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m LEADER-TRIBUNE
Sixth Generation
Fort Valleyan
47 years ago when
Beverly Davis Powell, a 1955
graduate of Fort Valley High
School, and I moved to Fort
Valley in April 1959 with
our four-month old baby
boy, many considered me
a Perry transplant with no
roots in the Valley. That’s
because I grew up in Perry
and played basketball for
Perry High School when the
rivalry between Fort Valley
and Perry had reached a
fever pitch. In actuality, my
ancestral roots run deeply
in Peach County history. I
am a sixth generation Fort
Valleyan. Representing the
seventh generation are my
sons, Bill and Tim, who grew
up in the Valley.
My mother, Margaret
Love Braswell, was bom and
raised in Fort Valley. She
married William Lee Powell
of Perry in 1932. They made
Perry their home and raised
two boys. I was born in 1935
and my brother, Dwayne,
in 1944. My grandparents,
Henry WilliamsonandMattie
Rowland Braswell were
native Fort Valleyans. My
great grandfather, Robert
Lee Braswell (1847-1920)
of Fort Valley, fought with
the 57th Georgia Infantry
in the Civil War and defend¬
ed Atlanta against General
Sherman’s invading forces.
Robert’s two older brothers,
William and Samuel, were
killed in the fierce fighting
at Peachtree Creek during
July 1864. Robert returned
to Fort Valley, married
Laura Love, and became
a prominent citizen in the
community. Laura’s father,
my great, great grandfather,
Dr. Henry Troup Love, was
a medical doctor and captain
in the Confederacy. Dr. Love
owned all the land between
Fort Valley and Powersville.
Grandmother Braswell said
you could ride a horse on
Dr. Love’s estate all day long
and never reach the end of
his property.
My great, great, great
grandfather, Williamson
Mims (1787-1863), was
one of Fort Valley’s rich¬
est men. He owned a large
Not selling is costly, but the compensation is greater
By Ethyl G. Green
Ahab, the king of Israel,
lived in Samaria, but he
maintained a palace also
about 24 miles north of
Samaria, near the city of
Jezreel. We are told that the
vineyard adjoining the king’s
property belonged to a man,
named, Nabotb, Naboth. Perhaps,
had been pleased
that he had a vineyard situ¬
ated so near the palace, but
the situation proved fatal to
him.
King Ahab had all the
delights of Canaan, that
pleasant land, at command;
the wealth of a kingdom,
the pleasures of a court, and
the honours and powers of
a throne, yet all avails him
nothing without Naboth’s
vineyard. He wanted this
vineyard for a vegetable gar¬
den.
Naboth’s answer was, The
Lord forbid that I should
give the inheritance of my
fathers to you.Naboth’s
reaction was quick, because
his land was a sacred inheri¬
tance from the Lord. Since
the vineyard was his portion
of his family’s inheritance,
to seU would mean cutting
.off his own descendants.
Naboth’s refusal to seU his
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plantation, grist mills, saw
mills, etc., and had 85 slaves.
He was a contemporary of
James Abington Everett
(1788-1848), the founder of
Fort Valley. Mims, Everett,
and others purchased
stock to bring the Georgia
Southwestern Railroad
to Fort Valley in 1851.
Grandfather Mims’ planta¬
tion encompassed the area
that was once called Bliss; in
fact, he owned all the land on
both sides of Mossy Creek,
including the present site of
the Fort Valley County Club
and golf course.
Speaking of family trees,
the Gospels offer two differ¬
ent genealogies for Jesus. In
Matthew, Jesus’ lineage is
traced from Abraham, a total
of 42 generations. In Luke,
the Messiah’s ancestry goes
back over 70 generations to
the first man, Adam. The
genealogies in Matthew and
Luke differ: Matthew lists
Jacob (not Isaac’s son) as
Jesus’ grandfather. Luke
reflects Hell as Jesus’ grand¬
father. That’s because Luke’s
Gospel provides the gene¬
alogy of the Virgin Mary,
whereas Matthew carries
the lineage of Joseph, Jesus’
earthly father.
Although we, as Gentiles,
cannot claim an ancestral
link to Jesus, we are related
to Christ through our belief.
Romans states that Abraham
is the spiritual father of all
who believe. Further, John
declares that all who receive
Jesus, who believe in His
name, are given the power
to become the sons of God.
vineyard to the king, sent
the king home sullen and is
displeased. When he arrived
home, he lay down on his
bed and turned his face to
the wall and would not eat
any food. Sorry to say, this
type of behavior is displayed
to often today.
Never were more wicked
orders given to a prince than
those Jezebel, the king’s wife,
sent to the elders and nobles
of Jezreel. Naboth must be
put to death, the charge,
Naboth has blasphemed God
and the King!”
Simply put, Naboth was
lied on and stoned to death
because he would not seU his
vineyard to the king.
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CHURCH NEWS
V.B.S. at Grace Baptist Church In Fort Valley
Chalk art evangelist Vester
Arnold and his family will
be conducting worship ser
vices on Sunday, July 16th
at Grace Baptist Church in
Fort Valley. Sunday services
begin with Sunday School
at 10 a.m.. followed by the
moming worship at 11 a.m..
and evening worship at 6:30
p.m. This will be a prelude
to Vacation Bible School,
which begins on Monday,
July 17 and continues
through Thursday, July 20
from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m.
each night. This Vacation
Bible School is for ALL
AGES, children through
Senior Saints.
The Arnold’s are mem¬
bers of Calvary Baptist
Church in Fruitland Park,
Florida. Since 1979 they
have traveled the roads of
America, and several for¬
eign countries. Evangelist
Arnold presents the Gospel
in such a way as to reach not
only the ear gate through
the preaching of God’s
Word, but also the eye gate
through beautiful chalk
drawings. Bro. Arnold was
a former commercial art¬
ist before being called into
the ministry. After attend¬
ing Baptist Bible College
in Springfield, Mo., he pas
tored for five years.
Bro. Arnold preaches a
Deliverance Church events
The Deliverance
Outreach Church at
216 Massey Street,
Marshallville would like
to invite everyone the fol
lowing services: Sunday,
Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.
and Praise, Worship and
Word Service at 11 a.m.
Tuesday nights - Bible
School for all age groups
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday
nights - Corporate Prayer
for all at 7:30 p.m.
Summer Youth Round-.
up will continue through
the month of July for all
children in Marshallville
and surrounding areas.
Tuesday and Thursdays
at 11 a.m. Lunch will be
service. Please contact
youth leaders at 967-
2709 or 825-5395.
The third Sunday, July
16, Pastor Ezell and the
Let us, from this sad story,
be amazed at the wicked¬
ness of the wicked, and the
power of Satan in the chil¬
dren of disobedience. May
we heed the word of God
found in 1 Tim 6: 12. Fight
the good fight of faith, lay
hold on eternal life, where
unto thou art called, and
hast professed a good profes¬
sion before many witnesses.
Let us commit the keeping
of our lives and comforts to
God, for innocence will not
always be our security, and
let us rejoice in the knowl¬
edge that all will be set to
rights in the great day of the
Lord.
Have a blessed day.
challenging Bible-centered
message. He then iUus
trates his sermon with a
lull-color picture produced
in full view of the audi
ence. He then illuminates
the picture with the awe
inspiring black light, bring
ing out the hidden details
and producing sensational
effects. In addition a bat
tery of rheostatically con
trolled colored lights fur
i ther enhance the picture,
Bro. Arnold’s wife, Sheryl
is an excellent pianist and
soloist, and provides back¬
ground musi while her
husband draws. She is also
a very gifted teacher and sto¬
ryteller and does children’s
work during the Vacation
Bible School programs.
Bro. Arnold will give his
pictures away to the child or
adult that brings the most
visitors to Vacation Bible
School during the week.
Each person who is not a
member of Grace Baptist
is counted as a visitor. A
visitor cannot be counted
but one time because after
the first night they come
they can invite someone to
be their visitor the next
night. No pictures will be
given away until the last
night. This way the visitor
total can build up during
the week. The person with
Deliverance Outreach
Church will be dedicat
ing their new youth center
in honor of Mother Reeda
Lindsey. Family, friends
and the surrounding com
munities are invited to
this special service.
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the most visitors will get
first choice of the pictures.
The person with the second
most visitors will get second
choice, etc. A total of six pic¬
tures will be given away.
Pastor Darron Moncus
and the members of Grace
Baptist Church invite
everyone to come and enjoy
each of these exciting ser¬
vices which will include
Bible lessons, songs, pup¬
pet shows, surprise visitors,
special prizes and refresh¬
ments. Grace Baptist
T’kank you
In times (ike these, when heartfare burdened with
grief, it is so very heartwarming for friends to show
concern and care. We appreciate your visits, cards,
and cads during this time. Your prayers, food, visits
and flowers aff helped to sustain us during the loss
of our daughter, Deborah. We thumb you and we
love you. “May §od bless you always.
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is an INDEPENDENT/
FUNDAMENTAL church
located three miles south of
Connector 247 on Highway
49 (3151 Peach Parkway).
For more information on
these services or any of the
many outreach ministries
of Grace Baptist, please call
the church office at (478)
825-7303.
In His Service,
Gary Hall
Minister of Education