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Show 8 Mountain West Minority Reporter & Sentinel, June 8, 1990 Hispanic © Presbyterians worship ir ocal churches during General Assembly Salt Lake City, June 3 — Commis- following the sermon, the moderator worry that it all depends on us.”’ prayed for the church and the world , An overflow crowd packed the ‘fon this special Pentecost Sunday.”’ The worship was enhanced by Japanese Church of Christ to hear Argrand choral. music conducted by thur Kamitsuka, national executive Harlan Snow, a brass quartet augmen- director of the Presbyterian Men’s ting the organ, and the morning sun Council, preach in English and City’s First Presbyterian’ Church, streaming through three magnificent Japanese. Speaking of the Pentecost featuring a sermon by the Moderator Stained glass windows on the themes event, Kamitsuka observed, ‘“The early church spoke in many languages, of nativity, the prayer in Gethsemane, of the assembly, Price Gwynn. Before and we are experiencing the same and the resurrection. the sermon, he told the congregation thing this morning.”’ Dr. Douglas Oldenberg, President that congregational life represents both Kamitsuka, who served for 30 years the rootage and the power of the life of Columbia Theolcgical Seminary, of the denomination. “‘Friends,’’ he preached at the Community of Grace as a Presbyterian missionary in Japan, took as his test the words of Jesus to said, “‘if it doesn’t happen here, it Church. “‘Criticize the church as you would the mother that gave you his disciples, ‘‘You shall receive doesn’t happen.”’ The moderator’s sermon, entitled birth,’’ he said, urging that the church power when the Holy Spirit comes ‘‘The Heart of the Matter,’’ was bas- recapture Calvin’s image of the upon you, and you shall be my 3 ed upon John 3:16-21. He cited Karl church as the ‘‘the mother of witnesses.” Following the worship service, Barth’s reply to a questioner who ask- believers.’’ Faith is not ‘“born in solitude’’ as so many today seem to members of the Japanese Church proed: “‘What is the most profound, significant, and powerful truth?’’ believe, he said; rather ‘‘faith is con- vided an ample lunch for their visitors from the General Assembly. The Barth replied, ‘‘Jesus loves me; this ceived in community.”’ Presbyterians cannot afford to be lunch was preceded by a “‘coffee I know, for the Bible tells me so.’’ fellowship,’’ explained elder Carl Incomplacent, Oldenberg suggested. ’ **Who is this Jesus?’’ asked Gwynn. owdy, ““because we are believers in *‘We lost another 43,000 members’’ ‘*He is the keeper of eternity for one the adage ‘life is short: eat dessert thing; and he gave himself on the in 1989, he reported. ‘“We will need to reverse this trend. first.’”’ cross ... That you may have life,’’ he ‘Nestled in a suburban neighborhood But the assurance that Christ is Lord answered. As for the Bible, he said, ‘*When life kicks you in the belly, it’s and head of the church enables us at the foot of the Wasatch peak called Mt. Olympus, the Presbyterian a long way back, but the Bible is a finally to be free of excessive worry good place to start.’’ In his prayer and excessive fear. free from the Church of that name was decked out sioners and visitors to the 202nd General Assembly traveled throughout Salt Lake County and beyond to attend Sunday services of worship in churches large and small. Two services were held at Salt Lake Presbyterians hail from many states in crimson paraments for the Pentecost. Gary Demarest, associate Salt Lake City, June 2 — Spanish director. of the Evangelism and Church Development Ministry Unit, was the language at the Hispanic dinasked the question ‘‘Who on Earth | ner held June 1. The common language was shared Are We’”’ in his message and prayed by Hispanics who were Mexican, that Presbyterians could learn to know and show who they are with the kind Puerto Rican, Cuban, Brazilian, and Colombian. of certainty and clarity demonstrated by the Apostles in the book of Acts. Persons attending who are commisThe contemporary church building sioners in the 202nd General serves a 27-year-old congregation now Assembly each reported on the work numbering 430. in their respective committees. One The Rev. Jerry Van Marter preach- young Puerto Rican youth delegate ed to a few dozen worshippers at the laughingly reported that being a youth Faith and Fellowship Center on the delegate on the Pension and Benefits campus at Utah State University in Committee is really a unique Logan. The eclectic congregation con- experience. sisting of one-third Presbyterians Robert Delgado, from the Synod of heard a sermon from the Pentecost the Sun, presided at the meeting. It text in Acts. | was reported that work continues to Many other services were held with fully reunite the two different Hispanic guest preachers and events related to caucus and council groups. Pentecost and to the presence of the The group visited and enjoyed each 202nd General Assembly. : other in fellowship — all in Spanish. At the Calvary Baptist Church in Salt Lake City, the Rev. Dr. James Ute Tribe Cont. from page I Reese preached to over 400 worshiporganizations agreed that the mixed © pers. The gospel sermon was taken bloods should create a corporation from Acts 17:13-26. Rev. Reese is the to serve as their ‘‘authorized represendirector of racial ethnic ministry in the tative,’’ receiving all income due mixPresbyterian Church (USA). ed bloods from the indivisible assets and managing those assets jointly with the tribe. That corporation, formed in 1958, is known as the Ute Development Corp. Hunting and fishing rights on the reservation were determined to be indivisible assets in a 1985 ruling by Judge Jenkins. 7 Mixed bloods contend the Ute Tribe has prevented them from sharing equally in the use and management of those assets. The Ute Tribe has responded that its actions have been necessary to preserve the integrity of and the home — , o ay 7 a _ those assets from misuse by relatives... | of the: mixed’ bloods) es oo One of the lawsuits in question was filed last Denver, October a mixed after Charles blood from Roosevelt, was issued a ticket by a Ute Tribe officer for elk hunting on the reservation with his two adult sons. The Ute Tribe had passed a biggame-hunting regulation specifying that mixed bloods could hunt on the reservation only with their spouse or children under age 18. Mr. Denver and the Affiliated Ute that's onit). ~ weknow where Citizens maintain that the regulation — is discriminatory against mixed bloods. They estimate that only two of the 369 mixed bloods have children under that age. **Without assistance, the older mixed bloods can’t move, load, or other- wise handle big-game carcasses,” the suit said. Ute Tribe attorney Gary Montana responded at the court hearing that the tribe does not want to restrict the rights of mixed bloods to hunt and you can get fish, but has encountered abuses of those rights. Tribal law-enforcement officers, he said, have found mixed bloods accompanied by three or four adult children who do not have the hunting rights but have been carrying weapons. **We question who’s doing the hunting,’’ he said. **... We’re concerned about our natural resources. If we don’t have some limits, everybody and his brother will be out there hunting and fishing.”’ The Ute Development Corp.., in its lawsuit against the Ute Tribe, maintained the hunting and fishing regulations are invalid because the mixed the money. AVALLEY "BANK bloods’ corporation was not involved in formulating the rule. The corporation also said the federal Bureau of Interior, which oversees the reservation, declared the regulation illegal. Member FDIC 481-5000 The Ute Tribe, said Mr. Montana, believes LENOER the lawsuits should be dismissed because the tribe has soveriegn immunity, and any actions agains the tribe should be pursued in tribal.courts, not the federal court. | |
