[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9493]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING REVEREND DR. CARL WHITE

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. 
Harper) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. HARPER. Madam Speaker, I am honored today to introduce the House 
of Representatives' guest chaplain of the day, Dr. Carl White. He is 
the pastor of Highland Baptist Church in Meridian, Mississippi, and I 
can say that I would not be here today if it were not for my dear 
friend Carl White.
  I met Carl in 1971 when we were 15-year-olds in the 10th grade in 
high school. We became great friends, and he invited me to join him for 
the Campus Life, Youth For Christ, meetings that were held at the high 
school. The last meeting of that year was when I made a profession of 
faith in Christ.
  Then Carl invited me to join him at church, and it was there that I 
met my future wife. Sidney was 15 and I was 17 on our first date, and 
our first date was with Carl White and his future wife, Frances. Those 
are special memories. We have been at each other's weddings, and we 
have been dear friends now for almost 40 years.
  Madam Speaker, I want to say what a profound impact that Carl White 
has had in my life and how we thank him for his service as pastor of 
the folks in his church. May God bless him.

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