First Baptist Church of Romulus records, 1818-1898.
Collection Number: 6034
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
First Baptist Church of Romulus records, 1818-1898.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
6034
Abstract:
Contains eight transcribed items arranged in chronological order including: two sets
of church meeting minutes (1818-1846, 1847-1873); one set of covenant meeting minutes
(1873-1898) and five membership lists (1826-1849, 1849-1880, 1861-1898, 1874-1888
and 1895).
Creator:
First Baptist Church of Romulus (Romulus, N.Y.)
Quanitities:
1 microfilm reels.
Language:
Collection material in English
The First Baptist Church of Romulus was established in 1795 with seven members. The
first church was established in 1808 and was rebuilt in 1849. The church joined the
Chemung Association in 1796 but left it in 1804 to join the Cayuga Association only
to leave again in 1820 when they helped establish the Seneca Association.
This collection contains eight transcribed items arranged in chronological order including:
two sets of church meeting minutes, 1818-1846, 1847-1873; one set of covenant meeting
minutes, 1873-1898; and five membership lists, 1826-1849, 1849-1880, 1861-1898, 1874-1888,
and 1895. (This collection is a microfilm copy of typed transcripts located in the
Seneca County Courthouse filed under "miscellaneous historical record."
INFORMATION FOR USERS
First Baptist Church of Romulus records, #6034. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Cornell University Library.
Names:
Cayuga Baptist Associaiton
Chemung Baptist Association
Seneca Baptist Association
Places:
Romulus (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
Seneca County (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
Subjects:
Baptists -- New York (State) -- Romulus.
Baptists -- Societies.
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 |
"First Baptist Church Romulus. A continuation of our church Records M 2d 1818." Church
meeting minutes, 1818-1846 . 57 pp.
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1818-1846 | |
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Scope and Contents
Minutes contain: names of persons excluded from communion; names of persons admitted
to the church and form of admission, i.e. letter, certificate, examination; names
of persons who received letters of dismissal; minutes of a special Baptist council
held in Romulus; names of individuals appointed trustees; confession of faith, pp.
19-21; and a discussion of a protracted meeting held between March and April, 1843,
p. 48.
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| Item #2 |
"First Baptist Church Romulus, N.Y. Book I." Membership list, 1826-1849 . 10 pp.
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1826-1849 | |
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Scope and Contents
Membership list regularly includes: members' names, the manner and dates of their
admissions, manner and dates of dismissals, and indications of baptisms and deaths.
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| Item #3 |
"First Baptist Church Romulus Book 2." Church meeting minutes, 1847-1873 . 36 pp.
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1847-1873 | |
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Scope and Contents
Minutes record the regular church proceedings, including admissions and dismissions
of members, the pastoral charge of the church, and financial matters.
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| Item 4 |
"First Baptist Church Romulus, N.Y. Book II." Membership list, 1849-1880 .
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1849-1880 | |
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Scope and Contents
Membership list regularly includes: member's names, the manner and dates of their
admissions, manner and dates of dismissals, and indications of baptisms and deaths.
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| Item #5 |
"Baptist Church Romulus, N.Y. Book III." Covenant meeting minutes, 1873-1898 .
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1873-1898 | |
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Scope and Contents
Minutes record regular church proceedings, including admissions and dismissions of
members, the pastoral charge of the church, and financial matters.
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| Item #6 |
"Church Roll as revised in 1886." Membership list, 1861-1898 . 5 pp.
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1861-1898 | |
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Scope and Contents
Contents: Noted are dates of baptism, admission by letter or relation of Christian
experience, and dismission by letter, exclusion, or death.
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| Item #7 |
"Names and P.O. Addresses of Members of First Baptist Church, Romulus, N.Y. Dec. 5,
1895 ." 3 pp.
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Dec. 5, 1895 | |
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Scope and Contents
Contents: Alphabetized list of the names and addresses of one hundred and fifty church
members.
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| Item #8 |
"Membership List of 1st, Bap. Chh. of Romulus, N.Y. Taken from the old list. Oct.
1874 ." 4 pp.
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Oct. 1874 | |
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Scope and Contents
Contents: List of church members received, dismissed, and received between 1874-1888.
Reasons for admission and dismission are noted.
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