BaptistChurch
Just when the first services ofthe Baptist Church were held in Schuyler County is not a matter of record,but the ministers of that faith were early in the field and had reachedRushville in the latter ‘twenties. A division of the church at this earlyday tended to disorganize the evangelistic work and the effects of it werefelt in this county.
On October 20, 1832, a Baptist Church ofChrist called Concord, was organized, and there were twenty-three personsin Schuyler who signed the constitution and articles of faith. Elder JohnLogan was called as pastor and he served until 1836 when he was succeededby Elder Newell. Services had been held principally in the countryup to this time, but in 1837 a building was erected in Rushville. After a short time this building was sold and a new church was built onthe Macomb road, four and a half miles north of Rushville. ElderDavis was pastor of the church from 1840 to 1847, and during these yearsthere was a great revival of interest. This culminated in the buildingof a new church in Rushville in 1551, but for some reason the church neverthrived in this city, and finally the congregation was unable to keep uptheir organization, and the building was sold to the Rushville Union Schooldistrict and is now used for the primary grades.
Excerpted from Historical Encyclopediaof Illinois and History of Schuyler County, 1908, edited by HowardF. Dyson.
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