Full Text of HR1350 098th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of | 4 | | Shiloh Baptist Church on the occasion of the 175th anniversary | 5 | | of the church's founding; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, At a time when most of the surrounding country was | 7 | | forest and the roads were mere cart tracks, a small band of | 8 | | people met just south of Bridgeport in order to form the first | 9 | | Baptist church in Lawrence County on December 9, 1839; these | 10 | | individuals formed the church in order to meet the needs they | 11 | | had for fellowship and to meet God's call to spread the Gospel | 12 | | of Jesus Christ; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The council, which was requested by the brethren | 14 | | living in Lawrence County, convened at Springhill Meeting House | 15 | | to appoint James Highsmith as moderator pro-tempore and William | 16 | | T. Young as clerk pro-tempore to take into consideration the | 17 | | expediency of granting their request to be constituted into a | 18 | | regular Baptist church; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The 11 founding members included J.S. Black and | 20 | | his wife, Mary Ann Black; William Black and his wife, Mary | 21 | | Black; Samuel F. Black and his wife, Harriet Black; Richard | 22 | | Shipley and his wife, Sarah Shipley; Daniel Black and his wife, |
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| 1 | | Elizabeth Black; and Mrs. Mary Black, who were all baptized by | 2 | | Elder G.W. Riley on December 8, 1839; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, The council called for the Articles of Faith, | 4 | | which was presented by the hand of J.S. Black, who was | 5 | | appointed by the brethren and sisters to act on behalf of the | 6 | | church; being satisfied with their Articles, the council | 7 | | unanimously agreed to constitute them into a regular Baptist | 8 | | church, which was to be known as the First Regular Baptist | 9 | | Church of Jesus Christ in Township 3 North, Range 12 West; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The church organized their first meeting by | 11 | | choosing Elder G.W. Riley as moderator and J.S. Black as clerk | 12 | | pro-tempore; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, On August 9, 1840, a meeting was held to rename | 14 | | the church as Shiloh Baptist Church, meaning Messiah, denoting | 15 | | Him to be the only procurer to their happiness; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, In January of 1863, the congregation approved a | 17 | | new meeting house, which would stand for 77 years until it was | 18 | | tragically destroyed by a fire in 1940; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, In September of 1940, Shiloh Baptist Church began | 20 | | construction on a new building to serve as the church | 21 | | auditorium, along with a basement to hold Sunday school |
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| 1 | | classrooms, which today serves as the church's youth | 2 | | department; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, As the congregation continued to grow in size, the | 4 | | construction of a new auditorium began in 1979; a dedication | 5 | | was held on August 30, 1981 with Pastor George Moore as the | 6 | | guest speaker; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, On October 8, 2008, Shiloh Baptist Church approved | 8 | | the church's new mission statement of "Glorifying God, Loving | 9 | | People; Knowing Christ, Making Christ Known"; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Shiloh Baptist Church's 175th anniversary | 11 | | makes it one of the 100 oldest churches of any denomination in | 12 | | the State of Illinois and one of the 6 oldest Baptist churches | 13 | | in the State of Illinois; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, On December 14, 2014, Shiloh Baptist Church will | 15 | | celebrate the 175th anniversary of its founding with special | 16 | | guests, music, displays, photos, and a luncheon at noon, | 17 | | followed by a reception; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we congratulate the members of Shiloh Baptist Church on the | 21 | | 175th anniversary of the church's founding and honor the |
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| 1 | | church's commitment to be a place and people of help and | 2 | | ministry to others; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Shiloh Baptist Church as an expression of our | 5 | | esteem and respect.
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