New York Amsterdam News — 1963-00-00757

88 e N. Y. AMSTERDAM NEWS, Sat, Sept 14, 1963 ? T How To Handle An Over-Flow? Ask Rev, Gerald White In 1966 the church moved to its present location. He was un able to buy the building, Rev. White said, adding that he felt he was “throwing away too much money” on rent. That was an incentive to move. Making that move met some ob­ stacles^ After many attempts, he has been able to secure a mort gage for the Bushwick building He expects to have paid some $100,000 by the time he moves in. ) There as on Gates Ave. Rev. White plans to maintain an ac tive role in the community. A pastor, he said, should be inter­ ested not only in the welfare of his members but In others In the community. His Interest In coipmunity af­ fairs led him to the picket lines at the Downstate Medical Cen­ ter, Brooklyn. Because of his heart condition he was prevent­ ed from being locked up. He has picketed also at the Rochdale Village project In Queens where he lives. Rev. White is married to a Brooklynite, the former Miss Elizabeth Maxfield whom he met while preaching at Mt. Lebanon Church. She was the church sec­ retary there and holds the same position at White Memorial. Their children are Jeryl 8 and Sharon, 5. Catholics Offer Social Studies MINISTERS FAMILY — Rev. and Mrs. Gerald White with their vhildren, Jeryl Elizabeth, 8 and Sharon Ann, 5. (Gill Photo) Week,y News I hi if ij Pa i irai/ ( ha pel i H V T 820 0 1406 PITKIN AVE.BKLYN.N Y. Elizabeth Gale Born In Barbados, BWI, Sept 25, 1861, Elizabeth A. Gale of 225 Maple St., Brooklyn, died at Kings County Hospital, Aug 29 The deceased who was 101 years oid, is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Hilda Allen, Mrs. Ethel Davy, Mrs. Ada Griffith, Mrs. Thelma Yorke; two sons, Funeral service was held at Unity Parkway Chapel, Pitkin Ave. and Eastern Parkway, Sept. 3, Rev. Ernest W. Cook offici­ ating. Interment followed at Ever­ green Cemetery, Brooklyn. Gladstone C. and Julian Gale; 11 graad-children; 17 great-grand­ children; three nieces, three daughters-in-law, one son-in-law; besides many other relatives and a host of friends. The over-flow of the Negro population from Bed- ford-Stuyvesant into Bushwick and the-existence of an active youth group in the now two-thlrds Negro Bush­ wick Avenue Baptist Church, were the main reasons for Rev, Gerald White’s decision to move his church to that section of Brooklyn. Pastor of White Memorial Bap- tist Church, 579 Gates Ave., Brooklyn, Rev. White said the change was due to be made soon. He has already signed the con­ tract to take over the Bushwick church building at 63 Weirfield St. Naturally he was ordained In his father’s church, In 1940. Call­ ed to Friendship Baptist Church,* Schenectady, N. Y., he remained there till November 1949 when he returned to Brooklyn. « On Christmas day of that year, he founded White Memor­ ial Baptist Church, with four persons. The first service was held at 87 McDonough St. Youth Group , He has met members of the youth group at the Bushwick Ave­ nue Baptist Church and hopes many of the Negro youngsters will join his church after he takes over the building. Working with the youth is his area of special interest. Rev. White called youth “the future of the church" and point­ ed out that the “entire Bushwick neighborhood is going coloured." So the Negro church should like* wise expand. What he likes particularly about the Weirfield St. edifice is its gymnasium. He hopes to ex­ pand and use the facilities with the aid of his cousin, an athletic director in the Malverne L. I. public school. "But we will be working on the spiritual side also”, he add­ ed. Born In Brooklyn in 1915, Rev. White named his church after his dad, the late Rev. Timothy White. The pastor said his father was the first man in Brooklyn to build a Negro church “from the ground up strictly by Ne­ groes". After school in Charlottesville, Va. and Morehouse College, At­ lanta, Ga., Gerald returned to New York in 1934 and followed his father into the ministry in 1939. Executive Dies Here Harry A. Shenkman, Director of Sales, Vend-Pak Sales, Burry Biscuit Division of The Quaker Oats Company died today of a heart attack. He was 56 years old. Mr. Shenkman was formerly President of Blue Jay Food Pro­ ducts Company, Brooklyn and became associated with Burry Biscuit when the Company was acquired in 1961. The Blue Jay Food Products Company war founded In 1949. In 1940, he founded the President Products Corporation and in 1942 founded the R. J. Stevens Baking Corporation. Brooklyn. Mr. Shenkman was also Chairman of the Board of Gordon, Wolf, Cowen Company, confectionery manufacturing, New York, from 1947 to 1961 Mr. Shenkman was active In several philanthropical organlxa tions, Brooklyn, and other chari­ table organisations. Mr. Shenkman is survived by his wife, Nettle and daughter Ronnie, of the Chilton Towers, 220 West Jersey Street, Elisa­ beth, New Jersey and son, Robert of 552 Parkside Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. He la also survived by his father, Louis, 2 slaters, Beatrice and Ray and 3 brothers, Max, Nathaniel and Samuel, all of Brooklyn. An expanded social studies pro­ gram is featured this term at the free adult education centers of the Social Action Dept. of Cath­ olic Charities in Brooklyn and Queens. It will include courses on Pope John’s widely accepted encycli­ cal on Peace, Pacem in Terris; the Citizen Politics. The World and Domestic Happenings, Great Issues in American History. La­ tin America, and You and the United Nations. A greatly expanded Spanish language program will be offered at both centers while "Russian for Beginners” will be taught in Brooklyn. Know-how In contract negotia- ions and in writing the more dif­ ficult contract clauses will be discussed and practised for 16 two-hour sessions at St. Joseph’s Commercial H S. Brooklyn, start­ ing Tuesday Sep. 24 at 7 p.m. Queens sessions will be held at Dominican Commercial H.S., Jamaica, from Wednesday. Sept 25. Registration may be made by mail or phone at the Social I Action Dept., 119 Joralesnon St., (Brooklyn. Dignified Service H. R. HURD, JR. FUNERAL HOME, INC. FUNERAL DIRECTORS Mario Hurd Owens Paul B. Hemsley Emilio E. Owens SLocum 6-5777 10 Troy Ave. nr. Fatten St. Breeklye 1), N. T. Tie Funeral Por/or In the City • SELECTION ROOM ON PREMISES HY 1-6672 - HY 3-667] 1904-06 PULTON JT„ BROOKLYN, N. V. Brooklyn-L. I. Church Services TOUR GUIDE TO BAPTIST BAPTIST BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH •tract, BcccMya IT. W. Y. "Coma la to Worship and so att la Barre** ST. JOHN'S BAPTIST CHURCH 4M Batabrtdfa St. (Near Naralapa Ava.) BraaMru. W. T. Bor. P. Artbar Bred. Paster and Faondar THIS SUNDAY • :» AM.—SUNDAY SCHOOL 11 on AM- SUNDAY WORSHIP WEDNESDAY, •:» P.M-______ PRAYEB MEETING BIBLE CLAM 7 PM HOLY COMMUNION, 1ST SUNDAY HOLY TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH Ava. at Macy BL BMja. N. Y. Bev. Thames S. Bartoa. Pastor Br. Vlaa-Praa. ef Na O. B. A. THIS SUNDAY AM-Suadap in « A M IN P M.-B.T.U Ava. MT. CARMEL BAPTIST CHURCH DI T «• N. T. BKV. I. N. ORDER or VICE I II A M llrM A.M •>« P.M.-1 CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH Lewis Aram aud Madlaoa Stree TOE BKVXBKND BANDY P. EAT THIS SUNDAY t M A M -SUNDAY SCHOOL 11:0« A.M.-MORNDVO WORSHIP * S:M P M.—HELPING HAND ANNUAL DAT «:M P.M.-BAPT»r TRAINING UNION I N P M -EVENING WORSHIP PRESBYTERIAN SILOAM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH A Merer Avee. BBV. OB. MILTON A, OALAMSRON, U:M AM.—MORNING WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY E. T. ♦ St. John’s The Willing Workers Club of St. John’s Baptist Church 480 Bainbridge St., will hold its first anniversary program Sunday Sept. 15, at i P.M. The Annual Women’s Day Committee will hold Its "Queen for a Day Rally’’ that evening. Newman “As You Tithe You Prosper" is the title of a new booklet on tithing now available from the Tithers Committee of Newman Memorial Church, Throop Ave at Macon St. Mrs. Lucille Ur- quhart is chairman of the group. The Steward Boards are spon­ soring their annual bus ride and dinner to Poughkeepsie, Satur­ day Sept. 14. The Rev. Henri M. Deas, pastor is reported Im­ proving. Church of God The Church of God In Christ, 1743 Pacific St is planning a special program to honor Bishop Frank Clemmons founder of the denomination. The branch church which he began In 1925 with two members, has grown to 150 churches. There will be more of the program later. Lafayette Avenue The Rev. Evans B. Marshal, pastor of Lafayette Avenue Church of God, 410 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, has been re-elected chairman of the Foreign Missions Board of the National Associa­ tion of Church of God, West- middlesex, Pa. Rev. and Mrs. Marshall will tour the West Indies daring this September to observe the progress of the church in the Islands. The Visiting Committee of t'ne Church will hold a Fellowship program Sunday Sept. 15 at 4 P.M. and all are invited. Corona Rev. Robert D. Sherard, pastor of Corona Congregational Church 102-18 34th Ave, Corona, said that starting with the Fall program, there will be additional emphasis in the use of small groups to come to grips with the problems of the day. ’It will be an effort on the part of the church to Interweave the redemptive element in every segment of the community," he said. The small groups will seek to become active in polities, in­ dustry and other segments of community life. Rev. Sherard added that the congregation win use for study­ reading Francis Ayers’ book, 'Ministry of the Latty.” The .men's and women's fellowshio groups will be united into one, the pastor stated. Learn how nravpr can heal Free Lecture Entitled “CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: Its Message to the Twentieth Century” by j|Thofrww A. McClain, C.S* of Chicago, Illinois | • Member of th» Board nl I.wturruhlr of Tha Mother Church. Tha Viral Church nF Chrtt, Setentiat. In Maaaachuactta FRIDAY, Sept. 20th at 8:15 P.M. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST 8.W. corner New York Aye. and Dean Street, Brooklyn Doors open at 7:34 P.M. 50th WEDDING ANNIVER­ SARY — Malcolm and Ida Halyard of OS Halsey St., wedding anniversary Aug. 10, with a re marriage ceremony at Bethany Baptist Church, Rev. Brooklyn, celebrated their 50th William A. Jones, officiating. The celebration then moved to the Fez Ballroom. Seen with the couple are their children, left to right: Mrs. Herman Graham. Eugene Halyard, Mrs. Carmena Mitchell, Jack Hal­ yard, Mrs. Blondell Baker. Mal­ colm Halyard, Jr., Mrs. Allean Jones. They have 17 grand and 4 great-grandchildren. rrs" In Brooklyn News Of Churches Allen M E. Church, 1071 Bedford Ave, BROOKLYN — The fall pro- Wls Rev. Williams, Associate pastor of Calvary A.M.E. Church. He took the place of the pastor, Rev. David Robinson who was on vacation and will return on Sunday Sept. 8. Rev. William L. Freeman, Presiding Elder of the Manhattan District, will be at Pilgrim Sunday Sept. 15. gram of the Allen Memorial A. M.E. Church, 944 Rogers Ave., Brooklyn, will start off with the church anniversary celebration, Sept. IS to Oct 4. Opening the observance will be the Rev. J. L. Joiner of the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church. »•» aho The Civil Rights 'Fight As I See It By The Rev. Dr. Gardner Taylor Many times I have been asked why 1963 has be­ et pome the Year of Decision in the Civil Rights Struggle America. There are many reasons, most of which £^tave been given. There is the natural “inventory tak- ^tng” invited by the Centennial of emancipation. There la the rise of die na tlons of A’-icM, bringing to pass the old mystic hope which a black lad reared In the deep South heard so often on the lips of his elders, “Princes shall come out of Egypt, and Ethiopia shall stretch foVth her hand to God There Is the reason of reli- *”jdon which one detects when he spears the handclapping, the spir state Medical Center was being erected, and, as usual, no Ne­ groes were employed by certain craft-t nions, such as the Sheet metal Workers. CORE, the N.A.A.C.P. and the Urban League instituted picket lines. The min­ isters of Brooklyn came In force of numbers to give their strength to this Civil Rights Protest, ltual quality of the address of Many people committed them *tivil Rights leaders at rallies, particularly the poignant strains of the Anthem of the ‘.'^evolution. “We shall Overcome \The ancient religious Strength of ---fte Negro community has be- ’’rome a prophetic and explosive • ."ijower. There is an additional rea *’ son for 1963 becoming the “Year Jubilee” in the Civil Rights Struggle ~ “Many of'the young people who •JJave dared so bravely and risk- ">d so much in this revolution are the children of World War *' veterans. These men fought 1 -for this country at Normandy and Salerno and Iwo Jbna. They came home to find the nation for which they had offered so much deaf to their legitimate 1 'Tries for freedom and hostile to oadiieir aspirations for full citizen- J ship. Their anger lives, mixed • with religious faith, hi their chil- S dren. selves gallantly to picketing and many offered their bodies for ar­ rest. Subsequent to this, an agree­ ment was reached with Gover­ nor Rockefeller around the pro­ mise that Negroes would be ad­ mitted to every union doing busi­ ness on public buildings or the building projects would be clos­ ed. The “Promissory note,” to Dr. Martin King’s trenchant fig­ ure. falls due on or about Sep­ tember 12th. The people of Brook lyn and America will have i chance to assess the Integrity and strength of the agreement What is the meaning- of the Downstate “battle-line? the widely reported Downstate Medical Building confrontation declared the Revolution real and needed in America's supposed­ ly most democratic city. New York. I believe New York is ex­ actly that, the most democratic city In America. Therefore, If In July the revolution came to the Civil Rights community was Brooklyn as the Amsterdam News driven to the streets in New correctly pointed out. The Down- York, how inevitable is such pro- Other participating pastors will include Rev. H. R. Hughes of Emanuel Church, the Rev. W. L. Boyd of Salem Baptist; the Rev. Onell Mackey of St. John’s A.M.E. Grand closing will be Sunday Oct 6 at S:SO P.M. with the Bridge St A.M.E. Church choir providing the music. Rev. Edward Jemmott is minister of Allen. Pilgrim Guest speaker at Sunday’s 11 AM. service of the Pilgrim A. test in more backward regions of the land. As Jesus said, “If they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry?” Also, the Downstate protest es­ tablished once again that the Ne­ gro religious community is the most vibrant and vivid element in American life today. The faith of the slaves disguised in the celestial symbolism of* the Spiri­ tuals has come to harvest In First, their grandchildren. And some­ where the Bright Spirits of. men and women whose black backs in life felt the lash and whose hands were gnarled with unre­ quited toil must laugh a holy and happy laugh as they hear their children's children singing through the land: “Before I’d be slave I’d be buried ip my grave And go home to my Lord and be free.” j! 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. HYacinth WOO 1406 PITKIN AVENUE at Eastern Parkway & Ralph Avenue BROOKLYN, N.Y. "Your Loved Ones Deserve The Best" Untitled Document file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/Desktop/hello.html2/18/2007 11:01:03 AMThomas M. Tryniski 309 South 4th Street Fulton New York 13069 www.fultonhistory.com