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Service to remember Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
At Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church April 6
By CLAUD HODGES
Senior Reporter
“A Memorial to the Drum Major of Peace” on April 6 will showcase a remembrance of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
It will be held during the regular Sunday worship service at 11 a.m. at the Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church at 102 W. Martin Luther King Drive in Washington.
“It’s extremely important that we take time to remember the man and the occasion, especially in the racial climate we are experiencing today,” said the Rev. David L. Moore, pastor at Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church. “The 40th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is a significant historical event in America.”
King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn.
A part of the April 6 service at the Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church will be the first tribute to King called “A Memorial to the Drum Major of Peace.”
“This is a precursor to an annual event,” said James E. Du Bose, who will make a presentation during the part of the service memorializing King. “Next year we will make it a more elaborate service. We will have it at night and it will be a candlelight service.”
During his presentation, Du Bose will offer a chronology of events and excerpts of King’s speeches during several days prior to his assassination.
A large candle will be lit in honor of King’s sacrifice.
There will be a large black and white photograph of King lying in state, with several of his children looking on, mounted on an easel on display during the service.
“There’s a little girl in the photo, King’s daughter Bernice, who is seen with her mouth open as she sees that it is her father lying in the casket,” Du Bose said. “She seems so surprised. She was just too young to know what was going on.”
He said the photograph is very powerful and that he obtained it from a friend who took it. He said it has never been seen by people in the local community.
Du Bose served as a bodyguard for King’s wife, Coretta Scott-King, when she visited the New Jersey metropolitan area. Also, he is a former chair of the Martin Luther King Commission in New Jersey.
“I have connections to the King family and am very proud of that,” Du Bose said. “This presentation in the service means very much to me.”
The April 6 program will include musical selections by the Metropolitan Church Choir and many of King’s favorite hymns will be sung.
“This event is important,” Moore said. “It is important that we all come together to bring our races together.”
The April 6 service is open to the public and is co-chaired by Gladys Johnson.
By CLAUD HODGES
Senior Reporter
“A Memorial to the Drum Major of Peace” on April 6 will showcase a remembrance of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
It will be held during the regular Sunday worship service at 11 a.m. at the Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church at 102 W. Martin Luther King Drive in Washington.
“It’s extremely important that we take time to remember the man and the occasion, especially in the racial climate we are experiencing today,” said the Rev. David L. Moore, pastor at Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church. “The 40th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is a significant historical event in America.”
King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn.
A part of the April 6 service at the Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church will be the first tribute to King called “A Memorial to the Drum Major of Peace.”
“This is a precursor to an annual event,” said James E. Du Bose, who will make a presentation during the part of the service memorializing King. “Next year we will make it a more elaborate service. We will have it at night and it will be a candlelight service.”
During his presentation, Du Bose will offer a chronology of events and excerpts of King’s speeches during several days prior to his assassination.
A large candle will be lit in honor of King’s sacrifice.
There will be a large black and white photograph of King lying in state, with several of his children looking on, mounted on an easel on display during the service.
“There’s a little girl in the photo, King’s daughter Bernice, who is seen with her mouth open as she sees that it is her father lying in the casket,” Du Bose said. “She seems so surprised. She was just too young to know what was going on.”
He said the photograph is very powerful and that he obtained it from a friend who took it. He said it has never been seen by people in the local community.
Du Bose served as a bodyguard for King’s wife, Coretta Scott-King, when she visited the New Jersey metropolitan area. Also, he is a former chair of the Martin Luther King Commission in New Jersey.
“I have connections to the King family and am very proud of that,” Du Bose said. “This presentation in the service means very much to me.”
The April 6 program will include musical selections by the Metropolitan Church Choir and many of King’s favorite hymns will be sung.
“This event is important,” Moore said. “It is important that we all come together to bring our races together.”
The April 6 service is open to the public and is co-chaired by Gladys Johnson.
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