The Nation - News from Oct. 9, 1989
South Carolina Gov. Carroll A. Campbell Jr. called on churches nationwide to join his “adopt-a-family” program to aid those still suffering from the impact of Hurricane Hugo. “We’ll be back,” he said. “With the spirit now in this state, with the help of America and with the help of God, we’ll rebuild and we’ll re-establish and we will endure.” In a speech to members of 134-year-old Citadel Square Baptist Church in downtown Charleston, he urged that churches in other parts of the country ask their South Carolina affiliates for the names of families who need assistance.
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