95TH ANNIVERSARY-NEW ORLEANS, LA ECUMENICAL MESSAGE
uring the Ecumenical Service, Brother Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff, Pastor of the famed Brentwood Baptist Church, "brought the Spirit" to the New Orleans Marriott during Sunday morning's Ecumenical Service. Hosted by General Convention Chaplain, Brother. Rev. Thomas B. Watson, III, the General Convention Ecumenical Service featured thoughtful solemnities and heartwarming prayers from the Fraternity's cadre of Associate Convention Chaplains, including Brothers Rev. James Blassengame, John Doggett, Said Sewell and Rodney McAllister. After an offering in support of the Washington D.C. Martin Luther King Memorial Project was lifted, the congregation was blessed with inspirational songs from the 100 Voice Alpha Choir, led by Brother William Irving of Atlanta, Georgia and Brothers John Ware and Steven Lee of New Orleans, Louisiana, which performed such gospel favorites as "Jesus, You're the Center of My" by Richard Smallwood. Immediately following the final choral selection, Brother Rev. Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff delivered a soul-stirring message of hope and redemption to an audience of over 1,000 Brothers, their wives and families, VIP's and special guests, assembled for the morning worship services.
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rother Miles Cary, II of the Midwestern Region, representing Alpha Zeta Chapter at West Virginia State College (Located in Institute, West Virginia) was named College Brother of the Year and Hon. Brother Wilson Fields (State Senator-LA) of the Southwestern Region was named the ; Carey, II. College Brother of the Year. Hon. Brother Wilson Fields, Alumni Outstanding Alumni Brother of the Year. Br< of the Year. Last year's chapter of the year, Epsilon Pi Chapter of Norfolk State University, won the College Chapter of the Year again, while the Southern Region representative Nu Mu Lambda Chapter of Decatur, Georgia was crowned Alumni Chapter of the Year.
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rother John Mouton, a member of Zeta Xi Chapter at University of Louisiana at Lafayette placed first in the Belford V. Lawson Oratorical Contest. Mu Alpha Chapter of Emory State University won the Collegiate Scholars Bowl, edging First Runner Up Beta Gamma Chapter of Virginia State University. All contestancts cheered each other on as well as the two other outstanding orators, Ozell Sutton and Cornell West. The Charles H. Wesley Award was presented to Nu Mu Lambda Chapter of Atlanta and Mu Alpha Chapter of Atlanta's Emory University, repeating the Chapters victory from last year.
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Brothers James R. Williams-twenty Fifth General President. Cornel West. Ozell Sutton-Twenty-Sixth General President.
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