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American Home Missionary Society collection, 1835-1851
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This collection contains ten letters written between 1835 and 1851 to American Home Missionary Society Secretary John A. Murray and Associate Secretary Milton Badger. The primary topics are missionaries' efforts in western and central New York, their quarterly and annual reports, appointment approvals, and the requesting of funds for pastors' salaries.
This collection contains ten letters written between 1835 and 1851 to American Home Missionary Society Secretary John A. Murray and Associate Secretary Milton Badger. The primary topics are missionaries' efforts in western and central New York, their quarterly and annual reports, appointment approvals, and the requesting of funds for pastors' salaries. See the Detailed Box and Folder Listing for more information about each item.
1835 August 7 . A[sa] S. Allen ALS to Rev. Mr. [John A.] Murray; Angelica, New York.
3 pages
Box 60, Small Collections, Folder 35
A request for Reverend Leverett Hull to be appointed pastor and for $75 to cover the amount of his salary they were unable to raise by subscription. Comments on local revival, the importance of the station in the region, and the need for a preacher. Signed by the Elders and Trustees. Accompanied by a reference from M. Hunter.
1837 February 14 . Committee of the Second Congregational Church of Sheldon ALS to Rev. John A. Murray; Shelden, New York.
2 pages
Box 60, Small Collections
A request for Reverend Ward Childs to be appointed pastor and $100 to fulfill his salary. Financial support required because of the small population and debts incurred by building a public house of worship. Accompanied by a note from the Committee of Missions of the Presbytery of Genesee supporting approval of the request.
1840 August 1 . H[ezekiah] B[eers] Pierpont ALS to Rev. John A. Murray; Avon, New York.
3 pages
Box 60, Small Collections
Report listing new members and deacons, baptisms, establishment of Bible class and Sabbath School, additions to the Abstinence Pledge, attendance, contributions, and a request for aid in the form of $50 with a note from the deacons reiterating the request. Letter followed by incomplete draft of society's refusal.
1841 May 3 . H[ezekiah] B[eers] Pierpont ALS to Milton Badger and [Charles] Hall; West Avon, New York.
2 pages
Box 60, Small Collections
Statistical report stating new members, attendance to sermons, number added to the Total Abstinence Pledge, and contributions.
1841 October 5 . Ward Childs ALS to Rev. John A. Murray; Strykersville, New York.
2 pages
Box 60, Small Collections
Quarterly report detailing the desperate religious conditions in the area and his perseverance despite the discouragement of his ministering. Comments on small churches in the area and the establishment of Sabbath Schools.
1847 July 1 . Williston Jones ALS to Rev. Milton Badger; Aurora, New York.
3 pages
Box 60, Small Collections, Folder 36
Quarterly report informing the society of his ill wife's condition, their departure from Canton, Illinois, to recover near family, his hope that she will work alongside him soon, and the religious feeling in Illinois. Discouraged by the state of the youth in Holland, New York. Requesting $44 of his salary be forwarded to the merchants who advanced him money.
1847 September 7 . W[illia]m M. Richards ALS to Rev. Milton Badger; Hamilton, New York.
3 pages
Box 60, Small Collections, Folder 36
Agreed to stay in Hamilton for a year without knowing they were reliant on the Home Missionary Society for financial support. Commentary on religious inclinations in the area, leaning towards Baptists largely due to the presence of Madison University. Notes Methodist and Episcopal churches, too. "These denominations absorb almost all the population that are not sold to whiskey and universalism." Distillery and "three high pressure rum taverns" are in the village. "Those that wish to escape election go to the Methodists; those who are afraid of puritanism flee to the Episcopalianism, and the Bap. church offers easy times to those whose money comes and goes hard. So what can you expect of us but that we shall remain as a buoy to show where Congregationalism got shipwrecked." Has a good relationship with the local Baptists. Little hope for a local revival.
1847 October 25 . Thomas Lape ALS to Rev. Mr. Murray; Waterloo, New York.
2 pages
Box 60, Small Collections
Quarterly report boasting an improved congregation and a reduced debt due to its members. One member was expelled for drunkenness. May need to leave the station if the congregation cannot raise funds for his salary.