TITLE: Honoring the Reverend Dr. C. J. R. Phillips Jr. for his service as Chaplain of the Day.

SUMMARY: Honoring the Reverend Dr. C. J. R. Phillips Jr. for his service as Chaplain of the Day.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Reverend Dr. C. J. R. Phillips Jr. of St. Phillips Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas is serving as Chaplain of the Day for the Texas House of Representatives on March 12, 2019; and WHEREAS, Born in Ladonia, C. J. R. Phillips is the son of the Reverend Dr. C. J. R. Phillips Sr. and Inez White Phillips; he majored in theology at Bishop College and later received an honorary doctorate from the School of the Scripture; and WHEREAS, Dr. Phillips began his career in the ministry at Mt. Providence First Baptist Church in Athens; he has led the congregation at St. Phillips Missionary Baptist Church for more than four decades, and he has been a mentor to many younger members of the clergy; and WHEREAS, Admired for his powerful sermons and beautiful singing voice, Dr. Phillips has been invited to conduct revivals across the nation; he has shared his knowledge and wisdom with a host of religious organizations, and he has served the National Missionary Baptist Convention of America in such leadership roles as chair of the evangelical board and chair for late night services; among numerous accolades, he has received the 2017 Prince of Preachers Award from the Dallas Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, and he was named parade marshal of the Elite News Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in 2009; and WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Phillips is supported by the love and encouragement of his wife, Esther Calhoun Phillips; they are the parents of a blended family that includes six daughters and three sons; and WHEREAS, Dr. Phillips exemplifies the highest standards of his vocation, and over the course of more than a half century in the ministry, he has inspired innumerable Texans through his messages of faith and goodwill; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby honor the Reverend Dr. C. J. R. Phillips Jr. for his service as Chaplain of the Day and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and fulfillment in his ministry; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Dr. Phillips as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Davis of Dallas Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson Allen Guillen Ortega Allison Gutierrez Pacheco Anchia Harless Paddie Anderson Harris Parker Ashby Hefner Patterson Bailes Hernandez Paul Beckley Herrero Perez Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan Bell of Montgomery Holland Price Bernal Howard Ramos Biedermann Huberty Raney Blanco Hunter Raymond Bohac Israel Reynolds Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose Bucy Kacal Rosenthal Burns King of Hemphill Sanford Burrows King of Parker Schaefer Button King of Uvalde Shaheen Cain Klick Sheffield Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr. Canales Kuempel Shine Capriglione Lambert Smith Clardy Landgraf Smithee Cole Lang Springer Coleman Larson Stephenson Collier Leach Stickland Cortez Leman Stucky Craddick Longoria Swanson Cyrier Lozano Talarico Darby Lucio III Thierry Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Dean Metcalf Tinderholt Deshotel Meyer Toth Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miller VanDeaver Fierro Minjarez Vo Flynn Moody Walle Frank Morales White Frullo Morrison Wilson Geren Mu oz, Jr. Wray Gervin-Hawkins Murphy Wu Goldman Murr Zedler Gonz lez of Dallas Neave Zerwas Gonz lez of El Paso Nev rez Zwiener Goodwin Noble Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 723 was adopted by the House on March 12, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House