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ABOUT TOWN BY ANNIE H. THORPE TELEPHONE- 832-3029 WORLD’S GREATEST NEED A little more kindness and a Little less greed, A little more giving and a Little less need, A little more smiles and a Little less frowns, A little less kicking a Man when he’s down. A little more “We” and a Little less "I,” A little more laughs and a Little less cry. A little more flowers on The pathway of life, And fewer on graves At the end of life. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Birthday greetings are extended to the following: Tisha Wiggins of 812 S. East St., March 7. Kenny Upchurch, 720 Luna Drive, March 7; Tommena Moore of Milburnie Road, March 16. Ernestine Upchurch of 720 Lunar Drive, March 26 and Geraldine Pulley of Raleigh, . March 28. 1 These are nieces and a nephew of , Ms. Mable Moses of South East ] Street. May each of you have a lovely , birthday and live so that you will be . around to celebrate many, many more. Happy birthday. TO SPONSOR PROGRAM The youth of Rush Metropolitan AME Zion Church will sponsor a black history program on Sunday, March 10, at 4 p.m. at the church and the public is invited. INVITATION TO VISIT The doors at Rush Metropolitan AME Zion Church stand ajar at all times. Here you will receive a warm welcome. NOTE: Thanks for your calls. We shall be looking to hear from vou aeain soon. • * • • BRO. JAMES THOMAS’ GOSPEL WORLD Dr. Coolidge McCoy will observe his fourth patoral anniversary Sun day at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Franklinton. Rev. J.C. Sherrod, pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church, Youngsville, will be the speaker, accompanied by his choir and church family. The Raleigh Nursery School will sponsor a gospel concert Sunday at 4 p.m. at St. Augustine’s College Fine Arts Building. The Christian Faith Baptist Church’s first Founder’s Day service is now in progress nightly at 7 p.m. at 309 Hilltop Drive through Sunday. Prophet Glyn Joy of Boynton, Fla., is now in revival nightly at 7:30 p.m. at Pine Acres Community Center in Fuquay-Varina. A musical program will be held Fri day at 7:30 p,m. at Deliverance Church in Fuquay-Varina. A youth fellowship program will be presented Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at the same loca tion. Sis. Sondra Baker of St. Anna Church will be the speaker. Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Ensemble Choir will observe its 15th singing anniversary Sunday at 3 p.m., featuring the Capitol City Five, the Joy Bells of Louisburg and others. St. Paul No. l, Zebulon, will observe its annual Women’s Day Sun day at 11:30 a.m. Evangelist Carrie Harris will be the speaker with the all-women’s choir. - The Branchettes will observe their ;i8th anniversary Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Long Branch Disciples Church near Newton Grove. :• Bro. Elmon Williams, Jr. will pre vent the Old Ship of Zion in prayer .and song Sunday at the Raleigh Safe ty Club. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the program begins at 6 p.m. jj Quarterly meeting service will be ; held Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at .11 a.m. at Mincey Chapel Freewill -Baptist Church in Kenly. Elder Charlie Best will be the speaker. -Evening services will be held at 3 p.m. at the same location. Rev. Han dy Yelverton will be the speaker, ac companied by his choir of Fremont. Bro. Harney Jones and the Triangle Stariites of Raleigh will be presented in concert Sunday at 2 p.m. at Spring Hill Baptist Church. The church located at 720 E. Davie St. is now holding its opening service nightly at 7:30 p.m. with different speakers nightly, through Sunday. The Gospel Chorus of Smith Tem ple Church will celebrate its 38th singing anniversary Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the church. Bishop Bailey is now in revival nightly at Faith Resurrection Healing Center, 720 S. Saunders St. Rev. Alston will render service Sunday at 5 p.m. at the same location. Minister Carlos Mims will be the speaker Sunday at ll a.m. at the Lily of the Valley Church. Ada Chapter No. 525 will sponsor a gospel program Sunday from 4-8 p.m. at the YWCA on East Hargett Street. Special guests will be the Pilgrim Travelers of Zebulon. Elder Randolph Hedgepeth will be the speaker Sunday at 11:30 a.m. at Faith Healing Center, with the BLW Ensemble. Eldress Betty Wilkerson will be the speaker Sunday at 4 p.m. at Deliverance Standing Station, with others. Stokes Chapel Church of Middlesex will observe their annual ushers’ pro gram Sunday at 4 p.m. All ushers are asked to come in uniform. A food sale will be held Friday and Saturday at noon at the home of Ms. Bridgeford, 2228 Shannon St. For deliveries, call 231-9931 for St. Mat thew AME Church building fund. Bishop M.S. Hussein will render service Sunday at ll a.m. at Missiopn Temple Community Freewill Baptist Church. The Royal Lights Singers and others will be on Howard Thomas’ Joy Night service Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Gethsemane True-Vine Holiness Church. The Golden Star Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will spon sor a bake and yard sale Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Rhamkatte Community Club House. THADDIS P. JORDAN, JR. ; Funeral services for the late Thad ■;dis P. Jordan, Jr., 45, of 912 Friar Tuck Drive, were held Friday, March .1, at Lea Funeral Home. Burial •followed in the Raleigh National ■ Cemetery. Surviving are spouse, Gloria Jor •:dan of Maryland; sons, Thaddis Jor dan, III of Brooklyn, N.Y., Nicholas •iJordan and Steven Jordan, both of •.Maryland; mother, Recy R. Jordan ; :of the home; brother, Rufus Jordan of • .’Tucson, Ariz. •: Lea Funeral Home was in charge of '.the arrangements. MS. EVA B. BURTON ■; Funeral services for the late Ms. ’Eva B. Burton, of 509 Florence St., were held Friday, March 1, at the St. Mary’s Freewill Baptist Church. '.Burial followed in the church cemetery. Surviving are daughters, Eva Bur ton, Teresa Parks and Joyce L. Bur ion. all of Raleigh, Thelma Holmes of Smithfield; daugnter-in-law, Dons Burton of Alabama; sons, Larry L., Charlie B. and J. Van Burton, all of Raleigh, Wesley Judd of Newark, N.J., Major Burton of Enterprise, Ala.; son-in-law, Reginald Holmes of Smithfield; sisters, Helen Prince of Holly Springs, Betty Stewart of Raleigh, Portia Stewart and Naomi Ryles, both of Apex; brothers, Charles, Henry, Daniel and Robert Stewart, all of Apex; 37 grand children and 26 great-grandchildren. Arrangements were handled by Haywood Funeral Home. LUTHER HAYES Luther Hayes, 94, of 6215 Hunter St., Raleigh, died March 3. Ar rangements were by Lightner Funeral Home. MS. PEARL W. MARTIN 1 Ms. Pearl W. Martin, Britthaven of Smithfield, died March 3. Ar rangemehts were by Haywood Funeral Hotne. ; ' UNITED CHURCH FOR ALL PEOPLE With Walter Chavis at the organ rnd Bro. Wilder on the violin, Rev. barter opened the morning service at il a.m. with the hymn, “Holy, Holy, Holy.” Prayer was next by the >astor, while the choir chanted ‘Fathei', I Stretch My Hand.” The lext hymn was “Lift Him Up.” Scrip ure was offered from Luke 23:32-38. Phe Apostles’ Creed was followed by >rayer around the altar, with Bro. aerry in charge. The special election >y Ms. Ann Campbell, “Stand By ile,” was followed by the sermon. The message was taken from Luke (3:34 on the subject, “Christ is ■*rayer for His Precision.” He said, vhen they hung Jesus on the Cross, 3e said, “Father, forgive them for hey know not what they do.” Get a ittle closer to God. He hung on the :ross for you and me. We must hum >le ourselves for Him. He hung there or you and me, for our sins. We don’t ]uestion God, what He does. It is bad vhen you need a friend and can’t find >ne, but there is still God. He is ilways there for us. Sometimes we ay, “Why is God letting this happen o me? ” We should always remember Kelly Choir To Elect New Jr. Officers The members of the E.M.M. Kelly Community Choir will elect officers at its bi-monthly meeting on March 9. The choir bears the name of Ms. Emily Mae Morgan Kelly, a dedicated Christian teacher who taught in the Raleigh Public School System at Washington High School and at Ligon Junior-Senior High School. Ms. Kelly also served as minister of music at First Baptist Church for many years. In the community, she taught vocal music and piano for many students. Many people in the Raleigh area knew and loved Ms. Kel ly The members of the newly-formed choir bearing her name will not take new members after March 23, but will begin to recruit members again in the fall. Choir members will be needed, especially men with strong voices. The choir practices on the se cond and fourth Saturdays of the month at First Baptist Church in Raleigh. Peace & Justice Fellowship Call Makes Conference The Baptist Peace and Justice Fellowship of North Carolina, just organized last June, has announced its first major conference, to be held in Raleigh, at Shaw Divinity School, on Saturday, April 6. The schedule ex tends from 9 a.m. registration to 4 p m.-adjournment. There will be pre conference fellowship on Friday from 7-9 p.m. at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church. With the theme, “Justice and Peace will Embrace,” based or Psalms 85:10, the program features a keynote address by Dr. Clifford A Jones, Sr., pastor of Friendship Bap tist Church in Charlotte. Other impor tant elements of the program arts a worship meditation by Ken Sehested executive director of the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America; eight workshops; the regular Satur day chapel service of Shaw Divinitj School; a business meeting; and a luncheon hosted by members ol Christian Faith Baptist Church anc Pullen Memorial Baptist Church. Advance registration by mail is re quired. For more information anc registration materials, call Gem McLeod in Wake Forest at (919: 556-5660 or 556-3101, Ext. 250. FREE BROCHURE GIVES SAFETY TIPS ON TIRES AND WHEELS People can save money and pos sibly lives by not using old wheels and tires that may be dangerously worn. Before re-use. every truck wheel should be inspected. If it is corrodec to the point that there are visibk pits in the metal, or if any lockinj surface is bent or cracked, or if an; parts do not match, the wheel shouk be scrapped so as to prevent re-use When in doubt—scrap it. Say whee experts. Only trained mechanics wh< have read and follow OSHA regula tion Section 1910.177 and whee manufacturer’s literature shouli service truck tires. For free bro chures on this topic, call the Bud< fo He is there and able to help os if we would only call Him. When your world seems to be crumbling around you, give it to God, put it in His hands and believe He will help, ft’s not our will but His will be done. Pray for people that do you wrong. God hears and Answers prayers. Holy Communion was served. ANNOUNCEMENTS On Sunday, March 10, at 3 p.m., memorial service for Ms. Nadine Judd will be held at the church, With St. Paul Gospel Choir, Halifax Choir and many others. Please come. Visitors were Lucy Giles and Shirley Dunston, as well as Emma' Sapp and the Wilder children. On the sick list are Mr. and.Mrs. Clinton Copeland, Chris Whitaker, Alex Hughes, Christine Williams, Rose Dove, Ms. Cora McAliley. We are praying for all of you. Church reporter is Hallowees Saunders. BRIGHT HOPE DIVINE HOLY CHURCH OF GOD, INC. Sunday School began with the superintendent, Olive Turner, in charge of devotion. The subject of the lesson was “Dealing with Conflict.” The 11 a.m, service began with Carl Jones, Mary Utley and Regeland Jones in charge of the devotion. The MSB Gospel Choir rendered music. Eldress Rhoda Dublin presided over the service. , Eldress Mary White read the scrip ture and Elder Charles Atkinson led the prayer for the sick and shut-in. The speaker for the morning worship service was Pastor Verna Peterkin. The sermon was from Matthew 25:6-10. The theme of the message was “Just A Reminder.” This message was just a reminder for the people to reunite themselves with God. We must know where we stand in life. We need oil to keep the fire burning; without oil, the fire goes out. If we don’t stay in prayer, read the word of God an<j fast, we can look for the Spirit of God to leave us. There are times when we need to ask God to remake us. The Spirit of God is the oil that is needed in the world today. When God shuts the door on us it will be shut 'forever. It’s important that we keep the oil burning within our souls each and every day. Remember that the oil of which we speak is the Spirit of God. Many souls were blessed during Woman’s Union Meets In Quarter Session Format The Woman’s Missionary Union of Johnston County meets quarterly at various churches in the county. Under the leadership of its presi dent, Ms. Clara Ballentine, the union has been successful in meeting its ob jectives. The devotionals are always spiritual and uplifting, followed by reports from individuals, church circles, groups and departments. The special workers include Ms. Hattie Solomon, Ms. Clydia Hill and Ms. El.B. Penny. These sisters lend their inspiration, ideas and motivation to the group through visitation, organizational skills and the sharing of important information. Many skits and panel discussions are presented from time to time. The theme, “The Challenge of the Un finished Task in Christian Education,” has been emphasized in each session. Ms. Yvonne Mitchell, supervisor, gave inspirational remarks during the March meeting. The Supervisor’s March netted $579.50. Prayer Day for Missions was observed June 28, 1990 at Strickland Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Four Oaks. Rev. W.M. Lucas is the pastor. Ms. Patricia McCullers, president of the Young Adult Group, gave a discussion at the September 1990 meeting which was held at Mit chener Memorial Baptist Church, Smithfield. Her topic was “On Your Mark, Get Ready, Set, Go.” The Rev. Sarah Smith, member of the New Hope Baptist Church, is the Young Adult supervisor. She ad monished the group to continue to support the Young Adult Depart ment, and presented plans for the workshop which will be held at the New Hope Baptist Church, Wendell. The group’s financial success is at tributable to - its groups such as Seniors, Young Adults, Youth, Ministers' Wives, Deaconesses, Presidents Council, Grand Marches, Self-Denial and other efforts. At the final meeting for the year, of ficers were installed by the Rev. Nathaniel Mitchell, pastor of Mit chener Memorial Baptist Church, * Smithfield. The meeting was held at the Lee’s Cross Road Baptist Church, Rt. 1, Wendell. The Rev. Leroy Spells is the pastor. * * * Maturity is learning how to lose your inno cence without losing your hope. ^ REST TRADITIONAL SOUL—“Tremaine Hawkins Live” gospel album release on r Sparrow Rocards received a Grammy award tram tha National Acadamy of Rocerdtag Arts and Sciences at Bast Traditional Saul Gatpal Album rocantly. This 1 wa Hawkin’* that Grammy award. “Tramaina Hawkins Lhra” Is cnnantty Ma. 4 an | “DUiatdT Tap Gospel Allam ckart and has tamalnad an tha pubPcation’s chart far man than live mantis sines Ns raleass. Hawkins has received madia > attention, Inching the traditional Artist Ot The Year award tram tha Gatpal Musk: Workshop at America, and many television appearances, including “Tlta Arsanio Hal Shaw” as guest star an “Gabriel's Fin," a new ARC tele vision series with Jamas Earl Janas and an apeandag appearance an the “Jean Riven Show.” I “Tramaina Hawkins Uve” is bar Nrst Rva sate project and was recorded at the - Calvin Shamans Theater In bar hometown at Oakland, CA. R marks her second altar call. Benediction ended the service. Church reporter is R. LaSane. RUSH METROPOLITAN AME ZION Church School began at 9:30 a.m. with the superintendent, Jesse Degraffenreidt, in charge. He con ducted the devotional period while all classes were assembled. At the dose of devotions, all classes moved to their places for study period.' Return ing to the sanctuary at 10:15 a.m., they listened to a review Of the lesson by Ms. Paula Jones. Class reports and awarding of banners for both at tendance and finance followed. Remarks and announcements were next. With the signing of “Blests 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 were heard as Ms. Ethel Jeffreys and Ms. Hazel Reece presided at the organ and piano, respectively. Then came the processional, being led' by members of the Senior Choir and Spiritual Chorus, marching to the tune of “Holy, Holy, Holy.” It was the first Sunday and Communion Day, and it seemed that everyone was in tune for the same. As they paused around the altar, the call to worship and scripture were given by the pastor, Rev. C.E. Willie, III. The song or praise followed. Prayer and choral response were next in order. The first hymn of preparation was “Alas and Did My Savior Bleed.” The responsive reading for the eighth Sunday morn ing was led by the pastor. The Gloria Patri followed. Scripture lesson was then read by Rev. Vann McClain from John 14 comprising 15 verses. The pastoral prayer was offered by the pastor. Choral response was “An Evening of Prayer." Hie second hymn of praise was “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah.” The members then reaffirmed their faith in the Apostles’ Creed as led by Rev. McClain. The announcements were made by the pastor. During the ministry of kindness, the Senior Choir sang “Somewhere Listening for My Name.” Then came the altar call, where each individual knelt around the altar and petitioned prayers. Rev. Jean Thomas offered the prayer. The. Spiritual Chorus sang “We Shall Meet Over There.” The pastor then delivered the morning message, having chosen his discourse from Nehemiah 6:3-4 oh the subject, “I Cannot Cdme DoWn.” He said we need to be faithful because faithfulness is the power of life. God will see us through. Stay there and be will answer your prayers. Walk and talk with Him. The Senior Choir sang “I Need Thee Every Hour” and brought about a rejoicing time. As the invitation to Christian discipleship was extended, songs like “Sweet Spirit in This Place” and “Bless the Lord” were sung.. The offering and recognition of visitors followed, along with the ad ministering of Holy Communion, the Lord’s Supper, which brought about a ' great fellowship and spiritual awakening. The benediction and adjournment followed, closing out the morning worship service. Church reporter is Ms. Annie H. Thorpe. FIRST CHURCH OF GOD Services opened at 6 a.m., with Sister Fayger M. White in charge of the early morning prayer service. Sunday School opened at 9:20 a.m., with the superintendent, Marvin Sanders, in charge. The subject of the lesson was “Dealing with Conflict,” taken from I Corinthians l:i«. Morning worship began at il a.m. with Isaac White Jn charge. The Senior Choir rendered the music, with Ms. Cheryl Caldwell at the organ and Ms. Anne Lott at the piano. Responsive reading was taken from Page 82, titled “The World Made Flesh.” Prayer was offered by Rev. Carl Johnson. Rev. James W. Lewis took his ser mon from I Corinthians 1:22-25 and his subject was "Wiae Foolishness and Strong Weaknesses." An nouncements were given by Ray Caldwell. The invitation was called and the prayer room was opened for souls to be prayed for. The offering for the morning was lifted and church for the morning was then dismissed by the pastor, Rev. Lewis. ANNOUNCEMENTS Tuesay at 7 p.m., the youth fellowship will meet. Wednesdsay at 8 p.m., Tfeens for Christ meet, followed by prayer and Bible study at 7 p.m.. Thursday at 7 p.m., choir rehearsal will be held, as will the Girl Scouts meeting. Saturday at 11 a.m., Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts meet. Members on the sick and shut-in list are Ms. Nora Williams, Ms. Georgia Williams, Edward A. Ford, and Willie Conyers. Please remember to pray for the sick and suffering everywhere. Prayer is the key to heaven and faith unlocks the door. Church reporter is Ms. Ella Watson Goodson..
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