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May 12, 1992 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council held on Tuesday, May 12, 1992, there were present: Mayor Gloria O. Webb, Vice Mayor E. G. Corprew, Jr., Johnny M. Clemons, John H. Epper~son, James .C. Hawks~ Lee E. King, Junius H. Williams, Jr., V~ wayne Orto~ City Manager~:'!S~art E. KatZ;~ Cityi:Attg~ney~ % Dana Weaver, op~ned the meeting with prayer followed-by the Pledge~of Allegiance to the Elag, led by Kristin Sparks. · ney are t~elfth grad~ ~tudents at Woodrow Wilson High School. Mayor Webb welcomed all in attendance. Motion of Mr. Epperson and seconded by Mr. Clemons, ~J~ the minutes Of a Calle'd Meeting of Kpr~l 'Z8~ 1992, minu~te~ of a Regular Meeting of April 28, 1992, and minutes a Called Meeting of May 6, 1992, and minutes of a Special Meeting of May 6, 1992, to be approved as received, and was adopted by unanimous vote. 92-172 - Resolution of support and~pp~eciation of the Council for an Area-Wide Crusade in our city on September 13-17, 1992. Motion of Mr. Hawks and s~co~d~d by Mr. King, the following resolution was adopted, and by the following vote: "WHEREAS, more than twenty-eight'Portsmouth-area churches and one mission have organized a planning committee for an Area-Wide Crusade to take place in our city on September 13-17, 1992; and WHEREAS, "God hohors Plann~in:~'' ~long with ~a.greement~ interest between all parties involved if'there is to be unity in developing the organization required for a successful ~ crusade; and WHEREAS, working with the Portsmouth Baptist Association, Rev. Alan Moor, Dr. Skip Hathaway, and Rev. Bob Baker have organized an Executive Committee that consists of Rev. Allen McFarland, Mrs. Lue English, Captain A~t Penhale, Rev. Charles Bowens, Rev. James Harris, Rev. Neal Johnson, Rev. Tom Potter, and Sheila Powell Pittman; and WHEREAS, Dr. Bailey E. Smifh has been called to serve as the speaker for five crusade meetings. Dr. Smith has been hailed by U. S. News Today & World Report as a "Leader;" by Christianity Today as an "Inerrancy Superstar;" Newsweek calls him "a capable and growing leader;" Time "a formidable figure, a firey red-haired old style prairie stemwinder;" and in Los Angeles, "his.oratorical skills have him one of Baptists more popular preacher~;" and ~' WHEREAS, this evangelistic crusade involves any and all denominations in our area and will include all races; with the major thrust being to unite the people of Portsmouth for things that are good and wholesome and to bring in people who can effectively address issues such as drug abuse; and WHEREAS, plans are pending for a Portsmouth Rally to be held on September 12 at Frank D. Lawrence Stadium, and the September Crusade to be held in the Gym at Churchland High School; and