Collection ID: 0045 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Vestry minutes, 1852-1881

Authors

• St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (https://viaf.org/viaf/134975115)

Funders

• Council on Library and Information Resources

Call number

StPeter.VestryMinutes1852-1881
(Philadelphia, United States, St. Peter's Episcopal Church)

Alternate identifiers

• https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/StPeter.VestryMinutes1852-1881

Publisher

St. Peter's Episcopal Church

Language

English

Origin

Place

United States

Summary

The vestry is the governing body of an Episcopal church; it is comprised of the rector and members of the congregation elected by other congregants. This bound volume contains the dates, members present and business discussed at St. Peters vestry meetings from 1852 to 1881. Topics include but are not limited to: insurance policies on the rectory, house, bells and organ; election of vestrymen, officers, warden and rector; appointments to committees for finance, choir, Sunday school, library, burial grounds and bell; selection of delegates to the Diocesan convention; management of the St. Peters charity fund and Christ Church hospital; and income from pew rent and collections.

Extent

274 pages;

Support

Paper

Related resources

• Philadelphia Congregations Early Records Project (https://philadelphiacongregations.org)
• ATLA Digital Library (https://dl.atla.com/collections/philadelphia-congregations-early-records-project)

Subjects topical

• Church records and registers
• Church bells
• Church buildings
• Church finance
• Church management
• Charity
• Corporate minutes
• Episcopalians
• Church history
• Sunday schools
• Pews and pew rights
• Church fund raising
• Church committees
• Cemeteries
• Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
• St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Episcopal Church

Genres

• Minutes (Records)
• Manuscripts

Keywords

• 19th century

Licenses

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