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K Larry L Wood Perry FBC Minister of | Music roots run to the depth of the human spirit Music is such a subjective matter, it is almost impossible to listen to or discuss without interjecting personal opinion and feeling. And well it should be. When God created music, I believe He created a form of expression that runs its roots to the very depths of our spirit to help us express not only what we think, but what we feel. Because, He intended for us to use it in expressing ourselves to Him. Oftentimes the conflict that arises when people express their opinions becomes apparent when the subject of music is brought up. And, it doesn't stop at the church doors. The discussion over what is the appropriate "style" sidetracks the children of God and keeps them from singing or playing the way God originally intended. I would submit to you that there is one "test" that must be first performed: "Do the words glorify God?" (Or for instrumental music, "Does the intent glorify God?”) That can happen two ways. The first is obviously offering direct praise to God. Even though there is not a single word in our human vocabulary that is in itself worthy to describe what a great and awesome God we have, we still Please see Woods, pagel OA j Rev. John! Nfl^kWaters »I I Judgement Day is an event that can’t be delayed A prisoner had been convicted of murder and was sentenced to the electric chair. The day before his execution was to take place, the warden came to see him. "You can have anything you want for your last meal," the warden promised. The prisoner replied, "I want fresh asparagus." Puzzled, the warden asked, "Fresh asparagus? Why, that won’t be in season for three more months." The prisoner smiled, "I'll wait!” A day of judgment and reckoning is coming for all of us, and it is an event that we cannot delay. We may not know when that day is coming, but we can be certain that it will occur. It will be a day when God exercises His power and holiness, and His perfect righteousness will be seen and known by all. The world does not say much about juegment day because most people see it as an event to be feared. Their conception of judgment is portrayed in images like those seen in Arnold Please see Waters, page 5A The Following Sponsors Support Your Local Church News Northrop Corporation Georgia Production Site Thompson Road, Perry 988-5000 Interstate Paint & Body 1410 Sam Nunn Blvd. • Perry 987-0544 LOCk-Up, from 1A physical therapy and a very special summer camp in August for children with MD. The "Jail-Birds" were: 8:30 a.m.-Mr. and Mrs. Jim WAVE, from 1A schools. They will assist school of ficials in handling serious problems--fights involving weapons, for example-should they occur on local school campuses. Cases turned over to the resource officers will be taken to juvenile court. Simons emphasized, however, that the addition of the resource sis ■HP ■ v 181 j ' t 'fi <>„ ■B|K -a mm Hr - - ■ ■BHBBBBI^^^fIB^^BBBBBBHB Tom and Lora Arledge Lora, Tom Arledge met at church event By PAULINE LEWIS Staff Writer Lora Arledge grew up in Rugby, Tennessee, an unusual little village whose claim to fame is that Thomas Hughes, author of Tom Brown's School Days and a barrister in England, visited the area around 1866 and thought that it would be a good place for his sons to make lives for themselves. In the winter time, there about 50 residents in Rugby; the summer residents numbered about 200. In August each year, several thousand tourists make the pilgrimage to Rugby. From this quaint village, Lora, a Baptist, went to Knoxville to attend Knoxville Business College, of which she is a graduate, and to work in the U.S. Probation Office. She later attended Macon College and Georgia State College and is now Director of the Georgia Living Center, Heritage Hall and Roquemore Conference Center, all at the Georgia Fairgrounds and Agricenter. At the Georgia Living Center she creates and implements competition for youth and adults. In Heritage Hall, she handles 4-H, FFA and FHA activities. This year, Roquemore Conference Center opened and will house line arts. Her hobbies include painting, especially watercolors. She studied some with local artist Gloria Ragland. She also likes sewing, canning jams and having a small tomato patch. Tom Arledge grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee as a Northern Presbyterian. He went to the University of Tennessee where he received his masters degree in Engineering. While there, he met Lora at an Enquiring Class at St. John's Episcopal Church in Knoxville. They were married and he got his first job at Lockheed in Marietta which he held for four years. He felt the call to the ministry and went to seminary at the University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee. His first pastoral assignment was to St. Christopher's-at-the- Crossroads in Perry, which he held for almost 24 years and only re cently relinquished. He is now supplying for St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Griffin. Tom collects political buttons and r ran nn CB&T Bank 0f laUBU Middle Georgia Bank of _ 918M o a '" Bt ‘ Middle Georgia *"» - 9871522 „ J Member F.D.I.C. WAYNE MOHDIS U.S. 341 Just North of 1-75 Pensyl, Century 21; Allen Read, Holiday Inn; John Lamberth, Forty- One Grocery; Lynn Moss, Cut 'N Up; Donna Pfister, Daisy Patch Florist & Gift; and Wendell Kersey, officers should not be viewed as an indication of current control and violence problems. “We’re not trying to say our schools are in such bad shape that we need an armed officer walking the halls,” Simons concluded. “Tfiis is a pro-active step .. .we’re doing it so that we won’t get in that shape.” loves tracking all basketball and baseball teams, especially the Cincinnati Reds. They own and operate The Wild Hare, an antique shop at 1137 Macon Street in Perry. The Aldredges are members of the recently formed Civitan Club and plan to move to Massee Lane in Perry in June of this year. They have three children; Ashley, Dan and Annie. Ashley Arledge has a degree in Psychology from Georgia State College and is employed by Turner Education at CNN in Atlanta. Dan, his wife Stacey and their daughter, Blair, the Aldredges' only grandchild, live in Perry. He works in the Truss Building Plant at Warner Robins Supply in Warner Robins. Stacey is employed by Trust Company Bank of Middle Georgia, in Perry. Annie has recently moved to Warner Robins and is employed at Food Max while attending Middle Georgia Technical Institute, study ing computers and child care. Rehoboth to sponsor spring rally for singles By PAULINE LEWIS Staff Writer The Second Annual Spring Singles Rally will be held at the Houston County High School Cafeteria from 7-10 p.m. on Saturday, April 30. Laura Allen, wife of Centerville Baptist Church's pastor, will be guest speaker. Allen Burrell, mem ber and soloist of Perry First Baptist Church Choir, will give a concert. Psallo band, led by Bruce Scot, Minister of Music at Green Acres Baptist Church in Warner Robins, will also furnish music. Dinner will be served. The Spring Singles Rally is sponsored by Rehoboth Baptist Singles Association; Wanda Waters of Perry is Director. Look for signs to back entrance. A love offering will be taken. Southeastern Motor & Trailer Sales. 9 a.m.-David Collins, Farmers Furniture; Melisa West, First Family Financial Services; Marianne Ross, McDonald's; Hal Brannen, Crossroads Bank; David Dennard, Burger King; Jimmy Faircloth, Bank of Perry; and Linda Collier, Hair Sensations; 10 a.m.-Mike Jackson, CB&T Bank of Middle Ga.; Richard Goodroe, Goodroe Realty & Insurance Agency; Lynward Barrett, Landmark Realty; Bobby Pennington, Perry Middle School; Neal Reardon, Georgia Power, Jerry Rodgers, Edwards-Harper; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mitchell, McDonald's '< Churches plan activities for members, community Rehoboth Baptist Church Love, mercy, hope, grace, an guish, joy, victory and honor are depicted in the life, death and resur rection of our Lord Jesus Christ He was the Word sent from the Father, declaring ever so clearly that God so loved the world. Come and experi ence an exciting worship hour as the church’s Adult Choir presents "God So Loved The World" by Camp Kirkland and Tom Fettke this Sunday evening at 7 p.m. The Youth Department hosted a "Parents' Night Out" for the church family Friday evening in order to earn some money t help offset the expenses of Youth camp this sum mer. This event was followed by a lock-in for all the youth that partic ipated. Henderson Baptist Church Rev. Jerry Brown, pastor of Cloud Springs Baptist Church at Fort Oglethorpe, will be in the "Here's Hope" revival services be ginning Sunday night, April 25 at the church located at 2813 Highway 41 S., Elko. Rev. Brown is from the Middle Georgia area, and expresses a joy to be coming to bring the good news to the Henderson area. The church extends an invitation to everyone to join them in this re vival week. Services begin at 7 p.m. Sunday evening and at 8 p.m. each evening April 24-29. Women's Aglow Fellowship Ann Peterson, co-author of Every Woman’s Guide to Financial Security, is the featured speaker at the Saturday, April'23 meeting to be held at the Holiday Inn in Warner Robins at 9:30 a.m. Coffee will be served at 9 a.m. and a buffet luncheon will follow the meeting. Peterson will present a program that every woman needs to hear concerning money and financial se curity. She is a financial planner, co-host of a live call-in radio show, an active member of several profes sional women's organizations and, most importantly, a wife and mother. Aglow is an interdenominational organization of Christian women whose mission statement is to lead women to Jesus Christ and provide opportunity for Christian women to grow in their faith and minister to others. Andrew United Methodist Sunday, April 24 at 7 p.m. the Chancel Choir, under the direction of Dan Waits, will present a musi cal "Spring Fling". Selections come from the musical group GLAD's Accapella Project. The Andrew UMW will have their monthly meeting at the church Tuesday, April 26, at 6:30 p.m. The Wednesday Evening Fellowship Supper will be hosted by the Challenger Sunday School Class, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on April 27. The Administrative Council will have a meeting at 7:30 p.m. following the supper. |J)| THE BANK OF PERRY 987-2554 Member F.D.I.C. MotorsportsA ***** TOww/lYeefcfy Where Everybody Turns For Racing! To Subscribe Call: (912) 987-7224 Western Wear; Charlotte Cotton, Charlie's Hairport; and Ty Sturgeon, PPG Industries. 10:30 a.m.-Eddie Wilson, Trust Co. Bank of Middle Georgia; Judy Hall, PDQ Photo Shop; and Patsy Hutto, Perry Elementary School. 11 a.m.-Joe and Connette Gayle, Antiques From The Shed. 11:30 a.m,-Stacy Davis, Man ager, Winslow Place Apartments. 1 p.m.-Davida Kemp Simpson, Graffiti Hair Salon. 2 p.m.-Mark Highbaugh, Dom ino's; Judy Free, Richardson-Free Realty; Jim O'Neal, Tuggle & O'Neal insurance; Craig Oplinger, Wendy's; Jill Kinnas, Life Tree Natural Foods; and Ray Conner, Saturday, Aprl 23,1994 Houston Times -Journal • Sunday schedules begin with Men's Fellowship at 9 a.m., Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., morning worship service at 11 a.m. (with child care provided), 4:30 p.m. Youth Choir, 5:30 p.m. Methodist Youth Fellowship and 5:30 p.m. Adult Handbells. The church opens these services and gatherings to anyone who is in terested in an alive, vital and cre ative worship. Further information is available by contacting Andrew UMC at 987-7934. Houston Lake Baptist The public is invited to celebrate the first homecoming in the church's new sanctuary on May 1. Located at 2300 Highway 127 E., Sunday School will begin at 9:45 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. followed by a covered dish lunch. The Messengers will be singing beginning at 1:30 p.m. and there will be no evening services. For more information call the church at 987-0277, First Baptist Perry Beginning May 1, the church will begin eight great weeks of Home Improvement with sermons each Sunday morning and evening emphasizing the home. A sample of topics to be discussed include Faith for the Family, How to Have "G" Rated Minds in an "X" Rated World and Real Friends are Hard to Find. Also, the children's musical "Go, Go Jonah!" will be presented during the May 15 evening service. Rev. Boe Stanley, Director of Missions for the Rehoboth Association, will be bringing the message during the evening wor ship service this Sunday. Next Wednesday evening, April 27, Eddie Middleton, former lead singer for NEWSONG, will bring a concert of worship and praise at the church. Senior Recognition will be Sunday, May 29. Be sure to drop a senior picture by the office by May 15. Congratulations to the March GA of the Month, Paige Brown. Trinity United Methodist The church is hosting a commu nity step-family workshop entitled "Building Better Step-Families”. The workshop will focus on the challenges faced by step-families and how God would have us meet these challenges. The workshop will be held every Tuesday from 7- 8:30 p.m. through May 3 in the Wesleyan Classroom of Trinity’s Family Life Center. A nursery will be provided for children of all ages. Call the church office at 923-3797 to register. The church is located at 129 South Houston Road. Crossroads United Methodist On Saturday, April 23, from 9 a.m. until noon a Special Vision Sharing .Event has been planned. Everyone interested in the future of CUMC is urged to come and help Kellwood Outlet Store 202 Kellwood Drive ’ Perry J Peachstate Cable TV J P.0.80x 1198 PCTV Pe"y-Qm * ■ 31069-1198 Conners Home Decorating; 2:30 p.m.-Larry Lynch, Lynco Home Entertainment; Terry Lyles, Shoney’s; and Tony Hinnant, Superintendent of the Houston County Board of Education. Others, with no particular times Subscribe Today Call 987-1823 set the "hows" to accomplish the Vision 2000 goals. Young at Heart's monthly get together is planned for Thursday, April 28 at noon. Bring food and friends and enjoy an excellent pro gram. The church will hold its second annual Talent Show Sunday, May 1. The show will followed a light covered dish supper which begins at 6 p.m. Anyone interested in partic ipating in the show can sign up in the narthex. Youth Sunday will be held on May 8 (Mother's Day). Preparations are being made for the special day this month. Bethany will help youth make corsages on April 24. A going away reception for the Thomason family will be held Sunday, June 12 from 3-5 p.m. in the Phelps building. Contact Di Lanier to help with food or flowers. Vacation Bible School will be held at the church July 18-22. Perry United Methodist The church family is encouraged to support the children and youth of the church this week as the youth of the church lead the 7 p.m. Sunday worship service and the Adventure Club presents the pro gram at Family Night Supper April 27. The new Young Adult Sunday School Class will be having their first class supper Tuesday, April 26 in the Fellowship Hall. Softball practice for men and women will be held Sunday after noon at Westfield at 2 p.m. Volunteers are needed for the Pink Ladies program due to the ex pansion of Perry Hospital. Anyone interested can apply at the group's gift shop at the hospital. Youths are encouraged to sign up now for middle school camp (July 17-22) and senior high camp (July 24-30). Registration forms are available in the church office or at MYF. Children's Camp is full. The S4O deposit must be paid by Monday, April 25. Call the church office to put a child's name on the waiting list for camp. This is the last week to sign up for Whitewater rafting. The July 9- 10 trip requires at $25 deposit that must be paid at MYF this week. The Children's Choirs are prepar ing to present the musical "Go, Go Jonah!" Sunday, May 1 at 7 p.m. Following the performance, the choirs will not be meeting again until fall. First United Methodist The church, located at the comer of Houston Lake Road and Wilson Drive in Centerville, will observe Friend Day on May 22. Frangelism is a program of rela tional evangelism which focuses on our network of relationships friends, relatives, acquaintances, neighbors-as persons without a church home. Invite a friend to church will be focus at Centerville UMC and ser vices will be held at 8:45 and 11 a.m. that Sunday. Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m. scheduled were: Linda Easterly, Perry Hospital; Derrick Smith, Kroger in Perry; Otis Stocks, Perry Brake & Muffler; Vicki Martin, Mane Cutters; and City Hall, Mayor's Office. Page 3A