Church Organ
This file appears in: The Former Second Presbyterian Church
The massive 1867 Johnson tracker organ, (opus 217) required an extension built into the north wall of the church to house it. This is one of four functioning tracker organs in Madison, the others being in St. Michael's Catholic Church, Vine Street Baptist Church and St. John's Church of Christ.
This file appears in: The Former Second Presbyterian Church
The Former Second Presbyterian Church
In October of 1847, Henry Ward Beecher, the popular Presbyterian minister, came to Madison to visit friends. Riding the very first train from Indianapolis to Madison, a huge crowd gathered at the station to celebrate this new rail line. Beecher…