[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 143 (Thursday, September 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H8911-H8912]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           WELCOME TO REV. DR. JAMES MERRITT, GUEST CHAPLAIN

  (Mr. LINDER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LINDER. Mr. Speaker, it is my great good pleasure to welcome to 
the House today, Dr. James Merritt, pastor of the First Baptist Church 
of Snellville, GA.
  Dr. Merritt is not my pastor--but he is my friend. I enjoy attending 
his church to listen to a man of God speak the truth.
  His knowledge of the Bible, and his ability to share his 
understanding of it 

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with others, has found an appreciative audience beyond Georgia as he 
has carried the eternal message to others.
  His commitment to family has led him and his wife, Teresa, to home 
school their sons James, Jonathon, and Jushua.
  His and Teresa's concern for their son's education is worth the 
immense commitment of time and energy required of them.
  Last, it is always good politically to find myself in the company of 
such a respected public person who is more conservative than me.
  Dr. Merritt is truly committed to faith, family, and freedom and it 
is my good fortune to call him friend.

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