Bill Text: NY J02087 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Commemorating the 147th Anniversary of Lenox Road Baptist Church of Brooklyn, New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-18 - ADOPTED [J02087 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02087-Introduced.html

Senate Resolution No. 2087

BY: Senator PARKER

        COMMEMORATING  the 147th Anniversary of Lenox Road
        Baptist Church of Brooklyn, New York, celebrated  in
        June of 2019

  WHEREAS,  Religious institutions, and the many spiritual, social and
educational benefits they confer, play a vital role in  the  development
of the moral fabric of a responsible citizenry; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the tradition of this State and this Nation to pay
tribute to those institutions and individuals who  have  contributed  to
the ethical and spiritual values of their communities; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative Body takes pleasure in commemorating the
147th Anniversary of Lenox Road Baptist Church of  Brooklyn,  New  York,
celebrated in June of 2019; and

  WHEREAS,  Lenox  Road  Baptist  Church  stands  on  the threshold of
tomorrow, prepared to meet the challenges of the  coming  decades  while
retaining that spiritual resolve which characterizes its past; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is the custom of this Legislative Body to take note of
enduring religious institutions and to bring such  institutions  to  the
attention of the people of this Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 147th  Anniversary  of  Lenox  Road  Baptist  Church  of
Brooklyn,  New  York,  celebrated  in June of 2019, fully confident that
this commemoration reflects the belief in those values which enhance the
dignity and purpose of life; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Lenox Road Baptist Church of Brooklyn, New York.
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