Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Episcopal Church]]> Episcopalians]]> Church finance]]> Protestants]]> Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714]]> Clergy]]> Church schools]]> Tobacco]]> Taxation]]> Manuscripts]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/ChristChurch.QueenAnneWarrent1702.001.Recto.jpg]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Parish elections]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church management]]> Church fund raising]]> Church schools]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Church of England]]> Episcopalians]]> Corporate minutes]]> Episcopal Church]]>
Note: Page 92 was blank and was not scanned.]]>
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First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Moravian Church]]> Moravians]]> Corporate minutes]]> Church meetings]]> Elders (Church officers)]]> Church discipline]]> Conflict management]]> Church finance]]> Church management]]> Love feasts]]> Baptism]]> Church buildings]]> Church schools]]> Church membership]]> Manuscripts]]> Minutes (Records)]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/Moravian.MC_Phila_I_245.001.jpg]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Moravian Church]]> Moravians]]> Church schools]]> Love feasts]]> Church membership]]> Burial records]]> Sermons]]> Indians of North America]]> Baptismal records]]> Church records and registers]]> Manuscripts]]> Diaries]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/Moravian.MC_Phila_I_2.001.jpg]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Education]]> Public schools]]> Church schools]]> Church buildings]]> Presbyterians]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Manuscripts]]> Correspondence]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/PHS.SecondPresbyterianChurchSchoolCommCorrAgreementAccount.01.p1recto.jpg]]> Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Corporate minutes]]> Catholics]]> Church management]]> Church finance]]> Church buildings]]> Church schools]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Cemeteries]]> Church committees]]> Church fund raising]]>
Front matter includes a copy of the Act of Incorporation dated September 13, 1788; lists of subscribers who paid towards the burial ground, the building of the church in 1762, and the addition of pews and galleries in 1782; and rules for conducting church business.

The meeting minutes begin on image 26, and each entry includes a list of attendees and a description of the topics covered. Topics include but are not limited to: election, appointment, and payment of church staff; management of the church finances, buildings, school and burial ground; pew rentals; and reports from committees.

Rear matter includes: a copy of the articles agreed upon in 1782; another list of subscribers, towards building the schoolhouse in 1781; an account of the costs involved in building that schoolhouse; a list of pewholders and their pew numbers dated 1782; and maps of the numbered pews.]]>
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Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Catholics]]> Corporate minutes]]> Church management]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Church finance]]> Church buildings]]> Cemeteries]]> Church schools]]>
A notable topic is the schism between the trustees and Bishop Carroll of Baltimore, who held authority over the entire Catholic population of the United States prior to the creation of the diocese of Philadelphia in 1808, over the hiring of priests.]]>
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Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Presbyterians]]> Education]]> Church schools]]> Public schools]]> Church buildings]]> Church committees]]> Presbyterian Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/PHS.SecondPresbyterianChurchSchoolCommSubscriptionListEtc.01.Item1p1.jpg]]> St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church buildings]]> Church committees]]> Church finance]]> Church fund raising]]> Church management]]> Church schools]]> Episcopalians]]> Cemeteries]]> Charity]]> Churchwardens' accounts]]> Episcopal Church]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/EpiscopalDiocese.StPaulVestryMinutes1797-1810.001.FrontCover.jpg]]> St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Episcopalians]]> Church finance]]> Church fund raising]]> Church buildings]]> Cemeteries]]> Charity]]> Poor]]> Church schools]]> Churchwardens' accounts]]> Episcopal Church]]> Account books]]> Manuscripts]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/EpiscopalDiocese.StPaulLedger1806-1852.001.FrontCover.jpg]]> St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Church buildings]]> Church committees]]> Church discipline]]> Church finance]]> Church fund raising]]> Church membership]]> Church schools]]> Churchwardens' accounts]]> Episcopalians]]> Cemeteries]]> Charity]]> Episcopal Church]]> Minutes (Records)]]> Manuscripts]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/EpiscopalDiocese.StPaulVestryMinutes1810-1829.001.FrontCover.jpg]]> Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Corporate minutes]]> Catholics]]> Church management]]> Church finance]]> Church buildings]]> Church schools]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Cemeteries]]> Church committees]]> Church fund raising]]>
Front matter includes a map of the pews and list of pewholders of Old St. Mary's, a copy of the act of incorporation, and the trustees' rules for management of the church.

Meeting minutes begin on image 46, and each dated entry includes a list of attendees and a description of the topics covered. Topics include but are not limited to: election, appointment, and payment of church staff; management of the church finances, buildings, school and burial ground; pew rentals; and reports from committees.]]>
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St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church discipline]]> Itinerancy (Church polity)]]> Methodist Episcopal Church. Philadelphia Conference]]> Methodists]]> Church schools]]> Methodist Church]]> Letters]]>
A separate index of the correspondence for 1820 exists and is scanned separately. Many letters from this year pertain to the Committee on Charters. Other letters suggest the development of a seminary and church school. Also of note, the continuing dispute between the New Mills and Burlington circuits, which had previously been one circuit, over the profits from sale of the once-shared parsonage.]]>
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St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> St. Paul's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Marriage records]]> Burial records]]> Baptismal records]]> Church membership]]> Church schools]]> Episcopalians]]> Church records and registers]]> Episcopal Church]]>
Baptisms are listed across two pages, recto and verso, and run from page 1a to 13b. Each entry includes the name of the person being baptized, their parents' names, date of baptism, person who baptized them, their age at time of baptism, and any special notes. A list of the members of the church in 1822 runs from pages 15 to 22, and includes both names and street addresses. An alphabetical list of members of the bible class follows, on pages 25 to 33. Confirmations begin on page 37, with names listed by date. Communions follow, starting on page 53 and listing name, address, age & any other remarks, such as the communicant's place of origin. Marriage entries begin on page 73 and include the date of the ceremony and names of bride and groom. Finally, funerals begin on page 86 and include date of burial, name of person(s) being buried, and age upon death.]]>
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Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Corporate minutes]]> Catholics]]> Church management]]> Church finance]]> Church buildings]]> Church schools]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Cemeteries]]> Church committees]]> Church fund raising]]> Manuscripts]]> Minutes (Records)]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/OldStMary.Minutes1829-1899.001.jpg]]> Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Old St. Mary's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Church records and registers]]> Corporate minutes]]> Catholics]]> Church management]]> Church finance]]> Church buildings]]> Church schools]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Cemeteries]]> Church committees]]> Church fund raising]]> Manuscripts]]> Minutes (Records)]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/OldStMary.Minutes1835-1843.001.jpg]]> Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Catholics]]> Corporate minutes]]> Church management]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Church finance]]> Church buildings]]> Cemeteries]]> Church schools]]> Manuscripts]]> Minutes (Records)]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/HolyTrinity.Minutes1840-1936.001.jpg]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Moravian Church]]> Moravians]]> Sermons]]> Confirmation]]> Church membership]]> Church meetings]]> Love feasts]]> Church schools]]> Missionaries]]> American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)]]>
Topics covered include but are not limited to: descriptions of services & sermons; confirmations, marriages, receptions of new members, and deaths in the congregation; prayer meetings, congregational meetings, and love feasts; the arrival of new ministers; the practice of "pulpit exchange" with other denominations; fundraising for causes such as the Sunday School and missionary work; and the American Civil War.

Inserted printed materials include programs for church events such as the cornerstone ceremonies of 1855 and 1866, and news clippings on the Emancipation Proclamation.]]>
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Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Parish elections]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Episcopalians]]> Corporate minutes]]> Church buildings]]> Cemeteries]]> Charity]]> Poor]]> Church schools]]> Hospitals]]> Church committees]]> Church management]]> Pews and pew rights]]> Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865]]> Episcopal Church]]>
The meeting minutes from the Spring of 1865 refer to the death of President Abraham Lincoln. The vestry of Christ Church elected to drape the church in black for a period of three months and muffle the church bells to mourn the death of the president.

A copy of the charter separating Christ Church and St. Peter's Church in 1832 is also included in this volume. Note: Blank pages were not scanned.]]>
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First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Moravian Church]]> Moravians]]> Church membership]]> Church schools]]> Manuscripts]]> Registers (Lists)]]> https://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/common/get-jpeg-small.cfm/Moravian.MC_Phila_I_440_5_1.001.jpg]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)]]> Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869]]> Hodge, G. Woolsey, 1845-1929]]> Parish elections]]> Church records and registers]]> Church finance]]> Church management]]> Church committees]]> Episcopalians]]> Church buildings]]> Cemeteries]]> Hospitals]]> Corporate minutes]]> Episcopal Church]]> Church schools]]> Pews and pew rights]]>
As in preceding minute books, topics include the election of church leaders and hiring and payment of staff; appointments to and reports from various church committees; the upkeep of buildings and grounds; the ongoing balancing of financial accounts including ground rents, loans, investments and bequests; the collection of pew rents; and management of the Sunday school and hospital.

Other topics specific to this book include the Rev. Dr. Dorr's declining health and eventual death; the conflict between Rev. Edward Foggo, Rector of Christ Church, and Rev. Woolsey Hodge, minister in charge of the the Christ Church Chapel; and the management of Calvary Church (also known as the Monument to Bishop White.)

The pages tucked into the front of the book are likely attendance records. An index of subjects begins on image 576.]]>
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