Metadata
Title
Vestry minutes, 1852-1871
Date
1852/1871
Digital Identifier
StPeter.VestryMinutes1852-1881
Description
The vestry is the governing body of an Episcopal church; it is comprised of the rector and members of the congregation elected by other congregants.
This bound volume contains the dates, members present and business discussed at St. Peters vestry meetings from 1852 to 1871. Topics include but are not limited to: insurance policies on the rectory, house, bells and organ; election of vestrymen, officers, warden and rector; appointments to committees for finance, choir, Sunday school, library, burial grounds and bell; selection of delegates to the Diocesan convention; management of the St. Peters charity fund and Christ Church hospital; and income from pew rent and collections.
This bound volume contains the dates, members present and business discussed at St. Peters vestry meetings from 1852 to 1871. Topics include but are not limited to: insurance policies on the rectory, house, bells and organ; election of vestrymen, officers, warden and rector; appointments to committees for finance, choir, Sunday school, library, burial grounds and bell; selection of delegates to the Diocesan convention; management of the St. Peters charity fund and Christ Church hospital; and income from pew rent and collections.
Subject
Place
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Congregation
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA
Holding Institution
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Extent
274 pages
Format (Digital)
tiff
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Language
eng
Type
Text
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