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- Collection:
- Lexington Presbyterian Church (Lexington, Ga.) Records, 1822-1916
- Title:
- Book “B” Record of Presbyterian Church at Lexington, 1874-1910 [1916]
- Creator:
- Lexington Presbyterian Church (Lexington, Ga.)
- Date of Original:
- 1874/1949-09-08
- Subject:
- Lexington Presbyterian Church (Lexington, Ga.)
Presbyterian Church--Georgia--Oglethorpe County
Church records and registers--Georgia--Oglethorpe County
Church membership--Georgia--Oglethorpe County
Church polity
Elders (Church officers)--Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church--Government
Baptism--Georgia--Oglethorpe County
Infant baptism - People:
- Newton, John, 1759-1797
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
United States, Georgia, Habersham County, Clarkesville, 34.6126, -83.52489
United States, Georgia, Oglethorpe County, Lexington, 33.86984, -83.11182 - Medium:
- church records
newspaper clippings
receipts (financial records) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Record book of the Presbyterian Church at Lexington, Georgia covering the years 1874 to 1916. This book covers various happenings pertaining to church events, polity, and membership. It lists baptisms and sacraments performed, changes in church leadership, including ministers and elders, changes in congregants, and news of major events in nearby Presbyteries. It contains regular statistical, sessional, and narrative reports as well as a number of memorials to deceased members. Also included are newpaper clippings concerning the founding of the church and biographical sketches of founding member Reverend John Newton's life.
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gcl_lpc_pclb
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gcl_lpc_pclb#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gcl_lpc_pclb/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 7 x 8 ½ inch pages; 262 pages with content; 380 pages in total
- Holding Institution:
- Columbia Theological Seminary
- Rights: