, 1866-03-21
1t. Growth and EntcrprdAc.

Of tbs First Baptist Church Of this c1fy ia net
more ornamental to Chlcag0 IN an architectural and
arta,ic tense than II IL cred1table to the enterprize
It to adoru the city and to promote Chltstianlty in
our midst, not merely for few years but like The
enduring temples of the old wotld-for centuries 10
The dedication Of such & work naturally recalls
in The In1nda Of many who arc stll living The little
mission planted here in >ch,cougna >, In 1ss3 by
Northern Illinois cent out b. the American Baptist
Home Mission E Soesety Of the citI u Of New iotk:
Ing in this frontier villase was Dr. John r Temple.
.lnce removed to st. Louls. With him
Es5 S9e e b.; es ds 70 md
they Organized little church, and erected meet
tng honse. which tefTed both aa house OF woE.hp
and .chool house. Is cost MES elz hundEed dol
lars, Of which the brethren we're able 10 Hte four
hundred and ff.y, the resi- remaining as an fncnu-
hance. At the hrst meeting 10 form 4 church, six
members having le!ters ffom other churches assem-
bed, and adjourncd. we suppose. Tor want OF quo
rum At the next meeting nfteen members were
present, and the Ftr>t Bapttst Church Of Chicago
Sr ~a. oscsnJa -, se ons o. The esns een
branches Of ,lie Rreai tree which has sprung from
ass s s ee p csu1c al Se
Mr. Freemaa's pa.torate was Terminated by death
in less than ONE {ess. 1ar,ng which lour converts
were baptized II Lake Michigan. unde! his .pe-
1son Etreet, berneen Tasaile and Wells, but ills
MES soon abandoned as 400 tar out OF
hs e I'd nov M w. S5.s5
1asalIc etracte, war selected. In 1saG Nj. Hinton
sWent East to obtain money, and tsturnsd with
Ss4&ss 3 towatd ~ new hoase 70 Of worship Bns the
.ud for acEen years ths congregation worshfppea I'd
a carpenters shou IN The tear Of The prrnal.e.,
fsncy, u that Of lts Founder adorned ifir saqe
humble en1.oradins~, ~ cfpct nal recocn1'1ono Of
4hs dignity e{ laboT IL those mechanical callings
has- atletea to despi.e, In 1s, thir1S.swo 1ncIa-
lc1s withdrew and fuEmet! the Second Baptist
Chntch. In lsa3~ Mr. natnlln being pastor, new
which was burned In 1862. Under the suc:csslye
pastoEates Of Dr. Tucker, 1sS-'5l, and Ds. Bur-
FouRhs, now President ot the unisesr,ty Of Chit
cago. l8.2-56, the church was greatly prospered.
!n 1852 The church elace wa4 aGsla le:uoyed By
ase, aEd rebuilt IN 1851 At cost Of xao.ooo,
During thss prod, Inemhcrs Of ibis church or
heF, 1857; It'll ano!ber exodus formed ,he unlon
ParE thu1rh in November. 1873. The North
Church msy BE- regarded as lis fourth daughter 10
ber1 Of this Church also assisted in forming the
Indiana Avenue church. Tho Church still exteuds
IL esss eses she sh!eds Mls:ten sabbath school
lion: The latter now tnstalus 4 pastor, and has
nearly arrived at cburrhhood. Dur4ns the pasto-
Fa'e Of Dr. B9Houchs, . donation Of laaa fos tho
uouglas: In This enterprise The fiat church has
taken deep interest from the star1, and the 1aoors
tnbut;opa from its mcmbe9g. amOuntine 10 oyer
iity thousand dollars haye testified tneIf ceDeros.
II aud devotion. and psoyei almost indis.
that noble institution During the pastorats OF
Or. Howard, 1869, two hundred md txenty
@smners EN1ni were aaaea. 10 MaY, Is5o. Rsv Y. v.
and T md .. n1ese
q, possesses executive abilities md bat,nas.
cexF IN INV ipte]ectusl profe.sIon nr dcfrtmcn nj
nuefpess, A thorough believer in The pr1cticaldnc.
of Of ri !, IN bs own n rrt III md ,ha; ts aoe
Christ is entitled to ali Tic means rsouiFsd ior he
concTcralon spiriI Of euersrttc giving Whica has
ucen ra0ss falntary IN IL effects. Wi,hin d
month after enterin,; upon bis pastosa
been weighed tiown and is u.sfulnese retaract T By
deb1 Of ia 0O0 he cailed upon tis,u ii he clos,
Of a SERMON 10 pay ii d. Twelve thousand ioi.
ncxt meeting The rsuaaininR saru was nj made upa e
The example thus set tus contagious upon Other
denominations, and within few weeks several oi
their debts viii he same rnpldity.
By the year 1864, the church having increased
grra.ly IN membership, md reached decrce Of &C.
lound t. edlf!cs too smail uId somewhat uufayora
by located tor fnrthe7 progress Accepting an o1lGr
81 teaM0 Fer tfs ne 1fo@ ne Chamber D. Com
il arount among ber larcbtcrs In 1an. and feelin,
thc zane matfoniy desire 10 nd ia nttins them
out, hat a mother ia the good oid lines Of com,
mon an1 nla1n thInra would feel In nn,yIdin,, her
,Iaurlter wIth teather beds. chins ii and roCi
lnilch COW, and IN consideration OF naturai ioye
Inns avai1ahle NJ ini1osrs: p'o. ~ 'No p''seeo'
To tae Second Bsplist Church the bui1dtne
ynineti At. " ~ Stn mn
To ihe Sarf, ii,r,,st r1,nrch '''G'gE3 ~
ro th. nrtnn Tnrk Ront5st i,hnrch '''''' I'm
To the Wabash A1rnsic Dsntist f:Lnrch 9m1
ia the Esrran Renttxt s,h1I1rh Tin ~
rs tho DjNet ico1oredS HstSI.f i;hurc IN
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