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Perry’s Time Capsule Now
Buried; 1,000 At Serv
More than a thousand
Perryans turned out
Sunday evening, and
braved a sporadic drizzle,
to hear fine singing, a
patriotic speech, and
witness the burying of the
Perry "time capsule". The
festive crowd overflowed
the City Hall lawn and
spilled onto Washington
Street, and generously
applauded all facets of the
program.
The Community-wide
Worship Service and "time
capsule" burial began at
6:30 p.m. with special
music by the Children and
Youth Choir from Perry
United Methodist Church,
under direction of Jim
Mcllrath. Following was
patriotic and inspirational
music by the "I Love
America" choir under
direction of First Baptist
Minister of Music Bob
Brewer.
As a drizzle began to fall
on the assemblage, a few
left for cover, but most
remained to hear Brewer
lead the Pledge of
Allegiance, then the entire
audience and platform
guests sang two verses of
"America The Beautiful".
Giving a thoughtful,
moving invocation was
Rev. Walter L. Glover, Jr.,
pastor of the Greater
Union Baptist Church of
Perry. He called upon God
to continue to lead the
nation into paths of
righteousness, and gave
thanks for all good things
in the nation today.
Mayor James McKinley
introduced the platform
guests, following which,
Rev. Dan Ariail, president
of the Perry Ministerial
Association, introduced
the guest speaker, Dr. Jim
Dorrlety of LaGrange.
Dorriety's Address
Opening with humor, Dr.
Dorriety said he had ac
cepted the speaking in
vitation after being
promised a return in
vitation to be present on
July 4, 2076, when the time
capsule will be opened.
Dorriety said that our
"government is of the
people, by the people, and
for the people." He added,
"If we people will rise up
we can cause our govern
ment to be what it ought to
be."
The LaGrange minister
told of the Continental
Congresses in 1774 and
1775, and reminded the
audience that the founding
fathers formally adopted
on July 20, 1775, a
Declaration of Dependence
Upon God, almost a year
prior to the Declaration of
Independence from
Britain. "This was the
cornerstone upon which
the second declaration was
written," he summed up.
Dorriety recalled famed
evangelist Mordecai Ham
who once said he "read the
newspapers to see what
man has done, then read
the Bible to see what God is
going to do."
"History is not a
meaningless train of
events going nowhere,"
said Dr. Dorriety.
"History will not end until
God ends it. Let's all turn
toward him with our hearts
lifted up..., our hands
united as we look for
ward."
Recalling a solo by Bob
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Brewer entitled "It's Time
To Pray", the minister
urged the audience to join
hands, and then led a brief
prayer, concluding his
address. The benediction
was given by Dr. Leonard
Cochran.
The Time Capsule
A few moments later the
time capsule was lowered
Into its resting place six
feet under the City Hall
lawn, next to the flagpole.
Jerry Ingram of Eagle
Triplex Vault Company,
supervised the burial, as
Perryans crowded to
within inches of the six feet
deep pit.
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The red, white, and blue
capsule, with its marble
map of Georgia on top,
nestled snugly Into the pit.
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Bicentennial costumed
Boy Scouts, Rob Tuggle,
and twins Louis and
Thomas Shelton, fired a
blank musket volley.