Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 585
was held on &lay 4t,h. On &lay 2Sth, Elcler Stickney retired, a,nd
Rev. F. B. Iws preached occasion all^. On May 89tl1, $1,250 were
pleclgecl tomarcl buiiding a church, ~vluch st1111 was increased to $2,200
by ~iule dth.
On Jnne S tlie trustees, John Wi~zslow, W. F. Patt and John M.
Jaqnes nrere ellosen s boilding colnlnittee ; ilieantime meetings were held
in ole's Ill. On Decelz~ber 10: Rev. Q. D. Kent was called as first
regular pastel-, and came in Februai3y, 1871. In April tlie church mas
connectecl with the Ottawa Baptist Association wit11 11Iessl.s. Winslow,
Eritton ant1 Icent, delegates. On Jnly 21, ISTI, a con tract for building
the cl~urcl~ Ivas solcl to Alzc11.eiv I,eslie for $2;725, to be colnpletecl in
Octobcl., that year. 011 Dece~rlber 24 the first services were held,
$1,700 being still clue at tl~at (late. Tlle delay in coinpleting the edifice
\\as due in lmrt to t,lie fact that the sashes were sent to Chicago to
have colorecl glass put 111 and were rlestroyetl in the great fire of October
9. Ili January, 1872, an ttnnnal grant of $150 was offered by the
11. M. S. C11ai.les C~.o\vn, John Winslo~v ancl W. I. Patt were elected
trnstees. Itc\r. 111.. Kent 1.esignec1 in July, IS72 ancl as the Baptists
f'or.111erlj wo~sllipecl in the same 11all with the Congregationalists, the
latter now askecl lenre to \rorsl~ip in tlie foriner's new cliurcll. The
pulpit was snl'l~liecl r:~riously, among the preacllers being the Rev. Mr.
1I:~zen. Dr. Tl~omas Sollis was elected clerl; in Januasy, 1875. Rev.
S. Fulton, the seconcl regnlsr preacher was orclained here at this tirne.
In 1877 Messrs. Eritton, Fullcerson and Patt were eiected trnstees. In
&lay, 1877, Rev. Fulton resignecl and the pulpit mas supplied variously
until Nove~nl)er, 1S77, when Rev. ' CJ. EL Dennis preached. He was
orclainecl pastor here 3I:~jr 5, 1878. In IS78 Angllst Thompson, with
llessrs. Patt and Eritton, !vetme trnstees. In November, 1878, Mr.
Ijennis closctl his la,bors here ant1 Rev. Borclen was calleel in December.
In 1S80 August 8. Thompso~z was chosen clerk. In Januarv of that
vear Deacon Eritton tlorinted $303.86, a debt due by the cliu