Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-05
CONGREGATION N.
FOUNDING Events
Second Church Members Celebrate 1,
niversary OF Important Occasion
% Years Ago.
FORMER PASTORS ARE PREsEu
Rev. Charles l.. Moore and Rev. r.
Breed Participate in the Services
Banquet Wednesday.

The 18th anniversary Of the found.
ing of the Second CongregatiosJ
church was fittingly observed in sery
ices held Sunday The bluff chure8'
was the first child" Of the Firp
church From the little mission chaps
built on a lot donated by the late
W. Wheelock, the Second Congrega.
tional church has come to be the sbv
church of the bluff region, and one a
the big churches OF the city. This
church was the direct result of the
great union revival held in Moline IN
the fall and early winter Of 1890. Les
than six months after this revival
was closed this church was dedicated
people of the First church falling
readily into suggestion made by Reg
Charles l.. Morgan, then pastor of the
down town church, that the mission O,
the bluff be fostered and sustained and
made into real church.
This revival of 1890 was an unususl
one. No big evangelist from the out,
side was brought in The pastors q
the several city churches cooperate
in conducting it. Among them were
Rev. Morgan, then of the First Congrs.
gational; Rev. Gilbert Parker, thes
pastor Of the First Baptist church.
Rev A. NJ Stocking, who was pasto,
of the First Methodist Pastors of Ii.
Swedish and other churches partiel
pated heartily, and the affair was ,
great success, bringing hundreds d
local people into utilization of Moline
churches who might never otherwise
have turned to them and into open es.
pOusal Of the Christian religion.
So it was most decidedly appropri
ate that for this 18th anniversary OBJ
servancy Rev. Charles L. Morgan wal
invited down from Elgin to participate
Mr.. Morgan assisted in the forenoon
! service and he delivered the evenin,
/ sermon, one which, though not mean
/ to be historical review of the his
tory of this bluff church, yet brough
out a number of the facts connects
with its formation and organization.
Old Ministers Heard.
| There was also present Rev. Reu
! ben L. Breed, now of Chicago, VIII
was second pastor of the church. H
preached very eloquent sermon i
| the forenoon. He was obliged TO re
tire from the pulpit Immediately at tn
conclusion Of his sermon to catch til
noon train for Chicago, as he wa
booked for a baccalaureate sermG
there in the evening Some of his oil
/ time friends regretted this. as the
thus lost opportunity to greet him.
Observance of the anniversary
not yet finished There is to be al
anniversary banquet in the church i
1880 Wednesday evening, this week
Invitation cards were distribute
among those attending the services q
yesterday, and many of them were Re
turned stating the number / plates L
| be reserved Additional reservation
for this banquet must be in the hand
OF Pastor Heney or of Mrs. T. H. Pau
by noon tomorrow. The program vii
constitute a most interesting histort
cal review. The first pastor of th
church, Rev. J. H. Mcknight, is CON
ing up from Missouri to Darticinat.
and there will be local speakers o.
the program, which promises to ue
most enjoyable one throughout.