Bill Text: IL HR0603 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the congregation of the Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Blue Island on the occasion of the church's 100th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-10-14 - Resolution Adopted [HR0603 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0603-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the congregation | ||||||
4 | of the Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Blue Island on the | ||||||
5 | occasion of the church's 100th anniversary; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The rich history of the Salem Evangelical Lutheran | ||||||
7 | Church began in 1862, when Rev. Stubnatzy of St. John's | ||||||
8 | Lutheran Church in Coopers Grove took charge of the various | ||||||
9 | private Lutheran services that took place throughout the Blue | ||||||
10 | Island area; a year later the group formed the German | ||||||
11 | Evangelical Lutheran Society, which hosted a congregation of 66 | ||||||
12 | under the pastorate of Rev. Augustus Reinke, who was also | ||||||
13 | responsible for the creation of a school and parsonage; Rev. | ||||||
14 | Reinke was succeeded by Rev. H. Ernst, who served the group | ||||||
15 | from 1871 until 1879, when Rev. H. Duborg became the Salem | ||||||
16 | congregation's new pastor; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Following the Predestination and Election | ||||||
18 | Controversy in the Synodical Conference in 1881, the Salem | ||||||
19 | congregation, as well as the congregation's pastor, broke away | ||||||
20 | from the Synodical conference; the church became affiliated | ||||||
21 | with the denomination now known as the Lutheran Church Missouri | ||||||
22 | Synod in July of 1909 and became self-supporting on April 28, | ||||||
23 | 1924; and
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1 | WHEREAS, In September of 1909, the Salem congregation held | ||||||
2 | its first recorded meeting, with Rev. F. Sievers presiding; | ||||||
3 | during the meeting, the congregation adopted a constitution, | ||||||
4 | which was signed by Andrew Reines, William Siemsen, Louis | ||||||
5 | Storz, Sr., John Wolz, Carl "Charlie" Schwartz, Oscar Jacob, | ||||||
6 | Carl Hupe, and Gustave Thedens; on December 12, 1909, Rev. | ||||||
7 | Raymond Reinke of Harvard was installed as the Salem | ||||||
8 | congregation's first pastor; during the church's first year, | ||||||
9 | the congregation gathered for worship at the Congregational | ||||||
10 | Church on York Street in Blue Island; and
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11 | WHEREAS, On March 7, 1910, the Salem Evangelical Lutheran | ||||||
12 | Church purchased a lot at the corner of Maple and High Streets | ||||||
13 | in Blue Island for the construction of a new church; the | ||||||
14 | building's cornerstone was laid on November 15, 1910 and | ||||||
15 | completed that year; the Salem congregation dedicated the | ||||||
16 | church on December 11, 1910 and began holding services | ||||||
17 | immediately; throughout the 1910's, various improvements were | ||||||
18 | made to the church, including the creation of a Sunday School, | ||||||
19 | the purchase of a church bell, the placement of an altar for | ||||||
20 | the church, and the expansion of the church's basement; and
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21 | WHEREAS, The 1920s were a wonderful time of growth and | ||||||
22 | celebration for the Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church; the | ||||||
23 | church purchased an organ for the church on July 9, 1922; the |
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1 | church celebration its 15th anniversary on the second Sunday in | ||||||
2 | December of 1924; in 1927, the church built its Parsonage at | ||||||
3 | 12906 Maple Avenue, where it remained until it was sold in | ||||||
4 | 2001; and
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5 | WHEREAS, In 1934, the Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church | ||||||
6 | celebrated the church's 25th anniversary; that same year, the | ||||||
7 | congregation founded the Salem Men's Club; and
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8 | WHEREAS, In 1949, the Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church | ||||||
9 | celebrated the church's 40th anniversary with addition of light | ||||||
10 | fixtures; that same year, the church purchased the lot south of | ||||||
11 | the church, known as the Montag property; the house that was | ||||||
12 | sitting on the property was remodeled into the school's Primary | ||||||
13 | Building and was dedicated on December 27, 1949; on August 29, | ||||||
14 | 1954, the church built a new school building, which includes | ||||||
15 | the school's basement, kitchen, classrooms, and office; the | ||||||
16 | congregation celebrated the church's continued success with a | ||||||
17 | 50-year anniversary celebration in 1959 and a 60-year | ||||||
18 | anniversary celebration in 1969; and
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19 | WHEREAS, In 1973, the front of the Salem Evangelical | ||||||
20 | Lutheran Church's present school was constructed; the school | ||||||
21 | now provided a classroom, library, restrooms, storage space, an | ||||||
22 | office complex, a meeting room, and a kindergarten room for the | ||||||
23 | school's many students, teachers, and staff; the facility was |
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1 | dedicated on January 21, 1973; and
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2 | WHEREAS, On December 14, 1980, the Salem congregation | ||||||
3 | re-dedicated the interior of the church and celebrated the 70th | ||||||
4 | anniversary of the church's first dedication; the congregation | ||||||
5 | also extensively remodeled the interior of the church, | ||||||
6 | completing their work in October of 1981; on March 1, 1987, the | ||||||
7 | congregation of the Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church | ||||||
8 | celebrated the final payment on the church by burning the | ||||||
9 | church's mortgage; in 1987, the church continued its renovation | ||||||
10 | of the church grounds, demolishing and repaving the site where | ||||||
11 | the Schultz house stood and erecting a fence around the | ||||||
12 | church's playground; the following year, the church completed | ||||||
13 | the construction of the church's new doors; and
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14 | WHEREAS, In 1991, the Salem congregation replaced its | ||||||
15 | original pipe organ with a new electronic organ and removed the | ||||||
16 | organ pipes from the building; in 1993, the lower level of the | ||||||
17 | church was remodeled; and
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18 | WHEREAS, The coming of the new millennium brought many new | ||||||
19 | developments to the Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church; on March | ||||||
20 | 11, 2001, the church's library was dedicated in the memory of | ||||||
21 | Alan Poegel, a former principal and teacher at Salem; on | ||||||
22 | September 26, 2004, the church celebrated its 95th anniversary | ||||||
23 | with a special service featuring guest preacher Rev. William |
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1 | Ameiss and with the dedication of 2 new candelabras and a new | ||||||
2 | blue parament; the church's new Communion vessels were | ||||||
3 | dedicated on May 21, 2006; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Throughout the last 100 years, the Salem | ||||||
5 | Evangelical Lutheran Church has served as a pillar of strength, | ||||||
6 | piety, and compassion for the people of Blue Island, a position | ||||||
7 | that it will undoubtedly serve in for many generations to come; | ||||||
8 | therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
10 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
11 | congratulate the congregation of the Salem Evangelical | ||||||
12 | Lutheran Church on the occasion of the church's 100th | ||||||
13 | anniversary and wish them continued success and happiness in | ||||||
14 | the future; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to Pastor Chris A.E. Bottorff of the Salem | ||||||
17 | Evangelical Lutheran Church as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
18 | respect.
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