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By MELANIE A. HUGHES; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Friday, July 26, 1996 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3A 





WILKES-BARRE -- Children sat patiently holding their skateboards, even
listening, for brief moments, to the people who took over their play space on
Public Square. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 At 5 p.m. Thursday, a chorus of speakers from different ethnic backgrounds
and religious faiths offered another sight and sound to downtown's hub. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Staked out under a red-and-white pinstriped canopy, The Wyoming Valley
Council of Churches began its 24-hour interfaith prayer vigil to protest
religious persecution and the rash of church burnings that swept through the
South in recent months. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Members of area churches and synagogues took turns keeping vigil against
the backdrop of traffic and raging wind and rain, their numbers dwindling as
the night wore on. The vigil will continue until 4 p.m. today. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 It began with an opening program of speakers from Jewish, Christian and
Muslim faiths that was more than a show of support for burned out
congregations. It was also a statement of unity in Wilkes-Barre. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Let this be a lesson to the world," said Mamoud Fahmy, representing Youth
Against Prejudice and the Diversity Institute. "Here today, we're giving a
message to the world for tolerance and togetherness." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 One by one, speakers encouraged the crowd to pray for the world. Burning
church buildings isn't the same as burning churches, said the Rev. Frank
Terhune of the Wyoming Valley Council of Churches. God's power cannot be
stopped, he said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tom McGroarty said the event reflects well on the
Wyoming Valley as a place where values and attitudes are changing. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "My daughter will grow up with a different set of values than was here 50
years ago," McGroarty said after the program. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The idea for the event was conceived by the Rev. David Mansfield and others
from the Huntsville Christian Church who were looking for ways to help the
fire victims. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We decided to do what churches do best. Pray. But not just in our church,
but in the marketplace." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 At 9 p.m. Kathy Goss and her pastor, the Rev. Robert Bhorn of Saint Paul's
Church in Shavertown, were among eight people who remained in the darkness of
the open tent. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "This is my home," Goss said. "But I spent 31 years in Texas. Some of my
friends lost their churches. I'm here for them. We have to start somewhere." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Vigil Protests Southern Church Fires Members Of Various Local Groups And Religious Congregations Stage 24-hour Event As Show Of Support And Unity