First Presbyterian Church of East Palmyra records, 1817-1900.
Collection Number: 6022
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
First Presbyterian Church of East Palmyra records, 1817-1900.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
6022
Abstract:
Two volumes (1817-34 and 1834-1900) containing session minutes and some membership
information. Revivals, temperance, and church discipline are issues.
Creator:
First Presbyterian Church of East Palmyra (East Palmyra, N.Y.)
Quanitities:
1 microfilm reels.
Language:
Collection material in English
In 1783 the church began to meet in the school house and was the first church to be
constituted vest of the pre-emption line. It began as a Congregational church and
in 1807 it became Presbyterian and joined the Geneva Presbytery. A new meeting house
was raised. In 1842 that building was torn down and the materials were used in the
construction of a new building. See the accessions folder for a more detailed history
and p. 147, History of Wayne County.
This collection consists of two volumes: 1817-34 and 1834-1900. The records prior
to 1817 were lost. These volumes consist of session minutes and some membership information,
however, there may have been a register, since there are no marriage records.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
First Presbyterian Church of East Palmyra records, #6022. Division of Rare and Manuscript
Collections, Cornell University Library.
Places:
East Palmyra (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
Wayne County (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
Subjects:
Congregational churches -- New York (State) -- East Palmyra.
Presbyterian church buildings.
Temperance and religion -- New York (State) -- East Palmyra.
Church discipline.
Revivals -- New York (State) -- East Palmyra.
Presbyterian Church -- Membership.
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
Presbyterian Church -- New York (State) -- East Palmyra.
Form and Genre Terms:
Minutes.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Item 1 |
"Records of the Church of East Palmyra", 1817-1834 . no pagination, chronological
arrangement.
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1817-1834 | |
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Scope and Contents
Contents: Session minutes which record attendance, the election of deacons and elders,
the examination of members prior to admission; church discipline on cases including
intoxication, lying, swearing, quarreling, failure to attend worship services, working
on the sabbath, not honoring the marriage vow, contention, running a bad house, and
dancing. Minutes were read and approved by the Presbytery at regular intervals. Following
the minutes is a copy of the Church Covenant and the Articles of Faith and a list
of church members with dates of dismission or death. In 1817 the eastern part of the
church split to form a separate church.
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| Item 2 |
"Record of the Church of East Palmyra", 1834-1900 . irregular pagination, chronological
arrangement of the minutes.
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1834-1900 | |
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Scope and Contents
Contents: Session records, 1834-1900, contain material similar to that in the first
volume. In 1834 there was a revival (pp. 2-21), and on Dec. 3, 1834 (p. 4) the church
voted a commitment to temperance. On Feb. 1, 1847 (p. 40) there is a report to the
Presbytery. Following the minutes are statistical reports to the Presbytery, 1857-60,
"additions," 1898-99; dismissals, 1898-99; baptisms, 1898-99; deaths, 1898-99; and
a list of contributions to Benevolent enterprises by the church, 1855-98. In the back
of the volume is a list of names of members of the church containing name, death date,
date of admission after 1838, and date of dismission or expulsion and a list of baptized
children and their parents; and a copy of the Confession of Faith.
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