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audienceT#»tk AnalYrrtary.Yesterday atths Baptist church in*for[our c*ly R*v- L A. Abbott, D, D. prekched a aarmou appropriate to the tenth anniversary of hitSabbath at pastor. A largewm prtMni. The choir Alto rnede special arrangement* for music which addinl to the exi»r*Mions of thankfulnew for God's blessings during theten VBAht nf UHr»r.. —a '*• vam m a•nt,ofbilebutouthe he | *hipTaking for hb text the 1st. and 3rd versos of 2nd. chapter of 1st. Corh* drew many things to mind of thi Lord’s goodnem to him and tht church, in which ha showed thankful-ness and trast to the wholeinm-ofuiym-senpa-I b He ate■ atbyn-heFrom hb statistica are gathered the following interesting Items: Thechurch has had ten pastors previous to Dr. Abbott’s time and the averagelength of their pastorates has been 3 7-10 years. The pastorate of Eben eter Rodgers of 1 year wm the shortest and that of M Jameson of 9 years and 5 months was the longest.The additions to the church during the last ten years number MB, of which number 215 have united in baptism. The church now numbers .‘AM of whom 357 are resident members. To unite with other churches 181 have been dismissedhemembershipnd-mtotse,nd►e-li-ss0-ir-IIIS.in the last 10 years. The average attendance b one-fourth larger in both Hunday Schools than 10 years ago and 4-5 of the present teaching foroe in both schools has come in by baptism in that time. Forty of those were in the primary class during the first four years of Dr. Abbott’s time, while Mrs. Abbott was the teacher, have within the 10 years united with the church.The benevolent contributions of thei-I*church and Sunday schools for all causes have averaged $1,200 per year which is Just i of all the money raisedby them for ail purposes.A real unity of spirit has been preserved and to this under Cod’s guld»»»lt; ** is to lie ascribed all growth and ail mi cress Almost one third of Dr. Abbott’s ministerial life has been spent with this church and the hopes of aU are exprceed in wishing him a longer season in this field.
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Alton Daily Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Mon, Apr 15, 1889
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