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Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church Administrative records

 Collection
Identifier: WUA035
 

The Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church (OMEC) papers include church membership, General Conference issues, charges brought against pastors and other church administrators, votes on women delegates, a plan for the Salem Circuit, and correspondence from two U.S. Presidential secretaries.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to researchers.

Dates
Creation: 1851-1945
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 box)
Related Name
Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church
Hay, John, 1838-1905
Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940
Van Scoy, Thomas, 1848-1901
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Santiam Academy (Lebanon, Or.)
Willamette University
Language
English

Judicial records, 1886-1924

 Series
Identifier: Series I

The documents in this series detail various charges brought against pastors of the Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church. Hearings were conducted by the Judicial Counsel, the Supreme Court of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In some cases the transcript of the trial is included along with statements by witnesses in the case.

Dates
Creation: 1886-1924

Baldwin, C. H., 1913

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Papers related to the court case.

Dates
Creation: 1913

Cline, C. E., 1899-1900

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Papers include correspondence, records of the trial court, records of the Judicial Conference, and a statement by Thomas Van Scoy.

Dates
Creation: 1899-1900

Cline, C. E., 1899-1900

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Papers include correspondence, records of the trial court, records of the Judicial Conference, and a statement by Thomas Van Scoy.

Dates
Creation: 1899-1900

Cline, C. E., 1899-1900

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Papers include correspondence, records of the trial court, records of the Judicial Conference, and a statement by Thomas Van Scoy.

Dates
Creation: 1899-1900

Cline, C. E., 1899-1900

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Papers include correspondence, records of the trial court, records of the Judicial Conference, and a statement by Thomas Van Scoy.

Dates
Creation: 1899-1900

Cline, C. E., 1899-1900

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6

Papers include correspondence, records of the trial court, records of the Judicial Conference, and a statement by Thomas Van Scoy.

Dates
Creation: 1899-1900

Cline, C. E., 1899-1900

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7

Papers include correspondence, records of the trial court, records of the Judicial Conference, and a statement by Thomas Van Scoy.

Dates
Creation: 1899-1900

Cooke, Bishop R. J., 1916

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Charges in the court case along with handwritten notes.

Dates
Creation: 1916

Cooke, Bishop R. J., 1916

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9

Charges in the court case along with handwritten notes.

Dates
Creation: 1916

Cooke, Bishop R. J., 1916

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10

Charges in the court case along with handwritten notes.

Dates
Creation: 1916

Cooper, Harvey O., 1921

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11

Case papers and trial documents.

Dates
Creation: 1921

Cooper, Harvey O., 1921

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12

Case papers and trial documents.

Dates
Creation: 1921

Joslyn, A. J., 1886

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1886

Joslyn, A. J., 1886

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1886

Pogue, C. W., 1923-1924

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15

Charges, correspondence, and testimony.

Dates
Creation: 1923-1924

Stark, J. B., 1905

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1905

Stark, J. B., 1905

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1905

Business records, 1851-1945

 Series
Identifier: Series II

This series contains church business reports dealing with such matters as admission of women delegates, education, and information on the operation of the Oregon and California conferences.

Dates
Creation: 1851-1945
 

Admission of women delegates, circa 1890

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18

Results of the vote.

Dates
Creation: circa 1890

Annual report of Treasurer, 1944-1945

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1944-1945

Astoria, Oregon, 1880 August 2

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20

Information regarding Church needs.

Dates
Creation: 1880 August 2

Book accounts, 1879 August 14

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21

Correspondence

Dates
Creation: 1879 August 14

Canby Campground, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22

Contains a report

Dates
Creation: undated

Centenary, 1883

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: 1883

Districts, circa 1900

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24

Contains a report.

Dates
Creation: circa 1900

Education, 1891-1898

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 25

Includes a committee report on the consolidation of Willamette University and Portland University with a statement by Thomas Van Scoy, information on the Bishop Hamilton Endowment Fund, and information about the Methodist Educational Convention.

Dates
Creation: 1891-1898

Education, 1851-1891

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 26

Includes a petition concerning Santiam Academy, a committee report about the Willamette University Endowment, and educational reports from 1851 and 1853.

Dates
Creation: 1851-1891

Episcopal decision request, 1854 March 18

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27

Signed by James Wilbur, among others.

Dates
Creation: 1854 March 18

General Conference, 1907 March 18

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 28

Organization of committees.

Dates
Creation: 1907 March 18

Haven, Bishop E. O., 1884 August 18

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 29

Information about the endowment fund.

Dates
Creation: 1884 August 18

Lay representation, 1859-1869

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 30

Various reports and documents dealing with lay workers in the OMEC.

Dates
Creation: 1859-1869

Local preachers, circa 1896

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 31

List of OMEC ministers in Oregon.

Dates
Creation: circa 1896

Marriage, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 32

Report on the legal meaning of the word "minister" and how it applies to the OMEC marriage ceremony.

Dates
Creation: undated

Methodist Congress, 1904 August 22

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 33

Northwest participation in the congress.

Dates
Creation: 1904 August 22

Milwaukie Circuit, 1874 July 18

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 34

Sale of property owned by the Milwaukie Circuit.

Dates
Creation: 1874 July 18

Missions, 1861 June 21

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 35

Correspondence

Dates
Creation: 1861 June 21

Missionary bishops, 1856 May 31

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 36

Contains a resolution.

Dates
Creation: 1856 May 31

Oregon Conference, 1874 July 20

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 37

Articles of incorporation and related papers.

Dates
Creation: 1874 July 20
 
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