[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18453]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  WELCOMING THE REVEREND L. JOHN GABLE

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, it is with particular pleasure that I rise to 
welcome the Reverend L. John Gable and his wife Kris to the Chamber of 
the United States House of Representatives today.
  Reverend Gable is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary as 
well as Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana, and his ministry has 
carried him through Ohio, Iowa, and now he serves as senior pastor for 
a decade at Crossroads Presbyterian Church in Mequon, Wisconsin. The 
Good Book says, ``If you owe debts, pay debts.'' I rise today to 
discharge a large one in my life, for it was 25 years ago as a young 
man at Hanover College that the then student John Gable, more than 
anyone else, challenged me to take seriously the claims of Christ. I 
will never forget the day, Mr. Speaker, that young John Gable said to 
me, ``Remember, Mike, you have got to wear it in your heart before you 
wear it around your neck.''
  As those at Crossroads Presbyterian Church know and people in Ohio 
and Iowa and all over the country, John Gable has made a difference in 
America, in the lives of thousands, and he most certainly made a 
difference in mine. It is my pleasure to welcome the Reverend L. John 
Gable and his wife Kris to the United States House of Representatives 
today as our chaplain.

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