![]() ![]() Shall clearly appear to contravene the kingdom and coming of our Lord Worships, human inventions in church government, war and whatever else Of God's Word against slave-holding, secret societies, and their Trustees is, that the instructions and influence of the institutionīear decidedly against all forms of error and sin. The cooperation of its founders and friends, the Wesleyans.Ĭongregational gentlemen, widely known in the State, have accepted To be under the patronage and control of Orthodox Congregationalists, Other important changes made, which will appear in the followingįrom a paper, at that time adopted by the Trustees: Managed by, the Wesleyan Methodists, under the name "IllinoisĪ new charter was obtained, the name changed to "Wheaton College," and This institution was founded, and for six years Has done as much for the real prosperity of Wheaton as the location of Of the northern portion of DuPage county having erected a court-houseĪ cost of about $20,000, which, with four acres of land, was deeded to In 1867 the county-seat of DuPage county was located at Wheaton, the Wheaton was platted and recorded by theīrothers, on June 20, 1853, and is twenty-five miles west of There are two flourishing villages in this township- Wheaton and Danby Wheaton settled in the township, and made claims where the present The population did not increase very rapidly ![]() The first settlement in this town was made as early as 1831, by H. It would be considered a prairieĪlthough there are some fine groves of timber within its limits. In the geographical center of the county and on the main line of theĪnd Northwestern railroad. ![]()
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