[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 130 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1809]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  A LIFETIME OF SERVICE--A TRIBUTE TO REV. ROBERT L. BROWN OF ALBION, 
                                MICHIGAN

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                            HON. NICK SMITH

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 25, 1998

  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, it is with great respect for his 
many years of service to the community and to his church as educator, 
counsellor, and administrator that I am proud to salute Rev. Robert L. 
Brown.
  Rev. Brown served as pastor at the Gethsemane Temple Church of God in 
Christ for 11 years. Bishop Earl J. Wright appointed him Superintendent 
of the Albion District in 1985, overseeing several churches in the 
Albion area. He chairs the Elder's Council in the jurisdiction and is 
the Chairman of the Second Jurisdiction of Southwest Michigan Church of 
God in Christ, Inc.
  As pastor of Grace Temple Church of God in Christ in Albion, 
Michigan, Rev. Brown has inspired many to become personally involved in 
doing God's work and making more gentle man's life on Earth. Led by his 
preaching and example, they in turn light the lives of even more 
people, even reaching as faraway as Port au Prince, Haiti--where their 
missionary ministry has built a church and a school to help others 
discover God's love.
  He married missionary Lillie B. Kemp in December 1948 and they'll be 
celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. The Browns have five 
adult children and fifteen grandchildren.
  In honoring Rev. Brown today, we honor the principles of virtue, 
moral courage, and sacrifice which he and others in the spirit of peace 
and the spirit of Christ have long espoused. As an inspiration, 
strength, and a blessing to those whose lives are touched by his, he 
helps others understand the place of faith in their lives and discover 
how to love God and one's fellow man.
  Therefore, the Congress of the United States is proud to join with 
his lovely wife, fine family and his many admirers in extending highest 
praise and congratulations to Rev. Robert L. Brown.

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