[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17464]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              WELCOMING THE REVEREND DR. WILLIAM H. HARTER

  (Mr. SHUSTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome our guest chaplain, 
the Reverend Dr. William H. Harter from the Presbyterian Church of 
Falling Spring in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Reverend Harter is a 
graduate of Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and received 
his master's in education in the social sciences from Harvard 
University. In addition to his extensive graduate study, he received a 
Ph.D. in the New Testament from the Union Theological Seminary in New 
York City.
  Dr. Harter ministered to the Catskill Mountains community in New York 
from 1967 to 1977, before becoming minister of the Presbyterian Church 
of Falling Spring in Chambersburg.
  In 1977, Dr. Harter and his wife Linda, herself an ordained 
Presbyterian minister, settled in Chambersburg and have been active 
members of the community. Not only is Dr. Harter committed to the 
religious development of his church, he has been active in many 
organizations, including those devoted to helping the homeless and 
troubled teenagers, and has been an elementary basketball coach. He is 
also the current president of the Chambersburg Area United Churches.
  In addition to his work in Chambersburg, Dr. Harter has participated 
in several organizations whose work is focused on Jewish-Christian 
relations and Middle Eastern affairs. He has traveled extensively in 
the Middle East, including 36 trips to Israel.
  Dr. Harter and his wife are the proud parents of five children and 
the grandparents of five grandsons. The Harters have been a part of the 
Chambersburg community for many years, and it is an honor for me to 
welcome him here to the House of Representatives, and I thank him for 
his continued dedication to his church, his community, and his country.

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