[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 61 (Monday, April 3, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5081-S5082]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  COMMENDING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALLEN UNIVERSITY, AND FOR OTHER 
                                PURPOSES

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, on behalf of the leader of the Senate, I 
ask unanimous consent that the Senate now turn to the consideration of 
Senate Resolution 99, relative to the Allen University in Columbia, SC; 
that it be agreed to; and that the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I am pleased to submit today a 
resolution commending Allen University in Columbia, SC, which is in the 
midst of a year-long celebration of its 125th anniversary.
  In 1870, Bishop John Mifflin Brown and the people of the Columbia 
Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church established a 
school for the education of newly-freed slaves in Cokesbury, SC, naming 
the school for the predecessor to Bishop Brown, Bishop Daniel Alexander 
Payne. The school was later relocated to Columbia, SC and in 1880, it 
was renamed for Bishop Richard Allen, the founder of the African 
Methodist Episcopal Church.
  [[Page S5082]] Allen University has a long tradition of producing 
clergy and lay leadership for the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 
as well as scholars, attorneys, physicians, teachers, business and 
governmental leaders, and other professionals who have risen to 
prominent positions in our society.
  I hope my colleagues will join me in commending Allen University and 
extending our best wishes to the university under the leadership of 
Bishop John Hurst Adams and President David T. Shannon.
  So the resolution (S. Res. 99) was considered and agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:

                               S. Res. 99

       Whereas Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina, is in 
     the midst of a year-long celebration of the 125th anniversary 
     of the University;
       Whereas Allen University has produced local and national 
     leaders who have served communities and the United States in 
     an exemplary way;
       Whereas the late Bishop John Mifflin Brown and the people 
     of the Columbia Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal 
     Church had the vision to establish a school for the education 
     of newly freed slaves in 1870 in Cokesbury, South Carolina, 
     naming the school for the predecessor to Bishop Brown, Bishop 
     Daniel Alexander Payne, and appointing Professor J.W. Morris 
     as president;
       Whereas Bishop William F. Dickerson led a successful effort 
     to relocate the school to Columbia, South Carolina, and 
     rename the school in 1880 for Bishop Richard Allen, the 
     founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, while the 
     Reverend James C. Waters assumed the presidency;
       Whereas the University has a long tradition of producing 
     clergy and lay leadership for the African Methodist Episcopal 
     Church;
       Whereas the University has produced numerous scholars, 
     attorneys, physicians, teachers, and business and 
     governmental leaders, and other professionals who have risen 
     to positions of notoriety in the African-American community 
     as a whole;
       Whereas Doctor Margaret Dixon is an exemplary Allen 
     University Alumnae who has recently been elected as president 
     of American Association of Retired People;
       Whereas the University has endured all the difficulties 
     familiar to historically black colleges and universities;
       Whereas the University, with an historic campus, is an 
     accredited member institution of the Southern Association of 
     Colleges and Schools;
       Whereas the University, under the present leadership of 
     Bishop John Hurst Adams and President David T. Shannon, is 
     equipped to serve non-traditional students and others who 
     would otherwise not have the opportunity for a college 
     education, as well as remaining faithful to the traditional 
     goals of the University of clergy and leadership education; 
     and
       Whereas the University still strives to live up to the 
     motto of the University, which is ``Heads to Think, Hands to 
     Work, and Hearts to Love'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That Congress--
       (1) commends Allen University for 125 years of progress, 
     commitment, and dedication in the shaping of productive 
     lives; and
       (2) extends best wishes to Allen University and hopes for 
     the University will have a productive future that continues 
     the accomplishments of the past.
     

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