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foC* n.___ FRIDAY, JULY 26; 1963 _^ --^ , t^T
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WORDS FOR THE WORLD
Is there any removal of difficulty
same God, praise be God He is God,
All are His servants and all are at
His command. From Bahai writings.
Meetings each Sunday 9 A.M. at 1113
North 2nd St. Mrs. Edith Osborn
Center at 3:30 P.M. 503 West Elm St.
Urbana. Public invited.
10 YEAR GOAL
IS EXCEEDED,
BAHAIS TOLD
6,000 Members Meet
in London
BY ARTHUR VEYSEY
(Chita *• Trib#q« Press S*r*k»]
LONDON, April 28 — Mem
bers of the Baha'i faith more
than completed the goals of a
10 year world crusade set for
them by the great grandson of
the faith's founder, his widow
told the opening session of the
first Baha’i world congress
here today.
More than 6,000 "Baha’i from
70 countries—many in national
dress — filled London's Albert
hall, site of the week-long con
ference.
Mrs. Rukiyyih Rabbani, the
former Mary Maxwell, daugh
ter of a Montreal architect,
said her late husband, Shoghi
Effendi Rabbani, would have
been more than pleased by the
response to his call 10 years
ag<j to carry the faith thruout
aU the world.
Baha'i Commnnities Grow
Dl the 10 years, she said, the
nunlber of Baha’i communities
increased from 2.000 to 13,000.
varying in size from a dozen
or so to more than 100,000. Ba
ha’i writings are now translat
ed into 309 languages. The faith
claims more than 2 million
members.
During the 10 years, more
than 1,000 Americans have vol
unteered to carry the faith
aboard. About 450 still are in
work overseas. The volunteers
who pay all of their own ex
penses are called pioneers.
Nine men, including Hugh
Chance of Wilmette, American
national secretary, and Charles
Wolcott, formerly of Wilmette
and one-time music director of
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer studios
in Hollywood, were introduced
as the newly-elected members
of the Baha’i universal house
of justice.
Becomes Group's Nucleus
The group will become the
nucleus for the faith's first full
time international secretariat,
being established in Haifa. Is
rael.
BURN CHURCH MORTGAGE. Salem
Baptist Church congregation burned the
mortgage for its educational annex Sun
day afternoon, just 10 years ahead of
schedule. Attending the ceremony were
all four pastors of the church who have
served here during and since the con
struction of the annex. Left to right are.
News-Gazette Photo by John Keller
back. Rev. W. H. Donaldson, Peoria,
former Salem pastor; Rev. Eugene H.
Williams. Waterloo, la., former Salem
pastor; Rev. A. T. Rowan, pastor. Front,
Marv Stokes and F.lla W illiams, both
original members of the congregation;
and David Sayles, chairman of the Board
of Deacons.
The nine were elected at a
meeting in Haifa last week of
national representatives from
57 countries. The other seven
are H. B. Kavelin, of Long
Island, N. Y.; Amoz Gibson, of
Gallup, N. M.; Ali Nakhjavani,
from East Africa: Ian Semple,
from Scotland; Lotfullah
Hakim, from Iran; DaYid Hof
man, from England: and Haus
chmand Fatheazani from
India.
Several speakers today men
tioned alarm over the recent
sentencing to death in Morocco
of three Baha’i members on
charges of trying to overthrow
the government, subvert the
Moslem religion, and disrupt
public order. The speakers said
the three were accused only of
actions in which they engaged
as active Baha'is.
The Baha'i faith, established
in Persia a century ago. urges
adoption of a universal lan
guage. But recognizing that day
is not here even among their
own members, the world con
gress organizers arranged for
proceedings to be heard by aid
of small radios and ear plugs
in six languages—English. Per
sian. French. German. Spanish,
and Italian.
DR. JACKSON
IS SPEAKER AT
HERITAGE DAY
LOUISVILLE, Kv. u> — Dr.
J. H. Jackson, president of the
National Baptist Convention
U S A., has been selected as
the speaker for Christian Heri
tage Day Oct. 27.
Dr. Jackson, pastor of Olivet
Baptist Church. Chicago, will
be the first Negro speaker in
the six-year history of the giant
reformation observance spon
sored by the Louisville Area
Council of Churches.
Dr. Arie Bestebreurtje. a
member of the committee
which picked turn, called IN.
Jackson a moderate in race re
lations. He said the minister s
name was the one suggested
most frequently by Negro pas
tors as Heritage Day speaker.
Dr. Jackson and Mayor Rich
ard Daiev of Chicago were
booed at a rally of the National
Association for the Advance
rr.ent of Colored People Thurs
day in Chicago.
News-Gazette Photo Itv Ian Ingalls
MT. OLIVE AiNNIVERSARY. The congregation of
Mount Olive Baptist Church noted its 4 7th anniver
sary Sunday. Chairman of the celebration were, left
to right. Mrs. George Pyles. Mrs. Kathryn Humphrey.
Rev. J. E. Graves, pastor, and Mrs. L. T. Tinsley;
center. Mrs. Hassie W ells.
M’DOWELL IS
CITED BY HIS
COMPANY
rJva McDowell, Joliet, son
of Mr and Mrs. Speedie Mc
Dowell. 1X6 X Fourth. C. re
cently received special recogni
tion from G. A. Rafel and Co..
Chicago with whom he has
been associated since 1959
McDoweQ, w ho is in charge of
the warehouse for the company
and supervises delivery of mate
rials to customers over a wide
spread area, was recognized as
a '“key” employe. at a recent
special meeting of the com
pany's policy committee.
McDowell and his wife, the
former Mabel Chavis, are "he
rv*rents of *hree children. Lin 3 a
Jerry. ?_nd Susan Mrs Mo
TV-wel! is the daughter of Mr
ar>3 Mrs. Homer Chavis. 50?
E. Green. C
MOUNT OLIVE
NOTES 47TH
ANNIVERSARY
The 47th congregational an
niversary of Mount Olive Bap
tist Church w as observed Sun
day with afternoon fellowship
services.
Speakers included Re\. H L.
McClendon, Decatur, general
message; Mrs. J. I- Williams,
welcome; Jesse Briit, speaking
on ihe past; Eddie Carter. Hie
present; and Robbie Ruckes,
the future
E:-nest Clark was master of
ceremonies and Mrs George
Pyles was general chairman
Other committee members
were Mrs. Kathryn Humphrey, j
program; Mrs. L. T. Tinsley,,
finances; Mrs. George Butts.'
music; and Mrs Neppie Don
aldson, lefreshments.
Rev. J E. Graves is pastor.
N) G<*./ creatni man in his oun image, in the
image m God created he him; nude and female
created /jr them.—G^n. 1 -- •
Ramsey Calls
For Local
Rights Drive
By Vern Richey
The Rev. Blaine Ramsey, state
vice president of the National As
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People and pastor ■ of
Bethel AME Church, Monday call
ed for immediate and direct action
locally m the field of equal rights.
Returning late Saturday night
from the national convention of
the NAACP in Chicago, Ramsey
said he was “filled with the zeal
of the goals of NAACP.”
He said the goals for which
he would immediately start work
in Champaigfl-Urbana are:
— Establishment of a com
munity NAACP chapter. (There
is currently a student NAACP
chapter at the University of .Il
linois, but a former city chapter
Is not active.)
—Rebuttal of a recent statement
of the national and local Board
of Realtors, which stated a “bill
of rights" for housing. Ramsey
said picketing and sit-ins at the
local office of the organization
would be undertaken if necessary,
as well as similar action at in
dividual realtors’ offices.
FOR Bill
—Pressure on the Champaign
and Urbana city councils to take
action in the areas of freedom
of residence, including the pos
sibility of passing a FOR bill.
Failure to take such action. Ram
sey said, would call for demonstra
tions in the chambers of each city
council, much in the manner of
the peaceful demonstrations now
going on throughout the country.
—Investigation of areas of em
ployment and the practices of
labor unions in Champaign - Ur
bana as regards practices toward
Negroes.
—Investigation into the "imbal
ance in education" in Champaign
Urbana. On this point. Ramsey
called for the integration of all
schools, and provision of bus serv
ices where needed so that every
school would be integrated. He
asked an end to the present policy
of deciding school attendance by
geographic boundaries.
Multi Level Approach
Commenting on the meeting in
Chicago and his reaction to the
proceedings, Ramsey said:
“We 'the members of NAACP)
are accepting dramatic demon
stration? in terms of pointing out
the situations. An attorney, Mr.
Carter, who is with the national
legal defense office of NAACP
laid the base for this position
last >ear in Atlanta when he said
we must use a multi-level ap
proach to our fight for equality
“We can no longer depend
wholly on legal approaches, and
must go into action, including
picketing, sit ins and wade-ins
“Roy Wilkins helped to cleacify
the point when he called for the
commando units to wage an active
battle for civil rights. ' he said.
"Wilkins said the cornmando
units are still non - violent in
philosophy and are only the per
sonification of more direct action
on the part of NAACP. Previously
the organization was more deli
berate and legalistic in direction."
Ramsey said