OTHER PROGRAM P ARTI ricluded soloist;
Yolanda McClure, Theodoric Ward, Rev. William Ferrell III,
James Cook and Robert McFarlin.
The culinary committee was highly praised for the menu's
preparation. Among them were B ie Phillips, Louise Higgins,
Evelyn Harper, Rose Posley, Freeman Pickett, Rosa Shepherd
and Bessie Williams.
Johnny Cook:
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'I'm better'
By NATHANIEL SCOTT
Spec�1 to th Michigan Citizen
A LIVING T,ESTIMONY -
Johnny Cook says he is II a
living testimony that Jesus is
real." (photo by NathanIel Scott.)
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t(.A'\1AI'Rnd J ari Do ey, th
group' 1 d r, id th ir
n from 28 to 16.
The group i compo ed of
Dorsey nd hi brother Paul,
cou in of the noted go pel
inger, Troy Ramey, d two of
Ram y' 0 , Anthony and Der­
ri Th oth r m mber of th
group i Holli Martin.
The group' bi t influence,
according to Ja ri us, i Ramey,
but the way th group performed
Palm Sunday was a te tament to
how they are n influence as
well.
T THE CLO E OF their
performance, Jarius, using the
singing mode evident of a
preacher, invited all of the young
people to come down front.
Many, if not all, including a few
senior citizens, did.
It was an emotional experi­
ence for many and tears were not
uncommon.
The group has released' n al­
bum, "Determined," through the
MSF Record Production from
Baltimore, Maryland.
J arius said the album has
only been on th market ince
the first of th year and they are
ple�dwiththew yitiss lling.
Th en ational Gents
Fourofthefiv m mber ofTh Sen tionalGent fromAtianta,GA r (l·r):AnthonyRam y,
Holli M rtln, R verend Jariu Oor y nd Paul Oor ey. Not pictured i 0 rrick Ram y. (photo
by N.1h.nl.1 Scott)
'Th Queen' addresses
us ell t. C urch
Renown radio executi ve Martha J an 'The Queen' Steinberg,
told an audience of more than 300 at Ru ell Street Baptist
Church recently, "We must cultivate our love with Jesus.
Cultivate a "love affair" betw n ours Iv s and God."
In the same address, 'The Queen' also expr ed her con­
cerns for our youth, ying that the crim rpetrat d by
today's youth has never n known befor in th hi tory of this
nation, causing grandparen to inh ri the r ponsibility of
raising their children.
The first annual dinner sponsored by the Sunday School
Class of Russell Street Baptist, 10 ted at 700 Chrysl r, was
a success as a number of fans were on hand carrying signs
expressing their love for the popular radio 'personality. In
addition to her success in broadcasting, Mrs. Steinburg is a
graduate of Business College in Memphis and the St. Louis
School of Nursing.
Franklin D. Mills, deacon/director of education spearheaded
the program along with Virginia Garrett and Regina Lewis
superintendent, and Rosa Edwards as chairp rson. Rev. An-
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The album's title song, "Deter­
mined," "Give God A Chance"
and "Sit Down And Rest, " are th
thr most requested songs from
the album, Jarius said.
However, Jarius maintains
he is ven more pleased about
th impact they m to be hav­
ing on young people.
"I a great impact on young
people," he said. "Some young
peopl h ve organized their own
groups beca
of us."
Charlevoix and th host of a g0s­
pel nd blue program on
WDET - FM Radio said, "It's (The
Sensational Gents) a very good
group."
"I like to see the young fello
doing something for the Lord.
God gave them a voice and they
a using th ir voices for the
church."
JU ORE T group
sung its last ong Palm Sunday,
J riu told th audience, "Our
group haven't been together long
and we could ha n lling
dru and doing a 10 of oth r
things but w cho to erv J s-
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