Council Of Churches Asks
Lawmakers Consider Issues
The N.C. General Assembly will
face a long list of social concerns
during the 1969 legislative session.
And the N.C. Council of Churches is
urging lawmakers to consider two
issues that affect sweeping segments
of the state’s population: equity and
tax reform and expansion of the
Medicaid program in North Carolina.
Members of the NCCC House of
Delegates have studied the
complexities of each of the issues
before offering policy statements and
recommendations for consideration
by the General Assembly.
Equity and tax reform recommen
dations:
•Create a non-tax for the state
income tax so that families of various
sizes with incomes below appropriate
poverty levels are no longer required
to pay income taxes;
•Add a higher (eight, nine or 10
percent) rate of taxable incomes in
excess of $50,000 to make up the
revenue loss;
•Merge the lowest four income tax
brackets into a single five percent tax
rate on taxable income below $10,000.
Rationale: In 1986, Congress
enacted tax reform legislation which
among other things removed the
working poor from the federal
income tax rolls. Many believe that
Come
iLet’s Think!
BY EVA L. PERRY
God Himself has blessed His saints
with an abundance of whatever we
need. We will receive from Him ac
cording to what we can believe. “As
your faith is, so it is with you.” Think
about your faith—what is the
measure of your faith?
God loves you, and He has prepared
the way of faith by which you must
travel through life. “Faith is the
substance of things hoped for, and the
evidence of things not seen.” This
faith works by love. God’s will, even
in these modern times, is that you
have continual daily provi
sions—right in the midst of adversity.
We should never doubt God’s written
promises—if God said it. He will do
it! Be sure to believe God’s word, and
act on it,, so you can receive all of
your blessings that are set apart for
saints here. The blood of Jesus was
shed that we might have a
breakthrough experience on earth,
and eternal life in heaven later. Think
seriously about this.
“God is able to make all grace
abound to you, so that in all things at
all times, having all that you need,
vou will abound in everv flood work.”
Oh, yes, our God is fully able to sup
ply our every need according to His
riches in glory. Stop a minute to think
about “His riches in glory.” How rich
is He?
His riches are now ours because we
belong to Him. We are heirs and joint
heirs with Jesus Christ. God’s
storehouse is inexhaustible.
Regardless of all the financial needs
you have—regardless of all the needs
of all of God’s people, there is more
than enough to supply all those needs,
with a vast surplus. God’s supply is
never diminished. He is truly the
source of all blessings. Regardless of
how many times you may draw from
His storehouse, there is always more
in store. Glory be to God!
Every good and perfect gift is in
store, especially for God’s people.
The rich supply includes grace, love,
forgiveness, salvation, health,
spiritual gifts, deliverance, protec
tion, strength, security, peace, mercy
and everything else that we
need—both material and spiritual.
His plan for us is complete victory
over the adverse circumstances in
this life. Jesus Christ defeated the
devil for us, and now we must learn
how to live, move and have our being
in this victory. We must fight the good
fight of faith—never give up—we are
winners. Be sure you are right, and
then move on to victory. If God be for
us, who can be against us? Vic
tory-victory.
Read your Bible prayerfully and
think!
Anti-Apartheid
Campaign To
Launch Map 14th
NEW YORK, N.Y.-A campaign to
build support for South African chur
ches opposing apartheid in that coun
try will be launched on Pentecost,
May 14, within the U.S. religious com
munity, and continue through Soweto
Days, June 14-17.
The effort will include Bible
North Carolina’s system of taxes is
similarly in need of updating.
In the past, mucho f the NCCC‘S
In the past, much of the NCCC
concern was focused on the portion of
sales tax that falls on food. The
General Assembly in 1965 exempted
food-stamp purchases from the N.C.
sales tax, which is now five percent.
However, since the sales tax on food
generates a significant amount of
local government revenue, it is even
less likely to be repealed.
Expanding Medicaid program
recommendations: - -*
The NCCC supports the
recommendations of the Indigent
Health Care Study Commission of the
General Assembly for expanding the
Medicaid program:
•Increase Medicaid income
guidelines for pregnant women and
infants and increase prenatal care
and early childhood services;
•Increase Medicaid eligibility for
children under eight years of age,
providing increased preventative
care;
•Increase the Medicaid income
guidelines, thereby reducing the
deductible paid by many low-income
families and increasing cash
assistance to some families;
•Provide for additional eligibility
worker funds;
•Increase the Medicaid income
guidelines for the elderly and
disabled;
•Provide money for transportation
of Medicaid recipients ;
•Increase income guidelines for
children with spiral inpatient
treatment needs.
Rationale; About 30 percent of all
North Carolinians lack the financial
ability to pay for needed health care.
These are primarily families of the
working poor, with little or no health
insurance.
Proponents of change say current
income guidelines of the Medicaid
program limit assistance tot hsoe
who are extremely poor.
While the recommendations will
cost the state and counties money,
proponents say they will draw down
proportionately more monies from
the federal government and generate
additional state and local dollars.
\ Apartheid System
In South Africa
To Be Discussed
The Men’s Connell of Davie
Street Presbyterian Church USA
concludes Black History Month
observance with an open forum
on the apartheid system in South
Africa Sunday, Feb. 26, at 6:30
p.m.
It is hoped that this candid and
open discussion will clarify some
of the oftentimes conflicting and
demoralizing statements
initiated by the media. John W.
Fleming is the discussion leader.
J.B. Allen is president of the
Council of Presbyterian Men.
Willis E. Daniels is vice
president, Frederick Craven is
“ secretary, Wilbur Floyd,""
treasurer; Collins (Joe) Hinton if
chairman of the Black Historj
Observance Committee; a%d JW
Brown is pastor.
Lenten Season
Christian Time
Off Reflection
As the Lenten season begins, we
slow our pace to allow time and space
for refleting on where we have travel
ed. We are called to enter into a heal
ing process, one that will illuminate
the pilgrim path we journey.
For the Christian, life is a journey
of love. And as a pilgrim community,
we are called to be Christ in the
world. We are the body of Christ—
hands, feet, arms and voice. Lent,
then, is a call to a new understanding
of the meaning and cost of
discipleship. Christ called ordinary
people, ordinary workers with or
dinary abilities, to His discipleship.
Our conversion to a life of love may
not be the explosion of faith that it
was for St. Paul, our mature faith
may lead us to conclude that faith is
first) and that good workers will
follow us as the outward sign of our
love.
And so during this reflective time,
we quiet ourselves to hear the call,
and pray for a mature faith to lead us
nuted senwr-Though i lenfor citizen, Rev. Lee Jones (left) nos cnosen n
pursue further studies in Theology at Raleigh’s own Shew Divinity SchooL Rev.
Jones wss cited at the schools recent Herttsge Festivel, end expressed his
thanks to the Divinity School on the occasion.
Prestige Club Meets At
Home Of Mamie Bailey
The Prestige Club of Raleigh met
on Thursday, Feb. 16, at the home of
Mamie Bailey.
Ruth Woodson, during the
devotional period, stressed the
proper attitude of gratitude shown by
children could and should be taught
by parents in their early childhood.
Hostess Bailey served a lavish
luncheon buffet-style.
During the relaxation and less
serious period, a prize was offered to
the first person who could correctly
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BY BISHOP MILDRED RUFFIN
Lord Jesus, thank You for Your
goodness. Thank You for the snow,
also for the rain, Truly You are a'
good God. Help us to keep a mind on,
You. The carnal mind is enmity
against God. Help us today and
forever not to be against You. Help
the sick and shut-in everywhere. Yes,
Jesus, we need You every day and
every hour. All that You were to Your
disciples, I know You desire to be that
to us today. Jesus grayed Cor us, and
He asked that we mightbe one with
Him, even as He is one with the
Father. I love You, Jesus. In Your
name, amen.
Always read The CAROLINIAN
n“ws. You’ll he glad you did.
give the address, street and number,
of the hostess. President Capehart
emerged victorious. Each member
received a beautifully wrapped gift,
and was given.a long-stemmed red
rose as they departed.
Members present were Ms. Mamie
Bailey (hostess), Ms. Rosia Butler,
Ms. Margaret Capehart, Ms. Mary
Carter, Ms. Minnetta Eaton, Ms.
Dorothy Goodson, Ms. Nellie
Harris, Ms. Mildred James, Ms. L.
Hope Jones, Ms. Thelma Keck, Ms.
Nora Lockhart, Ms. Ruby McKinney,
Ms. Jessie R. Mebane, Ms. Katie
Poole, Ms. Ernestine Saunders, Ms.
Nettie Thompson and Ms. Ruth
Woodson.
Attend Church
Baptists Meet To Develop
Shaw U. Fundraising Plan
An ad hoc committee composed of
representatives from the General
Baptist State Convention of North
Carolina, Inc., the Woman’s Baptist
Home and Foreign Missionary Con
vention, and the Shaw Uaiversity
Board of Trustees and university
staff, met last Dec. 7 to develop a
strategy to raise $1 million for the
university’s endowment fund. Dr.
C.E. Edwards, pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Fayetteville and
legislator in the North Carolina
General Assembly, is serving as
chair of the committee. Dr. Priscilla
A. Brodie, executive secretary of the
Woman’s Baptist Missionary Conven
tion, is co-chair. ---
The committee has proposed a
statewide “Shaw University Endow
ment Fund Sunday” for the month of
March 1989, preferably March 19, to
be held in every General Baptist Con
vention church. Each church
member is being asked to contribute
at least (10 to the Shaw endowment
fund. These donations will enable the
university to reach or exceed its (1
million goal which will be matched by
(2 million from the U.S. Department
of Education by June. The committee
is confident that its goal will be reach
ed.
Dr. J. Ray Butler, pastor of Shiloh
Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, and
moderator of the prestigious Rowan
Baptist Association, presented a per
sonal contribution of $1,900 to Presi
dent Talbert 0. Shaw. Dr. Butler, also
a member of the ad hoc committee,
has been instrumental in formulating
strategy for the effort. Dr. Butler in
itiated the idea of larger, sacrificial
contributions from pastors. The com
mittee was an outgrowth of the “New
Visions” conference held at Shaw in
October 1998, with Dr. Leon Riddick,
pastor of Charlotte’s Mt. Carmel Bap
tist Church, and Dr. George Balien
tine, pastor of Raleigh's Hayes Bar
iftltiiiaiihiigsiss.i
Boi.h leaders addressed the vital
Issues of raising a new level of con
sciousness and preparing new leader
ship in colleges, especially North
Carolina’s black Baptist college,
Shaw University. In order to
strengthen the relationship between
Baptist churches, black and
predominantly white churches, and
Shaw University, a strong sense of in- ,
volvement and “ownership” was urg
ed.
In addition, the State Baptist Con
vention of North Carolina sent ap
peals to all of its pastors through the
state requesting participation
through its cooperative program.
Consecration Of
Female Episcopal
Bishop Lauded
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Conse
cration Feb. 11 of the first woman
bishop in the Episcopal Church has
been welcomed by her sisters in the
United Methodist episcopacy as
evidencing God’s movement in the
church.
Retired Bishop Leontine T.C. Kelly,
along with Bishop Barbara C. Harris,
the first black women named to the
episcopacy in their respective chur
ches, said the choice of the
Philadelphia priest is “a godly move
ment” of the whole church and “not
just a women’s movement.” Bishop
Kelly said Bishop Harris told her that
Bishop Kelly was a role model as she
prepared for new duties in the
Diocese of Massachusetts. The
United Methodist Church has elected
five women to the episcopacy, begin
ning with the late Marjorie Swank
JHaUtews in I960.
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at our House of Worship we are continually
told to put our trust in the Lord, but that is
just what we foil to do when we say our
prayers as though we were giving God a
shopping list. Some of our requests are
indeed genuine needs, but all too many of
them tend to be frivolous and unnecessary,
and occasionally even harmful. Therefore,
we should not feel any disappointment
when these trivial wishes are not granted.
We should remember that the Lord knows
what we really need without our having to
tell Him, and our prayers to Him should
simply acknowledge that fact and reaffirm
our trust in His superior judgment, which
enables Him to grant the right things. He
knows for better than we do what is best
for us and so whenever we pray, let us tell
Him so. That’s what prayer is all about.
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