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Page 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
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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.
