R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, On October 10, 1999, the Reverend Fred Wallis will
 1-2     join with the members of the congregation of Sulphur Springs Church
 1-3     of the Nazarene in celebrating the church's 75th anniversary; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Twenty charter members comprised the church when it
 1-5     was organized on August 21, 1924, under the leadership of District
 1-6     Superintendent J. W. Bost and the Reverend B. F. Ferrel, the first
 1-7     of 20 pastors the church has welcomed throughout its history; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, In order to accommodate a growing membership,
 1-9     services were moved from a tabernacle on Foscue Street to a
1-10     building on the corner of Main and Locust streets, when the
1-11     Reverend J. E. Williamson led the church; in June 1939, the
1-12     mortgage for that property was paid off under the leadership of the
1-13     Reverend J. C. Dobson, whose son, Dr. James Dobson, founded the
1-14     "Focus on the Family" ministries; a three-story annex was built in
1-15     1944 under the pastorship of R. T. Williams, Jr.; and
1-16           WHEREAS, Now located at 1300 South League Street, the church
1-17     has occupied its current home since March 29, 1964, when the
1-18     sanctuary and annex were completed under the pastorate of Reverend
1-19     Lawrence Alexander; and
1-20           WHEREAS, Sulphur Springs Church of the Nazarene is affiliated
1-21     with the Dallas District of the International Church of the
1-22     Nazarene and the Educational Zone of Southern Nazarene University,
1-23     located in Bethany, Oklahoma; and
1-24           WHEREAS, Through three-fourths of a century, Sulphur Springs
 2-1     Church of the Nazarene members have demonstrated a steadfast
 2-2     commitment to bettering their community, and their efforts in this
 2-3     regard are truly worthy of special recognition; now, therefore, be
 2-4     it
 2-5           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 2-6     Legislature hereby congratulate the Reverend Fred Wallis and the
 2-7     members of Sulphur Springs Church of the Nazarene on the occasion
 2-8     of the church's 75th anniversary and commend them for contributing
 2-9     to the church's dynamic history of providing support and
2-10     inspiration to generations of Texans; and, be it further
2-11           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-12     prepared for Sulphur Springs Church of the Nazarene as an
2-13     expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
                                                                    Marchant
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 971 was adopted by the House on May
         28, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House