From Clyde L. Reynolds
Author: Reynolds, Clyde L. (Dexter Avenue Baptist Church)
Date: October 9, 1954
Genre: Letter
Topic: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Career in Ministry
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In one of the few surviving letters from a member of Dexter during King’s early years as pastor, Reynolds thanks King for the eulogy of his mother.
Dear Reverend King,
You could not have delivered a better eulogy for my mother if you had been her pastor for 50 years. Thank you very much for a brilliant and comforting message, and a beautiful Christian funeral service. Both will remain with me vividly as a fitting and sacred memorial.
May you continue to bring to “Dexter Avenue” dynamic and intelligent leadership. God bless you!
Sincerely,
[signed] Clyde L. Reynolds
Source: MLKP-MBU, Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers, 1954-1968, Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University, Boston, Mass.