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On ChnstTuas Eve th^ Christ-
His blessing. Perhaps the spiri
tual thrill of Christmas is felt
most on Christmas Eve. It is the
hush that fell over the shepherds,
the holy silence of the angels be
fore their song. When Christj
comes a miracle happens. The i
world forgets its sordidness. It
is changed for the day. The very
atmosphere is charged with glad- >
ness and good will.. When Christ- i
mas comes it speaks to the deepest j
and best in man and tells the'
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'v-ndroua love of God.
No wonder a miracle has hap
■ • Nu wonder we find glad
. r, and happiness.
■ ; r are now ready to hear
■v ciw 'i- song of the heavenly
prai'ing God, and saying,
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w . : p-aee. good will toward
• i ’ May our . pirits be chang
,-H b\ im mil .de of Christinas and
ay Me hearts be open to hear
ihe angels sing.
( hristmas means God and
•nd Angels are close to
: And suddenly there was
with ..ngei a multitude of the
A nvnniy i o t praising God, and
.r ing. Glory to God in the high
and on earth peace, good will
1. : a rrwiJure of two worlds,
ii begins in a material world as
w a. of tise earth. Soon he
most important dis
• wry; the spiritual world—the
us gen world of truth and good- i
uess, of beauty and love. Man j
i.: ;- not begun to live until he i
■ nm-’ with his true spiri- '
, ■ ironment, God, and begins :
i ■■ the life of truth and love. ■
In Jesus Christ we see most 1
. • : <y the ideal life, for here |
we see the divine and the human !
s harmony and perfection. He I
taught man that the universe is '
not some blind mechanism for I
i which his life has no value, but ■
hind ail i a loving God to whom j
lie can look up and call “Father”.
Bi < cd, indeed, is he who by faith j
, i see the heavenly host and;
hear the ongs of the angels. I 1
iii. t that you rill remember God I
at this Christmas. I would like '
■to leave you with this prayer :
written by Bishop E. W. Palmer. J
“O God, who dost reveal Thy- !
i self to men of humble hearts and
uplifted faces, grant us grace to '
i know thee, that knowing Thee we |
may love Thee, and loving Thee
: may serve Thee, and serving Thee :
enter freedom, joy and peace.
Give us in these days a continu
-1 ing vision of the hills of hope, that :
P'broke Me. Pastor
Christmas Again
i I 6g D. Jack Stoner, Pastor
Pembroke Baptist Church
. Once again we come to the sea
i -on of reminiscence. We recall
: the glorious experiences of family
i reunions, the stockings “hung by
the chimney with care,” the tanta
lizing orders emanating from the
kitchen, the hopeful expectancy of
i loved ones arriving to fill in the
details of a glorious experience.
At one extreme there will bev a
tinge of sadness caused by the
absence of some loved one, at the
other extreme the happy shouts
for childish hearts filled with the
joy of the happy occasion; these
introduce the inexpressible spirit
of Christmas.
Lest we forget the real meaning
of Christmas, expressed by the
angels to the shepherds on the
Judean hillside so long ago, “For
unto you is born this day in the
city of David a Saviour, which
is Christ the Lord”, let us sing
with the angels the true expres
sion of the glory of the Christ
mas spirit; “Glory to God in the
highest and on earth, peace, good
will toward men”. Here we have
expressed the true spirit of Christ
mas; the spirit which, living in the
hearts of men, would make it what
Christ would have it to be, a daily
experience through-out the entire
year. It is good for us to be made
conscious of God’s revelation of
love to us at least once each year,
but the ideal would be 365 Christ
mas days a year.
The Christmas pacxages, that we
wrap with such care in the glori
ous colorings of the season, should
i include more than the material
j expression of the commercial
world, there should also be includ
• ed the warmth of a loving heart
■ seeking to share a spirit of divine
. reflection that limited man might
expand himself into the unlimited
■ area of divine grace, thus finding
I for himself, and for those with
I whom he shares, the true dimen
• -;ion of Christmas. To find this
area Christ must be our inter r
Ulster of the Christmas spirit.
’rFruly Christmas is a wonderful
time, but unless the spirit of
I Christmas is a continuous expres
l sion throughout the year the real
spirit dims in our inconsistency
| of failure to make the author of
; the occasion a living reality in our
: hearts.
The true revelation of the
we may not grow weary in well
■ doing, nor yield to cowardice in
I some valley of despair.
Lead us in the ways of simpli
i city. May we see and follow the
I far shining star, yet kneel in
| joy before a manger. In the spirit
of Jesus we pray. Amen.”
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PEMBROKE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY DECEMBER 22, 1960
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Christmas story is to be found
only in the Cross, for without the
cross the story would have had
no meaning, therefore, only those
who have accepted the reality of
the cross may truly realize tin
reality of Christmas.
“Silent Night” rings out again
To make us pause and think.
“Holy Night” climaxed in pain;
A cross to form the link.
Man’s search may glorify the birth,
But birth is loom! in death,
Here the cross joined heav’n and
earth
When God breathed a baby's
breath.
Holy infant, Saviour, Lord
Let Thy angels sing as then,
“Peace on earth”- remove the
sword-
In our hearts, “Good will toward
men”.
New Sunbury Sun.
School Meeting
Is Tues., Dec. 20
Sunday School leaders in
churches of the New Sunbury As
sociation are expected to attend
the Associational Sunday School
meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 20. The
session will be held at Townsend
Baptist Church at 7:30 Tuesday
night.
Pembroke and Lanier Baptist
churches are in the New Sunbury
Association and representatives
from the two Sunday Schools will
probably attend. Associational
officers will meet at 7:00 p.m.
The program will include a
general discussion led by P. IL
Carr. No conferences will be held
at this meeting.
The announcement was made by
Bob McCombs, secretary of the
New Sunbury Baptist Association,
Sunday School department.
Grocer Retires
After 48 Years
In Business
December 17 was the first in
48 years that Mikell’s Grocery
was not open to serve the people
of Pembroke. When Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Mikell turned the key in the
lock Friday it was the end of a
Pembroke tradition.
Forth e popular Pembroke
couple it was the beginning of a
• new life. Indeed, for “Elvie,” it
; was the start of a new career.
On January 1, 1961, Mrs. Mikell
ixkes over n treasurer of Bryan
County. She got into politics for
th first time in the election last
year. T never thought the gro
cery business and politics would
; mix,” she explained.
-j Thiough the years, however, Mr.
I i Mikell has been active in Pem
; I broke and Bryan County’s political
I life. He .served as city council
• I man under nine mayors and was
’ I treasurer for four years, before
I the city combined the duties of
clerk and treasurer. He has serv-
•ed on the Democratic Executive
i Committee and was a jury list
I revisor for 12 years.
A distinction which as much as
anything shows the high esteem
'in which the retired businessman
I is held by his fellow citizens is the
i fact that he has served as pall
bearer in more funerals than any
other man in Pembroke.
The couple are both members
of the Pembroke Baptist Church
i and have always been extremely
i active in all departments, in some, I
j more so in former years than at
. the present time since their parti
i cipation is necessarily slightly j
limited. Mr. Mikel] is a deacon I
I in the church and in January will I
resume active status again. He
•is also a church trustee. Mrs. '
Mikell has held various offices in
the Woman’s Missionary Union, I
including leader of the Mattie Par
rish Circle, named for her mother, ■
for many years. There is seldom j
i any project connected with worn- j
en’s work in the church in which
. she does not have, a part.
At 68 Johnnie Mikell is still I
handsome and erect. His hobby I
;is working in his yard and he;
: devotes many hours to the groom- j
ing of his lawn and care of his |
; roses, camellias and azaleas. Now I
’ that he does not have to turn the ;
j key in the lock at the store, each j
morning he will haVe more time !
; for garden work. At this rate he i
' will continue to give the Grrden |
j Club ladies a race for “best groom- i
ed yard” each month, as his yard
i has often been cited as the most I
attractive and his generous mate ■
i i always insists that “Johnnie” is !
, 1 responsible.
I When the writer asked if the I
Locks Up Store
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RETIRED GROCER After 48
years J. C. Mikell and Mrs. Mikell
have retired from the grocery busi
ness, one of Pembroke’s oldest and
most respected firms. Mr. Mikell
will devote his time to his hobby
of gardening and to church work,
■; while Mi s. Mikell will take over
as treasurer of Bryan County on
January 1, 19(51.
pair had any regrets at closing
i their doors for good the answer
I was given without words. Mr.
I Mikell bolted into a back room,
but not soon enough to hide the
quick tears that flooded his eyes
and Mrs. Mikell busied herself
with the meat cleaver, butcher
| knife that has been in the store
' for over 30 years, and knife shar
! pener that they are saving for
Johnnie’s yard work. This writer
■ talked aimlessly on until both had
• regained their composure and were
i up to reminescing of early days.
Johnnie Mikell had been working
in his father’s store for some eight
; or nine months, operating the ice
i department, when he and Elvie
■ Parrish were married. It was in
January, 1914. The bride almost
I immediately began assisting in the
• store and worked herself into a
life-time job. They were the first
j to operate an ice house in the town
and their’s was the first store to
I sell gasoline. They would draw
out the gasoline in a can and then
i carry it to the car, remove the
Lseat, and drain it in the gas tank.
| Said Elvie, “Law me, when the
; gasoline hose came in and we got
| one, I thought, ‘How fancy can we
• get.’ ”
They delivered kerosene in a
| five gallon can by pushcart to
; housewives with kerosene stoves.
In a brief review of the economic
' progress of the township he has
; watched for many years, Mr.
Mikell was reminded that he paid
i 26c a week for washing, 26c for a
hen, 25c a bushel for potatoes, and
13c a pound for beef. “That was
i just the front quarter, you under
stand,” he explained hastily, not
Vol. 60 No. 12
Methodist Church
Announces Xmas
Day Schedule
The Rev. Zephoe Belcher, Jr. has
announced the schedule for his
church for Christmas Day.
Mr. Belcher said the Methodist
Church will entertain the children
and Intermediate class of the Sun
day School with a Christmas tree
party at the church on Thursday,
December 22, at 7:30 p.m.
The program will consist of a
Christmas story and carol sing
ing. Santa Claus is expected to
be among those present during
the evening and the children will
give gifts to their friends. Re
freshments will include fruit.
Harry Owens, Sunday School
superintendent, is in charge of
all arrangements.
On Sunday, Christmas Day, one
| service will be held. The Sun-
I day School and evening worship
will be combined into one ser
’ vice at 10:30 a.m. The sermon
topic will be “When Christmas
Comes —a Child Shall Lead
Them.” The pastor will deliver
the sermon.
wanting to give the impression of
. inflation, “the hind quarter was
• as much as 8 or 9 cents.”
One thing led to another. “By
the way,” he said, “I was Frank’s
first subscriber.” He referred to
• the paper begun by Frank O. Mil
ler and his father, now The Pem
■ | broke Journal in which this article
is appearing.
Elvie managed to get in a word,
which was something of a switch,
but it was Johnnie’s day and she
wanted him to have it. "You know
what 1 remember? I remember
Mr. Osteen and Mr. Jasper Duggar
riding up on horseback and tying
their horses to the hitching rack.
They carried their money in a
leather-like pouch. I can see them
right now.” And, indeed, she turn
ed and peered out the door. But
cars zoomed by and a jet plane
left a streak in the sky. The men
she recalled were the fathers of
T. T. Osteen and Miss Alice Dug
gar.
The couple have operated Mi
kell’s Grocery for the 48 years
except for an interlude of some
few months in World War II when
Mr. Mikell thought he was going
into service. He had already pass
ed his physical, turned the store
over to his brother-in-law, and
| was waiting for the word to go.
Peace was declared and the
I brother-in-law died. After two
• such decisive factors, Johnnie and
Elvie decided they were meant for
the grocery business and the gro
cery business was meant for them.
And there they stayed for 48
j years.