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January 15, 1982 / The Maroon Tiger / Page 2 King hi iiartin iCittbrr Ktttg Ir. The Campus of Morehouse College 2:00 P. M. The Reverend Ralph David Abernathy, Officiating PRELUDE Improvisations on Negro Spirituals Improvisations on “We Shall Overcome” PROCESSIONAL — “Cortege” Dupre HYMN — “O God, Our Help In Ages Past” Isaac Watts PRAYER : Dr. Gardner C. Taylor President, Progressive National Baptist Convention OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE Rabbi Abraham Heschel Professor, Jewish Theological Seminary of America SPIRITUAL — “Balm in Gilead” Traditional Morehouse College Glee Club NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE .. The Reverend Franklin C. Frye President, National Council of Churches SPIRITUAL — “Ain’t Got Time to Die” Traditional Ebenezer Baptist Church Choir TRIBUTES: THE HONORABLE IVAN ALLEN, JR. Mayor, City of Atlanta MR. ROBERT J. COLLIER Chairman, Board of Deacons, Ebenezer Baptist Church MOST REVEREND JOHN J. WRIGHT Bishop of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania MRS. ROSA PARKS “Mother” of Montgomery Movement THE REVEREND J. E. LOWERY Chairman, Board of Directors, Southern Christian Leadership Conference THE REVEREND ANDREW J. YOUNG Executive Vice President, Southern Christian Leadership Conference SOLO — “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” Thomas A. Dorsey Miss Mahalia Jackson EULOGY Dr. Benjamin E. Mays President Emeritus, Morehouse College HYMN — “The Morehouse College Hymn” J. O. B. Mozeley “WE SHALL OVERCOME” BENEDICTION Bishop W. R. Wilkes Presiding Bishop, Third Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church RECESSIONAL — “Largo” from “New World Symphony” .... Dvorak Taken from funeral program of King. Struggle Continued from Pg. 1 Indeed, in these times of economic instability and the white “backlash/’ we could best honor our fallen soldier by banding together as a race of people, and begin to march with renewed vigor and determination in the interest of bridging that ever widening gap between what is so beautifully put in our shinning constitu tion and the sobering reality of American society. Bear in mind that if Dr. King's death is not to be in vain, we must fight against New Course The Life And Thought Of Martin Luther King, Jr. Religion 380 T H 9:25 AM WH-230 Morehouse 3 Hrs Instructor-Prof.— Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter THE DREAMS AND INSPIRATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. “History has thrust upon our generation an indescribably important destiny—to complete a process of democratization which our nation has too Idng developed too slowly. How we deal with with this crucial situation will determine our moral health as individuals, our cultural health as a region, our political health as a nation, and our prestige as a leader of the free world." — 1958 “A It hough / cannot pay the fine, I will willingly accept the alternative which you provide, and that l will do without malice.” — Statement to an Alabama judge, 1958 “It may get me crucified. / may even die. But / want it said even if I die in the struggle that ‘He died to make men free’ ”. — 1962 “The question is not whether we will be extremist but what kind of extremists will we be. Will we be extremists for hate or will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice-or will we be extremists for the cause of justice? — Letter from a Birmingham Jail April, 1963 “Some of you have knives, and I ask you to put them up. Some of vou have arms, and I ask you to put them up. Get the weapon of nonviolence, the breastplate of righteousness, the armor of truth and just keep marching.” — 1964 those forces which are presently nipping away at his very achievements. He left us a legacy which we would do well to follow. Indeed, we owe him (and ourselves) that much. If we don’t ACT, Reagan and his reactionary policies will force us to REACT. Having January 15 declared a national holiday would be a great tribute to Dr. King;-achieving and fulfilling the man’s dreams would be an even greater tribute ... REINTENSIFY THE STRUGGLE!