[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 25]
[House]
[Page 34000]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  WELCOMING BISHOP EARL J. WRIGHT, SR.

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. 
Conyers) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. CONYERS. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
  It is with great pleasure that I introduce Bishop Earl J. Wright, Sr. 
as the guest chaplain for the day. The bishop is very well known in 
Detroit, and we have known each other since the 1950s, even before 
Coleman Young became the first African American mayor of our great 
city.
  He has a number of responsibilities, but the one that I enjoy 
bringing to the membership's attention is that he is a founding and 
supporting pastor of Miller Memorial Church of God in Christ Number 2, 
located in Haiti. And, of course, we are honored to have his lovely and 
gracious wife, Dr. Robin L. Wright, who is the senior supervisor of the 
Church of God in Christ's Japanese Jurisdiction. In addition to being 
an evangelist, she is also a writer and a great help to the bishop.
  We have known each other across the years, and I remember coming to 
him the first time I ran for Congress, and with the late Bishop Bailey, 
I was able to prevail in my very first election.
  The bishop has shown himself as a true disciple of Christ, relying 
heavily on his favorite scripture, Romans 4:21: ``And being fully 
persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.'' He 
exemplifies service to his fellow man, allowing his words to always 
bring grace to the hearer. He constantly speaks words of hope, 
spreading the good news to all. He practices evangelism that reflects 
Christ-like compassion to reach the world with the gospel.
  Bishop Earl Wright, Sr. is a wonderful man of God, and I'm happy to 
know him and to welcome him to the floor of the House of 
Representatives today as guest chaplain.

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