Trent Lott: “this Senate resolution condemns the arson and other acts of desecration against churches and other houses of worship. My…”

“this Senate resolution condemns the arson and other acts of desecration against churches and other houses of worship. My State of Mississippi was gravely wounded last night. Two churches burned in Kossuth, a small town in the northeast corner of our State. The Mount Pleasant and the Central Grove Missionary Baptist Churches were lost to flames. The fires, like several others that have hit churches elsewhere in the country in recent months, were, as the official reports say, of suspicious origin. In time, the truth will be uncovered. And if these fires were not accidents, if they were set by the hand of evil, then justice must be done. The good people of Kossuth will rebuild their churches. Bill Dillworth, a deputy sheriff and a deacon at Mount Pleasant Church, affirmed, ``We will always survive. You look to the Lord at times like this. He will be your guide.''”