[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 92 (Thursday, June 26, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S6393]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     WELCOME, DR. CHARLES E. POOLE

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, it gives me a special pleasure this 
morning to welcome our guest Chaplain who has delivered the opening 
prayer, Dr. Charles E. Poole.
  He is currently serving as pastor of the First Baptist Church of the 
city of Washington, DC, but he and his family will be moving soon to 
Mississippi where he has accepted the call to serve as pastor of my 
church, Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson, MS. We are delighted to 
have this very special person come to our State and serve in this way. 
We appreciate very much his being our guest Chaplain this morning and 
delivering such a fine prayer.
  Dr. Poole earned his undergraduate degree from Mercer University in 
Macon, GA, and graduate degrees in divinity from the Southeastern 
Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC.
  Before he became pastor of the First Baptist Church in Washington, he 
served for several years as the pastor of the First Baptist Church of 
Macon, GA. He was also on the board of trustees of Mercer University in 
Macon for 5 years. He is an outstanding clergyman who is well respected 
here in the Washington area. His sermons and other writings have been 
published and very favorably received.
  He and his wife Marcia have two children, Joshua and Maria. We are 
looking forward to getting to know all of them better.
  We thank him, on behalf of all Senators, for his contribution to 
today's session.

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