A GTO
ronal B pti
USA, Inc. d a un
1 tion during it n tion
convention h re callin on the
U.S. to cea diplom tic re-
1 tion with the South frican
o rnrnent nd ri ians
throughout the world to join
in condemning the practice of
parth ide
embers of the re lution
committe , the Re . Timothy
P. itchell and Jo ph y,
both of ew York, and the
Rev. B njarnin I L. Hook,
n tional director of the AACP,
. d BC le der should meet
with th c urch Ie der of
South d Tran frica
and th ashington offic on
frica ''to develop rategie
and devise y in which we,
a Christi n organization, can
b more effectiv an in-
rument in combatting the
evi of the partheid em."
Th ven-million-member
ational B ptist Convention
U .sA., Inc., in a real n
repre nt the hope and in pir
ation of thi great n tion. ot
only re e p rt of the largest
organization in the orld for
egon, but e are a peopl
ho really care for our feDo -
eritoriou Service
John Sydnor Super-
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Re . TJ. Jemi on
opening of the l04th
. on of the religiou
convention in Washington, D.C.
Th gathering attracted over
20000 del gat and represent
ativ from churches aero the
country.
Jemison, in hi cond year
at the helm of the organization,
outlined veral areas of
accompli hment ushered in dur
ing his tenure.
Speaking on unity, Jemi n
. d that the ational Bapti t
Convention is 'on the mov ,"
and ks to align it elf with
other Bla c group and org ni
zation to build a coalition of
trength for Black American.
, e mu create jobs, we must
build adequ te hou ing, we
must timulate and provide
fund for truggling mall
BI ck busine , we must build
nior citizens' homes. we must
build health centers and twenty
four-hour day-care center.
Wh . tever we do, e must not
it for others to provide all
of the jobs for our people
we m t do some thin for
ourselves. "
Other highlight of the con-
ention, held at the ington
Convention Center, included
,
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speeches by Rev. Je Jackson
and Democratic Party nominee
alter ondale .
In his annual addre s on
Thur day morning, Dr. Jemison
called on the Convention to
rengthen its ecumenical ties,
promote voter registration con
centrate more on action and
I ss on rhetoric and bring an
end to the bitter dispute that
ha hampered th Convention
for 25 years.
He ob rved that fund turn-
ed over to his administration in
1982 are still in the bank drawee
ing intere t, while new monie
have come into the group
through incre d giving by
churches. Becau of the ex
tended giving he reported. th
ational Convention has dis
pensed ignificant donations to
tchez College in i issippi
($ I 00 (00), Morehou Colle e
in Atlanta rs I 00,(00) Bi hop
College in Dan (S85,OOO),
Selma Univer ity in Alabam
( 0.000). Virginia Uni n Uni
ver ity in Richmond 50 (00),
m rican B pt i t Bibl olleg
in hvil (50.000), and
veral other academic v nture ,
totalin $712,000. Jemi on
pointed out. "This e n t
include th $350,000 e h ld
5e
BE TO HARBOR - A
community meeting cheduled
for Saturday September 22 at
Progre ive Baptist Church, 245
Pipestone is no ordinary com
munity meeting.
The Citizen Co lition spon
soring t e September 22 ion
have worked for five months in
the planning, involving 52
people from the Twin Cities
area in the proce s.
Their goal? Decent housing
and job opportunities for re i
dents of the city.
, e are not concerned with
past history or personalities. e
are concerned with working to
gether:" said Rev. illiam
oore, chair of the Coalition's
Housing Committee.
REV. T.L.JEMISO convenes
l04th ational B pti . 00.
as surety for loans to som
struggling churches.
"This is only an indication
to what we can do as a con
vention if we ever decide to go
to ork in earn' t for God. e
have ho n through this
stewardship that e ar really
the 'Convention That Care .' ,.
On the i ue of political in
volvement, Jemi on said, "I
don't believe the pre nt d
ministration feels the heartbeat,
the dire, the concerns of
Black p ople. I don't believe
our nat ion under th pre nt
I adership will move us into
the mainstream of Ameri n
life. If only tho in high
place. th deci ion-rna er on
Capit I Hill, could discover th
rt of doing unto others th y
would have oth rs to do unt
th m, what a a better world
this would be."
"We have problems. e
need to work together on these
probl ms. It's time to show our
civic courage,' oore said.
James F. A. Turner is
chair of the Coalition Ronnie
Clar chai r the employment
committee.
Rev. Lawrence Croc ett
Dir tor of the Benton Harbor
Civil Rights Office is convenor.
The Coalition became reali
ty becau e Crockett called
Continu 00 e 11
VOT
EGiSTRATIO
TO'
HO EEDS TO RE-
GISTE ?
Anyone who is 18 years
of
Anyone ho has never
been registered.
Anyo e who has not
voted in 10 years .
Anyone who has moved
and does not want to g
back to their old votin
poll.
HE MUST YOU RE-
GISTER?
By law all Michigan
voters intending to vote ih
the ovember election
must be registered by
Oct. 9. In two wee s time
they will be entered on th
voting rolls bu t will not
receive heir voter registra
tion cards for another
weeks. (Y ou do not n d
your card to vote) .
WHAT TO DO IF
BlE TO EG ISTER?
If you are handicapped
or a senior citizen you
may call your 10 al muni
cipality and they will
nd a re istrar to your
home.
HO DO YOU REGIS-
TER?
Citizen i hing to
register t v t need onl
ear to a tatem nt that
indicate th re of vot-
in ag and
i hiaan.
no proof
addr or a