[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1970]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF LANSING 150TH ANNIVERSARY

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to St. 
Paul's Episcopal Church of Lansing, Michigan, and its members who are 
currently celebrating its 150th Anniversary. The congregation can be 
proud of the founding members' faith and devotion which brought about 
the organization of this church in 1849.
  Members of St. Paul's Church met in Michigan's Capitol building for a 
decade until the continued growth of the congregation required that a 
separate building be constructed. Further growth necessitated the 
completion of a newer church in 1873, and again in 1914. As our country 
begins to rediscover the importance of family and personal values, the 
building of faith by St. Paul's Episcopal Church is of great 
significance to us all.
  I extend my warmest regards and best wishes to all of the members of 
St. Paul's congregation as they celebrate this great 
achievement.

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