Guide to the Methodist Episcopal Church Records - New York Public Library

[Pages:51]CATALOGUE

Methodist Episcopal Church, principally New York and vicinity Official Manuscripts Records

The records have been placed on indefinite deposit in the New York Public Library by the Methodist Historical Society, and the Methodist Book Concern 193 1

Methodist Episcopal Church Records Microfilm Reel List

United States:

General Recorde Connecticut:

Bartford Vethersfield

New Jereey: Newark Northern New Jeremy

. New Yerk Journal.. State Amnia JlrOfJklJn Iang Inland M t . Vernon Nawburg New Rochelle U.I.C. General Recordm N.I.C. Churchen ' b e e pg. B ~ c ) Oneida Conference Poughkeepmie WI8trA.k Suatoga Circuit Africa:

Liberia Europe :

Bulgaria & Romania Mino. Records & F i l e e Supplement Note6

(~ d d o n d d

Alanson Church ( l a t e r Hadieon St. Hission) Allen St. Church Allen St. Manorial Church ~ s h b C~hyurch Attorney S t r e e t Chapel hlk St. nissio. Bedford St. Church Peekvm E l l 1 Church Bethany Church Boston Road Church Bowery Village Church Bronxdale Church Centary Church

Chelsea M.E. Church C b r r r St. Cham1 city kssion -

Cornell Memorial Church

Dry Dock Kieoien hane St. Church East Side Pwish 18th St. Church 11th St. Kiwien Chap01 1 5 t h St. Church 56th St.

1 Centennial Church

German Church (see notes p. 40)

n Iluiner'sChurch Forsyth St. Church Franklin St. Church 2nd. Geman Methodist Church Greene St. Church Greenvich Village Church

Hulem Mission Heeding Mission

bpe hp.1 n u w c~hurch

JOIU st. Church

Lexington Ave. Church k d i e o n St. Church Hadison St. niseien Il.riner'8 Church nissiqn Howe lbtt S t r e e t llount Hope Church 9 t h St. Chwch Norfolk St. Chwch 123rd. St. Church Perry St.

People's Yore Church Perry St. Church F r o s p o c t ~ sAre. Church Eirington St. Church S t . M e ' s Church Seaman Chepel 2nd. Ave. Church 2nd. St. Church 17th S t . Church 7th 'I II 13th St. Church

Trinity Church 24th St. Church Van Nest Church Washington Baighto Church h@&b=Ch?p&l Weat 43rd. St. Church Willett S t . Church Woodetock Church

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i.~. Church

Note: revised 10/79

1. Arrangement within the group is a s follows: Those r e g i s t e r s which contains name-lists only, o r thoae volumes l a r g e l y made up of such lists, precede other material rminutes[ etc.1 & have t h e i r own alphabet.

2. ~,,=d n i n u t e s frequently include attendance records of board members. 3. Burial8 of dependent members a r e noted i n the Poor Fund Accounts. 4. Church Bistary has not been attempted & information concerning the

formation, pastors & h i s t o r y of NYC churches w i l l be found in the following:

5. Classbook & Classes sheuld not be confused. C l ~ s b o o kis an attendance

reBord of one o r two classes. Claeses is a list of nares of those comprising the saveral classes of a church.

6. C l a w Records, usually wanting dates, a r e dated from external evidenca

only & auch dating is not assumed t o be exact.

7. E u l y Registers vill ale.* be found under the heading:

Hew York City, General Records Methodist Episcopal Church of New Yark

In t h e e a r l y days, records were a l s o kept f o r the e n t i r e church i n

the city. lowever, i n agreement with paragraph X1. these specific

records preceded the General Records.

0. Obituaries rill occasionally be found i n those volumes containing an historical or pastorical record.

9. O f f i c i a l s , being appointed by tha proper Quarterly Conference, may ba found i n the Minutes of the body, i f no separate list i a available.

10. ~ d l p p ~ w r d r r e r f c 4 , i w i nt og t h e popularity of s t a r t i n g a new volume with a new pastor o r a new recorder, and thus the r e s u l t i n g necessity of copying the old records i n t o the new.

ll. W e C i r c u i t s were created i n 1832, hmfwhkch before t h e r e were no record. f o r e i t h e r Eaet o r West Circuit. Later separate records

appeared, although some of the bodies (see # 9B p. 9 ) continued

meeting j o i n t l y f o r some years a f t e r the division.

Methodist Episcopal Chursh (principally N.Y. & V i n c i t ~ )

Officinl Manuscripts Iiecords

Placed on i n d e f i r A t e d e p o s i t i n t h e R.Y.P.L. by the Methodist H i ~ t o r i c a lS o c i e t y and t h e Methodist Book Concern

UNITED STATES

1. Manual of h t h o d i s t Church History, by George L. C u r t i s . ( ~ ~ ~ e n d i x )

2. Methodist Episcopal Church. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l Commission. Proceedings, 1890-91

3. P a s t o r s of t h e M.E. Church i n t h e United S t a t e d , l e t cen.

4. 5. 6. 7.

By S.A. Seaman. S e c t i o n A-C

...Sec. D-G ... " H-K

...~l LO

... II

A s h o r t e r list A-Z

7a P a s t o r s a p p o i n t e d 1783-1886. 4 c h r o n o l o g i c a l list. (N.Y. C i t y & Long 1 e l a n d )

Connecticut

Bartford

8. J u v e n i l e Mission Society. C o m p o ~ i t i o nw r i t t e n f o r and spoken b e f o r e by t h e members, 1838-39

pet,hersfield

9. H i s t o r y of t h e Wethersfield, Conn.,

by George L. Coburn

qa

Goshe* t W 6 M GDshe-) CT W T O \ U ~ C ,

New J e r s e r

Methodist Episcopal Church

Newark 10. Newark Wesleyan I n s t i t u t e . W u a t e e s . Minutes, 1846-57

New York

New J e r s e y . by Mwin M. G r i f f i t h . H i s t o r i c a l Society. Receipt from Dr. James

Mar. 2 8 , 1944

J o u r n a l and, appointments of t h e N.Y. Annual Conference h e l d i n t h e

Methodist Episcopal Church, 1846-48. published i n : New York Annual Conference.Bthh Methodist Church, Year Book and Minutes, 1963.

p. 314 f f .

New York

-- STATE 5 . 4 .*qL10

12. Methodist EpisCopd Church. Annual Conference.

...*Journal 1-02.

13.

kith Index

...Journal 1821-29.

14.

II

Journal 1830-39 " 11

( F i h e d t o r N.Y. Conference of M.E. Church, Rev. C.Y. C h r i e t o ~ nJr., Exec. Secy-, AFr. 1963 11 -6.; 1 pos. (reg.) 1 pos. perforated)

... 15. Amnia Seminary. P a c ~ l t l& students 1851-74

1

...Ledger 1839-42

17

18 ... n It

1842-45

L. xwp

- hshwick Station see Ccok Street Church

19. Cedar Street Church

" ~ a p t i e ~ s 1873-99

Classes

78

Warriagee

" 79

Members

78

...Probationers

20.

79

Bapt i m a

1880-85

Classes

1878-85

Ihrriages 1880-85

Members

1878-"

Oif i c i a l s 1872-84

Paator.

81

...Probationus 1879-85

21.

Baptisl.s

1-93

Ilrrriagas 1886

, Membors Officida

1883 lr 1889-91

Past o m

1887-92

Probationers 1885-95

22. Cook Street Church (Bushwick Station)

Bmpt-s

1842-62

Ilrrriagoa 1846-57

...Probationers 1842-56

23.

Marriages 1862-64

hmbers

1842- I'

Probationers 1862-6J

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