[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 83 (Monday, June 16, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1217-E1218]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       REGARDING REV. FRANK BEALL

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                          HON. JOE SCARBOROUGH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 16, 1997

  Mr. SCARBOROUGH. Mr. Speaker, it is with pride that I take the floor 
of the House of Representatives today to pay homage to a distinguished 
member of my district. He is a man who has held himself to a high 
standard while showing unconditional love to those who

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fall. He is an intellectually gifted man who has retained his common 
touch. And he is a man who has gained the great respect and acceptance 
of his peers through seeking only God's acceptance. He is an author, a 
reverend and a friend who our community knows as Frank Beall.
  Frank Beall made a difference. As a pastor of Trinity Presbyterian, 
he took a fledgling church and turned it into the heartbeat of 
northeast Pensacola. Under Frank's direction, Trinity experienced an 
explosive growth unrivaled in Pensacola over the past two decades. He 
succeeded because he dared to make a difference.
  Frank Beall also succeeded because he dared to step out of the 
comfort zone and take positions that may not have been universally 
popular in our community. But he did so because he know in his heart 
that Christ's calling demanded that he love the unloved and give hope 
to the hopeless. Whether he was an early supporter of civil rights in 
the deep South, or was serving on the Governor's Commission on AIDS, 
Frank Beall has always given a cup of water to the thirsty, fed the 
hungry, clothed the poor, looked after the sick, and invited the 
stranger in.
  Jesus tells us in Matthew 25 that the Son of Man will return in his 
glory and separate the sheep from the goats based on how they helped 
the helpless, gave hope to the hopeless and loved the unlovable. On all 
counts, Frank Beall has proven himself worthy and has run the good race 
for his friends, his family, his church and his God. Now his work 
continues, but when Frank leaves, he will leave a part of himself with 
all of those he touched * * * through the church, through the lessons 
he taught and through the lives he changed.
  Yours has been a race well run, Frank. But, don't slow down yet, God 
has quite a few more races left for you to run. And, with the past as 
prologue, we know your future challenges will be races you will run 
with all your might. And that those you pass along the way to the 
finish line will be the real winners.
  May God bless you, Frank.

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