Pawhuska Daily Journal-Capital (Pawhuska, Okla.), Vol. 74, No. 70, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1984 Page: 3 of 8
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SAINTS AND SINNERS
George Plagenz
Churchgoers need to serve
By George R Plagenz
( hurc hes, like television and radio stations are interested
in demographies Often for the same reasons It has to do
with money in the bank
People between the ages of 25 and 55 have the most
disposable income Because advertisers like to reach that
group TV and radio stations are anxious to show that most
of their viewers and listeners are to the middle-aged or
younger and affluent
( hurches also must take in money, so they are happiest
when their membership rolls have a strong middle-aged
base in addition, churches feel they have more of an appeal
if their congregations are composed largely of people in the
prime of life Churches don't boast of having a solid core of
elderly members
This attitude is now coming under criticism. Dr. John
Bendekovic, a professor of social work at Ohio State Univer-
sity. says church leaders tend to think of the church more as
a place to worship than as a place for fellowship — especial-
ly for older people.
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WHY DON’T You BRING The KiDS
To CHURCH ANY MoRe, SAM?
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PRaYeR THeY Neep
IN SCHOOL Now.
Pawhuska Daily Journal-Capital, F riday, .j 84, I
Advocates
of prayer
busy
AP Religion
Although they’ve lost one
round, advocates of
THE CONSERVATIV
ADVOCATE
William A.Rusher
allowing some expression of
religion in the public ..
schools aren't giving up. The prayer issue
It’s a 20-year-old battle,
ever since the U.S. Supreme By William A Rusher
Court in 1962-63 prohibited r
school-sponsored praver NEW YORK (NEA) - However the current struggle
, P . prayer a school prayer amendment turns out (and I for one w
and Bible readings, and it astonished if one is passed), it assuredly will not en
still goes on despite the argument. For this controversy must be unde 1 as jus
recent setback. one skirmish in a larger battle that has been go ing on
Although predint the nation was founded, one that will probably r
Although President resolved until some time in the 21st century her
lleagan s proposed school Not the least of the insights of the Founding Fa .r is
prayer amendment failed in the realization that certain questions were simply not ripc
the U.S. Senate last week, for decision in their time. One such was human slay y
further efforts are in the Another was the role of God in American society ( ur n on
. was coming to birth near the end of the 18th century. It as
worKS-the era self-consciously called "the Enlightenment
The timing for their many earnest people were convinced that henceforth man
consideration remains kind not only could but must be guided, not (as thereto e
uncertain but there is by precepts laid down by a Divine f reator but solely by €
greater religious unanimity light of reason.
greater religious unanimity sensibly, the framers did not commit this countr to any
TT.. . P some of them Among the firm and irrevocable decision in that dispute spe
" 17 per g , 71 0 , » # o y 2. . oposals: the original Constitution only that nonbelievers
U I / CE /ElS - A bill sponsored by Sen. barred from holding public office (Art VI Se ( 3
C Mark O. Hatfield, R Ore., religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualificatic to
AP Religion priority to ministries of members about some of the and Rep. Don Bonkers, D.. env PifGcexcRIELTicuclmO er INC United ' ’
Although fond of their social improvement at the philosophy, policies and Wash., that would give law respecting an establishment of religion (as. for:
expense of evangelism.
Bendekovic recently completed a study of five Catholic
churches in Detroit, Omaha, Neb.; Fall River, Mass
Bridgeport Conn , and Salem (Mass.) - that shut their doors
because they were no longer "thriving" and attracting
younger members. No thought apparently was given to how
these closings would affect the elderly
Bendekovic found these people anguished over the loss of
companionship and opportunity for service their churches
had offered them They had attended these congregations for
many years and a new church just wasn't the same
I.' sing a place to serve can make the elderly feel as if a *— - — ------ - -------------------------the anu nep. ova Danes □, ».- the r IrSt Amenament added that Congress ! mal n.
they are a burden to others," Bendekovic concluded Although fond of their social improvement at the philosophy, policies and Wash., that would give law respecting an establishment of religion as, for € ■
iui ch leaders often lose sight of their parishioners' need closely knit "connectional" expense of evangelism, personnel of the regular equal access” for off-hour P|e toe Church of England was the established or offic
' One pastor 1 know once told the women's group of his system. United Methodists Some “important factors board, student religious meetings churchethered or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,
congregation, "Instead of a cake sale this year, I would like Experiencing an of mission work are being It was advised to take in schools, on par with other ward fairly comfortabi ndsidAmericrnesociery wen
to propose we have a cakeless cake sale.” uprising in the ranks that overlooked,” says the Rev. seriously what “honest extracurricular activities, early decades of the 20th It does not ......n ionaveoeeurted
The women looked puzzled, so the minister explained how has shaken the composure H.T. Maclin, a long-time critics” are saying and
this ould work church contribute mof that big denomination, staff member of the official make justified changes
said, but they wont get any cake It will save you ladies a The disturbance came in board who left it to become “before criticial
lot of work the 200th anniversary year executive director of the deterioration of
The women went along The cakeless cake sale raised as of the church’s formation in new agency, denominational support
much money as others had But, it’s wasn’t a success. America, to be com- But Bishop Jesse R occurs.” at 11 am today in
There was no satisfaction in it for us said a woman in momonatea , , today ln
her 70s Her banana cream cake had been the hit of the cake memorated at , 3 DeWitt of Chicago, Already a meeting of the Pawhuska City Cemetery
sales for years quadrennial governing president of the official 120 directors of the official for James Davis Isenberg,
Other women voiced similar complaints. The next year conference May 1-11 in board, says a separate board, whose $74 million
the church went back to having an honest-to-goodness Baltimore where the church agency outside “established annual budget supports Debbie
Tie Rena eriRNE cake sale. The women were happy again, took shape. lines of accountability” mission work at home and
I recently heard an Episcopal bishop complain about the What generated the furor challenges the church
churches in his diocese “forever fussing about trivial things in the 9.5-million-member He suggests it could lead
like bazaars and bake sales" when they ought to be con- denomination was the to factionalism over dif-
cerned about liberation of our brothers and sisters through- recent setting up by a group ferences rather than set-
buaeecambifin control ear threat and our rising military of critics of a separate ting them through regular
It would be hard to argue these matters are not more missions board outside operational lines.
important issues than rummage sales and church suppers official parameters. The church’s full council
But to consider homely concerns as fussing about trivial Its chairman, the Rev. of bishops is to consider the
things betrays an incomplete view of the function of the L.D. Thomas of Tulsa, problem just before the
church in people S lives ‘ -* J96 E
In his study Bendekovic ran into many members of the Okla, says the aim is to May governing conference,
closed churches who "talked proudly of how they had raised supplement regular mission which has been petitioned to
money for the church preparing paprikash dinners or sauer- work by sending out “more set up a task force to guiding roots in Scri ure paternal grandparents, Mr.
Anda rone discovered it isn't only the elderly who evangelical, traditional evaluate policies and aspects that have been and Mrs. Walt Isenberg of
] the church for the fellowship it provides Methodist missionaries” to practices of the regular questioned Cushing.
When I was elected president of a congregation in Massa- preach the gospel. mission board.
chusetts, I ran the monthly council meetings with rare effi- He says that traditional Most of the five regional
ciency and dispatch Meetings that would have taken other objective has not been jurisdictions of bichons
Nourmen two or three hours to conduct 1 wound up in an adequately represented in have said they would not
But 1 noticed that nobody rushed home The men hung work of the church’s support the new agency, but
around another hour to chew the rag and smoke their pipes General Board of Global several added that they
and cigars. Church meetings were social occasions and for Ministries. shared the critics’ concerns
me to adjourn things by 8 30 was to cheat them out of half Backers of the new that provoked
their time for fellowship BCKCrs or me new that provoked it.
I was voted out of office at the next election and the new Atlanta-based missionary- The “present crisis is
president went back to two- and three-hour meetings sending agency — called the very serious,” said
When I moved from the church several years later, he was “Mission Society for United
serving his fifth term as president.
to many people that the Constitution's strictur s prevents I
governmental acknowledgment of the existence of God: "In
woRuorg God we trust” was imprinted on our coins bo 1 ll us of
Congress opened their sessions with a prayer; and a le
JAMES D. ISENBERG prayer of some sort likewise began the day in me st scho
Graveside rites were held It is on)y in recent decades that athe ist view often re
gently described as "secular") have grown vocal enough and
strong enough to insist upon a stricter interpretation of the
Constitutional provisions, and to persuade the courts to cor
form to their view The clauses prohibiting a religious st
infant son of David and for public office, or the establishment of an official hu
Woods) Isenberg slowly became a gigantic "wall between Churc h and St
who died last Monday in through which nothing must ever pass The net effect w
in forties *Monday in drive acknowledgement of God exister
145 foreign tries, has Jane Phillips Hospital, out of the collective life of the American society a devel-
called for a response to the Bartlesville The Isenbergs opment, as some noted, that came close to making i ism
criticisms, live at 2103 Red Eagle. our state religion by default
While emphasizing Rev Roger Whetstone of At the very nadir of this process TS Eliot
support of the board’s work, Faith Assembly, Collin- frome universal court# is LDCap.EII XEem/cd mead „
they authorized a com- sville, officiated. Johnson definitely set against the world than at any time sine ■ p in
mitteeto outline the board's Funeral Home was in Rome. I do not mean that our times are particularly cor
commitment to increasing charge of arrangements all times are corrupt I mean that Christianity in sp of
the number ofmissiona In addition to the parents, measurab timer orear The orfand ceynOt
. n eres in evangelizine surt ors include a sister, ment of attempting to form . civilized but ■
the unreached" and its Amber, of the home, and mentality. The experiment will fail, but we must be ry
patient in awaiting its collapse, meanwhile redee ning he
time so that the Faith may be preserved alive th rough he
dark ages before us. to renew and rebuild civilization nd
save the world from suicide."
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Members of the Christian will be held at the church on
Women's Fellowship of the Sunday, April 29.
First Christian Church met There were 36 cards
at 2 p.m., last Wednesday, mailed to shut-ins and those
in fellowship hall, for their having birthdays, 18
Easter meeting, religious books had been
Lucinda Jech was read and 11 members had
hostess, daily devotions.
Violet Willis led the group Decorations and refresh-
in worship. Lenora ments were in the Easter
Barkley, president, opened theme with Violet Willis
the meeting with a prayer doing the decorations,
and Linda Jones sang “Tell Refreshments were
Me The Stories of Jesus", served to those named
The nominating com- above and to Elsie
mittee reported that all last Swiggart, Doris Yeary, Flo
year’s officers were re- SherriU, Mavis Bacon, Sybil
elected, including Lenora Allen, Maxine Grissom,
Barkley, president; Elnora Grace Bromley, Flora
Kidd, vice-president; Nina Hanan and Lavon Noel.
Cumming, secretary, and
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through April 27 to those
eligible. The senior banquet
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