With the real Mississippi River in the back-
ground, Presiding Bishop John M. Allin points to the site of his ances-
tral home on a schematic diagram of Helena, Ark., while West Tennessee
Bishop Alex D. Dickson (center), and Council member William Baker
(right), stand on "islands" in the scale model of the Mississippi that
is a central attraction at Memphis' Mud Island park. Also looking is
Canon Richard Anderson, communication executive at the Church Center.
The diocese played host to Council members, staff and guests at the park
which contains a museum of Delta history and a number of restaurants in
addition to the highly-detailed river scale model. Most Council members
walked from the river's source to the its mouth below New Orleans before
joining diocesan leaders for a reception.
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