[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6667]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING REV. RAYMOND MOSS

  (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recall the exceptional life 
of Reverend Raymond Moss of Marietta, Georgia. Reverend Moss passed 
away this month at the age of 79, leaving behind a long legacy as an 
advocate of social justice and civil rights.
  Reverend Moss was a fixture in Cobb County. After a brief stint in 
Minor League Baseball and a job as draftsman at Lockheed Martin, Moss 
found his true calling, and in 1959 he started Back to the Bible 
Holiness Church, the first homegrown Black church in Cobb County.
  He went on to build 14 more churches in Georgia and Alabama, and 
helped lead the Cobb community during the turbulent civil rights era.
  Reverend Moss was a compassionate father not only to his own 14 
children, but to any member of the Marietta community in need of a 
mentor.
  In fact, I first came to know the Reverend 30 years ago while 
practicing medicine with one of his dear friends, Dr. Douglas Glover. 
Indeed, many of Reverend Moss' faithful came to my office for care, and 
all had been deeply touched by the Reverend's compassion.
  I know these members of our community will carry on his dedication to 
compassionate service.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me in honoring the life of Reverend 
Raymond Moss.

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