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.••'•'• .V-tlSSi* 1 - van,'so- ;:--\ Chair- $TBfF~ .)-, CW1- A Buffalo Bighop, ter, (Obs- Buffalo; m), UR Friday, Feb. 21, 1969 .1 M Newman Chaplains By REV. JOHN T. McDONOUGH of the National Newawpya, Apostolate) jmitey. We've solved ororproblem. _»xw-you,have to go and solve yours. Irs up to you to tell the white com- munity about white racism.\ Black Militancy and the TMxer- . T ^ty_was the name of the conference - ittorney, •ciation; nfc-UR -s/J •r! *& g con- Siniply tuit the ig Per- otically iy. This in\ >A ilE»jf- ; ' «th-trn in onel > V- at Shaw University, in. Raleigh, N.C., last month. The—Natto^aTTNewmaii Apostolate sponsored it and invited Catholic and Protestant chaplains from private and public colleges and universities across the anratryr'Thef\ audience was evenly divided between Newman chaplains, priests and sis- ters, chaplains from Catholic col- leges - and Protestant ministers who served as campus chaplains. The announced purpose of this his- . torical-conferencewasi- to provide in- formation about the real joaood of_ tRF^llcYcjp^ge^»iirjauaIix and..,the occasion for an understanding of the basic causes which nave produced this mood; and secondly, to indicate; .the appropriate response of the Church in partnership with the uni- versity to this vital issue. All of the speakers were black. . 1 f. - • • - * ' ' 7 \l ...i-j •\ v:J I 1 • -i •i 1 • 1 - —3 • v -\1 Li.,,:..! „J BROTHERHOOD — FACT OR FICTION? -despicabledungeon-of-despair—thmv ing off the chains of their slavery and vowing that they too shall have their place in the sun or the sun will never again rise on the shame that is America.\ Dr. Melvern P. Sikes, a clinical psychologist in the community rela- tions! service ofjhe United States De- \parteient\©! JusHcH;put the~^Tighif of the black man in a \context of what it means to be black. He gave examples of how members of one nationality can easily change their names and be accepted by so- ciety but blacks can't change their color. Some of those with~~a~definite accent in their speech «an adjust their speech patterns but black man can't adjust his color. To be black is to be a victim of racism that hurts If one could be encouraged by the taking up of the question, there was little encouragement to be found in the problem Itself or in the lack of solutions that came from, this exami- nation of it The problem of the op- pression of the blacks for hundreds of years was expressed in~ a variety of ways and with varying degrees of vehemence. Professor John Fleming's presentation put it this way: -- 'Tor 300. years and more, black Americans have been: the victims of oppression and racism, indeed of a deliberate dehumanization effort sus- tained by institutionalized, political and economic inequality. This effort has shown itself in a system of slav- ery designed to undergird a cotton economy, to make trie black man a tool, a commodity, a thing to be used, and in second class citizenship de-. sighed to foster the feeling of white supremacy. \From the very beginning of the black man's sojourn in this country, the white man has acted in every way possible to force upon him a sense of nothingness, facelessness, in- visibleness, and of being a stranger In the land.\ Next. came. A willowy young student, Debra Newman, of Howard University, probably described it best when she f saMr^TJre Mack, man it. geLling-irim?——with-ja^hurt^at jja one_can_under self together; and it's happening on stand or perceive unless it is experi- campusr-The beautifui-black minds -«nced. are meeting on campus.\ __JTS> be black,\ Dr. Sikes said, \is to suffer great psychological pain; to be relegated to\ non-being, to just non-exist.\ Because of a system of eottstanruppression that begets « degrading and demoralizing way • of life, black men have lost their man- hood. They have, been systematically brainwashed to believe that they were worthless. The youpg Afro-Americans glory in the deeds and exploits of their ancestors. Deliberately and earnest- ly they identify -with, black 'heroes.. No longer are they ashamed of their spirituals, their jazz, their dress, their dance. As a panelist put it: Soul was the creative force that made America what it is today. It was In in the form of Benjamin Ban- neker who laid out the plans of our nation's capital. It was I in the form of Chrispus Attucks who was the first to-fall at the Boston Massacre. It was I in the form of Frederick Douglas who gave my people some- thing to hope for. It was I in the form of Nat Turner who shed the beast's blood in the tobacco fields of Virginia. It was I in the form of Daniel Hale Williams \who accom- fte iS «UMii£n*<»ryip ifmW^lrW who conceived' the blood bank and made it a practicality.\ The young black militants were elo- quent in their presentation of the black mood on campus today. At the university, there is a psychological place. JJlaek-sto dents appreciate their ancestry and heritage. \You are black and you are beautiful and It's time to be proud,\ they say. - \We are concerned more about loving our black brothers and sisters 'than hating whitey.\ However, they —all greed, if the racist system standi in the way it must be eliminated. As one militant said \You won't be able to paint 'soul brother' on the New- man Center, cause when 'the revolu- tion comes the Church will be one of the first white institutions we'll confront.\ ' The panel of students addressing themselves to the Church was of special interest to the priests and ministers. One student said that mili- tancy was the activity on the part of — the blacks to attain equality and that the Chcurch should be a group of Christians eduar under the eyes of God; but in fact the black man sees the Church as a white racist institu- tion. Another student said when he sees the Church, he sees three things. - He se^an.institution.tiiat perpetu- ates racism, perpetuates hypocrisy, and makes the black realize where where his enemy really is. 1 —_, 1 '! j J' i the same but fh@ tejftfW' had \in- creased. One Shaw University stu- dent put it this, way: \The Black Mood is an angry cry; the angry cry of millions of blade the. dank, dark. If the Church is love, then those who are in the Church should love one another; and if they loved one another, then they would take care of each other's human needs. It is because they don't see this 'happen^ ing inr ^ristiahrtyr-iir- the^eatnolic Church, that'they are rejecting the white man's Church. One of the students from Howard was asked by a Chaplain what could the Church do to confront the racist problem; Ihe replied: \True Chris- tians Just live Christianity. It's as simple as that!\ Repeatedly the chaplains were confronted with the charge that the Church, in general and individual Christians in particular had spoken and believed one thing and acted just the opposite. The role of the chap^ lain now is to persuade the white community to be truly Christian — to be true human beings —. to be real persons; to make geauine and -cl«f^«^p,t(Ha^^^=^erat»n4- the black'man and the black student; to witness hy our work and our love a true involvement in the lives of others; to be true servants by help- ing the blade man find his own identity and assist him with every means of expertise available. Negro Ctuirghmen Hopes Described as Dim' To Early End to Prejudice Chicago— (RNS)—Neither blacks -nor^ ] yh4tes-in^fee-U..S J are psycholo; gically prepared to eliminate racial prejudice, a • Christian Methodist Episcopal bishop told a national con- ference of Christian educators here under sponsorship of the National Council of Churches. Bishop Joseph Johnson, Jr., of Slueveport, La., sqid that the chance for early integration in the country \is dim indeed.\ \ a rapid acquisition of political pow- -flc_-jau»_Black. Power advocates-AyjH- Cardinal Issues Strike Warning Dundalk, Ireland — (NC) — The strikes that have put tens of thou- sands >of employes out of work were The Negro churchman said integra- tion lies tar inr the - future because \white racism\ pervades U.S. society. Because of historical conditioning, the olaci miff TUB 'wrrright^hat^a- white man is compelled .io respect, _fe said, ^and, Jbecauae_jif jMs_jrtijr. tudeC .many Negroes Jiave lostTfaTflT ,ftlJu%^rWtonas i tastes of srehleW ing racial equality. The bishop termed Black Power \TTagvement-expTess-ing a-deterrmna^ tion to achieve racial equality through accept whites in the struggle.if they are willing to work under black lead- ership.\ The Louisiana churchman outlin- ed three reactions which he said white people have in. the current situation: • Poor whites in the North and South are struck \with fear and are arming themselves against an inva- -sios-fTOm.-bIack--ghe^tofi • White - moderates and the afflu- ent middle class have turned to the government to maintain law and or- :: *srr : ^^igovernment=^esponds with increasingly repressive measures. 'The liberal whites are baffled ~* atidtsmfmed^y^wharseems-to-them- {h be a decisive separation by The - blacks.\ Some have quit the fight for.equality and some have begun to —- realize--that=4>laeks- need- to_attain_ political power.\ . - \} ealled—a^8er4ous~thr^at-U^-Imlutid'j economic life and to its trade .union movement by William Cardinal Con- way of Armagh. - Speaking to couples attending a marriage guidance course, the cardi 1 nal asked for prayers \that the great industrial strike, which threatens to cause great suffering and hardship, particularly to working-class fami- lies,\ be terminated. pfenQbers^.-of~^18^~digeEenL=^trad: unions are involved in the strike and more than 200 factories in Ireland have been closed. Efforts, Tiad'TJeeh made to gel'UJe trad$ unions to postpone the strike unul lthfi-_jenl__of Feirjuary^whjle.. -negotiattons=JKitlu n -employers^„were._ being resumed, but four unions re- jected^ this idea. Their strike action and their picketing of other indus- trial concerns put Ireland in one of ^MtantMimstm^? its most serious situations in the past 50 years, because members of other unions have refused to cross the picket~lineK— — In - -addition to the trade union strike, there has also been a second- ary school teachers' strike. The prin- cipal issue is wages. San Jose, Calif. — (RNS) — Some reporters will do anything for a . story. But it jvasjeft to Richard \Car- roll of feeJ5anLJi)iel.l^rctiry-N\ewlTo develop an \item on how to become an instatat-ministerT\ - It was quite simple. The Univer- sal Life ChurehFftre,, ai ^ Modesto r Calif., the paper said in a feature, issues ordination certificates upon re- quest. All one need to do is \write a letter to Dr. Kirby Hensley, presi- J ent of the church, requestion ordi- atibn. The cash outlay is slim;— 6 cents for a Lt.S. stamp. - 1 Aecording to the newspaper's re- port, Universal Life Church, has or- , gained 17,000. persons since 1962. It adde43h^lRfiTia^teTOuld3ajBS_e chaos for Selective Service Boards handling applications for clergy de- -^srments. ~ • J • • .. ^Said \otdained\ reporter Carroll: LlTcan iparryTyoirng lovers^ bury the dead, save- sinners, convert the will- ing, %ake up\a fcolhection and, bless \ all.- rCaiso may, VW v special irieomfe tax rates, take advantage' 6f cheaper .^hospital and hotel rates, jtrlde half- fare on trains and planes and. in case' . v 11m drafted, can hide behind the cloth arid say, * 'Heck, no, I won't \Dr. Hensley, pre^dehT~«riJniver-- sal Life Church, was quoted as say- ing: \We're gonna bust the country wide-open, know what I mean? We'll- ordain you without question of your faith, for life and without a price. You can\ preach, organize churches, marry and do anything that any or- dainedr-preacheT \ban dy^ywhere^- California law does not cover church practices or ministerial quali- fications. According to the. newspa- per's report, the Modesto Sheriffs Department ruled Dr: Hensley's in- stant ordination program \as legal as mother's milk . . . We've heen asfc ed to check him out by a number of agencies, including the Attorney General's office. Nothing. So long as jhj^doesn[Ksell tickets—thtough-Jthe Pearly \Gate Or otherwise terealr the law, he's in business.\ Three hundred to five hundred \ordinations\ go into the mail daily and4he=gaal.df the-Organlza!Hon r ac- cording^ to Dr. Hensley, is \onei mil: lion w|ttilri the next five years.\ The Church's only source w income • \other than voluntary contributions comes. . from a course leading to an honorary doctor of divinity degree, accom- panied by a church charter. The course carl be taken at a«ost • Or f^pefetessojt In caTIuxg for an end to the sErfices, Cardinal Conway said: \It is the teaching of the Catholic Church that industrial relations are not just a power game •— they are matters of conscience for each in- dividual involved. \First employers are ~ bound in conscience to pay a just living wage, having regard to the state of the na- tional economy as a whole. \Second strike action can only be —morally justified after all reason- t able means of negotiation have been tried, and when the harm which strike action^ would cause js not wit ' Of proportion % what - j S being sought.\ _ Vol. 80 Ho, 21 — February 21, 1989 , riifllhil WMltbr by th« Rwheitar Catlnlic pSirSLI^t^UBTCRIPTION RATES: iSiacU Cm ««!' I J\* SrtMriptkn in US., WMi CiK»4* «a« So*tk Am«i« «8.50; itiMt fcr.ll . cratfelN, l»«. Main OCiet, W •d* Stmt, BtchMfer. N.Y. M«M. B*tm* dm Wm/HmiTrm M RMlMtor. N.T. 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