[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 58 (Thursday, May 9, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H2237]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNITION OF AND TRIBUTE TO THE REVEREND SAMUEL P. WARNER, PASTOR, 
          FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA

  (Mr. McINTYRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and pay tribute to the 
man who just delivered our invocation, Samuel P. Warner, my pastor and 
my friend, from Lumberton, North Carolina.
  Sam Warner is a man of character, courage and commitment. His 
character is that of unblemished integrity, always holding fast to 
those truths of love, loyalty, self-sacrifice and service in both his 
personal and professional life.
  His courage is shown by his willingness to change traditions when 
they become too routine and to challenge us all to become and to do not 
that which is merely convenient or comfortable, but rather what God 
calls us to become. His taking stands for righteousness and truth in a 
world of corrupting influences and compromising attitudes is his 
hallmark of courageous leadership.
  His commitment is unfailing and unselfish. With compassion, patience, 
empathy and understanding, Sam Warner has helped innumerable 
individuals rebuild their lives, restore their confidence and renew 
their hope. He works constantly for the betterment not only of himself 
and his church, but also for his community and his society as well.
  A graduate of both Duke University and Union Theological Seminary in 
Virginia, Sam Warner is also a devoted husband, and today we have with 
us his wife, Mary. He is also a devoted father, and we have his 
children, Grace and Jay, all of whom are with us in the gallery with my 
wife, Dee.
  It is with great honor that I recognize this man of God, Pastor 
Samuel P. Warner of the First Presbyterian Church of Lumberton, North 
Carolina, and his exemplary life, that you have seen a part of today, 
his character, his courage and his commitment.

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