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Rev. J. M. Gough is pastor of St. Luke's Catholic Church, and Rev. A. J. Sauer, of St. Mary's Catholic Church, both of Belleville.
THE BELLEVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH1 was or- ganized September 17, 1831. Belleville was then scarcely more than a village with only a location and a name. Some twenty years later (United States census of 1850) it had 2,941 inhabitants. Original forest trees were then growing where now stand elegant busi- ness blocks and handsome residences.
From its organization up to January 19, 1833, inclusive, the church held its meetings in a brick building known as the "Public Hall," "Library Hall," or simply "Brick Hall," which stood on the grounds now occupied by the resi- dence of Mr. Jacob Bischof, on South High Street. The hall stood on a lot thirty by forty feet, on the south side of Second South Street, twenty-four and one-half feet east of the corner of High and Second South Streets, being a part of what is now lot 23, in Abend's first addition to Belleville. The property was then owned by the Belleville Debating and Li- brary Society, having been conveyed to that society by Edmund P. Wilkinson and wife.
For one year, commencing with the meeting of February 16, 1833, the church held its meet- ings in the court-house, except the meeting of March 16, 1833, which was held at the house of Ephraim Harris. It held eleven meetings there-not in our present stately court-house, but its modest predecessor, which stood in the public square. Then the church went back to "the hall." At the December meeting, 1839, trustees were appointed and ordered to obtain a deed for this property. The deed, executed by the individual members of the Belleville De- bating and Library Society, was obtained and put on record. The grantee was "The Belleville Baptist Church of Christ, Friends to Hu- manity." This name will be recognized and understood by all who remember what a power the noble band of men, who were the prime movers in organizing this and other churches in this section of the State, wielded in the cause of human freedom. They designated their churches as indicated above, and the "Rules of Decorum" invariably provided that "No person shall be a member of this church holding the principles of perpetual, involun- tary, hereditary slavery."
May 16, 1844, a building committee, consist- ing of James Pulliam, Thomas James, John G. Short, John W. Pulliam and John D. Hughes, was appointed "with full power and authority
1 Contributed by Marshall W. Weir.
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to contract for the building of a meeting house in the town of Belleville, of such size, height and dimensions as, in their judgment, is best for the use and benefit of the church." Subse- quently (April 17, 1874) the church sold the old hall to John N. Coleman.
On the 20th of September, 1845, the church met in the new meeting house. The building was received from the committee and the com- mittee was discharged. The dedicatory ser- mon was preached by Elder James Lemen. This building was regarded then, and for some time afterwards, as a fine edifice. It fronted on Main Street-St. Clair Street, it was then called-and its location on the west half of lot 264 and the south half of the west half of lot 263, in the original plat of the town, made it conspicuous. It is pleasant to know from the records that the church was generous to sister religious bodies not at the time so fa- vored with commodious houses of worship. At the meeting of October 16, 1852, "it was moved and carried, that the church be offered to our Methodist brethren for their use during the meeting of their conference in Belleville." A year later, October 13, 1853, this entry appears: "On motion, this house was offered to our Presbyterian friends during their ministering meeting."
At the meeting of October 16, 1852, referred to above, a new pastor just called (Rev. Thomas A. Morton), asked for an expression from the church as to how the exercises of prayer and singing should be conducted; as to prayer, whether kneeling or standing; as to singing, whether the hymns should be lined. Both questions were finally left to the pastor to de- cide according to the necessities of different occasions.
In connection with the church building above referred to, an interesting entry appears in the minutes of the meeting of April 16, 1853: "El- der James Pulliam asks of this church per- mission to erect a steeple and put on a good bell to their church-house at his own expense, which request was granted." The main part of that steeple may still be seen by any casual observer. The erection of the steeple and the hanging of the bell by Elder Pulliam was fol- lowed by the placing of a clock in the steeple by the citizens. At the meeting of May 19, 1854, the "trustees were directed to have some suitable person appointed to attend to the clock
placed by our citizens on our church, and to have the same kept in order." There are many persons still living who remember that old clock.
The church continued to worship here until July, 1880, when the property was sold to Charles A. Monk, and it is now the headquarters of the Monk Implement Company, with a plow sur- mounting the main portion of the steeple erect- ed by Elder Pulliam in 1853. The church held its last service in the old building July 25, 1880.
In September, 1880, the church bought a new site and proceeded to erect its present structure thereon (lot 258 in the original town). The first meeting of the church for any pur- pose in this place was held September 17, 1881, the third Saturday of the month. The first meeting of the church ever held-the meeting at which the church was organized-occurred on September 17, 1831, just fifty years before. These coincidences were deemed worthy of per- petuation in the minutes of the first meeting held in the new church. The minutes of this meeting also "note with pleasure the presence of Sister Elenor Stookey, who was present and enrolled her name (then Eleanor McGuire) as a member of the organization of the church, who, during the fifty intervening years, has been a faithful, consistent member of the church." Sister Stookey died in 1895, aged nearly eighty years.
During the earlier years of its history the church assembled but once a month. These monthly meetings were usually held on Satur- day afternoons. Usually a minister would be present and preach a sermon, after which the business matters of the church would be at- tended to, the minister present serving as mod- erator. For a few years the records make no reference to the formal call of a pastor, but concurrent history makes Elder James Pulliam the first. Besides, he was a moving spirit in the organization of the church. The first list of members is headed by his name, with the word "minister" following it. At the meeting of October 19, 1833, the "church thought it nec- essary to call for more aid in the administra- tion of the word to this church, and appointed Brothers Hiram Long and Ephraim Harris to call on Brother Moses Lemen" with a view to securing his services once a month. There is no reference found to the acceptance of such invitation by Moses Lemen.
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At the meeting of June 16, 1838-an ad- journed meeting from the day before-"it was ordered that a committee of arrangements be appointed, consisting of Brothers George Wil- derman, Reuben Berry and John D. Hughes, whose duty it shall be to engage with one or more Baptist ministers of the gospel, of the same faith and order with us, as pastor for the church, to attend the church meeting once a month, and, when in attendance, shall stand as moderator to decide all questions of order; and it shall be the further duty of said com- mittee to see that a house is at all times in readiness to hold a congregation, and to see that there is wood or coal for fires, candles for lights, and all matters and things for the benefit, use and comfort of the church and con- gregation."
The committee thus appointed reported De- cember 17, 1838, as follows: "Whereas, Elder James Pulliam, our present pastor and a be- loved member of this church, has, in conse- quence of declining health, expressed a wish to be released from further labor as pastor of the church, and he further wishes the church to engage with some minister of the gos- pel to take charge of the church so that it may have constant preaching, your committee begs leave to report that it has engaged El- ders Joseph Lemen, James Lemen and James Arnett to attend for one year from July last, each to attend month about."
But while Elder Pulliam seems to have been the regular pastor from the organization of the church up to July 1, 1838, the names of other ministers frequently appear between those dates. Thus, Elder James Davis is mentioned, and in two or three places in records of sev- eral months in succession. Other names are mentioned-those of Elders Arnett, James Le- men, John Padon, William Hill and Isaac Van- brunt.
With the above explanation of the first pas- torate, the following table is given showing number of pastorate, name of pastor, date of call, and length of service:
Yrs. Mos.
1. James Pulliam .. Sept. 17, 1831 6 91%
Joseph Lemen .. Al-
2. James Lemen. ter-
July 1, 1838. 1
*
Nathan Arnett nates
3. John M. Peck Jan. 11, 1840 1
4. Joseph Lemen Oct.
16, 1841 1
5. W. F. Boyakin Dec.
17, 1842 4
7
7. Jason Corwin. Apr. -, 1849. 1
8. W. F. Boyakin
Feb.
-, 1850
1
9. H. E. Hempstead Sept. 20, 1851 1
10. Thomas A. Morton ..... .Oct. 16, 1852.
3
4
11. E. Dodson May
-, 1857 2
6
13. W. L. Jerman Oct.
20, 1860
4
14. H. S. Deppe. Apr.
-, 1861 4
3
15. John Peters Jan.
20, 1861
6
16. William T. Green. June
15, 1867
2
17. Cyrus Thomas July
17, 1869 3
18. William S. Post Jan.
1, 1873
5
19. John Powell.
Sept. 21, 1878
2
20. George Kline
Dec.
24, 1881 5
21. H. E. Fuller Mar.
20, 1887 11
17, 1898.
5
8
23. Charles A. Jones
July
1, 1904 1
6
The following have served as church clerks during the same period.
Yrs. Mos.
1. Ephraim Harris .. Sept. 17, 1831 3
5
2. William G. Goforth ...... Feb. 21, 1835
9
3. John D. Hughes. .Nov. 21, 1835
15
5
4. Thompson Williams ...... Apr.
19, 1851 4
8
5. Stephen W. Roberts .... Dec.
15, 1855
11
6. John H. Wilderman ...... Nov. 15, 1856.
81%
. James P. Slade .. ... Aug.
2, 1857. 5
10
8. Marshall W. Weir .......... June 20, 1863.
43
*
Deacons: Hiram Long, George W. Wilder- man, Reuben Berry, William Pulliam, James Ripley, John H. Wilderman, Charles Gooding, Frederick Merrills, Charles Ashlock, Elijah Stookey, Phillip Snyder, John H. Thomas, S. B. Daniels, M. A. Stout,1 L. P. Snyder, Charles A. Stookey,1 George W. Phillips, F. S. Burns.1
Trustees : Hiram Long, Ephraim Harris, John Rider, Elder James Pulliam, Reuben Berry, Thomas James, Timothy Hinckley, John T. Lemen, Charles Casselbury, John D. Hughes, Thompson Williams, William Phillips, Jacob Miller, John H. Wilderman, D. Mason Howell, Edward Rider, O. B. Hardy, William Pulliam, Charles Gooding, Elijah Stookey, Joseph H. Ripley, Marshall W. Weir,1 W. M. Anderson, Charles A. Stookey, E. B. Powell, Frederick B. Merrills,1 Robert Smith, A. W. Gilbert.1
Treasurers: Jesse C. Nicholson, John W. Pul- liam, Daniel D. Hunter, John D. Hughes, Wil- liam H. Hook, Mr. Lynch, Thaddeus S. Grif- fen, O. B. Hardy, Charles Gooding, Egbert E. Dodge, Marshall W. Weir, Frederick B. Mer- rills, Charles A. Stookey, William Hutchinson, Will S. Heller.1
As accurately as can be ascertained from the records, there have been up to this time 1,223 different persons received as members of the Belleville Baptist Church, making on an aver- age an accession of over sixteen new members every year. Of the whole number 460 (thirty- seven per cent.) have been men, and 763 (sixty- two per cent.) women. Present membership, 232; men, 77 (thirty-three per cent.), women, 155 (sixty-six per cent.). "The Lord giveth the
1 Now serving.
6
12. H. S. Deppe May
19, 1860
:4
--
22. E. J. Brownson July
9
6. John M. Peck Nov. 21, 1847 1
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word; the women that publish the tidings are a great host."
From 1825, when the Turkey Hill church dis- banded, to 1833, St. Clair County had no Pres- byterian church. Up to the present time, there have been three organizations of this denomi- nation in Belleville. January 6, 1833, Rev. John F. Brooks organized the Belleville church of six members: Alfred and Charlotte Cowles, Thom- as Scott, Jane S. Brooks, Samuel Van Arsdale and Harrich Alexander. These were later joined by Andrew Spillard, Benjamin Van Ars- dale, Joseph Green, Thomas H. Kimber, David and Louisa Swyer and Samuel Patterson. In 1837, only ten remained, owing to death and removals, and soon the church disbanded. Al- fred Cowles and Thomas Scott were elders.
This church occupied, first, a one-story brick building, twenty-four by thirty feet, on the southeast corner of Second South and High Streets; second, a small room also used for Mr. Brooks' school room, on the east side of High Street, between Main and First; third, the court-house and sometimes the Methodist church.
Mr. Brooks, the only pastor the church ever had, was a New York man, a graduate of Ham- ilton College and of New Haven Seminary, who came to Belleville in 1832, preached once in two weeks, and taught school three years dur- ing his service. The services were conducted at different times by Revs. Theron Baldwin and Albert Hale, men of distinction.
In 1839, a second Presbyterian church was organized at Belleville by Rev. Thomas Lip- pincott and Rev. A. T. Norton, with nine mem- bers: William E. Chittenden, Thomas H. Kim- ber, Alonzo Dewey, Mrs. Sarah Dewey, Sarepta Elder, and Esther Dewey, all by letter; also David and Phœbe Miley and Charles T. Elles, on examination. It is interesting to note that Charles T. Elles was, until his death, prominent in church and Sunday school work and an el- der in the church. This church was a small brick building on the corner of Jackson and B Streets, on the site of the present Baptist church.
Mr. Lippincott, a man of influence, culture and zeal, served the church for more than a year. After him, Rev. William Chamberlain gave the church one-half his time, and later, one-fourth. In 1841, twenty-four persons joined the church at a protracted meeting held by
the pastor and Rev. James Gallaher. Among these was Russell Hinckley, later a prominent citizen. In 1842, Henry B. Whittaker preached for eight months and gained ten new members. Rev. William E. Chittenden then preached for two and a half years, beginning in 1844, and through his influence a second house of wor- ship was built. When he began his work the church became a corporate body, with E. B. Lockwood, C. T. Elles and Samuel Hinckley as trustees. James Mitchell donated the larger part of the ground on the corner of Illinois and A Streets, later the site of the police station. Here the new church, a $2,500 brick building, with basement, was built and dedicated Novem- ber 9, 1844. This was the place of worship un- til 1873.
In February, 1872, a lot on High and Third Streets was bought for $2,800 for a new church, and the old building was sold to the city for $4,500. May 2, 1875, the new building was nearly finished and the basement ready for use. O. S. Thompson was pastor. The church was dedicated July 9, 1876, by Rev. J. H. Brookes, of St. Louis. The building is brick, of Gothic architecture, forty-five by eighty feet, with a lecture room, study and infant class room in the basement. The cost was $21,472. The mort- gage given to secure an unavoidable indebted- ness was canceled in 1889. Between 1874 and 1880, 120 new members were added. In 1879-80 a $1,700 parsonage was built. In connection with the church is a good Sunday school.
The following have been pastors since the days of Mr. Chittenden: Revs. James R. Dunn, 1845; Benoni Y. Messenger, 1847; Joseph Ran- ney, 1847 (during whose service sixty-nine joined the church, ten of whom died during the cholera epidemic in 1849); John Gibson, 1854; W. W. Warner, 1855; Benjamin F. Cole, 1857; E. Barber; W. F. P. Noble; Andrew Luce, No- vember, 1857; Ovid Minor, 1864; John Dilling- ham, 1866; James Brownlee, 1869; Gerrit Hey- ser, 1871; Henry W. Woods, 1872; Oscar S. Thompson, 1875; Charles T. Phillips, 1882; John B. Pomeroy, 1892; John G. Klene, 1896; John A. Gallaher, 1898; William M. Gardner, 1904.
Some of the ruling elders of this church have been: William E. Chittenden and Thomas Kimber, elected 1839; Henry Batz and David Swyer, 1843; W. H. Underwood, 1848; Charles T. Elles and Russell Hinckley, 1850; E. W.
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West, 1876; Joseph Small and James McQuil- kin, 1878; William H. Powell, C. C. Johnson, Samuel P. Hyde, 1893; George Tufts and Hugh Brown, 1904. Within the past four years, a number of the most faithful workers in this church have died-Charles T. Elles, James Af- fleck, Mrs. Emma Halbert, Mrs. James McQuil- kin, all in 1902; William H. Powell, 1904; James McQuilkin, 1905; E. W. West, 1906. Connected with the church are the following societies: Christian Endeavor, Ladies' Aid, Utopian, Parthenian, Amnon and Beth Shan, all active, helpful organizations.
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church of Belleville is ministered to by Rev. E. Becker.
In February, 1839, many foreigners arrived in St. Louis, who had come to this country on account of the decay of the Lutheran church in Germany. These persons, including sev- eral ministers and theological students, char- tered five ships to sail for America, one of which was lost at sea. The remaining four reached New Orleans and came up the river to St. Louis. A few of their passengers started a small congregation in St. Louis, several set- tled in Perry County, Mo. Finally, they di- vided into four congregations, one of which settled in St. Louis. Later, many Lutheran ministers came over from Germany to carry on the work in America, prominent among whom were Revs. F. W. Wyneken, August Crae- mer, and Dr. William Sihler. These men vis- ited Ohio, Indiana and Michigan as mission- aries. The "Lutheraner," a church paper start- ed in 1844 by Rev. O. H. Walther, of St. Louis, kept the different churches in communication with each other. In 1847, at Chicago, all these united in an ecclesiastical organization. After filing a constitution, sixteen ministers and twelve congregations united as the "German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and other States." In the course of time, this synod so increased in number that it was nec- essary to form several districts.
CHURCH HISTORY, 1840-50 .- The following ac- count of Methodism in East St. Louis is made up of extracts from an article by Rev. J. F. Harmon, published in "The Weekly Message," September 9, 1904:
"In 1840, T. A. Eaton, a Methodist and later a pastor, was here. He was here again in the
winter of 1843-44. About 1844, Milton M. Mc- Lean, of a Methodist family in Ohio, settled here. The Griffiths came about the same time or earlier, and others soon followed. Methodist preachers came and preached in private houses and under trees. For two years they preached in the home of Mrs. McLaughlin, on Bond Ave- nue, between Main and Second Streets.
"The Methodists erected their first church in East St. Louis in 1849. It was a small frame house on Brady Avenue, and was dedicated in 1850. Rev. Daniel Oglesby, a local preacher living near O'Fallon, rode on horseback one Sunday in 1854 to preach to a small congre- gation in this church. Rev. Holliday was then pastor, though he lived at Shiloh. The first revival of which we know was held here in 1854. In 1855, this place was set off as Illinoistown Mission, with Rev. Austin F. Rogers as pastor- probably the first resident pastor. In 1856, Illi- noistown was left to be supplied until the fol- lowing February, during which time the little class seems to have been scattered. In 1857, Rev. David Caughlin preached his first sermon in the old school-house, as the church was in a dilapidated condition from a recent flood. He also organized a Sunday school. Among the first teachers were Miss Lavina Karns and Mat- thew Karns. In 1862 and 1863, large numbers joined the church. They were soon able to buy a library, paint and carpet the church, and put up a spire and bell. In 1865, Rev. J. J. Hough became pastor. About 1858, John Bow- man and Samuel Toomer came to Illinoistown and became active workers in the church. In those days, Broadway did not extend farther east than Main Street; Collinsville Avenue was not laid out; all nearby land north of Broadway was covered with large forest trees; and the ground where the Relay Depot now stands was almost as low as the bed of Ca- hokia Creek. In 1859, the Methodist church was the only church in Illinoistown. After Rev. J. Hough, came Rev. William Wallace, during whose pastorate the people started a church enterprise on a basis of $15,000. After these pastors, came in order, Revs. Lockwood, Far- mer, Smith, Groves, Grant, Massey, Caughlan, Davis, Moore and Chapin.
"St. John's Church, on Railroad Avenue, near Main Street, had its inception in the plan- nings of Rev. Caughlan, though Rev. Wallace secured the plans and specifications, raised a
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subscription of $2,000, and paved the way to get the lot, which was donated by Miss Emily St. John. Rev. Lockwood, succeeding Rev. Wal- lace in the fall of 1869, took up the actual work of building. The cornerstone of this church, which was variously called "St. John's," "Rail- road Street" and "the Old Brick Church," was laid with much ceremony April 27, 1870, by Rev. Dr. Robert Allyn, then President of Mc- Kendree College, who, with Hon. E. O. Stanard, of St. Louis, and Rev. B. F. Cary, D. D., de- livered addresses. By means of a concert and festival, to which admission was charged, a very comfortable sum of money was raised.
"The St. John's Church was built with a church force of forty-six members and sixty- four probationers, making a total of 110. Dur- ing Rev. Lockwood's three years' pastorate, only the basement of the church was com- pleted. The church, a two-story brick, was completed later, and used from 1870 to 1888, during which time the following pastors served the charge: Revs. Lockwood, Farmer, Smith, Groves, Grant, Massey, Caughlan, Davis, Sears, Downs, Moore and Chapin. Peter Cartwright once preached a sermon here. The Brady Ave- nue church was sold and the proceeds put in the St. John's church. The St. John's church was torn down, and the material put in the Summit Avenue church.
"The Summit Avenue Church had its begin- ning, completion and dedication under the pas- torate of Rev. Silas P. Chapin. One hundred feet of ground was secured on the corner of Summit Avenue and Seventh Street for $750. The services at the cornerstone laying were conducted by the Masons, August 20, 1887, whose executive committee was made up of Al- bert Keechler, D. A. Beeken, F. B. Bowman, R. A. Paschal, and E. J. Eggman. The church build- ing committee was thus constituted: Hugh Mills, President; C. L. Manners, Secretary; Dr. R. H. Canine, James White, and C. D. McCasland. John Niemes was the contractor who put up the house. The building cost $12,000. It was dedi- cated Sunday, September 30, 1888, by Bishop John P. Newman in the presence of the South- ern Illinois annual conference, then in session in East St. Louis. The records show that there were 125 members and eighteen probationers. This house was occupied by the congregation from 1888 to May, 1904, during which time the following pastors served: Revs. Chapin, Larra-
bee, Cramp, West, Woodley, Crow, VanCleve and Harmon. During the pastorate of Rev. N. Crow, a splendid eight-room parsonage was built. The church was sold to Mr. Reis, an East St. Louis lumber man, for $6,000, and va- cated by the congregation May, 1904. The par- sonage was sold for $4,325 and vacated in Au- gust, 1904. The price of the two sales went into the new church.
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH .- Rev. J. W. VanCleve, during his five years' pastorate, began the agitation for a new house of wor- ship, and near the close of his last year the trustees secured an option on the quarter block where the church now stands. The crowded condition of the church made building an abso- lute necessity and an immediate one. Finally, the corner of Summit Avenue and Thirteenth Street was decided upon for a site, and the quarter of a block was purchased for $4,600. The committees appointed were: Ways and Means-Lon. Harper, F. L. Huntoon, E. C. Kramer, B. V. Chase, and J. B. Sikking; Build- ing-Al. Harper, B. V. Chase, N. V. Wright, Theo. Kneedler, D. W. Caughlan, Dr. A. C. Housh, Dr. C. F. Whitmer; and Harry Carson, Within two weeks in April, 1903, $10,082.25 was raised by subscription, in addition to the $10,- 325 received for the old church and parson- age. The architect selected was Mr. A. B. Frankel, and the contract was awarded to Murch Bros., of St. Louis, for $40,564.
"The cornerstone was laid Sunday, Decem- ber 20, 1903, by Rev. C. D. Shumard, Presiding Elder. The congregation moved into the base- ment of the new church in May, 1904. The new parsonage cost $7,000. The following have served as Superintendents of the Sunday school: Adam Keck, James Chapman, James H. Manners, J. B. Sikking, D. B. Morgan, Charles Stief, David W. Caughlan, Charles Ritcher, and probably others.
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