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Page 4A,The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Georgia Forestry
Commission Report
Sharing the Word
Special to the Ledger spectacular. On earth, death [separation from but rather what and who
Wildfire Occurrence
Increases
The dry weather has
brought an increase
amount of wildfires
across the
state. The
Georgia
Forestry
Commis
sion (GFC)
is asking
people
to guard
against
wildfires
while
increase.
The GFC is not issuing
burn permits at this time
due to the dry weather
conditions and the in
crease threat of
t
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enjoying
outdoor
activities
during this fall. The
GFC emphasizes that
wildfires during these
dry conditions are the
most destructive to the
fact that the fires are
burning more intensely
due to the lack of rain.
Trees are more suscepti
ble to being killed under
these conditions.
The GFC expresses the
hope that area residents
will keep in mind the
precautions to take to
prevent wildfires as they
work and relax in and
around woodland set
tings. Fire occurrence at
this time of year often
times increases
as general
yard clean
ups and
the use of
woods for
recre
ational
purposes
wildfires. High
temperatures
and low humid-
| ity have dried
surface fuels
and woodlands
at a rapid rate.
Hopefully by
the time this
article is pub
lished we will
have received
some rainfall.
However, we
will continue to monitor
surface and woodland
fuel moistures to deter
mine when it is appropri
ate to issue burn permits.
Burn restrictions may
continue to be imposed
throughout the fall and
winter when weather
conditions indicate a
high potential of wildfire
occurrence.
How long the burning
restrictions are in place
is greatly determined by
the amount of rainfall
we receive in the next
coming days, weeks or
months. Hopefully this
dry weather pattern will
be short lived and we can
get back to business as
usual.
For more informa
tion contact the Georgia
Forestry Commission for
Lee County at 759-3011
or 430-5122. Thank you
for your cooperation.
By Harry R. Martinez,
Ph.D
Christ, Our Substitute
As a storm rages off
the coast of our land,
one’s thinking turns to
the divine record of that
cataclysmic day several
thousand years ago when
the first man and woman
rebelled against God and
partook of the tree of the
knowledge of good and
evil. At that moment,
sin entered into the hu
man race, an occurrence
far greater than can be
produced by the wind
and sea. Mankind was
now in a state of spiritual
death for God had said
... “You must not eat the
fruit of that tree; if you
do, you will die the same
day” (Gen 2: 17 TEV).
The scoffers who deny
the inerrancy of Scrip
ture quickly state that
Adam did not die that
day but lived for several
hundred years. They
are WRONG! God’s
declaration of death did
occur that same day, for
spiritual death, that is
separation from God,
occurred at the mo
ment that Adam and Eve
sinned. With the acquisi
tion of a sin nature, the
process of physical death
also began. Young’s
Literal Translation best
expresses the totality of
God’s declaration ... “for
in the day of thine eating
of it — dying thou dost
die.” The contrast in
reaction to man’s fallen
condition must have been
Traveling Tips & Trips
Special to the Ledger
By Bland Cleesattle
Steeple Chase takes
place the first Saturday
of every November,
November 5, at Cal
laway Gardens. The
event features thorough
breds racing through
woodland surroundings,
pony rides, a foxhound
parade, a hat contest and
more. It is our southern
version of the Kentucky
Derby.
Steeplechase ben
eficiaries include the
non-profit Ida Cason
Callaway Founda
tion and its mission of
environmental conserva
tion, education and land
stewardship. There are
a variety of packages for
you to consider if you
are interested in partici
pating in this event call
706-324-6252.
Japanese Maples Col-
orfest takes place from
October 22
to November
20 at Gibbs
Gardens in
Ball Ground,
GA where
you may visit
220 acres of
gardens in
North Geor
gia, just an
hour north of
Atlanta. In late October
and November you will
view 1,000s of Japa
nese maples in their fall
color splendor. The
foliage displays shades
of brilliant red, orange
and yellow. There are
also 40 hand carved
lanterns, ponds, bridges
and pagodas that frame
the striking view. In the
spring you will find 20
million daffodils in the
spring, rhododendrons,
hydrangeas, roses, day-
lilies, waterlilies, peren
nials, annuals, flowering
Bland Cleesattle
cherries and
dogwoods.
They open at 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
on Sunday,
Wednesday,
Thursday and
Friday from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission for
adults is $20;
children $10;
seniors $18; and group
discounts are available.
Downtown Thomas-
ville Historic District &
See TipS,
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there was Satan’s jubilant
celebration that he had
corrupted God’s perfect
creation. In heaven, no
doubt, there was angelic
consternation
that the spiritu
al warfare had
entered into the
realm of hu
manity. “But
[that wonderful
small word that
speaks unnum
bered volumes
of contrast]
because of His
great love for
us, God who is
rich in mercy” (Eph 2:4
NIV) and not willing that
any should perish, had
anticipated the Fall in
eternity past, before He
created mankind. Thus,
amidst the spiritual con
flagration comes the pre
incarnate Christ to offer
redemption and restored
relationship with God.
“And they [Adam and
Eve] heard the sound of
the LORD God walking
in the garden in the cool
of the day, and the man
and his wife hid them
selves from the presence
of the LORD God among
the trees of the garden”
(Gen 3:8 NASB). Their
sin revealed, their spiri
tual condition terminal
and no human remedy
available, God in His
marvelous grace presents
the only way of redemp
tion — that of the inno
cent dying for the guilty,
a substitute to bear their
sins and the imputation
of God’s righteousness to
the offender on the basis
of faith in the once for
all sacrifice of Christ on
the Cross. This salvation
from the power and pen
alty of sin offered to the
first of mankind would
be extended to the entire
human race. “Therefore,
just as through one man
sin [principle or nature]
entered into the world,
and death [spiritual]
through sin, and so death
[spiritual] spread to all
men, because all sinned”
(Rom 5:12 NASB). The
Apostle Paul emphati
cally stated ... “For all
have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God”
(Rom 3:23 NKJV) ...
For the wages of sin is
Masonic Short Talk
by Ron Rowe, Sr.
Lodge Elections
28-101: The election
of officers in all Subor
dinate Lodges shall be
by ballot, at the regular
meeting of such
Lodge on or next
preceding the
Festival of St. John
the Evangelist, in
each year and shall
be held following the
regular order of busi
ness; The installation
may be held immedi
ately, or at a later date
within 30 days of elec
tion. If at a later date
an open installation is
held, with non-Masons
present, it shall not be
necessary to open the
Lodge. If such open
installation is held on
the same date as the
election of officers,
the Lodge shall be “at
ease” or”at refresh
ment” during the time
that non-Masons are
in the lodge room. The
Officers installed shall
hold their offices until
their successors are
installed.
28-105:Every
Master Mason who
is a member of the
Lodge and not
under suspen
sion is entitled
to vote, not
withstanding the fact
that charges may have
been preferred against
him, provided he has
not yet been tried and
convicted, as every
man is presumed to be
innocent until proven
guilty.
28-111: Lodge Of
ficers are elected by a
majority of the votes
cast, a Lodge quorum
being present. Three
members of a Lodge
constitute a quorum.
28-112: Nominations
for officers, except
those specifically
provided for in Dis
trict Conventions, are
prohibited.
God spiritually] but the
gift of God is eternal life
in Christ Jesus our Lord”
(Rom 6:23 NKJV).
There in the Garden God
slew an
innocent
animal and
clothed
Adam
and his
wife. Faith
placed in
what the
sacrifice
symbolized
i resulted in
justifica
tion and
the imputation of righ
teousness. That ritual
would be carried out for
centuries by those who
would place their faith
in the coming Redeemer.
The slaying of a lamb in
and of itself did not save,
Harry R. Martinez
were represented in the
sacrificial death. There
fore, John the Baptizer
preaching to the nation
Israel would declare
upon seeing Jesus ...
“Look, the Lamb of
God, who takes away the
sin of the world (John
1:29 NIV)! What an
amazing day in John’s
life, for his was the
privilege of announc
ing to Israel that the
long awaited Savior had
come.
Editor’s note: Dr.
Martinez is an ordained
minister 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.
Freedom of Speech
Special to the Ledger
by Henry Crain
Does anyone have any
doubt about what free
dom of speech means?
The Founding Fathers
meant it to be exactly
what it is “freedom to
speak freely about any
subject and freedom to
think as you want to
think.”
Of course they thought
virtuous thoughts. Well
the Marxist faculty
members who domi
nate college campuses
throughout the country
are changing that defini
tion. At the
University of
Mississippi you
cannot wave
the rebel flag at
football games,
you cannot
even display
the Mississippi
State Flag on
campus. That
would tend to
seem unconstitutional
but that school has gone
further.
They have created
a faculty-led Demon
stration and Assembly
Response Team. (DART)
The DART members
role is to walk across
campus throughout the
day in search of any
demonstration or free
speech activity taking
place. A free-speech
activity can be any
gathering where stu
dents are expressing
their views. The DART
members’ role is to
introduce themselves to
the lead coordinator and
make clear the Universi
ties’ expectations and to
support the creation of a
safe environment. This is
frighteningly similar to a
group in Germany in the
1920’s and 1930’s known
as the Brown Shirts.
They were to infiltrate
discussion groups and
use force if the group
was critical of the Nazi
party. Mussolini had a
similar group known as
the Black Shirts. Hitler’s
group grew into a three
million man group of
students and socialists.
Ernst Rohm led them
and they finally became
a threat to Hitler and in
the Night of the Long
Knives Hitler had Rohm
and 200 other leaders
murdered. He replaced
the Brown Shirts with
the German State Secu
rity known fearfully as
the S.S.
Henry Crain
In this country today
we have a group called
Homeland Security.
Their job is to check
emails, social media, etc.
and defend us against
terrorism. The problem
with this is that we are
all subject to illegal
searches of our homes,
computers, and thoughts.
Our private phone calls,
emails, letters can all be
accessed by the govern
ment.
When this is used on
criminals we all rejoice
but what if the crimi
nals are using it on the
people. What
if the IRS
targeted Tea
Party groups
under orders
of an abusive
President
and Attorney
General and
Democratic
Party?
What if
Homeland Security
ignores Radical Muslim
Terrorist and targets
Christian Groups and
churches? What if the
integrity of the FBI
was compromised? Our
Founding Fathers built
in a way to change the
leaders in this country
through elections. The
most important elec
tion in the history of
our nation is coming
up. Unless the believers
in the greatest culture
ever created step up and
vote, our nation will be
forever changed.
The Brown Shirts are
coming and spiritual
warfare is being waged
every day. We need to
pray constantly that
God will bless America
in this time of national
crisis.
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 coun ty
in which he was most
happy during his career.
He is the owner of Sharp
Book Company, Inc.
and works part-time
brokering and recycling
textbooks.