[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 169 (Monday, November 7, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2022-E2024]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN CELEBRATION OF ALL SOULS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, November 7, 2011

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my warm 
congratulation for All Souls' Episcopal Church for its monumental 150th 
Anniversary. All Souls' Episcopal Church has lived up to its mission 
since its early establishment. Today, the Church continues to serve the 
Harlem community residents with great pride. For the last 150 years, 
All Souls' have walked through difficult paths, but each time the 
congregation and the leadership has been able to overcome the 
struggles.
  All Souls' long history began in 1859 when early members gathered in 
a large room of a Depot on Sixth Avenue. Two years later, due to an 
unexpected demographic expansion, the leadership saw that it was 
necessary to relocate to a more suiting location. The construction of a 
new Church began. The consecration of the 48th Street became the home 
of the community up until 1906. In between this period, at least until 
1902, All Souls' had reached its apogee. Under the leadership of 
Reverend Dr. Herber Newton, the Church was considered the most 
``fashionable'' out of all churches in town. Reverend Dr. Newton's 
preaching and charisma were able to draw members from all classes and 
backgrounds. At this time, the exploding list of membership brought 
back the reconsideration of relocating the Church. The consecration was 
moved from 48th Street to 66th Street.
  In 1902, Reverend Dr. Newton retired due to advancing age. The 
congregation was grateful for his leadership and bright visions. In 
1906, All Souls' merged with the Church of the Archangel and relocated 
to the present location on 88 St. Nicholas Avenue. The two Churches 
stood side by side, sought strength for one another while reaching out 
to the community with high dedication and enthusiasm.
  In the 1920s, the drastic change of demographic of the era was 
noticeable. Hispanics and African Americans began to move uptown, where 
at the time this area was heavily consisted of Caucasian population. A 
great lesson was learned with this new change. While our Nation was 
sunk into a deep racial violence and movements against the Black 
communities, All Souls' took the utmost civil action to defeat racism 
that occurred within the Church's leadership. The disagreement, which 
led to bitterness took place between the Vestry and Reverend Dodd, 
displays a valuable lesson for many to learn--one must stand up to 
speak for his or her principle despite social surrounding pressures. 
The courageous act of Reverend Dodd and Bishop Manning eventually 
enabled ``all people in the neighborhood'', regardless of race and 
color, to attend the services.
  The livelihood of the Church was revived under the leadership of 
Reverend Lauder. Under his ministry, All Souls' was able to welcome old 
and new members. In addition, the Church was able to contribute to the 
community through programs. Reverend Lauder led the congregation and 
the community to establish a program, which reached out to assist those 
who needed shelters. This action

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strongly reflects the mission of the church from the beginning and 
sends a genuine message to the community that together there is nothing 
we cannot do.
  All Souls' Episcopal Church has contributed much to the strength and 
growth of Harlem. In the last few years, All Souls' has provided after 
school and summer programs, which were made available not only to 
Church members but to the entire community. This is the kind of message 
our community needs. Not only that All Souls' preaches the idea of 
openness and lending hands to those who have less than us, but it 
actually put the idea to practice and have certainly made an impact on 
one's life.
  Mr. Speaker, colleagues, allow me to take this moment to wish All 
Souls' Episcopal Church and its congregation a special 150th 
Anniversary in this extraordinary moment of their history. With one and 
a half century of chronicle, struggles, and achievements, I can say 
without hesitation that All Souls' has become an essential element 
leading to the remarkable transformation of Harlem. The victory in the 
battle against racism within the Church contributed to the overall 
victory of the Civil Rights movement about four decades later. I am 
grateful for this institution's existence and its extensive efforts to 
reach out to all people regardless of race or color.
    

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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, November 8, 2011 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                               NOVEMBER 9
     10 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, 
           ``Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act''.
                                                            SD-406
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         Business meeting to consider S. 1789, to improve, 
           sustain, and transform the United States Postal 
           Service, H.R. 2061, to authorize the presentation of a 
           United States flag on behalf of Federal civilian 
           employees who die of injuries in connection with their 
           employment, S. Res. 296, commemorating the 50th 
           anniversary of the Combined Federal Campaign, and the 
           nominations of Nancy Maria Ware, to be Director of the 
           Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the 
           District of Columbia, Michael A. Hughes, to be United 
           States Marshal for the Superior Court of the District 
           of Columbia, Department of Justice, and Danya Ariel 
           Dayson, Peter Arno Krauthamer, and John Francis McCabe, 
           all to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of 
           the District of Columbia.
                                                            SD-342
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine securing our nation's 
           transportation system, focusing on oversight of 
           Transportation Security Administration's current 
           efforts.
                                                            SR-253
       Foreign Relations
       Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine United States policy in 
           Syria.
                                                            SD-419
       Judiciary
       Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine health and privacy, focusing 
           on protecting health information in a digital world.
                                                            SD-226

                              NOVEMBER 10
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-366
     10 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine whether the Chief, National 
           Guard Bureau should be a member of the Joint Chiefs of 
           Staff.
                                                            SD-G50
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine opportunities and challenges 
           for economic development in Indian country.
                                                            SD-538
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine unemployment insurance, 
           focusing on the path back to work.
                                                            SD-215
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 598, to repeal the 
           Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State 
           regulation of marriage, S. 1793, to amend title 28, 
           United States Code, to clarify the statutory authority 
           for the longstanding practice of the Department of 
           Justice of providing investigatory assistance on 
           request of State and local authorities with respect to 
           certain serious violent crimes, H.R. 2076, to amend 
           title 28, United States Code, to clarify the statutory 
           authority for the longstanding practice of the 
           Department of Justice of providing investigatory 
           assistance on request of State and local authorities 
           with respect to certain serious violent crimes, S. 
           1794, to correct and simplify the drafting of section 
           1752 (relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of 
           title 18, United States Code, H.R. 347, to correct and 
           simplify the drafting of section 1752 (relating to 
           restricted buildings or grounds) of title 18, United 
           States Code, H.R. 2189, to encourage States to report 
           to the Attorney General certain information regarding 
           the deaths of individuals in the custody of law 
           enforcement agencies, and the nominations of Susie 
           Morgan, to be United States District Judge for the 
           Eastern District of Louisiana, and Michael E. Horowitz, 
           of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of 
           Justice.
                                                            SH-216
     2:15 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1192, to supplement State 
           jurisdiction in Alaska Native villages with Federal and 
           tribal resources to improve the quality of life in 
           rural Alaska while reducing domestic violence against 
           Native women and children and to reduce alcohol and 
           drug abuse and for other purposes, S. 872, to amend the 
           Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to modify the date as of 
           which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria of 
           California is considered to be held in trust and to 
           provide for the conduct of certain activities on the 
           land, and S. 1763, to decrease the incidence of violent 
           crimes against Indian women, to strengthen the capacity 
           of Indian tribes to exercise the sovereign authority of 
           Indian tribes to respond to violent crimes committed 
           against Indian women, and to ensure that perpetrators 
           of violent crimes committed against Indian women are 
           held accountable for that criminal behavior.
                                                            SD-628
     2:30 p.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine the role of health care 
           delivery system reform, focusing on improving quality 
           and lowering costs.
                                                            SD-430
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Roslyn Ann 
           Mazer, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department 
           of Homeland Security.
                                                            SD-342
       Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                              NOVEMBER 15
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the Department of Energy's 
           Quadrennial Technology Review (QTR), and S. 1703, to 
           amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to 
           require a Quadrennial Energy Review, and S. 1807, to 
           amend the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and 
           Development Act of 1974 to provide for the 
           prioritization, coordination, and streamlining of 
           energy research, development, and demonstration 
           programs to meet current and future energy needs.
                                                            SD-366
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Rebecca M. 
           Blank, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, 
           and Jon D. Leibowitz, of Maryland, and Maureen K. 
           Ohlhausen, of Virginia, both to be a Federal Trade 
           Commissioner.
                                                            SR-253

                              NOVEMBER 17
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the Secretary of the 
           Interior's Order No. 3315 to consolidate and establish 
           the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
           Enforcement within the Bureau of Land Management.
                                                            SD-366
     2:15 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the future of 
           internet gaming, focusing on what's at stake for 
           tribes.
                                                            SD-628

                              NOVEMBER 30
     10 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine Veterans' Affairs mental 
           health care, focusing on addressing wait times and 
           access to care.
                                                            SR-418

                               DECEMBER 6
     2:30 p.m.
       Judiciary
       Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Express Scripts/Medco 
           merger.
                                                            SD-226