Lydia'
i lonary
oclety plan
program
The Lydia Mis ionary
Society of Union Memorial
African Methodist Episcopal
Church, 911 S. Crystal will
hold their Annual Mi ionary
D y on Sunday, May 20. Their
erne will be, "Women of
aith In A Struggle."
The peaker for the 10:45
. m. Worship Service will be
Mrs. Dorothy Long, a member
of Plea nt Green Mis ionary
Baptist Church, Chicago, 11-
linoi . She now live in Benton
Harbor.
Particip ting churche at th
4:00 p.m. program in ludc, St.
Paul C.M.E., Second Bapti r,
Fellowship Mission Baptist
Church, New Paradis Bapti t
Church, e Mi ion Baptist
Church, Progre ive Mi 'ion­
ary Baptist Church and St. Paul
Bapti t Church, all of Benton
Harbor; Franklin A.M. E.
Church. iles: Conner A.M.E.
Church, Do giac; and Dunn'
A.M.E. Church of Cas opolis.
Elizabeth Fowler is the
Pre ident of the Lydia Mis­
ionary Society and Rev.
Alfred E. Johnson is the h t
pa tor.
US%urner Truth
Speaks"
On Sunday, May 20, at 6:00
p.m., "Sojourner Truth
Speaks", featuring Oai y Belle­
Thomas. widely acclaimed
tory teller, teacher, actre and
poet of Lansing, Michigan will
be presenting a dramatic
recreation of the life and strug­
gle of America's ex-slave and
civil rights crusader Sojourner
Truth at the First Church of
God. 2627 Niles Ave .• St.
Jo .cph .
AI 0 featuring will b The
Barbara Lewi Singers and Es­
ther Steward, pianist and
oloist.
Spon ored by the Benton
Harbor Chri tian Ministries,
Dr. David J. Jenkins. Director.
Project Lost
Sheep .
On Saturday, May 19, from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. "Project: Lost
Sh ep" will present th' ir
econd program for p 'tors and
youth leader through the
cooperative effort of the
South, est Michigan Mini­
'tcrial Alliance. First Con­
gregational United Church of
Chri t of Benton Harbor. the
Chicago Theological Semi­
nary, and the Kellogg Founda­
tion.
Registration will begin at 10
a.m. at Pilgrim Rest Baptist
Church, 1105 E. Main St.,
Benton Harbor. .
Presenters for the workshop
ill be Mary Jo Holmes from
The LOFr. Jenice Thompson
from Young Life, Gunnery
Sargent Byron Myers from the
arine Corp , and Dr. William
Myers from Chicago Theologi­
cal Seminary.
The workshop will cover,
Evolving Is ues in Working
with Young People; Relating
the go pel to Today's Teens;
Recruiting Methods for Youth
Program; nd Various Style
of Youth Progr m .
Lunch will be served to par­
ticipants. There is no charge
Stephen Whitfield, project
coordinator and a student at
Chicago Theological Semi nary
working with local Black chur­
ches through a program wi th
the Fi rst Congregational
Church, Benton Harbor. will
present themain speak r, "Rev.
Michael Dyson, Profe or of
Ethics and Cultural Critici m
at CTS who will speak on
"African-American Religion
and Contemporary Culture:
Promi scs nd Peril ",
Youth leaders and pa tors of
Benton Harbor church ,who
would like mor , information.
may call First Congregational
uee, 925-0695 or Pilgrim
Re t Baptist Church at 925-
3411.
,JOSEPH HA YES
Jo ph Lee Hayes, 47, 1134
Blo om Lane, Benton Harbor,
died Saturday. May 5, at Ber­
rien General Ho pital. Berrien
Center. after a brief illne '.
The funer I wa held
Friday, May 12, t Hopewell
Bapti t Church, Benton Har­
bor. Burial wa in Crystal
Spring Cemetery. Robbins
Brothers Funeral H me. Ben-
· ton Harbor, a in charge of
th arrangem n .
Mr. Haye wa born June
12. 1942, in Dell, Ark .. and
h d re. ided in Benton Har or
or 38 y a .
Survivors includ hi
moth r, Flora Haye of B nton
Harbor; a son, Th odore C k
of Benton Harbor; a tep on.
Duan 'Coo of Benton Har­
bor; two iter, Betty G n
Pierce of D troil, and Irma
Gene Robinson of B nton Har­
bor; and f ur br th rs. Samuel.
Arthur and Marcu of Benton
Har r. and Willie of 0 troit:
ANDREW RODEZ
Andre Rodez, 59. former
Benton Harbor Police Chief
and i t nt Prin ipal at Ben­
ton Harbor High School, died
Thursd y, May 3, at Mercy­
Memorial Medical Center, St.
Jo ph. Cler Ion iIlnes. He
re ided 150 Searles, Benton
Harbor.
Mr. Rodez ervect ,police
chief from 1973 to 1919 (t
later became police chief in
Maywood. 111.. a Chicago sub­
urb. At thc time of his death he
was an Assistant Profes 'or at
the University of Wisconsin at
Plattvillc.
The funeral va held Tue -
day. May R. at Second Bapti t
Church. Benton Harbor. The
hody was later tran .fcrrcd to
thc Hou ·c of Thompson
Funeral Home. Evanston. 111..
wher additional .erviccs as
held at the Second Baptist
Church. Evanston. Burial \ a
in Sun 'et Memorial Gardens.
Evanston, Robbin Brothers
Funeral Home, Benton Harbor
w in charge of local arrange­
ment'.
Mr. R del was born Oct. 9,
1930, in Chi ago. He was a
veteran of the Korean War. He
received a- Ba he lor of Arts de­
gree in Social Scienc from
Virginia Union Unive ily, a
Ma ter of Ar degree in Spe­
cial Education from North-
ea tern III i noi ' Stat
University and a Doctorate in
Criminal Justice from
. Michigan Stale Unive ity. He
wa a graduate of the FBI
Academy.
Survivors include: his wife,
Patricia; a on. Sgt. Andrew
Rodez Jr., erving with the
U.S. M rine Corps at Camp
Lejeune, N.C.; t 0 daughters.
Angelina Rodez·Parnther of
Tucson, Ariz., and Rita Rodez
of Benton Harbor; even
grandchildren� and a brother,
Richard of Pomona, Calif.
1 ., 11, f",. ).,
T.J. RICHMOND
T.J. Richmond, 57, 1070
Lavette St., Benton Harbor,'
dicd Monday,' May 7, at Bor­
ge Medical Center,
K lamazoo following an ex­
tended iIlnc .
The funeral wa held
Friday, May II, at Second
Bapu t Church, Benton Har­
bor. Burial was in orth Shore
Memory G rdens. Memorials
may be made to the Second
Bapli I Church Memorial
Fund. Fairplain Chapel of
Florin Funeral Service, Ben­
ton Harbor, w in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Richmond wa born
September 2, 1932, in 0 ceola,
Ark. He wa a member of
Second Bapti t Church, and
retired in 1973 a cor maker .
with Auto Specialtie Co .• St.
Jo ph.
Survivors include: hi wi e,
thc former Ollie Lee, a son.
Harold of Detroit; a daughter,
Mr'. Leonard (Thelma)
Coleman of. Kalamazoo; hi
grdndmother, Mimie Walter of
Little Rock, Ark.; three isters.
Jun Taylor and Betty Flem­
mi ng , both of Chicago, and
Dorothy Richmond of 0 ceola;
eight brothers, Bobby, John-, '
Willi nd Le lie, all of Benton
Harbor; Rev. Larry, Melvin
a Jame, all of Osceola, and
Curti of Peoria, III.; five
grandchildren; and one great-
.,. child. -
Anniversar" es, revivals
and musicals
By Mary GoUld y ,
Beulah Baptist Church will
be celebrating their Pastor and
Wife, Rev. Willie and Mr '.
Ch ryt Paul's first anniversary
on Sunday, May- 20. at 5 p.m.
Their pecial gue ts will be
St. John Bapti t Church and
th ir pa tor, Rev. H. Legg tt of
Yp ilanti. Rev. Leggett will
bring the message.
Everyone i in ited to at­
tend. Rev. Willie Paul Jr. p -
tor.
New Hope Bapti t Church
will have th ir Revival. begin­
ning May 14-18. There ill b
lecturing each evening at 6:45
.p.m. by Rev. Emery Varric,
pa. tor of Pilgrim Re t Bapu t
Church. Benton Harbor and
Rev. E.W. Wat ins from
Detroit.
There will be preaching
ea .h evening at 7:CX) p.m. Rev.
Robert Smith. Jr., pastor of
e Bethel Baptist Church of
Detroit will be the gue t
pcakcr.
The public i invit d to at­
tcnd. Rev. Gregory Kirk ey i
th host pastor.
There will b a Mu i al
Program on Sunday, May 13,
at 3 p.m. at c Mt. Zion Bap­
tist Chur h. The rHO r
spun Hed hY' t .'/ ll.
group� of thc city in honor or
Mother Mattic Weslcy Davis
in apprcciauon for her untinng
.crvicc to th community.
Rev. James E. Wit her is
th ho ,t pa lor.
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PHILLIP
JACKSON
Phillip Jac on. ,324 ,
Delaware, Benton Harb r, died
Saturday, May 5, I Berrien
General Ho pitat, Berrien en­
tcr.
The fun ral wa held
Friday, May II, at the Fell w­
ship Mi Jon Baptist Church,
Bent n Harb r. Burial wa in
orth Sh re Memory Gardens.
Robbin' Brother' Funeral
Home. Benton Har r. wa: In
charge of arrangem
Mr. Ja k on wa born
December 2. 1909, in
Senitobia, Mi .• and had
re ided in Bent n Har or for
50 years.
Survivors inlcude: hi wife,
Ethel; a daughter, Erne tine
Echol of Benton Harbor; a
tep-daught r. Jo ephine Dur­
den of Gary. Ind.; three on.
Earl and Johnny, b th of Ben­
ton Harbor. and Willie C. of
Battle Creek; eight
grandchi Idren; 20 tep-
grandChildren; a ister, Lucy
McFadden of Luxola, Ark.;
and two brother J Willie and
Charle Holloway of
BlythevHle, Ark.
A Tribute To
other
"In rememb ranee of my
mother"
Today i Mother Day 0
children in all we do or ay,
lets honor her t day. ot nly
today, but everyday of th year
for God put U' her in their
care. I than GOQ 'for the
moth r He ave mc. She is
gone now, hut I 'till rememb r
h r lov and teachi ng nd th
amily prayer' w u ed to
have. Yes, I t honor our
mother today, but mother
make ure we d erv thi
honor.
HAPPY MOTHERS DA YH
E )lIow the Echo' to Mack­
'in c I I nd, on Saturday, July
14. Th Y will leave from J.C.
Penney's parking lot at 4 a.rn.
and return at 12.
For morc i nl' rmation call
Jean at 722-6415 or R 'i at
733-9951.
Lem Barney
to addres
.ur an Leaaue
M U KEGON - TweT; years
go Lcm Barney left profe -
ional fo tball to begin another
career in civic affair with
Michigan Con olidated Ga
Comp ny (MichCon). Since
th t time, the former gridiron
great ha tackled urb n i ue
with th am ten city he di -
played a a defensiv b c for
th D troit Lions. Barn y will
be th featured peaker at the
41 t Annual Dinner for the
Urban Le gue of Great r Mu -
kegon .'
Preceded by a 6 p.m.' ial
hour. th Annual Dinn r will
be held on May 22nd at th
Mu k gon Harbor Hilton lo­
cated at 939 Third Street in
downtown Mu kegon.
"I 100 orward t mccti ng
with th Mu keg n Urban
League." said Barney. "Com­
munity, pride, elf-e teem and
etlin per nal g al will
part of my me ag."
m mb r of the Mich­
Con civic affai taff, Barn y
maintain clo e tie with youth
and commun,ity organization.
Th n tural gas utility relie on
Barney to work with urban
group. communicatil)g
MichCon' wide rray of
program and policie .
The Urban League of
Greater Muskegon i an inter­
r cial. non-profit communi ty
crvicc orgapizati n. It w .
founded in 1944 a th t
Citizen Recreation A ocia­
tion, Inc., and quickly grew to
become one of the fi r t af­
filiates of the fledgling Nation­
al Urban LeaRue in 1949.
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