Adam Ferguson

There are two questions before us: "Who was Adam Ferguson?" and "What part did he play in the early days of the Chapel?".

Adam Ferguson had come to Chicago from Scotland as a young man, probably in early 1926. He attended the Austin Gospel Hall until he enrolled at Wheaton College (Fall 1926?). Because of his association with Austin Gospel he was aware of the beginnings of the Lombard Chapel and decided to become involved with this new work. As a student, at Wheaton College, it was easy for him to catch the Aurora & Elgin RR in Wheaton and get off at the depot at main street Lombard (Prairie Path) and walk a half block west to the chapel.

The following statements about Adam Ferguson and his role at the Chapel, come from the December 31, 1931 article, (bottom of page 27) He was "one of the Sunday School teachers" and "has been most active in the work at the Chapel during its four years of existence."

In April, 1931, he was commended to the work of the Lord in South Africa by the Austin Assembly.

Chicago, April 15, 1931

From the Austin Assembly

To the Saints of God wherever gathered in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, greetings:

Beloved Brethren:

It is our privilege at this time to commend to the work of the Lord in South Africa, as a fellow-laborer with Brother Edwin Gibbs, among the Zulus, Bro. Adam Ferguson, who has for the past five years, been associated with us in Austin Gospel Hall, and also with the testimony in Lombard, Ill.

Bro: Adam Ferguson hails from Leigh, Scotland. Shortly after he was saved, through the kindness of a brother in the Lord, he with others from Scotland, came to his country to sty, having the Heaven-begotten desire to fit himself for service in the foreign field. This desire had been pregnant in his heart ever since, as a young boy, he had heard missionaries tell of the need of the Gospel in heathen lands.

He has graduated from school, and during the time there has sought every opportunity of witnessing a good confession for his Lord, although the path many times has been a rough one– working his way through for the most part. He also associated himself with the brethren meeting in Lombard, giving such assistance in the work of the Lord as he could at Sunday School, as teacher, and in children's meetings, also preaching the Gospel with clarity and much acceptance....

Yours in the fellowship of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and on behalf of the saints gathering in Austin Gospel Hall, 748 N. Leamington Ave., Chicago, Ill.

Signed C.E. Atwood, James Brown, David Stubbs, Laurence Skinner, John Duff, Tom Bendelow.

(James Brown - father of Tom Brown grandfather of Dave Brown)

From "Light and Liberty" May 1931

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