[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 47 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S2647]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        WELCOME TO REV. DON HARP

  Mr. CLELAND. Mr. President, I am very honored to host Reverend Don 
Harp of Atlanta as the guest Chaplain in the Senate today.
  Reverend Harp was born in Fayette County, GA, and graduated from 
Fayette County High School.
  He attended Young Harris Junior College before receiving his BA 
degree from Huntingdon College in Montgomery, AL. Reverend Harp then 
went on to earn his masters degree in divinity from Emory University in 
Atlanta, and his doctorate from McCormick Theological Seminary in 
Chicago.
  He has served on the Carrollton, Georgia City Council, Mayor Bill 
Campbell's Atlanta Advisory Committee, and the President's Advisory 
Council of Oglethorpe University.
  He has received the Mary Mildred Sullivan Award from Brenau College 
in Gainesville, GA, and was a delegate to both the General and 
Southeastern Conferences of the United Methodist Church.
  Reverend Harp has been a good friend and pillar of support for me 
over the years. As Tagore once said, ``Faith is the bird that feels the 
light and sings when the dawn is still dark.''
  Reverend Harp taught me that faith in God sometimes requires 
strength, but God gives back that strength many times over.
  I am proud to welcome my distinguished friend to the United States 
Senate today.

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