponsored By : Pepsi Cola Bottling Company ,lnc. t Charlotte,N.C. I
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