The Encomium

-the Effect Produced on Others
"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to
have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Elder W.J. Culliver Jr.
The greatest Ruling Elder in
this Grand Ole Fire Baptized
Holiness Church.
LaVonne Reynolds
Elder Culliver is a
great inspiration to
me.
I love the way he
preaches. I like to
see him get happy.
He gets that one leg
moving and then he
starts to j ump.
I love him so much.
He always makes
sure to have my mom tell his
girl, "Friday", that he says
"Hey".
Khalilah Reynolds
Elder Culliver was our elder
for 21 years. I n all those
years, I can truly say, Elder
is sure enough saved,
sanctified, and filled with the
Holy Ghost.
He always knows what to say
in any given situation, even
when the enemy is on attack.
I t's amazing whenever I ask
him a question or ask for his
opinion, he delays his reply. I
know he's praying and
waiting for the Lord to guide
his answer.
Elder Culliver always
conducts himself in a
professional manner. He
really is a business man. He
dresses for business. We
rarely saw him without a suit.
I t was only the Lord that
allowed him to drive back
and forth to Greenville,
Tennesse, Cincinnati, Detroit,
and Chicago - not to mention
the destinations required to
attend a convention on
Northeast. Twenty-one years
of driving up and down these
highways..... Travelling Mercy!
Only God.
We would sometimes want
him to stay over to save on
driving, but Elder would drive
on to be at his church on
Sunday morning.
I t's that kind of dedication
that inspires me. He goes
and keeps trusting the
Lord.
Vernell Turner
I loved to hear Elder
Culliver preach. He would
clap his hands together
and say,
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!"
He drove up and down the
highway to Florida, Ohio,
Michigan, and I llinois for
years. Thank you, Elder for
all you've done.
Audrea Turner
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