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16th Street Church Bombing — Part 11
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= “Birmingham S| S| never been brought together be-
«Birmingham % 4 oe ogether b
ore.
tion grieved today at “Regardless of our ethnic [(tpainate eran. name Seas
biers of three Negro ra lines, aur ereations, mur seacial i a
lines, we have been hronght to-
gether, not as Negro or white.
not as Protestant or Catholic.
hut as children of God threush- —
out the world.”
Cross compared the murders
dren, victims of a chur
‘bombing which shocked t
world.
, Their funerals were held
lab’ the Sixth Avenue Baplt
Srurch, South. Services for MB: “ith the Crucifixion. Jesus disin't | UTE MUNGIHI ASE NERS
; r-old Carole Rosamond Ra: die In vain, he said. ATHE BIRAENGI As Nes:
gs tson, the fourth girl to die Suu, “Somehow,” the minister said. : ee
ie, were held Tuesday ~ befarl “we can identify this situation as THE BIRAINGHAN
persons, including about. not being an ordinary tyne of suf. POS T-HERALL
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white, at St. John’s AME. Ch wk
“National Negre leaders, inchtd-
dmg NAACP Executive Secret}.
Moy Wilkins, came here for
Scripture was read by the Rev.
ber Rey. ‘Jeky H. Cross,
Hobart E. Oden Jr, assistant pas-
Bapfist Church. spoke at se tor at i6th Street Baptist. He read
funeral of the Robertson child?’ the 23rni Psaim from the Old
fering, but a suffering identified
with a cause.”
HE SAID their deaths hase
abled te cause of righl
Carole was past secrelarr of _
rr at h : Jack and Jill and treasurer of
estament, an rom the Sew: seout Troep 208 at Parker High
We uD ie o pe onig! Aj eae ™ =
his SAID THE church bomber ‘Testament. Christ's words: ‘“Suf- Sehool, She was also secretary
| aa not “only bomb the Sixteenth fer the little children to come ut her class.
Street Baptist Church. did not, :
or
1 rhe Phe wyp]s Chery Meturths, 1
: only mall these ‘ovely. innocent: wh i. the Pat “shaver Flove. Linda Gailard ane | . ie
; Firls, bur somehow the whole en Laura Poole — read an excerpi BLA NGHAM, ALABAMA
World was shaken People every The Rey. C. E. Thomas, pas: ‘from the poem, “And Ye Shall
Morac or the A \ tor at St. John, repeated stanzas ‘Find Me" and sang “I Heard a Det tee: 3/ 18/63
ords of the Apostle Paul were af the hymn, ‘Where Cross (he Forest Praying ” lal. RED STAR FINAL
eG . a3 the text of Cardle 5 Crowded Ways of Life.” Before the irip te the cemetery, a
aan things work together for MAN “expression” by the ne the Ber Thomas made ‘'an obser- a
Martha Lathes Wins was se |. i. JOHN WW, BLOOMER
Sop Mae uohuuneed tiat a t CALL CPON you in the tities BAPBOMB
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g00d {o them. that love the ne
; Lord,” began the Rev. Cross. wed,
“a nega vs chedule” opreve: mi of the ministers in Birming?
‘Accept these wards,” Crass Fe Pee et
,fold Carole’s famiiy, seated in Sorat: . La i tink
pews just to the right of the ‘“eHtcssarth spose in his place
and) To represent unenm: ai tiny,
tnat you keep coal heads, —
| Suipit. — The saciets an which we five “Read Psalms QI. 37 and 27. betas: BM
Carole's parents, Mr. and Mrs. | has not made safe the atree:s we Read them. Read them again
vin Robertson, sat on the front | walk, the homes in shich we live, and reread them. Pray over ve
ow. She was their third child. | or the House of God.” he said. 9 them, — Tlassitioitian:
*FAccept them by faith,” said | “Words will nevther dry the, “Fa the vouns people ! say in | ALONG HLS
Cross. “Remember our lives are! {ears nor still the pain.” stead of seting a bottle. get your otf —-- . aa +
(Submerged in the will of God.’ | mother and dadety’s hand and take . : _ : -
we ’ SHUTILESWORTH said, ‘dark-!them to the ballet box. If you _ . —
“ “WHEN THESE atrocious acts ness will not last forever. Grief|Stoop to violence, you are no Bet-
Ifere committed, they were com- Will not prevail. You. by your suf-ter than the Klan or any other
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itted against all freedom-loving fering, hate paid another install-| ‘hate group. Violence will fever | “
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le the World over; 170 mij’ Ment in this great thing catled (win.
ople in the’ United States freedom.”
ring’ with > “Us - Tight this « Four little girls rose from the
“The createst tribute you can
pay to Carole is to be calm, be
~ Moment. . - section reserved for classmates, /lovely, be kind, be innocent.”
“Romehqw, We have. been Girl Scouts and a youth organi- } The child was buried at Shadew
nt _togetoe ‘as we baye zation. Jack and Jil, trer+thenwn Cemetery. et
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