Show 1 - t y ” i 13 Opinion 16 Crossword 17 H- - E The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday March 5 1998 Pisoionarios Jason L - torn too LDS Mission Ho will Canada Toronto East apeak Sunday 1 pm ' at tho Hyda Parti lot Ward 480 N 1 00 WmL Nlo Butlor aon of 8lan and Undo Budor of SfflMMMd has aooaplad a cal to ooraa In too Iowa Dm MolnM LD8 MMon Ho wM apaak at 320 pm Sunday In toe 8mNMMd 5to Ward 120 8 000 East Ho onlaia too MMonary Training BySlapfienHuba Berime Howard Newa8atvloe CanyhaB aon of Paul D and Pautada Campbsl of Logan raeanly ratumad tarn w South Africa Capotown LDS MMon Ho wN apoak at £20 pm Sunday In tho Logan 17th i iinin niiiiiivwip iw iwnn boyn raoondy rotunwd form ttM Canada SWardEaat LDS Mlaalon Ho will apoak at 11:30 am Sunday In tho North Logon M Ward 1560 E 1900 NorttL Cook daughter of Biyoa and Karol uoqk oi mmoonoo vwo voGonoy iowiioq rani Montatown Now Jaraay LEW MMon 8ha pa wM apoak at Oarn Sunday In twProvtdanoolat ' but its Protestant organizers atop short of calling it a lenten fasL Participants will be asked to “synchronize” their prayers using a y prayer calendar and to fast in some way Eddie Smith national coordinator for PrayUSA hopes the initiative becomes a catalyst for spiritual revival and repentance in America “I think it’s important that we more than any other nation on Eaat Amanda Dunoan daughter of John and Manor Dunoan of SmMhMd mb aooaolad a cal to sorvo In tho Brtaton England LDS Mlaalon apoak atldSpja Sunday to too Ward 000 E 1 20 SoutaShe anion too AmS m uJS MMMinofy iramg umor on mii s inoio mi ovnonooio miihh y moi do on opon nouoo oi BwS w Plaid daugMar of Lloyd and Janloa FMd of Lawiaton hM raoondy ratumad from tw AuatraHa Sydney South LDS MMaon ShowU-apoaat 0 ajn Sunday ki tho Lawiaton lat2nd WM 10 & 1000 WaaL i Nonaan Louie BaNa aon of 8taphan and Gloria Bala of Hyrum haa aooaptoa a cal to larva In too Oklahoma ON Oklahoma LDS Ho wS apoak at 11:30 am Sunday In tho Hyrum 3rd Ward Ha antara the Miaaionary Training Center on March 11 Mto-ak- 30-ho- ur 40-da- fn WM250N400r pant est in fasting as a spiritual discipline acroM a wide spectrum of chinches obaervers say Lent in the West began WednesINCINNAn— Ron Peake remembers day The Orthodox Chinch begins observing Lent next Monday acutely what it waa like to not eat any “Loti of people are entenpg into " Peake said fflifisM thing for 40 days lait “There’s awareness a heightened tpriq across die nation of the need to fast "It waa far eaaier than what I and pray” expected when I began” laid Wnilc evangelicals aren't necesPeake paator of Agape Fellowihip Church in Cincinnati sarily keeping Lent they are “I really wain’t very hungry or appealing to traditional notions of : and sacrifice in a time waa I the tired" at tempted countercultural attempt to change he said American values Many in Peake’s church fasted “B’sn discipline that's mubably with bun and hia wife fluted for 20 been lost to some degree' said ! laid hia Steve Jacobs chief organizer of prayer was Crodnnati’s National Day of matkedby an “increased spiritual wareness" during die fast Prayer activities and a staff mem- -' V T1 only thing he consumed her of Campus Orusade for Christ ' thoae 40 days: water and a little ‘ T “There seems to be a resurgence ftuitjuice of interest in fasting with prayer” Peake and other evangelical he siud Protestant! are diacovenng the Jacobs employer bone of the benefit! of a pracbating spiritual lead ministries promoting Pray tice more commonly associated national call to USA a 40-da-y with Catholics Anglicans and Orthodox prayer and fasting that begins SunThe onset of Lent a traditional day and continues through April’ 9 The timing of PcayUSA cone- period of fluting far Christiana comes at a time of increased inter- sponds almost exactly with Lent CantorMarchll 156 N 100 Local youth prepare for fast o It’s not just for the o Catholics any more Brady ton of John and Marilyn Brady ol Hyde Pam racandy returned By Mika Ingraham features writer It’s a teen's dream raising money by not doing something Of course that something is hard The teen must deny an ageless impulse He must deny the body's cry the call of nature: “Go to the refrigerator” Instead Friday he'll turn towards church the First Presbyterian Church in Logan There he will remain in the company of friends and juices The latter he can drink the farmer he can drink in their reflections and commentaries serving as food for thought the only food he'll get for 30 hours For this he’ll raise money for world hunger and also raise his consciousness and i “We're not trying to loae weight here"says Dave Hedgepeth the church's director of Christian education On the contrary they’re taking on the weight of hunger and finding how it feels For the second year the Presbyterians are participating in World Vision 30 Hour Famine a symbolic act with a practical purpose battling global hunger They'll join with the SL John’s Episcopal youth ftiday and Saturday for a sbepover at foe church as well as discussion community service a hike in prosperity and food have for usw he said “If we deny ourselves anything it’s an exception not the rule" Last year’s PrayUSA enlisted the involvement at dozens of denomi- nations hundreds of religious orga-wfaatinn and nf churches said Smith who senses a groundswdl of support for such an effort This ytu its goal is for 2 million Christians topartknpate The Rev Jerry Kirk said he became a believer in fluting four yean ago and has attempted several fasts since then Rev Kirk is a Presbyterian clergyman and president of the National Coalition for the Protection of Children and anti- Families a Cincinnati-base-d pornography group - See YOUTH on Page 14 i naman aon at DairtDaa LaonM and Barnett of Logan haa aoeaptod a cal to Sana In the Italy Roma LDS Mlaalon Ha wM apeak at 11 am Sunday In the Logan 20th Ward B7S N 1500 EaaL ' vv I Owen J Buttara aon of Uoyd and Venna Sultan of Hanlon aooaolad a cal to the New Janoy Cliony HM LDS MMon Ha spaMa at 0 ajn Sunday In In Tranlon ward 1200 N 400 BM j- - nWi Qmgoiy Boyd EMa aon of Rod and Um Bto of River Hotanta noanUy ratumad from too Kona Seoul West IDS Mlaalon Ha aBapMfc at Sunday In too River Heights aid WM 000 8 000 EaM i ' ! and Datn Hul of Prt' Ryan HuN aons of Jbn towna BdaiaMtl uSmjJ mmi OSaM HID klniM IWD CSMflB MOIli raOMray WUniM Aucklond LN MWsoo4fa apaaka laLI I MiSun--: LM Mwwgn 1i Ward 5307 last fa RND Rfli Carl O and Aha Johnaon of North Logan raoondy nlurnod horn dw Canada Toronto Eaat LD8 Imifon They wB apeak at 11:30 am Sunday In too North Lgoan 3rd Ward 1550 E 1100 North Frianda and kunly an vMtooma at the Johnaon nskhnoa fodoakig the aatvloa ' AdilaiMM D Kaufman daujaar of Mariana StapMon and WSSam Kaufman of Logan laoanF ly ratumad from South Carolna Co£imhia LDS Mlaakai She apaaka at 106 ajn Sunday In dm WBowVMoy&KlWard 825 N 200WasL Lloyd and Etolaa Mayer of Smlddlald have aooopM a oal to serve In tw loaa Dm MokMB LDSMMon They vfl apoak at 10M am Sun-- : day In the 8mithfleld 11th ward 188 N 100 aat They enter the MBalonaiy HaWng Cantor on March 10 V- Jayaon MoLaod aon of Phil and Karan McLeod of Logan hM raconty ratumad from lw Florida Fort Lauderdale LDS Mlaalon Ho wW speak at 11 am Sunday In the Logan 28th Ward 1450 E 1500 North vt' Jf Mika Mlalaon son of Dal Loy and Lynatta Hsnaan of North Logan and Sood Nelson of San l3lago hM raooidy ratumad km too Fort Worth Tana Spanish speaking LDS MMon Ho wR apeak at 9 ajn Sunday at too CMMdo 1st Ward 1380 E 25 N An open houm aW be hafct at die Hanaan nakianoa fdowlng die aatvloa Itamrihr Ohiiay daughtor of Brooa and Mar- garat Obray of Paradtoo lacandy ratumad dw Ruaala Yakatarinbutg LDS Mkulon 8he wB tan apoak at 7M pjn Sunny Ward 9050 & 200 WaaL In' tw Paradtas 2nd v tY n v RandaN aon of Carta Randal of Patawbow and Nal Randal of Logan raoondy ratumad from the Portugal Lisbon South LDS MMon He speaks at 8 ajn 8undw h toe Man-do-n 1st WM 20 N 100 Waal i 0 - Bryan f ' - 1 “ Avery Stewart aon of Lynn and Clndv going of Cologo WM hM raoondy ratumad from the Peoria llilnoie LDS Mlaalon Ha wM apoak at 11 ajn 8unday In tw Colaga want SM W 2200 8outo An opan houM wi ba haM at tw ZoBng raaldanoe 2002 W 3000 8outo polsgaWMatartwoonrtoo ' ‘’s‘ Ruaaal B Sunk aon of Randal and Gani : Sui of Hyrum fwa aooopM pantoron March a oal to aorvo In 11 ’ Joshua Waal aon of Richard and Sharon Woat of North Logan haa accepted a cad to n aorvo In too Guatemala City Conbal LDS 9 ajn Sunday In too Ho wl apoak L&wn 7to Ward 1105 E 2100 North Ho o too MWaonory Training Cant on March 25 MIs-Mo- r Marcua C Wkm aon of John and Susann Wbm of 8mRhflold haa aoeaptod a cal to too Brail Bak Hortamta LDO MMon Ho apoahs at 8unday In too Dmmid 7to Ward 79 E 200 South Ho antara tho MMonary Training Cant March 11 A Ml luncheon art bo hold at too Wkm homo tor Manda and famly aft too 125 L a : Tho Harald Journal accepts announcements efmManatyfarawalaandhamooomlngaftaortn Hwrgs lor wssWypubScaion In Thursdays section tnfoimatlon should bo gkmnby oMm phono w In pamon to Tho Harald Journal by 6 pjn Hwaday of too aamo weak Ral-glo- not to love -- t i By KenhathW Godfrey ft v -- ' i ) J an broo author of four books About hfit-fo- ni NC and the town's Episcopal minister Ft Tim alio introduces readers to an extraordinary lady Cynthia whose lifo knows far more joy Aan misery She loves spring mornings drumsticks cobhlct large dogs cats wayward duldmn rising in the mooing going to bed with the sun even obnoxious neighbors and seema capable of getting along with evoyone and everything Without betraying plot I dunk it appropriate to tell you dud she and Pc Um Min love On ’ more occasions than one as she extremes her love for this or that the minister V ' queries Ts there anything you don't lover “Yes” die replies then gives him a litany of dungs for which she has no affection -Reading Karon’s books which by the Way I loved got me i thinking about affection and aome of the things it b perfrotly all right not to like Wfc can often ten much about people by observing what repebthemM we can by noticing what they : are dmwn to Our loves and our hates to a large extent define who and what we are " But to return to Cynthia She does not love people who are never on time She would be terribly fond of me because I always arrive - u r come early to have my first root ' canal or to be sentenced by aome judge or slugged by a bully Not wanting to waste other people’s time I do not eqjpy hiving mine warn by those who gannS malm sphamitB- - Nnr Ai I like it when folks refine to quicken their pace or talk on die telephone or viut with other store desks while I wait not so prtiently for service Garden slugs are another of Cynthb’s thmgs r not to love Nor does die like artificial flowers loud music and stale cockers Hurray for Cyn- tfaial Tbday it b common for people to turn up car ndioa or play CDs fidl bare with windows lowered and the bass level equalling that ol the volume for all the world to hear whether they ' want to or not Cursing made Cyuthu's list of dislikes Cursing if done rt all uke sorrow and unlike misery should be done silently and alooe People with tender ears and heats should not have to listen to cursing in public places nor hear it on Athletes should not v TV or from employers have to hear such language from their coaches n: either " Comfdaining Cynthb did not love either Some of us are never satisfied We hear talk about doing better running faster not wasting time stretching ourselves doing more today than we did yesterday but not as much as we Friday Outdoors: Legislature goes fishing t- : - 'v- : i- " : iv' h ' V AP photo ' V A woman preys between eanrioaa al Bogntfa South Catoadral Fab 22 ISQSb WWto many Chlneea CathoUca prey In govommant approved churehoa thb one many ottiere belong to bannod underground Catoolc churches : which hoUftue to too doctrine of toe popeTo auprama ralgious authorty ' ' ' ' i- - forging It’s so cold inside Beijing’s BEUING (AP) South Cathedral the holy water b frozen Still on an ordinary Sunday morning nearly every pew b filled to look like marble Dwarfed by mIbiim and tall arched windows covered with lace curtains about 600 members of the congregation recite the liturgy in Chineae and greet one amriher with a mall bow y The congregation b a mix of ages from people in their 20s wearing jeans and leather jackets to the very old in dark coats and layers of sweaters Most are adults but here and there children sit with their families South Cathedral b the main place of worship for Reying’s Catholics As part of die official Catholic church permitted under Marxist rule it must accq government control and proclaim autonomy from the pope 'Yet in recent years the Chinese Catholic church has to the Ctholirinn of the outside forged more world Its members prey for the pope during Mau and can buy a Chinese translation of his writings Many hope he will someday make a historic visit to China much " like hb visit to Cuba in late January The underground Roman Catholic church meanwhile hM brea under increasing pleasure Bearing a legacy of persecution it holds fast to the doctrine of the pope’s supreme religious authority and refuses to mtowwlli Hit government father used to say the 'open' church was the devil said the Rev Zhang Tlaiilu a young priest in or in hb words "open" the government-controlle-d of heaven" — grew up in a family that waa active in the underground church Ten years ago Zhang warded to become a priest The unofficial way church’s seminaries were pooriy equipped so Zhang and hb father visited a government-approve- d seminary in Beyiagand found it “a holy place” Dozens of priests have been allowed to study in die United States and Europe since die early 1990s Zhig spent three years in Belgium and England and visaed the Vatican where he served as a ? deacon and met with the pope' “The Chineae government never stops my faith in thepope” Zhang said Catholics number between 4 million die official figure and 12 million die estimate given by foreign scholars piM “Many just want to go to church If there’s an ’open’ Mass they’ll go u an underground priest bat Wiest an a house they wiugothere” said Jean-Pu- d American academic who studies Catholicism “The gray area in between b what's growing” In die underground church opposition to the government dates to die 1950s ana the early rears of communist rule when Beijing created a Catholic church autonomous from Rome imprisoned many' priests who refused to cooperate and expelled the last papal representative ' church' ' ' Zhang — whose given name Tianlii means “die China's constitution motects normal religious ' activity but it also bans the use of religion to disrupt public order Both concepts sre left open to interpre- -' The ruling Communist Puty sees religion as a harmful influence and prohibits its members from - f See CHINESE on Page 15 See GODFREY on Page 14 Features: 752-212- 1 |