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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Members of First Methodist Church of Chillicothe |
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| 6 | 7 | | gathered on May 21, 2016, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the |
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| 7 | 8 | | construction of their church; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Organized in 1886 in the Jackson Springs community, |
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| 9 | 10 | | the congregation was served in its early days by circuit riders |
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| 10 | 11 | | C. T. Neese and J. T. Hosmer; the church was relocated to |
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| 11 | 12 | | Chillicothe not long after the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway |
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| 12 | 13 | | reached the town in the following year; eventually, the |
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| 13 | 14 | | congregation found a new site, and prominent architect Rockwell |
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| 14 | 15 | | Henry Stuckey was hired to design a building, which was completed in |
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| 15 | 16 | | 1916; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The church's classical elements include a cornice, |
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| 17 | 18 | | columns, and eaves, and it also features an octagonal dome and |
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| 18 | 19 | | stained glass windows that were crafted in Germany; in 1998, the |
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| 19 | 20 | | building was designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark by |
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| 20 | 21 | | the Texas Historical Commission; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Countless area residents have looked to the First |
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| 22 | 23 | | Methodist Church of Chillicothe for spiritual guidance for over a |
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| 23 | 24 | | century, and it is a pleasure to join in honoring the church and the |
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| 24 | 25 | | rich history of its venerable house of worship; now, therefore, be |
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| 25 | 26 | | it |
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| 26 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 27 | 28 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First |
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| 28 | 29 | | Methodist Church of Chillicothe building and extend to the members |
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| 29 | 30 | | of the congregation sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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| 30 | 31 | | further |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 33 | | prepared for the congregation as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 33 | 34 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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