USA > Illinois > Champaign County > Champaign > Centennial + 10 : the First Presbyterian Church of Champaign > Part 2
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Chester
Mrs. A. K. Clark Mr. & Mrs. H. T. Clark Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Clegg Mr. & Mrs. R. B. Clemons
Dr. Opal Coffey Mr. & Mrs. Courtney B. Cole
Mr. & Mrs. E. Starr Cole
Mr. & Mrs. Eldon B. Colegrove Miss Katherine Colyer Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Combes Mr. & Mrs. Russell A. Cone Mr. & Mrs. Ralph L. Cook Miss Ruth Cordy Mr. & Mrs. John O. Corliss Mr. & Mrs. H. T. Corten Mrs. Marion S. Corzine Mr. & Mrs. Ed Cousins Mr. & Mrs. Harvey L. Cox Mr. Joe R. Crafton Miss Jane Craig Mr. & Mrs. Walter F. Craig, Sr. Mrs. A. L. Crawford Mr. Carl M. Creamer Mr. & Mrs. Fred Cropp
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Crothers Miss Thelma Crowl Mr. & Mrs. Glen Crum Mrs. Robert Culp Mrs. Wm. T. Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Harlan P. Curd Miss Althea Currie Mr. & Mrs. E. Thayer Curry Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Dahl
Mr. & Mrs. R. A. Dancey Mrs. Edith W. Daniels Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Danielson Mrs. Morris H. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Dawson Mr. & Mrs. John J. DeBoer Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Dickason Mrs. Dayton Dickey Mrs. Mary B. Diggins
Miss Sophia Dillon Mrs. J. C. Dippel Miss Nedra Dippel Mr. & Mrs. Walter Ditzler & Family
Mr. Donald V. Dobbins Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Dobrovolny Mr. & Mrs. D. C. Dodds Mr. & Mrs. Donald Dodds, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Carl G. Dohme Mr. & Mrs. T. J. Dolan Dr. & Mrs. R. G. Drebes Miss Lois Drury Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Dryden Mrs. Jessie H. Duckett
Mr. & Mrs. George R. East
Mr. & Mrs. H. M. Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Neal Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Edwards
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Ehler Mr. & Mrs. W. W. Ehler Mrs. Albert Eisner Mr. & Mrs. Robert Eisner, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Eissler Mr. & Mrs. H. A. Emmett
Mr. & Mrs. E. James Ens Mr. & Mrs. Victor J. Erickson Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Ermentrout Mr. W. N. Espy Mr. & Mrs. C. R. Fago Mr. & Mrs Herbert D. Fairchild Mr. & Mrs. George C. Fairclo Mr. & Mrs. Warren F. Filer Mr. J. E. Filson Mrs. James H. Finch Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert C. Finlay Mr. & Mrs. Morris L. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Flamingam Mr. & Mrs. Ray Fletcher Miss Eleanor Flynn Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Foley
Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Forsberg & Milton Mr. & Mrs. William C. Fox Mr. & Mrs. French L. Fraker Dr. & Mrs. Wendel Freeman Mr. & Mrs. Donald Frieberg Mr. & Mrs. A. G. Friederich Mrs. Gladys E. Froom Mr. & Mrs. William W. Froom Mrs. G. R. Fulmer
Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Gabbard
Mr. & Mrs. S. Owen Gaines Mr. & Mrs. Leslie E. Gard Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Gard Mr. & Mrs. Tom Garman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Garrard Dr. & Mrs. Sherman S. Garrett
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Garza Mr. & Mrs. John F. Gaskill Mr. & Mrs. Aldus Gauble Mr. & Mrs. H. W. Geisler
Mr. & Mrs. George Gerstenberger Mr. & Mrs. R. H. Gillespie
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew W. Glenn, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Perry Gliessman Mr. & Mrs. Willard Goodman Mrs. A. J. Gorman Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Gray Miss Jane Green Mr. & Mrs. Joe C. Greeson
Mr. & Mrs. George Greenwood Mr. & Mrs. Gordon S. Gregory Mrs. Margaret Gregory Mr. & Mrs. L. J. Grieser Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Grimsey Mr. & Mrs. Paul Grismer Mr. & Mrs. G. R. Grubb Mr. & Mrs. George R. Grubb, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gordon L. Grubb Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Grubb Mr. & Mrs. Gene D. Grunnet Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Guth Mr. & Mrs. A. Burkey Gwinn Mr. & Mrs. Harold G. Halcrow Mr. & Mrs. F. B. Hamill Mr. E. U. Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. V. J. Hampton Mr. & Mrs. Willard S. Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Boyd Harper
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Harr Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Harris Mrs. Maude Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Warren Harry Mr. & Mrs. F. Gaylord Hatch Mr. & Mrs. Harold Haugaard Mr. & Mrs. Roger E. Haughey Mr. & Mrs. W. W. Hay Mrs. W. B. Hayes Dr. & Mrs. M. W Hedgcock Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Heimburger Mr. & Mrs. C. B. Henderson Mr. Charles W. Hendrix Miss Virginia Hendrix Mr. & Mrs. L. G. Hernecheck Mr. & Mrs. Frank Hetishee Mrs. H. A. Hills
Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Hilts
Dr. & Mrs. Homer A. Hindman, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Harold E. Hindsley
Mr. & Mrs. Royce A. Hinton
Mr. & Mrs. F. Howard Hitchens
Miss Clara M. Hodges
Miss Bernice Holl
Miss Zelma Holl
Mr. & Mrs. C. V. Holmes Mr. & Mrs. George C. Holmes, Corwin & Georgeanne Mrs. Roger Hopkins, Lawrence & Edward
Mr. & Mrs. L. B. Howard
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Howell
Mr. Alvin E. Huckins, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. S. P. Hundley
Mr. & Mrs. David C. Hunter
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hutton
Mrs. Estelle Innis
Mr. & Mrs. Perry Innis Miss Clara Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. R. A. Jarnagin
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Jester
Miss Alice Sarah Johnson
Mrs. C. E. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Johnson
Mr. Richard Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Robert Johnson Mrs. L. G. Johnston
Miss Lillian Ruth Johnston
Mr. & Mrs. H. V. Jones Mrs. Helen Jordan
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Jorgensen Mr. & Mrs. Durward Judy Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Jugenheimer Mr. & Mrs. William L. Julian Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Jungst Mr. & Mrs. Myron Kabel Mr. Robert L. Kabel
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Kamerer Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kamp
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Kane
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Kapple
Mr. & Mrs. C. F. Keeling Mr. & Mrs. Chas. A. Keener Dr. & Mrs. Charles H. Keener
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Kelly Mr. & Mrs. James R. Kennedy
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. J. William Kennedy Dr. & Mrs. Louis R. Kent & Katherine
Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Kent Mr. & Mrs. Wendel Kent Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Kieback Mr. & Mrs. A. B. Klingel
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Klute Mr. & Mrs. James S. Koehler
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Koerner
Miss Ethel Kratz Mr. & Mrs. Andrew G. Lambrakis
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Lamkin
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond W. Lamkin
Mrs. Trenna E. Lamkins Mr. & Mrs. Russell W. Lane
Mrs. Frank Lapcheska Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Larabee Mr. & Mrs. R. W. Larimore Mr. & Mrs. Norris Lateer, Jr. Mrs. H. L. Lawder Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Lawson
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Laymon Mr. & Mrs. R. C. Leeman Dr. James T. Lenington Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Lierman
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Lierman Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Light Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Linde Mr. & Mrs. Perin V. Little
Mr. & Mrs. Ray G. Livasy Elizabeth V. Livingston Mr. & Mrs. Miles K. Livingston
Mr. & Mrs. John L. Lower Mr. & Mrs. Edward Luker Mr. F. A. Luyties Mr. & Mrs. David Lynch Mr. & Mrs. James S. Machin Miss Ada K. Mack
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Majors Mr. & Mrs. M. J. Mandeville Mr. & Mrs. Robert Manley
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Marbourg
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Martin
Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Mattheis
Mr. George M. Mattis
Miss Esther A. Maxwell
Miss Grace Maxwell
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Mayer
Mr. Dudley McAllister
Mr. & Mrs. Roy McArdle
Mr. & Mrs. Jack McCall
Mr. & Mrs. George R. McComb
Dr. & Mrs. Riley McCulley Mrs. H. E. McDonald
Miss Ella McFadden
Mr. & Mrs. Dean McFeron
Miss Ella B. McIntire Miss Mary McIntire
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice McLoughlin
Mr. & Mrs. W. P. McLure
Mr. Paul McMichael
Mr. & Mrs. P. J. McMinds
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B. McNattin
Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. McNattin Mr. & Mrs. E. J. Meislahn
Mr. & Mrs. O. H. Mendenhall
Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Mercer Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Merritt
Mr. & Mrs. V. E. Metzler
Mr. & Mrs. August C. Meyer & Chris
Mr. & Mrs. Harold K. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Milazzo Mr. Robert E. Miller
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Mitchem
Mr. & Mrs. John Mittendorf Mr. & Mrs. Therald Moeller Mr. & Mrs. Harry G. Moore Mr. & Mrs. H. E. Moore
Mrs. Donald Moyer
Mrs. W. F. Mudge Mrs. Irma P. Munhall
Mr. & Mrs. M. E. Munroe Mr. & Mrs. Jack C. Munson Mrs. Tennie E. Munson Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Murphy Mr. John M. Murray Mr. & Mrs. Claud V. Myers Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Myers Mr. & Mrs. Donald Mykkanen Mr. & Mrs. J. P. Neal Dr. & Mrs. R. Dan Neely
Mrs. C. F. Newcomb Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Nielsen Mr. & Mrs. E. R. Nightingale Mr. & Mrs. Albert Nordheden The Reverend and Mrs. Malcolm Nygren Mrs. Holly Oakley Mr. & Mrs. Robert Oertel Mr. & Mrs. Lowell O'Neal Dr. & Mrs. Robert O'Neal Mr. James W. O'Neil Mrs. Arthur S. O'Neil Mrs. Roscoe C. Osborne
Mr. & Mrs. A. R. Overshiner Mr. & Mrs. Bert A. Owens Mr. & Mrs. Clinton G. Parker
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick L. Parker
Mr. & Mrs. Norman A. Parker Mr. & Mrs. Earl Parkhill
Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Parkhill
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Parkhill
Mr. W. T. Parkhill Mr. & Mrs. D. E. Parro Mr. & Mrs. H. C. Paterson Mr. & Mrs Richard Paterson Mr. & Mrs. Norman Patton Mr. Earl R. Payne Mr. & Mrs. Fred Payne Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Peasley Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Peck Mr. & Mrs. William H. Peck Mr. & Mrs. Hobart Peer Mr. & Mrs. Morris E. Perry Mr. & Mrs. I. L. Peterson Miss Elizabeth C. Pickels Mr. & Mrs. Earl Planty Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Plumb Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Pointer Mrs. A. H. Porter Mrs. Mildred Potts
Mr. & Mrs. Orville E. Potts Mr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Price Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Rahn Mrs. Ruth Rains
Mr. & Mrs. David Ralston Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Randolph Mrs. John F. Rapp
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rapp Mrs. Patricia Bowen Rancatti
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Ray Miss Essie Reams
Miss Mary Reams Mr. & Mrs. Leo H. Rector
Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Rector & Family Mr. & Mrs. William Redhed, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Reinhardt
Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Reinhold Mr. & Mrs. R. O. Ringland
Mrs. Ruth A. Ritenour Mr. & Mrs. Harley L. Roark Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Robb Mr. & Mrs. Harry V. Roberts
Mrs. Pearle Flatt Roberts
Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Roberts
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Robinson
Mrs. W. H. Roettger Mrs. Maude O. Rogers Mrs. C. J. Roseberry Mr. & Mrs. David Roseman Dr. & Mrs. Donald Ross Mr. & Mrs. Earl Ross Mr. & Mrs. Francis Ross Mrs. Eugene Russell
Miss Helen Russell Mr. & Mrs. John Russell The Reverend and Mrs. Reid S. Rutherford
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Sample Mr. & Mrs. Allen V. Sapora Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Sawyer Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Scherwat
Mr. & Mrs. William F. Schmitt Mr. & Mrs. John Schuetz Mr. & Mrs. Warren Schuetz Mr. & Mrs. John H. Schumacher Mr. & Mrs. E. O. Schwarz Mr. & Mrs. John Schwengel Mr. & Mrs. H. W. Scott Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Seagle Mr. & Mrs. Jack Seaton
Mr. & Mrs. Irwin Secter Mr. & Mrs. Fred Seely Mr. & Mrs. Edward Sefcik Mr. & Mrs. Victor G. Self Mr. Francis Seyfarth Mr. & Mrs. E. C. Seyler Mr. & Mrs. C. T. Seymour Mr. & Mrs. Earl Shapland Mr. & Mrs. A. O. Shelton Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Shelton Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Shick Mr. & Mrs. James R. Shipley Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shotts Mrs. R. C. Shurtz Mr. Harry J. Skornia Mr. & Mrs. J. Marlowe Slater Mr. & Mrs. Ben C. Smith Mrs. Frank Smith, Carol & James Miss Mildred M. Smith Dr. & Mrs. W. Clifford Smith Mr. & Mrs. George Sodemann Mr. & Mrs. W. S. Speer Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Spence Mr. & Mrs. Voyle E. Spence Mr. & Mrs. Richard Spriggs The Hon. & Mrs. Wm. L. Springer Mr. & Mrs. E. E. Stafford Mrs. Helen M. Stevick Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Stewart Mr. & Mrs. John Stinson Mr. & Mrs. R. A. Stipes Mr. & Mrs. E. R. Storme Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Stotler Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Stoltey Mrs. J. C. T. Strong Miss Marjorie Strong Mrs. G. M. Sutler Mr. & Mrs. Joe C. Sutton Dr. & Mrs. J. R. Swain Miss Isabel H. Swan Mrs. Edith Sweney Mr. & Mrs. Roy W. Swindell Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Charles Terry Dr. & Mrs. Edward Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Julius C. Tille Mr. Willy Tony Mr. J. W. Torrance
Mr. C. R. Torrence Mr. & Mrs. Robert Touchberry Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Trigger Mrs. S. A. Trinkle
Mrs Charles I. Trowbridge Mr. & Mrs. W. Dale Trulock Miss Ardella K. Tryon Mr. & Mrs. Burford Tummelson Mr. & Mrs. H. C. Tummelson Mr. & Mrs. Hurshal Tummelson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. G. Scott Turnbull Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Unteed
Mrs. Alice Unzicker Mr. & Mrs. W. L. Unzicker Mr. & Mrs. Gene Vance Mr. & Mrs. Harold C. Vance
Mr. R. M. VanPetten Miss Lida E. Voight Miss Mattie Waddington Mr. & Mrs. Howard Wagner Mr. & Mrs. Howard Wagoner
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Wainwright Mr. & Mrs. George O. Walker Mr. & Mrs. Hugh G. Wales Mrs. J. Murray Wallace ( Louise Lee) Mr. & Mrs. John N. Warfield Mr. & Mrs. Earl Watson Mr. & Mrs. Merrill Watson Mr. & Mrs. Mack Weckel Mr. & Mrs. Frank Weldon, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Weller Mr. & Mrs. Scott Weller Mrs. Barbara Wells Mr. & Mrs. Glynn White Mr. & Mrs. William White Mrs. H. E. Wilcox Mr. & Mrs. Gene Wilder
Mr. & Mrs. R. A. Williams Mr. & Mrs. H. T. Willis Mrs. Robert A. Wilson Mrs. Marcia J. Wilson Mrs. Jessie Wingfield Mr. & Mrs. John A. Winters Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Woodrum Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Wooley Mrs. William Young Miss Louise Zilly Mrs. R. C. Zuppke
SESSION
James B. Andrews, Jr. W. W. Hay
F. C. Bauer
Robert W. Jugenheimer
Mrs. H. R. Bresee Chas. A. Keener
John W. Bush Richard Paterson
Carl G. Dohme Donald Ross
Mrs. R. J. Garrard R. E. Shelton
Willard S. Hansen Mrs. . Hugh G. Wales
Gene Wilder
BOARD OF DEACONS
Mrs. L. A. Bryan Mrs. W. A. Majors
Mrs. Fred Bryant
Mrs. Gerald Peck
Mrs. George Grubb, Jr. Paul W. Rector
Harold G. Halcrow Ben C. Smith
Miss Clara Hodges Raymond Stoltey
Louis R. Kent Miss Marjorie Strong
W. C. Kieback
G. Scott Turnbull
Mrs. R. C. Zuppke
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
H. K. Allen Ray Livasy
Ross M. Camp Harold K. Meyer A. Burkey Gwinn James W. O'Neil
Charles W. Hendrix Mark Reinhardt C. R. Torrence
COUNCIL OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Mrs. William C. Ackermann Arthur R. Nielsen
Thomas H. Boardman Richard Paterson
Mrs. H. R. Bresee Mark Reinhardt
Mrs. W. Frank Burns Allen V. Sapora
B. J. Butler Mrs. James H. Smith
Mrs. Neal Edwards James E. Smith
Richard Foley Mr. & Mrs. Robert Touchberry Mr. Hurshal Tummelson, Jr.
TRUSTEES OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS
W. E. Clegg Jack G. McCall Arthur L. Price
LONG RANGE PLAN COMMITTEE
Frank W. Beck
Ray Livasy
F. E. Berger John M. Mitchem
Paul K. Bresee James W. O'Neil
Carl G. Dohme Norman A. Parker
Richard Foley Richard Paterson
William W. Froom Donald Ross
William L. Julian Kenneth W. Stotler
Paul F. Kent Harold C. Vance
W. T. Wooley
ORGANIZATIONS
Couples' Club Mr. & Mrs. C. R. Fulghum Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Edwards Program Mr. & Mrs. William R. Kuiken Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Kellerhals, Membership
Men's Club
W. Frank Burns, President French Fraker, Vice President James B. Andrews, Jr., Secretary James W. O'Neil, Treasurer
Women's Association
Mrs. W. Frank Burns, President Mrs. Carl G. Dohme, 1st Vice President Mrs. William W. Froom, 2nd Vice President Mrs. J. C. Gabbard, 3rd Vice President Mrs. Wayne Bever, Secretary Mrs. Joe C. Sutton, Treasurer
United Presbyterian Youth
James Cook, President Bryan Briggs, Vice President Virginia Taylor, Secretary Gail Froom, Treasurer
11
5
Ill .- 10 2 25
Centennial
٠ ١٩٠٠٫٢٣
-
PASTORS OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Centennial
The First Presbyterian Church of Champaign
H. F. BOWERS A Licentiate December 1850-March 1851
R. H. LILLY Stated Supply
E. K. LYNN October 8, 1854-October 1856
JOSEPH PLATT March 1857-March 1858
GEORGE MCKINLEY September 1858-February 1870
JOHN S. FRAME June 1870-October 13, 1874
A. J. BERGER June 6, .1875-May 1, 1881
CHARLES N. WILDER, D.D. October 1881-November 1902
EDWARD W. CLIPPINGER June 15, 1903-May 1, 1911
CHARLES RYAN ADAMS, D.D. November 12, 1911-July 1, 1919
WILLIAM E. ROBERTS January 1, 1920-January 1, 1923
B. J. BRINKEMA, D.D. May 1, 1923-July 31, 1931
ADOLPH BOHN November 1, 1931-October 31, 1938
A. RAY CARTLIDGE, D.D. June 18, 1939-December 31, 1953
MALCOLM E. NYGREN Associate Pastor, October 12, 1952 Pastor, April 4, 1954
REID S. RUTHERFORD Associate Pastor, September 25, 1955-May 15. 1960
X
The First Presbyterian Church of Champaign
PASTORS OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
H. F. BOWERS A Licentiate December 1850-March 1851
R. H. LILLY Stated Supply
E. K. LYNN October 8, 1854-October 1856
JOSEPH PLATT March 1857-March 1858
GEORGE MCKINLEY September 1858-February 1870
JOHN S. FRAME June 1870-October 13, 1874
A. J. BERGER June 6, .1875-May 1, 1881
CHARLES N. WILDER, D.D. October 1881-November 1902
EDWARD W. CLIPPINGER June 15, 1903-May 1, 1911
CHARLES RYAN ADAMS, D.D. November 12, 1911-July 1, 1919
WILLIAM E. ROBERTS January 1, 1920-January 1, 1923
B. J. BRINKEMA, D.D. May 1, 1923-July 31, 1931
ADOLPH BOHN
November 1, 1931-October
31, 1938
A. RAY CARTLIDGE, D.D. June 18, 1939-December 31, 1953
MALCOLM E. NYGREN Associate Pastor, October 12, 1952 Pastor, April 4, 1954
REID S. RUTHERFORD Associate Pastor, September 25, 1955-May 15, 1960
PROGRAM
DEDICATION OF THE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION BUILDING THE UPPER ROOM, Sunday, May 15, 2:00 p.m.
Prelude on "Sine Nomine" (Ralph Vaughan Williams); Leo Sowerby *Processional Hymn 336, "Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation" *Call to Worship
*The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost; Born of the Virgin Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate; Was crucified, dead, and buried; He de- scended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven; And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; The Holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrec- tion of the body; And the Life everlasting. Amen.
Hymn of Praise Felix Mendelssohn Verse I
All men, all things, all that has life and breath sing to the Lord. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord with lute and harp, in joyful song extol Him; and let all flesh magnify His might and His glory.
Sanctuary Choir
Dedication Prayer
Hymn of Praise Verse II
I waited for the Lord, He inclined unto me. He heard my com- plaint. O bless'd are they that hope and trust in the Lord.
Sanctuary Choir
The Scripture Reading: I Kings 8:22, 23, 27-30 Hymn of Praise
Verse III
Let all men praise the Lord; in worship lowly bending on His most holy word; redeem'd from woe depending. He gracious is, and just. From childhood us doth lead. On Him we place our trust and hope in time of need. Glory and praise to God the Father, Son, be given. And to the Holy Ghost on high enthroned in Heaven. Praise to the three-one God, with powerful arm and strong. He changeth night to day. Praise Him with grateful song.
Sanctuary Choir
The Act of Dedication Hymn of Praise Verse IV
Ye nations-ye monarchs-thou heaven, offer to the Lord glory and might. The whole earth offer to the Lord glory and might. O give thanks to the Lord. Praise Him, all ye people, and ever praise His holy name. Sing ye the Lord, and ever praise His holy name. All that has life and breath, sing to the Lord. Hallelujah!
Sanctuary Choir
The Sermon THE LOVE OF THE CHURCH The Rev. A. Ray Cartlidge, D.D.
*Recessional Hymn 337, "I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord" *The Benediction
Postlude-Festival Recessional on Hymn "Regent Square" Vernon Griffiths
*The congregation standing
*** Delayed worshipers may be seated at these times
DEDICATION OF THE CHAPEL AND MEMORIALS THE CHAPEL, Sunday, May 22, 2:00 p.m.
Prelude for a Ceremony on Hymn "Richmond" Vernon Griffiths *Processional Hymn 333, "The Church's One Foundation" *The Gloria Patri
The Scripture Reading: I Corinthians 3:10-23 Prayer
The Dedication of the Chapel
*The Act of Dedication
Dearly beloved Brethren: Forasmuch as it pleased Almighty God to put it into the heart of His servants to build this house for His worship, let us now fulfill the godly purpose for which we are assembled of dedicating it to the honor of God's most holy name.
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our Father who art in heaven:
To Thee we dedicate this house.
Lord Jesus, Son of God, Saviour of the world, Head of the Body which is the Church:
To Thee we dedicate this house.
Spirit of God, given to be our abiding Teacher, Sanctifier, and Comforter; Lord and Giver of life:
To Thee we dedicate this house.
Hymn The Dedication of Memorials
Prayer
*Hymn 479, "Let Children Hear the Mighty Deeds"
*The Benediction
Postlude-"Dedication"
Jaromir Weinberger
*The congregation standing
Delayed worshipers may be seated at these times
THE HISTORY OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
UST AS in the life of a man, there are in the life of a church epochal events which stand alone in significance and importance. We believe that the dedication of our Christian Education Building is such an event.
What is the source of the active and vibrant church we know today? The church by its nature is an active combination of the benevolent goodness of our Creator and the best works of man. We must recognize that not the least of God's gifts to us is found in the lives of godly men and women, the fruits of whose devotion we enjoy. Because this is so, we should seek to understand the beginnings of our church. In dedicating this new building, we seek spiritual com- munion with our forebears, whose vision and foresight brought us to this milestone in the history of the First Presbyterian Church of Champaign, Illinois.
One hundred ten years ago, in September of 1850, Robert A. Dean presented himself to the Presbytery of Palestine, meeting in Grand- view, Illinois. He represented eight dedicated church people, and asked that they be authorized to establish a Presbyterian Church. The petition was granted, and Reverend John A. Steele was appointed by Presbytery to effect the organization. Robert A. Dean was consti- tuted as a ruling elder; the remaining seven founders were Martha Dean, Adam and Rebecca Karr, John J. and Sarah B. Rea, and Solomon and Tamar Campbell.
In a letter written by Mr. Dean in 1876, he describes the very early days of the church :
The country was so beautiful and inviting that I felt it must
soon be occupied by a dense population; and that the church must have a beginning and it may be that the Lord had directed me there for that purpose, and to act as it were, for a nucleus around which other Presbyterians might gather. . .. Thoughtful persons might ask: what at the time of this organization was the condition and prospects of this vicinity? As to the now beau- tiful and prosperous city of Champaign with its 6,000 people (1876) it was unknown even in name. . .. Deers were numerous and at night the prairie wolves broke the stillness of the night with their howls.
I made it my business to inquire of everyone with whom I had acquaintance whether they had ever been professors of religion, and if so, with what church they had formerly been connected. In this way, I soon found some 4 or 5 families who at some pre- vious time had been connected with one or another branches of the Presbyterian Church. . .. They all expressed a willingness to enter into an organization.
Most of these families had settled in the western edge of what was then known as the Sangamon Timber, an area south and east of Mahomet. In 1850 the population of Champaign County was 2,400 people, and only one or two houses stood within the present city limits of Champaign, Illinois. However, great changes resulted from the location of the right of way of the Illinois Central Railroad in 1851. This event touched off a great tide of immigration. A few houses were erected along what was then called Springfield Road (now Springfield Avenue) adjacent to what is presently Neil Street. It is understood that Dean lived in this area, and he recalls that during the course of one evening he entertained 13 men, nearly all Presbyterians, who were seeking homes and were anxious to settle in the vicinity of the new church.
Mr. H. F. Bowen, a licentiate for the Presbytery of New Bruns- wick, had been sent out to minister to the needs of the infant church in December of 1850, but ill health forced his withdrawal. The pulpit was vacant until July 1851, at which time the Reverend Robert H. Lilly was sent to lead the church. Services were held irregularly and steady progress was difficult.
July 25, 1854, was a banner day in the history of our community. This day saw the first train on the Illinois Central reach what was then known as West Urbana. Our Church had held services first in the Urbana Courthouse, then the Schoolhouse, and now frequently in the Illinois Central Freight Depot. Fortunately, trains did not run on Sundays.
Then, for the first time, the church began a building of its own. In 1854 Messrs. Farnham, Clark and White donated two lots, the same two lots on which our present church building stands. At this site a frame building was erected during 1854-5 at a cost of $1,700.00. It is interesting to note that in 1854 a fairly large creek ran through what is now West Side Park, and drainage at best was most diffi- cult. The church was erected on wooden posts with exposed floor joists. During the wet spring season the space beneath the church
was a natural hog wallow, and often the parishioners at their Sunday morning worship were disturbed by the sounds of the hogs scratching their backs on these same floor joists.
Although these early days were challenging, they were fraught with difficulties. In 1857 Reverend Joseph Platt, then pastor of the church, noted :
At my first sermon I had six hearers. The next Sabbath there were present 12 auditors. Our house of worship was occupied in common with Methodists, Baptists, and others. Later in the year, the pews were sold and the bills paid. 49 members were added to the rolls.
Missionary spirit was never stronger than in the early church. As early as December 28, 1856, 10 members were dismissed to form the First Presbyterian Church of Urbana, Illinois, and on April 10, 1858, the staggering number of 44 were dismissed to begin the First Presbyterian Church of Middletown (now Mahomet). In June of 1874, 9 members of our church founded the Prairie View Presby- terian Church.
By 1865 it became apparent that the original house of worship was much too small to accommodate a most active congregation in a fast growing community. The officers of the church under the leadership of the Reverend George Mckinley employed architects to design a new building. At this time membership totalled 137. Faith in God, and in the future of the newly organized town of Champaign, moved these men and women to build for the future. Plans were approved and costs estimated at over $22,000. About one-half of this amount was subscribed by the spring of 1867 and work began. Before severe winter weather and the depletion of funds forced a halt to building activity, the first floor was completed. During the winter months, another canvass of the members was made and an additional $6,000 was collected. This, with a mortgage underwritten by the individual members of the church, was sufficient to allow the building to be completed in 1869. The mortgage notes which had been assumed by individual members were donated to the church as a memorial offering in 1870.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.