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Volume 61, No. 6
The Biggest "IF"
Ever Spoken
By JACK ARNOLD
Paetor, Pembroke Methodiet
Church
“If I had not come”—John 15:21. i
According to my Concordance of i
the Bible, the word “if”, so fre- !
quently used in our everyday lan
guage, only appears some 50-odd
times in this Book of Books, Treas
ury of treasuries. But in the 15th
chapter of John’s Gospel, the little
word appears no less than ten
times. “If ye abide in me,” “If ye
keep my commandments,” “If the
world hate you” are samples of
these if clauses. But the most sig
nificant, the most thought-provok
ing of all these sayings introduced
by that little word “if” is, “If I
had not come.”
As we approach this Christmas
season, made possible by the fact
of Jesus’ coming, it might be good
to contemplate the human condi
tion — or what it may have been
like — if Jesus had not come.
First of all, if Jesus had not
come, we would have no confidence
in the spiritual values of life.
Jesus came with a certain author
ity that drew people’s minds to
his teachings and to his acts. He
said in that immortal passage in
John 14 that is read at nearly
every funeral, “If it were not so,
I would have told you.” He was
referring to the eternal dwelling
place of the human spirit. Un
believers might say that it was a
terribly blithe thing for anyone to
say, to lead others to believe that
the man Jesus had some sort of
supernatural, transcendent knowl
edge. But for the believer, it is
a supremely wonderful thing for
Jesus to say. The very simpiictiy
of the saying leads one to have
confidence in the One who spoke
of these matters so long ago. Jesus
spoke of immortal things, of spirit
ual things in such a homely, first
hand manner. He gives to the
world the feeling that He really
knew what He was talking about.
But if He had not come . . . what
would you—what would I—know
of such things.
The writer of Ecclesiastes drew
a very dismal picture of human
existence. He wrote, “Vanity of
vanities! AH is vanity. What does
man gain by all the toil at which
he toils under the sun?” And later
on he wrote, “What has been is
what will be . . . and there is
nothing new under the sun.” This
was a common viewpoint in 400
B.C. It is a much too common
viewpoint today. But praise be to
God, in His Son Jesus Christ, we
have been shown the way of real
life—the way to escape the mean
ingless and superficial life which
the writer of Ecclesiastes saw
about him. For we have seen —we
have seen—we have experienced in
our own hearts — something new
under the sun. We have found
that earthly existence can take on
a marvelous vitality. We have
found that earthly existence can
take on marvelous vitality. We
have found that each day can have
a newness about it. But we would
not feel this way if Jesus had not
come. For Jesus gave us, in his
concern for people and in his phil
osophy of the sanctity of human
life, something to live for—some
thing to even die for. We can say
to the Preacher of Ecclesiastes,
“No! You’re wrong. Life is not
vanity. There is a gain in earthly
toil. We gain citizenship in the
immortal Kingdom, the Kingdom
of God, for Jesus has come!”
No one can escape the blessing
of the fact that Jesus did come.
The very air we breathe is purer
and more healthful because of his
coming. The kingly and savages
alike have reaped the benefits of
his coming.
But woe to the ungrateful. A
man's common sease can tell him
he ought to be grateful for the
coming of Jesus. A little pause
for thought ought to cinvince him
that without Jesus he would be
nothing, he would not even exist.
If Jesus had not come, the neg
lectful would have no worry. But
Jesus did come. His coming was
like it is to put electric power into
a house. Beforehand there is no
responsibility, but afterwards, the
bills must be paid. Have you
counted the cost of rejecting the
Lord?
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JOURNAL
P. O. Box 36, Pembroke, Ga
Will Wed on December 16
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Mrs. Miriam 11. Strickland
MRS. STRICKLAND
TO WED MR. CREWS
IN FAYETTEVILLE
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Humphries,
Pembroke, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miriam
Humphries Strickland, Atlanta, to
Thomas Grady Crews, son of Mr.
and Mrs. 11. G. Crews. Fayette
ville.
The bride-elect is a graduate of
Humphries Super Market to
Celebrate Ninth Annibersary
This week-end Humphries Super
Market is offering special Anni
versary Prices in celebrating their
9th Anniversary as a Super Mar
ket, during which time the growth
of this stole has been phenomenal,
having been doubled in size since
starting, and today is one of the
most modern equipped Super Mar
ket in the state, and has the repu
tation of selling nothing but the
best, and always al the lowest pos
sible price.
They are giving away $150.00 in
cash, to their customers, SSO. to be
given away Saturday night De
ecember 8, SSO. Saturday night,
December 15 and SSO on Monday
night December 24th, these prizes
will be divided in three awards
each time, $25 as a first prize, sls
as a second prize and $lO, as a
third prize. The awards will be
in cash, to be used as the winner
wishes.
Mr. Humphries is proud of his
store, and he tells us that the only
way he could have ever gotten it
was through the co-operaiton of
the people of this trade territory
who has patronized him and made
it possible for him to have the fine
store and stock of merchandise,
with the very latest equipment,
plus the services of some of the
finest help possible. He says that
if they will only continue patron
izing him that he will continue
V WHEN TO FISH
(Based on Hart Wright Co. 1962 Fishing Calendar and
Subject to Local Weather Changes)
High Tides Tybee
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
Thursday (J Poor Morning 3:18 P.M.
Friday 7 Poor Morning 4:21 I’.M.
Saturday 8 Good Morning 5:19 P.M.
Sunday 9 Good Morning 6:14 D M
Monday 10 Fair Morning 7 1)6 P.M.
Tuesday 11 Fair Evening 7:54 I .M.
Wednesday 12 Best Evening 343 P.M.
USE OUR EQUIPMENT TO HELP MAKE ALL
YOUR FISHING DAYS ‘‘BEST’’ ONES
TO MAKE A FISH A SUCKER USE EQUIPMENT
FROM
LANE OIL COMPANY
(Pembroke Ice Company)
L. C. (Buck) Lane
Pembroke, Ge. Phone 653-2251
Bryan County High School and
attended Georgia Southern College
in Statesboro.
Mr. Crews is a graduate of
Fayette County School. They are
both employed by Georgia High
way Express, Inc.
I'he wedding will lie December
16 at 3 o’clock in the afternoon at
the Fir .I. Baptist Church in Fay
i ttevilh . No invitations are be
in;’ sent but. friends and relatives
ere invited to attend.
.ervin;; them, and will at all times
Ibe on the job and keep his store
up-to-date and modern in every re
spect and never will he sacrific
[quality for price. He will always
(give the lowest price possible for
the highest quality merchandise
that money can buy.
Be urc and visit this fine Super
Market over the week-end, you
may get some of the best bargains
of a life time.
Bill Humphries will be on hand
to greet his many friends as they
come to his store.
NAT'L FARM BUREAU
CONVENTION TO BE
LOCAL MEET PROGRAM
At the meeting of the Blacl
Ci-ek Chapter of the Bryan Coun
ty Farm Bureau, one of the topic!
for di-< us: ion will be the nations
convention which will be held next
week in Atlanta. Several dele
gate , from the local chapter plat
to be on hand for the conventioi
which will be attended by repre
sentatives from throughout the
Unit <1 States.
The meeting will be held Thurs
day night at 7 o’clock in the lib
rary of the Black Creek School.
Presiding at the business ses
Jon will be 11. L. Page, president
DON’T GUESS SOIL TEST.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6,1962
Recent Bride
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Mrs. Jeff Floyd
Miss Burnsed,
Mr. Floyd Are
Married in S. C.
Mrs. Edwina Burnsed, Pem
broke, announces the marriage of
her daughter, Miss LaWa nd a
Burnsed. to Jeff Floyd, son of Mrs.
Jim White and the late James
Floyd, Pembroke. The bride’s fath
er was' the late Ellerbee Burnsed.
The marriage took place on Fri
day, November 3(1, in Ridgeland, S.
C. Accompanying the couple to
Ridgeland were Mis. G. A. Baxter,
the groom's sister, and Mr Baxter.
For her wedding Mr Floyd
I chose a blue wool dress with pleat
ed skirt, worn with a blue hat and
bine accessories* Iler shoulder
corsage wan,a whit yellow-throat
ed orchid.
The bride and groom are b o t h
graduates of Bryan County High
School. They are presently living
with Mrs. Floyd’s mother. Mr.
Floyd is in business in Pembroke.
3 White Men
Arrested for
Vandalism
Sheriff Kyle I). Smith deserves
a great deal of credit for the way
he handled the breaking into, re
moving valuable property and
damaging the Abbott home, locat
ed about two miles south of Pem
broke on the old Clyde road.
The sheriff began to put the
pieces together and on S u nd a y
came to the conclusion that it was
time to take stops, he went to the
home of Claude Morris, a white
। man living in the Lanier neighbor
hood, earc hi n g his home and
found considerable of the loot from
the Abbott home, he then went and
' took Candy Burnsed another white
man in charge, and then Ire began
to learn things.
He learned that a large amount
of the china had been carried to
Savannah and sold at the Rose
mary Antique Store by these fel
lows, another man wanted is a son
of Morris who was away from
' home who the sheriffs says he will
connect up with the series of
breaking in and vandalism inside
the home.
The home is one of tho best,
and has many valuable articles in
it, but recently no one has been
there, Mrs. Ablsrt works at War
ner Robins and the sheriff called
her and she came to Pembroke and
identified much of the loot, and
will return for further identifica
tion and checking up on Friday of
this week.
Sherfif Smith told us that the
house had Imen made a complete
wreck, every lock in the house had
been broken, gun shells had been
opened and the powder was got
ten out in an effort to blow a
small safe at the place' It is under
stood that these trips to the Abbot
home have been going on for some
time, and only the good work of
Sheriff Smith put a stop to it be
fore they completely touted off and
destroyed the entire place. The
sheriff had the assistance of Dep
uty Thomas Futch in his work.
We congratulate Sheriff Smith
on a fine job, well done.
To Wed Former Pembroke Resident
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MISS PATRICIA ANN REYNOLDS
Pembroke Motor Company, Inc.
Opening Furniture Department
When L. C. (Buck) Lane opened
his place of business, the Pem
broke lee Company for business in
Pembroke on Saturday, January
30th, 1937, he never dreamed of
having the large multiple store
business that hq jVas today. But
he has gotten this by hard work,
fair and honest dealing with the
public, and now after adding a
large wing to each end of his busi
ness he is opening same up for
business and giving away some
valuable prizes, for those that go
in and register, nothing to buy,
just register.
The business is known today as
the Pembroke Motor Co., Inc., and
also the Lane Oil Co., Ine. It is
hard to tell you the many things
they sell and the many service:
they offer the public, its best for
T. T. Osteen Is
86 Years Old on
December 5
An event of unsual interest in
this section is the 86th birthday of
T. T. Osteen on Thursday, Decem
ber 5.
Although none of Mr. and Mrs.
Osteen’z children will be able to
be with them for the ixcasion, they
have heard from three of their
sons, and the fourth will very
probably be heard from, in spite
. of the ocean that separates him
from his parents.
Last week-end Dr. and Mrs. A.
J. Osteen, Camilla, were in Pem
broke, while Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Osteen and their family came from
Savannah during the week-end
since none of them could be here
this week. Another son, Dr. O. L.
Osteen, with the Research Depart
ment of the U. S. Government,
Beltsville, Maryland, has called to
extend his and his family’s love
and congrtttulations. The fourth
son who will doubtless join with
his brothers in loving expression
is Col. W. M. Osteen, who is in
Orleans, France.
Mr. Osteen is in excellent health
and is as alert to affairs of the
town, state, nation and world, as
he has been in years past. He has
been a strong personality in Pem
broke and Bryan County for many
years, serving as chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee
for the county for a lengthy term.
Mr. Osteen was a close friend
and classmate at Mercer Univer
sity of the late Senator Walter F.
George, the two enjoying many
visits together.
The Pembroke Journal and Mr.
Osteen’s many other friends join
in wishing him a happy birthday
and many happy returns.
Official Organ Bryan County and City of Pembroke
you to visit their place and see
for yourself. Meet his help, all of
whom will greet you with a smile.
The big affair though, is the
opening of a Furniture Store that
will sell Furniture ami Home Ap
pliances on easy terms, and carry
a large stock of them on display
at all times. Joseph Lane is in
charge of this department, he is
one of Pembroke’s own, having left
here a few years ago but he and
his wife are now back and you will
find both of them at the Pembroke
Motor Co., Patty is assistant Book
keeper.
If you want a tire, a battery, a
radio, a television, a chair, l»ed,
mattress, springs or what not you
will find all of them at the Pem
broke Motor Co., they also carry
a full line of automotive supplies
and carry a complete line of parts
for most cars, ami one of their fea
tures is servicing your ear, seeing
it is properly lubricated, with anti
freeze and the other necessities for
pleasant care free driving and in
vite you to try their service.
Hawley Bazemore Is the man in
charge of the station proper, he
is a fixture there of long standing
and has a smile for everyone. And
the little lady that is head book
keeper, Shirley Strickland is an
other popular employee, Purvis
Brannen has charge of the activi
ties of the Lane Oil Company and
he will give you a service on your
oil and gas needs. Give him a
trial. Sam Hilliard is the popular
colored man that looks after the
servicing of the cars.
We look for this week-end to be
a big affair at the Pembroke Motor
Co., Inc., and you are missing a
treat if you fail to go.
LALE^UAB OF EVENTS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5,1962
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1962
Thursday, December 6—
GEA Meeting, Black Creek Elementary School, 4:00 P.M.
Farm Bureau Meeting, Black (reek School Library, 7:00 P.M.
Friday, December 7-
Bryan County Development Board, Black Creek School Library,
7:30 P.M.
Deacon’s Meeting, Pembroke Baptist Church, 7:30 P.M.
Sunday, December 9—
ATTEND SERVICES AT THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICB.
Junior Choir, Pembroke Baptist Church, 5:45 P.M.
Wednesday, December 12 —
Prayer Meeting, Advent Christian Church, 7:30 P.M.
Choir Practice, Pembroke Christian Church, 7:30 P.M.
Senior Choir, Pembroke Methodist Church, 7:30 P.M.
Children's Choir, Methodist Church, 3:30 i’.M.
Prayer Meeting, Baptist Church, 7:30 I’.M.
Adult Choir Practice, Pembroke Baptist Church, 8:15 P.M.
This Space Made Available by
THE PEMBROKE DBUG ED.
DR. W. E. SMITH
Phone 653-2512 Pembroke, Georgia
Shop and Save
Through jhe Ads
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The Old Reliable'’
Pledge Day At
I Pembroke Baptist
Is December 9
Sunday, December 9, is Pledge
Day in the Pembroke Baptist
Church. On that day the mem
bership of the church will make
pledges to underwrite the church
budget for 1963.
The Pledge March will be held
during the Sunday School hour,
when all departments from the Be
ginners up will gather in the main
auditorium after the departmental
assembly period and will march by
departments and classes and place
their pledge cards on a table.
Each class and department has
been given a suggested gola, and
the pledges made will be count
ed against that goal only through
the Sunday School hour next Sun
day. For that reason all Sunday
School members are urged to ba
present Sunday, to return their
own pledge cards. Those who can
own pledge cards. Those who can
not be present then are requested
to mail their pledge cards in be
-1 fore that time.
At the close of the morning
: worship hour on Pledge Sunday
announcement of the total pledged
through the morning service will
be made by classes ami depart
ments. This information will be
supplied by the Tally Committee,
made up of 11. L. Speir, Jr., chair
man, W. W. Curl, Jr., W. J. Ham,
Thomas Bacon, David Blitch, and
.1. Harold Ham.
Those church members not mak
ing their pledges in the worship
services or Sunday School will be
called upon by a canvassing com
mittee during next week in their
homes and given an opportunity
to participate in the financial sup
port of their church through a
pledge for the new year.
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Vidalia Girl to
Wed James Hendrix
On December 30
1 Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Rey
nolds, Vidalia, announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Pat-
1 ricia Ann, to James Lee Hendrix,
’ Jr., son of the Rev. and Mrs.
James Lee Hendrix of Macon.
Miss Reynolds attended Georgia
Southern College in Statesboro
and is now employed by the Vidalia
Methodist Church.
Mr. Hendrix received his B. S.
1 degree from Georgia Southern
College in Statesboro and is pre
’ sently employed by the DeKalb Co
' unty system in Decatur.
The marriage will take place on
Sunday, December 30, at 5:30 in
4 the afternoon at the Methodist
' Church in Vidalia. Friends and
1 relatives are invited,
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1 Friends of Frederick Warnell
1 are pleased to know that he is re
turning from St. Joseph’s Hospi
tal in Savannah on Thursday. The
Bryan County High School ninth
1 grade student underwent an emer
-1 gency appendectomy several days
ago.