New York Amsterdam News — 1963-00-00657

M • N. Y AMSTERDAM NEWS, Sat, Aug. 17, M3 J Wed / y Nt 'WS \ / nit ij Park u (uj ( hapel' HI I b.'OO 14 06 HIlhIN AVI Hi t V N N V William Samuel Giddins William Samuel Giddins. 29, of i Jamaica, L.I., on August 8, 1938, is survived by his widow, the former Viola Watson, whom he married on March 23, 1967, and two children, William Samuel, Jr. and Derek. Also surviving are his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Giddins. two brothers, three sisters and other relatives. 1780 Prospect Place, Bklyn . died recently and was burled in Ever­ green Cemetery, Bklyn., after ser­ vices at Unity Parkway Chapel, 1406 Pitkin Ave. The Rev. R. D. Brown, pastor of Mt. Ollie Bap­ tist Church, conducted the rite. Mr. Giddins, who was born in In Brooklyn Aeirs Of Churches Catholic vents"; thanks to the good Sis­ ters. Thursday Aug. 15 is the feast Also that the Monday evening of the Assumption, a holy day of obligation from Roman Catho­ fi p.m. Miraculous Medal Novena lics. This means they attend Mass is very poorly attended. Parlshioa- as on Sunday. The festival is ers are asked to "consider mak- held in honor of the ascent of ing this Novena either to ask a the Blessed Virgin Mary into!favor or as into favor heaven. a favor already received.’ The Worn.', Aswciatton of St. The Vohwtir Chor^eer, of Mt Mt. Hereb St. Lake s - „ Luke’s Community Church o f Horeb rh,.n,-h HERBERT T. MILLER Miller In New Post a thanksgiving for Associate Director in the Office Herbert T. Miller resigned as of Finance of the National Council L'° “sunle l*“ -u.s week> as Executlve Adminlstra- as tor of the Affiliated Baptist City Societies of New York. Horeb Baptist Church, 109-30 34th St. Corona, gave a concert Sun­ day aug. 11 at 8 30 p.m., with Nathaniel Blow directing. tMrs. Anne Williams is president of the group. The church celebrated its 37 His appointment to the new post was by unanimous vote at a com­ bined meeting of the Board of anniversary July 21 to Aug. 2. [Managers of tlie New Yortj Baptist The anniversary was opened by City Society and the Board of George Hinton, a former pastor of the church and chap­ lain at Queens General Hospital. It was closed by Rev. Arnett Clark former assistant pastor and now minister of Tiberian Baptist Church, St. Albans. Trustees of the Long Island Bap­ tist Societies. headquarters of the two societ­ ies, 297 Perk Avenue South. Man­ Mr. Miller’s office is at the Boa hattan. Hia duties are business, Ministers from Brooklyn. Man­ hattan and Queens preached ev­ enings, during the observance. Rev. E. E. Jarvis is pastor. Corona While the IJev. Robert D. Sher- ard, pastor of Corona Congrega- ional Church, is on vacation, his pulpit is being filled Sun­ days aa follows: Aug. 11. Rev. Martin Duffy, Vernon Heights Congregational Church; Aug. 18, Rev. E. J. Odom, church secre­ tary. headquarters, NAACP; Aug. 35 Rev. M. J. Sherard, of Geor­ gia, father of the pastor. Alien At Allen Aff.E. Church. 106-41 160th St. Jamaica, the Rev. Sam­ uel Chestnut will preach at 7 a. m. and Rev. Emmett CB. Owens, at 11 a m. Sunday Aug. 18. On the 25th, Rev. Chestnut will give the earlier sermon and Rev. Wil­ liam L. William the other. The pastor. Rev. Emmer H. Booker will return to the pulpit the first Sunday in September office and personnel management; church mortgages and property concerns, camp development and liaison with National Baptist churches and other areas of con­ cern. The new administrator comes to the post Well equipped to handle •be work involved. For the past five yean ha has served as the associate director in the Office of Fineries of the National Council of Churches. A social service ex ecutive and religious leader since 1926. Mr. Millar has heeded the YMCA end Council of Churches in Toledo, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cleveland and New York. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, with graduate degree from Boston University, Mr. Mill­ er was voted Brooklyn’s "Most Valuable Citisen" in 1947 and 1948 He is a member of the Emanuel Baptist Church of Brooklyn "Y" Has Course For Scuba Divers Registration is now open at Bedford YMCA for men and women who wtah to qualify as National Aquatic Y.M.C.A. Scuba Divers. (Juniors age 16-18, Sen- tors age 18 and over). Swimming tests will be held for all persons who wish to quali­ fy for this Scuba Diving Insti­ tute which is to be held in the ford Avenue, Aug. 19 at 8 p.m. Techniques of skin and scuba will be taught to addition to how to handle an diving equip­ ment in a safe manner. For additional information tele­ phone the Physical Director Dr. Vladmir Pilka or the Member­ ship Director Mr. Jesse N. Alex­ ander. Jr. at MAto 2-1100 or stop Brownghttle, 142 Watkins St.. plans amhs-outing to Baird State Park, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 17 Mrs Gloria Byrd is president of the Association. Pastor of the church is Rev. Wilbert Miller. Bethany At Bethany Baptist Church, De­ catur St. and Sumner Ave., the Rev 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm and Ida Hal­ yard of 636 Halsey St., was cele­ brated Saturday Aug. 10 at 6 p.m. There was a ceremonial wed­ ding in honor of the golden Jubil­ ee at which the paster. Rev. Wil­ liam A. Jones officiated. Among the many friends and relatives who rejoiced with the couple were their seven children, 15 grand-children and three great grand children. Guest ushers from Brooklyn and Long Island helped pack the New Hope Baptist Church, 1328 Park Pl . Sunday Aug. 4. for the Ush­ ers' Annuel Sermon of the Joint Usher Board. Rev. Ira Tate, assistant pas­ tor, preached at the 3:30 p.m. observance. Miss Earline Lucas it president of the Joint Usher Board and Rev. J. P. Sawyer, pastor. The Joint Uaher Board of Beth el Baptist Church. 265 Bergen St. is vonsoriag a Labor Day i end trip to Niagara Falls and Canada la support of the building fund. The tourists will leave Fri­ day Aug. 30 and return Monday Sept. 2. Mrs. Gertrude Lee, president of the Board, co-chairman of the tour, together with: Mrs. Isabelle Cornell, Mrs. Bertha Nimblett, Mrs. Mary Randolph, Pastor is Rev. William J. Hall. Res ary The Holy Rosary Church, 141 Chauncey St., reports that chil­ dren who attended the summer school, "enjoyed games, good food, a trip to Yankee Jamaica Minister Was Former Revenuer By SIMON ANEKWE Like the Apostle, "Matthew the Publican,” the Rev. Alton R. Nelson was called to minister in the vineyard of the Lord a little after the noon of life. Before his call St. Matthew had been a tax collector for the Romans. And Rev. Nelson, pas­ tor of Antioch Baptist Church, Jamaica, had for 40 years, 3 months and nine days been a tax gatherer with the United states Customs, New York. But while he worked as a cus­ toms examining agent in Man­ hattan and at Idlewild Airport, he had manifested a deep inter­ est in the ministry. So before he tenth of ten children. His father. William Nelson, was an attor­ ney, and his mother, Rebecca, public school teacher. After public schools in Cleve­ land, Alton entered Western Re­ serve University. Upon graduat­ ing in June 1918, he was sent by the university to teach in Payne College, Augusta, Ga. The young man who had nev­ er before loft Cleveland where, ' retired from the Treasury De-he said, raeial discrimination was minimal, was now bourn for one of the most segregate* minis- of the Deep South. When he reached New York City, his partment on March 4, 1961, he had first been licensed and then ordained in the Baptist try. I. almost didn't happaol .*•» Boro io Cl.vtUnd, Ohio. Janhd. n.rl.m ’ £d sow mor. », UN. Ro«. Nelm. w» U» opportunities for advancement in New York City than in Augusta |Ga. So he stayed and in 1920 joined the cus ims service.__ When he retiied In 1981, Secre­ tary of the Treasury Douglas Dil­ lon presented him the Albert Galltin Award. The Sentinel So­ ciety of the Treasury made him a life-time honorary chairman. By then he had been ordained a minister. That was on June 3. 1958, at the, St. Albans Baptist Church. He had helped to erect what was Brooks Memorial Methodist Church. 107-14 Pine- grove St., Jamaica, four doors away from his home. He taught church school there. In 1954 the building was sold and became Antioch Baptist Church. He was baptised again, this time by immersion, in the Baptist fold. Twice licensed as a lay preacher, he assisted at St Albans Baptist Church In 1967 be­ fore his ordination there in 1958. At St. Albans he was appoint­ ed a field missionary for Queens County, of the Empire Baptist 'Association. He is still chairman of the association’s county Field Missionary Committee. But he pestered hia first church in Brooklyn in 1880. Rev. Nelson stayed there, at Bethellto Institu­ tional Baptist Church, until the death of Antioch pastor. Rev. C. W. Jefferson. In a rare move the Plnegrove 6ti Baptiste called a son of the church to pastor the congregation, to Jan. 1963. Rev. Nelson married the for mer Thelma L Grasty of New­ port R.I., at Mother Zion Church. Manhattan, May 16, 1922. They have four children: Althelma, Al­ ton Jr., Rosaline and Matthew. Rev. Nelson still lives in his own house while serving Antioch Church. Three months ago he be­ gan a 815,000 renovation program to beautify and transform the church interior. Well liked by young and Rev. Nelson is affectionately re­ ferred to as "the Mayor of Pine- St" Local 69 of the union, led by Samuel Kelly, president, had been picketing the hospital on Tues­ day last week, as a protest to what they called "the discrimin­ atory hiring policies of Creed mow’s personnel department.’ The union said that there was not a single Negro in their cler­ ical staff although the hospital had a Negro-Puerto Rican em­ ployee ratio of over 89 per cent. Called Off The picketing was called off on Tuesday afternoon after labor, re­ presented by Harold Newman, vice president of Council 50, Ro­ bert Payne, treasurer and Mor­ ris Lasky, president of Local 1412 sat down to negotiate the accus­ ations with Dr. Harry A. La Burt, director of the hospital and Mr. A. Plotitin, personnel director. A union spokesman told the Amsterdam News that the union was temporarily satisfied with an agreement by management to use Negro clerical workers as soon as possible. Dr. La Burt stated that he had never prac­ tised discrimination on any bas­ is to the hospital and that, since. the Civil Service Commiseton he had no way of manipulating the racial ratio of his clerical staff. REV. ALTON R. NELSON UNIA Meets In B'klyn The Brooklyn Unit of the Uni­ versal Negro Improvement As­ sociation on Sunday, August 4, 1863 held a meeting at which the films. "Ghana Police Force in Action** end "Skilled Ghana Workers" were shown as well as the NBC film, "Angola; Journey to a War.** Guest speakers were the Hon. F. Lewis Hushie, Representa­ tive fo Ghana Consulate Gener­ al and Mrs. Carlos Goncalves Cambando, Representative of the Angolan Government in Exile. The former stated the tremen­ dous job to be done in Africa with regards to freeing the Africans as well as developing the con­ tinent. The need for many skills was stressed. The latter spoke on the Angol­ an problem appealing for assis­ tance for the Angolan refugees who have fled to the Congo. MINISTER’S BIRTHDAY - Rev. Uriah Whitfield, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, cele­ brated his birthday last Sunday, at the church, 293 Howard Ave . with members and friends fill­ ing the auditorium for a lavish banquet. Left to right: Rev. Whitfield’s sister. Mrs. Arnetta Nelson, Mrs. Sophie Rice, Rev. Whitfield. Mrs. Whitfield, hold­ ing her godchild, Filicia Mack, and the Whitfield children, Lydia, 5, Uriah. 8; Tina Goins, daughter of church secretary is at end. (Merritt Photo). Union, Creedmoor Agree Council 50, representing He relt the union's attack on him been entered Into by the union the American Federation *a^'r™DifMUy uafair *Bd to’ aDd 0,6 bo8pital and ** un' ion admitted that some of the things which it had stated in press releases "were exaggerated." of State, County and Muni- Dr. La Burt Stated, however, cipal Employees announced^. Mtlsftetey last Thursday that a satis­ factory agreement had been negotiated with the management of Creedmoor State Hospital, Queens. many other interesting a- YM C A, pool located at 1121 Bed- to at the "T, rib Chi Conference Maps Stand In Rights Fight BROOKLYN'S MOST MODERN FUNERAL HOME In time of need, come to Unity Parkway Chapel, where you can get expert funeral direction and every modem facility at a budget to suit every purse. Unity Parkway Chapel, Inc. HYactalh 3-8200 1406 PITKIN AVENUE at Eastern Parkway & Ralph Avenue BROOKLYN, N. Y. 'Your Loved Ones Deserve The Best" The Chicago Conference on Re­ ligion and Race (CCRR>, an in­ terreligious and interracial or ganization sponsored by the Ca­ tholic Archdiocese, the Church Federation and the Chicago Board of Rabbis, adopted three far reaching resolutions last Thursday evening committing the group to direct action programs to meet the challenge of the racial crisis. At a tun membership meeting at the Standard Club, the Chi­ cago Conference authorized the Executive Committee to use its dtocreatioo to: participate in peaceful demonstrations under the name of the Chicago Con­ ference on Religion and Race; support the Administration's ci­ vil rights bill and take all steps necessary to persuade Congress to pass it; organise a delega­ tion to participate in the demon­ stration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on August 28. AdventistsOpen Summer School One hundred and fifty have en­ rolled in the "Vacation Bible School", at the Brooklyn Seven­ th Day Adventists Temple, 3 Lew­ is Ave, sponsored by the church. Mr. Wm. V. Emanuel, director of the school, stated that the chil­ dren’s ages ranges from 4 to 15. There are 50 boys and 100 girls. Classes meet each day from 9 am to 12 noon week days and include craft and nature study as well as bible study. The bible study is centered around Jesus and the creation. Children of vari­ ous denominations are enrolled- There art also supervised games to assist the children In using up excess energy. The school is open to the pub­ lic and Is absolutely free. Class­ es are expected to continue through the warm weather. The Seventh Day Adventists church Is conducting Vacation Bible Schools throughout the world field at this season of the year. Fi OR the Hght habit. Read the News every week, Out every Thursday. t Dignified Service H. R. HURD, JR. FUNERAL HOME, INC. Maria Hurd Owens Paul B. Homsley Emilio E. Owens Slocum 6-5777 ” ’TX.Titf ” SAECTION IOOM ON MUMIMt MY S-AAFB — MY 1604-06 FULTON IT, UOOKLYN, N. Y. Brooklyn-L. I. Church Services YOUR tUU>E TO BAPTIST BAPTIST BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH MS Bcrfea Mrcrt. Brroklya 'W, M. Y. "Come la to Worehip and go nut to Serve" Rev. W. J. BALL. Faater THIS SUNDAY -W- « ■ " P.T. »:• AM. 11:00 AJI. 0:00 P X MT. CARMEL BAPTIST CHURCH Til Dator y 91. Bnoktyu. M. T. REV. J. R. CARRINGTON. 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