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Dr. Walter A. Maier
Buffalo, March 23 (Specia) “Bibles for Berlin”, “Test
ments for Tokyo” were the slogans suggested here today by
Dr. H alter A. Maier, of Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis, in j
an international broadcast of the Lutheran Hour. Comment
> ing on Christ’s pVea from the cross, “Father forgive them, for
they know not what they do,” he asserted that the time is now
here for Christian forces to reflect the compassion taught by
their creed and bring the Gospel to our defeated enemies. The
forces of radical atheism have been far busier in the defeated
countries than many Church groups; and he predicted that
unless there is an awakiing to our religious responsibilities in
these lands, they will be won for bold unbelief.
Dr. Maier cited a recent government directive declaring:
“Training films, literature or training aids which a definite
purpose of inspiring hatred or of directing hatred against
any specific former enemy are being discontinued.” If the
government calls a halt to hatred, he asserted, certainly the
Christian forces of America cannot refrain from pleading for
brotherly love .
The failure of force as a means of establishing peace, he
concluded, emphasizes the necessity of establishing a spiri
tual foundation for international understanding through the
preaching and practice of Christ’s GospeL
RELIGIOUS
NEWS
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ST. JOHN AME. CHURCH
22ND AND WILLIS AVE.,
REV E. B. CHILDRESS. Pastor
MASON DEVEREAUX, Reporter
Sunday morning March 16. 1947
was another day of rejoicing and
giving praise to our Lord as we'
listened to a soul stirring message
filled with the spirif&f God by our
pastor Reverend Childress. His
warm Christian message was from
Mark 9th chapter and 2nd and Sth
verses and his subject was "Alone
with Jesus”. Thoughts from his
sermon were as follows: God can
not use a sleeping church or man
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in this day, for the church and man
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business, an individual Christian
and the church must follow a dom
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ality is Jesus Christ, and A christ
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his or her closest friend will often
fail you, but Jesus Christ never
will if he or she walks in the path
of righteousness and truth.
Visitors Mr. Samuel F. Dunhuns
of Chicago, 111., rM L. G. Hudson
of Chicago, 111.
A Bigger, Better and Greater St.
Johns is in the progress of realiz
ation through the faith of the
membership of St. John. God has
been good as we have traveled on
the highway of faith and trust.
Some became weary along the
highway and fell away.others
stopped only for renewal of stren
gth in order that they might
march with renewed vigor and de
termination. Out of this faith,
trust, determination to continue to
go forward, a dream that yester
day seemed so far away today, is
gloriously unfolding before our
eyes at the passing of each day.
Trust in the Father and the Son
Jesus Christ has enabled us to
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has nothing but victory in sight.
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An Excerpt Of Dr. Walter A. Maier,
Lutheran Hour Speaker, From
The Sermon Of March 16,1947
The pain and disgrace of bear
ing the cross suddenly ended for
Jesus, just as your sorrows will
finally, and often unexpectedly,
stop. Our Lord had not had a mo
ment of sleep during the last twen
ty-four hours; instead, He had
been subjected to torture and tor
| ment, scourging and slashing,
mocking and misery. Neither food
nor drink had crossed His lips; and
far worse than this physical pain
was the agony of His soul as He
paid the appalling price for your
soul. No wonder, then, that Jesus
collapsed under the pressure of the
cross, and that the soldiers, eager
to be through with the ghastly bus
iness of killing, “ LAID HOLD UP
ON ONE SIMON, A CYRENIAN
COMING OUT OF THE COUN
TRY, AND ON HIM THEY LAID
THE CROSS, THAT HE MIGHT
BEAR IT AFTER JESUS.”
Some say that Simon was a Ne
gro—and he did come from sun
baked Cyrenian Africa, Person
ally, I wish that we could prove
that this cross-bearer for Christ
was a member of the race long
burdened by crosses of cruelty
which we, the white people, have
laid on their backs. Did you read
the newspaper story of a frail Ne
gro woman who for the last thirty
years worked in unpaid drudgery
for seventeen hours each day as a
veritable slave to a socialite Bos
ton couple? She was not permit
ted to see relatives or friends; her
food was the left-overs; her cloth
es, the cast-offs. She slept in a cel
lar cubby-hole, large enough only
for a cot. She was not allowed to
attend church nor to read even the
Bible. But she recalled: “I had
learned some Bible passages in
school, and I still remember them.
They were a comfort to me during
all those years.” “Could anything
be more cruel?” you ask. “Yes,”
we answer, “the persistent policy
of some white churches to bar the
Negro from the privilege of wor
ship! The Holy Spirit help us rec
ognize ever more clearly that “God
is no respecter of persons,” that
He loves the souls of all men,
whatever the color of their skin
may be. \
this day of rejoicing and praising
God the Father and the Son Jesus
Christ for this Victory that we
have so long waited and prayed
for.
Even as we move upward there
will still be much to do, but the
roughest road is behind us and the
future is one of eternal brightness.
We can insure this eternal bright
ness as we move upward by- join
ing today, not tomorrow, the Cen
tury Club, 75 Club, 50 Club. 40
Club, 25 Club or by contributing
according to your God-given abil -
ity.
The Widow Contest is to be held
Friday evening, March 28, 1947 at
8 p. m. Members of the Willing
Workers Club will be more than
happy to see that any member or
friend of St. Johns has a ticket.
So let’s contact these members
now and get our tickets for we do
not wish to miss this unique Christ
-ian event- Let us as individuals
and members of St. Johns cooper
ate with this Club 100 percent.
Circle No. 1 Mrs. H. Hawkins,
Chairman is having a series of
dinners every Sunday until the
close of this contest from 1:30 pm
to 4:30 pm. at Mrs. Hawkins resi
dence, Circle No. 3 Mrs. E. Elam
Chairman are having their series
of dinners every Saturday after
noon from 12 noon to 10:00 pm.
Let us support these two affairs.
Easter is just around the corner
and our choir after the present
ation of the excellent musical re,
cital on the 17th of February have
been hard at work under the ex
pert direction of its directress Mrs
Pearl Gibson, preparing for the
presentation of the “Seven Last
Words.” This beautiful present
ation is to be on Easter Sunday
night April 6th at St. John. For
fear you might forget the time,
place and date, place this import
ant date on your Christian event
calendar today.
Let us pray for the sick through
out the week whoever they might
be or where-ever they might be
Mrs. Childress and her assist
ants with the Easter Program, is
asking the mothers of St. Johns to
send your children Saturday Mar
ch 22 at 1 pm. at the church for
the Easter rehearsal. Mothers
won’t you do that for your God,
your church and your children?
The Watchmen will rehearse at
the home of Brother L .L. McVay,
2868 Corby St., on Friday, March
21, 1947 at 8 pm.
An attentive and spirituaMilied
congregation heard our pastor de
liver one of the most powerful re
ligious messages since the Union
Services began in January on Sun
day evening, March 16th. His con
gregation was held spellbound by
the force and delivery of the mes
sage from Genises 27 chapter 8th
verse on the subject “God will
Provide.” If a man heels the com
mandments of God, God will show,
him the way and provide whatever j
he needs,.and if a man has the de
termination and skill to walk in
the path that God has provided for
him, he will be gloriously reward
ed were the two thoughts from the
Rev. Childress’ inspiring Union
message.
The final Union Services of this
year will be held at Zion Baptist
Church Sunday, March 23rd. Our)
brother and fellow minister Rev.
F. C. Williams will deliver this
final Union message. Attend this
final Union Service of the 1947
year.
COMING EVENTS
Elks Ensemble——Pastor Aid
Club, Monday March 24th.
Widow’s Contest Friday March
28th.
Easter Sunday night “Seven Last
Words’’ by the Choir.
Fashion Preview Every-Ready
Club, April 28th.
Mothers send your children to
Sunday School every Sunday morn
ing at 9:30 a. m. Attend our morn
-ing services at 11:00 a. m. Union
Services at 7:30 p. m.
Visitors and friends are always
welcome at St. Johns, the friendly
church at 22nd Willis Avenue.
Come and worship with us won’t
you?
FIRST MISSION OF GODSENT
LIGHT
Prophet Hess, Pastor
We are grateful to God and to
our many friends for their splen
did cooperation throughout Sun
day. Our pastor preached a soul
stirring sermon. Our hearts were
made glad as we feasted on the
Word of God. A special service
was held Sunday night and many
of our friends witnessed this af
fair. Sister Jessie Mae Weathers
received her missionary papers.
We thank God for this step that
our sister has taken. This service
was worth while seeing, you are
always welcome to worship with
us Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
at 8:00 p. m. and every Sunday at
12 noon at 2428 Decatur Street
Anyone desiring to see Prophet
Hess for consultation call ATlan
tic 2437 or visit 2405 N. 28th St.
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BETHEL AME. CHURCH
REV. H. W. BLETSON, Pastor
CHESTER SCOTT, Reporter
Sunday School opened at 9:45
with Mrs. George Reeves and tea
chers at their posts.
Sunday being our Second Quar
terly meeting, we were honored by
having our Presiding Elder and
wife. Rev. and Mrs. L. S. Goolsby.
He delivered the message for morn
ing and evening services.
Rev. Copeland of Bethel AME.
Council Bluffs. Iowa, with his
choir and good people exchanged
Christian fellowship at afternoon
services.
The work of renovating the
Church has started so share with
us by buying a block at $7.50 per
block.
The church extends their deep
est sympathy to bereaved family
of Mrs. Alice Edden.
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Deaths - Funerals
MRS. MARY MILLS
Mrs. Mary Mills, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Irene Jack
son, 2530 Charles Street on Mon
day evening, March 10. Mrs. Mills
was the wife of the late Rev. Jam
es H. Mills. She was a charter
member of the Omaha Chapter No.
No. 6 OES. and a charter member
of Pilgrim Baptist Church- She
was quite active in the community
until she was confined to her home
due to a long illness. She leaves
to mourn her loss, four laughters,
Mesdames Irene Jackson, Mattie
Smith, Ella M. Haynes and Elnora
Redman; two sons, Mr. Leroy
Mills and Mr. Robert Mills; seven
teen grandchildren, and eight great
grand children; two nieces and two
nephews, and a host of friends.
Mrs. iMlls will be greatly missed
but her full life will be remember
ed by all who knew her.
The funeral rites were held at
Pilgrim Baptist church where she
was very active. The pastor, Rev.
Charles Favors officiated at 2 pm.
on last Friday. Burial at Forest
Lawn.
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A Call To Prayer
BISHOP WRIGHT CALLS
AFRICAN METHODISTS TO
OBSERVE “GOOD FRIDAY”
AS A DAY OF FASTING
AND PRAYER
New York, March 16—In an im
passioned speech to the AME,
Preachers meeting of New York,
held in Bethel Church, Bishop
Wright called every presiding eld
er, every pastor, officer and mem
ber of the African Methodist chur
ch to seriously observe Friday,
April 4 as a day of Fasting and
Prayer. “Let none of us taste food
from the rising to the setting of
the sun, but let us gather in our
places of worship and concentrate
upon spiritual things. Let this
day be a day of compassion, repen
tance, and cleansing- For we have
sinned against God. We have sat
by while forces of evil have, like
terijiites, tried to undermine the
very foundations of our church.
And we are all guilty, by omission
if not by commission. Some have
like Saul of Tarsus, held the gar
ments, so to speak, of those who
"stoned Stephen”, others have been
like spectators on the side lines,
observing our degradation but
making but feeble, if any efforts
at all, to stem the evil tide. Greed,
political corruption, selfish ambit
ion have been temporarily halted,
but not wholly. They can be stop
ped only by the power of God. We
can stop them only as God rules in
our hearts, cleanses us, and gives
us determination and courage to
do what is right. The greatest
need in' our lives.
"For this reason I call all Afri
can Methodist under my jurisdic
tion in New York, in New Jersey,
in New England, in Bermuda, in
Kentucky and in Tennessee to your
knees in prayer all day Friday,
April 4. Touch no food but the
"bread of life”, from the rising to
the setting of the sun. Pastors,
please call your congregations to
worship. Start early, go all day,
until late at night. Take advan
tage of the ceremony of the cruc
ifixon to emphasize the sacrifice
we should all make for Christ’s
church, as He gave His life for us.
Have long periods of silence; read
appropriate portions of God’s word
discourse briefly upon “the seven
last words; “give room for much
music. On your knees at the altar
reconsecrate yourselves anew, and
give sufficient time for all who
care to express themselves in
prayer and song and testimony.
Let no church neglect this great
duty. In places where there are
many churches, let them come to
gether for this service. Let us
pray earnestly for a Pentecostal
outpouring of the Spirit upon us
all.”
THE COMMON DEFENSE
Truth Shows
The Way
(by REV. WM. C. KERNAN
Here before us we have some
items taken at random from the
news of the day. In Williamtown,
Massachusetts, students of Wil
liams College picketed a barber
shop to support their charge that
the shop had discriminated against
a fellow student, a Negro. One of
the pickets was formerly president
of the Williams Christian Associa
tion. Another was a member of
Gargoyle, a senior honor society.
Six women students of the Uni
versity of California—representing
the three major faiths in America,
several nationalities, and three rac
-es—started out in February on a
two-weeks nation-wide speaking
campaign in the interests of relig
ious and racial harmony.
In New York City Mr. Charles
Evans Hughes, Jr., Chairman of
the Mayor's Committee on Unity,
sounded a warning against the
threat to our peace and security
stemming from racial and religious
prejudice, ut, he added, a “sure
ground for hope” exists that the
campaign against prejudice is sue
ceeding. "There have been and
there will be setbacks,” he said,
“but, measured in perspective, the
curve is steadily and impressively
upward.”
These are facts of significance.
They show what has been happen
ing to the people of the United
States in the past ten years which
the pitiless spotlight of truth has
been thrown on the activities of
those who have sought to spread
malicious propaganda to set race
against race and religion against
religion- As a result, the Americ
an people are more aware today
than they have hitherto been of
the dangers inherent in the propa
ganda of the hate-mongers—and
they are acting to preserve the de
mocracy which subversive groups
would destroy.
But. these news items indicate
something else. They show that
the methods which loyal Americ
ans use to safeguard democracy
and to overcome prejudice are in
accordance with the tenets of reas
onableness, decency, and jersuas
ion. They are inspired by justice.
They are designed to serve the
true interests of all the American
people. They are in direct con
trast to the methods used by sub
versive propagandists who move to
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We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks and
appreciation for the acts of kindness, messages of
sympathy and beautiful floral offerings received
from our many friends in Omaha and other cities
in our recent bereavement in the loss of our beloved
wife, mother, and sister, Mrs. Emma Knight who
departed this life Saturday March 8th. We-es
pecially thank Rev. F. C. Williams, members of Zion
Baptist Church, Shaffer Chapter Number 1 Order of
the Eastern Star, Ladies Auxiliary of Post No. 30,
North Side Chauffeur’s Club and all who endeavored
to lighten our burden in our sad hour.
Mr. Roscoe C. Knight, husband.
Mrs. Florence Jones, daughter.
Mrs. Nellie Parker, sister.
Mrs. Virginia Clark, sister.
Mrs. Sadie Tate, sister
Mr. Lewis Hawkins, brother.
accomplish their work of destruc
tion by employing all the tricks of
deception known to the rabble
rouser, the demagogue, and the
orator of hatred. Vilification, de
famation of character, and even
terrorism, are not unknown to
them.
Well aware of all this, the Amer
ican people are setting themselves
against it. They have determined
to build a better democracy. They
know that, in order to do it, racial
and religious bigotry must be ban
ished from American life.
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH
BTU. INVITES PUBLIC AT
PROGRAM, SUNDAY MAR- 23
The Pilgrim BTU invites you to
attend their program for Sunday
March 23rd at 6 pm.
Speakers on this Oratorical pro
gram will be Miss Velma Jean
Watkins of the Salem BTU., Miss
Mildred Reed of the Mt. Moriah
BTU., Mrs. Wardell Johnson of
the Morning Star BTU., and Miss
Lenora Pierce of the Pilgrim BTU.
Topic “Christian Education” Op
en discussion afterwards. These
young ladies are very good. You
will miss a a rare treat if you are
not present.
Mrs. M. S. Dixon, Directress,
Rev. Chas- Favors, Pastor.
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The Methodist men of Clair
Chapel Church will sponsor a pro
gram at the Clair Chapel Church
22nd and Miami Streets on Sun
day afternoon, March 23rd, at 3:30
pm.
Rev. Ridley of the Immauel Com
munity church and a select group
of other churches, will welcome all
brothers and friends
Catholics Ask U. S
For Specific Policy
On Africa
Washington, D.C. (CNS) The
Catholic Association for Interna
tional Peace made a plea this week
for a more specific policy by Uni
ted States towards Africa. In a
report on this country’s atitude to
ward Africa, Rev. John LaFarge,
S. J. emphasized that the duty of
the United States was to see that
Africa does not become a breeding
ground for Communist propagan
da and to guarantee the civic, soc
ial and political rights of African
races.
A clear definition of American
policy was asked even though the
U. S is not as yet too involved in
Africa. “Inevitably the disinte
gration of Africa will react upon
the U. S. Hence it is now, while
our country is as yet not involved
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The Omaha Council of Colored church
Women will hold their monthly meet
ing Wednesday, March 20th at Bethel
Baptist Church, 5318 South 30th Street.
Kev. M. C. Williams, pastor.
The program is as follows: _
Morning Devotional Leader .
••••••— . Mrs. H. St. Clair
Solo ....Mrs. L. Jones
Sermon .Rev. 1). St. Clair
A covered dish luncheon will be serv
ed during the noon hour.
Afternoon Devotional Leader _
■. Mrs. G. Terry
Solo .Mrs. C. Manager
lteport of Committees .
Movie “The Ressurectidh*’ by .
.. Dr. A. McMillan
Heading.Mrs. G. Brooks
Eelection of Officers ..Rev. W. E. Fort
We are hoping this interesting and
inspirational meeting will be well at
tended.
Mrs. C. Haynes. Pres.
Mrs. L. Cooks. Reporter.
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African problems, that our Amer
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should be more specifically defin
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' PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN ’
BROTHERHOOD
LESSON TEXT—John 17:1-11. 20-23. j
MEMORY SELECTION--And now I am|
no more in the world, but these are 1b
the world, and I come to thee. Holy
Father, keep through thine own name
those whom thou hast given me. that
they may be one. as we are.—John 17:11.
The voice of the Son of God lifted
in audible prayer! What could
more sacred and more blessed? Hq
who had by act and example taught
Jiis disciples loving service (Johrt
13), and had spoken to them word^
of comfort and assurance (John 14
16), now prayed for himself, for)
them, and for us.
While he spoke most intimately;
with the Father as his only begotten
Son, he prayed aloud that his disci
ples might hear his prayer and join
[with him in it
kThis prayer Is often called thq
igh-priestly prayer of Christ, and
rightly so, for here the "one medtl
ator between God and men, the mad
Christ Jesus” (I Tim. 2:5) spolaj
as “the High Priest of mankind whd
begins his sacrifice by offering him4
self to God with all his people”!
(Godet).
First we find that he prayed far
himself as he spoke of
I. Salvation Finished—Then Glory
with the Father (w. 1-5).
He looked up and said, "Father,"
that was all. No struggling, im
pleading, just the recognition of hij
own divinity, his intimate and unique
Sonship to God. Throughout thii
entire prayer the same close rela
tionship is found. It was not as w«
would pray “Our Father,” but “Fa
ther.”
Jesus was the Son of God. Yes,
he was and is God. He and the Fa*
:ther are one in blessed eternal, in
finite unity. But as he is in thej
Father, we who believe are in him.:
So the poet well says:
"Near, so very near to God,
Nearer I cannot be,
For in the person of his Son j
I am as near as he.” :
This divine Redeemer, who laid,
down his glory when he came t#
earth (Phil. 2:7, 8) to be a Saviour,;
was now ready to take up that gloryj
- ■ :
again. He spekt- ot the work ul sal
vation as completed—for in his obe
dient soul the death on the cross
which was just ahead was already
accomplished.
Now he was ready for the Father
to glorify him even as he had glori-;
fied the name of the Father. That
prayer was answered, and Christ:
now sits at the right hand of the'
Father in heaven. What a glorious'
Saviour we have!
His prayer was soon turned to|
those who had believed in him. They,
were precious to him. for they were,
given to him by the Father.
11. Out of the World—Then Kept
by the Father (vv. 6-11).
There is something powerfully as
suring to the believer to read the
words of Jesus which declare that
these who had believed on him. had
been given to him by the Father.
They belonged to the Father, and
he gave them to the Son. They kept
the Word of God. and thus they
knew the Son as the manifestation
of the Father’s name. What could
be more certain for time and eter-i
nity!
Note that they were taken “out of
the world”—that does not mean that
they left this earth. They lived here
as we live here, but they were de
livered from that evil world power
which opposes God.
Some professed Christians who
find their greatest delight in fellow
ship with the Christ-rejecting world
had better read carefully here, fori
it appears that the one who is truly;
in Christ is not "of the world.”
These disciples had to remain in;
the world (though they were not ofi
it!) and they needed to be kept.
Now that the earthly ministry of;
Jesus was to be brought to a close,
he tenderly placed them anew in the
Father’s mighty hand. Again we
say, what could be more blessedly
secure than that!
We must note that our Lord had,
a special interest and prayer for hi*,
own. Verse 9 obviously does not
mean that he is not interested in aU
mankind. He died for them (Joha
3:16). But here his prayer was for
his own, and in that prayer thW
world was left out That makes ua
feel still more assured in him. He,
the blessed Son of God and only
Saviour, prayed for me, for you!
The closing words of verse 11
reach out into the third petition Of
our Lord, as he prayed for their
III. Unity In Christ—Then Testi
mony to the World (w. 20-23).
The verses between the foregoing
division and this one (w. 12-19) are
Important. Our Lord was concerned
about the hatred of the world foe
these who had received the Word of
the Father, and yet he would no(
have them taken out of the world,
They were to be his witnesses—even
jas we are to be in our day. Theg
must remain in the world; but being
| one in Christ and sanctified through
the truth, they were to be kept toi
God and used by him.
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