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Baptist Church of Hornby records

 Collection — microfilm reel: 1
Identifier: 6074

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Records of the Hornby Baptist Church (1860-1916) contain monthly covenant and annual meeting minutes interspersed with membership lists which are revised periodically between i860 and 1895. Minutes deal mainly with the condition of the church, the election of trustees, church discipline, and procuring ministers. In the back of the volume are minutes of the Chemung River Baptist Association in 1865 and the Program of the 67th Annual meeting held in 1909. Some entries are illegible.

Dates

  • 1860-1916.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The early history of this congregation as related by William G. Gardner (see the accessions folder) is unclear. Apparently a number of congregations from the area around Hornby Forks including Dryun, Jersey, Catlin, Mead's Creek, Campbell (then West Hill) and Erwin had formed congregations which contributed members to the Hornby Church at its formation between 1825 and 1838. In 1840 the Mead's Creek Baptist Church was set off from Hornby as a separate congregation. The church originally belonged to the Steuben Association but by 1847 had joined the Chemung River Baptist Association which met in Hornby in 1860. After 1862 the Hornby church had a Sunday school.

Extent

1 microfilm reels. (1 microfilm reels.)

Abstract

Covenant and annual meeting minutes interspersed with membership records. Subjects discussed include revivals, the appointment of pastors, and church discipline.

Physical Description

Microfilm

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
S.L.
Date completed:
Aug. 1979
EAD encoding:
Andrea Hektor, Aug. 2004
Date modified:
Marcie Farwell, February 2015
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by S.L.
Date
August 10, 2004
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)