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Salem, Mass. South Church records, 1774-1805.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5128
Abstract The South Church in Salem, Massachusetts, was formally founded in 1775 by parishioners separating from the Tabernacle Church of Salem after a disagreement with the pastor, Rev. Nathaniel Whitaker. This society was initially known as the Third Church, but changed its name to South Church in 1805. The church re-merged with the Tabernacle Church in 1924. Records consist of a bound volume of the earliest records of the Third Church of Salem, later known as the South Church, and includes meeting...
Dates: 1744-1805

Salem, Mass. Tabernacle Church records, 1743-1858.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5122
Abstract

Tabernacle Church of Salem, originally known as Third Church of Salem, was formed after a split from First Church in 1735. This collection contains the early records of the church, including meeting minutes, pew taxes and apportionments, and financial records. Of particular note are records pertaining to ecclesiastical council proceedings.

Dates: 1743-1858

Salisbury, Mass. First Church request for reconciliation, 1746.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0957
Abstract The First Church in Salisbury was formally gathered in 1638 and the first meeting house was completed in 1640. In 1714 the town voted to maintain two churches and the First Church also became known as the East Church. In 1725 the second meetinghouse was constructed. Beginning in 1802 Methodists were allowed to use the meeting house for worship and in 1833 the Congregationalists voted to join the Methodists and form the East Parish United Methodist Church. In 1834 the third and final...
Dates: 1746

Samuel Billings Capen collection of writings, 1882-1913.

 Collection
Identifier: MS0835
Abstract Samuel Billings Capen was born on December 12, 1842 in Boston. Samuel would become heavily involved in a number of different organizations starting in 1882 when he became the president of the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society. The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions would also benefit from Capen’s services when he became president in 1899. He was a part of the Haystack Prayer Meeting in 1906 and would eventually travel to Asia as the head of the ABCFM and...
Dates: 1882-1913

Samuel Green diary, 1830-1831. : [manuscript]

 Collection
Identifier: MS0083
Dates: 1830-1831

Samuel Hopkins correspondence, 1766-1767, 1803.

 Collection
Identifier: MS4865
Abstract Rev. Samuel Hopkins (1721-1803) was a Congregational minister in the New England area. . Hopkins preached in Sheffield (now Great Barrington), Massachusetts, from 1743-1769 and then preached at the First Congregational Church in Newport, Rhode Island, from 1770 until his death in 1803. He is best known for his theological work that formed part of the theological scheme known as New Divinity, or Hopkinsianism. This collection contains three letters written by Samuel Hopkins; two thank a...
Dates: 1766-1767, 1803

Samuel Johnson papers, 1776. : [manuscript]

 Collection
Identifier: MS0107
Dates: 1776

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Church records and registers. 393
Church membership. 138
Baptismal records. 96
Marriage records. 89
Church finance. 80
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New England's Hidden Histories. 71
Associations, institutions, etc. 67
Necrologies. 48
Pews and pew rights. 37
Clergy -- Correspondence. 36
Women -- Societies and clubs. 35
Church discipline. 31
Church history. 31
Sunday schools. 31
Diaries. 30
Scrapbooks. 30
Installation (clergy). 26
Church societies. 24
Photographs. 24
Sermons, American. 24
Sermons. 24
Correspondence. 23
Church correspondence. 20
Clergy -- United States. 20
Covenants (Church polity). 18
Ordination. 18
Sermons, American -- Early works to 1800. 18
Home missions. 17
Church buildings. 15
Church newsletters. 14
Registers of births, etc. 13
Worship programs. 13
Church controversies. 11
Corporate minutes. 11
Creeds. 11
Letters. 11
Charities. 10
Christian education. 9
Clergy conferences. 9
Covenants (Church polity) -- Congregational churches. 9
Women -- Religious life. 9
Church architecture -- Designs and plans. 8
Church bulletins. 8
Church property. 8
Community organization. 8
Women in church work. 8
Baptism. 7
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.). 7
Religious institutions. 7
Christian education of children. 6
Christian union. 6
Excommunication. 6
Missionaries -- Correspondence. 6
Music in churches. 6
Obituaries. 6
Unitarian controversy. 6
Vital statistics. 6
Autobiography. 5
Church charities. 5
Commonplace books. 5
Constitutions. 5
Fraternal organizations. 5
Genealogy. 5
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. 5
Women clergy. 5
Anniversaries. 4
Antislavery movements. 4
Baptism and church membership. 4
Christianity and politics. 4
Church bells. 4
Church polity. 4
Church statistics. 4
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Clergy -- Pictorial works. 4
Corporation reports -- Religious aspects. 4
Gay rights -- Religious aspects. 4
Legal documents. 4
Missionaries -- Turkey. 4
Missions -- Africa. 4
Newsletters. 4
Photograph albums. 4
Programs 4
Social surveys. 4
Speeches, addresses, etc., American. 4
Wills. 4
Women in missionary work. 4
Account books. 3
Articles of incorporation. 3
Biography. 3
Book collecting. 3
Christian stewardship. 3
Church and state. 3
Church anniversaries. 3
Church lands. 3
City missions. 3
Clergy -- Finance, Personal. 3
Conference proceedings. 3
Congregational churches. 3
Deacons -- Congregational churches. 3
Education, Higher. 3
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German 6
Greek, Modern (1453-) 2
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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 57
Chicago (Ill.) 15
Chicago Theological Seminary 14
Ecclesiastical Council. 12
American Home Missionary Society 9
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Old South Church (Boston, Mass.) 7
United Church Board for World Ministries. 7
Andover Theological Seminary 6
Christian Church (Denomination) 6
Dexter, Henry Martyn, 1821-1890 6
National Council of Congregational Churches of the United States 5
United Church Board for World Missionaries. 5
American Missionary Association. 4
Andover Newton Theological School 4
Brockton (Mass.) 4
Codman, John, 1782-1847 4
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (U.S.) 4
Park , Edwards Amasa 4
Park Street Church (Boston, Mass.) 4
United Church of Christ 4
Beecher, Edward, 1803-1895 3
Berkeley Temple Congregational Church (Boston, Mass.) 3
Bethany Congregational Church (Montpelier, Vt.) 3
Boston (Mass.) 3
Boston Seaman's Friend Society. 3
Cambridge (Mass.) 3
Clarke, Jonas Bowen. 3
Congregational Association of Detroit 3
Congregational Christian Historical Society 3
Congregational Churches. 3
Congregational Library (Boston, Mass.) 3
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758 3
Evangelical and Reformed Church 3
Fagley, Frederick Louis, 1879-1958 3
First Church (Ipswich, Mass.) 3
General Association of Illinois 3
General Conference of the German Evangelical Congregational Churches of North America. 3
German Congregational Church. 3
Langworthy, Isaac P. (Isaac Pendleton), 1806-1888 3
Massachusetts Congregational Christian Conference. 3
Minister's Club (Boston, Mass.) 3
Missionary Society of Connecticut 3
North Bridgewater (Mass.) 3
Old North Church (Marblehead, Mass.) 3
Pilgrim Memorial Church (Pittsfield, Mass.) 3
Providence (R.I.) 3
Rhode Island Home Missionary Society 3
South Church (Salem, Mass.) 3
Taylor, Richard H. (Richard Henry) 3
United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns 3
Woman's Board of Missions 3
Wood, Robert Watson 3
Abington (Mass.) 2
Albro, John A. (John Adams), 1799-1866 2
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Japan Mission 2
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Prudential Committee. 2
American Congregational Association. 2
American Congregational Union. 2
American Education Society. 2
American Tract Society 2
Anderson, Rufus 2
Arlington (Mass.) 2
Barnard, John 2
Barnstable (Mass.) 2
Barton, William Eleazar 2
Bascom, Flavel, 1804-1890 2
Baxter, Joseph, 1676-1745 2
Beckwith, Kenneth D., 1896- 2
Beecher, Henry Ward 2
Bethany Church (Montpelier, Vt.) 2
Broadway Tabernacle (New York, N.Y.) 2
Brooks, Phillips 2
Bushnell, Horace 2
Butman, Harry R. 2
Cherokee Association of Congregational Churches (Iowa) 2
Chicago Congregational Union. 2
Church in Brattle Square (Boston, Mass.) 2
Church of Christ at Concord (Concord, Mass.) 2
City Mission Society (Boston Mass.) 2
Clark, Joseph S. (Joseph Sylvester) 2
Colorado Springs (Colo.) 2
Community Renewal Society (Chicago, Ill.) 2
Congregational Christian Service Committee 2
Congregational Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 2
Congregational Church Building Society 2
Congregational Conference of Ohio. 2
Congregational Home Missionary Society 2
Congregational Publishing Society 2
Conrad, Arcturus Z. (Arcturus Zodiac) 2
Dartmouth College 2
Detroit (Mich.) 2
Detroit Congregational Union 2
Detroit Metropolitan Association 2
Doane, Carla Strong 2
Doane, Edward Topping 2
Eliot, John 2
Emmons, Nathanael 2
Finney, Charles G. 2
First Church (Charlestown, Boston, Mass.) 2
First Church of Christ (Granville, Mass.) 2
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