[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17157]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 THE REVEREND DR. J. ALFRED SMITH, SR.

  (Ms. LEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome and to recognize my 
pastor who offered this powerful prayer as we opened our session today, 
the Reverend Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr., of the Allen Temple Baptist 
Church in Oakland, California, in my district.
  Among his many accomplishments, Pastor Smith serves as a 
distinguished professor of Christian ministry and preaching at the 
American Baptist Seminary of the West and the Graduate Theological 
Seminary in Berkeley, and is the past national president of the 
Progressive National Baptist Convention and the American Baptist Church 
of the West.
  From his work in helping ex-offenders to turn their lives around and 
successfully return to our community, to his efforts in the fight 
against HIV and AIDS, I can tell you that you can see the results of 
his loving and his spirit-filled ministry in my district. Pastor Smith 
has been described as a drum major for justice, peace and 
righteousness, and he has been a source of strength and inspiration for 
me and for thousands in our community and throughout the world.
  So as Congress reconvenes, I want to thank Pastor Smith for his 
powerful words of wisdom and of guidance, and for a lifetime of service 
to God and to humankind, and to my Allen Temple family, several of whom 
have joined us this afternoon in the House gallery. Thank you, Pastor 
Smith.

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