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| The Creation of the
First Congregational (Unitarian) Church of Shelbyville, Ill.
November 1, 1875, the members had increased to twenty-one
persons. At this time a constitution for the government of the church
was adopted and the following officers and trustees were elected:
President John C. Jones; Secretary, R.E. Guilford; Treasurer, W.A. Cochran. Trustees: B.A. Mansfield, W.A. Cochran, W.B. Jackson,
John H. Worley, Robert E. Guilford.
In the year 1875, Hon. George Partridge, [one of the 17 founders of the Eliot Seminary (later renamed Washington University in St. Louis)] visited this
congregation, and was impressed with the need of a fitting place of
worship. In order to encourage such an enterprise, in a letter to the
pastor under date of November 8, 1875, Mr. Partridge offered to give
$500 to aid in building a suitable church edifice, stipulating among
other conditions, that the cost of the church and seating should not
exceed the amount subscribed, and that it should be free of debt when completed.
On this proposition th
e citizens of Shelbyville were appealed to for assistance. The response
was prompt and cheerful. The work on the building soon began. The
corner-stone of the church was laid on Monday, November 21, 1875. Rev.
Benjamin Mills, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, Rev. Theodore
Brooks, pastor of the Christian Church, and Elder John Ellis, assisting
Mr. Douthit in the ceremonies. (It may be mentioned here that Elder
Ellis labored zealously with the Liberal Christian congregations of
this county during this and the following year, and his wise advice and
cheering words will long be held in grateful remembrance.) Mr. Ellis
assisted Mr. Douthit in a protracted meeting at the court-house,
continuing every night with unabated interest during the months of
February and March, 1876. During these meetings nearly seventy-five members
were added to the church. In the meantime, the work on the church
edifice progressed rapidly, so that Page 138 it was completed and dedicated May 8, 1876. Mr. Jedediah
Silvers superintended the brick work, and Mr. W. B. Jackson
superintended the carpentry work. Rev. James Freeman Clark, D.D.,
preached the dedication sermon in the morning; and in the evening of
the same day, (Nov. 13, 1876), Rev. J. L. Douthit was formally
installed as pastor of the congregation, Rev. W. G. Eliot preaching the
sermon. Revs. John H. Heywood, P. L. Hosmer, Elder John Ellis and Rabbi
Sonnenschein were also present and assisted in the ceremonies of
dedication and installation. Agreeably to Mr. Partringe's stipulation,
seconded by most of the contributors to the building fund, the building
was dedicated free of debt and of right must ever remain so. The church
building is situated on th
e west side of Washington Street, two blocks north of the court house.
It is a neat brick structure, nicely frescoed within and seated with
chairs. It will comfortably seat four hundred persons. The present
actual membership is about a hundred and twenty-
five. Unity Sunday-school, connected with the church, has about one
hundred and fifty teachers and pupils enrolled.
The Congregation or Liberal Christian Churches of Shelby County, Mrs. Emily L. Douthit. The Combined Histories of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, Illinois, Eden Martin. http://www.edenmartin.com/counties/index.htm [Viewed Sep. 2, 2004]
In 1866 Shaare Emeth congregation was organized, with Rev. S. H.
Sonnenschein as its spiritual leader, and Alexander Suss as its first
president. The Rev. Samuel Sale is the present rabbi. In 1886 a number
of the members, being dissatisfied, banded together, and with Rabbi
Sonnenschein organized Temple Israel, with Isaac Schwab as president. St. Louis: First Synagogue, Adler, Cyrus and Greenfelder, Bernhard. JewishEncyclopedia .com [Viewed Sep. 2, 2004]
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C. H. McCurdy
John Ward
John A. Tackett
D. L. Wright
Wm. C. Manning
J. L. Douthit
S. C. Barnett
W. B. Jackson
J. L. Douthit
David Ewing
J. T. Herrick
N. B. Couch
R. E. Guilford
J. A. Craig
Frank Broyles
E. Penwell (Dr. Enos Penwell) (Methodist)
Michael Smith
J. C. Huffer (John C. Huffer)
M. Howard
L. B. Stephenson
W. T. Davis
W. W. Hess (William W. Hess)
A. Middlesworth
John Casey
B. P. Dearing (Presbyterian)
S. J. Booker
D. C. Smith (Dudley C. Smith)
E. M. Hopkins
J. L. Douthit
H. H. Funk
Geo. D. Chaffee
D. N. Harwood
AMOUNT BROUGHT FORWARD
J. L. Douthit
Jesse Woodman
H. M. Scarborough
G. W. Rhodes
Philo Parker
W. A. Trower (Methodist)
R. E. Guilford
Ward & Wilson
E. J. Gearhart
L. L. Kelly
Phillip Parker
W. B. Marshutz
C. J. Dexter
G. A. Durkee (George A. Durkee)
Woodward Davis
Jacob Volkart
Kellar & Allen
W. C. Miller (William C. Miller)
Mr. Kensil
W. G. Headen
A. Smith
Hugh Donelly
John Ward
H. L. Martin (Horace L. Martin)
A. Dannenberger
Ira Flanders
W. P. Jackson
R. E. Guilford
C. J. Kurtz (Presbyterian)
S. W. Moulton
A. Fear
T. M. Thornton
M. M. Basye
J. M. Harnett
B. J. Kurtz
AMOUNT BROUGHT FORWARD
J. C. Smith
Jacob Small
L. N. Douthit
Jacob Manning
W. F. Douthit
F. M. Douthit
W. F. Thornton
Alex Nichols
Wm. J. Tackett
I. M. Kutz
E. Moses
P. W. Mitchel
Cyrus Hall (M. E. Church)
Garnett Cape
Kleeman & Goldstein
J. W. Lloyd (J. William Lloyd) (Christian Church)
J. D. Hunter
Jas. G. Walls
Jas. G. Walls (Mortar)
James W. Pritchard
P. A. Mansfield
J. S. Jolly
George Partridge
Louis Parker
Chas. Carroll
W. F. Turney
Wm. Sampson
H. E. Duensweg
C. P. Lantz
E. A. McGreer
Johnson, Conn & Bro.
W. A. Cochran (William A. Cochran)
To money borrowed from Morgan Bryant? Martin V. Lovell
Herrick subscription
AMOUNT BROUGHT FORWARD
Herrick Half of fence
Chris Peterson
N. T. Brown
E. Moses
D. N. Harwood
A. Blankenship
W. E. Killam
Total receipts of Money to Buidling Fund of church, including $1500.00 borrowed
Jerry Sullivan
A. T. Balsymer
Silver Brothers
Silver Brothers
W. B. Jackson
Parker & Roberts
F. Broyles
W. P. Jackson
Frank Jarnegan
Frank Broyles
Frank Broyles
N. B. Couch
N. B. Couch
Frank Jarnegan
Silvers
Guilford
Pelit?
F. Broyles
N. B. Couch
Wm. Flowers
W. B. Jackson
E. A. Tewilliger
Ballaard & Mahan
Gillett
Broyles
H. Imem??
W. H. Flowers
W. B. Jackson
E. A. Tewilliger
W. A. Cochran
A. D. Shelby
AMOUNT BROUGHT FORWARD
A. D. Sheely
W. T. Davis
H. Swan
R. E. Guilford
R. E. Guilford
L. Kelly
Johnson, Conn & Bro.
A. D. Sheely
W. H. Flowers
W. B. Jackson
Amos Smith
H. Swam
W. W. Thornton
H. L. Martin
Ira Flanders
Frank Broyles
H. Swam
A. D. Sheeley
W. A. Jackson
A. D. Sheeley
A. D. Sheeley
Wm. Flowers
Granville Watton
G. D. Watton
H. Swan
Alex Michal
Silvers (K & G)
Lantz Bros.
J. M. Lacey
A.P. Couch
Bob Wright
AMOUNT BROUGHT FORWARD
W. B. Jackson
A. Gillet
Lacey
Joseph Walls
H. Swan
T. Kelley
Blankenship
J. G. Walls
J. W. Pritchard
Jas. Carroll
Hamer
Blankenship
Ira Blankenship
Sam Ayers
J. T. Moore
James Sorrels
James Sorrels
James Sorrels
James T. Moore
Jos. Walls
P. Ware
H. Swan
broyles
W. P. Jackson
James Carroll
James Shaw
James E. Miller
Flanders
Cook & Fouke
Shaw
Carroll
Blankenship
Shaw
Carroll
AMOUNT BROUGHT FORWARD
Chas. Carroll
Blankenship
H. Swan
Jas. Carroll
Chas. Carroll
Jas. Miller
Sampson
Shaw
Flanders
Hamer
Hamer
M. Bryant
Johnson Conn & Bro.
W. P. Jackson
Wetzel & Howard
J. H. Silver & Bro
Wetzel & Howard
Kleeman & Goldstein
J. L. Douthit
Asa Blankenship
Amount paid by treas. for work on church
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Digging foundation
Freight on Window Sills
freight on keystones
work on frames
brick work
brick work
(No. 7)
lumber
Carpet work
Carpet work
carpet Work
Carpet Work
Carpet Work
carpet work
carpet work
work
brick work
book, paper, etc.
work on roof
carpet work
carpet work
carpet work
carpet work
carpet work
Stone work
Stone work
Stone work
Stone work
Stone work
Stone work
Stone work
(Lantz Bill)
Carpet Work
carpet work
carpet work
work
Postage on Circulars
Trower for printing letters
freight on glass
For Glass for Windows
coal
Lumber
woork
work
work
hauling
work
wood
Insurance
sand
work
work
WORK
work
work
work
work
work
work
Expenses Ellis to Indianapolis
work
sand
work
chairs
work
work
work
work
work
work
work
work
coal
painting
plastering
plastering
work
chandelier
painting
hauling water
work
watching
work
work
work
work
work
dirt
Work
work
work
work
work on fence
work
hauling dirt
Palisters etc.
work on fence
work on fence & sod
painting
sod & fence
sod & fence
grading
painting
work
cleaning church
cleaning chruch
cementing
blacksmithing
work on fence
hauling sod
pitcher etc.
lamps
interest
Materials
work
tin work
no voucher
Roof, etc.
carpet
from N. F. Brown
(not specified)
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$5.00
$35.00
$25.00
$5.00
$5.00
$10.00
$2.40
$5.00
$15.00
$5.00
$100.00
$5.00
$100.00
$10.00
$10.00
$10.00
$10.00
$100.00
$25.00
$10.00
$10.00
$25.00
$25.00
$10.00
$10.00
$1.00
$25.00
$5.00
$50.00
$25.00
$25.00
$10.00
$713.40
$25.00
$1.00
$25.00
$5.00
$25.00
$15.00
$75.00
$20.00
$10.00
$5.00
$50.00
$10.00
$5.00
$20.00
$25.00
$5.00
$5.00
$10.00
$5.00
$5.00
$10.00
$15.00
$65.00
$6.00
$2.50
$5.00
$10.00
$50.00
$73.12
$100.00
$15.00
$100.00
$25.00
$10.00
$26.88
$1,572.90
$10.00
$25.00
$50.00
$2.00
$100.00
$25.00
$100.00
$5.62
$10.00
$5.00
$5.00
$10.00
$5.00
$5.00
$50.00
$25.00
$15.00
$25.00
$3.00
$25.00
$50.00
$5.00
$500.00
$5.00
$60.50
$5.00
$10.00
$10.00
$5.00
$10.00
$100.00
$300.00
$1,500.00
$10.00
$100.00
$4,744.02
$7.57
$10.00
$10.00
$5.00
$15.00
$15.00
$2.00
$4,808.59
$10.00
$7.35
$7.10
$26.25
$50.00
$400.00
$20.00
$57.12
$40.00
$18.75
$4.37
$40.00
$41.50
$12.00
$5.00
$3.50
$600.00
$7.75
$3.00
$23.75
$2.00
$30.00
$18.25
$8.75
$95.75
$2.00
$40.75
$13.75
$13.75
$10.00
$15.00
$1.20
$15.00
$1643.64
$11.88
$10.00
$18.12
$1.50
$3.00
$12.55
$153.40
$5.00
$500.00
$14.37
$16.87
$21.25
$10.00
$23.13
$1.25
$40.00
$5.00
$30.00
$26.87
$13.75
$38.75
$15.00
$13.75
$36.87
$38.12
$15.00
$6.00
$22.50
$5.62
$50.00
$243.75
$4.50
$5.50
$1.25
$3058.19
$32.50
$1.00
$5.25
$5.00
$14.38
$3.70
$20.00
$44.50
$33.00
$5.25
$72.15
$20.00
$2.00
$4.50
$1.50
$2.60
$1.50
$4.50
$2.50
$2.50
$1.12
$26.25
$12.00
$42.50
$4.50
$3.75
$1.00
$25.60
$27.48
$3.00
$7.50
$20.00
$6.00
$6.75
$3523.97
$90.50
$40.00
$12.50
$0.75
$3.00
$1.00
$20.75
$4.50
$5.50
$2.60
$50.95
$3.75
$500.00
15
$100.00
$300.00
$40.00
$14.95
$10.00
$67.09
$4806.81
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2000 Equivalent
$82.50
$577.50
$412.50
$82.50
$82.50
$165.00
$39.60
$82.50
$247.50
$82.50
$1,650.00
$82.50
$1,650.00
$165.00
$165.00
$165.00
$165.00
$1,650.00
$412.50
$165.00
$165.00
$412.50
$412.50
$165.00
$165.00
$16.50
$412.50
$82.50
$825.00
$412.50
$412.50
$165.00
$11,771.10
$412.50
$16.50
$412.50
$82.50
$412.50
$247.50
$1,237.50
$330.00
$165.00
$82.50
$825.00
$165.00
$82.50
$330.00
$412.50
$82.50
$82.50
$165.00
$82.50
$82.50
$165.00
$247.50
$1,072.50
$99.00
$41.25
$82.50
$165.00
$825.00
$1,206.48
$1,650.00
$247.50
$1,650.00
$412.50
$165.00
$443.52
$25,952.85
$165.00
$412.50
$825.00
$33.00
$1,650.00
$412.50
$1,650.00
$92.73
$165.00
$82.50
$82.50
$165.00
$82.50
$82.50
$825.00
$412.50
$247.50
$412.50
$49.50
$412.50
$825.00
$82.50
$8,250.00
$82.50
$998.25
$82.50
$165.00
$165.00
$82.50
$165.00
$1,650.00
$4,950.00
$24,750.00
$165.00
$1,650.00
$78,276.33
$124.91
$165.00
$165.00
$82.50
$247.50
$247.50
$33.00
$79,341.74
$165.00
$121.28
$117.15
$433.12
$825.00
$6,600.00
$330.00
$942.48
$660.00
$309.38
$72.11
$660.00
$684.75
$198.00
$82.50
$57.75
$9,900.00
$127.88
$49.50
$391.88
$33.00
$495.00
$301.12
$144.38
$1,579.88
$33.00
$672.38
$226.88
$226.88
$165.00
$247.50
$19.80
$247.50
$27,120.06
$196.02
$165.00
$298.98
$24.75
$49.50
$207.07
$2,531.10
$82.50
$8,250.00
$237.10
$278.36
$350.62
$165.00
$381.64
$20.62
$660.00
$82.50
$495.00
$443.36
$226.88
$639.38
$247.50
$226.88
$608.36
$628.98
$247.50
$99.00
$371.25
$92.73
$825.00
$4,021.88
$74.25
$90.75
$20.62
$50,460.14
$536.25
$16.50
$86.62
$82.50
$237.27
$61.05
$330.00
$734.25
$544.50
$86.62
$1,190.47
$330.00
$33.00
$74.25
$24.75
$42.90
$24.75
$74.25
$41.25
$41.25
$18.48
$433.12
$198.00
$701.25
$74.25
$61.88
$16.50
$422.40
$453.42
$49.50
$123.75
$330.00
$99.00
$111.38
$58,145.50
$1,493.25
$660.00
$206.25
$12.38
$49.50
$16.50
$342.38
$74.25
$90.75
$42.90
$840.67
$61.88
$8,250.00
$247.50
$1,650.00
$4,950.00
$660.00
$246.68
$165.00
$1,106.98
$79,312.37
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