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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate the members of |
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| the Ivanhoe Congregational Church in Mundelein on the occasion |
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| of the 150th anniversary of their church building; and
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| WHEREAS, Ivanhoe Congregational Church was founded on |
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| February 20, 1838, when 16 persons met in the log cabin home of |
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| Alfred Payne; the church was 18 years old before the dream of a |
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| permanent meeting house was realized; church services were held |
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| in the log cabins of pioneers in Mechanics Grove and in school |
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| houses until December 10, 1856, when the present building was |
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| dedicated; and
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| WHEREAS, The educational addition to the church building |
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| was constructed in 1957, and workers discovered hand-hewn |
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| timbers used in the original construction; and
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| WHEREAS, Ivanhoe Congregational Church's motto is "19th |
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| Century Church, 21st Century Message"; and
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| WHEREAS, Members of the congregation will celebrate the |
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| 150th anniversary of the dedication of their church building on |
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| Sunday, December 10, 2006; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we congratulate the members of the Ivanhoe Congregational |
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| Church on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of their church |
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| building; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the Ivanhoe Congregational Church as an expression |
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| of our esteem and with best wishes for the future.
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