[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 133 (Thursday, November 18, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2032]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO REVEREND DR. SOLOMON EADDY

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 17, 2004

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the Rev. Dr. 
Solomon Eaddy, Pastor of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church of 
Timmonsville, South Carolina; and Elizabeth Baptist Church of Florence, 
South Carolina. And join with his congregations and community in 
wishing him well as he celebrates his 40th anniversary as pastor of 
Mount Carmel on December 4th.
  Rev. Dr. Eaddy has made service to the church and his community a 
cornerstone of his life. He began his formal higher education at Morris 
College in Sumter, South Carolina from which he received a Bachelor of 
Theology. Later, he would receive an Honorary Doctorate from this same 
school. He also earned a Bachelor of Divinity at Morris College. He 
attended the Moody Bible Institute, and completed additional studies at 
Florence Darlington Technical College and McLeod Regional Medical 
Center.
  As a young man, Rev. Dr. Eaddy was one of the first black policemen 
in the City of Florence, South Carolina. He served in that capacity for 
15 years. It was during his tenure as a policeman that he founded the 
Boys Club of Florence that still thrives today. He also served for five 
years in the United States Navy as a Petty Officer, First Class. Rev. 
Dr. Eaddy's first church calling was as pastor of the Mount Tabor 
Baptist Church in Evergreen, South Carolina. He served at Mount Tabor 
for four years before being called to Elizabeth Baptist Church and 
Mount Carmel Baptist Church, both of which he still serves today. As 
Pastor of Elizabeth Baptist he has worked to rebuild the sanctuary and 
remodel the education building and fellowship hall. During this period, 
he worked with the young members of the congregation to organize a 
Junior Missionary Society.
  Mount Carmel also saw remodeling and innovation under the pastoral 
guidance of the Rev. Dr. Eaddy. Here, too, he remodeled the church 
sanctuary. He also led in establishing a Sunday School Choir and a 
Junior Choir. Rev. Dr. Eaddy also established a Baptist Teaching Union 
not only at Mount Carmel, but also at Elizabeth and Mount Tabor Baptist 
Churches.
  Rev. Dr. Eaddy has been honored with the South Carolina House of 
Representatives Service Award for 35 years of pastoral care in the Pee 
Dee area. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge #381 and an Eastern Star 
Brother. He also maintains membership in the Mutual Aide Lodge #5, 
where he once served as President and is now a Noble Father. He is also 
the moderator of the New Hope Union.
  Rev. Dr. Eaddy is married to and shares his church service with Mrs. 
Susanna Law Eaddy. They have four children, and seven grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues to join me and my fellow 
South Carolinians in honoring Rev. Dr. Solomon Eaddy for a lifetime of 
dedicated service to God and country.

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