Session minutes, 1744–1798

Session minutes, 1744–1798

Second Presbyterian Church Session Minutes, 1744-1798

1744/1798

PHS.SecondPresbyterianChurchSessionMinutes1744-1798

V MI46 P533s

The Session is a body of elected elders governing a Presbyterian church. In this bound volume, the Session is referred to as the Consistory until 1767. Meeting minutes run from 1744 to 1798, and note the date, members present, and business discussed. Business includes elections to office and management of church finances, including financial assistance to the poor, with the bulk of entries concerning resolution of conflicts between church members and discipline of church members found guilty of offenses such as drinking, fighting, theft, slander and adultery.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Second Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

Presbyterian Historical Society

135 pages

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