[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 64 (Friday, May 20, 1994)]
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                      TRIBUTE TO REV. EDWARD CLARK

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                           HON. MEL REYNOLDS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 20, 1994

  Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of 
my colleagues, the outstanding work done by a great leader in my 
congressional district, The Reverend Edward Clark of the Good Hope 
Missionary Baptist Church. Attached is a proclamation I issued the 
Reverend commending him for his good work.

                              Proclamation

       Whereas The Reverend Edward Clark was born in Yazoo, 
     Mississippi, in Yazoo County, the son of John and Annie 
     Clark, he is a family man celebrating thirty-four years of 
     Holy Matrimony to his wonderful bride, Bernice Horton; and
       Whereas Reverend Clark accepted Jesus Christ at the age of 
     twelve, he joined the Good Hope Church in Tchula, 
     Mississippi, in Holmes County, at the age of fifteen he was a 
     Sunday School Teacher, from the age of sixteen through 
     eighteen he served as the Sunday School Superintendent, upon 
     moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1959 he united with the St. 
     Paul Baptist Church, under the pastorate of The Reverend J.J. 
     Taylor, where he served in the choir and on the Deacon Board; 
     and
       Whereas Reverend Clark matriculated four years of Seminary 
     1974-1977 at the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois, in 
     August 1979 he organized the Good Hope Missionary Baptist 
     Church, Chicago, Illinois; and
       Whereas Reverend Clark has led the congregation to acquire 
     it's present church and educational building, and reaching 
     out to the community through giving food and clothing to the 
     needy, scholarship foundation for needy high school 
     graduates, Adopt-A-School Program, William Henton Elementary 
     School, and a Christian Education program for all ages, 
     Reverend Clark is a shepherd, a community leader, a business 
     man, and a true role model in our community: Now, therefore 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Congress of the United States wishes to 
     acknowledge the accomplishments of the Reverend Edward Clark 
     and the Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church, by entering 
     these accomplishments into the Congressional Record and 
     Archives of the One Hundred and Third Congress of the United 
     States of America.

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