St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-07
Or. Charles E. Boddie
Was Speaker Az
Combs Ordination


DR. Charles r.. Boddie, field sec
rotary Of the Foreign Missions
Society Of the American Baptist
Convention was speaker at the
Service Of Ordination for Rev.
Milton A. Combs at Pilgrim Bap-
list church at 8 p. m. on Sunday,
September q DR. Boddie, a dyn-
annie speaker, IL former pastor Of
Mt Oiivet Baptist church, Roches-
ter, ". Y. He spoke 10 the capa-
city audience on the subject,
How To Face A Revolution" cit
ing the records Of Benedict Ar
mold. Rip Van Wrinkle and Shake
spearc's Hamlet. DR. Boddie made
It clear 70 the interracial audience
that the revolution" 10 which he
referred was in the field Of race
relations and called upon all Chris
tians not TO assume the roles Of
Benedict Arnold Of a Rip Van
Wrinkle towards changes that have
become inevitable
The report OF the Examining
Council, was given by Rev. PETER
smit. pastor Of First Baptist
church, who praised Rev Combs
highly on his oral examination.
In charging the candidates, Or.
Massey pastor Of Pilgrim Baptist
church, admonished the young
minister TO Tell the story and
live the life" citing the anecdote,
you are the only Bible some peo-
pie read"
The Cantorians, Twin City
choir, sang Dett's He Shall Come
Down Like Rain" under the d.
rection OF Alexander b. Jordan,
with Mrs. Harriet Byrd Gordon at |
the piano. James Murray well |
known Twin City soloist, sang |
Hall Johnson's Honor, Honor"
Mr., Murray was accompanied by |
his daughter, Miss Mary Kaye |
Murray.
Scripture was read by Rev Ger
ard c. Phillips and the Ordination
Prayer was given by Rev, II. w
Bolts Sr,, pastor Of Zion Baptist !
church. Minneapolis. Welcoming |
Rev. Combs to the ministry was
Rev. Joseph l. Chapman, executive
secretary Of the Twin City Bap- |
fist Union. A. w. Jordan, chair
man Of the board OF deacons pre-
sented the certificate Of Ordina-
ton. The closing prayer was given |
by Rev 3. H. Hunter. pastor Of |
Mt. Olivet Baptist church and
benediction was given by Rev
Combs.
Rev Combs, native of Mime
apolis, received his early educa-
ton In ST. Pau Public schools. He
was baptized into he fellowship
OF Pilgrim Baptist church in 1910,
He entered Manchester College in
l946 but was called to military
service, Upon his discharge Rev
Combs attended Louisville MUM
cipal College, Louisville Ky. on an
athletic scholarship He returned
TO Manchester and received his b.
A. degree in sociology in 1852.
Rev, Combs received his BID.
degree a; Berkeley Baptist wivin-
ity School, Berkeley. Calf. He
married the former Edna Mae
stone, also a member OF Pilgrim in
June. 1919 They now have three
children, Milton Jro Karyn and
Kristina.
on November 10, 1893, Rev, and
Mrs Combs were the first Negro
couple to be appointed by the
American Baptist Foreign Mission
Society. Assigned to work in Bur
ma, they are awaiting their visas.
Organtst for the service was
Mrs. Arlec H. Hallowell Immed-
lately following the service, a re-
ceptton in honor Of the couple was
held In Fellowship Hall, with the
deaconesscs and members of the
Ladies Aid Society serving In
cluded in the receiving line were
the parents OF the young couple,