HR 9087

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution honoring Bishop John Hurst Adams.
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4	WHEREAS, Bishop John Hurst Adams, born in Columbia, South
5	Carolina, the son of the Reverend and Mrs. E. A. Adams, was
6	educated in the public schools of Columbia before earning a
7	bachelor of arts degree from Johnson C. Smith University in
8	North Carolina and his clerical degrees from Boston University
9	School of Theology, and
10	WHEREAS, Bishop Adams is the Senior Bishop of the African
11	Methodist Episcopal Church and Resident Bishop of the Eleventh
12	Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, a
13	district comprised of the state of Florida and the island nation
14	of the Bahamas, and
15	WHEREAS, since 1950, Bishop Adams has pastored churches on
16	both the East and West Coasts and from North to South and, since
17	his elevation to Bishop in 1972, has served five districts in
18	that capacity, establishing new congregations, initiating new
19	programs, and shepherding many ministries, all the while
20	distinguishing himself in other areas of service, as exemplified
21	by his position as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Edward
22	Waters College in Jacksonville, and
23	WHEREAS, Bishop Adams has received numerous honors for his
24	humanitarian and civic contributions; has well served his Lord
25	and his Church; and, with his wife, Dr. Dolly Desselle Adams,
26	has reared three fine daughters, who have in turn have enriched
27	the family through their gifts of seven delightful
28	grandchildren, and
29	WHEREAS, after more than a half century of dedicated
30	service, Bishop John Hurst Adams is leaving the Eleventh
31	Episcopal District and the active service of the Episcopacy,
32	NOW, THEREFORE,
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34	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
35	Florida:
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37	That the House of Representatives commends Senior Bishop
38	John Hurst Adams for a lifetime of dedicated service and wishes
39	him much satisfaction and success in his future endeavors.
40	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
41	presented to the Reverend John Hurst Adams, Senior Bishop of the
42	Eleventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal
43	Church, as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein.

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