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Page 8 » THE MAROON TIGER October, 1986
RELIGION
Carter Speaks
by Graveney Bannister
Dean Lawrence Edward
Carter Sr. said Sunday dur
ing his sermon at the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Interna
tional Chapel that God is
beyond whereness. The
speaker said there was much
apathy among students and
as a result many do not get
involved.
He continued by saying
that many poets are not
poets, and for the same
reason many religious men
and women are not saints.
The dean said the primary
reason is they never succeed
at being themselves because
they are afraid or believe
that God is watching.
“The story of Jonah is a
whale of a tale because it
portrays how determined
and persistently we create
tricks to evade who we really
are,” Carter said. He further
stated that the story is a
whale of a tale because it
shows how we attempt to
rim away from God. “When
you are running away from
God, you are running from
your real self,” he said.
Carter said the only way is
to be yourself and the person
God has called you to be.
“Jonah was a prophet who
had been bitten by the I
don’t care bug,” continued
Carter.
The speaker said Jonah
refused to get involved, so
much so that he could snore
through a mighty storm at
sea. “If you don’t care what
happens to people you will
not only go off the deep end,
but you will sleep through a
revolution, and you will
waste your talent and also
your time,” Carter added.
The Dean of King Chapel
cautioned the congregation
that their growth may be
blighted by such behavior,
and they would avoid their
destiny. “You will miss your
call to greatness, ’ ’ he added.
“When you run from
greatness, you run from
God.” He said, “if you read
the parable of Jonah, you
will see yourself in a
mirror.” The speaker then
made reference to the period
of the occurrence by saying
that the time was four hun
dred years before Christ’s
birth. “The Jewish people
had been battered and
blasted by one great empire
after another,” Carter said.
According to Carter, they
were banished from Babylon
to Palestine to rebuild the
country. Their attitudes
were “we will make sure
that slavery never happens
again to the Jews,” he fur
ther stated.
“The Jews were only con
cerned about their litle
ethnic group, their little
religious group and they
were not concerned about
anybody beyond Judaism,”
said the speaker.
In order to alert the
Jewish people of their sanc-
by Emanuel D. McGirt
The Presidential Search
Committee of Morehouse
College has a very difficult
and important responsibili
ty: it must select the next
president of Morehouse Col
lege.
Dr. Hugh M. Gloster will
be retiring at the end of the
1986-87 school year.
The Presidential Search
Committee is a sub
committee of the Board of
Trustees. The committee
consists of nine members:
Dr. Kilgore-chairman, Dr.
Calvin A. Brown, Dr. T. M.
Alexander Sr., Dr. Otis
Moss, Dr. Howard Jordan,
Dr. Ivan Allen, Dr. Tobe
Johnson, Mr. Charlie
Moreland and one student
government representative
Mr. Michael Bryant.
Bryant states that the
work of the search com
mittee is top secret. He said
that they had an organiza
tional meeting this summer
and the committee members
were in town Fri. Sept. 26th
for another meeting.
Dr. Kilgore said “The
search committee is working
diligently to find the best
possible candidate for the
Presidency.”
There has been much
speculation that Maynard
Jackson former mayor of
Atlanta and Morehouse Col
lege graduate may be the
prime candidate for the
timonious attitude, a pro
phet wrote the story about
Jonah, said Carter. He said
that the prophet was
holding Jonah up to the
Jews as a mirror to say,
“Look at Jonah! this is what
you are like.” “The real na
tion that needs to grow up is
not Nineveh, but Israel,”
the speaker said. He added,
“Jonah was told by God to
inform the people of Nineveh
to get their acts together.”
Carter said the call by God
is a call to care no matter
what station we find
ourselves. He said that there
Presidency. Key sources on
campus have said that
Jackson withdrew his name
from consideration.
What qualities must a
President of Morehouse Col
lege possess? When the
history of Dr. John Hope,
Dr. Benjamin Mays, and Dr.
Hugh M. Gloster are viewed
it is apparent that the leader
of this institution must be
articulate, intelligent, and
conscious of the plight of
Lewis —
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the most meaningful thing
that I have tried to do was
to inject a sense of fairness
to the city government,”
Lewis said candidly.
While serving on the
Atlanta City Council, Lewis
has opposed major pieces of
legislation. Recently, he op
posed a measure proposed
by Mayor Andrew Young to
sell real estate earmarked
for a Vine City housing pro
ject to the state for the pur
pose of erecting an office
building. Lewis said he op
posed the legislation
because he, “felt that an of
fice building on that site was
neither compatible with the
churches nearby nor the
academic community. There
is a need for housing there.
The proposal was not in
keeping with the city’s
‘Comprehensive Develop
ment Plan.’” Lewis also op
posed a measure to build the
new city stadium at the cor
ner of Northside and Martin
Luther King Blvd. for
similar reasons.
are several professionals
who are called doctors,
lawyers, mayors, teachers,
butchers and many others.
“It is ridiculous for you to
go running around feeling
that your call is more sacred
than anyone else’s because
you are going to seminary,
and you have been called to
preach,” said Carter.
According to Carter,
“what makes a job sacred
depends on one’s
dedication.” It is because
people are hurting that the
call comes requesting Jonah
to go to Nineveh,” the
Black Americans.
In the May issue of The
Chronical of Higher Educa
tion there is an advertise
ment stating the qualifica
tions and duties of a Presi
dent of Morehouse College.
If specifies that the College
seeks an experienced
educator with the following
credentials: an earned doc
torate in the field of
specialization and record of
scholarly achievement;
Now that Lewis has decid
ed to run for U.S. Congress,
he must direct his attention
to both local and national
issues. He has included in
his platform—measures
which he believes will
enhance the lives of Atlan
tans as well as all
Americans.
For instance, on the local
level, Lewis intends to in
troduce legislation which
would allocate funds for the
rebuilding of Aubourn
Avenue. “All of us,”
believes Lewis, “whether on
the local, state, or national
level must commit
resources—including money,
time, and effort—toward the
restoration of Auburn
Avenue.”
On the topic of education,
Lewis stands opposed to
measures which would cut
necessary financial aid pro
grams. He said, “We must
preserve the college loan
program so that a degree
does not limit itself to the
rich.”
On America’s deficit,
Lewis is not a proponent of
the Gramm-Rudman-
speaker said. The reason
Jonah disobeyed • God was
that he was a Jew and
did not wish God’s mercy
to shine on his enemies,
Carter said. The speaker
concluded his sermon by
saying in the presence of
God there is no escape. He
said two common sayings
among college students are,
“I am too young to be
serious,” and ‘who cares’.”
He called for students to car
and to develop to their full
potential and to be mature
enough to love their
enemies.
capacity to play a leading
role in the development of
the academic program of the
College; proven ad
ministrative, fundraising
and public relations talent;
ability to work cooperative
ly with college constituen
cies; and the ability to repre
sent the college effectively
in dealing with foundations,
corporations, government
officials and the general
public.
HoUings Act. He believes
the legislation is a “cop out”
because it is a simplistic ap
proach to a complex pro
blem.
Lewis has dedicated his
life to making life better for
all people. For more than 25
years he has been both a
hero and a rebel. He, like
many other statesmen, want
to see a better world. Listen
to him as he makes a plea to
the young voters of Atlanta:
“I grew up very poor, but
with a sense of hope and a
sense of optimism. I
discovered that if I
persevered, worked hard,
and tried to do what’s right;
I could make a change.
Young people must get in
volved in the political arena.
Young people must use the
vote as the most powerful
tool, technique, and weapon
they have at their disposal.
Young Blacks have a
legacy to uphold. They have
an obligation to future
generations to make laws
that will make the world a
safer—and ultimately—a
better place to live.”
Search Committee Seeks President
for the 1987-88 School Year