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AME Bishop’s Council Holds Special Session Name Presidents Of Various Boards; Greene Presides CINCINNATI, Ohio — (ANP) —The Council of Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal church convened in extra session last week in Cincinati, Ohio, with Bishop S. L. Greene, Atlanta, the newly-elected president, presid ing, with other newly elected of ficers including: Bishop F. Madi son Reid, Columbia, S. C., vice president; Bishop D. Ward Nich ols, Philadelphia, secretary; and Bishop Alexander J. Allen, Cleve land, Ohio, assistant secretary. The other bishops in attendance were: William A. Fountain, Sr., senior emeritus; J. A. Gregg, ac tive senior; *R. C. Ransom, G. W. Baber, J. H. Clayborn, L. H. Hem mingway, D, O. Walker, Joseph Gomez, I. H. Bonner, W. R. Wilkes, C. A. Gibbs, H. T. Primm, F. D. Jordan and E. C. Hatcher. The purpose of the meeting was to execute the mandates of the recent session of the General Con ference and to consider other mat ters properly brought before it. Important features highlighting the session include: : 1. The election of three dele gates to the World Conference on Faith and Order convening at Lund, Sweden, August 15-28, 1952, viz: Bishops S. L. Green, J. A. Gregg, A. J. Allen. 2. The election of four repre sehtatives on the Lay Church I Men’s Commission of the National Council of Churches, viz: Drs. A. S. Jackson, R. W. Manse, A. A. Billings and A. G. Gaston. 3. Favorable action on the re quest for the selecting of one young minister for study in the gradute school of Ecumenical Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, opening Oct. 1. 4. Favorable action on the re quest for one representative from the denomination to the Inter national Congress for Hymnology and Church Music in Berne, Switz erland, Aug. 30 to Sept. 4. 5. Favorable action on the re quest for approval of the annual budget for the: (a) World Coun cil of Churches (b) National Council of Churches (c) Fraternal Council of Negro Churches. 6. Acceptance of invitation to participate in the joint conference on Protestant Unity, Buch Hill Falls, Penna., Oct. 29-31. 7. Acceptance of invitation to participate in National Conference on Rapidly changing Racial, Poli tical and Social conditions in Africa, South of the Sahara, con vening at Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, June 16-25 with the following representatives be ing selected: Bishops I. H. Bon ner, C. A. Gibbs, H. T. Primm, F. D. Jordan and E. C. Hatcher. 8. The projection of a special campaign to aid emergency pro jects in our four foreign mission fields. The following annual al lotments for four years, being ap proved (a) 14th District, $10,000 (b) 15th District, $3,000 (c) 16th District, $10,000 (d) 17th District, $7,000. | Other important features en acted by the Council were: I 1. The selection of New Or leans, la., as the place for the holding of the annual session, I Feb. 18-20, 1953. 2. The election of the chairmen of the various boards and com missions which resulted in the following: j Publication board, Bishop Greene, president; Bishop Clay 'born, first vice president; Bishop Gregg, second vice president. Board of Missions, Bisliop Bon ner president; Bishop Jordan, first vice president. Board of Finance, Bishop Walker, president. Board of Church Extension, Bishop Reid, president. Board of Pension, Bishop Nich ols, president. Board of Women’s' Missionary Societies, Bishop Gibbs, president. Board of Connectional Evangel ism, Bishop Hatcher, president. Board of Incorporators, Bishop Baber, president; Bishop Nichols, vice president. Board of History and Research, Bishop Allen, president. Board of Health, Bishop Primm, president. Board of Connectional Budget, Bishop Wright, Jr., president. Board of Rural Church, Bishop Hemmingway, president. Commission on Inter-Church Councils, Bishop Greene, presi dent. Commission on Public Relations and Social Welfare, Bishop Jor dan, president. Albert W. Wilson Dies in California Our beloved brother Albert W Wilson, 92 years old, one of our oldest pioneer laymen was struck down Wednesday night, July 9 and passed Thursday July 10 at 1:15 a.m. Brother Wilson came to California in the 80’s from At lanta, Ga. He and his family fig ured prominately in the growth | of Southern California. He is one j of the foundation stones of 1st A.M.E., 8th and Towne, the oldest racial church in Southern Cali fornia. As a Layman, Brother Wil son has filled every office in the church. He was a member of the Ma sonic Lodge and was employed for 35 years in one of Los Angeles leading banks. He leaves to mourn a wife, Mrs. Pinkie Wilson, brother, Sidney of Atlanta, Ga., and the members of 8th & Towne church. He left his footprints in the sands of time. by Camillia Leftridge. Bishop F. D. Jordan Visits Kansas City KANSAS CITY—Bishop Fred erick D. Jordan of Los Angeles was a visitor in Kansas City re cently en route to the West Coast from Springfield, Ohio, where ne attended the North American As sembly on African Affairs spon sored by the National Council of Churches of Christ. He also at tended the Bishops’ Council of the AME church held in Cincinnati in June. It was Bishop Jordan’s first visit to Kansas City since he was elevated to the bishopric at the AME General Conference in Chi cago in May. During the few days that he spent here, he was greeted i by his many friends who knew him when he was pastor of the I Bethel AME church and dean ,-rf I the Noah W. Williams School of Religion at Western university in Quindaro from 1936 to 1940. Bishop Jordan, who was as signed to the 17th Episcopal dis tirct of the AME church in South Africa, plans to sail for his post of duty on Sept. 25 on the USS | Queen Mary. He will be accom panied by his wife, Mrs. Artisha Jordan. Until that time, he will continue to pastor Ward AME church in Los Angeles from which pastorate he was elected bishop. Bishop D. Ormonde Walker, presiding bishop of the fifth Epis copal district, has not yet assigned a ministed to Ward to succeed Bishop Jordan. Bishop Jordan will hold his first conference in his new district on Oct. 16 at Capetown in South Africa. His district embraces the Transvaal, Zambese, Central Africa and the Belgian Congo. While in South Africa, Bishop Jordan plans to build up th( school of religion at Wilberforce institute and to encourage wide correspondence • bet ween men and women of America and Africa who are engaged in similar pur suits. While here, Bishop Jordan was a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Moore, 2418 E. 28th St. He worshipped Sunday at the Ward Chapel AME church. Anderson (Continued from Page 3) openings in the foundation so concretely that these mistakes will not happen again. As in all great corporations or business or , ganizations there sometimes comes a time for reformations. Leaders have to be elevated, some changed, program, and buildings ex panded, Youth and educational problems solved. Financial levies or assessments and disbursements must be carefully studied and placed on a fair sound level that all concerned even to the smallest share-holder or member, pertaining to Churches from the largest to the smallest church or Mission may feel and know that they belong to, and are working in the most reliable upright organization that it is possible to have. In this great meeting of African Episcopal Methodism in Chicago, let us go about our work intelli __PAGE 5 _^Greatestjible News in 341 Years* After 15 years* labor by leading Bible scholars, the Revised Standard Version of the Bible will be published in the Fall. It is sponsored by the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., constituted by 29 Protestant and East ern Orthodox communions with 32,000,000 members. “We have been revising the King James Version and the American Standard Version to get closer to the Bible as it was originally written,” saye Dr. Luther A. Weigle (above), dean emeritus of Yale Divinity School and chairman of the revision committee., “With the aid of the oldest manuscripts yet known and with new knowledge of Greek and Hebrew vocabularies, we have really been recovering the Bible. In this sense, the ‘new* Bible is the ‘oldest.’ ’* gently, prayerfully, with great | dignity and poise ever keeping in I mind that God watches us and that the eyes of the world are watching our every move. Let us not stoop to political banter or be bought for personal gain. Let us elect and retain men to be leaders in all departments, who are fully capable and qualified, both in spiritual and business spheres to do the work and lead us on to greater heights in the realms of Christianity of th< ' A.M.E. Church. May we strive to serve to the !best of our ability under God’s guidance to expand, to reform where needed, make revisions where necessary, and to advance the various soul saving, spiritual, religious education in schools, fin ancial and youth departments of this great organization. Yes, we the Laymen of the African Episcopal Methodist Church realize that we must work with, and for our ministers and leaders, when they rae in the right, and they in turn must work with and for the Laity when they are working for the betterment of church conditions, for one cqnnotj succed without the other. We cannot do these things alone,' but we must take God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, Man our Brother as our Captians in this great meeting, and March on the Zion. We of the Southwest Missouri Conference appreciate the wisdom and work of our Bishop, D. Ormonde Walker, for the support and recognition he has given the Laymen and ask God’s Blessings Sunday School Lesson SAMUEL, JUDGE AND PROPHET Scripture ... 1 Samuel lb to 8:22; 12;14-25. i Memory Selection. Prepare your I hearts unto the Lord, and serve Him only. 1 Samuel 7:3. Present Day Application By Bishop Frederick D. Jordan Los Angeles, California The job of every Christian is multiple, as was Samue’s. Chris tians should exert political as well as moral influence in the com munity. Clean living, worship and fellowship are required for an ideal place in which to live. Clean living means good government. If the Christian refuses to interest himself in the government of his community and leaves it to others like the Rankins, the Talmadges, the Byrnes, etc., the result will be a city of cut-throats, robbers, gamblers and violators of homes. A people that have no regard for the rights and privileges of others, a nation that feels another na tion has "no right it is bound to respect.” Christians in govern ment and other places of authority will bring about the unity of na tions, a unity that war cannot possibly create. War can never be a weapon of peace. upon him, praying humbly that his strength may be regained that he may ever carry and wave high the Banner of and for CHRIST and His righteousness in the A.M.E. CHURCH. ST. PAUL'S A.M.E. CHURCH OSKALOOSA, KANSAS 12th Annual Reunion & Homecoming, August 3, 1952 >0*0 Sundar School S, Paul'*. - Topeka. Miss Evelyn Toad, supc. Recognition of Spantsh-Amerlcan War Veterans, 53d reunion. Welcome by John W. Roberts, editor Oskaloosa Independent. 11*00 Worship Service, High Schcol Auditorium v Address: Prominent Speakers. Gov. Arn will speak. In charge of Rev. Blms, pastor 2d Christian Church, Lawrence, accompanied by his choir. 4:00 Service. . „ . - ■ « »* — v;n;«ors In charge of Rev. E. B. Childress, pastor 1st A. M. E. Church, Kansas City, 12:30 Offering: Introduction ot visitors Kansas, accompanied by his choir. 1:00 Big Free Country Dinner, served at the School grounds Ofierina. Informal Fellowship Period. ‘ T da ’» Program is Dedicated to the Descendants of the late HENRY and MOLLIE BURNETT, charter members of this Church. Response for the family will be given by McKinley Burnett of Topeka. All churches of the northeastern Kansas vicinity axe invited to join with us for this occasion. Rev. A. L. WARD. Pastor. St. Paul Committee
