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♦ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2007
‘I never knew you’ - God
Comedian Jerry Clower spun
this hilarious tale concerning
Marcel Ledbetter’s Moving
Company. Marcel and his hired hand,
.lames Lewis, began moving furniture
from a house and
loading it onto a
moving van. A prob
lem surfaced when
they couldn’t bring
a piano down the
stairs.
So Marcel devised
an ingenious plan.
He nailed a 4 x '6
board to the roof of
the house and bolted
Billy Powell
Columnist
to it a block and tackle pulley. He tied
! he pulley rope to the piano. Lewis was
instructed to slowly edge the piano out
the window.
Marcel stood on the ground holding
the rope so he could ease the piano
slowly to the ground. When Lewis
finally cleared the window ledge with
the piano, its weight suddenly jerked
Marcel skyward, smashing his head
against the pulley at the roof.
When the piano crashed to the
ground, Marcel plunged just as quick
ly back to earth, hitting the ground
so hard, it knocked him unconscious.
Happy faces mean glad hearts
“A happy face means a
glad l heart." - Pntverbs
IS: 13a, Living Bible
My baby brother
had a birthday
just a few days
ago. Shame on me, 1 did
not even
remem
ber to
wish him
a happy
birthday,
not even
with a
card.
Maybe
the over
sight is
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due to his claim to being the
“good looking" member of
I ho family, when 1 know all
too well, that I got the good
looks live years before he
Bonaire UMC to
host Homecoming
Special to the Journal
Bonaire United Methodist
Church will host its
Homecoming Sunday.
Events of the 113th year
celebration will begin atl0:30
a m. with the church ser
vice in the Bonaire Church
Sanctuary.
Their special speaker for
the worship service will be
the llov. I)r. John Horton,
former Mucon District
superintendent, und cur
rently retired elder serving
as Minister of Evangelism ut
Martha Bowman Memorial
United Methodist Church,
in Macon.
Horton hus served several
of their conference’s large
congregations over the years
and has been involved in the
Emmaus Community.
lie and his wife Linda
were serving the Macon
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"Just as a criminal
needs a lawyer whan he
appears before a Judge,
we as sinners need
Jesus' advocacy when we
appear before God's final
Judgment."
Lewis, standing inside the second floor
window, saw Marcel pass him twice,
first when Marcel hit his head on
the pulley, and secondly when Marcel
descended back to earth. James Lewis
rushed to see if Marcel was hurt.
Attempting to arouse Marcel, Lewis
shouted, “Marcel, Marcel, wake up
Marcel ... speak to me Marcel.” As
Marcel’s eyes squinted open, he shot
back at Lewis, “Why should I speak
to you, I passed you twice, and you
haven’t spoken once.”
How often does God speak to our
hearts, and we tune him out? We do
so at our own peril, because when we
seek God’s help in times of trouble, He
may be unwilling to listen to our pleas.
came along.
This claim of being the
good-looking member of the
family is not the only way
my brother has of generating
smiles. He is just a great guy
(Ouch!) with a good heart.
Much could be said but 1 am
going to narrow examples
down to a particular event
that occurred in the year of
1981.
He will remember the
event but I’ll bet my memo
ry has his beat with the year.
(Having it documented does
help!)
Family members gathered
at Lake Sinclair for an out
ing. We are all a bunch of
fun-loving characters, so it
took no persuasion to get
Mr. Handsome, himself, to
carry through with a special
District when Bonaire
United Methodist Church
celebrated its Centennial,
and delivered the message
at that service.
A potluck luncheon will
follow the worship service.
Dining accommodations
will he available the fellow
ship hull and outside. White
Diamond Bur-B-Q is on the
menu, along with the cov
ered dish items.
In addition to worship,
food and fellowship, the chil
dren will enjoy special inflat
able games on the church
grounds.
Bonaire United Methodist
Church is located at the
coiner of Elm and Church
Streets. Rev.
Jay Tucker, pastor and
members of the congrega
tion extend a warm welcome
to all.
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"When the performance ended, my
brother, Elmer Ross, modestly disrobed
end announced to Ids amused audience,
'I lust did that lor Earline because today
Is her (83rd) anniversary.'
performance introduced by
another fun-loving guy.
Decked out in a long red
frock and an old-fashioned
sunbonnet, my brother hit
the water on skies spectators
were waved as my brother
gracefully glided for miles
up and down an area of Lake
Sinclair.
Many smiles turned into
laughter. When the perfor
mance ended, my brother,
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Jesus warned of the consequences of
a hardened spiritual heart, when He
issued a scathing admonition to those
who have become indifferent to the
plight of the poor and needy.
Jesus declared, “For I was hungry
and you gave me no food, I was thirsty
and you gave me no drink, I was a
stranger and you did not welcome me,
naked and you did not clothe me, sick
and in prison and you did not visit me.
Then the cold hearted will say, “Lord,
when did we see you hungry or thirsty
or a stranger or naked or sick or in
prison, and did not minister to you?”
Then Jesus will reply, “Truly, I say
to you, as you did not do it to one of
the least of these, you did not do it to
me.” Then will fall from Jesus’ lips this
chilling verdict: “I never knew you.
Depart from me, you cursed, into the
eternal fire prepared for the devil and
his angels.”
Just as a criminal needs a lawyer
when he appears before a judge, we as
sinners need Jesus’ advocacy when we
appear before God’s final judgment.
Since Jesus is the only mediator
between God and man, it is He who
must, plead our case before Almighty
God, and it is He alone who can cover
our sins with His precious blood.
Elmer Ross, modestly dis
robed and announced to his
amused audience, “I just
did that for Earline because
today is her (33rd) anniver
sary.
It is not likely that my
brother will do a repeat per
formance but with a 80th
anniversary coming up next
year, I think it would be fun
to relive this moment in his
tory.
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Greater Union Baptist to
hold family conference
From stuff reports
Pastor Keith Anderson
and First Lady Brandi
Anderson, along with
the PUSH Ministries of
Greater Union Baptist
Chtirch, are hosting a con
ference on the theme “God
Will Bring You Through.”
There will be some
thing for the entire family,
according to Anderson.
The conference will
include praise and worship,
empowering seminar ses
sions, intercessory prayer
and live talk show record
ing.
To register, e-mail
gube3loß9«eyahno.com or
call 1-888-923-4822. Leave
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Frances King Childs, age 99,
Is a former member of Bonaire
Methodist Church. Conference
records name Childs’ father,
William Snipes King, as donor
of land given for the church
built In 1894. That church Is
presently known as the BUMC
Chapel and holds early worship
services each,Sunday. Pictured
with Childs la a granddaughter,
Abigail Davis and her children
Savannah and Jake Williams,
who are current members
of Bonaire United Methodist
Church. Per a release: “Abigail
and her grandmother enjoyed
comparing notes about their
life In the historical church
during a recent visit togeth
er at Mrs. Childs' home In
Eatonton."
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