Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-46141 PRESIDENT, DR. KING ADDRESS ALC
CONVENTION DETROIT -- At top, President Gerald Ford addresses delegates
attending the seventh general convention of the American Lutheran Church in
Detroit. After receiving an enthusiastic welcome as he entered the convention
hall, President Ford said he was moved by their convention theme, Ministering
to a Hungry World, and commended the ALC for its work in preparing for the
bicentennial. Seated among the platform guests were Dr. Fredrik Schoitz, ALC
president emeritus, and his wife. Below, Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr. (right)
is warmly greeted by delegates after speaking to the convention. Dr. King,
who is pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, said he felt no
bitterness towards those who killed his wife and son. “I do not hate the
man (James Earl Ray) seeking a new trial in Tennessee who supposedly took the
life of my dear son," he told the delegates. “I don’t hate the man (Wayne
Chenault) who came by…to get me and took the life of my wife. I’ve got a
job to do -- I love you, every one of you, and I hope you love me." Credit
Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-DET-10C-74-DS)
Creator:
American Lutheran Church (1961-1987) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., American Lutheran Church (1961-1987)--Congresses., Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006., King, Martin Luther, Sr., 1899-1984., Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.), American Lutheran Church (1961-1987)--Clergy., Schiotz, Fredrik A. (Fredrik Axel), 1901-1989., Schiotz, Dagny.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Michigan--Detroit., Presidents--United States., Speeches, addresses, etc., Clergy--Michigan--Detroit., African American clergy--Michigan--Detroit.
Geographic subjects:
Detroit (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361516