Spirituals: Connecting Old ("1 Hundreds") Meter Hymns, Preaching, and Benefits Yet to be Seen

Friends of Negro Spirituals presents its quarterly Educational Forum

Friends of Negro Spirituals presents
Spirituals: Connecting Old    (1 Hundreds) Meter Hymns, Preaching, and Benefits Yet to be Seen educational forum.

Rev. Dr. Leonidas A. Johnson, Presenter

Rev. Dr. Leonidas A. Johnson, an insightful speaker, will speak on the highly enlightening topic, Spirituals: Connecting Old Meter Hymns, Preaching, and Benefits Yet to be Seen. He will focus on spirituals, "the old 1 hundreds" or the "Dr. Watts" songs, and Black preaching, showing their common African and slavery roots and the strengths inherent in them.

Dr. Johnson is a dentist, a third generation preacher, and is the founder of Crystal Fountain Ministries in Diamond Bar, California. He is the author of many books, including Go Down Moses! and Bread of Heaven Songs of Praise: (available for purchase now, during, and after the forum).

Date: Sunday, May 4, 2003
Time: 3:30 to 5:30 PM
Place: West Oakland Senior Center
        1724 Adeline St.
        Oakland, CA 94607
        (510) 238-7016

For more information, call Sam Edwards at (415) 563-4316 or Lyvonne Chrisman at (510) 835-5140
E-mail addresses: sedwards@stanford.edu and fns3@juno.com

Admission is free