Slnday
School
Lesson
Greetings feliow Bible stu
dents. Our lesson for this week
brings us to the book of Daniel
The text is to be found in the
first chapter of Daniel and the
subject is "Self-Discipline for
God's Glory." The first chap
ter may be considered an
introduction to the rest of the
book.
Though our lesson speaks on
Nebuchadnezzar as King, he
was only serving as ruler in
conjunction with his father,
the true King, Nebopolassar
He did not ascend to the throne
until two or three years later
There were three deportations
of Jews from Jerusalem to
Babylon during the reign of
Nebuchadnezzar; the first-of
our lesson-in 606 B.C., the
second in 598 B.C., and the
third in 588 B.C.
Among those taken captive
were the four young men of
our lesson, Daniel and his
three friends ; bright fellows of
noble birth. They were distin
guished by the personal hand
someness. Folk of this day and
locality had a tendency to
associate good looks with in
tellectual ability. Obviously,
this is not always true. They
were intelligent and well in
structed in the knowledge of
their day. The Babylonian
King intended to induct them
into all the lore of the Chalde
ans, and thereby win them
from the worship of Jehovah,
in order that they might in
turn seduce other Is réalités
from their national faith. But,
Nebuchadnezzar had under
estimated the faith that had
been instilled within these
young men. Though they had
been well instructed in all the
knowledge of their day, they
had been better instructed in
the faith of their fathers.
Whioh speaks to us concerning
our modern day negligence in
religiously educating our chil
dren.
No wonder so many promis
ing black youths make a ship
wreak of life, when they are
handed worn oui buperstitionb
instead of intelligent, well
thoughtout faith. They were
young. They were exiles. They
were cut off from hope of
posterity. They were to be
taught all the wisdom of the
Chaldeans. They were to oc
cupy honorable positions in
the King's court. But, most of
all they were to be subjected
to great temptation. They we
re tempted to do as the Ro
mans while in Rome. One of
the greatest temptations they
had to face was the temptation
to forget who they were. "Any
man who refuses to know
himself, refuses to know the
God who made him who he
is."
There were many things
these young men had to leave
behind when taken captive
and many customs that had to
be laid aside. But, there was
one thing that always distin
guished the Isrealite from
other folk and that was his
diet. So they sought to main
tain this. They disciplined
themselves in order that they
might maintain' their indivi
duality and serve the Lord in
the manner in which they had
been taught. The Lord blessed
their efforts.
The message of this lesson is
that we must learn to main
tain our individuality and cea
se being conformists, if we
would be of value to ourselves,
our race, and our God. The
Lord does not need coward
soldiers. One of the greatest
threats to Christianity among
black Americans is the temp
tation to be like white folk
instead of being like our
selves. If we cannot control
our own appetites, lusts, de
sires and urges we will be an
oppressed people until we can.
He has already blessed our
efforts and still is doing so.
But, as we learn to discipline
ourselves, he will do so much
more. For, God helps those
who help themselves Let us
discipline ourselves.
CTS Adds New UNCC Bus Route
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Post Staff Writer
On Monday, January 9, a
new bus route to the Univer
sity of North Carolina at Char
lotte went into effect. Char
lotte Transit System buses
will make six trips daily from
the Square to UNCC via Eliza
beth Ave., Hawthorne Lane,
Central Ave., Eastway Drive,
North Tryon Street and Uni
versity Boulevard.
These buses will serve the
Hidden Valley area and apart
ments along Arrowhead Dr.,
Elgywood Lane, Canterwood
Drive and Tom Hunter Road.
There will also be better ser
vice to dormitory residents
with an evening trip returning
to campus at 9:15 p.m.
This new bus route joins the
Mean Green Shuttle Machine,
the bus service currently ope
rating from South Park to
UNCC.
UNCC students, staff and
faculty members can pur
chase a bus pass for $15 which
will enable them to ride all
CTS buses on an unlimited
basis for an entire semester.
On-Monday, Wednesday and
Friday there will be a bus
leaving the Square at 7:10,
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District Representative
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impressed her
She said, "Lillian McGrath,
the republican he defeated for
election, was at the meeting
and Leeper had her stand and
introduced her to the crowd
Then he said that since Dis
trict 3 was made up of demo
crats and republicans, he felt
it would take everybody work
ing together to assure good
representation. He safd he
wanted and needed Ms Mc
Grath's help and that of any
one else who had the good of
the community at heart ''
9:10, 12:10, 4:10 and 5:40 and
arriving at UNCC at 7:50,9:50,
12:50, 2:50, 4:50 and 6:15 re
spectively. On Tuesday and
Thursday buses will be leav
ing the Square at 7:10, 8:35,
10:15, 2:40, 4:05 and 5:45 and
arrive at UNCC at 7:50, 9:15,
10:55, 3:20, 4:50, and 6:20.
For other route or schedule
information, call the CTS of
fice at 374-3366 or contact
Michael D. Kidd at 374-3234
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Mount Carmel Church Begins Seven Month (Celebration
By Jen Harvey
Post Staff Writer
The Mount Carmel Baptist
Church will commence a se
ven months celebration of 100
years as a congregation of
Christian People in the city of
Charlotte Sunday, January 15,
1978. Services will be held at 11
a.m. and 4 p.m.
The Rev. Henry C. Gregory,
111, eminent minister of the
Shiloh Baptist Church, Wash
ington, D C., will preach at 11
a m ; and The Rev. W.C. Hay,
minister of the Galilee Baptist
Church of Winston-Salem will
preach at 4 p.m. He will be
accompanied by his choirs
and congregation.
The genesis of the congrega
' tion was in the year 1878, when
six persons, Mr and Mrs. K.
Etheridge, Mr. and Mrs.
Parks Rachel Ross, and Win
nie Phifer, met in the home of
Mrs. Amanda McClure to es
tablish a Missionary Baptist
Church.
The first minister. Rev. A.
Lewis, a young man who was
attending Biddle University,
now Johnson C. Smith Univer
sity, served for 20 years at a
salary of $20 per year. Others
who served brief periods were
the Rev. A. Jones, P.F. Maloy,
W.A. Roberts, J.O. Russell, a
Rev. Watson, C.F. Gingles,
and O.M. Millings.
In November of 1914, the
late William Henry Davidson
was called to the Dastorate
of the church and served for 50
years, until his retirement in
1964. It was under his leader
ship that the church grew in
numbers and spirituality. The
edifice that now stands at 412
Campus Street was built and
later enlarged to expand the
sanctuary and an education
unit was built.
In February 1965, Dr. Leon
C. Riddick was called to the
pastorate of the congregation.
He had served as pastor of the
Fountain Baptist Church in
Summit, New Jersey, for 17
years and had returned to
Shaw University of Raleigh in
1964 as vice president for
Development & Alumni Af
fairs. During his 12 years of
leadership, the congregation
has experienced a new birth of
growth and expansion. The
mission income in 1977 was
more than the. total income of
the church in 1964. One hun
dred thirty-eight members
were added to the member
ship in 1977
On April 3, 1977 the congre
gation moved from 412 Cam
pus Street in the Biddleville
Community, where it had been
located for 99 years, to the
Enderly Park community.
The present edifice was for
merly occupied by the Ender
ly Park Baptist congregation.
The church is involved local
ly in a vibrant jail ministry,
hospital, and nursing home
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. Pastor of Faith Memorial
visitation, ministry to the poor
in the Charlotte community,
and financial assistance to
college students.
The church operates a full
accredited Child Development
Center and has a program for
youth including Cub Scouts,
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and
other programs for children,
youths and young adults.
The church is affiliated lo
cally with the Baptist Metro
Ministries, an association of
Black and White churches
involved in varied inter-city
ministries. It is also a member
of the Mount Peace Associa
tion and a supporter of the
Crisis Assistance Ministry.
The church is also a mem
ber of the General Baptist
State Convention of North Ca
rolina and the North Carolina
Council of Churches.
It is nationally affiliated
with the American Baptist
Churches of the South, the
American Baptist Churches,
USA, the National Baptist
Convention USA, Inc., and the
Lott Carey Baptist Foreign
Mission Convention.
The Rev. Henry Gregory,
III, who will preach at the 11
a.m. worship, holds degrees
from Howard, Drew, and Har
vard universities. He has also
done post graduate work at
Oxford University in England.
In addition to his pastorate
of the Shiloh Baptist Church,
he serves as chairman of the
Theological Commission of
National Baptist Convention,
chairman of the Human Rela
tions Commission of the Bap
tist Convention of the District
of Columbia, and vicinity.
He has also served as lec
turer on the faculty of the
Richmond Theological Center
and as an adjunct proféssor at
McCormick Theological Se
minary in Chicago, Illinois.
FAITH MEMORIAL .
Installation services for the
leadership of Faith Memorial
Baptist Church will be held
January 15 at 7 p.m.
Rev. Robert H. Leak of St.
John Baptist Church, Newell,
will be the speaker.
The public is invited to
attend.
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. Pastor of Mayfield
Rev. WUch H. Caldwell is
" pastor of Faith Memorial,
which is located at 211 Lake
wood Ave.
MAYFIELD MEMORIAL
The Mayfield Memorial
Baptist Church observed Me
morial Sunday recently.
The service is an annual one
held in memory of those from
among the church fellowship
who have died during the
previous year, said Rev. H.S.
Diggs,. pastor of the Sugar
Creek Road church.
During the services, he re
minded the congregation of
the ties that had been broken
because of the deaths, but
stated that death is one of the
inevitables of the living.
The service was dedicated
to the Rev. J.A. White, Roose
velt Hunter, Ronald Irby, Pa
tricia Miller, Robert Downs
and Jo-Ann Terry.
MAYFIELD MEMORIAL
The Mayfield Memorial
Baptist Church will observe
its annual Music Appreciation
Sunday at the church this
weekend.
Beginning Sunday night at 6,
the annual service will feature
the Music Department of the
church in a program depicting
and explaining the place of the
various types of music in the
Corporate Worship Service.
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The church has five choirs
that make up its singing ag
gregations and each choir is
■
R*v. Robert H. Leak
...Pastor of St. John
charged with the responsibili
ty of singing different types of
music for the program.
The Senior Choir, under the
direction of Mrs. Deloris Dial
will sing hymns, anthems, and
Negro Spirituals.
The Spiritual Choir, under
the direction of James Ellison,
sings hymns, gospels, and
Negro spirituals.
The Young Adult Choir, un
der the direction of Miss Bar
bara Alexander, sings hymns,
Negro Spirituals, gospels, and
anthems.
The Youth Choir, also under
the direction of Miss Barbara
Alexander, sings Children s
hymns, and other church re
lated songs suited for youth
Xh£ H^rnn Choir, under the
direction of Roosevelt Gooden,
lings meter hymns
The public is invited to
participate.
CANNONCATHEDRAL
Evangelist Morris Cerullo
will make a special appear
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Thursday, January 13, at 7:30
p.m prior to beginning a
week-long crusade at the
Charlotte Civic Center on Jan
uary 16.
Rev. Cerullo, international
ly known evangelist, author
and television personality has
conducted crusades which ha
ve attracted 200,000 people to a
single service. He has been
ministering to overflow cro
wds in the major cities of
North America, and he con
ducts crusades only at the
invitation of local churches.
He comes to Charlotte follow
ing a busy schedule which
included overseas campaigns
in India and Korea, and North
American crusades in Anahe
im, Atlanta, New York, Mia
mi, Kegina (Canada), Tampa,
and Cincinnati.
Elder E.C. Cannon is pleas
ed to have Rev. Cerullo as a
special guest at the Cathedral.
He will also appear on the
Elder E.C. Cannon Crusade
Telecast, seen on WRET-TV
at 1 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday.
Music for Thursday even
ing's service will be by the
combined choirs of Cannon
Cathedral which is located at
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REV DR N.C.CALHOUN
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