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Church formation, elected leadership, original members, and new members
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Elections, formation of new roles, monthly dues decided, reminder cards for upcoming business meetings, expenses, dues collected, roll call of former members and introduction of new members
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(Continuation of 12/13/1894 minues: Prayer, Holy Spirit); Cross and Crown Association meeting, prayer, hymn singing, collection of dues, reading of expenses, neighborhood visitation, organization of a Ladies' Auxilary
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Cross and Crown Association, prayer, required membership dues eliminated and replaced with optional dues, decision to look for a permenant building within the radius of the North side of Girard Avenue to the South side of Chestnut but 5th and Broad Street, devotions, welcoming new members
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Cross and Crown Association, worship, prayer. Executive committee: building quotes, decision to budget the building search, new member voted into the commitee; treasurer: monthly offering
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(Continuation of 3/14/1895: Motion to convey the mission at 7th and Barclay the upcoming Monday, agreement to reach out to a new organization in Haddonfield, NJ with support, discussion of the reminder card bills, hymn sing and prayer.) Hymn singing and prayer. Event and 7th and Barclay
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(Continuation of 4/11/1895: Plans for a sermon campaign were discussed, the executive committee was tasked with getting a gospel wagon, and plans to attend a public event at the opera house, invitation from the Haddonfield association). Estimates for a gospel wagon, and the decision to postpone purchasing one
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(Continuation of 5/9/1895: Decision to look for a temporary vehicle, getting a permit for holding the services in the city, prayer and worship with music). Election of new members, procurement of a temporary wagon, search for a permanent wagon
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Decision to take inspect the gospel wagon for sale from Baltimore, decision to find out the ownership of the furnishings and property of the Florence Mission at 7th and Barclay. Removal of some members. Financial pledges for the season of open air services
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Prayer, election of secretary pro tem, new member elections, decision to join the National Gospel Mission Union, and for a committee attend the exchange of the organ. Formation of a committe to appoint leaders to have charge of the wagon on separate evenings. Decision that it is inexpedient to take charge of the Florence Mission at 7th and Barclay. Creation of signs for the sides of the wagon. Committee appointments.
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Singing, prayer, pro tem secretary election. Season reflection: 70 meetings at 29 sites, 35,000 heard messages, several conversions. Treasurer's report of expenses and incoming funds.
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Treasurer's report continued, Decision to store the wagon for the winter. Decision to send a note of thanks to Sister McKee for her work playing the organ at Gospel Wagon services, decision to purchase the wagon, search for a place to continue work during the winter, donations towards the purchase of the wagon, prayer
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Hymn, storage location for the wagon, potential purchase of the wagon, donations from the ladies' auxilary, prayer, fellowship
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Prayer, treasurer's report, search for a building, formation of the Evangelistic Committee
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Evangelistic committe reports invitations to hold services at Calvary Baptist Church and the Bethesda Mission. One invitation was declined, the other was accepted. Search for new hymna;s/ Prayer
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Fellowship, prayer, Infomal invitation form the mission at the corner of 23rd and Jefferson Sts. about taking charge of their work. Decision conferred to the committee on finding a building for headquarters. Committee members agree to visit the mission and advise. (12/12/95: Prayer, Scripture, discussion of taking over the mission at 23rd and Jefferson)
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Adoption of the mission and Sunday School from 23rd and Jefferson into the Cross and Crown Association, the Cross and Crown association will carry forward the Lock School and Mission Work, Annual meeting to be helped at 23rd and Jefferson, upcoming elections, reorganization of the Sunday School, decision to send 1,000 circulars about the upcoming service
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Prayer, worship, motion to have the ladies' auxilary be taken into the association, hymnal purchase completed, and committee discharged, committee to find a room was also discharged for completion of their task. Treasurer's report. Assumption of dept that the workers of the Mission had to borrow. Decision to name the association the Gospel Wagon and Mission Association. Election of officers for the upcoming year. Creation of a finance commmittee. Election results- Finance committee: Bros. Litzenberg, Davis, and Fairbanks, Pulpit committee: chair appointed
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Election results continued: Second vice president: Mrs. Davis, discharging of the evangelist committee, hall committee has a transparence made and sign changed. Night service. New Years day half day service. Sunday School officers remain the same. Worship
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Prayer, growth of finance and pulpit committees, total intake of the finance committee, intake of the Sunday School, name change consideration delayed, wagon committee in charge of storage, decision to pay the expenses of the organist, decision to ensure that Sunday School officers must always be members of the organization, election of Sunday School officers, assistant superintendent elections, Sunday School secretary election delayed
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(1/9/1896 minutes continued: chorister election, superintendent of the infant school election). Worship and prayer, treasurer's report, contribution envelopes, Sunday School funds given to the main treasury, Hall committee assured funding for 5-6 months, hall committee given the power to purchase a sexton
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(2/12/1896 minutes continued: Officers and teachers of the Sunday School become a controlling board for the Sunday School, literature purchase for the school, wagon committee growth, communion service, pulpit committee takes over Sunday evening services, assistant chorister). Prayer and worship, preliminary meeting to give Bro. Reel a call to evangelist in charge. treasurer's report
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(3/11/1896 continued: signing of a lease for the hall, decision not to let Mr. Strang use the hall for a lecture, charter committee established). Prayer, treasurer's report, membership approvals, finance committee calls for urgent fund raising, as funds are insufficient to cover expenses
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Old wagon transported back to original owner, and a decision made to purchase a new one, Sunday School growth, closure of Sunday School library for one month to allow the committee to go through it, organist payment discussed
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Prayer, treasurer's report, new members, moving expenses and wagon storage bill given to the finance committee, additional services held by the devotional committee, Sunday School report and updates
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Association renamed the Union Highway Gospel Mission
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Prayer, treasurer's report, devotional committee services, Sunday School's library committee is discharged, scheduling of routine services and meetings
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Hymn, prayer, treasurer's report, funds from the Sabbath School (Sunday School) put in the general fund, use of Sunday School materials for a picnic, collection taken, request for wagon workers to attend building meetings
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(7/13/1896 continued: change of routine meetings for summer months). Hymn, treasurer's report
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Devotional committee meetings, committee updates, Sunday School collections, all-day meeting scheduled, Sunday School granted a separate treasurer and control over their funds, fundraising held by the mission
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(8/14/1896 continued: Committee on organization and committee on all-day meeting formed. Hymn); 09/30/1896: Decisoion to surrender the hall at 23rd and Jefferson and to rent the school hours at Harvard and Oxford for $50 per month.; 10/14/1896: Special meeting: building of the platform and hall arrangement deferred to the Hall committee, Hall committee membership increased
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(10/14/1896 continued: Formation of the Committee of Ladies, chair purchase deferred to President and Bro. Litzenberg, meeting times decided); Hymns and prayer
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Treasurer's report, expenses for the new building discussed and followed with prayer, Devotional committee discussed the opening of the new building the day prior, and the success of the first service, renting of the former hall, committee reports, Sunday School collections and meeting in the new building
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Reservation of rooms for the mission, hall lighting, hall committee put in charge of heating approaches, hiring of a janitress and pay discussed, Sabbath School meeting room, hymns and prayer
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Worship, prayer, treasurer's report, devotional committee presents service helf each week, service attendance, finance committee reports increased collections, building updates from the Hall committee. Sunday School report including number of students, collections, course offerings
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Scheduling services and events, building logistics for meetings, formation of a Relief Committee. Acceptance of a letter from the Whoseoever Gospel Mission, and a decision to have the gospel wagon go out
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Hymn, prayer, treaurer's report, prayer to pay the debts owed, plans for outreach from the wagon committee. Update from the devotional committee on meetings held in 1896
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List of conversions in 1896, Sunday School report including money, student attendance, and increasing collections, Report of lots of visits from the visiting committee
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Relief committee report, president's report "reserved." New business: decision to purchase more hymn books, Hall committee to fasten chairs and light the room. Calling a meeting of converted young men to form a committee in line with the church. New reading room committee. Reading room reports. Christmas morning and New Years Eve services
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Election of assistant evangelist, decision to lease the building again for another year, thank you note for donated stoves and general aid. Thank you messages to church leadership. Worship through singing
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Hymn, prayer, treasurer's report, finance commiitee tasked with raising $100, report on services from the devotional committee
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Committee reports, Hall committee tasked with cleaning up the sewing room to be used for Bible School and other space needs, report of reading room usage, formation of the Highway Mission Rescue Band
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Special meeting: Decision to allow the Christian and Missionary Alliance of Philadelphia use building rooms on Tuesdays for their activity; 3/4/1897, Special Meeting: Decision to not allow a member of the congregation to attend while dealing with an ailment after complaints from other congregants, and under the recommendations of the police
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Prayer, worship, treasurer's report, devotional committee report on services
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Devotional commitee report on conversions, reading room report, Cross and Crown report, committee reports, Rescue Band committee
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Rescue Band appointments, building changes, search for a baptism pool, meeting scheduling, Dorkas (Darkas) Society
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Brother Reel's leave of Absence.; 04-14-1897: Hymns, prayer, treasurer's report
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Wagon is ready to be picked up from the shop, reading room report, Dorkas room is nearly ready, Rescue Band workers went to Florence Gullindor Mission and held three meetings there, devotional committee discussed baptisms and the number of meetings held in March by type
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Dorkas society reported members and clothing donations, plus waning attendance, Sunday School report, discussion of thanking Reverend Willis for allowing Highway to use their baptismal pool, members accepted, prayer
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Special Meeting: Hymn, prayer, letter of thanks to Brother Willis of North Baptist Church for services and the use of their pool to baptize, restructuring with the organization committee
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Restructuring with the organization committee
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Elections, reorganization according to the organization Report, vote in favor of reorginazation. Decision to complete the articles of faith in sections. In the section: Article 1, Name- Highway Mission Tabernacle, (by amendment) or Union, Undenominational Church, Article 2- Object, Article 3- Belief, Article 4- Membership, Article 5- Officers, Article 6- Meetings
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Report of Organization Committee Ordered Entered on the Minute Book of the Union Highway Mission. Recommendations: 1. Report to be shared with Mission Workers, to be in the minute book, and no discussion at the meeting of the articles rules for the new church. 2. Authorize the committee to call together established Christians to join the organization. 3. Invitation to become charter members by invitation, not public announcement. 4. Establishing membership applications for people who want to join. 5. Temporary moderators and secretaries to be elected from the pool of potential members, official roles assigned after the Articles of Faith and Rules of Government are adopted. 6. Charter member list to be left open until the election of officers is entered.
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Report of Organization Committee Ordered Entered on the Minute Book of the Union Highway Mission. Recommendations continued: 7. New election of officers, current committees, leadership, and boards to cease. 8. All books, paperes, and voichers of the Mission to be turned over to the Church for preservation and record. 9. All property turned over to the proper officers, church will assume debt, the church manual is presented next as part of the report.
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Title:
Original Minutes
Date Created:
1894-11-01
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Board Minutes Leadership Mission Gospel Wagon Hymn Worship Prayer Treasurer
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