[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 138 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1847-E1848]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO HUNTINGTON COLLEGE

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                          HON. MARK E. SOUDER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, September 28, 1996

  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Speaker, in the context of a Congress and a society 
searching for the truth and meaning, integrity and consistency, it is a 
privilege for me to offer congratulations to an institution in 
Indiana's Fourth Congressional District that is dedicated to that and 
much more. September 20, 1996, marked the beginning of a year-long 
centennial celebration at Huntington College in Huntington, IN. This 
small, Christian liberal college is committed to one purpose, to equip 
men and women to make a Christian impact upon our world.
  Founded in 1879 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, the 
college worldview was central to the curriculum and its people. The 
motto on the college's marquee is ``* * * Ye shall know the truth and 
the truth shall make you free * * *'' The wisdom of the Biblical 
passage is also at the heart of our Nation.
  Many distinguished people have been associated with Huntington 
College during its 100-year history. I hope the people who should have 
been mentioned here, and were not, will forgive me. There are many 
faculty, staff, administrators, students, alumni, and friends who have 
helped the college through good times and bad. But I would like to 
mention just a couple of people with whom you might be familiar.
  Former Congressman J. Edward Roush is an alumnus member of the board 
of trustees. Former Vice President Dan Quayle is a former adjunct 
faculty member. Dr. Eugene Habecker, president of the American Bible 
Society, is a former president of Huntington College.
  The list could go on, but the last two people I want to mention in 
association with Huntington College come from humble beginnings as did 
Huntington College. Orville Merillat, a humble, God-fearing man, used 
his carpentry skills to begin what has been called America's premier 
cabinet company, Merillat Industries. His generosity has helped make 
Huntington College the dynamic institution it is today and his 
contributions to Christian endeavors around the world has been 
tremendous.
  Finally there is ``baby Hope,'' Guerline Espoire Cloutier, a young 
child discovered in Haiti by Huntington College students working on a 
missions trip during January 1996. She was afflicted by hydrocephalus. 
One of the coordinators of the trip, a parent of an HC student, and a 
family practice physician, offered to help. That child now has a second 
chance to live. Her example is so significant because Huntington 
College exists because the example of another baby born into jumble 
circumstances central to the Huntington College ideal, Jesus Christ.

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  Congratulations to Huntington College on its first 100 years.

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