R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, On September 9, 1997, members of Dallas's Pilgrim 1-2 Rest Baptist Church will celebrate 62 years of faithful service to 1-3 the spiritual needs of their community; and 1-4 WHEREAS, The church was organized in 1935 by the Reverend S. 1-5 G. Gooden, Sr., and the congregation first gathered for services at 1-6 a home rented by the church, where industrious members fashioned an 1-7 apple box into a pulpit and used a soda bottle filled with oil as a 1-8 torch; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Inspired leadership and an active membership have 1-10 helped the church to thrive through the years, and it outgrew its 1-11 edifice on three occasions as more individuals came to worship at 1-12 this renowned house of God; and 1-13 WHEREAS, In testament to the devotion of its clergy, Pilgrim 1-14 Rest Baptist Church has had only three pastors since its founding; 1-15 Reverend Gooden served the congregation for more than 20 years 1-16 before Reverend G. B. Prince, Jr., began his three-decade-long 1-17 tenure, which came to a close in 1989, and the church's current 1-18 minister, Reverend Curtis W. Wallace, has faithfully led the 1-19 congregation for the past seven years; and 1-20 WHEREAS, An ardent and dynamic servant of the Lord, Reverend 1-21 Wallace has developed and enhanced many church programs to better 1-22 meet the diverse needs of the community; in addition to expanding 1-23 the Pilgrim Rest Overcomers Program, he initiated several 1-24 ministries, organized scouting troops, and worked with the 2-1 community's Adopt-A-School Program to form a partnership with J. W. 2-2 Ray Elementary School; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Throughout its proud history, Pilgrim Rest Baptist 2-4 Church has provided outstanding spiritual leadership and moral 2-5 guidance to its congregation; the church stands today as a tribute 2-6 to the dedication and hard work of its members, past and present, 2-7 who have devoted their time, energy, and resources to ensure its 2-8 continued existence as a house of God; now, therefore, be it 2-9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-10 Legislature hereby honor Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church on the 2-11 occasion of its 62nd anniversary and commend the Reverend Curtis W. 2-12 Wallace and his congregation for the many significant contributions 2-13 they have made to the betterment of their community; and, be it 2-14 further 2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-16 prepared for Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church as an expression of high 2-17 regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Hodge Jones of Dallas Davis Giddings Laney Gutierrez Oliveira Alexander Haggerty Olivo Allen Hamric Palmer Alvarado Hartnett Patterson Averitt Hawley Pickett Bailey Heflin Pitts Berlanga Hernandez Place Bonnen Hightower Price Bosse Hilbert Puente Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck Burnam Hill Ramsay Carter Hinojosa Rangel Chavez Hirschi Raymond Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas Clark Holzheauser Rhodes Coleman Horn Rodriguez Cook Howard Roman Corte Hunter Sadler Counts Hupp Seaman Crabb Isett Serna Craddick Jackson Shields Cuellar Janek Siebert Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee Davila Junell Solis Davis Kamel Solomons Delisi Keel Staples Denny Keffer Stiles Driver King Swinford Dukes Krusee Talton Dunnam Kubiak Telford Dutton Kuempel Thompson Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman Elkins Luna Turner of Harris Farrar McCall Uher Finnell McClendon Van de Putte Flores McReynolds Walker Gallego Madden West Galloway Marchant Williams Garcia Maxey Williamson Giddings Merritt Wilson Glaze Moffat Wise Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth Goolsby Mowery Wolens Gray Naishtat Woolley Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 752 was adopted by the House on April 29, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House