Bishop Gregory G. M. Ingram - Chair, Commission on Publications
The Reverend Dr. Johnny Barbour, Jr., Publisher
The Reverend Dr. Calvin H. Sydnor III, Editor
1. EDITOR’S CORNER:
A preacher told me my questions were too hard. I guess that minister was right because no one answered the posted questions. I am going to answer the questions related to the AME Church, but I am going to run the exegetical question related to the wedding at Cana of Galilee for a few more days. I know that some preacher will answer that question correctly.
Answer to questions:
(1) Who was the first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church who was born overseas? Bishop Paul Quinn was born in India ““about the 1788.
(2) Who was the AME Bishop who established the Conference Course of Study? Bishop Daniel Payne. When he introduced the resolution at the General Conference in 1844, it was voted down unanimously. It passed the next day unanimously, upon a motion offered by the Reverend A.D. Lewis.
The answers can be found in Dr. George Singleton’s Book, The Romance of African Methodism. You can order that book from the AME Publishing House. Call 800-648-8724 and order the book using your credit card.
I know that some preacher can answer the exegetical question.
Exegetical Question: The Gospel of John gives the account of the Wedding in Cana of Galilee where Jesus turned the water into wine. The account clearly gives the day of the week when the wedding was held. On which day of the week was the Wedding in Cana of Galilee held? Why was the wedding held on that particular day of the week? Give a short hermeneutical explanation about the day the week on which the wedding was held and how it relates to Jews today.
Prize: Any one book, excluding Bibles and commentaries sold in the AME Publishing House Bookstore.
2. TRIBUTE TO THE LATE BISHOP DECATUR WARD NICHOLS:
A tribute to our beloved second father, Bishop D. Ward Nichols:
Your passing has left a deep and personal void in our heads because of the love you showered upon my sister and me. Before our father, the Rev. E. William Judge died, you promised him you would take over as our father, and you did just that. We cherish the nickname you gave us…we were your “Little Monkeys.”
Your favorite words to us were... “Little monkeys hurry up and find boyfriends so that your father can walk you down the aisle at your weddings, because your Dad’s getting older each year.” We cherish you also because your life was the epitome’ of love, courage, vision and deep faith. What you believed in you believed with heart and soul. It was not by chance that you were esteemed by all who knew you.
You prefaced all of your sermons when you preached at our district meetings by saying something about your “Little Monkeys.” Thank you, thank you for being there for us. We were able to cope with our father’s death because we knew you were there. Your calls, birthday cards and visits left everlasting footprints upon our hearts.
No one can, or will ever, embody your love, dedication, service to God, the AME church and all mankind as you did. We thank you for your love, sound counsel, wisdom and inspiration.
When Audrey died in a diabetic coma suddenly, you were there for my mother and me. To this day, I can still envisioned the visibly and profoundly shocked that etched your facial expression, and your entire being. You comforted us by saying, Audrey dealt with this disease since the age of eight and suffered in many comas so God knew that she was tired and took her home to rest.
O how God, Audrey and Reverend Judge welcomed you home. I can hear Audrey saying, “I love you Daddy Nichols” and my father saying, “Thank you for looking after my family.”
Words are futile at a time like this to assuage the grief of your immediate family, your two daughters, (my sisters) and friends, but may it help them to know that their father built a temple of honor and virtue and of unselfish devotion to all humankind.
Bishop Decatur Ward Nichols touched souls, lifted spirits and served his Church unswervingly in the fullness of his life’s service to God and all his fellow humankind. “May his soul rest in peace”
“His Little Monkey,” Attorney Connie M. Judge
And
Dr. Gladys H. Judge, Mother
3. THE WORLD METHODIST COUNCIL/WORLD EVANGELISM:
Do you know if there are other Episcopal districts sending representatives to the World Methodist Council/World Evangelism meeting at St. Simmons Isle, Georgia?
Bishop Richard Allen Chappelle is sending 12 persons to represent the 12th Episcopal District. The meeting will be held April 11-15. If other Episcopal Districts are sending representatives, let’s connect with each other prior to attending the meeting. Please email me at gcnettles@yahoo.com with arrival information.
Thanks,
The Rev. Gregory C. Nettles
4. FUNERAL NOTICE:
We regret to inform you of the passing of Mr. Isaiah Riley. He was the father of Mrs. Cassandra Points and the father in law of Rev. Bruce D. Points. The following information has been provided regarding funeral arrangements.
The funeral was held on Monday, April 4, 2004; the viewing - 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. and the funeral service was held at 10:00 a.m. at Gates of Heaven Pentecostal Church, 1755 N. 57th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Condolences may be sent to:
The Reverend Bruce D. and Mrs. Cassandra Points
22377 Pinehaven Road
Lincoln, DE 19960
Interment: Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veteran Cemetery
Wrightstown, NJ
Please remember the Points family in your prayers during this time of their bereavement.
5. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICES:
It is with great sorrow that we report the home going of Mrs. Trudy Jackson Lewis, the wife of Presiding Elder Otis Lewis of the Central Louisiana District of the Louisiana Conference of the 8th Episcopal District under the leadership of Bishop C. Garrett Henning, Sr., Supervisor - Mrs. Yvonne H. Parks. Mrs. Lewis will be missed by the entire 8th. She is a native of Hattiesburg, Ms where Rev. Lewis pastored Zion Chapel AMEC, where they met and married. She is also the second cousin of Pastor Carter.
Rev. Otis Lewis' mailing address:
990 Hano Rd
Independence, LA 70443
Telephone: 985-748-7696
Her home going celebration was held at Turner Chapel A.M.E. Church, 874 Turner Chapel Road, Greensburg, MS 70441, where the Rev. Stanley J. Carter is pastor. Bishop Henning officiated. Interment was done at the Leonard Chapel AME Church Cemetery in Amite, Louisiana.
We solicit your prayers for those who remain to endure the pain of her lose.
6. EIGHTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT REPORTS THE PASSING OF THE REVEREND HERCULES DAVIS:
We ask your prayers for the Widow Urthelyn Davis who laid to rest her husband Rev. Hercules Davis on March 12, 2005 at Salter Chapel, Bogalusa, LA. Rev. Davis pastored in the 8th Episcopal District under the leadership of Bishop C. Garrett Henning, Sr. and Supervisor Yvonne H. Parks. He was a loyal servant of God in the vineyard of the African Methodist Episcopal Church for many years.
Your calls and/or condolences will bring her comfort. Her address is:
73149 Becky Lane
Covington, LA 70435
Phone- 985-892-5035
God Bless!Ora L. EasleyEmail: Amespouses1@aol.com(Nashville, TN Contact)Phone: (615) 837-9736Fax: (615) 833-3781(Memphis, TN Contact)(901) 578-4554 (Phone & Fax) CONN-M-SWAWO +PK'SWEB SITEShttp://www.amemswwpk.org/http://www.connmswawo3.com/
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Archive of The Christian Recorder Online from 2004-2016; Dr. Calvin H. Sydnor III, 20th Editor of The Christian Recorder
