Records, 1850-1924.

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Records, 1850-1924.

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Minutes of the covenant and business meetings, 1851-1924; membership registers, certifications, and directories, 1851-1918; correspondence, 1876-1917; cash book, 1890-1894; tithing register, undated, and papers regarding bequests to the church, 1908 and 1916; deeds and other papers concerning church property on Hudson St. and Orton Place, 1874-1915; papers documenting a business and church policy disagreement between the Reverends Schuyler Aldrich and Robert Dick, both church members, 1874-1881; clippings and memorabilia regarding Billy Sunday's visit to Buffalo, 1917; and a printed copy of the minutes of the forty-third session of the Central Association of Free Baptists, Fairport, N.Y., 1912.

(2 linear ft.)

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7353217

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Aldrich, Schuyler.

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Dick, Robert, 1953-

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First Free Baptist Church of Buffalo, N.Y.

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Officially organized in April 1851 by the Rev. George H. Ball. Commonly known over the years as the Pearl St. Free Baptist Church, the Niagara Square Free Baptist Church and the Hudson St. Baptist Church, although the legal name remained the First Free Baptist Church of Buffalo, N.Y. The final service was held on October 14, 1923. From the description of Records, 1850-1924. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 34058885 ...

Sunday, Billy, 1862-1935

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William Ashley Sunday, Sr., American evangelist, was born November 19, 1862 in Ames, Iowa. After holding various jobs while completing high school, he was recruited to join the Chicago White Stockings, a professional baseball team. He committed his life to Christ in 1886 or 1887, upon following a street gospel band back to their mission. He married Helen Amelia Thompson in 1888. He gave talks to young men in the cities his team visited and worked part-time for the Chicago YMCA. He coached the ba...

Central Association of Free Baptists. Session (43rd : 1912 : Fairport, N.Y.)

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Ball, George H. (George Harvey), 1819-1907

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Born in Sherbrook, Quebec in 1819. Served as a Baptist minister in Buffalo from 1850 to 1890, when he moved to Keuka Lake, N.Y. to establish Keuka College. From the description of History of the Freewill Baptist churches composing the Erie Quarterly Meeting, [ca. July 1867]. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56628440 ...