Source:Christ Church vestry minutes (vol. 1)

"Minutes" Christ Church vestry minutes (vol. 1)

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• 3 April 1718 - The Governor acquainted the Christ Church Vestry that the Reverend Mr. Talbott of Burlington Mr. Humphreys of Chester Mr. Ross of Newcastle & Mr. Sandall of Wickacoa had been invited by him and most of them were now in Town in order to wait on the Vestry and receive their proposals for supplying the vacancy of this Church until the Bishop of London's pleasure was known.–
  The Vestry thereupon recommended it to the Governour to concert with the abovenamed clergymen how they might supply this vacancy with conveniency to themselves and the least prejudice to their respective cures.–
  And that the said Service may not be too great a burden upon the clergy who in their own Districts are yet but meanly provided with respect to their Character, and more especially that their necessary traveling charges and the expence of their attending whole weeks here from Time to Time as in Justice it ought may be defrayed by this Congregation.–
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• May 15, 1719 - At Christ Church, the Honorable William Keith Esq., Lieutenant Governor, produced a letter from the Reverend Mr. George Ross wherein was inclosed a letter from the Lord Bishop of London and one from the secretary of the Society by which letters it was recommended to Mr. Ross's choice either to continue in his cure at New Castle or remove to Philadelphia, whereupon it was observed that that Gentleman hath a certainty of a good income from his present cure, which incouragement was wanting here.
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• June 17, 1719 - The Church Wardens reported that pursuant to the minutes of the last Vestry they had discoursed with several members of the Church who were very much against entering into any obligatory subscription, but if Mr. Ross would be pleased to come to the Church on the same foot former ministers have come, viz. upon a voluntary contribution of the people, they would be as liberal as their circumstances would afford.
  The members of the Vestry now present are of the same opinion and desire the Church Wardens to return answer to Mr. Ross accordingly.
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• June 25, 1719 - The Governor acquainted the Vestry of Christ Church that the Reverend Mr. George Ross, present at the Governour's House, having applied to him to know the final resolutions of this Vestry in answer to the proposal made to Mr. Ross in his Lordship, Bishop of London, and the Society's late letters, they were now met together for that end, and Mr. Ross waited to know their pleasure.
  All agreed that Mr. Ross's merit deserved all we could possibly do to invite him to this place, where it was not questioned but that he would give a general satisfaction, but it was regretted that it was not in the Vestry's power to name any more certain provision than had been given to former ministers, viz. a voluntary yearly subscription.
  However, if Mr. Ross would please to accept of the Bishop of the Honorably Society's Proposition and remove from New Castle hither, the Vestry were of opinion that the subscriptions would amount to at least 120 pounds per annum, with which, besides the Common Surplice Fee should be added those of breaking the Ground and Pall, and moreover the Vestry assured Mr. Ross of their best offices as true members of the Church to serve and promote his interest upon all occasions.
  This being immediately communicated to Mr. Ross by one of the Wardens and two other Members sent out to him for that purpose; Mr. Ross was afterwards called in and returned for answer that he held himself highly obliged to the great regard the Vestry had been pleased to express towards him, and that it had such an influence upon him as to make him resolve to delay returning the answer which he intended to have sent the Bishop by the present opportunity and that if the Vestry please to grant him some small time further for mature consideration he would speedily wait upon them again with a full answer he hoped to their satisfaction.
  To which which reasonable request of Mr. Ross the Vestry readily agreed.
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• April 19, 1742 - Be it remembered that on Easter Monday the congregation of Christ Church in Philadelphia assembled according to custom and the following persons were duly chosen Church Wardens, Sides Men, and Vestry Men of the said church for the ensuing year: Church Wardens: John Ross
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• October 20, 1742 - Ordered that the [unclear] forthwith return an answer to Mr. Jenney's letter, and invite him hither under the same privileges and advantages allowed the late Rev. Archibald Cummings, and request Mr. Jenney, to accept and approve of the Reverend Mr. Eneas Ross to be his assistant in Christ Church.
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• October 20, 1742 - Ordered, that the Wardens pay to the Reverend Mr. Eneas Ross the pew money collected, or to be collected by them from the congregation for their pews for the last half year.
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• November 8, 1742 - Mr. Jenney acquainted the Vestry that he gladly approved of and received the Reverend Mr. Aeneas Ross for his assistant in Christ Church, and it was thereupon resolved and ordred that the collections made every Sunday or holy day, by the Church Wardens and Sidesmen, of and from the congregation, commonly called the box money, be pain to the Reverend Mr. Aeneas Ross as the same shall be collected, only reserving out of the same every Sunday, such apart as will amount to the sum of twenty pounds yearly which twenty pounds is to be paid and applied for, and towards paying the clerks salary, repairing the church etc. and that these orders be publicly read in church next Sunday morning by the clerk.
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• July 14, 1743 - Upon reading of which the Vestry acknowledged the great service the Reverend Mr. Aeneas Ross had done the Christ Church congregation during the vacancy upon the death of the Rev. Archibald Cummings by his diligent performance of the Divine offices, attended with a sober and religious behavior or which they assured him they should at all times themselves under an obligation to render him all the good services in their power, and heartily pray for his health and a perfect recovery of his strength and ability to discharge the weighty cures under his mission.
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• March 30, 1745 - A majority of the Vestry elected and then present made choice of John Ross to by their Church Warden for the ensuing year.
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• May 1, 1745 - Ordered that the Church Wardens do pay to the Reverend Mr. Eneas Ross, the pew money collected or to be collected by them from the congregation for their pews for the past half year.
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• May 1, 1745 - Ordered that an address be forthwith drawn up, signed and sent to the Lord Bishop of London recommending the Reverend Mr. Eneas Ross to his Lordships favor and protection, and to pray his Lordship to license the sid Mr. Ross to be the Minister of Christ Church in case his Lordship has not already appointed and licensed a Minister for the same. And, that Dr. John Kearsley Sr., Peter Baynton, Peter Evans, Samuel Hasell, and Thomas Leech be a committee to draw up the said address.
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• June 27, 1745 - It being moved that a steeple be erected and built to Christ Church in order to have a ring of bells. It is thereupon ordered and agreed that a proper [unclear] be prepared and drawn up by the Wardens for that purpose, and that Thomas Gordon and Captain William Cuzzins receive and take subscriptions from Walnut Street and the southward and there of and Mr. Thomas Lawrence and Mr. Joshua Maddox, Mr. Richard Peters, and Mr. Jacob Duché from Walnut Street to Market Street, and Mr. John Ross and Mr. William Clymer fro Market Street to the North End of the City.
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• April 11, 1748 - The Congregation of Christ Church in Philadelphia assembled according to custom and the following persons were duly elected Vestry Men for the recent year. Thomas Lawrence, Benjamin Morgan, William Hellier, Philip Syng, Benjamin Price, Thomas Bond, Joseph Redman, William Clymer, Evan Morgan, Townsend White, Richard Scovell, Thomas Gordon, Thomas Lawrence Jr., George Okill, John Ross, Jacob Duché
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• December 3, 1753 - Whereas the Vestry of Christ Church have ordered Henry Harrison, Peter Turner and Townsend White to write to London for a set of bells, and the money they now have not being sufficient for the payment of them, we [--] the Minister, Church Wardens and Vestryman [--] do obligate ourselves to raise the said sum by subscriptions or otherwise, and that immediately on the account being produced of what balance appears. As witness our hands. Townsend White, Peter Turner, George Okill, Henry Elwes, Thomas Lawrence, Charles Stedman, John Baynton, Thomas Lawrence Jr., John Ross, John Kearsley, John Sayre, Robert Jenney, Minister, Henry Harrison, Church Warden, James Humphreys, Church Warden, Thomas Leech, William Pyewell, Evan Morgan, Jacob Dushé, Joseph Redman, William Bingham, Davis Hall, Redmond Conyngham
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• December 28, 1754 - Ordered that the old spindle and vane belonging to Christ Church in Philadelphia, when taken down, be delivered to Mr. John Ross for the use of Emanuel Church in New Castle.
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• December 2, 1760 - At Christ Church, a power of attorney was read from the Society of Propagation of the Gospel empowering the Reverend Doctor Robert Jenney, the Reverend William Smith, Jacob Duché, John Ross and Evan Morgan Esquires, on the major par of them; to purchase lands in Pennsylvania for the use therein mentioned.
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• Christ Church (1760). Vestry minutes. v. 1, 1717–1760. Philadelphia, Pa. – via Christ Church Historical Collections Online.