Journal, 1851-1873.

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Journal, 1851-1873.

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Venable's journal primarily recording his ministerial activities, including the time and location of sermons preached, communion services administered, and listing confirmations, baptisms, funerals, and marriages performed, entries noting if the people were black and whether or not they were slaves. Figuring prominently in the journal are two churches he served, the Ascension Church, Frankfort, Ky. and St. John's Church, Versailles, Ky. Also includes his activities and travels relating to the Freemasons and Odd Fellows organizations. Only brief mention is made of his family life or to the Civil War period, with entries from this time primarily listing funerals performed for Confederate soldiers. Includes news clippings relating to church affairs.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6904806

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Independent Order of Odd Fellows

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Men's benevolent and fraternal organization. From the description of Independent Order of Oddfellows records, 1843-1901. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794006 The Independent Order of Odd Fellows in North America is a fraternal organization which originated in England. The I.O.O.F. became independent from the English Old Fellows Order in 1834 after lodges were established in New York and Baltimore. Charity Lodge No. 6 was established in Stockt...

Venable, John Wesley.

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Episcopal clergyman in Kentucky. Member of the Diocese of Kentucky. From the description of Journal, 1851-1873. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 16016471 ...

St. John's Church (Versailles, Ky.)

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Ascension Episcopal Church (Frankfort, Ky.)

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Episcopal Church

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In 1982, the General Convention of the Church deleted the words "Protestant" and "in the United States of America" from the official title of the Church, making it the Episcopal Church. From the description of Records of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, 1823-1975 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152635 ...

Freemasons

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