[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 143 (Thursday, September 14, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1788]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                  TRIBUTE TO REV. WARDELL NEWSOME, SR.

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 14, 1995
  Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today to 
pay tribute to Rev. Wardell Newsome, Sr., member of the New Galilee 
M.B. Church under the pastorage of Rev. Charlie Murray in Chicago, IL.
  For decades Reverend Newsome has exemplified the dedication and 
commitment required to better our communities and the citizens who 
reside there. His work as both a social and a spiritual religious 
leader began at the early age of 13 when he was baptized at St. 
Matthews Baptist Church in Marvell, Arkansas. Later, when he came to 
Chicago, he accepted his call into the ministry and joined the Mt. 
Moriah Baptist Church under the pastorage of Rev. O.C. Nicks. Reverend 
Newsome brought to the ministry and to the people of Chicago a 
compassion and dedication to service, empowerment, and spiritual 
awareness that still benefits us greatly to this day.
  Mr. Speaker, on Sunday Rev. Wardell Newsome, Sr. will be honored for 
the decades of service he has given to his ministries and to his 
community. Today, I would like to make sure that all he has contributed 
to this country and our communities is recognized, appreciated, and 
honored on the floor of this House. I am honored to enter these words 
of commendation into the Record.


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