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Powerful Lmodor Slain:
Chicago Alderman Victim
Of Political Assassins;
Nation Is Shocked
Chicago (ANP) —While police were delving into possible
gambling links, associates of professionally slain Chicago aider
man, Benjamin P. Lewis speculated that political rather than
personal motives were responsible for the sensational murder.
His death reduces the number of Negro councilmen to five.
However, it is assumed a Negro will succeed him.
Lewis, dapper 53-year-old native Georgian, was found slain
In his plush new ward office hand
cuffed and with three bullet holes
In the base of his skull which po
lice say were fired at close range
two days after scoring his greatest
political triumph.
Though the city's stormy politi
cal history has been marked by a
score of killings and kidnappings,
Lewis wa3 the first sitting aider
man ever murdered here. He is the
second Negro politician of stature
to meet death at the hands of as
sassins
The other victim was Octavious
Granady, a Republican Involved in
a bitter fight for control of the old
“bloody" twentieth ward in 1928.
Granady was shot down on the
street on election day when six
gunmen leaped out of an auto
mobile that had purposely collided
with his and pumped bullets into
him until he slumped to the side
walk dead.
A police lieutenant and four
officers were charged with the
■laying, but chargee against
them were eventually dismissed.
Lewis, a professional politican
for 30 years, had made a meteoric
rise in power and wealth since at
taining major league status in 1958
when he was chosen to fill the un
expired aldermanic term of Sidney
Deutsch who was made city treas
urer.
Deutsch now dead was the last
of a series of Jewish politicans who
had controlled the ward and built
it Into the most powerful vote get
ting machine In the city. The ward
organization’s treasury was reput
ed to be the largest in the country.
It controlled more top bracket
political jobs than any other ward
group.
Lewis reputedly was made al
derman In an effort by the Jew
ish politicians living outside the
ward to retain control of the
ward which had become 90 per
cent Negro.
Reared In the tough Maxwell
street Jewish neighborhood, Lewis
was well schooled In all the In
tricacies of ward politics, could
even speak Yiddish and had a
political cunning that enabled him
to expand his power and influence
at a rate that amazed even his
sponsors.
His complete domination of the
ward was demonstrated in the al-
dermanic election only two days
before his murder when he polled
more than 12,000 votes against his
Republican opponent’s 888.
He was a stern political discip
linarian who mercilessly lopped
off the heads of precinct cap
tains who couldn’t bring out the
vote. His methods, though effec
tive, made many enemies for
him.
Ambitious, he was eyeing the
congressional seat of aging Rep.
Thomas O’Brien, 82, which would
have made him Chicago's second
Negro congressman and undisputed
political boss of a four ward do
main in the western part of the
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William L. Dawson, the city’s
veteran lone Negro congressman,
for whom Lewis held no awe and
little respect, bosses a group of
Southside wards.
A close political associate said
"Ben had grown too big for his
britches too fast in the eyes of
some whites who hadn’t expected
him to take over in such a big way.
They killed him because he was
shutting them out."
Police questioned Cornelius
Haynes, an exconvict said to be an
ex-polciy wheel runner.
Police said that Haynes served
a prison terra in Indiana for
robbery. In an Indiana peniten
tiary, according to homicide de
tectives, Haynes’ cellmate was
Joseph Brown, who found Lewis’
body.
Brown was a caretaker of Lewis’
Democratic organization meeting
hall.
Brown passed a lie test at police
headquarters on his story of dis
covering the body of Lewis.
Haynes at first balked at taking
a lie test, said Lt. Killackey, but
later submitted to a test and was
cleared.
Police said that Haynes admitted
that he had met Aid. Lewis in 1958
at a “party."
"I was doing good in policy
then," Haynes told detectives.
“I went to the party, met Lewis,
and dropped SSOO to him. I didn't
see much of him after that.”
Lewis, a quiet man at city
council meetings, was at his best
operating In his ward where he
boasted that a flourishing In
surance business he operated
netted him $50,000 per year.
Married, he lived quietly with his
wife, Ella. His daughter, Mrs. Joan
Meyers, a school teacher, was mar
ried only last June.
His death is expected to precip
itate a fight to take over the em
pire he built up and mentioned as
his possible successor is Harold
Trammell, a Lewis protege who Is
editor of the city council’s journal,
the first Negro ever to hold that
post.
Mrs. James Lynn
Attends Seminar
At Evanston, 111.
Mrs. James R. Lynn, 964 Igle
hart Av., left Monday morning,
March 4, for Evanston, HI., where
she will attend a seminar on “As
signment Race”, which will be
held at the Northshore Hotel, open
ing at 4:30 p.m. March 4 and will
close on Wednesday, March 6.
Mrs. Lynn, has served for four
years on the board of Christian
Social Relations of the African
Methodist Church on the connec
tional level. At present she is a
board member of the United
Church Women, State of Minne
sota and is attending the seminar
as a delegate.
The seminar will have repre
sentatives from Illinois, Minne
sota and lowa. Others attending
from Minnesota are Mmes. Frank
Oosee, Christian Social Relation
chairman and Wayne Van Kirk.
House Of Refuge Sponsor*
Radio Program In Chicago
And In The Twin Citlas
"The Voice of Deliverance,” title
of a new radio program developed
by the Minneapolis House of Re
fuge, Inc., is being heard every
Saturday night 11:30 to 12 mid
nlte over station WSBC in Chicago.
The same program may be heard
each Sunday night in the Twin
Cities over radio station KTWN,
1400 on your dial.
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Lee Bat
tles invite the public; “Listen to
us we are trying to help you in a
Christian way. Write to us with
your comments and criticism also
blessings received.”
FUNERAL FOR CARTER
FLETCHER HELD WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 6, AT BROOKS
Funeral services for Carter Flet
cher, 755 West Central, was held,
Wednesday, March 6, at 1 p.m. at
the Brooks Funeral Home, with
Rev. W. Mordeau Williams, pastor
of St. James AME Church, offici
ating. Mr. Fletcher was member
of St. James Church. Rev. Wil
liams was assisted by Rev. Floyd
Massey, Jr., Pilgrim Baptist
Church. Mrs. Dorsey Bell was
organist and soloist.
Mr. Fletcher died, March 1. Vis
itations were held at the Brooks
Funeral Home, .March 5.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Sal
lie Fletcher, a son, Rheadus Flet
cher, St Paul, daughter, Mrs.
Gertrude Christmas, Oakland,
Calif.; two brothers Russell Flet
cher, Council Bluffs, lowa and Wil
liam Mallet t, Compton, Calif.;
State Baptists In
Three Day Sessions
Feb. 22. 23. & 24
At high noon February 22, and
continuing through Sunday night,
February 24, the Minnesota State
[Baptist Convention Churches (of
the National Baptist Convention
Churches,) held its semi-annual
meeting at Sabathanl Baptist
Church of Minneapolis. Rev. James
R. Holloway is president of the
convention. Rev. Stanley R. King,
pastor of Sabathanl, was the host
pastor.
Three Hundred In Attendance
Three hundred delegates repre
senting ten Baptist Churches were
in attendance at the Convention
and for three days heard elabora
tions on and actively discussed the
topic: "Image of the Church in a
Changing World”.
Keynote Address by Mrs. Carl
Fraction
Mrs. Carl Fraction, prominent
lay woman in the Convention, gave
the opening keynote address which
set the tone for the entire three
days of meetings. She defined the
word "Image” as likeness, similar
in appearance. She defined the
"Image of the Church under "three
channels of communication": a
relevant ministry: a responsible
personal witnessing; and a respon
sible social concern. Other speak
ers on the first day of the Conven
tion included Rev. Gerald Laroche
and Mrs. Marjorie Tendle.
Music Auxiliary Sings
On Friday evening the Conven
tion received new inspiration from
the Music Auxiliary, composed of
nearly one hundred voices and rep
resenting some of the finest talent
in the Twin Cities. Mr. Willie B.
Hale is director of the choir.
Sunday School and B.T.U. Holds
Saturday morning the Sunday
The Twin Cities &
The World In 1962
(From Flies of Spoki
August 17 and 24
General News: The August 17th i
edition still carried some informa
tion about the Shriners convention I
—pictures of speakers who wel
comed the nobles to the city, Gov.
Elmer Andersen, Martin Wedding-1
ton, T.C. Mayors Arthur Naftalin
and George Vavoulis, Attorney-
General Walter F. Mondale . . .
j The Shriners convention elected
Genoa Washington to be the Im
perial Potentate . . . The NAACP
hails the statement of President
John Kennedy on the tense situa
tion In Albany, Ga. President called
the situation "completely unsatis
factory” and the attitude of the
city government "wholly Inexplic
able” . . . The town of Redwood
Falls, Minn., was wrestling with
the problem of what to do with
five Negroes sent there as “Re
verse Freedom riders from Lake
Providence, La., by the White Citi
zens council of Louisiana . . . An
article about Mrs. Ermon Owens
from the St. Paul Dispatch ap
peared in the Spokesman-Recorder
weeklies, along with a picture of
the young woman. A recent "U”
graduate, Mrs. Owens continued
her education despite a full time
job, three children and a house to
[manage . . . ABC announced plans
jto hire Negro newscaster.
Small Crowd
Attends "Mass"
Meeting In Mpls.
(Continued from Page 1)
in formerly all white neighbor
hoods.
The meeting in the main audi
torium of the church was ad
journed to the church undercroft
because of the regular church serv
ices.
Among those participating or at
tending the meeting were three
potential candidates for Minne
apolis Bth Ward alderman: Rev.
Stanley King, one of callers of the
meeting, A. B. Cassius, business
man and civic figure and Mrs.
Mattie Hence Johnson, cafe and
tavern proprietor.
Three organizations listed on the
program to have representatives
to speak were not represented.
The three were the Minneapolis
Urban League, the Minneapolis
FEPC and the Twin City Council
of Clubs.
Robert Williams, executive di
rector of the Minneapolis Urban
League stated he was not notified
of the meeting date, time or place.
“The last conversation, Mr. Wil
liams said, "1 had with Mr. W. W.
Smith, one of the sponsors was on
Feb. 18, when he promised to let
me know when the meeting would
be held.”
The speculation and confusion
as to why the meeting was called
still persists in the community.
Limbo Club Will Dalivar
Dinner* On Saturday
Chicken and chitterling dinner,
Saturday, March 9, from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at 4037 Fourth Av. S.,
phone [phone] sponsored by
Limbo Club, $1.25. Deliveries.—
Advt.
seven grandchildren and other rela
tives.
Interment was in Elmhurst
Cemetery. Brooks Funeral Home
eras in charge of arrangements.
| School and Baptist Training Union
Congress met and heard orations
(on outstanding Negroes in Amer
ican history, participated in Bible
[ quizzes, attended classes, and
watched a blackboard demonstra
tion. Miss Margaret Berry deliv
| ered an excellent oration entitled
I "Black Man Speaks for Justice,"
I and Bruce Pierson was crowned
the Bible Quiz Champion. Both
Miss Berry and Bruce are mem
bers of Pilgrim Rest Baptist
Church. Rev. J. R. Lockridge, di
' rector of the S.S. and B.T.U. Con
gress, summed up the day’s events
with a blackboard demonstration
entitled “Five Steps into the
Church". The five steps were: hear,
repent and believe, have faith, con
fess, and be baptized.
The Youth of the Congress have
undertaken as their special pro
ject the publishing of a magazine
containing news of the Conven
tion. The publication, entitled,
"Convention News from the Ten
Corner Stones”, will be published
each month.
Money raised through this pro
ject will be used to defray the cost
of sending the youth of the Con
gress to the National Convention
in June.
Laymen Discuss Reverse Freedom
On Saturday evening four panel
ists discussed the topic, "Should
the Church Have Manifested more
Interest in the Reverse Freedom
Riders to Minnesota?” The four
panelists were Cecil Newman, Rob
ert Ray Thomas, Curtis Chivers,
and Henry Thomas. The program
was under the auspices of the Lay
men’s Auxiliary. Benjamin F. Tay
lor is President of this group.
(Continued next week)
- USB WANT ADS
i St Recorder Newspapers)
Benjamin "Keno” Gray was be
ing sought by Twin City police
authorities for the fatal shooting
of his sweetheart, Patricia Berjer
go. The 25 year old man also
wounded the victim's mother in the
melee . . . Harold Johnson, Minne
apolis South Hi graduate was the
awardee of the Urban League 1962
scholarship . . . Richard Lane of
St. Paul was drowned In Elk
River attempting to rescue a fish
ing companion who he thought
needed help. Percy McCoy, the sup
posed distressed fisherman swam
to safety ... A few highlights and
notes on 28 years of publishing
these newspapers were revealed in
the 28th Anniversary edition of
these newspapers . . . Negro Doc
tors throughout the USA were
backing President Kennedy's Medi
care program according to an As
sociated Negro Press release . . .
On the special section of the an
niversary edition Gov. Andersen
was shown with the firm’s boss
C. E. Newman and the shop fore
man Verner Larson trying his
hand at setting type from the
cases.
The anniversary edition was full
of congratulatory ads of regular
advertisers as well as other well
wishers.
Group Meets To
Plan Kruschke
Alderman Bid
A group of residents of the
Eighth Ward met Thursday night,
February 28, to plan the campaign
of Merle L. Kruschke, DFL-en
dorsed candidate for alderman.
Heading the group is Richard D.
Hall, 4024 Fifth Av. S„ general
director of the Vollunteers for
Kruschke Committee, and Arnold
Organ, 2812 Fifth Av. S., treasurer
of the committee.
Other committee members at
tending the planning session were:
Arvld Nelson, 4101 Park Av. Sam
uel Richardson, 4044 Oakland Av.,
Merrill Anderson, 3204 Portland
Av., Douglas and Marion Brenny,
3047 Fifth Av. S„ Miss Beverly
Helmbrecht, 202 East 27th St., and
James Templin, 2810 Third Av. S.
Also named to the Volunteer
Committee but unable to attend
the meeting last week were Rev.
Hal Edwards, 3441 Park Av. Jos
eph Christina, 4133 - 14th Av. S.,
and James Pederson, 3445 Portland
Av.
The committee listened to re
ports on campaign financing, liter
ature, signs, and voting statistics,
and then made preliminary plans
for the aldermanic campaign. The
hostess, Mrs. Shirley Kruschke,
served fruit cocktail dessert topped
with whipped cream, and coffee.
FRANK ORR, 81
DIES; REMAINS SHIPPED
TO NATIVE ALABAMA
Frank Orr, age 81, a native of
Talladega, Ala., who had resided
with his daughter Mrs. Louise
Jemison, 4310 Fifth Av. S., for
over two years died Monday,
March 4, in the Minneapolis Gen
eral hospital. His remains were
shipped on Wednesday, March 6
to Anniston, Alabama for burial.
Survivors: three daughters, Mrs.
Louise Jemison and Mis. Geneva
WllUa, Minneapolis and Mrs. Naomi
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
CECIL YOUNG, HELD
TUESDAY, MARCH 5
Funeral services for Cecil Young,
age 42, 2019 - 22nd Av. S., were
held at the St. Paul’s Church Of
God In Christ 40th and Fourth Av.
S., with Rev. William B. Williams,
pastor of Fourth Street Church
Of God In Christ officiating, on
Tuesday afternoon, March 5 at
1:30 p.m.
Mr. Young died, Wednesday, Feb
ruary 27 at the Veterans hospital.
He was a native of Alabama.
Survivors are eight sisters and
brothers, Mmes. Helen E. Puckett,
Florence Gaines, Lorraine Lawler,
Leola Miles, Miss Ollie Mae Young
and Messrs. William, Charlie and
Robert Young.
Woodard's Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements. Interment
was in Fort Snelling National
Cemetery.
WILLIAM MADDEN, FATHER
OF TWIN CITIANS,
DIES IN KANSAS CITY
Funeral services for William
Madden, 3338 Benton Blvd., Kan
sas City, Mo., will be held, Tuesday
at 1 p.m.
Mr. Madden died Friday, March
5, in the hospital.
Mrs. Horace M. Meaux, 1460
Sherboume Av., St. Paul, Minn.,
daughter and Leonard Madden,
3832 Fifth Av. S., Minneapolis,
son, left on Thursday, February
28, to be at their father’s bedside.
Interment will be in Kansas
City, Missouri.
DENNIS SMITH DIES
IN ST. LOUIS, MO.,
FUNERAL WEDNESDAY
Funeral services for Dennis
Smith, formerly of Minneapolis and
who had been visiting his sister,
Mrs. Alice Brown, St. Louis, Mo.,
were held Wednesday evening,
March 6, at the Atkins Funeral
Home, St. Louis, Mo.
Smith who was known in Minne
apolis for many years by his kind
deeds and concern for others had
been in ill health for quite some
time, died Thursday, February 28,
in St. Mary’s hospital in St. Louis,
Mo. He was born in Pine Bluff,
Ark., in 1894.
He was a longtime Hennepin
County employe and retired two
years ago.
He was a member of Ames
Lodge of Elks of Minneapolis.
GEORGE A. MUNDIN,
SPANISH WAR VETERAN
BURIED, TUESDAY, MARCH 5
Funeral services for George A.
Mundin, 93, who had resided at
Crispus Attucks Home, St. Paul,
Minn., were held Tuesday, March
5, at 11 a.m. at Zion Baptist
Church in Minneapolis with Rev.
James R. Holloway, officiating.
He was bom in Richmond, Va.,
and lived in Minneapolis for many
years. He was commander of the
Charles E. Young Post No. 29,
United States Spanish War Vet
erans.
He is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. Leonard M. Miles, New York,
N.Y. and Miss M. E. Mundin, Rich
mond, Va.
Interment was in Fort Snelling
National Cemetery.
Mrs. C. Lytle, close friend, was
in charge of arrangements for the
funeral.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
LILLIE MAE ARNOLD
HELD FRIDAY, MARCH 1
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie
Mae Arnold, 38, 1233 Knox Av.
N., were held Friday, March 1, at
1 p.m. at Glendale Seventh Day
Adventist Church, with Rev. Fred
erick Slater, pastor, officiating.
Mrs. Arnold died Mo-day, Febru
ary 25 in Fairview hospital. She
was a native of Arkansas and had
lived in Minneapolis, several years.
Survivors are, her daughters,
Mrs. Minnie Peal Washington,
Vemice, Debbie and Renee Arnold;
sisters, Mmes. Dora Darnell, Mary
Hardy, Elizabeth Gatewood, Isa
belle White, Pearlie Mae Brown,
Rochester, N. Y. and Cindy Hill
man, Columbus, Ohio, brothers,
Walter and Ezexlel Davis, five
grandchildren and several other
relatives.
Woodard's Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements. Interment
was in Crystal Lake Cemetery.
LAST RITES FOR
MRS. TRESSIE BILBRO
HELD MARCH 6
Funeral services for Mrs. Tres
sie Bllbro, age 38, 3824 Third Av.
S.. was held Wednesday, March 5,
at 1 p.m. at Sabathani Baptist
Church, with Rev. Stanley R. King,
officiating.
Mrs. Bllbro was bom in Lees
burg, Mia*., and had lived In Min
neapolis for TVt years. She died
March 2 at Fairview hospital.
Survivors are her husband, El
bert Bllbro, a son Terry and a
daughter, Beverly; four sisters,
Mrs. Hattie Mae Thompson, Pal
hatchie, Miss., Mrs. Myrell Thomas
and Mrs. Imogene Robinson, Can
ton, Miss., and Mrs. Kathaleen
Ashley, Chicago, HI.
Interment was in Fort Snelllng
National Cemetery. Woodard’s Fun
eral Home in charge of arrange
ments.
Morris, Anniston, Ala. Four sons,
Frank and William Orr, Minneapo
lis, WilUe Orr, Anniston, Ala., and
Andrew Orr, Cleveland, Ohio; 18
grandchildren and 7 great grand
children.
ST. PETER’S AME
March 3, Sunday morning wor
ship was opened with the proces
sional by the senior choir. Invoca
tion: Evangelist Mattie Boyd.
Scripture: Evangelist Pearl Pleas.
As usual on the first Sunday, the
senior Ushers directed the large
congregation down the aisles to
partake of the Holy Communion,
administered by Rev. Lovell John
son, assisted by Evangelist M.
Boyd and the altar boys John
Guilmant, and Lewis Whitlock.
There were moments of medita
tions before the message. Rev.
Johnson said these are moments to
dig deeper and reach higher, for
God is Omnipotent and He cannot
fail.
The subject for the message was
"Worship”. For the foundation the
pastor gave out various scriptures
namely, St. Matthew 5: 23-24, St.
Matthew 6: 2-4-5-7-16-18, and Isa
iah 6. Rev. Johnson said the pur
pose for which we assemble in the
Sanctuary is WORSHIP. It is
through worship that we practice
the presence of God. He also said
it takes two to worship just YOU
and God. Since God is Spirit one
must worship him in Spirit and
Truth. The speaker further stated
that it is impossible to worship
God and criticise the worship serv
ice. We must worship with our
entire being-body-mind and spirit.
In conclusion: He stated the
first act before leaving home
should be prayer, and preparing
your gifts to God. Secondly, one
should enter the Sanctuary in sil
ence and pray. One should con
centrate on everything which the
leadership of the worship service
directs, for worship is to the spirit
what food is to the body.
Uniting with the church was
Mrs. Evelyn Belmar formerly of
i Union Baptist church Cincinnati,
Ohio. At 6 p.m. Mrs. Belmar met
with Rev. Johnson along with Mrs.
Gussie L. Lewis for orientation.
The fellowship service was 7:30
p.m. Rev. Johnson was the speak
er.
Evangelist Florence H. Daniels
was in charge of Allen Chapel
church in North Minneapolis, in
the absence of the Pastor Rev.
Hardy White.
Thursday night, March 7, Len
ten service will be held in the Sanc
tuary. Rev. M. J. Hendrieth will be
the speaker.
Mrs. Lucille McAdams, reporter.
ST. THOMAS CHURCH
The women of St. Thomas had
their monthly corporate commun
ion Sunday at 8, at which Service
silver dollars were given to each
woman present to use in promoting
their talent for the Church. This
was repeated at the 9:30 and 11
o’clock services. At the 11 o'clock
service Fronzena Sizer was the
guest speaker for the’ day. Lois
Young explained the use to which
the silver dollars are to be put.
At the Vesper Service at 6 p.m.,
those baptized were Vivienne Dye,
Jeffry and Michael Buford. Those
serving as sponsors were Eugene
and Shirley Underwood, Frank
Dye and Beryl Smith.
Mid-week communion Service
will be held this week at The
Japanese Community Center, 22nd
and Blaisdell at 10 a.m.
The guest speaker at the Lenten
Service on Friday at 8 p.m. is The
Rev. George B. Gilbert, Rector of
St. Andrew’s Church, Minneapolis.
The public is invited.
The church has purchased a new
ping pong table for the young
people of the church.
John L. McHie, Jr., is a patient
at Fairview Hospital and Joseph
Danforth is at Veteran’s Hospital.
Your prayers are asked for their
speedy recovery.
The Minnesota Chapter of ESC
RU will meet Wednesday, the 13th
at St. Thomas Parish Hall. Every
one is invited to attend.
HOUSE OF REFUGE
The House of Refuge heard the
Message from the Rev. Mrs. W. L.
Battle taken from St. Luke 14:16-
17. Then said he unto him, A cer
tain man made a great supper and
bade many: and sent his servant
at supper time to say to them that
were bidden, Come, for all things
are now ready; Subject: “The
Great Supper.”
The Jews, a member of the elect
EMPTY CHURCHES
A visitor from Germany reports:
"Before the war our beautiful
churches were show places, to
which we took visitors as one does
to a museum. On Sundays our
churches were empty. Now God
has taken them away from us.
They lie in ruins.”
To millions of Americans, too,
churches have become little more
than "museums and show places.”
It has been estimated that only 50
per cent of our population claims
membership in any church and that
of those who do claim membership
fewer than 50 per cent are in
church on the average Sunday
morning.
A vital personal Christianity is
inconceivable apart from regular
church attendance. Christ Himself
said: "He that is of God heareth
God's words; ye therefore hear
them not, because ye are not of
God.”
Let Americans beware. Many a
European never saw the inside of
a church until the inside was lying
on the outside. Let us profit by
their example. When did you at
tend church last?
ST. JAMES LUTHERAN
St. James
Lutheran Church
PORTLAND AND 49TH
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Svndo y School A Bible
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A Sponsoring Church for
TMI LUTHtBAN HOUR end FAMILY
WORSHIP HOUR (Redie)
THIS IS THI UFI end BIBU STORY
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M. H. KRETZSCHMAR, Pastor
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nation had been invited to that
great feast of God, but refused
the invitation. Later this
invitation to this great supper
passed on to the Gentile nation,
who was considered as the poor,
and the maimed, and halt, and the
blind.
Jesus is inviting us to this
great supper; For He saith, Come,
for all things are now ready: The
substitute is ready, Pardon is
ready, Peace is ready, Power is
ready, Provisions, Heaven, Healing
are now ready.
Come for all classes are invited.
The poor physically and morally
are invited. The Halt, Maimed and
all are invited to come to Jesus
for there is room for you all.
The St. Paul Gospel Temple
heard the message Sunday morn
ing from the Rev. Mr. Battle found
in St. Matthew 22:1-10 9th verse:
Go ye therefore unto the highways
and as many as ye shall find, bid
to the marriage. Subject: “Jesus
Invites Us To Be His Guest.”
God’s Spirit does not strive with
man always, is a bible verse teach
ing us when we are moved by
Jesus to repent and we refuse he
calls someone else.
But when we accept His invita
tion, He comes home with us, Rev
elation 3:20. Behold I stand at
the door and knock: if any man
hear my voice, and open the door
I will come in to him and will
sup with him and he with me; Rev.
Battle received back into the fell
owship after the message a young
couple.
Mrs. Battle at the House of
Refuge accepted a young lady Into
the church. We invite you to wor
ship with us where the Spirit of
God can be felt.—Reporter.
SABATHANI BAPTIST
Sunday morning worship serv
ices began with a devotional serv
ice, conducted by members of the
deacon board. Music was furnished
by the senior choir, under the di
rection of Rev. Stanley King. Mil
ton Bruce at the organ and the
congregational hymn was “There
Is a Fountain.” The scripture was
read by James Washington from
Matthew 26:69-75. Rev. King spoke
on the subject "Why I Am a
Christian.”
The broadcast was aired over
radio station KTWN. The topic of
Rev. King’s radio message was
"Lest I Forget.” Following the
broadcast the ordinance of com
munion was observed.
The senior choir appeared at
Zion Baptist Church where they
presented “God’s Trombones.”
Other events to come are the re
cital featuring Mrs. Leola King
and Mrs. Alice Knight; remember
it is this Sunday (March 10) at
3:30. You will not want to miss
this. The Young Adult choir will be
at Pilgrim Baptist church in St.
Paul at 7:30. On March 17, the
Young Adult choir is planning a
very enjoyable afternoon for you.
Starting time is 3:30; you will not
want to miss hearing them.
We wish to congratulate Mr. and
Mrs. John Kitrell on the birth of
their daughter. We wish to send
get well wishes to Mrs. Roberta
Primm and to Mrs. Estella Howard
and we extend our heart felt sym
pathy to Mrs. Lucille Smith called
to Wynn, Arkansas, because of the
passing of her grandmother. We
also extend sympathy to Mr. El
bert Bilbro on the sudden passing
of Mrs. Bilbro. May God comfort
you in your bereavement.
We invite you to worship with
us whenever you wish. A blessing
and a warm welcome await you.
Mrs. Randolph Burnett, reporter.
MT. OLIVET BAPTIST
Sunday, March 3, Rev. B. H.
Hunter, brought the morning mes
sage, at 11 a.m. His subject, “Many
are standing at the cross roads.”
Text John 14:6. Morning prayer
was offered by Rev. S. D. Horton,
Seattle, Washington, pulpit guest.
Several selections rendered at the
service were: “Beside Still Wat
ers", “Stranger of Gallilee”, “Will
You Now Take Time For Jesus"
and "Wonderful.”
Special prayer for the sick and
shutins was given by Rev. Hunter.
They are Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cald
well, 921 Fuller; Mrs. Ann Shelby,
Bethesda hospital; Mrs. J. 6.
Tucker, 702 Carroll Av.; D. D.
Massie, Miller hospital; Mrs. Fan
nie Carson and Godfrey Rawlings,
St. Luke hospital; Mrs. Clara
Smith, 387 Arundle and Mrs. Ber
tha Nickerson, 916 Aurora Av.
Remember them with your pray
ers and cards of cheer. We extend
our deepest sympathy to the be
reaved families; Mr. and Mrs. John
Milton, infant daughter; Alvin
Scott, grandmother in St. Louis,
Mo., and Solon Ellis, a brother
in-law.
March 10, is Junior Church Day.
At the 11 a.m. service and a spec
ial feature at the 7:45 p.m. service
with Rev. H. W. Botts, Jr., in
charge and Miss Juanita Johnson,
president
March 24, Mount Olivets 41st
anniversary, with Rev. Earl R.
Williams, pastor of Christ Pilgrim
Rest Missionary Baptist church,
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
SOB W. CINTPAI AVI.
■Ut. A H. Heater, 8.T.H., DJ>.
raster
I 4ft a. m. Church School
If:4ft Morning Worship
• 30 p. m. BTU and BYT
Wed. ft p. m. Prayer Service
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“It is better to know us and not need ns
Than to need us and not know us.”
Brooks Funeral Home
NOTARY PUBLIC
Bus. CA. 5-3691 562 Rondo Avo. Ros. CA. ■ Sjftg
St. Louis, Mo., guest speaker. Mra.
Essie Pipkins, chairman.
You are welcome at Mt. Olivet
Church of Friendliness.
Mrs. Dorsey Bell, reporting.
PILGRIM BAPTIST
A capacity crowd of worshippers
at Pilgrim Baptist Church, St.
Paul, Minnesota heard Dr. Floyd
Massey, Jr., preach from the sub
ject: "Night and Day” on Sunday,
March 3rd. The minister took his
text from Exodus 13:21-22.
Dr. Massey told the worshippers
that in order that the children of
Israel might not lose their direc
tion, the Lord gave them a pillar
of a cloud to lead them by day
and a pillar of fire to light their
way by night. The minister con
tinued by pointing out that Pil
grim Baptist Church was a shin
ing example of following God’s
pillar of clouds by day to give
direction. For God, as Chief Offic
er, the director, the guide, has led
Pilgrim through the past one hun
dred years successfully. God has
been our pillar of fire to give us
light.
The Isralites were sent a round
about way through the wilderness
to avoid contact with powerful
armies that would lie in their
pathway should they take the di
rect way. God does the same for
us; often He leads us in a round
about way because he knows what
lies ahead and the detours assure
us of successful arrival at our goal.
’ There are times that we feel
completely alone, forsaken by man
and God but God never leaves us
alone. Although we may be sinful,
forsaken, discouraged or what may
be our condition, God never for
sakes us.
The Ordinance of Communion
was observed and the Right Hand
of Fellowship extended to New
members.
Music was provided by the Sen
ior Choir, Choral Group and Gos
pel Chorus. Mrs. Lillie Ruth Cun
ningham rendered a solo “Precious
Lord, Take My Hand”.
Registered guests included: Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Jones, Mr. Frank
Kent of St. Paul; Mr. Purvis
Walker, Chicago, 111. and Mrs. May
Alice Clardy, Dayton, Ohio.
On Tuesday the Social & Liter
ary Society met with Mrs. Minnie
Robinson, 706 Iglehart. At 8 p.m.
Tuesday, the AMF Club met with
Mrs. Edna Bosley, 674 Fuller.
Next Sunday at 11 a.m. Dr.
Massey preaches. At 6 p.m. Dr.
Clifford Peron will be guest In
structor at the Spiritual Enrich
ment Institute. Afterwards the
Earnest Workers Club will serve
refreshments. At 7:30 p.m. the
Usher Board Annual Service with
Sabathanl Youth Choir guests.
Many Pilgrimites continue to be
sick and shut-in. They should all
be remembered in prayer and vis
itation.
James R. Brown, reporter.
CARD OF
I wish to thank my friends and
relatives for their visits, cards,
flowers and kind deeds extended
me during my recent hospitaliza
tion.
Your kindness will never be for
gotten.
Mr. Commodore Oden,
3904 Clinton Av.
IN MEMORIAM
In loving memory of my dear
sister, Estella W. Sims, who passed
away one year ago March 8, 1962.
You are not forgotten
and sadly missed.
Your cheerful smile and
always thinking of others.
Memories of you won’t let us forget
Your sister, Lillian L. Jackson
and brother-in-law, Marcus H.
Jackson.
VISIT
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH
W. Central ft Grotto
RIV. FLOYD MASSIY JR.> Raster
Church School 9:10 a. m.
Morning: Worship 11a.m.
Tooth Fellowship •p. m.
Evening Worship Bp. m.
ST. PETER'S A.M.E. CHURCH
401 East 41st Street
Sunday School... .t:lt-lS:ll turn
Divine Worship 10:45 a m-11:10
ACB League sto f P.M.
Bible Study Thura. 7:10-5:10
LOVELL JOHNSON, SR. Mlnleter
ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
1023 LYNOALI AVI. N.
Rev. J. A Holloway— JA 9-BBM
Church School— t:tf a. m.
Worahlp Service*—s a-m. A 11 a.m.
8.T.D.—1:10 p.m.
Evening Worahlp—7:4l p.m.
“Everyone la W a loom a”
OLINDALI S. O. A. CHURCH
I 188 Olaawaad Av. N.
Sabbath Sarvlcaa .... (Saturday)
Sabbath School 1:11 lit
Sermon 11 AM.
Youtha Meeting 4:10 P.M.
FBSDftRICX B. SLATSR, PASTOR
WORSHIP WITH
SABATHANI BAPTIST CHURCH
3805 Third Av*. So.
Rav. Stanley R. King, Pastor
Sunday School 9:41 A.M.
Morning Worahlp 19:41 A.M.
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