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Volume 66, Number 27, P. O. Box 36, Pembroke, Ga. 31321
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Parsons
Corner
By
Rev. Robert Moseley
Pastor
First Baptist Church
Grateful Trust In God
Is Deliverance
Psalm 56
The devious ways of the
wicked find their end in the
sure word of the Lord. Many
times we go to God telling Him
all is Jost. We see no way for
victory to be ours, against the
insurmountable odds we face.
We breathe air of defeat. We
see no end to situation which
has engulfed us. We take the
defeatist attitude to heart. This
is a contagious malady and it
will spread rapidly. It will in
fect all of those with whom we
come in contact.
David had let this condition
take deep roots in his life. He
felt that he was battling for a
lost cause. He was down-trod
den in spirit. He felt that all
people had turned against him.
He was rapidly reaching the
point, where he felt that life
was not worth living. Then the
Lord, God, entered into the pic
ture. The complexion of the
whole situation made a com
plete reversal. The light and
the love of God broke through
the thick and dark clouds of
doubt and dispair. David was
lifted above the troubles which
had surrounded him. He took
an over-all look at the situa
tion. He knew that God had
everything in hand. Regardless
of what people did, or had fore
boding the prevailing circum
stances, he knew that God was
still in complete control.
Trust is the key to overcom
ing the dire situations of life.
This trust must be in God and
God alone. There is no substi
tute which will work for either
God or trust. The climatic em
phasis of this Psalm is found
in verse thirteen. David gives
God the glory for delivering his
soul from eternal death. God
did not let him fall when he was
toddering along life’s highway.
Because of David’s great trust,
God had delivered him and he
would be allowed to walk before
God. He would dwell in t^e
light and the love of God for
ever. This was something he
knew to be an irrefutable fact.
ON DEFERMENTS
The National Security
Council, is making a study of
student and occupational
deferments for recommendations
to the Selective Service System.
The council consists of the
President, Vice President, The
Secretaries ofStateand Defense
and the Director of Emergency
Planning.
ON FUTURE TRAVELS
President Johnson has an
nounced that in the feture his
traveling in this election year
would likely be done without
much advance notice. He made
this statement following recent
visits to military installations.
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JOURNAL
Spring Revival at Pembroke First
Baptist Church Starts Sunday April
14 and Runs Thru Friday April 19
Preacher
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REV. BARRY OWENS
Rincon, Georgia
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Mrs. Ella Curry
Died Wednesday
In Bulloch Hosp.
Mrs. Ella Johns Curry, 63
died in the Bulloch County Hos
pital on Wednesday after a
long illness.
She was a native of Louisa,
Ky., she was a member of the
Olive Branch Baptist Church.
Surviving are a son, Carrol
L. Curry, Jr., of Blitehton. two
granddaughters, a brother,
James H. Johns of Tampa, Fla.;
four sisters, Mrs. Max Crab
tree of Detroit, Mich.; Mrs.
Plaine Lewis of Louisville, Ky.;
Mrs. H. K. Baker of Akron,
Ohio and Mrs. T. L. Hudson of
Ashland, Ky.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Curry was held at 3 p.m. at
the Olive Branch Baptist
Church. Services were conduct
ed by Rev. John R. Joyner and
Rev. Adrian Vaughn, pastor.
Active pallbearers were T. V.
Miller, of Barney Culp, W. C.
Carr, J. A. Keleher, Ernest Ba
con, H. E. Bell. Honorary Pall
bearers were, Richard Polk, G.
M. Futch. W. H. Polk, W. L.
Downs, H. M. Gardner, Edison
Glisson, James R. Lewis, Lee
Davis, Robert Williamson, Har
'ry Williamson, Charlie Wall, B.
B. Smith, H. G. Vanßrackle,
Ralph Bailey, R. L. Lane, E. W.
Miles, Fred J. Miller, Lee War
ren. Burial was the Lower Black
Creek Cemetery. Morrison Fun
eral Home was in charge of ar
rangements.
GA. WRANGLERS
BUSINESS MEETING
The members of the Ga.
Wranglers Riding Club held
their business meeting at the
Green Room of the City Case,
March 30, 1968 at 8:00 o’clock
p.m.
The 'Wranglers proudly an
nounce their forthcoming An
nual Frolic to be held Sunday,
May 19, 1968. This Frolic will
be held at the Riding Arena on
Ash Brand Road,
The Spring Revival of the
First Baptist Church will be
gin Sunday evening, April 14
and continue through Friday
evening April 19. Services will
be held twice daily. Morning
services will be from 7:30 a.m.
to 7:55 a.m. Monday through
Friday. Evening services will
begin at 7:30 p.m.
The Rev. Barry Owens, past
or of the Rincon First Church
will be the Evangelist. Rev.
Owens is a graduate of Mercer
University and Southern Sem
inary. He has pastored several
churches in Georgia. He has
served the Rincon First Baptist
since 1960. He and his wife,
Sylvia, have five children.
Rev. Tucker Singleton, pastor
of Memorial Baptist Church in
Savannah, will lead the sing
ing. Rev. Singleton was the
evangelist in our Spring Re
vival last year. Rev. Singleton
is a graduate of Mercer Uni
versity and Southern Baptist
Seminary. He and his wife. Ann,
have two children.
The Pastor, Robert D. Mose
ley, and the Church are pray
ing and working so that the
Spirit of the Lord will prevail
in the hearts of the people of
our community.
Prayer Services for the Re
vival will be held Monday at
7:30 p.m. with Bro, W. W
Pickett leading, Wednesday
7:30 P.M. with Rev. Robert D.
Moseley leading and Thursday
7:30 p.m. with Bro. J. W. Brew
ton, leading.
Brotherhood Men
And Boys Meeting
The Brotherhood of the Pem
broke First Baptist Church met
with the boys age 9-13 at their
March meeting for the kick-off
of the Youth program. Hotdogs
were prepared by D. H. Porter
field and J. C. Mikel] for the
boys and men. E. B. Miles
spoke to the boys about the RA
Program and told some of the
interesting things that he and
the RA’s enjoyed when he serv
ed as counselor. Those present
were: Charles Hopkins, Mark
Callaway; Craig Sapp, Steve
Sapp, Wayne Purcell, Eugene
Wiggins. Russ Shuman, Ricky
Shuman, Rad Johnson. David
Johnson. Ricky Josey, Skip Elli
son, Bobbie Wadsworth, Mark
Floyd, Owen Purcell, David
Moseley, and William Strick
land.
A planning committee con
sisting of Russ Shuman, Owen
Purcell, and Bobbie Wadsworth
were appointed to serve with
Rev. R. D. Mosley, C. C. Spinks,
and W. W. Pickett. The purpose
of the committee is to plan a
program for boys that will be
held once a month and to re
cruit R. A. Counselors.
Mrs. Robert Smith has re
turned home from the Bulloch
County Hospital after surgery
last week 'and is doing fine.
Her friends and relatives wish
for her a complete recovery in
the near future.
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PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. APRIL 11, 1968
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Savannah, Georgia
Mrs. Williamson
Joins Welfare
Staff
Mrs. Alethia C. Brewton, Di
rector of Bryan County Family
and Children Service s, an
nounces that Mrs. Frances Wil
liamson has been added to the
Family and Children Services
staff as a case worker. Mrs.
Williamson began her new
duties April 1.
During Mrs. Williamson’s
first week as a case worker,
Mrs. Brewton and her staff
were honored with a visit from
William H. Eurson of Atlanta,
State Director of Family and
Children Services. Mr. Eurson
plans to visit every welfare of
fice in the state during the year
of 1968.
Mrs. Williamson, with a B.S.
Degree in secondary education,
has had ten years teaching ex
perience in Bryan County at
Black Creek Elementary School.
She is the wife of Lee Wijliam
,son who is employed as an en
gineer with the State Highway
Department. Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liamson have two children,
Mrs. C. R. Garity of Valdosta,
and Brenda Williamson.
LINGERFELT CIRCLE
HOLDS MEETING
The Lingerfelt Circle of the
Pembroke First Baptist Church
met Monday evening, April 1
at the home of Mrs. Cleveland
Strickland.
The program, a call for
missionary associates and spe
cial project nurses was pre
sented by the hostess. Mrs.
Charles Daniels. Chairman,
presided over the business
meeting following the pro
gram. Plans for missions ac
tivities were made for the
month.
Those attending the meet
ing were Mrs. Strickland, Mrs.
Daniels, Mrs. J. D. Cason,
Mrs. D. C. Barnard. Mrs. Elise
Bacon and Mrs. M. F. Boyette.
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Thoughts of the Season
By: JOHN D. BARRETT
One of the most beautiful seasons of the year is at hand.
Buds are popping out, blossoms are blooming, birls are
singing and the air is fresh and pleasant. Yet today in this
lusious world which I believe God created for me there is
violence and hatred and murder.
Last Sunday was Palm Sunday — the day of the Glorious
. Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem: This Sunday is Easter. The
events that transpired during this week were of greatest
importance to all of us. For in this week the earth with all
its beauty saw violence and hatred and murder.
The word “Easter” is an old teutonic term meaning “God
dess of Spring.” The season of spring was so called because
it was the time of the year when new life and beauty began.
Spring is the beginning of God’s cycle of life for man. I think
. it no coincidence that our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified and
resurrected in the spring of the year. Truly he brought new
ness of life to man.
True enough Jesus came to fulfill the prophecy of a
Messiah but that was not the only reason he came. He could
have lived contrary to the prophecy but he did not. He
lived within it and completely fulfilled it. He came because
he wanted to come, because he loved and cared for each of
us and because he wanted every man to have the newness
of life.
There are five churches within the city limits of Pem
broke and I hope that in all of these churches together there
will not be pews nor chairs enough to seat the worshippers
this Easter Sunday morning.
A community Sunrise Service will be held at 6:00 A.M.
this Sunday morning in the Ball Park. Each true believer
in Christ should be there in person to welcome the new
day in memory of a living, risen, Saviour. Your absence
will indicate that your dedication is superficial and not very
true to the cause of Christ.
Join me in the beauty of Spring with the buds and blos
soms and birds and help us to shout Hail! He is Risen. Let
us together bury violence and hatred and murder and make
this the most beautiful season of the year. AMEN!
Special Service
The Pembroke Christian
Church will hold a very beauti
ful Maundy Thursday Worship
Service this Thursday evening
at 8:00 p.m.
Maundy Thursday is the Day
in Passion Week when Jesus
and His Disciples gathered in
the Upper Room .for the Last
Supper.
This is a special annual event
of the Christian Church and
this year it will be done in a
different way. A portion of the
service will be done completely
by candle-light. Everyone is in
vited to come join us in this
special Hour of Worship.
Spring Revival
The Ella be 11 Methodist
Church will begin their Spring
Revival April 21 at 8 p.m. Ser
vices will continue through
out the week, ending April
26.
The guest evangelist will be
Rev. Donald Sparks of the
Rincon Methodist Church. Rev.
Wayne Steadman, pastor of
the Ellabell Methodist Church,
will be the song leader for the
revival.
The public is cordially in
vited to attend all services.
Miss Joyce Strickland of
Jesup visited Misses Cathy and
Liz Strickland this week-end.
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Sunrise Service
The City of Pembroke will
have a community Sunrise
Service at 6:00 A.M. Easter
Sunday morning in the Ball
Park. The service is under
the direction of the Reverend
John D. Barrett, with the Rev
erend Robert Mosley and the
Reverend William McClellen
taking part on the program.
Every family in our commun
ity is invited and urged to
attend.
Beulah Baptist
Sunrise Service
Beulah Baptist Church will
have Easter Sunrise services
Sunday, April 14, with services
beginning at 6:30 a.m. The Rev
erend D. D. Manning invites
everyone to attend.
Sunday School will be at 10
a.m. and morning worship will
be at 11 a.m. with the Reverend
Manning speaking on what
Christ’s Resurrection means to
mankind. Rev. Manning invites
all to come and receive a bless
ing.
Training Union will be at
6:15 p.m. and evening services
will begin at 7:30 p.m.
MOUNT MORIAH
EASTER SERVICE
The Mount Moriah Baptist
Church will hold sunrise Eas
ter Service at the church at
6 a.m., Sunday, April 14.
Rev. A. E. Hagan, pastor of
the church, will lead this ser
vice. Immediately following
the services breakfast will be
served in the social hall of
the church.
Everyone is cordially invit
ed to attend this service.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. Hannie Burnsed an
nounces “The Way of Life”
program which is broadcast
every Sunday afternoon at
2:30 p.m. featuring gospel
preaching and singing, over
station WCLA, Claxton.
This is a new program fea
turing Mr. Burnsed as the reg
ular speaker with guest min
isters sometimes bringing the
gospel message. Mr. Burn
sed asks that everyone tune
in to enjoy this new program.
ON RIOT EQUIPMENT
The Army is stockpiling riot
control equipment in strate
gically located depots across
the country, according to an
official spokesman. Army and
National Guard officials would
not reveal the locations, but
are prepared if civil disorders
break out next summer.
At present rates, one-in
ev cry-four Americans now alive
will get cancer, according to
the American Cancer Society.
Garden Club
Project Underway
The Pembroke Garden Club,
with the aid of Willis Arnold,
is in the process of landscap
ing the city park and the com
munity house grounds.
According to Mrs. L. M. An
derson, Pembroke Garden Club
president, this project is a re
sult of cooperative plans of
garden clubs throughout the
state undertaking the tasks of
improving the grounds, both
public and private, of the cities
and towns in Georgia.
The beautification plans for
Pembroke will be centered
around the newly adopted flow
er of the Pembroke Garden
Club, the day lily, scientific
name Hemerocallis.
Mr. Willis Arnold has donat
ed several thousand day lily
plants to be used in landscap
ing the park and the commun
ity house grounds. He and Mrs.
Anderson, along with other
Garden Club members and the
Bryan County Board of Com
missioners have worked out a
plan whereby the ground is now
being prepared to receive the
plants donated by Mr. Arnold.
Mr. Arnold stated that in
order to complete the project a
24” birdbath and an 18” Ma
donna would be needed. Dona
tions of these or contributions
toward the purchase of them
would be very much appreciat
ed. Mr. Arnold explained that
the birdbath and Madonna
would be used in the landscap
ing plans for the community
house grounds.
The advice and time Mr. Arn
old is giving to this project is
appreciated by the Garden Club
as much as his plant donations
for he is a qualified authority
on the growth and care of the
day lily.
Mr. Arnold is a member of
the National, State, Savannah
Area, and the National Grow
ers Association of the Amer
ican Hemerocallis Society. Out
of the top 100 day lily varieties
chosen by the secretary as out
standing for their beauty, Mr.
Arnold had 59 of these growing
in his garden.
Mr. Arnold noted that there
would be an accredited Heme
rocallis show in Savannah on
June 1.
“There have been many
Hemerocallis shows in this
area in the past, but this will
be the first accredited show,
with nationally accredited
judges,” Mr. Arnold explained.
“It is quite an honor and
achievement to be an accredited
judge, as becoming one requires
much study, formal schooling
and experience,” he added.
Mr. Arnold said that he plan
ned to enter several exhibits in
the show and that the show
was open to the general public
in the areas of introduced flow
ers and seedlings.
Donations for the birdbath
and Madonna may be given to
Mrs. Anderson or any Garden
Club member.
Mrs. 0. B. Gibson who re
cently underwent surgery on
her eyes for cataracts has re
turned to the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Dorothy New
man, for her convalescence. Her
many friends will be glad to
learn her recovery is progress
ing nicely.