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HISTORICAL
The frst meeting to organize the church was
held ut tho residence OF John L. Buonanau, April
name OF the Third Baptist Church
OF Chicago. At the first meet
ing n cali . was extended to the
ments were also made for the purchase OF lot
for a house OF worship at the corner OF
Harrison sfreet and Edinu place Third ayenue).
the Society resolved to erect church cdstlca
over this lot. As that meeting tho nnme Of the
church wus chnnged to 1.-THE Edna
Paoe Baptist Church of Chicago" On the
first Sabbnth OF October, 1856, four months
from the time the church resolved to build. the
house at tho corner of Harrson street and Edna
Mace was dedicated. tho nastur eject. Dr.. Bayd.
preaching 10 the morning, DR.. How,.rd, Of the
First Church, in the afternoon, aud the Rev. A.
@ Joslin in the eyenng m
ular council Oct, is, 1851 The Rev e. Harvey,
Of New York, preached the sermon Of recogpi-
ton. The charge to the church was given by
tha Rev Charles nufton and thu hand
Of fellowship By the Roy john Young
The constituent membership was composed
~ qorenteen hrerhren and twontv-nne aIs-
ters. Of this original n1embcrshin Of rhtrty-
eirnt. twenty-seven ware from the first Church
aud live from the Tabernacle Church 6f CnIcn-
60, the remaining six from churches out Of tho
Gre1ory- ;gno was received at rf,e grst covenant
nesting Of the church, and baptized on the
The irst 81 Der, peacons =: . were J. r. Edwards. L. 4,
willard. j. 5. Buchanan. and j. Wuouworth
who we're elected Dec. ), 1855.
nfst @ OF tne Gpnren Ms ah
y rear Of frvin1 ttnancioI emh,rrtssmsnt For
ty-niue additions we're made to the membership,
sThe nrst letter OF dIsmission wa5 granted to
s after the % orsanizasion @ Of The church. % Dur;ng
the t ssn sa 1pf hs eha5eh 1x nsa Fssea
a The rst death 'o nmnnx n Ihe eons1ryent
bcrs was Tint Of snrah Edwards, jim. ., ISIS,
considered In the snring nf 1eINl and in March
ISL. n decision was reacaed to locate it at the
corner Of Wabash avenue and Eighteeuth street
During this time Dr.. Boyd's failing health
made it necessary for him to hare IN assistant
The Church, upon the recommendation Of the
pastor, ordained ]. E. Rhees to this work.
and ba edce u ws paee m tho
The house wns enlarged and rededlcated Aug.
81. 1867. During the four mouths the Society
was out Of thor house they had place Of wor-
ship rendered them through the courtesy OF the
Plymouth ConEyera flonaI Church, ia whose
house this church tir5t worshfped
: In 1861 the church enioye1 q memorable re-
yiyal season. under the lab3rs Of Elder Jacob
Knapp. Over forty were bapt{zat1 during this
II yn weeks the meeting Continual and oIhar3
af;er the meetInV closed
Owing to his falir2Ahca}th. tho pastor. DR..
Rord fen1ered his resi@nsffon :Iulv * 13a3 to
take affect Mt tha end of August. which closed
his n,sfnrofo ~ seven venrs Snnr Il 1874 he
nranrhad his faraya,1 sermnn I7n ~ fh;s tfne
flr Hnvd md haen nnsrnr twenrtr-seveu venrs
During his nastorote If seven yenrs this church
was nr,,anizpd and had recelved 80 me1nhers<
ma mnnfh after Dr Rnr]'s 'rraIvnsYioi Ind
be ~ acrenteI n ca}l w,ls extended to tha. Rev
/ p ,Thon,ns when wna dec;npf however. md
in Novemhcr foilo,yjnr rail- .yn. given m
Jhe Rev + T. Tovlnr which ,rns accented
IN December, and DR., Tayior entered
mon his work Feb. IL: 1ss. md
served the church earnestly aud sue
cessfuliy until Oct. -. 1ei5, Il period of some
eighteen months. when he resigned to accept q
call 10 the Union Park Church tuow the Fourth
Baptist church, ot this city.
, On the. following week a call vas extended