The guardian., 1953-08-22
GRANTS
AME CHURCH
Temporarily worshippins at
Masonic Temple
Rev. Vernon p. Carter. Pastor

Temporarily worshippins at
Masonic Temple
Rev. Vernon P. Carter, Pastor
The Grants A. M. E. Church
congregation carried their last
Sunday morning worship service
up to the Cathedral Of the
Pines in Rindge, N. H. The
Young Peoples Choir rendered
the musical selections and Rev.
Mr.. Williams of Roxbury, a
steady worker with Grants
Church, read the Holy Strip
lures. 1t was mentioned by Mr..
Sloan of the Pines that Grants
Church is the second colored
church in the history Of the
Pines to carry a complete serv-
ice In the form and ritual Of
its own procedure. other col
ored speakers have preached at
the Pines but only two colored
congregations have held their
form of Worship service there.
Mr.. Sloan and the management
expressed their appreciation to
Grants Church for such large
group coming at one time to
the Cathedral. Three Gray bus
es and five private cars foom
Grants Church rolled out Of
Boston to this servcie. The pri-
vate cars accommodated those
who could not get on the buses
as the crowd was so great,
Grants Church carried total
Of 1875 people to the Cathedral.
Hundreds Of people attended
this service. Rev. Vernon r.
Carter, pastor of Grants
Church, preached to an audi
ience of around 300 people from
all over the United States. His
sermon was on THE Universal
Aspect of Christ" Rev. Carter
brought out that Christ is the
central point Of the Christian
from which point He views the
world of things and men. He
appealed to all people of the
Indian, colored, Caucasian and
Mongolian races to be pan
oramic Christians, which means
to stand on their central po-
sition in life and see the world
in the light of Christ. Rev.
Carter further emphasized that
Grants Church had come to
the Pines for the distinct pur-
pose of rededlcating themselves |
to Liberty, justice and broth /
He said, further, that |
Grants Church will find here
at the Pines the spirit that |
will make possible the full |
realization Of victory in re-
ligious freedom and mans in
alienable rights which he and |
the Grants membership are
fighting for now. In the name |
of Grants Church, Rev. Carter
assured the 300 attendents at
this service that it is the de-
sire of the colored people to
join hands with all groups for
the unprejudiced betterment of
all mankind. He concluded his
sermon with the thought that
Christ must not be labelled
Methodist, Baptist or other
wise" Christ's only label is the
world touching the most insig-
nificant Of Gods creations.
After the service a tour was
taken throughout the Pines
With we'll qualified guides max
ing various explanations. IN
spired and blessed, the people
left the Pines at 8 pm, thank
ing God for their having stood
and prayed on the mountain Of
hope, viewing all things through
the eyes of Christ.
Stewardess Boards and II
and their two presidents, Mrs.
Addie Samedo and Mrs. Edith
Roberts, along with committee
members, Mesdames Anna
Wooten, Mary Simons and Ma
ry Lewis, are all to be COM
mended for the very fine way
the sale of tickets for the
buses was made. The spirit of
the Grants A. M. E. Church
gave to the occasion the added
touch needed for fellowship
and harmony. Mrs. Alice Ray
nor, organist, and Mrs. Barbara
Rollins, director, are also to
be commended for the organ
music and the guidance of the
choirs. The public is cordially
invited to attend Grants Church
Sunday morning worship servi-
ces at Masonic Ttmple, 1905
fremont Street. These services
are being held there only tempo
rarily.