Clarion Defender_1968-04 Special Memorial Edition

ONE MAN'S FAITH IN A DREAM "I have a dream that one day in the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. "I have a dream that even the State of Mississippi, a state sweltering with people's CLARION ·DEFENDER MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING,JR. Over 1,000 people overflowed the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church for the Memorial Services on Sunday for the Rev. Martin Luther King., Jr. Services were held in the main part of the church but tele– vision was se·t up in the basement so that more people could see the services down there. Th~ service was preceded by a memorial procession over three blocks long. Services included three large choirs, which presented a wonderful and outstanding performance for the memory of Dr. King, with very fitting spirituals for the occasion. Local dignitaries and clergy were present, including Gov. Torn McCall who gave a nice presentation and said, "Today, we are saying farewell to one of God's annointed." Some of the church leaders fit– tingly compared the spirit of Dr. King to that of Jesus. Shelly Hill quoted Dr. King who had said: "We must all learn to live together like friends, or .... we'll die together like fools .• ·" Rabbi Emanuel Rose made a very fine eulogy, also. He mentioned how enormous forces were at work today trying to eliminate the individual, and that the killing of Dr. Martin Luther King was part of this. But probably the best tribute of all was the quoting of Chapter 13, Corinthians: "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love ... " In respect for the memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "There's always the danger that an oppressed group will seek to rise from a position of disadvantage to one of advantage -- thereby subverting justice. It can lead to the kind or philosophy you get in the Black Nationalist movements -- black supremacy. Many revolutions have centered on destroying something. been In the injustices, sweltering with the heat of oppression, this revolution, the quest is for Negro to get into the stream of American life. It's a revolution calling on the nation to live up to what is already there in an idealistic sense. Part of the job of leadership is to keep the hope alive and yet keep righteous indignation alive, the healthy discontent that will keep a revolution moving." will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. August 28, 1963 llllllff I I I Hayton Inc. -