[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24163]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO REV. DR. HENRY McGILL, JR.

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 27, 2005

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to pay tribute today to the 
extraordinary pastor of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church of Marion, South 
Carolina. For more than 40 years of dedicated service and compassionate 
leadership, Reverend Dr. Henry McGill, Jr. has served his parishioners 
and community with great respect and dignity. He has spent decades 
reaching out to those in need of strengthened faith and fellowship.
  Reverend McGill grew up the son of a deacon and quickly incorporated 
strong values and understanding of others in his everyday life. His 
education started in a one-room schoolhouse in Lake City, South 
Carolina. He went on from that meager beginning to achieve degrees in 
social studies and divinity at Morris College in Sumter, South 
Carolina. He heard and heeded the call to the ministry at an early age 
and focused his life on the teachings of peace and cooperation among 
all people. Reverend McGill's expertise on theology has also earned him 
positions among some of the most prestigious public service boards, as 
well as university and ministerial committees. He continues to be a 
devout advocate of the church in sharing his thoughts on fairness and 
finding the good in every person. Because of his widely-honored 
achievements in academia and religious education the Manhattan School 
of Theology in New York awarded him an honorary degree.
  A successful businessman, Reverend McGill owned the funeral home 
founded by his father-in-law, Henry L. Jackson, for many years. He has 
since passed the family business, Jackson & McGill Funeral Home 
Service, to the third generation of owners.
  I am pleased to join the parishioners of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church 
and so many other grateful members of the community in thanking 
Reverend McGill for always searching to find what is best for his 
church, his community and his state. He continues to respond to the 
needs of the less fortunate and putting education at the forefront of 
his message. His saying, ``Everyone is someone special,'' embodies his 
considerate and personal nature.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my colleagues join me in paying 
tribute to Reverend Dr. Henry McGill, Jr. He is special to the people 
of his church and community, and I wish him good luck and Godspeed.

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