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Newspaper Page TextPage 4A,The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, October 26, 2016 Search Launched for “Great American Tree” Fall is the perfect time to appreciate trees, and The Ameri can Grove website has launched a compe tition to find 2016’s “Great American Tree.” Trees that have extraordi nary color, a unique flower, feature or story are being sought for nomination, due no later than November 30. The com petition for national stand-out trees is in its second year at www. Americangrove. org. Submissions must include a photograph, a description of why the tree is special, its loca tion, species, and size, including height and/or diameter. Nominations will be shared via social media, including Face- book (The Grove), Twit ter (@plantyourlegacy; #greatamamericantree), and Instagram (ameri- can_grove). Nominations may also be submitted as sgranbery@gfc.state. ga.us. From December 1-9, after the submission period has ended, online American Grove mem bers will be allowed one vote for a fa vorite entry per person. The top five vote win ning trees will be placed in the national com petition. An “all star” urban forestry panel will determine the winner of the 2016 Great American Tree, which will be announced on December 22, 2016. The first place winner will receive $500,second place is $250 and third place is $100. The winning tree will earn a feature on The American Grove homepage. The 2015 Great American Tree was ‘That Tree’ located in Platteville, Wisconsin. The American Grove is an online community for sharing experiences and knowledge about trees and the benefits they provide to com munities throughout the nation. It is managed by the Georgia Urban For est Council, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to sustain Georgia’s green legacy by helping communi ties grow healthy trees. Assistance is also given by the Georgia Forestry Commission, which pro vides leadership, service and education in the protection and conserva tion of Georgia’s forest resources. Learn more at GaTrees.org. Tom Lambert Letter To The Editor Hello Lee County Yep, it’s me again De- lores, yep just like a rub ber ball, I come bounc ing back to you. Hope all of you good folks are doing fine. Have you voted yet? Please don’t forget to vote. You know how many times I have asked you good folks to join us at the Kinchafoonee Baptist Church on Century Road. 219.1 lost count. I want to extend an other invitation to your families and you. If you want to hear good preaching, wonderful fellowship and a family atmosphere, we are wait ing on you. Sunday, Octo ber 30th at 6:00 p.m., we will be having the Lord’s Supper, please bring a finger food and join us, everyone is welcome. We will have a bonfire, we love to see you there. We love you and God does too. Until then Delores & William Hall The Lee County Ledger Established August 24,1978 lcledger@bellsouth.net P.0. Box 715 (126 4th Street) (229) 759-2413 Leesburg, Georgia 31763 USPS 470-310 Official Organ of Lee County SUBSCRIPTION RATES Lee and surrounding counties $20.00 year Elsewhere $25.00 year Publisher Derryl Quinn Editor Jim Quinn Layout and Design Zan Twiggs Advertising Manager Tina Maples (USPS 470-310), is published weekly for $20.00 per year in Lee and surrounding counties, and $25.00 per year else where by its offices at the May Office Building, 124 - 4th Street, Leesburg, Georgia 31763. Periodicals postage paid at Leesburg, GA. POST MASTER: Send address changes on Form 3579 to, P.O. 715, Leesburg, GA31763. o Printed On Recycled Paper MEMBER OF GEORGIA PRESS ASSOCIATION Sharing the Word Special to the Ledger By Harry R. Martinez, Ph.D Godly Living, Pt. 4 Perhaps the most chal lenging attitude for a Christian to maintain is that of submitting to authority. It is the nature of mankind to think and act independently of God. Such was the case in the Garden, when disobedience to the authority of God ushered into humanity the sin na ture. Even prior to that, Scripture records angelic rebellion led by Lucifer against God. Therefore, it is not surprising that Peter in his discourse on godly living would address the necessity of believers submitting to the authorities over them. “Submit your selves for the Lord’s sake to every human institu tion, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the punish ment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. For such is the will of God that by do ing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men” (1 Peter 2:13-15 NASB). At the time of writing this epistle, a majority of the popula tion of the Roman Em pire was comprised of slaves. These were the peoples conquered by the Romans and placed into positions of labor, some menial, but others in professional endeav ors. In response to hear ing the gospel concern ing the work of Christ on the Cross, many of these slaves had become believers. Salvation did not change their social position in the Empire, but it caused a dramatic Traveling Tips & Trips Special to the Ledger By Bland Cleesattle Have you visited the historic Rylander The atre in Americus, GA? Mini Mo is their 1928 Moller Theatre Pipe Organ, which has been beautifully restored and will come back to life again on this next Friday, October 28 when they will provide ac companiment for a horror movie filmed previously with no sound Lon Bland Cleesattle Freedom by Henry Crain In the name of freedom a lot of things go on that are a terrifying abuse of freedom. I suppose that as Americans, if we were to isolate one thing as a hallmark of our nation it would be our love of freedom. The freedom we still enjoy today is being terribly abused. We are in danger of losing the freedom we celebrate because abuse of free dom can rapidly lead to the death of that very freedom. The Founding Fathers guar anteed freedom in the Constitu tion so long as we obeyed the Constitution and elected moral, virtuous leaders. The Henry Crain Declaration and Constitution honored God’s natural law which included the Ten Com mandments. We abuse freedom today through crime, drugs, pornog raphy, homosexuality, gay rights, promotion of fornication and adultery and many other “free doms” that go against God’s laws. Many things that mark our “culture” today are called freedoms. It is Satan’s way of tak ing a wonderful thing and turning it into an evil thing. In the name of freedom our press hides the imperfections of some leaders and at tacks others with vicious rumors. In the name of freedom many attack the Judeo-Christian culture of our nation and help fo ment a revolution against our police and others in authority. This comes from the leaders and even Attorney Generals! Man is sinful and if this sinful nature is followed and God is put on the back shelf, our country will go the way of others in history and we will lose our freedoms. Hol lywood has us drowning in a cesspool of filth, all in the name of freedom of the press, freedom to think, to speak, to see, and to entertain you. Yet the actual freedom to think and speak is called politically incorrect and the speech police will at tack you unmercifully if you speak the truth. The First amendment right of freedom of religion is under constant attack. The second Amendment right to protect ourselves against an evil govern ment will soon be gone if one candidate has her way. Recent attacks on the Catholic Church and Evangelicals goes unreported by the mainstream media. The leaders refusal to use the term “radical Islamic terrorist” is an affront to a free America yet our top leaders refuse to call a spade a spade. This is what happens when mankind in his arrogance thinks he has the answers rather than depending on Providence and the Word of God. This is what happens when a nation founded on Godly principles elects immoral faithless people into high politi cal offices. “If my people which are called by My name shall humble them selves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then 1 shall hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14 Editor's Note: Henry Crain and his wife Sara moved back to Lee County. Henry retired from the school busi ness having worked as teacher, coach and school administrator in Georgia and Missis sippi. He is also retired from the Army National Guard. Henry moved back to Lee County due to the many Christian churches, racial har mony and the county in which he was most happy during his ca reer. He is the owner of Sharp Book Company, Inc. and works part-time brokering and recycling textbooks. Chaney, a silent classic “The Phantom of the Opera.” Ron Carter, a re nowned organ ist, will be at the keys for the presentation. My grand mother, Muriel Pace, left us a diary writ ten every day from 1940 until her death. Within those pages it recounts numerous performances enjoyed by my grand parents and their friends over the years at the Ry lander. Though the histo ry of the Rylander online does not provide the date of the building, I believe that it was built in early in the 1900 era, designed by C. K. Howell of New York with interior design by William Saling, also of New York. The Ry lander was a visual feast of ornate plaster work, beautiful stencil patterns and painted murals. The Rylander was closed for over 40 years, but the theatre still has much of its original grandeur intact. Over my 27 years at Phoebe, we visited the Rylander several times for tours of the building, and many wonderful performances. Having reopened after an extensive restoration (4.8 million dollars), the Rylander Theatre is nothing less than stun ning and is once again reclaiming its title as “The Finest Playhouse South of Atlanta.” The Jimmy Carter Auditorium at the Ry lander Theatre reopened October 1. 1999 in conjunction with the Celebration of President Carter’s birthday and the Auditorium was named in his honor. When you visit you may view the restored auditorium looking from the stage. The Theatre seats over 600 on three levels: Orchestra, Balcony and Gallery. The Theatre was painstakingly restored to reflect its original Art Deco aesthetic. Why not make a night of it and call the Wind sor for dinner reserva tions then walk over to the Rylander for “The Phantom of the Opera” performance. It is sure to be a night to remember. We have a whole new list of trips that I will be presenting to you in the near future. If you are interested in joining my travel club please call me at 229-435-2316 or email me at bcleesattle@ att.net. change in their spiritual standing for ... “He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgive ness of sins” (Col 1:13-14 NKJV). Having placed their faith in the saving work of Christ on the Cross, they were now bond-servants of Jesus Christ and that demand ed an attitude of humility and respect toward those in authority over them. No doubt in some cases the masters themselves were Christians and exercised their authority fairly and were compas sionate toward their staff and appreciative of them. But others were quite the opposite. While the human tendency would be to rebel when mistreated or unjustly accused of a wrong, Peter tells his readers to submit to every human institution. This included submission not only to their masters but also to governmental officials or anyone who exercised authority over them. The persons in authority may not have been worthy of honor, but the Chris tian was to respect the office or position for the Lord’s sake. Paul would write ... “Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience” (Rom 13:5 NIV). How a believer responded to the authority over them would become a witness for Christ especially when unjust rulers were persecuting Christians. These bond-servants of Christ were to commit to the Lord the outcome of such rulers for ... “it is He who changes the times and the epochs; He removes kings and establishes kings; He gives wisdom to the wise men and knowledge to men of understanding” (Da 2:21NASB). The exception to the man date to submit is seen when Daniel was forbid den to pray to His God. Though thrown into the lion’s den, God’s deliver ance resulted in the king coming to believe in Daniel’s God. Likewise, when ordered to cease preaching in the name of Jesus, the apostles stated that it was necessary to obey God rather than man. In one century, the early Church turned the world upside down for Christ. The godly life and witness of believers were evident throughout the empire. “When they [Jewish religious leaders] saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were un schooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13 NIV). Editor’s note: Dr. Mar tinez is an ordained min ister and was a professor and head of the music department at Florida State University School from 1975 to 2003. He is the father of five adult children and resides in Lee County with his wife, Sara.

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The Lee County ledger. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1978-current, October 26, 2016, Image 4