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SATURDAY, JULY 12, I9S Grace Congregational Gets Brooklynite As Pastor The Reverend William Sterling Cary has eccepted the call of Grace Congregational Church and will assume the post as Minister on September 1st. The Reverend Mr. Cary succeeds Dr. Herbert King who resigned to become professor of preaching at McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago. Mr Cary, like his predecessor.

Is a graduate of Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia where some of the nation's most distinguished religious leaders have received their training. A native of Plain field, New Jersey, Mr. Cary received the bachelor of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary, New York," and was elected president of the student body in his senior year. He served as student assistant at Grace Church (to which he now comes minister) during his seminary days; has held the pastorate at Butler Presbyterian Church, Youngstown.Ohio, and was a of member of a number of active, community committees while there. Currently he is pastor of the Church of the Open Door, an interracial interdenominational church in Brooklyn, New York.

The Reverend and Mrs. Cary have two daughters and a son. Grace Congregational Church St. James To Burn Mortgage St. James Baptist Church, 405 Lenox will celebrate a very significant event in its ilfe on Sunday afternoon July 20, at two o'clock when it burns the mortgage on its building.

In addition to that feature of the day, the guest speaker at both the 11 a.m. service and the afternoon ceremonies will be the Rev. James J. Strickland, pastor, Bethel Baptist Church, Adel, and father of the Rev. Paul W.

Strickland, founder and pastor of St. James Church. FOUNDED 7 YEARS' AGO St. James Baptist Church was established seven years ago by the Rev. Mr.

Strickland with less than six members. Today, it has more than 300 members. But of more significance is the fact that within that time, the church not only bought its. building for $25, 000, but made improvements to the extent of $10,000. The Rev.

Strickland, a grad uate of Morehouse College, At lanta, and the Colgate Rochester Divinity School, Roches ter, N. served as an overseas chaplain in the U.S. Army. While in service he had several narrow escapes from "After the last one, I vowed to God that when I ot: but of the army, I would build a church for Him." "I have tried to keep that pledge to God. and has sent men and women to aid me, aid the founder pastor.

The Rev. Strickland attributes the growth and success of his church (1) to those "stalwart souls" (2) to the "lively services" and (3) to his philosophy that the House of God Is a place for worship, not for politics and other material things. CALLED FUNDAMENTALIST a fundamentalist, but says he ac fundamentalist, but says he accepts the reference Joyfully. la respect, he avers that "only full acceptance of the Bible as an authority can anchor the soul In faith." He credits the youth's program of the church as one of the factors. "Our church," he said, "extends outstrttched hands to the young people of our community, and we find it's paying off in winning youth to Christ.

The Rer. Strickland holds to the philosophy that the praying ground supercedes the playing ground. And there are many persons who will go along with him, ta view of what is taking place today in our playgrounds. Rev. WnUam Sterling Cary has a small but activf interracial congregation.

Its impact through excellence of religious services, educational program, community activity and public presentations is widely felt and highly regarded. In the period until Mr. Cary assumes his post, all affairs of the church are administered by a nine member Interim Committee under Mr. Fred A. Cummings, chairman of.

the Deacon's Board, assisted by Attorney Thomas G. Weaver chairman of the Trustees, and Mr. James Howard, general Which Do You Prefer The Singing Or The Preaching? By JAMES H. HOGANS In our survey of which feature of church service the church goer prefers, we have encountered some conflicting answers. For one thing, no one wants to name the church he or she attends.

That's understandable. Therefore, the specific name of the church will be omitted. Mrs. Nancy Evergreen, for in stance, who attends the Baptist Church, said, "While the pastor of my church is a good preacher, the singing part of the services affects me Mrs. Clarisa Brown, who goes to the Methodist Church, said, "A church service of worship would be devoid of spiritual food without preaching.

It would be like going to a doctor, for heart trouble who only treated diseases of the eyes, ear and throat" BOTH ARE ESSENTIAL Mm Flatbotteaa, a member of the Apostolic Church: of Christ, gave this opinion: "Both the singing and preaching parts of a church service are essential elements to worship; but to have only singing would be similar to feed ing a herd of hogs slops without some meat in It Preaching is the meat in a Alfred Cathlags, a parishioner of the Episcopal Church, considered the question foolish. "I can't understand how any person who at tends church services can. be in fluenced more by one feature than the other since it requires both for enjoyment and satisfaction. My pastor is an able preacher and with the singing program the two make up a religious combination in church 1 (To be continued.) NEW YORK AGE Long Island Couple Feted Mr and Mrs. Samuel A.

Crowe, of the Crowe's Funeral Home, 162 10 South Jamaica, L. were given a testimonial reception and dinner on Friday evening, June 27, at Carter's Community Church, Jamaica, in appreciation of outstanding civic and religious service to the community. Participating in the honor were the churches, ministers and civic leaders of the community. Among these were the Rev. Julius C.

Carter, pastor of Carter's Community Church; the Rev. Henri Emmer Booker, Alien AME Church; the Rev. Oscar Jones, St Albans Baptist Church; the Rev. Jesse Routee, Lutheran Church; the Rev Lemuel Hayes, Congregational Church and others. The civic leaders included Attorney General Harry P.

Libs comb; Attorney Jocelyn C. Smith; District Attorney William T. Garvin; Lawrence Rosenfeld, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Morris Fereberg, and Samuel Hun tin ton, all of whom told of the commendable part the Crowes have played in the business, church and civic life of the Crowe, once a railroad started from scratch and built one of Jamaica's largest mortuary establishments. Must Create Without Bias Says Dr. Mays Speaking at Morehouse College, Atlanta, last week, on "Religious Systems in the Space Dr.

Benjamin E. Mays, president of the college said, "This principle is as good in a primitive society as it is in a so called civilized After outlining the underlying beliefs of the Christian religion. Dr. discussed the responsibilities of religion and education in the space age to Improve the human tribe, adding: We must create a people who don't want to fight, a race without prejudice an Individlad who prefers to be right than to be president of the United States" The Morehouse president particularly attacked the failure of leadership in meeting those re sponsibQites "Of al the people in Arkansas who need regeneration, none needs it as much at he declared. Dr.

Mays, address was made at the college Summer School Dr: Samuel Z. Westerfield, dean of the Atlanta University School of Business Administra tion, wiU address the forum this week la Davage Auditorium, Clark College, on the "Economic Systems in the Space Our 49th State Is Welcomed By Church The inclusion of Alaska as a State, in the Union has received among its many congratulations, that of the African Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States. Dr. A. Chester Clark, secretary AME Church Missions, sent a message of congratulation last week to the membership of Bethel AME Church at Anchorage, Alaska.

The church was established there recently, with the Rev. A. 'J. White as pastor. The church is in the Fifth Episcopal District of which Bis jl 1M III' Win il i i I III il 111.11111 1, .1 Willi ly Inn i lllli tr2i5' lififg ADVENTISTS TALK IT OVER Rev.

F. L. Jones. Secretary of the Northeastern Conference of Seventh day Advcntists, discusses with Pastor E. F.

Goldstein, of Miami, progress that has been made during the past four years in the welfare, medical, and edu cational departments of the Seventh day Adventist denomination. Meeting took place at Adventisfs' Cleveland conference. THE CATHOLIC COLUMN WE HAVE BEEN ASKED: Is a person ever allowed to enter the Catholic Church for any other reason than that he or she is convinced that it is the true Church? To a reasonably well instructed person the answer is obvious. Such' an entry into the Catholic Church would be unworthy, an insult to God. Converts know how thoroughly they are instructed; how searching is the testing of their good will; how clearly they are told that if they do not whole heartedly believe in the Church as THE ONE HOLY UNIVERSAL, APOSTOLIC CHURCH FOUNDED BY CHRIST, let them not become Catholics.

They are also told that they must give up all sinful habits. To learn the truth re: Catholics, ask at any Catholic neighborhood rectory. WELCOME. Church of St. Charles Borromeo 211 West 141 Street New York, N.

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AD. 4 hop Frederick D. Jordan is head. Currently, the church is under the supervision of Bishop R. R.

Wright, Jr. A second AME Chuch is located at Faidbanks, Alaska. In a letter to the Rev. White, Dr. Clark, congratulated the Bethel congregation of 100, on achieving "a better opportunity for the attainment of first class citizenship." The secretary indicated he planned to suggest an Alaska Day observance at the meeting of the AME General Board in Wichita, Kansas, July 8, 9, 10.

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