[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24674]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO ZION EVANGELICAL AND REFORMED UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 18, 2007

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Zion Evangelical 
and Reformed United Church of Christ in Addieville, IL. One hundred 
years ago this past Saturday, the congregation of Zion Church of Christ 
set the cornerstone of their present church building. Contents of the 
cornerstone included, among other things, the church constitution, 
membership list, a catechism, songbook, and church calendar.
  On May 31, 1908, the new church was finally completed. Over 3000 
parishioners and spectators attended the dedication services, The 
magnificent edifice was erected at a cost of $23,000 dollars and was 
hailed in the Nashville Journal as the finest church in Washington 
County, IL.
  But while a sturdy and beautiful building is a testament to the 
handiwork of the church's carpenters and craftsman--the success of the 
Zion Church over the course of a century is a living testament to the 
souls who fill the church pews. May God continue to bless the Zion 
Church for another hundred years.

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