[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 7 (Thursday, January 11, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E35-E36]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNIZING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF BISHOP JOHN HURST ADAMS

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 11, 2018

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
honor the late Bishop John Hurst Adams of the African Methodist 
Episcopal Church (A.M.E.).
  Bishop Adams devoted his life to service of the Church and 
communities across the country. His relationship with the church began 
as a deacon in 1948, and culminated with the Senior Bishopric from 1988 
to his retirement in 2004. In those 50 years of steadfast service to 
the A.M.E Church, Bishop Adams also stood as a pillar of the African 
American community in his active work with the Joint Center on 
Political and Economic Studies, TransAfrica, the King Center 
Development Board and during his six-year tenure as the President of 
Paul Quinn College, located in my district. At that

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time, he was the youngest person named to the presidency of the 
College, as well as the youngest college or university president in the 
nation. He also did extraordinary work as the Founder and Chairman 
Emeritus of the Conference of National Black Churches. Bishop Adams had 
a longstanding and dedicated commitment to serving the cause of civil 
rights, and to bettering the lives of children through education. I 
personally witnessed his remarkable life and devotion in the fight for 
justice and I am truly grateful and honored to acknowledge him.
  Bishop Adams is survived by his loving wife, Dr. Dolly Deselle Adams, 
their three children and eight grandchildren, for whom we offer our 
thoughts and prayers.
  Mr. Speaker, I'd like to offer my gratitude for the work done by 
Bishop Adams, and honor his legacy and belief that ``the strength of 
the African American community network allows it to support each other 
and come together''.

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