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...with a magnificent organ imported from Germany in 1902. Services for the all-black congregation usually begin with hand-clapping gospel music from Bethel's choirs. But there was a very different service a few days ago. Amid shouted "amens" from the congregation, preacher after preacher mounted the pulpit to testify. "Blacks are God's chosen people," thundered one; "I do believe Ethiopia shall rise," shouted another. Then came the most celebrated preacher among them, Democratic Presidential Candidate Jesse Jackson. Standing under an arch outlined in blue and gold, Jackson delivered his message: "Some of you might...
...built largely on church support. Lacking a large organization and with a badly underfunded campaign, Jackson has turned to networks of black churches for volunteers and money. This support is vital, Jackson told a group of African Methodist Episcopal church clergy in Atlanta last week. "We must translate pulpit power into political power...
...question increasingly being asked is, Just how far can a church go in supporting a political campaign without losing its tax exemption? Black churches have always welcomed political candidates to the pulpit, even before the civil rights movement. But the Jackson campaign represents a considerable escalation in political involvement. Such periodicals as the United Methodist Reporter and the Roman Catholic weekly America, have carried editorials suggesting that the effort for Jackson oversteps the proper line between religion and politics. The Internal Revenue Code grants tax exemption only to religious organizations that do not take part in "any political campaign...
Black churches are well aware of the problem, insisting that church members are being encouraged to support Jackson only as individuals. "No one, to my knowledge, is preaching 'go vote for Jesse' from the pulpit," insists Noble Sissle Jr., Jackson's Florida campaign coordinator. But enthusiasm can bring churches dangerously close to the mark. At the Baton Rouge meeting of the N.B.C.U.S.A., one pastor proposed that the denomination as a whole endorse the Jackson candidacy. "We can't do that," explained President Jemison, asking instead that members stand and give personal endorsements. As thousands rose...
...took a ride above Utah in a hot-air balloon dubbed The Treaty of Paris, the connection being that this is also the bicentennial of manned flight, an epic event that occurred in Paris and was witnessed by Benjamin Franklin. Challinor climbed to the daunting heights of the pulpit of St. Paul's Cathedral in London to inspire 2,000 British and U.S. citizens who are likewise determined, as Challinor said, "to rescue the Treaty of Paris from its undeserved obscurity...