[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [Congressional Record: May 26, 1994] From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] TRIBUTE TO REV. J.C. SMITH ______ HON. MEL REYNOLDS of illinois in the house of representatives Wednesday, May 25, 1994 Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of my colleagues, the outstanding work done by a great leader in my congressional district, the Reverend J.C. Smith of the Bethlehem Temple Baptist Church. Attached is a proclamation I issued Reverend Smith commending him for his work. Proclamation Whereas the Reverend J. C. Smith is a native of Montgomery, Alabama, he is a family man, married to Miss Willie Myricks for thirty-seven years and God has blessed them with nine children, all completing college and the eldest son is a candidate for the Ph. D. Degree; and Whereas Reverend Smith is a community leader and a churchman, serving on the School Board of District 147 for twenty-one years, a member of the South Suburban Ministries Fellowship serving as chairman of the political affairs committee, Vice President of the state Progressive National Baptist Convention, and Moderator of the South Suburban District; and Whereas Reverend Smith was Ordained in 1964, organized Bethlehem Temple Baptist Church in 1969 with five members, today the congregation numbers over one thousand souls with over fifteen ministries, including a Mens Mentor Ministry, a dynamic youth and young adult ministry, and a women's ministry who volunteer at Oak Forrest Hospital; and Whereas under the leadership of Rev. Smith the congregation out grew its facilities, in 1990 a new church was completed located at Sibley & Ashland, a shining beacon of light in difficult times: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Congress of the United States wishes to acknowledge the accomplishments of the Reverend J. C. Smith, by entering these accomplishments in the Record and Archives of the One Hundred and Third Congress of the United States. ____________________