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It was during the ministry of Mr. Rankin, also, that a parsonage was purchased, valued at $1,000. Altogether those ten years were fruitful of increased strength and courage. They testify richly of the presence and blessing of God. A little before Mr. Rankin departed, Mr. A. C. Hin- ton was chosen and ordained an elder in the church, and not long there- after Rev. Morgan L. Wood became the stated supply, and minis- tered unto them in all holy things until the Summer of 1864. The times were peculiarly trying. The whole country was struggling in the throes of a mighty civil war. Rebellion had risen with portentous power, and threatened the destruction of the Union and the overthrow of free government. All the people were agitated and excited, and spirit of strife was high and bitter. In the midst of these scenes there were conversions and additions to the church to the number of nineteen.
Rev. Mr. Wood having been compelled to desist from preaching by the failure of his voice, you extended a call to your present pastor, S. H. Hyde, and he entered upon the work of his ministry among you Novem- ber 13, 1864. At the very beginning of our work together, the need of a new house of worship was confessed, but war prices ruled in labor and material, and the undertaking was postponed. In 1866 it was felt that we could delay no longer, and the initial steps were entered upon. The chief labor in soliciting subscriptions devolved by common consent on Elder Robert Clark, of blessed memory, and many of you know with what signal success he prosecuted it. George Wright, C. Armstrong, M.D., and Lyman Wheeler were appointed building committee, and the contract was let to Engleman Gatchell. As a happy result this pleasant and beautiful house in which we are now gathered, was erected and furnished at a cost of $11,000, and, unincumbered by debt, joyfully dedicated on the 18th of March, 1868, to the worship of the Triune Je- hovah. Nor is this all. They have added improvements to the parson- age to the value of $1,500, during this pastorate, thus evincing their care for the Lord's servants, and further proving their devotion to his cause. This gives us the sum total of the property set apart and held sacred to the work and worship of God by the church not less than $16,000.
In 1869 we were signally blest. The spirit was poured out abund- antly. All the churches shared in the baptism. The whole community was solemnized and moved. So great was the work that we called Rev. Dr. G. S. King and Rev. W. L. Tarbet to our aid, for whose timely and efficient labors we can never cease to be grateful. As the immediate fruit of the awakening, forty-three persons made profession of faith, and united with the church, at one communion. On subsequent occasions others were added. During the entire eleven years there have been re-
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ceived to the communion of the church one hundred and twenty-six per- sons, of whom forty-six were received upon certificate and eighty upon the profession of their faith. But time forbids me to enlarge. Yet suffer a single remark to explain the fact that the church, while receiving con- tinual accessions, has yet remained comparatively small in numbers. The church has been from the first continually depleted by the migratory hab- its of the people. Four hundred and eight persons have been received into this church since 1831. Forty of these have died here, while two hundred and eighty-one have sought other places of residence, leaving but eighty-seven communicants on the ground.
In 1870, A. H. Smith, M.D., and G. W. Davis were added to the eldership, Mr. A. Lynn having resigned. A most important department of our church work has not passed in review for want of suitable knowl- edge of the facts of its history -the Sabbath school. But I am able to state that this grand agency for good has from the very first been main- tained in connection with the church as an indispensable auxiliary, as indeed an essential part of its being and well being, and among those who have had charge of the work as superintendents are known to have been Mr. Geo. Wright, Mr. A. H. Hinton, Rev. J. G. Rankin, Rev. M. L. Wood, Mr. A. C. Hinton, Mr. G. W. Davis, and the present pastor. A church holding as this does that the children of believers in a very true sense belong to her can not fail to provide for their religious instruction without the violation of solemn covenant obligations. It were well if we were more thoroughly alive to this work.
The Baptist Church .- From a sermon preached April 29, 1877, by Rev. Dr. J. Bulkley. Fifty years ago, in the village of Carrollton, Ill., then a little insignificant village, six persons looking out upon the future of this great valley, believed that loyalty to Christ demanded that they organize a church founded alone upon the Word of God-their rule of faith and discipline, the scriptures of the Old and New Testament. Hence we have this record : " At a meeting held at the house of Justus Rider, in the town of Carrollton, preparatory to the constitution of a church on the 28th day day of April, 1827, we, whose names are hereunto subscribed, agree to be constituted into a church, founded on the scrip- tures of the Old and New Testaments, believing these to contain sufficient rules of church faith and practice, and to be known by the name of the Baptist Church of Christ in Carrollton." This document has subscribed to it the following names : Sears Crane (then a Baptist minister), Anna Crane, his wife, Abraham Bowman, Mary Bowman, his wife, Mrs. Eliza- beth Rider and Miss Phebe Harris-six-two men and four women. Some of these had been previously excluded from an Anti-mission Baptist Church near Carrollton for holding and advocating missionary views. Let me pause a moment and look at our surroundings. The population of the United States was about 12,000,000. Illinois at the last census in 1820 had 5,520, and in 1830, 157,445 inhabitants. All north of this point was a desolate wilderness. Only nine years before had settlements been made north of the Macoupin. The capital of the State was at Vandalia, and remained there till 1839, twelve years later. The Indians were numerous and troublesome farther north, and these hostilities to the settlers culmin- ated in the Black Hawk War in 1832, five years after the church was organized. Peoria was unsettled by Americans, till two years later, 1823
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(See Reynolds' Life and Times, page 235). Greene County was formed in 1821, six years before. Sangamon, in 1823, four years before. Adams, Calhoun, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Peoria, Schuyler, and Warren in 1824 and 1825, north and west of the Illinois River, but the population was very sparse. In fact, Henry, Mercer, and Peoria were established by law, but not organized until the inhabitants reached a certain number. Chicago and St. Louis were insignificant villages. In fact Chicago only existed as Fort Dearborn. The town itself was not organized till August, 1833, six years after, when the number of voters was twenty-eight, and St. Louis contained 6,000 or 7,000 inhabitants. Two years before, in 1825, the first passenger railroad in the world was opened.
The Baptists of Illinois, were the first protestants of any denomina- tion to enter the field, beginning their labors with the Rev. James Smith, a Baptist minister from Kentucky, who in 1787 visited the sparse settle- ments in what is now Monroe County. The first Baptist Church was constituted at New Design, Monroe County, by Rev. David Badgley, May 28, 1796, of 28 members. The first association was formed in 1807, the Illinois Union of 5 churches, 4 ministers, 62 members. In 1809, the controversy on the slavery question produced a division. The Lemens and their associates withdrew and formed a separate organization. They took the name of "Baptized Churches of Christ, Friends to Humanity." With this body the Carrollton Church subsequently united, I have a copy of their minutes for 1827. They then had three associa- tions, two in Illinois the South District, and the North District, and one in Missouri. In 1829, they report 488 members in Illinois, and 104 in Missouri, and 23 preachers in Illinois.
They were the only body of real Missionary Baptists in the State of Illinois, although the Illinois Association in 1818 introduced and approved of foreign and domestic missions, and an organization for missions and edu- cational purposes was recommended for spreading the gospel and pro- moting common schools in the western parts of America both among the Whites and Indians. But I must not stop longer here. In 1829, the North District Association, held its session at Henderson's Creek, now White Hall. Elijah Dodson preached the opening sermon, John G. Lofton, was chosen Moderator and Aaron Hicks, Clerk. This church reported 8 members.
I now return to my narrative. The minutes of the second meeting of this church to which is attached the name of Gorham Holmes, as Clerk, pro-tem, are a sample of brevity, and are almost in the exact words of the minutes of more subsequent meetings " Fourth Saturday in May, 1827, Church met and after worship proceeded to business: 1st, Chose Bro. Crane, Moderator ; 2nd, The brethren all in peace ; 3rd, Bro. Bow- man, chosen Clerk. Dismissed by prayer " The next record is the Fourth Saturday in March, 1828-" Church met-all in peace, Bro. Elijah Dodson presented his letter, also letter of Sister Dodson and were re- ceived into full fellowship, church dismissed by prayer."
Fourth Saturday in June, 1830, "Church met-all in peace, Bro. Elijah Dodson requested letters of dismission for himself and Sister Dodson, which were granted accordingly-Dismissed by prayer." The next record is in August, 1831. The next record is in July, 1832. You
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can readily see from the extreme meagerness of the minutes how exceed- ing difficult, nay, how necessarily impossible it must be to obtain any- thing like a correct knowledge of the history of the church at this early day. Approximation is all that you ought to expect. Let us mention then the officers of the church with their term of service : 1st Pastors Elijah Dodson, from March, 1828, if not from the very organization of the church, till June, 1830. Different supplies till May, 1834. Alvin Bailey, from May, 1834, to March, 1840, nearly six years ; except from January, 1836, to July, 1836, when Amos Dodge seems to have supplied the church. Supplies till Sept. 25, 1840, Wm. H. Briggs supply from Sept. 25, 1840, to Jan. 1. 1841, one half the time, a little over three months ; Jacob Bower, one-fourth of the time, from March, 1841, to Nov., 1841, eight months. Elijah Dodson, March, 1842 to March, 1843, one year, one-fourth of the time. Wm. H. Briggs, June, 1843 to July, 1845, two years ; Porter Clay, Aug., 1845 to 1846, one year ; J. N. Tolman, Jan., 1847 to March, 1851, four years ; W. F. Boyakin, Aug., 1850 to Aug., 1852; E. J. Palmer, supply till March, 1853 ; A. Baily, March, 1853 to March, 1855, two years ; J. Bulkley, Sept., 1855 to April, 1864, eight and one-half years ; N. Kinne, June, 1864 to Feb., 1866; James M. Stiffler and others supply till Jan., 1868, nearly two years ; W. D. Clark, Jan., 1868 to Jan., 1870, two years ; R. F. Parshall, April, 1870 to Oct., 1871, one and a half years; H. A. Guild, called June, 1872, resigned, Feb., 1874; J. C. Bonham, Oct., 1875 to April, 1876; Elijah Dodson and Alvin Bailey have each been twice pastor. The shortest pastorate was that of J. C. Bonham, six months. The longest, J. Bulkley, eight and one-half years. Whole number of pastors, fifteen. Average length of pastorates, a frac- tion over two and one-half years.
Clerks .- A. Bowman, May, 1827, to June, 1834, seven years ; Justus Rider, June, 1834, to Feb., 1840, six years ; J. O. Graves, March, 1840, to Feb., 1853, thirteen years; T. G. Shannon, Feb., 1853, to March, 1856, three years; Martin Bowman, March, 1856, to Aug., 1857, one year ; J. F. Simpson, Aug., 1857, to April, 1868, eleven years ; S. J. Platt, Aug., 1858, to March, 1869, seven months; Henry Smith, Oct., 1869, to March, 1871, re-elected for three years ; Hannah G. Peabody, July, 1873, to Oct., 1875, two years and three months; David Pierson, Oct., 1875, present incumbent.
Deacons .- A. Bowman and J. Rider, elected in June, 1834; D. Pierson, elected July, 1846; R. Hobson, elected Nov., 1847; May, 1848, A. Bowman and J. O. Graves resigned ; June, 1848, A. Bowman and J. O. Graves re-elected and Warren Fales elected ; W. Fales and R. Hobson were ordained by Rev. J. N. Tolman, Saturday before fourth Sabbath of July, 1848 ; Thos. Hobson elected Feb., 1853, and in March following ordained by Rev. A. Baily ; Nov., 1853, R. B. Hill and Z. A. Morrow elected at church meeting and ordained Sunday following; Aug. 23, 1862, Thos. Black elected ; Jan., 1869, R. Hobson, having returned to Carrollton, requested to resume the duties of deacon. March 5, 1871, by vote of the church, all church offices were vacated. March 6, 1871, A. D. Bull was elected deacon for one year ; J. C. White for two years ; J. Tunstall for three years ; J. S. Vedder for four years; Robert Pierson for five years ; Thomas Hobson for six years ; Frederick Schaffer for seven years. April 10, 1871, these deacons, except Robert Pierson, who declined to serve,
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were installed, R. F. Parshall, pastor, B. B. Hamilton, W. D. Clark, D. S. Starr and C. A. Worley officiating. Feb. 24, 1872, J. S. Vedder resigned ; March, 1872, A. D. Bull's term of office expired by limitive- ness ; Aug. 24, 1872, A. D. Bull was re-elected for seven years, and R. G. Robinson elected to fill a vacancy, made, I presume, by the resignation of Frederick Schaffer; March 7, 1874, a vacancy was disclosed, by the refusal of A. D. Bull to serve, other vacancies had occurred, and the following were elected : R. Hobson, Z. A. Morrow, W. B. Robinson, J. C. White ; at this time, March 7, 1874, the Board of Deacons consisted of Thomas Hobson, Robert Hobson, Thomas Black, Frederick Schaffer, J. C. White, Z. A. Morrow, and Wm. B. Robinson, Thomas Black's term expired and he was re-elected.
Trustees .- The first trustees, as far as I can ascertain, were elected in Jan., 1837, to serve one year until their successors were elected. J. O. Graves, J. Rider, and David Pierson were chosen ; they served ten years. March, 1847, J. E. Walker, D. Pierson, and Robert Hobson were chosen ; Nov., 1853, R. Hobson and J. E. Walker resigned ; Thomas Hobson and Z. A. Morrow were elected in their stead. It is eighteen years before another election is recorded. March 6, 1871, D. Pierson, Thomas Hobson, Z. A. Morrow, W. W. Beaty, and J. S. Vedder were elected for three years ; March 7, 1874, John Long, R. G. Robinson, Z. A. Morrow, Geo. W. Rumrill, and J. C. Tunnell for three years. May 20, 1874, the trustees borrowed $1,000 at ten per cent for one year, and gave a mortgage or deed of trust on the church property. March 7, 1877, Thomas Black, R. G. Robinson, Robert Pierson, Wm. G. Robinson, and Henry Smith were elected for three years.
Treasurers-J. O. Graves, elected near 1839, three years ; D. Pier- son, elected near 1842, twenty-nine years ; James Cullimore, elected near 1871, six years.
Salaries Paid to Pastors-It may not be uninteresting to note the progress in this direction. In 1838, A. Bailey was paid at the rate of $200 a year for one-half his time, with a pledge that the church would pay him $500 for his entire time in 1839. David Pierson and George Pe- gram were appointed to raise the money. For 1839, paid him $250 for one-half of his time. In July, 1844, William H. Briggs was offered $100 for one-quarter of his time one year, provided he would live in Carrollton and take one-half of it in produce. I think he must have refused the offer, because two weeks later the church agreed to raise a " reasonable portion for his support "-I quote from the record-and he accepted. In 1845, Porter Clay agreed to preach one-quarter of his time Saturday and Sunday, and an additional one-quarter Sunday, if the church would clothe him and defray his expenses. In December he announced his inten- tion to give his entire time to Carrollton and vicinity. He was a brother of the statesman, Henry Clay. In 1847, J. N. Tolman was given $200 and board. The money to be paid as fast as collected from subscriptions. In 1849, the finance committee reported that for the previous eighteen months they had paid Brother Tolman $219.14; voted to add $200 within six months. In December, 1849, the church agreed to pay him $250 sal- ary for his entire time, salary to be paid in quarterly installments, and $50 more if possible. July, 1850, W. T. Boyakin, $400 ; October, 1852, Alvin Bailey, $500; April, 1855, J. Bulkley, $600, subsequent raised to
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$800; September, 1866, agreed to pay Rev. Stiffler, for supply, $600; Sep- tember, 1867, offered O. B. Stone $1,800, offer declined ; January, 1868, W. D. Clark, $1,500; January, 1872, H. A. Guild, $1,500 and expenses of moving ; June, 1875, J. C. Bonham, $2,000. Since that time they have been supplied by John E. Roberts, for which they pay at the rate of $520 per year.
We pass now to review the several pastorates, and note results. In March, 1828, Rev. Elijah Dodson and wife joined by letter, the first re- corded addition to the church. There is no record from this date till June, 1830, when E. Dodson and wife were dismissed. Hence I conclude that this was a pastorate of two years. From this time till May, 1834, the beginning of Rev. A. Baily's pastorate, there is no record of pastoral service. A large amount of labor, however, must have been performed, because the church enjoyed a good degree of spiritual prosperity. Dur- ing this period the following persons were received into the church : August, 1831, Wm. H. Rider, by letter ; August. 1832, Hannah Crane, by letter ; same date received for baptism, Wm. Vaughn, Mary Vaughn, Sarepta Crane, Maria Crane, Margaret Kinney and Rebecca Johnson-6 ; Sept., 1832, Justus Rider, Peter M. Brown, Crissa Cornelius, Cynthia Cor- nelius, and Zoe Rowland were received for baptism-5; Oct., 1832, David Pierson, Eliza J. Pierson and Clarinda Pierson (Collins), were received for baptism-3; Dec., 1832, Jas. Bowman, Jacob Bowman, Aseneth Brown and Hannah Link were received. In 1833, Mary Bowman by experience, having been previously baptized, March, 1833, Michael Bowser, Mary Vinby, Charles and Frances McFadden ; hence the six oldest members of the church now belonging to it are David Pierson, Eliza Pierson, Clarinda Pierson Collins, Jacob Bowman, Aseneth Brown and Frances McFadden. Brothers and sisters, honor them, they will not remain with you long. Alvin Baily's pastorate, May, 1834 to March, 1840, whole number bap- tized, 58; among these perhaps I may name Judge A. W. Caverly, Edmund D. Sweet, Gilbert Sweet, Alexander B. Marlan, Geo. Pegram, A. Hubbard, Maria H. Hill, who gave her experience at the water and others : whole number received by letter, 23, including Rev. A. Baily and wife, Heman Goodrich, Rev. Amos Dodge and wife, J. O. Graves and wife, Chas. Scandrett and wife, N. M. Perry, wife and daughter, Dr. Sage and ivife, Mrs. Courtney Hill : whole number received by experi- ence having been previously baptized, 7; dismissed by letters, 11, in- cluding Rev. Amos Dodge and wife, Wm. H. Rider ; whole number ex- cluded, 5, including one twice ; restored, 1. The whole number had there been no deaths during these years, ought to be at the close of Bro. Baily's administration, March, 1840, 106; instead of that the minutes of the Association, Sept. 6, 1839, show only 85.
The period of greatest prosperity was during the year 1837 and 1838, immediately after Carrollton had been terribly scourged by cholera- when there were 39 received by baptism and a large number by letter. The year of greatest declension was 1839 ; a considerable portion of the year was given to discipline, and hence not a baptism is recorded. At the close of the year 1839 the minutes of the Association show the member- ship to be 85, including two ordained ministers, Alvin Bailey and Sears Crane, and two licentiates, Chas. Scandrett and James Osgood.
In the Summer of 1837 the cholera raged fearfully in Carrollton.
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This was followed by the extensive revival of 1838, one of the most precious in the entire history of the church. The pastor was aided in the work by Rev. Joel Sweet and Rev. Moses Lemen. W. H. Briggs and interregnum, from March, 1840, to March, 1841. Joined by letter, 3; restored, 1; dismissed, 4; excluded, 1. Jacob Bower, to November, 1841 ; 3, dismissed. Elijah Dodson's pastorate one year, to March, 1843 : Dismissed, 3; received by letter, 4; received by experience, 1, Mr. Hubbard, from the Presbyterian ; restored, 1. Wm. H. Briggs' pastorate two years, from June, 1843, to June, 1845 : baptisms, 4; received by letter, 2; excluded, 3; dismissed 3. July following two were received by letter, which brings us to the Association in 1845-the statistics of the church as gathered from the minutes of the Association are as follows : Five received by letter and 4 dismissed ; whole number, 85; no increase in six years. Porter Clay, August, 1845 to 1846: received by letter, 2, including Porter Clay ; dismissed, 3; excluded for long absence, 22; whole number, 62. J. N. Tolman, January, 1847 to March, 1851, four years : received by baptism, 7, including Albert Crane, Mary and Sarah Pierson ; by letter, 7, including J. N. Tolman, the pastor; by experience and former baptism, 2, including John Russell ; dismissed, 9, including N. M. Perry and family ; excluded, 6; restored, 5. Died on November, 1850, Bro. Tolman, the only death recorded or mentioned in the body of the minutes. Whole number reported to the Association in September previous, 61. In March, 1851, when Bro. Tolman left, the whole number was 59, three less than when he began his pastorate. W. F. Boyakin, August, 1851 to August, 1852, one year, between the resignation of Bro. Tolman and the settlement of Bro. Boyakin in the Spring of 1851, a protracted meeting was held from March 6 to March 22, conducted by Justus Bulkley, resulting in the baptism of seven, including R. B. Hill, subsequently one of the deacons, and the restoration of one, Alex. Hoard. During the Summer 5 were dismissed, 3 baptized, and 3, including W. F. Boyakin, joined by letter, making the number at the beginning of his pastorate 67.
In January, 1852, at a prayer meeting, after general discussion of the subject, it was decided to hold a protracted meeting. A committee was appointed to secure ministerial aid for the pastor. This committee con- sisted of R. B. Hill, J. O. Graves, and D. Pierson. Bros. Terry, Morton, Chilton, and J. Teasdale, labored with the pastor. Bro. Teasdale spent two weeks. About this time Bro. Teasdale left, J. Bulkley came to the aid of the pastor. The pastor was soon taken with something like inflammatory sore eyes, and for five weeks was confined to his room, leaving all responsibility of conducting the meeting entirely in the hands of J. Bulkley. The revival was most extensive and precious. As the result of it, forty-nine were added by baptism, including Z. A. Morrow, wife and children, Joseph Pierson, T. G. Shannon, Jane Simpson, T. Hob- son and wife. Nine were added by letter, two restored, nine added by experience and formal baptism, including J. F. Simpson, making the additions during the pastorate of Bro. Boyakin, seventy-two ; dismissed, three. Hence the church, from the Association in September, 1851, to the Association in 1852, increased from 64 to 129. E. J. Palmer supplied the church from August, 1852, to March, 1853. Baptized, one; dismissed, eleven ; leaving the number at the commencement of A. Baily's pastorate, March, 1853, 119. Alvin Baily, March, 1853,
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to March, 1855. A very good degree of religious prosperity was enjoyed during his pastorate. A very interesting series of religious meetings resulted in a large ingathering. During his pastorate, nine were received by letter, twenty-eight by baptism, three by restoration, three by experience and formal baptism ; nineteen were dismissed, includ- ing R. Hobson and wife, Alex. Hoard and wife ; J. E. Walker and wife, who removed to Virden, Ill .; and thirteen were excluded ; three had died. Between this and the following September, fifteen were dismissed by letter and joined by letter, leaving the number, September, 1855, 121.
Rev. Justus Bulkley, Sept., 1855, to Sept., 1864, eight and a half years. During his pastorate several revivals were enjoyed, which increased very considerably the strength of the church. Whole number of baptisms, 139; received by letter, thirty-three ; by experience and for- mer baptism, fourteen ; restored, four; excluded, seventeen ; died, twelve ; dismissed by letter, forty ; whole number of members in the church at his resignation, 233, a gain of 112. During these seasons of revival the pastor was aided by D. W. French, B. B. Hamilton, Joel Terry, H. T. Chilton, Niles Kinne, L. C. Carr, and others.
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