Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-10-19
PILGRIM BAPTIST

Pilgrims sanctuary was COM
fortably filled Sunday, October IA,
in spite Of threatening weather.
DR.. Massey dedicated two babies:
Darrin Emile, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice Dickerson. Godparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Wheeler; and
Denice Annette, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Leverett. God
parent, Miss Joanne Richardson.
Deacon Samuel Richardson stood
in for the Godfather.
The Pastor commended 10 men
Of the church for washing Of win
dows and painting Of screens and
storm windows on Saturday morn
ing. These I'm in u m NJ are
Messrs. Percy Dawson, Leroy
Haynes, Charles Henderson, Ram
sey Jackson, Donald James, Her
bert Lovelady, Tony Lucas, Will
liam Mcmillan, George Robinson,
Louis Scott, Jesse Smith, Willis
Smith and John H. Toliver, Jr.
Among our visitors were Rev.
A. L. Walker, st. Louis, Missouri
and the Rev. Grady Ponlard, Ex-
ecutive Secretary for Student
Work, United Church Board for
World Ministries, New York City,
and Miss Rinehart Of West Vir-
ginia, the sister of our member
and leading st. Paul Barber, Mr..
Arthur Rinehart.
DR.. Massey's children's message
was based upon a painting Of
Jesus and Little Children Of many
Nationalities". Jesus held the hand
Of some and smiled as he looked
into the distant Holy City. The
Pastor spoke on possibilities In the
cities Of our day for our children.
What will Christians do to make
our city safe for our children?
The answer Is with each Of US.
The sermon topic was, Your
End OF The Stretcher". It was
based on Mark 2:1-12. Four men
brought paralytic to Jesus who
healed him. DR.. Massey pointed
out ~ The route they took to get
to esus-the door being crowded,
they went up on the housetop and
lowered the paralytic through the
roof. They broke custom and trad
ition as Christians must do In our
day to get others to Jesus.
(2) The whole Church membership
must bring others to Christ. The
Minister can not do the Job alone.
(3) Members must not wait for
others to decide to come to Christ.
They must help them. The paraly-
tic was brought to Jesus. az The
four men carrying the stretcher
did not give up when they saw the
crowd and the door blocked. They
went all the way. So must we
today. 90 The load was divided.
Each man took his corner Of the
cot. So must we in the cause Of
Christ and His Church. No Christ
ian Church would be a struggling
group today If every memeber as
sumed his or her share Of respon-
sibilities. We could have a great
revival If all members offered to
do what they can for Gods Church.
(6) The four men never doubted
that Jesus could heal the paraly-
tic. They simply brought him to
Jesus. That same Jesus has the
solution for our spiritual paralysis
today If we but get to Jesus.
Three new members were ac-
cepted into the Church: Miss Corn
ella Strowder, Mr.. Levi Strowder,
Jr., and Mr.. Percy Strowder.
Next Sunday, October II, 1852,
is National Laymen's Sunday, At
II am. DR.. Massey breaches from
topic, "A Good Man.. The Lay
mems League will assist in the
service. At 7:30 pm, at the Spec
ial Laymen Service, the speaker
will be Mr.. Walter Cade, Jr., End
Vice President National Baptist
Laymen's Convention, Kansas City,
Missouri. There will be special
music.
Tomorrow, Pilgrims Usher
Board is leading a trip to Red
Wing to visit one Of our State In
stitutions. This is an activity Of
our Women's Society.
Come to Pilgrim, The Church
of Lofty Friendship. You are al