[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                       TRIBUTE TO REV. J.C. SMITH

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                           HON. MEL REYNOLDS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 25, 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 J.C. Smith of the Bethlehem Temple 
Baptist Church. Attached is a proclamation I issued Reverend Smith 
commending him for his work.

                              Proclamation

       Whereas the Reverend J. C. Smith is a native of Montgomery, 
     Alabama, he is a family man, married to Miss Willie Myricks 
     for thirty-seven years and God has blessed them with nine 
     children, all completing college and the eldest son is a 
     candidate for the Ph. D. Degree; and
       Whereas Reverend Smith is a community leader and a 
     churchman, serving on the School Board of District 147 for 
     twenty-one years, a member of the South Suburban Ministries 
     Fellowship serving as chairman of the political affairs 
     committee, Vice President of the state Progressive National 
     Baptist Convention, and Moderator of the South Suburban 
     District; and
       Whereas Reverend Smith was Ordained in 1964, organized 
     Bethlehem Temple Baptist Church in 1969 with five members, 
     today the congregation numbers over one thousand souls with 
     over fifteen ministries, including a Mens Mentor Ministry, a 
     dynamic youth and young adult ministry, and a women's 
     ministry who volunteer at Oak Forrest Hospital; and
       Whereas under the leadership of Rev. Smith the congregation 
     out grew its facilities, in 1990 a new church was completed 
     located at Sibley & Ashland, a shining beacon of light in 
     difficult times: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Congress of the United States wishes to 
     acknowledge the accomplishments of the Reverend J. C. Smith, 
     by entering these accomplishments in the Record and Archives 
     of the One Hundred and Third Congress of the United States.

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