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By Quimby Melton
Sunday is the first Sunday In
Lent and the title of the Liter
national Sunday School lesson Is
“Man Redeemed”. The back
ground Scripture Is Romans 8:1-
11; Ephesians 2:1-10; Titus 2:11-
14; 1 Peter 1:13-25.
The Memory Selection is “God
commended His love towards us,
in that, while we were yet sin
ners, Christ died for us. (Rom
ans 5:8.) The Revised Standard
Version of the Memory Selec
tion reads “God shows his love
for us in that while we were yet
sinners Christ died for us”. No
tice in the Revised Standard Ver
sion the verb connected with
God’s love is in the present ten
se — (God SHOWS, not God Has
Shown His Love.”)
In years gone by a commen
tator, whom we always studied
before attempting to write the
weekly Sunday School lesson us
• ed to summarize the lesson. But
the same commentator, in the
1966 issue of his book, fails to do
so. But we believe that Paul in
his letter to the Ephesians (2:4
seems to sum it up in a few
words that all can understand.
He wrote:
“But God, who is rich in mer
cy, out of the great love with
which he loved us, even when
we were dead in our trespasses,
' made us alive together with
Christ.”
We might liken God’s great
riches in mercy and grace and
love to a modern “blood bank”
that can be called on when one,
weakened by loss of blood, faces
a crisis. But there is a marked
difference in this illustration.
Before one can be given a tran
fusioo, technicians must deter
mine what type blood the pat
ient needs. But not with God’s
grace, and mercy and love.
There are no “types” of this,
God’s mercy and grace and love
are universal and suitable for
the redemption — transfusion
—of any and every person who
comes to Him.
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God’s grace and mercy is av
ailable to all because it is gene
rated by his love — the love that
was, and is, so great that Jesu 3
Christ was sent to earth to make
atonement for the sins of all.
And this love of God, for all, is
there in spite of our sins and un
faithfulness to Him.
It’s interesting to this layman
that the Scripture chosen for this
week’s study comes from the
writings of two men who, at one
time, were the greatest sinners
the world has ever known —Paul
and Peter. Paul, before his con
version on the Road to Damas
cus, not only denied Jesus Christ
but, was on his way to ar
rest and persecute the follow
ers of Jesus Christ, suddenly
realized that he was all wrong,
did an about face and became
the greatest missionary any
church has ever known. Paul
had been such a bitter enemy
of the followers of Jesus that
they, at first, refused to accept
him, t hinkin g that he was feign
ing conversation to get inside
their circles, and finding the
real leaders arrest them and
haul them off to trial. Many of
them looked on Paul as a spy
who was trying to infiltrate their
organization. But they were
wrong, in time there suspicions
vanished and Saul — renam
ed Paul — was accepted as a
fellow Christian worker.
And as for Peter; despite the
fact that he had been closely as
sociated with Jesus, as one of
His disciples, despite his avow
ed devotion that led him to say
though they kill me I will ne
ver deny thee — despite the
warning given him by Jesus, ac
tually denied Him, not only once
but three times, “before the
cock crew.”
But Saul, the persecutor; and
Peter, the denier, both were sav
ed — not because they deserved
salvation but because God loved
them.
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Thank God we know that not
only was the love of God so str
ong, that it redeemed Paul and
Peter — but that it is Just as
great today and can redeem
even the “vilest” sinner who re
pents and seeks forgiveness.
May we suggest a theme song
for Sunday School this week:
There is a fountain, filled with
blood,
Drawn from Immanuel’s veins;
And sinners plunged beneath
that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains.
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Gifts On Way To Viet Nam
Ed Crawford, Spalding juvenile probation officer, hands to Lt Col. Robert S.
Cumberledge one of 41 packages of supplies Griffinites are sending to a group
of Viet Nam orphans. Sgt. James Winzell of Griffin started the drive for the
children when he was home from Viet Nam on emergency leave. Crawford took
the clothing, soap and other supplies to Warner Robins Air Force base near
Macon Thursday afternoon. A Georgia National Guard plane will fly the goods
to Viet Nam.
Draft Call For
March Is
WASHINGTON (UPI) —The
Defense Department today
slashed the March draft call by
10,500 men because of a Jump
in voluntary enlistments.
Instead of drafting 32,900
men in March, the Army and
Marines will take 22,400—the
lowest number since the 16,500
man call last August.
The largest draft since the
big buildup was ordered for
Viet Nam was the 45,224-man
call in December. It was
followed by 38,280 in January
and 29,400 this month.
The Pentagon said the March
quota was cut because of “a
continued favorable enlistment
trend.”
The March call was reduced
to 18,400 men for the Army and
4,000 for the Marines.
In January, the Army took In
19,000 first - term enlistees,
which was 118 per cent higher
than in January, 1965, and the
highest monthly figure in more
than 10 years.
The Marines enlisted 7,000
Sting Over Ear
Was A Bullet
EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif.
(UPI) —At 10 minutes after
midnight last New Year’s Eve
William Sleukov, a 43-year-old
laborer, opened the front door
to his home to check on his car.
As Sleukov started back to
the house, he felt something
sting him above his left ear.
“I thought a stone had hit
me,” he told sheriff’s deputies
Wednesday. “When I looked in
a mirror, I saw a little scratch,
put some iodine on and forgot
it.”
Sleukov’s scalp began to
throb and swell Wednesday so
he went to a doctor. The
physician removed a 25-caliber
bullet from Sleukov’s scalp.
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Friday, February 25, 1966
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new men in January, 165 per
cent more than in January,
1965.
The Deiense Department
emphasized that the draft cut
did not signal any change in
plans to increase military
forces to more than 3 million
men.
Quirks
By United Press International
LARGEST TRASH CLEANUP
NEW ORLEANS (UPI) —The
New Orleans Sanitation Depart
ment’s trash barometer says
that Mardi Gras 1966 was the
biggest ever.
Sanitation crews shoveled,
swept and bulldozed up a
record 791 tons of trash during
the 10-day carnival season and
its big Mardi Gras climax. Last
year, 556 tons bf trash were
carted away.
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DROPS HOT CHECKS
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (UPI)
— Texans who paid to vote with
“hot checks” are lucky—they
won’t be arrested, county tax
assessor-collector Charles Da
vis said Thursday.
A federal court recently
abolished the poll tax in Texas.
Davis said although charges
would be dropped so would
their names from the voting
lists. But they can re-register,
for free.
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CHURCH ADVICE
BURBANK, Calif. (UPI) —In
his weekly newsletter to the
congregation, the Rev. L. A.
Failing of Burbank Lutheran
Church offered the following
advice on how to keep from
catching the flu:
“Avoid crowds, attend
church."
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To Flee After Robbery
FAULTS GREEN THUMB
DENVER (UPI) —Julian
Atencio blamed it all on his
green thumb, but the judge
said the 15-foot marijuana
plants in his back yard were
bushes of a different color.
“I like to grow things in the
back yard—flowers, shrubbery,
plants,” the 29-year-old Atencio
told Dist. Judge Mitchel Johns.
“I heard marijuana could not
grow in Colorado, so I decided
to try it. The judge sentenced
him to 2 y 2 to 5 years on a
charged of attempted posses
sion of narcotics.
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Come Out Fighting
WITH NEW YORK’S Mayor John Lindsay taking something of a referee’s
stance, it was all smiles as Sen. Robert F. Kennedy greeted President Johnson up
on the President’s arrival in New York to accept the 1966 National Freedom
Award with a speech restating the administration Viet Nam Position.
One Suspect Held If#
3 Flee With
EULONIA, Ga. (UPI)—Four
armed and “highly profession
al” highwaymen who had an
airplane waiting to make their
getaway held up a grocery in
this pulpwood town early today.
Grocer Olney Jenkins was ab
ducted by the quartet but la
ter released unharmed.
One suspect, a man identified
only as “Sucoby” from Arkan
sas, was arrested without a
fight. He was armed.
State patrol Sgt. Prank May
said an “all points” alert has
been sent out by the Federal
Aviation Agency and police for
a white single - engine airplane
in which three of the men es
caped.
May said the plane was wait
ing, apparently with the pilot
alerted to be ready for quick
takeoff, at the small airport in
Darien, Ga.
May said the four men came
into Jenkins’ general merchan
dise store about ” a.m., Just as
pulpwood workers were start
ing for their day’s work in the
piney woods. He said the men
pointed a gun at the grocer,
took about $500 from his cash
drawer and then ordered him
into a car.
May said Jenkins, 50, was re
leased "agitated but unhurt” a
short distance from his McIn
tosh County store, one of two
in Eulonia. The getaway car
was found abandoned.
Jenkins’ wife, Olive, 36, said
she was upstairs in rooms over
the store cooking breakfast
when the four robbers drove
$700 At Auction
Man Ponders What
To Do With Road
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.
(UPI) —When George W.
Caldwell plunked down $700 at
a public land sale for two
parcels of land 60 by 102-feet in
Joshua Tree, he figured he got
a pretty good deal.
But when Caldwell went to
look at his land holdings, he
discovered to his dismay the
property consisted of only 204
feet of paved road.
Caldwell asked county offi
cials for his money back, but
was told that couldn’t be done.
Neither could the county
exchange the property for
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Given Accolade
The Georgia Conference on Social Welfare has pre
sented its accolade for 1965 in the professional field
to Mrs. Evander Shapard, director of the Spalding
County division of the Department of Family and
Children Services. In part the accolade read: “In
recognition of outstanding service in the field of
public welfare.” This is the only award given pro
fessional workers during the annual conference held
in Atlanta this week.
up. She said her husband was
alone in the store at the time.
Mrs. Jenkins said the four
men, armed with revolvers,
took a small amount of cash
from the register and ordered
Jenkins to open the safe.
About this time, she said, her
two sons, Wadyce, 17, and Dale
13, came around the side of the
building and opened fire on the
robbers with a 16-gauge shot
gun.
She said the holdup men ap
parently panicked and began
running from the store, firing
one shot at Jenkins, who failed
to open the safe.
“The good Lord was with us,
that’s all I know,” Mrs. Jenk
ins said.
Pancake Sale
Is Saturday
The Griffin Kiwanis Club will
stage its annual pancake sale
Saturday. It will be held at the
Spalding Courthouse from 6:30
a.m. through the evening meal.
All money taken In through the
sale of tickets will be donated to
the school lunchroom program.
The Kiwanis Club will pay all
expenses involved.
The money will be used to pur
chase lunches for needy students.
Adult tickets are $1 and child
ren’s tickets are 50 cents.
Several Hurt As
Train Derails
PENSACOLA, Fla. (UPI) —
Nine cars of a Louisville and
Nashville passenger train de
railed ayJ toppled on their
sides near here early today.
The Florida highway patrol
said “several persons” were
injured.
The highway patrol said five
people were taken to Okaloosa
County Hospital with injuries.
None was believed in serious
condition. Two of the injured
were identified as crewmen.
The train, identified as the
Gulf wind, was bound from New
Orleans to Jacksonville.
The engine and tender of the
passenger train remained up
right on the tracks, the patrol
said. The cause of the derail
ment was not immediately
known, but investigators said
several hundred feet of track
had been ripped up.
another piece of land because
surplus land must, by law, be
sold at public auction.
Caldwell considered putting
up a toll gate, but public right
of access to the road prevents
that.
County Counsel Stanford D.
Herlick told county supervisors
he sees no easy answer to the
dilemma, but suggested Cald
well might sue the county, then
the county could settle the case
out of court.
Meanwhile, Caldwell has re
ceived a $60 tax bill for bis
property.
Blasts Rip School
After Banquet Ends
ELBA, Ala. (UPI)—Two ex
plosions, 15 seconds apart and
believed caused by dynamite,
ripped apart a wing of integra
ted Elba High School Thursday
night minutes after a banquet
in the school cafeteria had
ended.
“The place smelled like dyna
mite when I got there,” said
Police Chief I. F. Dunaway.
“I think that’s what it was
and so does the state fire mar
shal and state investigators.”
Authorities said no one was
injured in the blasts at approx
imately 10:30 p.m. CST, about
30 minutes after a banquet for
members of the Coffee County
Hog Producers Association had
ended. About 200 persons at
tended the banquet.
A team of demolition experts
was called In early today from
nearby Ft. Rucker to aid in the
Investigation. FBI agents were
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“Even the most devout
church member probably
has lied to his preacher
about why he wasn’t at the
committee meeting.”
Weather:
FORECAST FOB GRIFFIN
AREA — Some cloudiness and
warmer Saturday. Cool again
tonight.
LOCAL WEATHER — High
today 51, low today 34, high
Thursday 39, low Thursday 32,
sunrise Saturday 7:09; sunset
Saturday 6:31.
at the scene.
Last week local police discov
ered a cache of 36 sticks of
dynamite, some capped, and
two gallons of gasoline.
“That’s the first thing that
popped into my mind when this
hap p e n e d,” Dum.way said.
“But I Just cannot for the life
of me imagine why anyone
would want to dynamite this
school.”
He said one classroom and a
wall "disintegrated” and other
areas of the wing, which in
cluded the school library, sci
ence laboratory and two class
rooms, “is in a shambles.”
“There has been no trouble
between the races,” Dunaway
said. Last fall, a Negro boy en
rolled in the 12th grade and a
Negro girl entered the 11th
grade.
There were no Negroes at the
banquet, police said.