REMEMBERING REVEREND DR. CHARLES G. ADAMS

Every now and then we are blessed to receive a melody from heaven. Dr. Charles Gilchrist Adams, known to many of us as the “Harvard Hooper” was indeed a melodious, majestic voice from on high. As a minister, I am reminded of the words found in Romans 10:14, “How shall they know unless they hear it from a preacher.” Charles Adams was not just a preacher of the gospel. He was a preacher’s preacher. He was not just an alumnus of Harvard. It was Harvard that was an alumnus of Charles Adams. From the pulpit of the Hartford Memorial Baptist Church to the Mayor’s office, Governor’s mansion, halls of Congress and Senate, to the office of the President of the United States, Charles Adams was a force to be reckoned with. Every politician wanted him on their side. Every adversary was concerned when he was not on their side. But for our community, Charles Adams was always on the side of justice, truth, and equity of opportunity.