, 1874-12-07
ArEN YEARS. PASToRATE.


Aecon,l Enptlst Church.
Tho services at tho Second Baptist Churcl, yoa-
tordny morning woro OF m unusually iutorost-
lug character, and called out worry largo congro-
CATION, who had tho pleasure Of liatenlng to a
Acrmon by tho senior pastor, tho Rev. e. J.
doodHpocd, wloBo pulpit ministratioua by rca-
son Of poor health, havo bcon intreQuont for
somo timo past. His subject yesterday morning
was "Ten Years with tho SECOND Baptist
Church." it being the tonth anniversary Of his
-paatorate. Tho toxt waB portion of Acts xy.,
\. "And tloy doclarcd all things that God had
dono with tlem." lilo said that ha would az
tempt to declare somo OF tho things that God
had done with the church, beginning with tho
timo when, on the first Sabbath in December,
1864, tle Houior pastor preached his SERMON as
candidate for tho pulpit. lilo immediately thoro-
aftor assumed tho caro- OF tho church, receiving
a salary Of $4,000. for which he was consurod by
friends, aa the amount was smaller shan ho was
then receiving from the church ho left to como
to Chicago but tho Gull seemed to como from
was no lack IN tic pastora house. Tho upper
room OF tho church was dodicatcd tho first Sun
day. III JANUARY 1865. day Of TO-
joicing. to all. Thy yoar following was
Que Of anxiety aud lahor to tho pastor,
but he waa greatly aasiated by the abundant OIL
coutageuant which aroso OH evory Bido. Ia
thas year Ills brother was ordanated to tho Dap
tist ministry. and also occurred tho nssassina-
tion of President Lincoln. whoso foul murder
sont shIadef through tue entire lanu. In tho
6uaaay*achop! Mr. =. ~. Holden was tho Sit
perintendout. Malcolm Heath tho Secretary, mud
Willium Lawresoo the Hiblo-oaBs toachor. Tho
services Of theao Eontloinoa wore epoten Of in
glowing tortns Ihe speaker snid TINT IN those
enrly tlnoa there Wcro some strange notions
| among tho brathron, many Of whom were op-
posed to the uling)iug or the Boxea in tho Diblo~
claus, aud also to having the child takcn to tho
baPIumai wator in oosd weather. Thoro was ALSO
lnbors Of cyansolats IN nrotraetcd 1aootings. tho
prevailing aontimont being againut' any Buch
special Or public efforts to win souls. II was
Thought that tho church could best do this n itH
own way au! INC Judgment stood approved, as
inquiry meetings and hold them at different
! timaE, tho door boiug wao open for all cou,ors
and hundrcda entered. The 'irs4 year thcre were
1lf!y-nve baptisns, full treasury, largo congre-
cation, and general prosperity. Tue noxt year
the church included $50 Inembors, Of which
numbor 131 had been bapusod. Tho aid given
by the Second Church to tho Universi ty Of Chi
cago and the Theological Seminary was atteud-
| ed to, montion being mado Of tho largo dona.
! under disease, 6nt wll0ao monument would bo
the Baptist Theological Seminary.
Among the church enterprises mentioned as
nuftns nsou ptoleGteu hu9 1ounacu ny lno sec
l
okCck-4Lfu5, tA0 Uut0u Uanu among the Ger-
| mann, tho BridEopprt Mission. aud the Dnuinh
nfiAnion At otls time tbnra soro . h10 ch}laron
nu3 1orth nn1or in.tm,at;n, 'vo ~ eau1 uaaa.'.i
T4 sAs*1eAN Soo coaAo4oSo ~
| raonse n - 1lena souuk looPlo Rrowlns up III the
an,,a Ge ~ Ao ~ paen lug po!ley OF tho
ta " e.! ~ u soa!a a.,a Aeep %nMs
So nau. ~ ~ uiausah i',. ~ !esser naA 1ofmou tue
nseuua ~ ,or 9Ens naw M saMtenes; IAe increase
o. hletanetsAlp ~ tno present church lad boe'
nlMos! ulllreGeaoh..y MsSe,-laTger. no believed,
.mau n auat ., I!yaoutn Caufen, psooNlyu WnicA
WIS Sotefa.!y Gltcu aa tue ao moael church III this
lespgcs. ~ aec naecemoee, !s0l, there wore 29o
mon'neu nsn 10 is15 ~; M ~ isoa GUS IN 1857 7ol
~ iooo! eio III 1sou Wy IN l6lo d0o5i In l87l
! 1'aaa III ieG, 'IGa; ~ 1ssa, l,zl7; in lS74,
a,3oo ana ~ tlaoro Aad belonged 70 tho church i,
ail, a,lao persons; ~ VI tho original ?9o, only la0
how remo'hea. !her9 hnst been Aist.issed by
letter, oo eS excluded, u z; doaths. C2; presant
n1MaoE' l,aou.
I1o Doacona ilau always borne thoir oftloial
alen1tes Wish DecomlnR humility, and, holug
%lso and e''icioi't and acting as nnlt, thoy
coinmn1ded the confidence srld Affection OF
pastors ana poop!o. Large nusns os 'noney Ind
peel. g.Yen to otnor churches n the nogLbor-
hood, INC bocoud Church o3coollng all othora 10
contributions, although It waa mainly made up
OF OF young people VINO woro ny no means woalthy.
Iho pastor gHyo tho following exhibit OF tia
fJr t Ntttrx tIl