New York Amsterdam News — 1963-00-00769

byterian Church in the USA and vice president of the Commission on Religion and Race of the Nat­ ional Council of Churches, and Rabbi Marc Tannenbaum, of the American Jewish Committee In­ stitute of Human Relations. Back Fight Msgr. Flynn noted that the church "is not wedded to any race, culture, climate or nation," adding that the Catholic com­ munity of the city stands behind Started On John Street AMEZ Marks Centenary; Bishop Walls Honored Wy MALCOLM NASH The African Methodist Episco­ pal Zion Church was extolled as "a crusade fi r freedom, lib­ erty and equality." by Mayor Wagner who also hailed its senior bishop, the Rt. Rev. William J. Walls, as "an active force" in American Protestantism. The Mayor spoke Friday night at a banquet at the Hotel Roose­ velt where Bishop Walls was hon­ ored by more than 1,000 church­ men, as well as by leaders of the Protestant, Catholic and Jew ish Faiths, on his 40th anniver­ sary as a prelate. The banquet also wound up the denomination's week-long emancipation centenary celebra­ tion whi<;h recounted the AME Zion Church’s 167 years of ex istence as an "influential and active force in the Negro freedom struggle." "This church has been going to hat on its own for 167 years, Maypr Wagner said. On John Street "Your church is very much a New York church. It was founded down on John Street in this city, not too far from City Hall. This church was founded as part of a crusade for free­ dom, for liberty and equality— a crusade that sought the bless­ ings of God. drawing fervent inspiration from the Holy Book," the Mayor added. The Mayor—to the the guests—said "the very first march for freedom on the part of Negroes in America did not take place on Aug 28. . .but rather 167 years ago. . when the first members of this' congregation gathered for a march. . .(fork the freedom and universal broth­ erhood of man under God." BISHOP TR1BUTED - The Rt. Rev. William J. Walls (left) re­ ceives plaque from the Rev. C. C. Williams, presiding elder of the Hudson River District, at He was the highest ranking dignitary .who spoke. Among .those who also spoke were the banquet Friday honoring Bishop | Rt. Rev. Msgr. Timothy Flynn, Walls 40th anniversary of his i representing Francis Cardinal elevation to the episcopacy of i Spellman of the New York Ro- the African Methodist Episco- man Catholic archdiocese; the pal Zion Church. (McAdams jRev. Dr. Eugene Carson'Bl^ke, '•(g'.M cerk cf the United Pres­ Photo). INTERFAITH UNITY — Bishop Presoyterian Church in the US. William J. Walls (center), sen­ A.* and the Rt. Rev. Msgr. ior prelate of the African Metho­ Timothy Flynn, who represented dist Episcopal Zion Church, ex­ Francis Cardinal Spellman, New changes greetings with Dr. Eu­ York's Roman Catholic arch­ gene Carson Blake, ranking bishop, at Friday night’s ban­ Protestant churchman and chief quet honoring Bishop Walls. executive officer of the United (Gilbert Photo). Negroes in their fight for justice and freedom. Rabbi Tannenbaum, the most impassioned speaker of the three great faiths, noted that the meet­ ing of Moses with Jethro, -the priest of Midian, was "the first encounter of the Jew with the colored man." "Black men and white men must yet meet each other to break bread together," the rabbi declared, adding that the city’s Jewish community, on the er* of its new year, brought greet- ings to their "Negrd brothers" and renewal of their fight for "equality" with the blessings of God. Dr. Blake, who has been des­ cribed as the greatest living Amer­ ican Protestant churchman and one who was jailed in Maryland during the summer for anti-dis­ crimination protest demonstra­ tions, said American Christians of the majority group "have nothing to be proud of.” National Problem "This (the Negro struggle for freedom) is a national problem— that is not located in any par­ ticular section of the country, but a problem that varies according to section,” said Dr. Blake. "The gospel is clear, our duty is clear, I have confidence that God is going to use us as instruments for his purpose of justice, free­ dom and love." Bishop Lloyd ,C. Wicke, of tile New York Conference of the Methodist Church, and the Rev Dr. O. Clay Maxwell Sr.. Negro Baptist leader, sent telegrams N. Y. AMSTERDAM NEWS, Sat., Sept. 21, 191 • • apologizing for their absence and expressing good wishes to Bishop Walls. Among other churchmen who joined in honoring the senior AME Zion prelate were Bishop Henry C. Bunton of the Christ­ ian Methodist Church; the Rev. Dr. R. H Edwin Espy, general secretary of the National Coun­ cil of Churches of Christ; Bishop Sherman L. Greene, senior bish­ op of the African Methodist Epis­ copal Church and Dr. S. E. Dun­ can, president of Livingstone College, Salisbury. N. C., an AMEZ supported institution. Check to NAACP denomination presented The checks for $500 to the NAACP the Congress of Racial and to Equality. The NAACP check was jointly accepted by Arthur Spin- gam, president of the civil rights association, and Bishop Stephen Gill Spottswood, AMEZ prelate and chairman of the NAACP board of directors The CORE eheck was accepted by Robert Gore for James Farmer, national director. The centenary celebration of the denomination, held at Mother Zion Church at 137th St. near Seventh Ave., received the na­ tion’s blessings on Sept. S from President Kennedy who met with Bishop Walls and other AMEZ leaders at the White House. 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