Full Text of HR0687 96th General Assembly
HR0687 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the congregation | 4 |
| of the Elizabeth First United Methodist Church on the occasion | 5 |
| of the church's 175th anniversary in October of 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, The rich history of the Elizabeth First United | 7 |
| Methodist Church began in the late summer of 1834, when Moses | 8 |
| Shunk of Pennsylvania arrived in Elizabeth to construct a place | 9 |
| of worship where services could be held; he eventually created | 10 |
| a double log house with a ground floor, which was used as a | 11 |
| dwelling house, a meeting house, and a school house; the | 12 |
| church's benches were mere slabs turned flat-side-up, with pins | 13 |
| driven into them to serve as legs; the building's construction | 14 |
| was completed on October 5, 1834, at which time a Sunday school | 15 |
| was created - the first Methodist Sunday school in Elizabeth; | 16 |
| the next day, school began with Moses Shunk as the school's | 17 |
| first teacher; the church's first minister was Rev. S.A. Sugg; | 18 |
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| WHEREAS, In 1845, the congregation of the Elizabeth First | 20 |
| United Methodist Church built a new frame church behind the | 21 |
| church's present site; the building was later moved to the | 22 |
| Cording farm, where it remained until around 1944; the land | 23 |
| where the church's present building stands was purchased on May |
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| 25, 1871 for $200; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1923, a new addition was placed on the | 3 |
| Elizabeth First United Methodist Church; during that time, the | 4 |
| church became the largest Sunday school in the county, boasting | 5 |
| over 300 pupils; the church itself was also one of the largest | 6 |
| in the county, with over 300 members; and
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| WHEREAS, The Elizabeth First United Methodist Church and | 8 |
| its congregation serve as shining examples of faith, integrity, | 9 |
| and compassion for the people of the State of Illinois; | 10 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 |
| congratulate the congregation of the Elizabeth First United | 14 |
| Methodist Church on the occasion of the church's 175th | 15 |
| anniversary and wish them continued success and happiness in | 16 |
| the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the congregation of the Elizabeth First United | 19 |
| Methodist Church as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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