[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 71 (Thursday, June 9, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: June 9, 1994]
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                    TRIBUTE TO REV. ANDREW WILLIAMS

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                           HON. MEL REYNOLDS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 9, 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 Andrew Williams of the True Temple 
of Solomon. Attached is a proclamation I issued Reverend Williams 
commending him for his work.

                              Proclamation

       Whereas, the Reverend Andrew Williams was born in Yazoo 
     City, Mississippi, where he graduated from the William Penn 
     High School, he served his country in the United States Army 
     1954-1956; and
       Whereas, Reverend Williams is a Family Man, he is married 
     to Hazel Williams, they have enjoyed the covenant of Holy 
     Matrimony for thirty-five years and they are the parents of 
     six children; and
       Whereas, Reverend Williams studied and served under the 
     late Prophet Peter Banks, who is the Founder of the True 
     Temple of Solomon, established in 1962 in the rich tradition 
     and doctrine of the ancient Coptic Church in Egypt; and
       Whereas, Reverend Williams was Ordained by Prophet Peter 
     Banks in 1986, and Called to Pastor the True Temple of 
     Solomon in 1991, he has been a Mason for thirty years, he is 
     a 32nd degree Mason and serves as the Worshipful Master of 
     the King Solomon temple Lodge # 1. Reverend Williams is a man 
     of humility, dedication, hard work, and is 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 Andrew 
     Williams, Pastor of the True Temple of Solomon, by entering 
     these Accomplishments into the Congressional Record and 
     Archives of the One Hundred and Third Congress.

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