That is my primary message. He did not confine the delivery of that message to the downtown pulpit. For years, he traveled widely to spread it before other church congregations, before civic gatherings, from local meeting rooms to national and international conferences. When television came to the area, he saw its potential immediately and put First Methodist's services on the air every Sunday morning. Even 20 years ago, he believed television and computers would be powerful factors in society.
Satellite communication is probably a bigger event than the discovery of the wheel.
That's what has made us all neighbors. I believe when we know each other, we'll love each other, And love is the answer to all of man's problems. What lay behind those honors was not only his ministry, but his service in countless business and civic development groups, along with his development of the Human Resource Center to work with residents of nearby Ledbetter Heights. He knew Shreveport well, and was ever-alert to the city's dynamics. It's been the most insidious method I've seen for stopping progress.