Freemasonry -- Religious aspects -- Baptists.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Baptist Church of Christ at Bluff Point records
Covenant meeting minutes (1812-1832) which contain receipt and dismissal of members; disciplinary cases, names of pastors and officers, appointments of representatives to association meetings and conferences; lists of members; an anti-masonry resolution' and the Church Covenant and Articles of Faith, 1812.
First Baptist Church of Covert records
Contains one volume of covenant meeting minutes recording cases of church discipline, subscription policy, anti-Masonry, temperance, heresy and the mission controversy, with a membership list in the back.
First Baptist Church of Marion records
Two volumes of quarterly church covenant and special meeting minutes (1804-1846, 1848-1893); one volume of trustee's minutes (1824-1893) which also contains treasurer's reports (1896-1904) and membership records; and meeting minutes and membership and dues lists for the church's Female Benevolent Society. Church discipline, revivals, anti-masonry, anti-slaveryand missionary activity figure prominently as subjects.
First Baptist Church of Williamson records
Three volumes of records (1826-1878) include minutes of church covenant meetings, membership lists, church covenants and articles of faith. Minutes include discussions of church policy regarding Masonry and slavery, a vote to hold protracted meetings, a decision that male members should have closed prayer meetings, and documentation of the trial of the church pastor.
Second Baptist Church of Milo records
Two volumes of covenant meeting minutes (1810-1853, 1854-1877) with membership lists and one volume of annual trustee meeting minutes (1843-1917). Issues such as anti-masonry and immorality, including balls, dancing and plays are significant.