On Sunday one of God's preaching greats left this Earth with the passing of Rev. C.A.W. Clark.
Pastor Clark began preaching in 1929 and was ordained four years later. He lead his first church, Israelite Baptist in Louisiana, at age 19. Clark was a graduate of Bishop College.
My earliest memories are of Pastor Clark on the cover of Ebony magazine in the early 80's as one of America's 15 Best Preachers. This was a big deal in my house because I had an aunt and uncle who attended his church.
As a matter of fact, the first time I met Pastor Clark was in my grandmother's Paris, Texas living room. Clark was in town for a week long revival and Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. I found Rev. Clark to be a quiet yet engaging figure with an unforgettable chuckle of a laugh.
Speaking of unforgettable, once you heard Rev. Clark preach God's word, you could never forget it. Clark's sermon's began slow and deliberately. I wondered if his voice would ever rise above a whisper the first time I heard him. But by the end of the sermon, his whoop had the congregation on their feet shouting, lifting their hands, and praising ...
