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Billy Powell
Columnist
The unseen
Companion
Rufus Mosely in his book,
“Manifest Victory,”
describes his miraculous
escape from death in a train
wreck. He was riding the
fast-speeding “ Dixie-Flyer”
that jumped the tracks near
Calhoun, on Feb. 26, 1923.
Moseley recalled “I closed
my eyes and threw myself
as best I could upon the
bosom of the ‘unseen com
panion’ as a little child in
danger throws himself upon
the bosom of a parent.”
The casualties were great
and many were injured.
The hotel in Calhoun
became virtually a hospital.
The man sitting next to
Moseley was killed instant
ly; his head completely sev
ered from his body.
According to Mosely the
undertaker brought out the
man’s head on a platter
reminding Moseley of the
beheading of John the
Baptist. Who was this
“unseen companion” who
shielded Moseley from seri
ous harm and possibly sud
den death?
I believe it was an angel.
Angels minister to God’s
servants in time of hardship
and danger. Psalms 34.7
underscores the teaching
that angels protect and
deliver us, stating: “ The
angel of the Lord encam
peth round about those who
fear him, and delivereth
them.”
I have never seen an angel
but that doesn’t mean they
don’t exist. To deny the
existence of angels is to dis
believe the testimony of
scripture. In fact there are
over 300 references to
angels in the Bible. They
played such an important
role in the life and ministry
of Jesus—announced His
birth, ministered to Him in
the wilderness, strength
ened Him in Garden of
Gethsemane, proclaimed
His resurrection, attended
His ascension—that to dis
count them would seriously
question the authenticity of
scripture.
Angels are spiritual crea
tures without a body and
become visible to us only by
choice. Our eyes are not
constructed to see them any
more then we can see the
structure of atoms, the
dimensions of a nuclear
field, the electricity that
passes through a copper
wire or the wind that blows.
In order to see an angel,
God must grant the optical
capacity to do so. Such was
the case with Baalam’s ass
that bolted at the sight of an
angel standing in the road
with a drawn sword.
Angels are holy, sinless
beings and therefore need
no salvation. Jesus said
that they do not marry and
do not die, further that
angels stand in the present
of God and worship Him.
They possess great knowl
edge, yet are not omnis
cient, for Jesus said that not
even the angels know the
day or the hour of His
return. They are powerful
beings who can perform
superhuman feats.
Following the Battle of
Armageddon, a single angel
will bind Satan and cast
him into a bottomless pit.
There are different orders
of angels. Highest in rank
is the archangel. The scrip
ture names only one,
See POWELL, page 6A
Michael, who disputed
FRIDAY,
MARCH 11, 2005
Passion of the Christ to
be shown at New Life
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New Life of Perry will offer a free showing of Mel
Gibson’s “Passion of the Christ,” on Saturday,
March 26.
Childcare will be provided for children 4 and under.
The community is invited to bring “lawn chairs,
blankets and friends for the showing of this heart
moving film celebrating Jesus Christ.”
Concessions will be sold and the prayer room of
the church will be open after the movie.
New Life is located at 2089 U.S.. 41 South. For more
information, call (478) 988-LIFE.
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Movies by Moonlight
How long has it been
since you’ve sat in a car
and watched a movie? (For
younger readers, the expe
rience may be totally
unheard of, but now’s your
chance.) Kroger and
Chick-Fil-A are teaming up
in Perry, to show a drive-in
double feature on Saturday,
March 19. “Veggie Tales:
An Easter Carol” wil be
shown at 7 p.m. and
“Shark Tale” will be shown
at 8 p.m. (Bringing lawn
chairs is recommended
because, in case of a crowd,
the viewing from cars may
be limited.)
How sweet it was
The Pi)''’ Club of Warner
Robins Lau a good crowd
Saturday for its 10th
Annual “Sweet Taste of
Warner Robins.” Guests
piled their plates high with
delectable desserts and
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enjoyed a silent auction.
For pictures and a story,
see Sunday’s HHJ.
Go, Noelle!
Noelle Goodman, who
is known to local theatre
goers for her many roles
with Perry Players, has had
a busy two weeks. Two
weekends ago, at Valdosta
State University, there was
a statewide competition
called NATS (National
Association of Teachers of
Singing). Wesleyan College
sent Noelle to represent
them.
Noelle placed third in the
state among the female/col
lege division for the
Broadway Competition.
According to her mom, Joy
Goodman, “Noelle was
thrilled that she placed
because not only did her
accompanist mess up badly
during her performance;
but she was also competing
against some 23-24-year
olds. There is a big differ
ence in vocal maturity
between a 20 year old and
23/24 year olds.”
Then last weekend
Noelle won the annual
musical scholarship compe
tition for the Macon
Morning Music Club. She
also has one of the leads in
a new opera that Wesleyan
will be presenting on April
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Judd Grier and Kay Herron from First Baptist Church of Centerville join Tracy Ford,
Director of Programs and Services for the Alzheimer’s Association in announcing the
opening of the new Caring Closet pick up location in Houston County.
Alzheimer's Association announces
new Houston Caring Closet location
The Alzheimer’s
Association Central Georgia
Regional Office is opening
of a new pick up location in
Houston County for the
Caring Closet program. The
new pick up site is located at
First Baptist Church of
Centerville on Church
Street directly across from
the Galleria Mall. The new
pick up location will make it
more convenient for resi-
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Zachary Burris and Melissa Middlebrooks are shown
with Rep. Larry O’Neal.
1, 2 and 3. The opera will
be held in Porter
Auditorium and will be free
to the public.
Pages in Atlanta
Zachary Burris, a
ninth-grader at Houst n
County High School, and
Melissa Middlebrooks,
an eighth-grader at Perry
Middle School, served as
pages for the House of
Representatives as guests
of Rep. Larry O’Neal.
Tough game
for Tar Heels
Congratulations to the
Coach Clarence Williams
dents of Houston County to
access the services of the
Caring Closet.
This program allows fami
lies caring for a loved one
who has been diagnosed
with Alzheimer’s disease the
opportunity to receive items
for incontinence needs once
a month at no cost. These
items include adult briefs,
bed pads, creams, wipes and
winners are . . .
An advertising promotion was held at the
Clinchfield Post Office for the newly released
President Ronald Reagan stamp. Customers were
asked to guess the number of jelly beans,
Postmaster Sue Davidson, had in a candy jar. And
because it was Valentines Day month, customers
had a chance to guess the number of candy hearts
were in a jar. The winners are from left, Pat
Funderburk, long-time customer from Clinchfield,
Chase Griner, 7-year old grandson of Jane and
Winfred Huff, and Mary Christopher of Clinchfield.
Each winner took home the candy and chose a
commemorative stamp bear, compliments of the
postmaster.
111 and Assistant Coach
Rontavious Coleman
and the 2005 Midget
The Tar Heels are victorious
gloves. To receive Caring
Closet items families must
first enroll in the program
by contacting the
Alzheimer’s Association.
For more information
about the new pick up loca
tion or to enroll in the
Caring Closet program con
tact the Alzheimer’s
Association office at (478)
746-7050.
And the
Champions the Tar Heels!
The Tar Heels won their
division in the Warner
Robins Recreation League
Tournament last Friday
night after a tough game
with the Bears (See photo)
Politics and Lunch
A number of Houston
Countians attended
Politics and Lunch at The
Willows on the sth in
Macon Friday. Among
those who went to hear
consumer advocate
Allison Wall of Georgia
Watch, speak were Elayne
Greenberg, Evelyn
Evans, Irene Eaves,
Scott Taylor and
Kristina Simms.
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