, 1875-01-17
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THE SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH.


tHE SEEOND Bar iot kHVRNHs
IT'S B1RTH AND GROWTH.
4 few Tesk. .9o the Rev. Dr.. E. J. Gopdspeed
,=stor of the Second Baptist Church, OF this city
ielivered = serrron, in which be detailed the de
Eelopment OF that Society during tho ten year
II bis ministry. The figures indicate remarks
by uniform and rapid growth durin,
hat period. On Deo. i, 1864. thess
sore 239 members on the rolls Of the church
In fre years this number had increased to 1886
md last December the records showed 1,29
members. During the ten years there were re
ceiyed by baptism 757 persons and by lette
1,070, while. tho number Was diminished b.
deaths, exclusions, and dlsmissa1s, BY BIG
During the same period tho congregation have
contributed a total sum for religious and beneyo.
lent purpeees 5t1uai 10 $525. .662.04 These figures
indicate that tho church is an organization oi
great vitality and power. There are few churches
in the country that will equal it as &n effective
religious body
This church WAS organized Aug. Il, 184S. from
members whp separated from the First Baptist
Church, largely on account OF their more pro-
nornced Anti-alavery sentiment, for the First
tvs. l. was called The Tabernacle Baptist t
Church, and uaa recognized Oct. 5, 1s43.
1,he first church ed,fice stood on LaSalle
street. fronting the public square 1t Was built
and dedlcssed within eight weeks Of the time
SMITH vas pastor until Aprl s, 1874 He was
followed BY tho Rev. C.. Blood, who
resigned ia 1s4a on account OF Ill
health. In 1876, Tho Rcr. ". q. Rice be-
came pastor, and held that relationship until
Aay l5. l649. In the tall Of the aaue year, the
lev. LoFis Raymond was chosen pastor; during
his p1storats ! revival added large number OF
persons TO the membership.
Juue 16, 1857, tbs church building was burned;
and before the end OF tho summer = uew buiiu-
Madison and Washington. Nov. l6, tho base
ment uas occupied Mr. Raymond resigned
July 6. 1852, and was succeeded by the Rev. A.
Eenyon in November. Tbs new church WAS
dedicated Feb. 8. 1883. In 1855 Mr.. Kenyon re-
signed, and WAS succeeded succeasively by the
Heya J. E. Kenney, n. L. Green, and the Rev.
n. Co1yer, D. D.. tho latter OF whom held the
Office Of pastor for orer three years, until tho
present seuior pastor, the Rev. E. J. Goodspeed,
began E1s lsbora.
Iae Soc.etT assumed its present nau,e in 1864,
when tho First Church, being Determined to re-
move farmer south, offered its house, which
then occupied the present site OF the Board Of
Trsde Hall: to tbs Taberuacle Church. provided
ets.hIc place in tha West Division. The lecture
ROOM OF the present church VAS entered ty the
church, Oct. 80. 1864.
The officers OF the Church Ut the present
lime are: j.:
leocons-samue1 Hoard, George Brigham, 7. p.
se=ley. H. p v: B. Race, ". T. sherra-d. Thomas
G.no. J. 3, Wheeler, S g. Eutttne, l. l. Sweet.
11ustees-C. Il. Holden, E. Nelson Blake, 5oha
sI,ry, John II. Van osdeli, Alvin Salisbury.
Ft,aa,.ee Commfuse-C. B. Backa1, II. ". Shaw, L.
l. Sweet. 8. Wayznan, ). 4 shAnaer.
Clerk, xz-o0ao-L J. Swift.
1TadsureT. e1-ofsc't-W-H H. Holden
The Sunday school, OF which ". H. Holden is
Superintendent, il one Of the largest and most
successful organizations OF itS kind in the city.
The church aiso austains two missions, and
large variety Of organizations calculated to de- |
veiop auu keep In exercise the various talents |
tt 30 large body. Among these may be men, |
honed The Woman's Mission Circle, The |
Glesnars. the Ladies' Benevolent Society, |
YoIng Peoples Missionary Band the Cottasers' |
PraYer-mesting Association, tho Literary Society," |
Btc- In these and other sitrlar societies. the |
great majorlty Of the membership find ample |
6eld for employment and congenial work, |
adapted both to their tastes and caosciies. In tis
way the Second Baptist Church has como to have
! reputation Us = thoroughly live church.
Ets caudiestick holds aloft bright aud far
reaching light for the Illumination OF those who
tit in darkness The pastor modeatsv attributes
The prosperity Of the church to ths grace and
mercy Of God It is quite possible that human
rhlll aud good management should be counted as
coe element aleo.
Many Of tho facts published above have been
cleaned from + nest little pamphlet Just pub |
iEhed By The Rev. E. J. Goodspeed, entitled,
. Ten Iests With the Second Baptist Church"