HR372 Summary

• Mourns the death of Presiding Elder James Earl Arnell of Montgomery, Alabama, who died at age 67 on November 3, 1950.

• Presiding Elder Arnell earned a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Tennessee State University and a Master's of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky; he was also a licensed mortician.

• Served in pastoral appointments at Saint Paul A.M.E. Church in Asland City, Tennessee, Shorter Chapel A.M.E. Church in Franklin, Tennessee, Young's Chapel A.M.E. Church in Louisville, Kentucky, and Saint John's A.M.E. Church in Montgomery, Alabama for 27 years before his appointment as Presiding Elder.

• Served on the Episcopal Committee of the A.M.E. Church, was past Director of the Christian Education Department for the 13th Episcopal District, and served as Basileus of Gamma Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Fraternity.

• The House of Representatives records his death with deep sadness and offers this resolution in tribute to his life and in sympathy to his family.