[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                   TRIBUTE TO BISHOP CLAUDE E. TEARS

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                           HON. MEL REYNOLDS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 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, Bishop Claude E. Tears of the First Corinthians 
Missionary Baptist Church. Attached is a proclamation I issued Bishop 
Tears commending him for his work.

                              Proclamation

       Whereas Bishop Claude E. Tears was born in Pulaski, 
     Tennessee, coming to Chicago at the age of fourteen, he 
     matriculated in the Chicago Public Schools and Moody Bible 
     Institute; and
       Whereas Bishop Tears was led by God to organize the First 
     Corinthians Missionary Baptist Church July 17th, 1966, he 
     began with six members in Fernwood School, today the 
     congregation numbers over 1,600 persons, and has been in its 
     present location since 1973 serving the community; and
       Whereas under the leadership of Pastor Tears the Church has 
     maintained an energetic outreach ministry leading many people 
     to surrender their lives to Christ, in this great 
     congregation former gang members, drug addicts, and 
     alcoholics have changed their way of living; and
       Whereas Bishop Tears is a churchman he has affiliated with 
     the Southern Baptist Convention since 1972, he serves as 
     Moderator of the local Southern Baptist Association and as 
     President of The Illinois Baptist Pastors Conference, and on 
     the Board of Directors of Illinois Baptist for twelve years 
     as pastoral advisor for Baptist Student work at Chicago State 
     University: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Congress of the United States wishes to 
     acknowledge the accomplishments of Bishop Claude E. Tears by 
     entering these accomplishments into the Congressional Record 
     and Archives of the One Hundred and Third Congress.

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