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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The members of First Baptist Church Aspermont |
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celebrated the 125th anniversary of their church's founding on |
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October 30, 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Organized in the autumn of 1891, FBC Aspermont was |
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initially served by traveling preachers known as circuit riders |
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before securing its first pastors, the Reverend J. J. Horn and the |
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Reverend E. B. Featherston; for over a decade, the Aspermont |
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Baptist congregation gathered to worship in either the town's |
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one-room schoolhouse or the nearby Presbyterian church, but |
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following a dramatic increase in membership, the church constructed |
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a sanctuary in the early 1900s; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the decades, FBC Aspermont has benefited |
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from the skilled leadership of numerous dedicated members of the |
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clergy; the church's 2016 anniversary celebration was overseen by |
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Dr. Larry Baker in his role as interim pastor, and today the |
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congregation is ably guided by Pastor Brant Small; and |
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WHEREAS, Now located on North Broadway Street, FBC Aspermont |
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administers a variety of commendable programs that foster |
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fellowship and help those in need, including all-ages Sunday school |
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classes, the Woman's Missionary Union, and Teen Mops, a ministry |
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for teenage parents and their families; the church also supports |
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the Eunice Chambless Hospitality House, the Stonewall County Food |
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Pantry, Crossing Borders, and Operation Christmas Child; and |
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WHEREAS, Countless local residents have looked to First |
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Baptist Church Aspermont for spiritual guidance over the past 125 |
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years, and it is a pleasure to join in honoring the church at this |
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special time in its rich history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 125th anniversary of the |
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founding of First Baptist Church Aspermont and extend to all those |
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associated with the church sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the church as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Springer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1455 was adopted by the House on April |
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27, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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