First Congregational Church of Rushville records
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
The records of the First Congregational Church of Rushville, New York are in two parts. Part 1 is church and congregation meeting minutes (item 1-1: 1829-1898), concerned primarily with membership and discipline (not described past 1868). Part 2 contains Related Legal Documents (item 2-1: 1802 1868), a Pew Rents and Pledge Book (item 2-2: 1860-1873), the Church Manual (item 2-3: 1869), and Sunday School Records (item 2-4: 1820-1824). Note that the target sheets for items 2-1 and 2-4 are incorrect; item 2-1 contains a Statement of Incorporation in addition to what is listed on the target, appearing between numbers 4 and 5, and dates for item 2-4 are not June 11, 1820 - June 10, 1821, but are 1820-1824. The Sunday School Records are in poor condition, containing in reverse chronological order 3 entries of annual meeting minutes. In addition, the first 17 pages are illegible.
Dates
- 1802-1898.
Creator
- First Congregational Church (Rushville, N.Y.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
The First Congregational Church of Augusta and Easton (or Eastown) was organized on November 28, 1802 by the Presbyterian missionary Reverend Jedediah Chapman. Later as town and county boundaries changed, it was clled the First Congregational Church of Augusta and Gorham, and by 1868 called the First Congregational Church of Rushville in Yates County. It belonged to the Ontario Association of Congregational Churches and Minsters until that organization dissolved in 1813, and then joined with the Presbytery of Geneva until 1855. On March 20th of the same year, an ecclesiastical Council of Congregational ministers was called to install a new pastor. Twenty-nine members lodged a protest against these proceedings on the grounds that such action was illegal and in contempt of the Geneva Presbytery. Subsequently on May 5, 1855 the church resolved to dissolve its connection with the Presbytery and in 1865 delegates were appointed to the National Council of Congregational Churches.
Extent
1 microfilm reels. (1 microfilm reels.)
Abstract
One volume congregation meeting minutes (1829-1898) dealing with membership and discipline, a pew rent and pledge book (1860-1873), the Church Manual (1869) and Sunday School Records (1820-1824).
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:
- P.W.
- Date completed:
- Oct. 1979
- EAD encoding:
- Andrea Hektor, Aug. 2004
- Date modified:
- Marcie Farwell, February 2015
- Augusta (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
- Chapman, Jedediah.
- Church records and registers -- New York (State) -- Rushville.
- Congregational churches -- New York (State) -- Rushville.
- Congregational churches -- Ontario Association.
- Easton (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
- First Congregational Church of Augusta and Easton (Rushville N.Y.)
- First Congregational Church of Augusta and Gorham (Rushville, N.Y.)
- Geneva Presbytery (N.Y.)
- Gorham (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
- Minutes.
- Ontario County (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
- Rushville (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by P.W.
- 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
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu