Monday, February 28, 2011
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The Mercy Seat from Lloyd's Hymnbook
From every stormy wind that blows,
From every swelling tide of woes,
There is a calm, a sure retreat;
’Tis found beneath the mercy seat.
There is a place where Jesus sheds
The oil of gladness on our heads;
A place than all besides more sweet;
It is the blood bought mercy seat.
There is a scene where spirits blend,
Where friend holds fellowship with friend;
Though sundered far, by faith they meet
Around one common mercy seat.
There, there, on eagles’ wings we soar,
And time and sense seem all no more;
And heaven comes down, our souls to greet,
And glory crowns the mercy seat.
Oh, let my hand forget her skill,
My tongue be silent, cold, and still,
This bounding heart forget to beat,
If I forget the mercy seat!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Paul Dowdell
Paul Dowdell February 18, 2011 Paul Dowdell, 57, of Syracuse, departed peacefully from this earthy realm on Friday, February 18, 2011, at his home. He was born on July 31, 1953, in Syracuse, New York to the union of Wilbert and Frances Dowdell. He was a life resident of Syracuse, New York. He attended Syracuse Public Schools, Washington Irving and Clinton Elementary, H.W. Smith Middle School, and graduated from William Nottingham High School. Paul received a B.A. and M.S. in education from Oswego State University. He also served four years in the United States Army. Mr. Dowdell was a member of Gospel Temple C.O.G.I.C. under the leadership of the late Elder G.V. McClellan and Elder Hyrd Seals Sr. and currently Elder James Lorrick. Paul held several positions in the church, serving as a licensed minister and was the Sunday school and Y.P.W.W. superintendent. Paul was currently vice principal at Grant Middle School. He taught fifth grade at Bellevue School and was employed 17 years at the Salvation Army. Preceded in death by his parents, one sister, and three brothers. He leaves to mourn, six sisters, Mary Sheppard of Buffalo, NY, Lishia Harris, Cordella Dowell, Shirley Cage, Lela Barnes, and Dean (George) Anthony, all of Syracuse, NY; one brother, George Dowell of Syracuse, NY; special friend, Ella Crenshaw. All services will be held at Gospel Temple C.O.G.I.C., 571 Oakwood Ave., Syracuse. Calling hours will be on Friday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. with a memorial service immediately following. Final services will be held on Saturday with viewing from 10 to 11 a.m. with funeral service to begin promptly at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. FARONE & SON FUNERAL HOME is in care of arrangements.
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Grandson of Lela Dowdell Deloach of Loachapoka, Alabama
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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Teens ask for more sex ed, greater condom availability - The Boston Globe
Teens ask for more sex ed, greater condom availability - The Boston Globe
"They are readily available at Rite-Aid."
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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Friday, February 11, 2011
Full Text: Obama's Speech On Mubarak Resignation
Good afternoon, everybody.
There are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place. This is one of those moments. This is one of those times.
The people of Egypt have spoken, their voices have been heard, and Egypt will never be the same.
By stepping down, President Mubarak responded to the Egyptian people's hunger for change.
But this is not the end of Egypt's transition. It's a beginning. I'm sure there will be difficult days ahead, and many questions remain unanswered.
But I am confident that the people of Egypt can find the answers and do so peacefully, constructively, and in the spirit of unity that has defined these last few weeks, for Egyptians have made it clear that nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the day.
The military has served patriotically and responsibly as a caretaker to the state and will now have to ensure a transition that is credible in the eyes of the Egyptian people. That means protecting the rights of Egypt's citizens, lifting the emergency law, revising the constitution and other laws to make this change irreversible, and laying out a clear path to elections that are fair and free.
Above all, this transition must bring all of Egypt's voices to the table, for the spirit of peaceful protest and perseverance that the Egyptian people have shown can serve as a powerful wind at the back of this change.
The United States will continue to be a friend and partner to Egypt. We stand ready to provide whatever assistance is necessary, and asked for, to pursue a credible transition to a democracy.
I'm also confident that the same ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit that the young people of Egypt have shown in recent days can be harnessed to create new opportunity, jobs and businesses that allow the extraordinary potential of this generation to take flight.
And I know that a democratic Egypt can advance its role of responsible leadership not only in the region, but around the world.
Egypt has played a pivotal role in human history for over 6,000 years. But over the last few weeks, the wheel of history turned at a blinding pace as the Egyptian people demanded their universal rights. We saw mothers and fathers carrying their children on their shoulders to show them what true freedom might look like. We saw young Egyptians say, "For the first time in my life, I really count. My voice is heard. Even though I'm only one person, this is the way real democracy works."
We saw protesters chant "selmeyah, selmeyah -- "We are peaceful" -- again and again. We saw a military that would not fire bullets at the people they were sworn to protect. And we saw doctors and nurses rushing into the streets to care for those who were wounded; volunteers checking protesters to ensure that they were unarmed.
We saw people of faith praying together and chanting Muslims, Christians, "We are one." And though we know that the strains between faiths still divide too many in this world and no single event will close that chasm immediately, these scenes remind us that we need not be defined by our differences. We can be defined by the common humanity that we share.
And above all, we saw a new generation emerge -- a generation that uses their own creativity and talent and technology to call for a government that represented their hopes and not their fears, a government that is responsive to their boundless aspirations.
One Egyptian put it simply: "Most people have discovered in the last few days that they are worth something. And this cannot be taken away from them anymore, ever."
This is the power of human dignity, and it could never be denied. Egyptians have inspired us, and they've done so by putting the lie to the idea that justice is best gained through violence.
For an Egypt, it was the moral force of non-violence -- not terrorism, not mindless killing -- but non-violence, moral force that bent the arch of history toward justice once more.
And while the sights and sound that we heard were entirely Egyptian, we can't help but hear the echoes of history, echoes from Germans tearing down a wall, Indonesian students taking to the streets, Gandhi leading his people down the path of justice.
As Martin Luther King said in celebrating the birth of a new nation in Ghana while trying to perfect his own, "There's something in the soul that cries out for freedom."
Those were the cries that came from Tahrir Square. And the entire world has taken note.
Today belongs to the people of Egypt, and the American people are moved by these scenes in Cairo and across Egypt because of who we are as a people, and the kind of world that we want our children to grow up in.
The word "Tahrir" means liberation. It is a word that speaks to that something in our souls that cries out for freedom. And forever more it will remind us of the Egyptian people, of what they did, of the things that they stood for and how they changed their country and in doing so changed the world.
Thank you.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Jimmy Philpot
Mr. Jimmy "Crow" Philpot. The funeral service for Jimmy "Crow" Philpot, 64, of Opelika, AL, will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 11, 2011, at Harris Funeral Home Chapel in Opelika, Alabama, with burial in the Garden Hill Cemetery, Rev. Clifford Jones will be officiating. Mr. Philpot, who passed away Sunday, February 6, 2011 at his residence in Opelika, AL, was born March 9, 1946 in Lee County, AL. Public viewing for Mr. Philpot will be Thursday, February 10, 2011, from 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Survivors include: his loving devoted wife of thirty-five years, Gaynell Philpot of Opelika, AL; ten children, Tony Echols of Auburn, AL, Edward Echols, Calvin Echols, Tabithia Echols all of Atlanta, GA, Maxine Echols Scott of Mobile, AL, Taka Wilson of Laurel, MD, Hardy (Terrie) Oliver of Pine Mountain, GA, Linda Oliver, Ronnie (Terry) Oliver both of Opelika, AL, Donnie (Celeste) Oliver of Tampa, FL; three sisters, Willie Pearl (Charles) Dinkins of Beauregard, AL, Ethel Mae Philpot, Rosie Lee Finley both of Auburn, AL; eight sisters-in-law; three brothers-in-law; three devoted friends, Alfonza Richmond, Lee James Griffin, James Jackson all of Opelika, AL; a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Harris Funeral Home is directing www.harrisfuneralhomeinc.com
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