[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 135 (Wednesday, October 10, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H6461]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PASTOR RALPH HOYT DAVIS

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I come to the well of the House to welcome 
Pastor Ralph Hoyt Davis of the Bethel United Baptist Church located in 
Muncie, Indiana.
  Pastor Davis, at 73 years young, has tirelessly served his Lord since 
1960. Throughout his career, the residents of Muncie and east central 
Indiana have come to know Pastor Davis as a man of compassion, 
conviction and action. In his ministry, Pastor Davis reaches out to the 
downtrodden with true interest and concern for their welfare. His 
service to the Lord is evident in the thousands of baptisms, weddings, 
funerals at which he has officiated, the hours of hospital visits, 
nursing home calls and counseling sections he has provided to his 
congregation.
  Pastor Davis has served in churches in Indiana and Ohio, and has been 
involved in the South Concord Association of United Baptist Churches, 
acting as a moderator for 19 years.
  I would also like to thank Pastor Davis' wife of 53 years, Christine, 
for her service alongside her husband as a worthy helpmate and 
companion. I am certain little of his success would have been possible 
without her constant support.
  On behalf of my colleagues, I welcome Pastor Davis to the United 
States House of Representatives with great pride and great gratitude 
for the prayers that I am confident reached the throne of grace today.

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