[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 128 (Thursday, October 3, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1747]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO DR. MATTHEW PRINCE

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 2, 2002

  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, on August 26, this Nation lost a great and 
patriotic American. Dr. Matthew Prince, a very close friend of mine, 
passed away suddenly due to a heart attack.
  Matt was one of the finest men I have ever known. He was both a 
lawyer and a minister, having graduated from the University of 
Tennessee with both undergraduate and law degrees, and the Dallas 
Theological Seminary.
  He founded New Life, Inc., an evangelistic ministry and Bible study 
and served for several years as Pastor for Calvary Evangelical Church. 
He was host of the Answerline program on WRJZ Radio Station for more 
than 15 years and later the Treasures of Grace Program. He had also 
served as Legal Counsel for the Young Life Christian organization and 
as a lawyer in private practice.
  In addition to all this, Dr. Prince was a Sunday School teacher for 
many years at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church and West Park Baptist 
Church.
  His brother, Dr. Tom Prince, said ``Matt was one of the great men of 
God in his time. . . ''
  Most important of all, Matt was a good family man who loved his wife, 
children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren very much. He was very 
proud of them, and they have every right to be proud of the life he 
led.
  Matt Prince was a man in the arena. He fought very hard for the 
things he believed in, and he was never afraid to take a stand for God 
or Country. This Nation is a better place today, and thousands of lives 
were touched in a positive way, because of Matt Prince.
  I would like to call to the attention of my colleagues and other 
readers of the Record the following article about the life of Matt 
Prince which ran in the Knoxville News-Sentinel on September 18, 2002.

  Evangelist, Christian Radio Host of Answerline, Dies of Heart Attack

                       (By Sherri Gardner Howell)

       The Rev. Dr. Matthew ``Matt'' Prince, evangelist and 
     longtime Christian radio host, died Monday, Aug. 26, of a 
     heart attack. The Rev. Dr. Prince, 73, was a radio host for 
     more than 15 years for Answerline on WRJZ radio and taught 
     Sunday School classes at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church 
     and West Park Baptist Church.
       After Answerline went off the air, the Rev. Dr. Prince 
     began the Treasures of Grace radio program, which aired each 
     weekday.
       A graduate of the University of Tennessee, the Dallas 
     Theological Seminary and UT Law School, the Rev. Dr. Prince 
     founded New Life Inc., an evangelistic outreach ministry and 
     Bible study. As part of his law practice, the Rev. Dr. Prince 
     served as head of legal council for Young Life in Colorado 
     Springs, Colo., and then practiced law in Knoxville.
       In 1988, the Rev. Dr. Prince led a team that formed Calvary 
     Evangelical Church in West Knoxville and served as its pastor 
     for 5 years.
       ``Matt was one of the great men of God in this time, and he 
     recreated `Friendship Evangelism,' a way of introducing 
     people to Christ through friendship and in people's homes,'' 
     says his brother Dr. Tom Prince.
       Their father, Thomas C. Prince, was instrumental in 
     bringing Young Life to Knoxville in 1947.
       The Rev. Dr. Prince is survived by his wife, Judy Prince, 
     sons Matt S. Prince Jr. and David Prince of Simi Valley, 
     Calif.; daughters Peggy Miller of Plano, Texas, Patty Mastro 
     of Huntington Beach, Calif., Penny Griffin and Beverly Sharp; 
     step-daughter Trudi Neubeck, and stepson Rick Boensch of St. 
     Petersburg, Fla.; brother, Dr. Tom Prince; nephews Tommy, 
     Gary and Steven Prince; and niece Gayle Scaggs. The Rev. Dr. 
     Prince had 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
       The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday 
     at Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel. The funeral service 
     will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at West Park Baptist Church with 
     burial at 3 p.m. Thursday at Highland Memorial Cemetery.

     

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