- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebrating a Life of Service for The Reverend E.L. Mitchell, 1912-1984, Saturday, February 25, 1984, 1:00pm, Friendship Baptist Church, 437 Mitchell Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia, The Reverend William V. Guy, Pastor, Dr. G. Murray Branch, Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1984-02-25
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Atlanta---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for E. L. Mitchell. Birth date: 1912. Death date: 1984. Funeral date: February 25, 1984. Church: Friendship Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.). The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder number: 72
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_mitchellel19840225
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_mitchellel19840225
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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DEACONS Bethlehem Baptist Church, Covington, Georgia
DEACONS Friendship Baptist Church
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MINISTER'S UNION
REPRESENTATIVES FROM: Friendship Baptist Church Bethlehem Baptist Church The Atlanta Baptist Ministers' Wives Coterie
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The family of The Reverend Mitchell is deeply grateful for the many kindnesses shown in their behalf during the illness and passing of their loved one.
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492 Larkin Street, Southwest Atlanta, Georgia
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1912- 1984
Saturday, February 25, 1984 - 1:00 P.M.-
Friendship Baptist Church 437 Mitchell Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia The Reverend William V. Guy, Pastor
Dr. G. Murray Branch, Officiating
~esiberata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But Jet this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Ba yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with
imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no Jess than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be
here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham,
drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful.
Strive to be happy.
-Max Ehrmann
rbcr of ~erui.ce
Dr. G. Murray Branch, Presiding
Organ Prelude
Processional and Sentences from the Holy Scripture
Hymn No. 297 .................................. "Come Ye Disconsolate"
Reading from the Old Testament .... The Reverend R.B. Sutton, Moderator Atlanta Baptist Association
Reading from the New Testament ....... The Reverend H.J. Taylor, Pastor Zion Hill Baptist Church
Prayer ............................The Reverend Hezikiah Benton, Pastor Bethlehem Baptist Church
Music ................... "Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled" Senior Choir Soloist Mrs. Evelyn Sutton
Remarks ........ The Reverend T.W. Hobbs, President of Ministers' Union Pastor, Travelers Rest Baptist Church Mr. Garland Hillman, Deacon
Bethlehem Baptist Church, Covington, Georgia
Mr. J.W. Horne, Deacon Friendship Baptist Church
Dr. Charles S. Hamilton, President New Era Baptist Convention of Georgia
Representative, Clanton, Alabama
Solo ..... ..... .................................. Mrs. Ozzie Quarterman
Eulogy ..................................... Dr. G. Murray Branch, Pastor Dexter Avenue-
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Baptist Church
Montgomery, Alabama
Organ Meditation Prayer Recessional
~uterment
Southview Cemetery Atlanta, Georgia