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House
Resolution 595
By:
Representatives Jackson of the
161st,
Bryant of the
160th,
and Stephens of the
164th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Reverend Matthew Southall Brown; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Reverend Matthew Southall Brown has long been recognized for the vital role that
he has played in providing leadership and in serving the citizens of Savannah
and of this state; and
WHEREAS,
he has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of his time,
talents, and energy toward the betterment of his community and state as
evidenced dramatically by his years of superlative work as a minister, serving
as pastor of the Smyrna Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia; the Historic
Nicholsonboro Baptist Church in Whitebluff, Georgia; the First Royal Missionary
Baptist Church in Charleston, South Carolina; and the Saint John Baptist Church
in Savannah, Georgia since 1969, and through his service with the National
Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.; the General Missionary Baptist Convention of
Georgia; Savannah Baptist Ministers Union; Interdenominational Ministerial
Alliance of Savannah; Prince Hall Masons; and the NAACP; and
WHEREAS,
he was born in Savannah and is a graduate of A. E. Beach High School, attended
Georgia State College, now Savannah State University, from 1948 to 1951, and
graduated from the American Baptists School of Theology in 1961 with further
studies at the Princeton Institute of Theology and the University of Miami;
and
WHEREAS,
he is married to Louise Williams Brown and is the father of four children and
seven grandchildren; and
WHEREAS,
his significant organizational and leadership talents, his remarkable patience
and diplomacy, his keen sense of vision, and his sensitivities have earned him
the respect and admiration of his colleagues and associates; and
WHEREAS,
he is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for
integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and it is abundantly fitting
and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and
distinguished individual be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Reverend Matthew Southall Brown for his many years of
efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated service as a pastor and minister
of the gospel.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Reverend
Matthew Southall Brown.