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Methodist Episcopal Church of Naples records

 Collection — microfilm reel: 1
Identifier: 6131

Scope and content

One volume quarterly conference meeting minutes (1866-1896) for the Naples Charge which included also Hunt's Hollow and Garling's House; a subscription list for the church's third meeting house (1849-1851); a subscription list for the church's second meeting hosue (1825-1826); resolutions and deeds from the Board of Trustees; and a membership list (1821-1851, 1851-1950) probably combined in 1950.

Dates

  • 1821-1950.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Late in 1821 or early in 1822 itinerant Methodist ministers Reverend Loring Grant and Asa Bell riding the Geneva Canandaigua circuit, visited an already organized class in Naples. The church was incorporated in 1822, meeting in the home of an original member until 1825 when a meeting house was built and dedicated. According to a church history, revivals in 1831 and 1842 increased the membership necessitating a larger meeting house which was dedicated in 1851. Almost immediately a subscription for a chapel to be added to the church was circulated and in the same year it was built and dedicated. From 1825-1850 the Naples church was a station on the Geneva Canandaigua circuit, which included Hunt's Hollow and GarlingHouse. After 1867 these became out-charges to the Naple church. Due to a vehement anti-slavery, pro-John Brown sermon, Reverend Isaac Gibbard was removed from the pastorship in 1859 or 1860. A trustee, William Marks, was reputedly involved in the underground railroad which passed through the town.

Extent

1 microfilm reels. (1 microfilm reels.)

Language of Materials

English

Location of Originals Note

Holder of originals: Records held by Italy Valley United Methodist Church.

Description rules
Appm
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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