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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The First Presbyterian Church of Tolono
3 celebrated its 150th anniversary on June 28, 2008; and
 
4     WHEREAS, The Presbyterian Society was formed with 10
5 members in 1857, meeting in a grain warehouse on East Main
6 Street in Tolono; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Services later moved to the bar room of the Marion
8 House, where the whiskey was covered up during the services;
9 and
 
10     WHEREAS, In the spring of 1858 the congregation built a
11 $3,000 wood structure; the current stone church was built in
12 1893 for $5,000; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The church has an interesting history; at the
14 beginning of the church and its history, the congregation found
15 itself split over the slavery issue; and in April of 1915,
16 during a struggle to keep liquor out of the village, the
17 minister's house was bombed with dynamite; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The church has had many pastors, including two
19 women; today the church membership stands around 85 members;
20 therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 congratulate the pastor, staff, and congregation of the First
4 Presbyterian Church of Tolono on the sesquicentennial
5 anniversary of the church; and be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of
8 Tolono as a symbol of our respect.