[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 24, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                  TRIBUTE TO DR. CHARLES GEORGE HAYES

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                           HON. MEL REYNOLDS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 24, 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, Dr. Charles George Hayes of the Cosmopolitan 
Church of Prayer. Attached is a proclamation I issued Dr. Hayes 
commending him for his work.

                              Proclamation

       Whereas Dr. Charles George Hayes was born to Mamie Lee and 
     Will Hayes in Verbena, Alabama, migrating to Chicago in 1955 
     and serving as a Church Musician; and
       Whereas Dr. Hayes was Ordained a minister August 31, 1957 
     by Bishop J. Pedro, Prophetic Church of the Living God, 
     Atlanta, Georgia, in April 28, 1959 he organized the 
     Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer of Chicago, over the years the 
     church has prospered through its outreach ministry, music and 
     radio ministry, the original Pre-Memorial Day Midnight 
     Musical, and the Gospel ``Feast'' in Song, founder of the 
     world renown choir the Mighty Warriors, who represented the 
     City of Chicago in the Umbria Jazz Festival, throughout Italy 
     in July of 1992; and
       Whereas Dr. Hayes holds a Doctorate Degree from the 
     Religious Science Institute and a Honorary Doctorate of 
     Humane Letters from St. Martin's College and Seminary; he is 
     a leader in several national Church Bodies, International 
     Board of Director, Metropolitan Spiritual Churches (for 25 
     years), President, National Association of Sacred Science 
     Churches, Inc., President, First Spiritual Churches of 
     Christ, President, Bible Churches of Christ, President, 
     Cosmopolitan Churches of Prayer. Dr. Hayes because of his 
     compassion, concern, and interest in people is affectionately 
     known as ``Father Hayes'', and
       Whereas under the pastoral leadership of Dr. Hayes 
     Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer has embarked on a new mission 
     to invest in and rehab the Woodlawn Community a community 
     plagued with crime, homelessness, guns, and drugs, the first 
     phase being complete with the purchase and rehabilitation of 
     a new church facility in the heart of the community at 840 
     East 65th Street, Chicago, holding the first services 
     September 29, 1991: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Congress of the United States wishes to 
     acknowledge the accomplishments of Dr. Charles George Hayes 
     and the Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer-Holiness by entering 
     these accomplishments into the Congressional Record and 
     Archives of the One Hundred and Third Congress.

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