, 1870-01-10
RECORD OF THE FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH,
Liberal Response to DR.. Eyerts
Faithful Appeal.
Nearly e12, 600 Subscribed.

It tmsy not be generally Known that, years ago,
wntn this metropolitan city OF The West wsa IN
It's promising infancy, tho society OF The First
Baptisf Church erected the pioneer church etldoe
Of Chicago. Weak then IN numbers, the policy
that lt4 nemhers nave ever aince parsned-of a.d-
ing otnezs while they sought help shenae3ves-
was inhuRufNed oy extending the use Of The
bufdDg, hall Of each Sabbath day, to another de-
nontnat!on. Ard. therefore, when 1t was an
tlou such feeble beginning. has attained mem-
scamp e, pothef e cp9EsS pES'' t9se e
es.se4, esesRs Rs " Es &c b.sq b., sho q L. L.
contributed 20 very larEelJ to 1s stafelJ growth,
attached TO tho ptoceed.L a. Moreover, il Nss
Known that an earnest edott wns 70 be put fotta
70 raise Tho incubus Of debt from thls, ths cost
thonRh. Within the past decade, money enough
nas been contributed by the F1rst Baptist Church
and congregation to more than douhly pay the
original cost Q! sasE beautiful structure, sed "a
ness ehtersd not into the testowment Of Their do.
Despite the e1ceasive o&d.. the congregation,
though tne sudlence room was w1eichedly cold,
ano many familiar lacts Of tried and proven men
He1e wanting. the pastor, Dr. Evetts appeared
Hhen he anEonLced a his text the words, from
Mail X, II: III Je have faith ~
s1sn sn Ct sh1a ~ qne u.
nd 4 shall remove; and nothing thall be In
possible unto 5ou." Commencing By asserting
e. ne LoMeF W q 'sith. and tnssanc.pg ho. Gods
eIeiIo Doctor proceeded to SHOW that along with
tbs uCRt and Devotion alRaJs anao those en-
1saySs 70 ana s.nsss tha he primary eana
TO f1tth there IS no eLdeavor; Where there II o
weak fasth there Is weak endeayor; but mhert
there is mighty faith there are mighty endeay-
Ork. T6ete ale thou1a1ds OF peope In New YORK
AID olher large cities deveid Of fa!s6 but pos-
6esttd OF d 1lllons, score OF whom do not give TO
God ~ much ~ Goes one ia t1tul mau Tney
NotaL1p their millions, the!r palaces and their
stoclA In contrast to such, the Reverend Doc or
mentioned instances Of several Bapnsrs who had
recebtly aact1aeeo much and Nyen thousands OF
would ncsel suffer, II they fail Oh eaEth mansions
eau fiou Ne< Epgisud to the West when ihern
were 10 chu1coes had been knoFn to mortgage
tatlr tarnsa 10 e1 ect houses Of worsh1p. snd God
nRd always taken care Of them. Tne qatstion Of
psytLR the dept on tho {Flrst Haptist) church was
devotion 10 God. liz IDf. Ese1sel was grained
70 G1ow tb.t DoGe Of tnote ~ro, ID past yearb, osd
xisen lsIetb 10 tho Flrst Haoust Church, but hsd
aInce si neieu loPkes attributed Their m1.tUrtuues
~ the'f bthts oeDCe- On the contrary, It Was
come great nltnap rnst nad para1 zed thels bus
is... ard ttey cnee.ial,, avo.ed that ne po;.ss,
have RGtrlsu ire Inevitable result
Another rebson That faith Ia 70 powerful Il that
1t Wlnb CO operation. Toe naa VINO believes In
son etDlux WILL lOpfess oEheD4 God IA Their faitn,
ard Is with lheu. There Ia George Moei'tr's
20 er. One OF the Rra1deat charitable instltu.
tons IN tno world be has founded @ltnout having
Ole afeot abroad. But the world knDWs ol his
l.1'b, a: The people seld In their contributions
Mueller WINS the Wbs,d 70 trust him Tha RsveI-
e. Doctor tnen gave a. Interesting sketch Of the
late Amos Krtdall's gel cros,ry- Tnoash not q
neuotr hln1stlf, nj. KeLds!Ittfarily had q lafent
tai,n u Baptlar ptlncip!e.; %. yesta ago. whs9
neu bfr Of the Cariuer, MI. Kendall induced
!nprrssed hin, With hts sincerity, 10 come -
WnAhirR.on, aid, when house Of Morship ~as
PROJECTED, Ano- Kendall gave the largest con'1t.
tloe foo: atd, hen lie edtuse va buried down,
be Ttpt~ed nie SUBSCRIPTION.
At1er earnestly eujolniug proper spirit Of lib.
telling bo~ the t1tst cHuIcn erected in Chsc Ko
~as the one ertcfed for tnat society, which was
surce. dea BY tvu other church build nss before
the hrtck Dbc WAS erected the site OF the pres
eni EhANeef OF Commerce, Whebce the eUt!e'y
Ieu owed - their present loca.lon on Wanasn Az
elue, s,ter haylcR relEqul.hed tne;r od bulldog
10 tier noE g!e1luus, poReIldls and pro ,pcrous
FtvsI-tte Sefotd Baptist Cnufch. In addition,
SET t7al ttoutaEds Of dollars wera given to otnef
Ean's Se1rene. IN he sS a1eF %hic1 tsk1ng
topeItss 1a4k Of ps,lrR iot The re. First Baptist
cLn.ca eelhce But tue hrst subscription was one
OF 430,ND; then e33,Ueu IVES Ep ,scrtbed chen
49, o. u these tupsc1'ptlons y lemssEab'c facs
has u ct developed. The total a1cunts We're 20
ger orally dlruiboted-inat l., while 10 t1dsvl1tl
cone rsve s oi 1nSs
r.. Other large aua cnsty churcq ed'nee, It's ex-
pelse vas oorne b. tho people aud not oy few,
or nl vsluhtleu Of the church and LOT u about
&l1oGo0, and OF rs tl1 missions SIS, 900 Rddttiohal.
hs Rol luR Nil Mission already SEEMED s:ro3g
eft ugh, ard wisb 10 form themselves ln;o seo-
ara'e O. urch: snd before long III. thriving
Shields Mlssop, with its new 31s 91u edlGce, Nay
Le Y a slnlar postt:on-
accomplished by Il is elterpr1Bpg church, That the
talEest appt a. OF The devoted pastor rns alCoA.