December 5, 1870

The union of two Milwaukee Presbyterian churches under the name Immanuel Presbyterian Church was officially declared.

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitDecember 1870Month

President Strong secured $1,500 and a new piano for the school.

BeloitDecember 25, 1870

The wife of a Beloit man died in Beloit.

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The evidence

The regionDecember 5, 1870

The union of two Milwaukee Presbyterian churches under the name Immanuel Presbyterian Church was officially declared.

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The resigna tion of Dr. Buchanan, in August, 1870, leaving the latter church without a pastor, greatly facilitated attempts at union. And that nothing whatever should impede the progress of a consummation so desirable, Mr. Eddy, of his own motion, resigned the pastorship of the First Church. This was November 10. 1870. To accomplish the merger with the least friction the two bodies agreed to coalesce under a new designation. Their union under the name of Immanuel Presbyterian Church was officially declared on December 5, 1870.

Brown, William Fiske. Past Made Present: The First Fifty Years of the First Presbyterian Church and Congregation of Beloit, Wisconsin. An Illustrated History of Sixty Years in Beloit and Wisconsin. Chicago: printed by the Marsh & Grant Co., 1900. Digitized by Google Books.PDF p. 251 / book p. 259

1870 / December 5

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December 5, 1870

The union of two Milwaukee Presbyterian churches under the name Immanuel Presbyterian Church was officially declared.

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The evidence

The regionDecember 5, 1870

The union of two Milwaukee Presbyterian churches under the name Immanuel Presbyterian Church was officially declared.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

The resigna tion of Dr. Buchanan, in August, 1870, leaving the latter church without a pastor, greatly facilitated attempts at union. And that nothing whatever should impede the progress of a consummation so desirable, Mr. Eddy, of his own motion, resigned the pastorship of the First Church. This was November 10. 1870. To accomplish the merger with the least friction the two bodies agreed to coalesce under a new designation. Their union under the name of Immanuel Presbyterian Church was officially declared on December 5, 1870.