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ABOUT TOWN
BY ANNDE H.
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A CHRISTIAN IS...
A mind through which Christ thinks
A voice through which Christ
speaks
A heart through which Christ loves
A hand through which Christ helps.
CONGRATULATIONS ON
ANNIVERSARY
Congratulations are being extended
to Mr. and Mrs. Lorensa Sanders of
744 Quarry St. who will celebrate
their 42nd wedding anniversary on
Jan. 22. To have walked together this
long is a blessing. Keep on loving and
caring for each other, and perhaps
you will be around to celebrate 42
more. Happy anniversary.
PATIENT AT NURSING HOME
Friends of Ms. Ernestine Sanders,
who for a number of years taught at
St. Augustine’s College and is now
retired, should take note that she is
now in Brit Haven Nursing Home in
Smithfieid. She would be happy to
bear from you. It would really
brighten her day.
SPECIAL MEETING IS CALLED
Hie pastor, Rev. Claude E. Willie,
III, of Rush Metropolitan AME Zion
Church, is calling all presidents,
secretaries, and treasurer to meet
with him in a special meeting at the
church on Wednesday at 7:90 p.m.
There is business of much ipjpor
CHOIR WORKSHOP HELD
A workshop of all the choirs of Rush
Metropolitan AME Zion Church was
held at the church on Saturday, Jan.
19.
As the members entered the
fellowship hall, they were invited to
eat. They were served a breakfast
and then listened to Ms. Hazel Reece
as she conducted the program, on
music as it applies to the church and
its groups. Everyone sat in attention.
Thanks for your calls. We shall look
forward to more.
tance.
NOTE:
BRO. JAMES THOMAS’
vjOSPEL
WORLD
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The Springfield Baptist Church will
observe its annual Family Day Sun
day'at ix a.m.
Deacon Leroy Holland will sponsor
a fellowship breakfast for the men
Sunday from 7-9 a.m. at St Joseph
Freewill Baptist Church in Willow
Springs. Rev. Harold Trice will be the
speaker. Bishop Timpson and the
Senior Choir will be in charge Sunday
at 11 a.m. at the same location.
Leadership Day will be observed
Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at White Oak
Baptist Church. Rev. Lawrence
Tumor and congregation of Holland
Chapel Church will render service.
Rev. Johnnie Hinton of Good
Samaritan Baptist Church will
render service at Forestville Road
Baptist Church Sunday at 3 p.m.
The Male Chous of Apex First
Baptist Church will observe their 29th
anniversary Sunday at 2:30 p.m.,
with several groups on the program.
Rev. James. E. Kersey of the
Church of God for All People in
Fuquay-Varina is now in revival
nightly at 7:30 p.m. at St. Matthew
Chapel Holiness Church on Hwy. 55.
The Melvin Davis Memorial
Singers of Tupper Memorial Baptist
Church will observe their 11th an
niversary Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sun
day at 3 p.m. with many choirs on the
program.
The Deliverance Cathedral of Love,
1705 Curtis Drive, will observe its se
cond annual Holy Convocation
Wednesday through Sunday morning
service at 11 a.m. Evening services
will be held at 7:45 p.m. with different
speakers nightly.
The Compassionate Tabernacle of
Faith Baptist Church will observe its
. third anniversary Sunday at Clarence
Poe School, 400 Peyton St.
Rev. Douglas M. Alston will render
service Sunday at 3 p.m. at Faith
Resurrection Healing Center on
South Saunders Street.
The Busy Bees of Smith Temple
Church will observe their 52nd an
niversary Sunday at 5 p.m. at the
church, with all choirs of the church
in concert.
Pastor Howard Winston is now in
. revival nightly at 7:30 p.m. at
Miracle Temple House of Prayer.
Pastor DaneD Simpson will be the
Wake County Has New
Fighting Alcohol Plan. ,
One night in a hospital emergency
room can provide some important
lessons about the hazards of drinking
and driving. Through a program call
ed Cancel Alcohol Related Emergen
cies, those lessons are being taken in
to Wake County area schools. On
Tuesday, Jan. 8, beginning at 8:20
a.m., students at Raleigh’s Cardinal
Gibbons High School got a firsthand
account of the tragic consequences of
drunk driving from Wake Medical
Center Emergecy Nurses and Wake
County EMS Paramedics.
During the 48-minute presentation,
nurses and paramedics will discuss
the alcohol-related injuries and
deaths they see daily in their work
and present a slide show to illustrate
teh tragedy of drunk driving. The pro
gram was developed by emergency
department nurses at the University
of Massachusetts Medical Center,
and has won a number of awards and
endorsements throughout the nation.
Wake County EMS Paramedics are
the first in North Carolina and tl
third in the nation to participate
the program.
Accoring to Unde Wiandt, Traun
Services coordinator at Wal
Medical Center, the program alien
health professionals the opportuni
to focus on prevention, rathe* thj
treatment of serious injuries. “V
feel a special responsibility
educate the public about tl
tragedies caused by alcohol abu
because we see them every day
Wiandt said. “It is a good feeling
know that through CARE we can l
something to keep some of them fro
A life spent worthily should
measured by deeds, not by years
R. Sherid
A long life may not be good enouf
but a good life is long enough
Benjamin Frank!
Half the men who divorce ar
remarried within 2V& years.
speaker Sunday at 11:30 a.m. at the
same location.
The Raleigh City Missionary Union
will meet Sunday at 3 p.m. at First
Cosmopolitan Baptist Church, 151!
Cross Link Road.
Mt. Vernon United Church ol
Christ, pastor Augusta J. Miles, will
have sendees Sunday at 6 p.m. Rev
L.E. Young, pastor of Red Hill United
Church of Christ, will be the speaker
Trinity United Faith Center
located at the Apollo Heights Center
is holding Sunday School at M a.m
with Sunday morning service, at 11
a.m. Pastor is Howard V. Winston.
Missionary Young will be th«
speaker Sunday at 11 «.m. at Mt
Olive Holy Church. Pastor is Celii
Hayes Horton.
The Capitol City Five, the New
Horizon Singers and others will sing
Sunday at 6 p.m. at Sanders Grove
Baptist Church, Hwy. 210 west oi
Smithfield.
Moriah Chapter No. 240 will have a
food sale Saturday from 11 a.m. to f
p.m. at 404 E. Martin St.
“Making the Dream a Reality,
Keeping the Dream Alive,” the third
annual gospel singing program, will
be presened Sunday at 5 p.m. at the
Raleigh Safety Club, sponsored b>
the Girls’ Club of Wake County,
featuring James Martin and the Har
monettes of Henderson, Roy and the
Sunset Spirituals of Wilson and
others.
Bishop Hassin from West Africe
will be in charge of services Sunday
at ll a.m. at Mission Temple Com
munity Freewill Baptist Church ii
Fuquay-Varina.
The Piney Grove AME Church wil
observe its annual Ushers’ Day pro
gram Sunday at 2 p.m. For informa
tion, call 755-1563 or 834-5166.
The Berry O’Kelly Alumni Associa
tion will have its annual regulai
meeting Saturday flrom 1-2 pm. a
Richard B. Harrison Library.
Evangelist Career Wilkerson wil
be the speaker Saturday at 7:30 p.m
at Gethsemane True-Vine Church oi
Howard Thomas’ Joy Night service
with Faith Healing Center and others
Elder Janice Williams will be the
speaker Sunday at 11:30 a.m. at th<
Lily of the Valley Church.
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UNITED CHURCH FOR
ALL PEOPLE
Sunday School opened at 10 a.m.
with the pastor teaching the lesson,
"The Rich Man and Lasarus," Luke
16:10-31. Morning services began at
11 a.m. with Bro. Chavis at the organ
and Rev. Carter in charge. The. morn
ing hymn was “What a Fellowship."
Prayer was offered by the pastor
while choir chanted, "Father, I
Stretch My Hand Unto Thee."
The second hymn was “How Great
Thou Art.” Scripture was read from
11 Chronicles 39:1-16. The Apostles’
Creed was followed by the mission of
fering. Prayer time was led by the
pastor at the altar.
A special selection by Ms. Ann
Campbell was followed by the sermon
by the pastor from II Chronicles 16,
titled, “Something Has To Be Done.”
The pastor said that people don’t pray
now like they used to, but we need to
go to God with all that happens
around us and mean what we pray
for. We pray for things now that we
have them, some of us forget God. We
are in a troubled world. We need God
more now than ever. There was a
time when our mother and father had
Hoover carts and were very poor, but
were very happy. But today we have
fine homes, cars and sometimes we
forget where we come from. We need
to get back to God.
We have to be real. Times are not
what they used to be. There has got to
be a change made. It’s like that old
hymn says, “I Couldn’t Hear Nobody
Pray.” Let’s all pray for the family in
Iraq.
The invitational hymn was “I Sur
render All.” The closing hymn was
“Yes, God is Real.” Announcements
were offered by Bro. Massenburg.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
New Bethel Gospel Chorus will be
presented in concert Sunday, Jan. 37,
at 3 p.m.
Choir rehearsal will be held Satur
day at 1 p.m.
Visitors during the service last
week were Ms. Lucy Giles, Ms. Sadie
Donaldson, Bennie Nesmith and the
Wilders’ children and grand
daughter.
Church reporter is Hallowees
Saunders.
BRIGHT HOPE DIVINE HOLY
CHURCH OF GOD, INC.
Sunday School began at 10 a.m.
with the superintendent, Rebecca
! LaSane, in charge. Classes assembl
ed after devotion. The subject of the
lesson was “The Rich Man and
Lazarus,” Luke 16:19-31.
The morning service began with
prayer and praise. Music was
rendered by the MSB Gospel Choir.
Evangelist Mary Alston presided
over the service. Scripture was read
by Eldress Verna L. Peterkin.
Deacon Melvin Ball prayed the morn
ing prayer. Evangelist Annie
Blackmon prayed for the sick and
shut-in.
Announcements and welcome to
visitors were given by Renee Wig
gins. Tithes and offerings were lifted
by the deacons and the ushers.
Evangelist Deborah Gordon introduc
ed the speaker for the morning ser
vice. The speaker was Eldress Mary
White, assistant pastor of Bright
Hope Church.
Eldress White delivered her
message feom Revelation 32:11-13
and I Thessaknians 4:16-13. “What
Will You Be Doing When Jesus
Comes?” was the theme of the ser
mon. Since man can’t answer that
question, it’s best that we live every
moment as though it were our last.
The speaker called out a list of things
we shouldn’t be doing. When Jesus
comes it will be too late to correct any
wrongdoings. It’ll be too late to
acknowledge Jesus also. Let us love
each other as Christ loves us and do
good works in His name. It is the
prayer of the saints that everyone
will take the time to repent, be sanc
tified and filled with His Spirit before
it’s too late. We were encouraged to
make ready for this great day.
Altar call was followed by benedic
tion, which ended the service.
Church reporter is R. La Sane.
FIRST CHURCH OF GOD
Early morning prayer service was
opened by Ms. Fayger M. White at 6
a.m. Sunday School was opened at
9:20 a.m. by Superintendent Marvin
Sanders.
Luther Perry presided over the
morning worship service. Music was
provided by the choir, under the
direction of Bis. Cheryl Caldwell at
the organ and Ms. Anne Lott at the
piano. The scripture reading was
taken from I Corinthians 12:31.
Prayer was offered by Carl Johnson.
The responsive reading was “God’s
Church.”
Ms. Barbara Stewart acknowledg
ed visitors and made announcements.
Tithes and offerings were collected.
Pastor James W. Lewis used as a
text I Corinthians 12, and his topic
was “The Church—Have You Really
Seen the Church?” He discussed
three important aspects of the
church: unity, harmony and diversi
ty
Special music, “Let There Be
Peace,” was provided by the
Children’s Choir. Young Chiwonne
Conrad gave a stirring reading of the
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speech,
“I Have a Dream.”
A call to the altar and prayer for
the sick preceded the benediction.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tuesday at 7 p.m., youth meeting
will beheld.
Wednesday at 6 p.m., Teens for
Christ will meet. This will be followed
at 7 p.m. by prayer and Bible study.
Thursday at 7 p.m., choir rehearsal
will take place. Also at that time, the
Girl Scouts will meet.
Saturday at 11 a.m., the Cub Scouts
and Boy Scouts will meet separately.
TWO MINUTES
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is God’s answer to unbelief.
The changed lives of His
followers who saw Him alive
after His crucifixion and the
revolution in the life of Paul,
who saw Him ‘last of all”,
rank high among the ‘many
infallible proofs” of His
resurrection. Cowards were
made bold, doubters believed,
the sorrowing were made glad,
the pitiless persecutor
became His docile follower.
The broken Roman seal, the
empty tomb, the failure of
the enemies of Christ to pro
duce the dead body and a
hundred other facts add to
their testimony that the
Lord Jesus Christ has been
•DECLARED TO BE THE
SON OF GOD WITH
POWER...BY THE RE
SURRECTION FROM
THE DEAD” (Rom. 1:4).
The resurrection of Christ
further assures us that God
is ftilly satisfied with His
payment for sin, for “WHEN
HE HAD BY HIMSELF
PURGED OUR SINS [HE]
SAT DOWN ON THE
RIGHT HAND OF THE
MAJESTY ON HIGH”
(Heb. 1®. “FOR BY ONE
OFFERING HE HATH
PERFECTED FOR EVER
THEM THAT ARE SANC
TIFIED” (10:14).
Next, the resurrection at
Christ gives us a living
Saviour. Comparing the Ola
Testament priests with
Christ, Hebrews 7:23-26
says: “And they truly were
many priests, because they
were not suffered to continue
by reason of death: But this
Man, because He continueth
ever, hath an unchangeable
HE IS ABLE ALSO TO
SAVE THEM TO THE UT
TERMOST THAT COME
UNTO GOD BY HIM, SEE
ING HE EVER UVETH
TO MAKE INTERCES
SION FOR THEM.’
The resurrection of Christ
is also the pledge of the
believer’s resurrection in
glory. In I Peter 1:8 the
Apostle breaks out in a dox
ology: ’Blessed be the God
andFather of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who according to His
abundant mercy hath begot
ten us again unto a living
hope, BY THE RESUR
RECTION OF JESUS
CHRIST FROM THE
DEAD.” And our Lord
Himself said what no other
could possibly say: *1 AM
THE RESURRECTION
AND THE LIFE; HE
THAT BELIEVETH IN
ME, THOUGH HE WERE
DEAD, YET SHALL HE
LIVE’(John US).
Finally, the resurrected
Christ is a warning to the
world of judgment to come:
“BECAUSE GOD HATH
APPOINTED A DAY. IN
THE WHICH HE WILL
JUDGE THE WORLD IN
• RIGHTEOUSNE8S BY
THAT MAN WHOM HE
HATH ORDAINED:
WHEREOF HE HATH
GIVEN ASSURANCE UN
TO ALL MEN, IN THAT
HE HATH RAISED HIM
FROM THE DEAD" (Acts
17:31). *NOW is the accepted
time" (II Cor. 1:2).
“BELIEVE ON THE
LORD JESUS CHRIST
AND THOU SHALT BE
SAVED..(Acts 16:31).
Church reporter is Ella Watson
Goodsoo.
RUSH METROPOLITAN AME ZION
It was the third Sunday, and the
youth were in partial charge? of the
services for Youth Day. Church
School began at 9:30 a.m. with the
superintendent in charge, conducting
the devotional period while all classes
were assembled. At the close of these,
all classes moved to their places and
began study periods. Reassembling
in the sanctuary, the classes listened
to a review of the lesson by Master
Coraey McDonald. Remarks and an
nouncements followed. These were
followed by class reports and the
awarding of banners for finance and
attendance. As usual, the banners
went to the Young Women’s Adult
Class, of which Ms. Alda McCullers is
teacher. With the singing of “Blest Be
the Tie That Binds” and the repeating
of the Church School mizpah, this
phase of worship ended.
At 10:55 a.m., the preludes began
with Ids. Ethel Jeffreys and Randy
Shepherd being led by members of
the Junior Choir and Spiritual
Chorus. As they paused around the
altar, the call to worship and scrip
ture were given by the pastor, Rev.
Claude E. Willie, III.
The song of praise followed. Scrip
ture lesson was read by Devetta
Willie from the third Sunday morning
readings, Psalms 27:1-3. A special
prayer was offered for Anthony
Medlin Evans who Is now in the Mid
dle East.
The first hymn of preparation was
“Amazing Grace.” Hie responsive
reading was then led by the paater.
Choral response of "Hear Our
Prayer” was sung. The second hymn
of “All Hail the Power of Jems'
Name” was followed by the hymn of
praise.
During the altar call, members of
the Junior .Choir and special
members of the B.C. Young Choir
sang “All the Blood of Jesus Will
Never Lose Its Power.” A selection
by the Spiritual Chorus of “I Say Yes,
Lord,” was followed by an
nouncements and recognition of
visitors by the pastor.
ThW‘ pastor then delivered a
message, having chosen his discourse
from Matthew 8:1-3 on the subject,
“Hold My Hand.” The choirs then
sang “Hold To God’s Unchanging
Hand.” As the invitation to Christian
discipleship was extended, several
people came and joined the church.
The benediction and singing of “We
Shall Overcome” was dedicated to f
Dr. Martin Luther King.
At 4 p.m., the Missionaries held
their meeting, with all the current in
cum bents being returned to office for
another year.
Church reporter is Ms. Annie H.
Thorpe.
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NASHVILLE, Train. (AP)-State
health officials reported a sharp in
crease in an AIDS-causing virus
among black women of childbearing
age in Tennessee.
Through 1969, the directin' of AIDS
surveillance for the Health Depart
ment said reports indicate 6,000 per
sons infected with the AIDS
producing Human Immunodeficiency
Virus.
Herb Stone, state director of AIDS
surveillance, said last Wednesday
that surveys indicate rates of HIV in
fection are below the national
average. Stone said figures represent
scientific estimates.
“We know tile number of persons in
Tennessee infected with HIV, the
virus which causes AIDS, has in
creased during 1990,” Stone said.
. “However, an estimate of HIV
infected people through the end of
1990 will not be available for a few
more months.”
AIDS, or acquired immune defi
ciency syndrome, is spread through
sexual contact, exchange of needles
by drug users and other exchange of
body fluids. It is also passed onto
babies born of mothers infected with
AIDS and, before all donated blood
was screened for the AIDS virus by
law, through transfusions.
Stone said one statewide survey
was conducted during the six months
which ended in September 1990.
A report on the survey said, “The
rate for black women during this
period is an alarming 39 per 10,000.”
About 30 percent oi intents born to ,
HIV-infected mothers also develop
HIV infection, he said.
“This information is essential in
developing responsive policy and fur
ther targeting education, prevention
and intervention efforts,” Stone said.
For the same six months, the
survey showed the rate among all
Tennessee childbearing women was
12 per 10,000 births, up from seven per
10.000 during the 12-month period
which ended April 30, 1990.
The national estimate is between
350.000 and one million people.
Estimates of the number of AIDS
cases in Tennessee result from
surveys conducted by the state AIDS
program, me Memphis-Shelby Coun
ty Health Department and the
Chattanooga-Hamilton County
Health Department. The surveys are
supported by the National Centers for
Disease Control in Atlanta.
These surveys indicate the level of
HIV infection among selected sen
tinel populations, using anonymous
blood-screening techniques.
“The sentinel populations are not
intented to represent the entire
population,” Stone said. “However,
information from these surveys
makes valuable contributions in
monitoring the scope of the HIV
disease epidemic."
Populations monitored include new
state prisoners, childbearing women,
drug users in treatment and patients
in tuberculosis, sexually transmitted
disease and women’s health clinics.
Coca-Cola Offers Share
The Dream Sweepstakes
ATLANTA, Ga.-Coca-Cola USA
will award more than <130,000 in
scholarships and prizes through its
1991 “Share the Dream”
sweepstakes, bringing the scholar
ship total to more than $1 million dur
ing the nine-year history of the an
nual promotion.
In addition, comedian/actor Sinbad
will promote the sweepstakes during
his coming college campus comedy
tour.
“Share the Dream,” titled in honor
of the late Dr. Marlin Luther King,
Jr., runs nationally Jan. 15-Feb. 28.
“Dr. King held a vision of the
world—not as it was, but as it could
be,” said Charles E. Morrison, vice
president, Coca-Cola USA.
“Our program honors the ideals of
Dr. King by helping people make
their dreams become reality through
the education process.”
The sweepstakes will be supported
by national and local print, television
and radio advertising. Magazine
advertisements, with entry forms,
will appear in Ebony, Jet, Black Col
legian, Class and Essence
magazines.
Currently in his fourth season as a
cast member on the NBC hit comedy
“A Different World,” Sinbad also
hosts the syndicated variety pro
gram, “Showtime at the Apollo." 1
Sponsored by Coca-Cola USA, Sin- '
bad’s “Share the Dream” January
May tour will visit college and univer
sity campuses throughout the coun
try.
"Sinbad has a broad appeal among
college students. He conveys a ‘think
positive’ message to young adults
that is very compatible with this pro- *
motion,” said Mike Steele, director,
African-American Consumer
Markets. Sinbad also will be featured
in radio and TV jipots promoting
“Share the Dream.’’
Two sweepstakes winners will be ’
drawn randomly for a $25,000 grand
prize scholarship, while eight addi
tional consumers will win $10,000
scholarships. These scholarshipsv
must be used for attendance at one of
the more than 117 National Associa
tion for Equal Opportunities in
Higher Education member univer
sities and colleges.
State NAACP
Workshop Set
For Greensboro
The N.c. State Conference of Bran
ches of the NAACP is sposnoring a
conference titled “Workforce $000
Focus on the Black Mate," on «►
day, Feb. 1, and Saturday, Feb S in
Greensboro.
The conference will feature \
seminars on different areas of the
topic. In order to share this informa
tion and satisfy a thirst for knowledge
on this subject with interested youth
and adults, there will be a chartered
bus from Raleigh to the conference at
the Sheraton Hotel in Greensboro on
Saturday, Feb. 2, only. i
The price to nu« the bus is $8 per
person in advance and registration
for the conference is $5 for youth and,
$10 for adults. The bus will depart
from Martin Street Baptist Church at
6:30 a.m. For more information
and/or reservations, call Lucille
Sidberry at 83»-1385.