{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2017-09-05-pt1-PgE1159", "2017-09-05", 115, 1, null, null, "SIXTH MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH SESQUICENTENNIAL", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E1159", "E1159", "[{\"name\": \"A. Donald McEachin\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "163 Cong. Rec. E1159", "Congressional Record, Volume 163 Issue 142 (Tuesday, September 5, 2017)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 5, 2017)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E1159]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n            SIXTH MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH SESQUICENTENNIAL\n\n                                 ______\n\n                        HON. A. DONALD McEACHIN\n\n                              of virginia\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Tuesday, September 5, 2017\n\n  Mr. McEACHIN. Mr. Speaker, Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church was\nfounded in 1867 by the Reverend John Jasper in an abandoned confederate\nhorse stable on Brown's Island, along the shores of the James River.\nCredited as the first church in Richmond organized by an African-\nAmerican preacher, it relocated to its current space in downtown\nRichmond in 1869.\n  Jasper's charismatic ministry drew increasingly large crowds, and his\nsermon ``De Sun Do Move'' became well-known both in the United States\nand internationally. His speaking talents and powerful faith brought\nflocks of black and white Richmonders alike to the church, listening\nand celebrating together.\n  Six more pastors have led Sixth Mount Zion during its long history,\nincluding Dr. Augustus Walter who served for over forty-three years\nuntil his death in 1967. Greatly admired for his leadership and\nfaithful dedication, Dr. Walter was instrumental in defending the\nchurch from destruction when Interstate 95 was built in downtown\nRichmond in 1957.\n  Sixth Mount Zion is one of the nation's pioneers in the field of\nreligious historic preservation, and opened its John Jasper Memorial\nRoom and Museum in January 1926. It contains bibles, books, paintings,\nclothing, ceremonial artifacts, and furniture from the church's rich\nhistory. Among these items are a golden bust of Jasper made in 1904, a\nrare stone from Mount Zion in Jerusalem, and a quilt commemorating the\nchurch's 130th anniversary.\n  The Commonwealth of Virginia has recognized the church's rich history\nwith two highway markers--one at the church site and another in\nFluvanna County near John Jasper's birthplace. Residing within the\nhistoric Jackson Ward District, the church is listed on the National\nRegister of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register. In\n2004, the Richmond City Council honored the church with a special\ndesignation as a local ``historic district' encompassing the 3 acres of\nland on which it stands, the only black church in Richmond to receive\nthis distinction.\n  For 150 years, Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church has been a central\ninstitution in Richmond and Virginia, supporting its members and the\nwider community through growth and hardship. It has addressed the\nsocial concerns of the city's residents, and was one of the first black\nchurches to have an organized charity with a staff social worker to\nadminister to the indigent of the city. It continues to assist\nindividuals and families with the resources necessary to overcome\nobstacles that prevent them from achieving personal, social, and\neconomic goals.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2017-09-05-pt1-PgE1159"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 18.824868137016892, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}