Bill Text: IL HR0704 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the Canaan A.M.W. Church in Maywood on its 100th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-08-25 - Resolution Adopted [HR0704 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0704-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to recognize the Canaan A.M.W. Church in | ||||||
4 | Maywood on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its | ||||||
5 | founding; and
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6 | WHEREAS, On March 20, 1905, the Canaan A.M.E. Mission | ||||||
7 | Church was organized in Oak Park under the leadership of Rev. | ||||||
8 | Thomas Pain Devlin; the first chartered members were Brother | ||||||
9 | and Sister
Shannon; Sister Heady and Brother James Devlin; | ||||||
10 | Brother Tom Hensely; Sister Fannie Lee; Sister
Genevieve and | ||||||
11 | Brother Winford Wilson; Sister Janie Wilson; Sister Colvin; | ||||||
12 | Sister Mary Wilson Dobbs; and
Sister Fannie Stuart; and
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13 | WHEREAS, In 1910, the A.M.E. Mission church was organized | ||||||
14 | in Maywood under the leadership of Rev. Thomas Lovett; the | ||||||
15 | first chartered members were Sister Elizabeth and Brother | ||||||
16 | William
Priestly; Sister Maude Priestly Stump; Sister Mary | ||||||
17 | Sheridan; Brother A.L. Rayford; Sister Fannie D.
Stuart; Sister | ||||||
18 | Florence May and Brother Joseph Logan; and Sister Fannie Lee; | ||||||
19 | and
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20 | WHEREAS, The 2 churches consolidated their respective | ||||||
21 | congregations in 1914 and chose the name Canaan A.M.E. Church; | ||||||
22 | and
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1 | WHEREAS, The first choir was organized in 1912 and the | ||||||
2 | first parsonage was built in 1923; the sanctuary was erected in | ||||||
3 | 1925; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The church expanded numerous times throughout the | ||||||
5 | years due to significant increases in membership; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Other pastors to serve the church throughout the | ||||||
7 | years were Rev. James Woods, Rev. W.B. Lowery, Rev. W.H. | ||||||
8 | Thomasson, Rev. T.J. Merritt, Rev. D.H. Byrd, Rev. G.I. Holt, | ||||||
9 | Rev. W.B. Barber, Rev. S.E. Malone, Rev. S.B. Washington, Rev. | ||||||
10 | J.C. Brewer, Rev. Maurice Higginbothan, Rev. J.W. James, Rev. | ||||||
11 | Granville Reed, Rev. J. Edward Foster, Rev. W.N. Reed, Rev. | ||||||
12 | Charles I. Spivey, Rev. Fred D. Ford, Rev. Blaine Ramsey, Rev. | ||||||
13 | Isaac Kindred, and Rev. Robert L. Bailey; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The current pastor, Rev. C. Calvin Rice, joined | ||||||
15 | the church in time to see it through its 100th anniversary and | ||||||
16 | into the future; therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
18 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
19 | recognize the 100th anniversary of the Canaan A.M.W. Church, | ||||||
20 | and we wish it many more successful years; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to the Canaan A.M.W. Church as an expression of our | ||||||
3 | esteem and respect.
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