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[p.1] We the undersigned agree to pay the sums set to our names respectively for the erection of a church edifice in the village of Wilmette according to the following conditions, to wit: [Section numbered] 1 These subscriptions shall be due and payable provided the entire amount secured on subscription shall be at least four [in pencil] thousand dollars [Section numbered] 2 They shall be payable as follows, namely: one third [1/3] when the work is commenced, one third [1/3] when the building is roofed and enclosed and one third when it is completed ready for occupancy. [Section numbered] 3 The location of the church shall be fixed by the concurring vote of so many of these subscribers as shall represen at least two thirds [2/3] of the whole amount subscribed. [Section numbered] 4 The church shall for the present be held in trust by the Executive Committee of the Wilmette Evangelical Association namely John Stevenson, Alexander McDaniel, John D. Brown, Samuel M. Dingee and Thomas B. Morris and their successors in office and shall be used and occupied under their direction. [Section numbered] 5 The subscriptions that may be made on this paper shall be for the ultimate and permanent benefit of such religious denominations as each subscriber here shall des- [cont. p.2]
Object Description
| Title | Wilmette Evangelical Association Subscription List, 1872 |
| Description | List of donors followed an agreement to establish the Wilmette Evangelical Association. Money was used to build a co-operative church at Lake and Wilmette Avenues, in Wilmette. The list includes the names of Wilmette's leading land developers and village fathers, each listed with the amount of his subscription and his religious denomination. Photo of part of the document published in, "Wilmette: a History, " by George D. Bushnell. |
| Subject | Associations, institutions, etc. |
| Organization | Wilmette Evangelical Association |
| Creator | Wilmette Evangelical Association |
| Date | 1872-07-12 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | Handwritten manuscript |
| Source | Churches, 7.75 X 12.25 inches |
| City | Wilmette |
| State | Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| Decade | 1870-1879 |
| SourceSummary | Photographs and documents relating to the history of churches in Wilmette, Illinois. |
| AcquisitionData | Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), 600 DPI, 24-bit color (16.7 million colors), Microtek ScanMaker 8700, ScanWizard 5.5 |
| DateCreated | 1872-07-12 |
| DateCataloged | 2003-06-12 |
| PlaceKept | Local History Room, Documents Box, Document 14 |
| Language | English |
| CompoundDoc | Yes |
