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= State and Local = '.Ministry helps small group of poor Church provides aid for foreigners By James Florez Reporter probleJ The Emmanuel Baptist Church in )e chanjsfBryan was once one of Bryan’s most prominent churches, boasting a con- effectivJg ie 8 at * on °f more than 200 people. ‘xamDleB 0W ’ w * t ^ 1 ’ ts mem ^ ers l 1 'P at a mea- A VlS r man y P eo pI e in the commu- y. AndlMfy wonc i er if th e church still exists, throur. Emmanuel Baptist, established in 1951, is not the typical Southern inion, Baptist church that its red-bricked, e to pre-tlll-stfepled exterior might suggest. \yhgp. It now caters to a congregation com- )v | ( prised mainly of Laotians, Mexicans ' '/Bid Cubans. h an 7l After a charismatic movement ulessot decimated the membership of his e * s Pnjfturch, the church fell on hard onds ™tiines, says the Rev. Clyde Wilton, eir qua; Astor of Emmanuel Baptist for the ^pst20 years. to give ■“We welcomed all,” Wilton says, beenn. J charismatics came in throwing , their hands up, saying ‘hallelujah’ ’ TBid talking in tongues, and ran most n the I oi our stable members off.” 'tcjuife. After the chat ismatics’ movement nion its failed and they left, Wilton says the ■lurch’s roll stood at about 15. 1 suffer' I “Nobody wanted to be involved hite mjBth a church that was a failure,” he lucthtoM yS . went < ^ own to nothing. , ■.■here were times when only one or ukt l u; t wo s howed up for services, day U Oi|l “A lot of people were saying, umbers ‘Look, you have a great opportunity i positk to rebuild, but please don’t involve are mak% in it. I want to go where the ac- jght, H tion is already coming off.’ ” 11(1 WIT surprisi h posit aatureb mbers a dosoj ly acqu!;: to wait: nd insic of dec xitentii: Kimic St:, long-td crificed: 1 jusdct is not ili Although the uncertainty of the church’s future was frightening, Wil ton says he used the opportunity to move the church’s operation more into keeping with New Testament teachings, such as taking care of the poor. “I visited several churches in the community,” he say's, “and I always asked myself, ‘Where are the poor people? Who is taking care of their needs?” eigners in the congregation has also hindered the church’s growth. “When American, English-speak ing people come here and see all these foreigners, they want to go where their people are,” he says. Marrow adds, “The Mien, Cubans and Mexicans feel the same pres sure. After a while,' they feel the need to be with their own people and move on. Our membership is very transient.” “Most people would commend the work we do. They say it is noble and kind to do this. But as for being ac tive, one-on-one church members with these people — they are not interested. ” — The Rev. James Marrow, assistant pastor “We’re not a prestigious church — we have a bunch of poor people here. If you are looking for prestige, you’ll be disapointed here. For that reason, just about all of the Anglo- whites have gone.” The Rev. James Marrow, a Texas A&M graduate student who serves as assistant pastor, says that because of the church’s ministry to the poor, its membership hasn't grown much. “Most people would commend the work we do,” Marrow says. “They say it is noble and kind to do this. But as for being active, one-on-one church members with these people — they are not interested.” Wilton says a high number of for- Wilton says Emmanuel Baptist be gan to sponsor refugees shortly be fore the fall of South Vietnam, when the church sponsored a family of 13 Vietnamese. Since then, the church has sponsored families and individu als from Laos, Cambodia and Cuba. Kao Meng Saetern, spokesman and translator for the Mien mem bers of the congregation, says his family fled Laos nine years ago to es cape communism. “The communists, when they came, they were friendly — almost like Christian people,” Saetern says. “Later, they changed their rules and made us work on farms. When the communists took over, we became discouraged.” Wilton says the church provides free housing and financial support for the refugees until they are able to find work. He says after 21 days, the residents of the church’s housing units are asked to help with their share of the utility costs. A garden also is planted each year to help cut food costs. Marrow says the church’s housing project is open to any individual in need, but warns that there are strict rules for those who live there. “We have an agreement of disci pline,” Marrow says. “If they live here, they must attend church serv ices. “We are not a housing project. We provide for material needs to show our love for these people. We do this work so that they might hear the preaching of God’s w'ord and be come believers.” Wilton’s and Marrow’s sermons are translated into Mien and Spanish by translators in a small room at the back qf the church. Members can hear the translation through head phones connected to the seats in the church’s sanctuary. Although a proposed move by many of the Mien members of the congregation threatens to cut the church’s enrollment even further, Wilton and Marrow are optimistic about the church’s future. un goes undetected; guard taken off duty GRAPEVINE (AP) — A security guard at Dallas- Fort Worth International Airport has been taken off duty for retraining after a woman claimed she carried a pistol through airport security bar riers undetected, an airline official says. H Henry Conley, district director for Delta Air Lines, said that the airport’s security company, Stanley Smith Security Inc., took the person who was on duty Saturday off duty to be reviewed and retrained “as a precautionary measure.” or histv uionistiilw~~ ■ Freda Freeman of Terrell said she deliberately left a derringer pistol inside her purse as it went through an airport X-ray machine at Delta’s Ter minal 4-E to see what would happen. Frank Freeman, her husband, told the Dallas Morning News the incident makes him “pretty damn nervous.” Mrs. Freeman said she remembered she was carrying the gun as she escorted her mother to the security gate Saturday morning while her husband parked their car. The woman said she didn't want to leave her mother, who has Alzheimer’s disease, so she de cided to keep the gun in her purse. After she walked through the gate, Mrs. Free man told her husband about the incident. Freeman said he notified a Delta supervisor who assured him he would notify the proper people. Conley said removing the person from duty is standard procedure for the security company. Airport officials never saw the woman’s gun, Conley said. He said Freeman refused to give his name when he reported the incident and that Mrs. Freeman never talked to officials. The Free mans left the airport after Mrs. Freeman’s mother got on her flight. There was no videotape on the security system that could be reviewed to see if the gun actually passed through it, Conley said. The weapon should have shown up on the security system’s viewing screen. “Normally, it would be picked up if it were a gun.” Conley said. -vho ; cause ind has r than )t only them, ethe ting :tion t lady -myig- he ugatot' .tion must hose on | SOM had htsonyf is the fig!" “I’ve got a terrible secret. If they only knew what I go through to stay thin.” When the extreme fear of being overweight becomes obsessive, it leads to unusual and harmful eating practices. Anorexia and Bulimia are eating dis orders which are becoming more prevalent. Anorexia, the excessive pursuit of thinness, can result in mal nutrition, low blood pressure, loss of hair, irrational thinking and even death Bulimia, compulsive eating binges followed by the purging of food, can lead to severe dental problems, kidney failure or cardiac arrest. Warning Signals may vary, but often include: □ The secret fear of becoming fat □ Feeling out of control around food □ Binging on huge quantities of food and then purging, by vomiting, laxatives, or diuretics □ Feeling irritable, depressed and self-conscious □ Extreme dieting and exercise Greenleaf’s Eating Disorders Program can help you regain control of your life Our specialized treatment team understands your pain and despair. Living with your secret could be killing you. Call us now and ask for a counselor with the Eating Disorders Program. (409)822-7326 405 West 28th Street. Bryan TX 77803 Your call will be kept confidential icto (or we reenlea PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL AN AFFILIATE OF HCA Hospital Corporation , ort America Monday, May 4, 1987/The Battalion/Page 3 Sex-for-leniency case against felony judge begins in Fort Worth FORT WORTH (AP) — Tar rant County’s senior felony judge goes on trial today in a sex-for-le niency case involving his love af fair with a former prostitute. State District Judge Tom Cave will be wearing civilian clothes rather than judicial robes as attor neys question potential witnesses who range from judges to jun kies, prosecutors to prostitutes. Cave, 57, faces felony charges of forcing female probationers to have sex with him in exchange for leniency in court. Attorney Ronald W. Aultman and bail bondsman Joe Dorsey Adams are charged with helping arrange the sexual liaisons. In one instance, Cave is ac cused of engaging in sex with a probationer 90 minutes before ruling on her case. Jury selection is scheduled to begin this morning, and officials say the case could last for weeks. Jurors lively will hear accusa tions of sexual misconduct, police corruption and abuse of public trust. Although Cave and his co defendants are the only ones charged with violating civil rights, Fort Worth police have come un der fire, too. Defense lawyers are expected to try to shift attention from the defendants to what they say was a runaway police investigation that ended up itself being probed by the U.S. Justice Department after a Fort Worth lawyer complained. An FBI report on that matter still is being reviewed by the Jus tice Department’s Civil Rights Di vision, a spokesman said Friday. “This type of prosecution makes every judge in the state of Texas a potential target,” Cave said last week. “These people have got their victims mixed up.” Police officials have refused comment since Cave’s indictment Nov. 14. Police Capt. Jerry Blais- dell, who headed the initial inves tigation of Cave, said he and oth ers were under strict orders by the Justice Department and the grand jury not to discuss the case. The Cave investigation began almost two years ago as the judge’s 34-year marriage was crumbling and as his love affair with Rachel Tallent, a 33-year-old former prostitute, was budding. Tallent, to whom Cave was en gaged until last year, was con victed twice of prostitution in 1981 and was on probation for cocaine possession when Cave met her. Prosecutors say she had sex with Cave in a hotel room in March 1984 and 90 minutes later- appeared before him in court, where he refused to revoke her probation. The jury is expected to hear ac cusations that Cave had sex with at least six women whose criminal cases were pending in Tarrant County courts. Six women have been subpoenaed as witnesses. One is coming from state prison; all have criminal records. Cave, Aultman and Adams are charged with one federal felony count each of conspiracy to vio late the women’s civil rights. Gave also is charged with four misde meanor civil rights counts and three counts of felony mail fraud. Adams and Aultman also are charged with one misdemeanor civil rights violation and three counts each of mail fraud. If convicted on all counts. Cave could be sentenced to a maxi mum of 29 years in prison. Ad i ams 26 and Aultman 36. Each could be fined $1 million. Cave and Aultman could be disbarred if convicted. The judge j could be removed from office. Defense lawyers say some ol the testimony presented to th grand jury was perjured, are they accuse police of using un crupulous tactics — includin; electronic listening devices — t secure information about Cave. “We’re convinced that the gov ernment has literally manufac tured a federal case out of this by twisting the words of witnesses j and we’re hoping that other wit nesses will feel free to come ion ward with the truth for the jut v, Cave said. 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