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The
Living
Way
By RFV. ROGER WILLIAMS
PASTOR, CUMMING FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH
This past week I read an ar
ticle that was written by a man
who worked for one Summer in
a correctional institution for
delinquents up in Canada. He
spent much time talking with
these young men and developed
a real rapport with them. At
tire close of the Summer he
asked them to write apaperand
tell what it was about their par
ents andbackeround they wished
had been different and what they
would say to parents today.
This is what they said:
1. "Keep cool. Don't lose
your temper in the church. Keep
the lid on when things go wrong.
Kids need the reassurance that
comes from controlled respon
ses.
2. Don’t get strung up on
too much booze and too many
pills. When we see our parents
reaching for those crutcnes..we
get the idea that nobody goes out
there alone...that it’s perfectly
okay to go for a bottle...or a
capsule..when things getheavy.
Remember your children are
great imitators....and we lose
respect for parents who tell us
to believe one way while they're
behaving another way.
3. Bug us a little. Be strict
and consistent in dishing out
discipline. Show us who’s boss.
It gives us a feeling of security
to know we’ve gut some strong
supports under us.
4. Don’t blow your class.
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Keep the dignity of parenthood.
Stay on that pedestal. Your
children have put you there be
cause they need someone to look
up to. Don’t try to dress
dance....or talk...like your kids.
You embarrass us....and you
look ridiculous.
5. Light a candle ....show us
the way...tell us God is not
dead....or sleeping....or on va
cation. We need to believe in
something bigger and stronger
than ourselves.
6. Scare the hell out of us.
If you catch us lying...stealing.,
or being cruel...get tough. Let
us know why what we did was
wrong. Impress on us the
importance of not repeating
such behavior. When we need
punishment....dish it out.
7. Call our bluff. Make it
clear that you mean what you
say. Don’t be wishy-washy
don’t compromise....and don’t
be intimidated by our threats to
drop out of school...or to leave
home. Stand firm.
8. Be honest with us. Tell
us the truth...no matter what...
and be straight-arrow about it.
Lukewarm answers make us un
easy...we can smell uncertainty
a mile away.’’
These comments may sting us
all a bit, but as Jesus often told
his hearers, let him who has
ears to hear, hear.
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singing which begins at 7:30.
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Recycling Christmas Trees Has Drawbacks
GEORGIA CONSERVATION —A
weekly conservation column
from the Georgia Conservancy
Inc.
The DeKalb County Recre
ation and Parks Department
is considering adopting a
program to "recycle'* Christ
mas trees next year. The idea
has been used in many cities
around the country, including
Raleigh, N. C., where Parks
Department officials give don
ors of living trees a letter
recognizing the tree’s value.
The price of the tree is tax
deductible for the donor, and
the tree goes to beautify one
of the city’s parks.
The program works, but it
has some unexpected drawbacks
It seems to this age of tech
nology that recognising a live
tree causes some people deep
trouble. Existence of the pro
problem first emerged in Bos
ton's Plantree Program. By
"living” tree, tin* P'.antree
folks meant a tree with living
roots, bagged in soil and bu
lap.
Baptist Men’s Day
On January 28
Mary Baptist churches
throughout Georgia ar-scnedu -
led to observe Baptist Mf i’s
Day, January 28th accord ng to
Dr, SearcyS.Garrison,Atlanta,
Executive Secretary-Treasur
er of 'Georgia Baptist Conven
tion.
The purpose of Bapiisi Men’s
Day is to challenge men 'o ser
vice and to enable churches to
From the
Pastor’s pen
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, Continuing with the pro
tracted performance of Christ's
birth, we are looking at the pro
phet, priest and king position
of Christ. I point out further
on the object of Chrtst’s prei
sthood dial Christ not only
"entered once into the holy
place (heaven) having obtained
eternal redemption for us,”
Heb. 9:12, but He "by one
offering He hath perfected lor
Unfortunately, these days
Christmas trees may be plas
tic, stainless steel, or recycled
tin cans. People think of a
living Christmas tree as one
that was chop ed from the wo d~
somewhere. By now, you’ve
guessed what happens each sea
son when Pi intree leaps house
hold trees. The urogram re
ceives hundreds of rootless,
chopped trees. The donors sup-,
loose that they fulfill the defin
ition of "living* .
Tlie conifers, of course, are
deceptive. An evergreen tree
will stand three weeks in a
living room and maintain *.n
appearance of freshness. More
familiar trees would wither.
While many plants are cap
able of sprouting roots from a
cut segment,, conifers rank
rather high among those which
lack any regenerative capacity.
Even th stump of a conifer
does not resprout, as so many
trees do.
There is in the ‘ ‘living" Chri
stmas ‘ree bungle considerable
give recognition to men who se
rve, according to Bernard Xing,
AUanta, Secretary of the Broth
erhood Department of Geor
gia Baptist Convention.,
Many churches will feature
laymen speaking at Sunday ser
vices an this date as well as
special emphases upon men
sponsored mission programs.
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Rev. Thurman Wade
Victory Baptist Church
ever them that are sanc
tified" Heb. 10-.14, and He has
sat down on the right hand
of God, Heb. 1:3. Wherefore
He Is able also to save them
to the uttermost that come un
to God BY HIM, seeing he
ever liveth to make Intercess
ion for them. Heb. 7:25. For
there is ONE GOD, and ONE
mediator between God and
men, the man Christ Jesus.
I Tim. 2:5, Neither is there
any creature that is nut mani
fest in his sight; but ill things
ire and open unto the
eyes of him with whom we
have to do. Seeing then that
we have a great high priest,
that Is passed into the hea
vens, Jssus the Son of G0d,..,
Let us therefore come boldly
unto the throne of grace that
we may obtain mercy and find
grace to help In the time of
need. Heb. 4:13, 14, 16.
When I realize that Christ
has performed all of this for
us I want to Jain the poet
and sing, "Oh , happy day!,
That fixed my choice, on thee
my Saviour and my God: He
taught me how to watch and
pray and live rejoicing every
day, Oli! happy day, Oh hamy
day, when Jesus washed my
sins away .”
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evidence of hums us being rather
rernoti from the natural world.
Bui, in this age, it hardly pro
vides proper material for scof
fing, Tne 'ruth s that ‘‘life"
or "living" nas become increa
singly difficult to define.
When 1 stud ed otology there
was a certain set phrase which
one could scribble on an exam
ination paper and be certain
Tryouts Soon For “Georgia Drumbeats
Jekyll Island, Ga.
Athens and Atlanta audition
dates for the 1973 season of
Georgia’s newest theatrical en
terprise the historical musical
romance, "DRUMBEATS IN
GEORGIA’’, are now set accor
ding to Executive Producer,
William R. Workman.
Workman stated "it is our
intention to utilize as much
talent from within the State as
possible. To this end auditions
have been located to give inte
rested individuals everywhere
in the State an opportunity. O
ver one hundred students and
interested citizens participated
in auditions earlier this month
at Valdosta State College. Re
maining auditions are schedu
led at: Athens, University of
Georgia, University Theatre
Auditorium, Friday, January 26
at 7 p.m., and Saturday, Janu
ary 27 at 9:30 a.m.; Atlanta,
Sparks Hall Faculty Lounge,
Georgia State University, Sun
day, January 28 at Ip.m.; and
Jekyll Island, Amphitheatre,
Old V Ulage Road, Saturday, Fe
bruary 17 at 10:00 a.m.”
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There will be a special 5-
day revival at Victory Baptist
Church Jan. 22-26 at 7:30 p.m.
each evening with guest spea
ker Rev. Preston Moore.
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of receiving an "A” grade.
The teacher had learned it
from his teacher who had lear
ned it...well, it had the appro
val of hoary tradition.
Today, if one were to des
cribe "life” as metabolism,
reproduction, growth, respon
siveness and movement, the
teacher might not be so enthu
siastic. What can one say when
The production, which will be
presented in the magnificent
1,450 seat Jekyll Island Amphi
theatre from June 30 through
September 2, will go into re
hearsal June 1. Approximately
85 actors, singers, dancers and
technicians will participate In
the drama. All positions are
salaried. In addition to the tec
salaried. In addition to the re
gularly scheduled perform
ances of "DRUMBEATS IN
GEORGIA”, there will be op
portunities for company mem
bers to attend music, dance
and acting classes and to par
ticipate In workshop product
ions.
Written by Pulitzer Prize
winner Paul Green, author of
such outstanding historical dra
mas as "The Lost Colony,”
“The Common Glory” and
"Cross and Sword,” “Drum
beats In Georgia” will recre
ate the struggle of James Ed
ward Oglethorpe and his fol
lowers to found a permanent
settlement in a strange and of
ten hostile land. From the spl
endor and riches of the Court
of King George IT of England
Thurman Wade extends a
special invitation to all the
many friends to come and share
our blessings and needs in this
meeting.
hearts are being transplanted
and plant or animal cells seem
to "live” in a chemical solut
ion? What, indeed, beyond noting
that life indicates the absence
of death?
As the frontier of science
pushes deeper into molecules,
the division between the living
and the non-living becomes in
creasingly blurred. Recently I
to the contrasting poverty and
despair of the common man
caught in the relentless grip
of England’s desperate econo
mic depression of the early
18th century-through the peri
lous voyage to the landing on
Georgia soil, the meeting and
subsequent friendship with the
Creek Indians, led by the ven
erable Chief Tomochichi, to
the struggle against Spanish
encroachment from the south
and the final victory at the
Battle of Bloody Marsh, the
production will be a blend of
drama, comedy, action, music,
dance and spectacular light and
sound effects.
Director of “DRUMBEATS
IN GEORGIA”, Stanley DeHart
of ValdostaState College, offers
the following guidelines for tho
se lntersted in auditioning:" Ac
tors should prepare a memo
rized reading, not to exceed
two minutes in length. I will
be looking for command of the
stage, good vocal projection and
an understanding of character
motivation. Our Music Di
rector, Dr. Joe M. Haas, wou
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picked up a coflile biology
manual and pursedlfe9sspages
for a description of "Hfe”. Tie
author came nearest to adefii
ition in this sentence;
"This entire bait is about
Hfe; yet when you finished
it, you still able to
define life convincUfiy or des
cribe it satisfactorily,. ”
id like singers tcf prepare one
classical or semi-clSislcal nu
mber. It is not neMSaary for
dancers to prepsftfc a routine
since our Choreographer,
Frank Rey of Tampa, Florids,
will give his op, However,
all dancers shoulg bnng work
-out clothing,. Teauftcians w ill
be interviewed and
should present of
past theatrical expHbce.”
Recently a
scrip conference fflHplaywri
ght Green in Chawjt IHU, No
rth Carolina, DeHarw»mment
ed, GEOR
GIA” will be an and
spectacular produ3Bp» The op
portunity to peo
ple of Georgia, visit
ors, this of
our heritage, stagPHnder the
stars in one of Gemma’s great
historic locations Jhjuld be
shared by as manfljcjeorgians
as possible. We JEM; that all
interested dan
cers and
students, faculty, professional
or non-professionalJ>Jll attend
these auditions.”