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Record Book Vol. II,
1829-1898 [subseries]: (Item 1-1) (Vol. I not extant). Church and congregation meeting minutes record admission of new members by letter or examination, granting letters of recommendation and dismission, appointments to committees, hearing committee reports, issuance of citations, censure of members for misconduct, restoration of repentant members to full communion, certification that minutes are examined and approved by Presbytery, yearly sum of members returned to General Assembly, election of deacons, deaths of pastors or deacons, baptisms, delegates chosen for ecclesiastical councils. Minutes are signed by pastor or moderator until 1855 when all entries are made by an elected clerk. After 1855, committee reports are copied in the minutes. Items of note include:
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p. 3 Brief history and minutes begin April 5, 1829.
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p. 11,
December 9, 1830 Member excommunicated for belief in universal salvation.
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p. 13,
March 3, 1831 Another member excommunicated for same.
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p. 19,
March 7, 1832 Protracted meeting held.
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p. 27,
May 1, 1834 Member "rejected" for intemperance, sabbath breaking, and belief in universal salvation.
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p. 36,
January 6, 1838 Rule adopted re: admission of new members.
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p. 112,
March 20, 1855 Ecclesiastical Council convened at Rushville. Delegates from other churches are listed.
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pp. 115-118,
March 20, 1855 Protest by 29 members.
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pp. 119-120,
May 5, 1855 Dissolution of connection with Presbytery of Geneva.
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p. 126 Pagination ends, minutes do not.
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March 3, 1860 Temperance Resolution adopted.
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May 15, 1864 Committee reports on common fame charges brought against the pastor. Church exonerates him.
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September 3, 1864 Pastor resigns.
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April 30, 1865 Delegates appointed to National Council of Congregational Churches.
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Not described past 1865. |
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