R E V . \V I L L I A M O H N C H I C H E S TE R D . D . J , T H E P Presby erian Church A H I ST O RY O F T H E O L D E ST O R GA N I Z AT I O N I N C H I C A G O Wi th B i og ra ph i ca l Ske t c h e s of th e P a s tors a n d C opi ou s Ext a c ts f r o m" t h e C ho ir Re ds r : ; cor ’ ’ P H I L O Mi AMsi o i f l s Me mb e r of th e Commi tte e on Mu sic sin c e 1 8 7 4 WI T H I L L U ST R A T I O N S C L A Y T O N F. S U M M Y C o . C H I C A G O 1 9 0 0 LIST O F I LLU ST RAT I N O S. D REV . W . J . CHICHESTER , D . , M M T B F B E ORIAL A LET , ORT DEAR ORN , B . D . REV . JOHN LATCHFORD , D , B ” RICK CHURCH , FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH B M E . WA ASH AVENUE . CHURCH , M M O R . JA ES TIS , FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH M G F. B R . EORGE ACON , F B I IRST PRES YTERIAN CHURCH ( NTERIOR ), M A . R . CHARLES HAVENS , M E Y R . CLAREN CE DD , S BY ECOND PRES TERIAN CHURCH , M A . I R . CH RLES D RWIN , M N DR EI E R RS . CHRISTINE . i FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH“ CHOIR ( 1 892 M F S . M R . RANCIS OORE , M G . T M B RS . CLARA RI LE , M G H R . LENN ALL , CHOIR ( 1 899 M A M R . LFRED WILLIA S , FI RST P RESBYTERIA N CHURCH M G B R . HORACE . IRD , G . M . A R UGUSTUS DOWNS , M S M F RS . ASSETT , N M - O B A E PLATES OF RGAN UILDERS , . J M P . D . REV ERE IAH ORTER , D , FL AV E L B M . REV . ASCO , D D . H EY D D REV ARV CURTIS , . Z M M Y . D . REV . HU PHRE , D , . M D . D REV ARTHUR ITCHELL , . Y B D . D REV JOHN HENR ARROWS, NT EN C O T S. PAGE . F S T AT ONS LIS T O I LLU R I , 1 P E L E R UD , 5 I S T O I L H R CA , 7 F B ORT DEAR ORN , 9 . E M D . 1 ARRIVAL OF REV JER IAH PORTER , D , 0 O Z F RGANI ATION OF THE IRST CHURCH , 1 1 FI RST HOUSE OF WORSHIP , 1 2 M P C T o R . ORTER A CEPTS CALL PEORIA , 1 3 I S Y F B OF T 1 4 NCORPORATION OF OCIET AND IRST OARD RUSTEES , B D . D . REV . JOHN LATCHFORD , , 1 5 FL AV E L D . D . B M REV ASCO , 1 7 P W S R 1 8 URCHASE OF CORNER OF CLARK AND ASHINGTON T EETS , B ” DEDICATION OF RICK CHURCH , 1 8 . FL AV E L B M . 1 RESIGNATION OF REV ASCO , D D 2 D H Y . D . REV . ARVE CURTIS , , 21 S O Z S 23 LAVERY QUESTION AND RGANI ATION OF ECOND CHURCH , S “ B C ” 4 ALE OF RI K CHURCH , 2 L OT B 2 PURCHASE OF ON WA ASH AVENUE , 5 E NE W C B A 2 D DICATION OF CHUR H ON WA ASH VENUE , 5 DR . R RESIGNATION OF CU TIS , 26 C BY . M M Y . Z . D. D 2 ACCEPTAN E OF CALL REV HU PHRE , 8 Z . H D . D . M . M Y . 29 RESIGNATION OF REV U PHRE , , . A M C H D . D 3 CALL TO REV RTHUR IT ELL , 0 A LV A Y E SBY T E I N H H— O Z 32 C R PR R A C URC RGANI ATI O N , F G 3 REV . W . RAVES , 5 . E A 36 REV DWARD NDERSON , PUR CHASE OF CORNER OF I NDIANA AVENUE AND T WENTY S SECOND TREET , T B I REV . J . H . ROW R DGE , A . E . R EV . PIERCE , C REV . W . DICKINSON , L I D D . REV . DAN EL ORD , . , NE W E A Y DIFICE OF CALV R CHURCH , T H E G FI REAT RE , F Y UNION OF IRST AND CALVAR CHURCHES , Y CALVAR CHURCH CHOIR , V C ON TE I TS . T HE UNI T E D CHURCHE S . NE W O RGAN AND DEDICATION , S T RIAL OF REV . DAVID WING , T HE CHOIR J OU RNAL S . — — — 1 879 E M MR . E 1 8 76 1 8 78 NGAGE ENT OF DDY , — 0 DR . M 1 88 RESIGNATION OF ITCHELL , — . D To J B D . 1 881 CALL REV OHN H ARROWS , — — FI F’1‘ I E T H 1 882 1 88 3 ANNIVERSARY , - - 1 884 1 885 1 886 , — 1 88 7 1 888 1 889, — — 1 890 1 891 1 892. — DR . M 1 893 DEATH OF ITCHELL , — — E 1 894 1 895 RESIGNATION OF MR . DDY ; RESIGNATION OF B ARROWS , — — W T o . D 1 896 1 897 . D CALL REV J CHICHESTER , — 1 898 1 899, A CHA P T E R O N CHO IR S . T H E V ILLAGE CHOIR , E Y M F ARL USIC IN IRST CHURCH , F M M B IRST CHOIR E ERS , F O IRST RGAN IN CHICAGO , L F CHOIR EADERS OF IRST CHURCH , M M B 1 857 E ERS OF THE CHOIR IN , G E AT GANS OF T HE O L R O R W R D , S LM O Y T NE AND HYMN B OOKS P A D , U , V F L I E S OF PA S T O R S O FIR ST CHURCH . - . ER E MI AH P D . D . F REV J ORTER , , OUNDER , D B . D F P REV . JOHN LATCHFORD , IRST ASTOR , . FL AVE L B M D . D . S P REV ASCO , , ECOND ASTOR , D D . HA Y . T REV RVE CURTIS , HIRD PASTOR , R E D . F V Z M M Y D . U P HU PHRE , , O RTH ASTOR , D F . A M D . REV RTHUR ITCHELL , . , IFTH PASTOR , . B D . D. S X REV JOHN H ARROWS , , I TH PASTOR , O ST L E P UD , OFFI E S O F T HE H C R CHURC , E AT A AND A E N M RR DD DU , IN E X D , — SO r a n A A BBREVIATIONS . S p o ; B a s s ; 0 O r g a n i s t . P EL R U DE. In presenting a history of th e First Presbyterian Church I shall consider 1 T h e . h istory of the church from its foundation in 1 8 33 to th e consolidation with the Calvary Presbyterian 1 Church in 1 8 7 . 2 . The history of th e Calvary Presbyterian Church from its fou n dation in 1 8 59 to the consolidation with the 1 8 First Church in 7 1 . 3 . The period from th e consolidation of the two 7 1 8 1 1 900 . church es in to th e p resent date , In preparing this volum e I have consulte d the record s o f 30 the Session of the First Church com mencing May , 1 8 33; th e files of newspapers in th e Historical Society and ’ Public Library ; Captain A . T . Andreas History of Chi cago ; the Historical Sketch of Re v . Zephaniah Moore D. D. 1 8 67 Hu mphrey , ( ) and the Historical Sermons of Rev . D D 1 8 7 8 . Arthur Mitchell , . ( ) and Re v John Henry Bar D. D . rows , 1 8 75 i n In January , , I becam e especially interested th e m usical part of th e service , and at that tim e started -of fi c i a l W a semi choir j ournal , in hich were recorde d e very Sunday the names of the m embers of the choir present , ffi titles of choir and organ selections , name of the o ciating n minister , occasionally oting text or subj ect of sermon , as well as i mportant pulpit announcements . Funeral services of m embers of the ch urch and congregation , in which th e pastor and choir have taken part , are als o noted therein . This book , therefore , is largely d e voted to the history of m usic in this church as a part of its service ; and , as , i to my knowledge , th ere exists no other work covering th s subj ect , I have attem pted to present a num ber of facts connected with church m usic With which I have becom e acquainted during my investigations , and which seem to m e to d eserve an authentic record in connection with a history of church life in Chicago . 6 P R E L UD E . All the former pastors of the First Church exce pt . D D. ing Re v John Henry Barrows , . , have passed away . D Re v William John Chichester , D .