Newspaper Page Text
PAGE 2A
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Reflections
By JOYCE COMPTON
HHJ Columnist , |WW|
God’s school is best for learning
” Under Gamaliel I was
thoroughly trained in the law of
our fathers and was just as
zealous for God as any of you are
today. " Acts 22:3 MTV
A young man named Saul grew
up in a city called Tarsus. This
was a large city and Saul studied
Greek wisdom in a great
university there.
Saul was a bright pupil; he
learned rapidly and his parents
wanted him to have the best
education in Old Testament
scriptures. So they sent him off
to Jerusalem to study under the
Pharisees and the eminent Dr.
Gamaliel.
In Jerusalem, Saul heard
about the disciples of Jesus who
were teaching that Jesus was the
Son of God and that He had been
raised from the dead. Saul
believed, as other Jews did, that
some day their Messiah would
come.
The Pharisees didn’t accept
Jesus, in fact they hated Him
because He had told them they
were like those who washed the
outside of a cup and left the
inside all dirty. Jesus said they
were men-pleasers who sought
mainly to attract attention to
themselves.
Saul decided not to believe
that Jesus was the Messiah,
either. Since Jesus was already
gone, he thought the next best
thing to do was to join the
persecution of the disciples and
all the Church. In Saul’s mind,
the disciples were teaching
against God and His Law, and
deserved death.
When Stephen, the Christian
deacon, was charged by false
witnesses and stoned to death by
raging Jews, Saul was watching.
He thought it pleased God that
he went through streets and
houses in Jerusalem dragging
Christians off to prison. Saul and
Alexander
Doris Ratterree Alexander. 65,
of Pine Crest Drive, Byron, died
Monday, June 1, 1987, at her
residence.
Funeral services will be held
today 2 p.m. in the chapel of Wat
son Hunt Funeral Home in Perry.
Burial will be in Glen Haven
Memorial Gardens in Bibb Coun
ty.
A Wilcox County native, Mrs.
Alexander had lived in Byron sin
ce 1974. She was a bookkeeper
and sales person for the TBA Sup
ply Company and a member of
Mabel White Memorial Baptist
Church in Macon.
Survivors include two sisters,
Pauline R. Tharpe of Vienna and
Louise Chamlee of Perry; three
brothers, Harlen Ratterree of
Perry, J.L. Ratterree of Macon
and Donald Ratterree of Aubur
ndale. Fla.
Patterson
Malcolm Herbert Patterson of
Brooks Road, Ideal, died Sunday,
May 31, 1987, in an Americus
hospital. He was 55.
Graveside services were held
at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, in
Ande rs on ville National
Cemetery. The Revs. Sidney
Clay, Eugene Ross and Thomas
Speck officiated.
A native of Montezuma,
Patterson lived in Ideal since
1970. He was a retired U.S. Air
Force master sergeant and a
While the poverty rate for
Americans 65 and older is the
lowest for any age group, 3.3
INSURANCE AGENTS I
DON'T LOSE YOUR LICENSE I
CONTINUING EDUCATION BEGINS I
JUNE 23
PRE-LICENSING COURSES AVAILABLE I
CALL FOR BROCHURE
INSURANCE EDUCATORS (912)746-3885 I
some like-minded friends went
away to Damascus, a ten day
trip, to hunt down Christians and
bring them back to Jerusalem for
punishment.
As they neared the city a very
wonderful thing happened. Just
at noon a blinding light more
brilliant than the sun surrounded
them and they all fell to the
ground. Saul heard the voice of
Jesus talking to him and knew
that Jesus truly was God’s sent
One, the Messiah.
In the moments and months
that followed, Saul learned how
much he didn’t deserve the
mercy and love God offered Him
in Christ. He learned to follow
after heavenly things which the
eye might not see and the ear
might not hear.
His lips which had once
uttered threats to God’s people,
learned to speak words of love
and truth to give them hope. His
hands no longer bound up
Christian prisoners, but they
became useful to write messages
of freedom and encouragement
to believers in many cities.
The feet which had carried him
on errands of persecution now
walked hundreds of miles to take
the light of the gospel of Jesus to
sinners who still lived in
darkness.
Even though Saul went to
school for many years learning
things in his head, he needed to
be in God’s school learning
things with his heart. The Lord
Jesus was his teacher. He will be
yours too, when you trust in Him.
"So from now on we regard no
one from a worldly point of view.
Though we once regarded Christ
in this way, we do so no longer.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,
he is a new creation; the old has
gone, the new has come!” 2
Corinthians 5:16,17 NTV
Obituaries
member of Ideal Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons,
Gary Patterson of Las Vegas,
Nev., and Greg Patterson of
Ideal; three daughters, Mrs. Bill
James of Ideal, Mrs. Les Henki
of Alamogordo, N.M., and Mrs.
James Massey of Perry; his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.B.
Patterson of Ideal; a brother,
Donald C. Patterson of Unadilla;
three sisters, Mrs. Buford E.
Duke of Albany, Mrs. Ben L
Kennedy of Fitzgerald and Mrs.
Russell Thomas, Jr. of Americus;
and eight grandchildren.
Watson-Mathews Funeral
Home in Montezuma had charge
of arrangements.
Boling
Amos Berkley Boling of Route
1, Hayneville, an 87-year old
retired farmer, died Sunday,
May 31, 1987, in a Warner
Robins hospital.
Services were held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, June 2, in Irwinville
Baptist Church. Burial was in
Salem Cemetery in Ben Hill
County.
A native of Banks County,
Boling was a deacon at Irwinville
Baptist Church for 39 years and a
member of Hayneville First
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Gladys Boling of Hayneville; a
daughter, Eleanor Gentry of
Warner Robins; a son, Don B.
Boling of Hayneville; 11
grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren.
-Old Poverty
million old people still live in
poverty, according to the
Cooperative Extension Service.
Madrigal singers set
to perform in Perry
The Perry Choral Society will
present The Macon Madrigal
Singers in concert at 8 p.m. on
Friday, June 5, at the Perry An
nex Auditorium, Main Street,
Perry, with Lynn Sams Brown,
conductor.
The Macon Madrigal Singers,
directed and founded by Lynn
Sams Brown, is an auditioned
group associated with The Macon
Civic Chorale. A relatively new
organization, it debuted in the Fall
of 1985. They often perform in
conjunction with Civic Chorale
concerts, at local dinners, and for
other special occasions.
The singers completed a twelve
day cultural exchange/concert
tour of England and Wales in May
of 1986. During the tour, concerts
were given in York, Huddersfield,
Brecon Cathedral, and St. David’s
Church in Cardiff.
Recent concert engagements in
clude a concert on July 29 for the
1986 Georgia American Choral
Directors Summer Convention in
Atlanta. On February 3, The
Macon Madrigal Singers perfor
med for the Governor’s Awards in
the Arts Program in Atlanta, the
annual program, sponsored by, the
GCA and the National En
dowment for the Arts to recognize
Georgia individuals or
organizations for their significant
influence on the arts, natural en
vironment, or general cultural life
Perry’s Michael
Pike to graduate
from Valdosta
Michael Lyndon Pike of Perry
is scheduled to graduate during
the spring quarter commencement
exercises at Valdosta State College
on Thursday, June 11.
Pike, who will be receiving a
bachelors degree of science in
education, will join 518 other
graduates in the ceremonies slated
for 10 a.m. in the physical
education complex on the VSC
campus.
Dr. Hugh C. Bailey, VSC
president, will preside and confer
the degrees. He is to be assisted by
Dr. Dennis L. Hale, faculty mar
shal, and Arthur L. Bostock, Jr.,
registrar.
Dr. Malcolm F. Rainey, vice
president for academic affairs, will
announce senior honors, and John
R. Sessions, alumni relations direc
tor, along with Phil Alday, alumni
association president, will induct
the graduates into the VSC
Alumni Association.
Also during the ceremonies, the
Reverend Randy B. Nease, a
minister with the South Georgia
Methodist Conference, will give
the invocation and benediction.
Music will be provided by Dr.
Ruth Sisson, Dr. David L. John
son and Dr. Ken Kiser, all mem
bers of the music department at
VSC.
I PRICED SO LOW IT'S ABSOLUTELY SCANDALOUS! .
SPECIAL GROUP... GR
v 3®S^ ONE lovv pr,ce
Regularly up t 016.99
ASSORTED STYLES AND COLORS FOR Wtr S
Wk MEN. LADIES and CHILDREN
W % CHOOSE FROM THOUSANDS OF PAIRS \jdT nZ. i, M
FROM CURRENT SEASON STOCK. 9 onVlsaorM^ ter Charge.
PERRY STORE
wBSSr N »rth
to Winn-Dixie
open 9a,m ‘ t09pm ' daiiv; 16Sun
LAST!
ii '■- '"■" '"■ VALUES YOU CAN STAND
of Georgia through distinguished
service or creative accomplish
ment.
Most performances are given in
sixteenth century-style costumes
designed by the singers. The
members have a wide variety of
occupations including music, law,
engineering, teaching, accounting,
management and home making.
Lynn Sams Brown is Director of
the Macon Civic Chorale.
The Macon Madrigal Singers is
composed of the following: Debra
Ballard, Barbara Bekaert, Mary
Cannon, Katrina Corson, Wanda
Hudson, Chris Reiff, Anne
Roesel, Susan Simpson, Elaine
Strickland, Teresa White, Randy
Aderhold, Terry Barbre, Ed Cor
son, George Grace, Dennis Mc-
Cleary, Joel Peed and Kim Renz.
Tickets for the June 5 concert
may be purchased at the door or
from the following: Perry Printers,
Inc., Perry Book Store, Perry
Chamber of Commerce, Theron
Moore, Attorney, Chris Mc-
Culloch, in Perry, and Lynn Sams
Brown, Macon Jr. College; Wanda
Hudson, Middle Georgia Regional
Library in Macon. Ticket prices
are; Students, $4; Adults, $6.
The program will include a skit
“The Saga of Mordrick the Foul
and the Great Chicken Coup” and
My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth,
from “The Triumphs of
Thusnelda” and other numbers.
A Summer Course in Beginning Piano M
for Teenagers and Adults
Private Instruction by Danyne Connell
Fourteen years of musical training
Current Piano Performance Major at the I
College-Conservatory of Music-Univ. of Cincinnati
For Information and Registration:
Call 987-1878 After 5:00 p.m. JWi |
NEW MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH TO START
JUNE 21.-"11:00 A.M.
• Southern Gospel Singing • Sweet Fellowship • Full Restoration Gospel Message
• Bible Preaching • Sound Doctrine • Praise & Worship Service
• Indepth Bible Study • Encouraging Unity • Bertha Smith Ladies Fellowship
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Starting June 11:00 A.M.
Sunday Worship I I 00 A M
MPi / ;; Sunday Night Worship 7:30 P.M.
‘, Thrusday Night Bible Study 7:30 P.M.
' **•
i Grace Cathedral will start from the ground up believing God will send people in with a
/ I desire to know more of our Saviour Jesus Christ
I ‘lii ‘ * GRACE CATHEDRAL PERRY, GEORGIA
• * Cook Meeting in the old Perry Theater on Commence
Street, Downtown, Perry, Georgia starting June 21
p# 1987 at 1100 A M
FOR INFORMATION CALL: (912(987-5491
a* ’ /t *
x„. chof«i VSZXZZ STS
Madrigal Slngart at 8 p.m. Friday, June s. at me y
will be $4 for student* and $6 for adults.
Diul-A-Bible Message
a taped 2-3 minute Bible Message ■'
U 1:11 for »nt« you If k«rn thil toy ■" C '*Y /
.« 0.. M * Mast, U Omit Urf. ,//
987-4268 k
PART TIME HELP WANTED
Sight Aid Driver
• Must be 55 years or older
• A resident of Houston County
• Meet low income guidelines
• Good driving record
• Able to reaa, write, & follow instructions
Pick up an application and job description
at the Perry senior Center, 522 Bradley
Street. No Phone Calls Please!
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1987