[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 42 (Friday, March 10, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           IN CELEBRATION OF MRS. EMMA BROWN'S 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 10, 2017

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend my 
sincerest congratulations and Happy Birthday wishes to Mrs. Emma Brown, 
who is celebrating her 100th birthday on Sunday, March 12, 2017. On 
this day, the Greater Beallwood Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia 
will honor and celebrate Mrs. Brown during the Sunday Worship 
Experience.
  In 1917, the United States entered World War I, women did not yet 
have the right to vote, and segregation was rampant in the South. This 
is the year Mrs. Emma Brown was born. Indeed, Mrs. Brown has seen much 
in her lifetime and through it all, she has relied on her faith in the 
Lord.
  Mrs. Brown and her family have been longtime fixtures at Greater 
Beallwood Baptist Church. Mrs. Brown's mother, Lillie McGruder Morris, 
was very active within the church as a deaconess and choir member. Her 
engagement laid the foundation for the family's commitment to the 
church.
  After Mrs. Brown accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior in 
1942, she immediately became a servant of the church. She served as an 
usher for more than 50 years. She held the title of Church Mother for 
several years. In 2004, she was commended for her decades of service 
with a meritorious award from the Georgia Missionary Convention. She 
also received an achievement award from the Mount Calvary Women's 
Mission Christian Education Auxiliary in recognition of her lifetime 
commitment to modeling Christian values.
  In 1947, Mrs. Brown and her late husband Sgt. Lonnie Brown purchased 
their East Wynnton home in Columbus, where she still resides. For many 
years, Mrs. Brown worked at Saint Francis Hospital and as a private 
duty nurse. In her retirement, she has enjoyed participating in the 
Victory Play Girls Bowling League.
  In addition to serving her church, Mrs. Brown felt a great sense of 
duty to be involved in her local community. She worked diligently to 
protect, educate, and encourage the youth of Columbus, Georgia and 
organizations such as Carver Heights Against Drugs (CHAD) have honored 
Mrs. Brown for her years of devotion to this work.
  George Washington Carver once said, ``How far you go in life depends 
on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, 
sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong 
because someday in your life you will have been all of these.'' Mrs. 
Brown has advanced far in life because she never forgot these lessons 
and always kept God first.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring an 
outstanding citizen and woman of faith, Mrs. Emma Brown, as she, her 
family, and the congregation of Greater Beallwood Baptist Church 
celebrate her 100th birthday.

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