Full Text of HR0078 96th General Assembly
HR0078 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 St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wine Hill on the | 5 |
| occasion of the church's 150th anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, The rich history of St. Paul's Evangelical | 7 |
| Lutheran Church began in March of 1859, when a group of men in | 8 |
| the Wine Hill area purchased four acres of land from Anthony | 9 |
| Steele for $40.00; the church's original deed was recorded in | 10 |
| Chester on May 27, 1859; on May 12, 1859, after much | 11 |
| deliberation, the church's first constitution was created, | 12 |
| with 34 charter members signing their names to create "The | 13 |
| Church of St. Paul's German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation | 14 |
| in Randolph County, Illinois", named after St. Peter-Paul | 15 |
| Kirche in Hermannsberg, Germany; and
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| WHEREAS, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church's first | 17 |
| building was constructed during the summer of 1859; a "new | 18 |
| order", the church's constitution, was read and adopted on | 19 |
| November 30, 1860; the congregation, in need of a pastor, | 20 |
| decided to call from the Missouri Synod and asked Pastor Martin | 21 |
| Eirich of Chester to serve as interim pastor; he accepted this | 22 |
| position and served until 1861; and |
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| WHEREAS, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church's first | 2 |
| church bell was cast in St. Louis by J.G. Stuckstede Bros. Co. | 3 |
| in 1871 and was placed in the first church building; the bell | 4 |
| was later moved into the bell tower of the present church when | 5 |
| the building was built in 1883 and still calls the parishioners | 6 |
| to worship every Sunday; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1876, a new frame school was built on ground | 8 |
| purchased by St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church; the | 9 |
| building still stands in its original location, making it the | 10 |
| oldest church building on the premises; and
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| WHEREAS, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church's current | 12 |
| building was dedicated on November 25, 1883; the building cost | 13 |
| $11,357.50 to build, with all but the cost of the pipe organ | 14 |
| paid by dedication day, due to many members mortgaging their | 15 |
| farms, homes, and other property in order to dedicate the | 16 |
| church debt-free; and
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| WHEREAS, Today, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church | 18 |
| still serves as a house of worship to the people of Wine Hill | 19 |
| and the surrounding area under the leadership of Reverend Tim | 20 |
| B. Zechiel; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate the congregation of St. Paul's Evangelical | 2 |
| Lutheran Church on the occasion of the church's 150th | 3 |
| anniversary and for the church's work spreading the Lord's | 4 |
| Word; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to Reverend Tim B. Zechiel as a symbol of our esteem | 7 |
| and respect.
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