[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21068]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING PASTOR CLARENCE SEXTON

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 26, 2007

  Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, on August 26, many people from East 
Tennessee and others from around the Nation will join together to honor 
Dr. Clarence Sexton on his 40th anniversary in Christian ministry.
  Clarence Sexton is one of the finest men I have ever known. Through 
his work, he has touched thousands of lives in good and positive ways.
  He has a heart for service and has shown simple human kindness to 
countless numbers of people. This world is a better place and many have 
been saved because of the life Clarence Sexton has led.
  The most successful people in the world try some projects that do not 
go well or even some that fail. But the most important thing is that 
they never stop trying.
  Clarence Sexton is one of the most successful men I know. He is what 
I call a mover and a shaker, and he would have been a great success in 
almost anything to which he devoted his tremendous enthusiasm and work 
ethic.
  But God directed him to the Christian ministry, and God has done 
great and wondrous things through his servant Clarence Sexton.
  Temple Baptist Church is now one of the greatest churches in this 
Nation, But I am even more impressed by the work of Crown College, of 
which Dr. Sexton is Founder and President, and its many outstanding 
students and graduates.
  I am fortunate that I can call Pastor Clarence Sexton my friend, as 
he also is to so many others. I want to congratulate him on his 40 
years in the ministry, and I know he will continue to do great things 
in the years ahead.
  This Nation needs more men like Reverend Clarence Sexton, of the 
great Temple Baptist Church in Powell, Tennessee.

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