[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9435]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 HONORING THE WOMEN'S DAY 2000 COMMITTEE OF ST. ANTHONY BAPTIST CHURCH 
           ``STRIVING TO BE A VIRTUOUS WOMAN'' PROVERBS 31:10

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 25, 2000

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Women's Day 2000 
Committee of St. Anthony Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York. On 
Sunday, May 28, 2000, the Women's Department of St. Anthony will 
celebrate their annual Women's Day.
  To celebrate the first Women's Day of the new Millennium, the theme 
of the event will be ``Striving to be a Virtuous Woman,'' which is 
taken from scripture, Proverbs 31:10. The task of being virtuous is not 
easy to accomplish, but it is attainable. The woman of Proverbs 31 had 
it all. She had excellence, greatness, the favor of God, love and 
honor, the law of kindness in tongue, morality and character. All of 
these amazing attributes are the result of a God-centered life.
  Mr. Speaker, the reference to the Virtuous Woman in the scriptures is 
fine and appropriate for this inaugural Women's Day celebration of this 
new Millennium. I know the ladies of St. Anthony well, and I can say 
without hesitation, in the tradition of the late First Lady, Sister 
Grace McCollum, that every one of them exemplifies excellence in 
leadership, spiritual integrity, high moral and ethical standards. They 
truly are made in the image of the Virtuous Woman.
  While space will not allow me to name each of these remarkable women 
individually, I do want to pay special tribute here to Rev. Dr. Carrie 
Johnson, Rev. Renee Washington and Rev. Barbara Williams Norman, the 
eloquent and passionate guest speakers at the celebration.
  Mr. Speaker, I'd also like to recognize the Chairperson, Sister 
Elizabeth King-Atwood and Co-Chairperson, Sister Alisa Parris, as well 
as Captains of the Women's Day 2000 Committee: Sister Tiffany Hiers; 
Sister Wilhelmena Lewis; Sister Deidre Lewis; Deaconess Enid Hinds-
Robinson; Sister Earnestine Frazier; Sister Penny Lilley; Sister Alma 
Reedy-Dorsey; Sister Carolyn Vails; Sister Clara Martin, and Sister 
Clara Hayes.
  Finally, Mr. Speaker, I'd like to recognize Rev. Theresa Moon, 
Chaplain; Evangelist Mary Harden; Evangelist Eva Wise; Mother Lucille 
Norman; Mother Lillian Carter-Wilson; Mother Selma Alexander, and 
Mother Beatrice Brockington. These women, and the many I could not name 
here, deserve our recognition and praise.

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