Oswego Baptist Association in 1881, Oswego Co., N.Y.  
MINUTES OF THE FORTY-NINTH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE
OSWEGO BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, 1881

Source:  From the phamplet, "Minutes of the Forty-Ninth Anniversary of the Oswego Baptist Association.  Held with the First Baptist Church of Oswego, N.Y., August 31st and September 1, 1881."  Printed by the Steam Printing House of L. R. Muzzy, Pulaski, N. Y., 1881.

This information can be very helpful, in knowing what church your ancestors belonged to, as its possible the family records may be still be available there. 


Officers of the Association

Moderator
Rev. L. Golden, Fulton, N.Y.

Clerk
Rev. F. H. McGahen, Mexico, N.Y.

Assistant Clerk
Prof. C. W. Richards, Oswego, N.Y.

Treasurer
Dea. David Harmon

Cor. Secretary
Rev. L. Golden, Fulton, N.Y.


Time, Place, and Preacher of Next Meeting:
Sandy Creek—The first Wednesday and succeeding Thursday in June.  Preacher—Rev. Geo. Grafftey, Oswego, N.Y.;  Alternate—Rev. J. W. Ainsworth, South Richland, N.Y.



WOMAN’S MISSIONARY UNION

The Missionary Union of the Oswego Baptist Association held its first anniversary Tuesday evening, Aug. 30, 1881, in the First Baptist Church of Oswego.  A preliminary meeting was held in the lecture room at 7 P.M., Mrs. L. Golden presiding.  Opened with singing, “ Nearer my God to Thee.”  Reading scripture, Miss A.M. Coit of Central Square; prayer offered by Mrs. Golden.  Letters were read from the different circles of the association.  These expressed a general and gratifying increase of interest in the cause of missions.

Two new circles have been organized since the last meeting of the Association, viz: At Sandy Creek and Albion.

At 8:00 p. m. the meeting adjourned to the audience room of the church.  The public exercises were opened with an anthem by the choir.  Reading of scripture by Mrs. D. D. Owens, of Central Square.  Rev. Mr. Owen offered prayer.  After singing of hymn, the President of the Missionary Circle of the First Church, Oswego, gave an address of welcome.

The report of the Secretary of the Missionary Union read and adopted;  also the report of the Treasurer, Mrs. M. B. Comfort of Pulaski.

Mrs. Owen read a letter from Miss Emily Payne, a teacher in Maulmain, addressed to the ladies of the Oswego Association and giving an interesting sketch of the early life of our present preacher, Moung Shway Gyah.

Mrs. A. N. Goodell of the Bassein Mission, who had been engaged to give the address, failed to fulfill her appointment, Revs. M. B. Comfort and G. H. Brigham, Dist. Sec’y Am. Baptist Miss. Union, very kindly occupied the time.  Mr. Comfort spoke of the great usefulness of the native preacher and the good work that women are accomplishing in the foreign field.  Rev. Mr. Brigham showed the necessity of liberal gifts to the cause of Missions and its effect as a means of spiritual growth to those who contribute.

After an anthem by the choir, a collection was taken.  The meeting closed with the L. M. Doxology and Benediction by Rev. Geo. Grafftey.

Wednesday, Aug. 31, 12 M.

Mrs. L. Golden presiding.  Mrs. S. Randall, of Oswego offered prayer.  After reading the Constitution, the Society proceeded to elect officers for the coming year.—Mrs. L. Golden was re-elected President.  Several ladies spoke in commendation of the manner in which Mrs. Golden had discharged the duties of President, and of the pleasure at her re-election.  After some discussion, it was voted to amend Article II of the Constitution  to read as follows:  The officers shall consist of a President, three Vice-Presidents, a Secretary and Treasurer—no two being chosen from the same society.  The following were elected Vice-Presidents:  Mrs. M. E. KINGSFORD, West Oswego; Mrs. Rev. Ainsworth of South Richland;  Mrs. J. H. McGahen of Mexico,--Mrs. S. M. Coon of First Oswego, Secretary and Treasurer.

Moved and carried to hold a semi-annual meeting at a time and place to be arranged by the Executive committee.  Adjourned, subject to the call of the Com.

   Mrs. S. M. Coons, Secretary



STATISTICS
 

ALBION
Recently organized.  Officers not reported.

CENTRAL SQUARE—Officers:
President - Mrs. D. D. OWENS
Vice-President - Mrs. D. D. DRAKE
Treasurer – Mrs. Martha HOLMES
Secretary –Mrs. L. E. ALLEN
No. of members –22
Membership fees: $21.00
Contributed to support of Moung Shway Gyah, (the native preacher,) $25.00.  Copies of “Helping Hand” taken, 23.

FULTON
President- Miss J. M. PORTER
Vice-President- Mrs. C. STREETER
Tresurer-Miss Jennie OSGOOD
Secretary-Miss Clara WRIGHT
Members: 25; fees $22.80; for support of native preacher, $15.00; 
"Helping Hand,” 19 copies;  Missionary Magazine, 3.

HANNIBAL
President- Mrs. J. BUTRICK
Secretary and Treasrer- Mrs. M. H. MATTESON
Members, 26; fees $17.00; preacher, $11.00; “Helping Hand” 13 copies

MEXICO
President- Mrs. J. H. McGABEN
Vice-President- Mrs. H. E. HUBBARD
Secretary and treasurer-Mrs. M. A. KNIGHT
Members 28; fees, $16.00; preacher, $16.00; “Helping Hand,” 16 copies

OSWEGO FIRST CHURCH
President- Mrs. S. M. COON
Vice-President- Mrs. W. S. TURNER
Secretary and Treasurer- Mrs. S. RANDALL
Members, 30; fees, $32.91; preacher, $34.00; “Helping Hand,” 15 copies

OSWEGO WEST CHURCH
President-Mrs. M. E. KINGSFORD
Treasurer- Mrs. J. J. MACK
Secretary- Miss Lillian R. McCULLY
Members, 70; fees, $67.79; preacher, $50.00; “Helping Hand,” 55 copies

PULASKI
President- Mrs. M. B. COMFORT
Secretary and Treasurer- Mrs. L. R. MUZZY
Members, 27; fees, $14.00; preacher, $15.00

SOUTH RICHLAND
President- Mrs. H. DOUGLAS
Treasurer- Mrs. J. P. DIX
Sec’y- Mrs. A. H. WATERS
Members, 10; fees, $15.35

SANDY CREEK
President- Mrs. J. R. ALLEN
Secretary- Miss Annis SALISBURY—Circle recently organized.
Members, 20; report no membership fees; contributed for preacher, $13.00; “Helping Hand,” 11 copies 


CHURCH STATISTICS

Columns marked by numbers enumerated for the following:
1 - Added by Baptism
2 - Added by Letter
3 - Added by Experience
4 - Restored
5 - Dismissed by Letter
6 - Died
7 - Dropped
8 - Excluded
9 - Gain
10 - Loss
11 - Present Number
 
 

CHURCHES
and
CLERKS
MINISTERS
and
DELEGATES
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Albion
S. G. JONES
Rev. R. A. BURDICK
Dea. Henry JONES
E. C. BUEL
2 * * * 2 * * 3 * 3 151
Central Square
D. D. DRAKE
REV. D. D. OWEN
Mrs. OWEN
Miss A. M. COIT
1 1 * * * 2 * 1 * 1 159
Colosse
Edwin PALMER
Rev. J. W. AINSWORTH
Dea. L. M. HUNTLEY
Wm. WORTMAN
* * * * * * * * * * 42
Fulton
N. R. COLE
Rev. L. GOLDEN
Rev. J. P. SIMMONS
N. R. COLE
Abner CHENEY
3 8 1 * 8 4 * * * * 164
Hannibal
J. B. CURTIS
W. H. BUTRICK, supply
Dea. Alvah LUND
J. B. CURTIS
W. V. LUND
E. J. LOCKWOOD
Chas. DOXTATER
T. WELLING
9 5 1 * 2 2 * * 11 * 106
Mexico
E. W. WALWORTH
Rev. J. H. McGAHEN
Dea. E. DAVIS
Erastus WILCOX
Theodore R. GREEN
5 2 1 * * 5 * * 3 * 107
First Oswego
Thos. MATHEWS
Rev. Geo. GRAFFTEY
Jas. McCHESNEY
Harvey BURT
V. S. BURCH
John VAN ALSTYNE
2 3 * * 4 4 9 * * 12 209
West Oswego
J. D. SPRAGUE
Dea. David HARMON
J. M. LATHROP
J. D. SPRAGUE
W. DIBDEN
12 3 * * 13 6 10 * * 14 278
S. W. Oswego
E. C. PASKO
Rev. W. C. JOHNSON
Rev. W. D. CORBIN
E. C. PASKO
S. R. COBB
J. GLEASON
James LeCLERE
1 * 1 * * 1 * * 1 * 104
Pulaski
E. C. BEARDSLEY
Mrs. A. S. RICHARDS
Miss Flora READ
1 2 1 * 4 1 * 1 * 2 131
Sandy Creek
R. C. THOMPSON
Rev. H. H. EMMETT
Dea. E. W. CARPENTER
I. E. FINSTER
T. L. HAMER
26 7 2 * 2 1 1 * 31 * 170
South Richland
R. BERRY
Rev. J. W. AINSWORTH
Oliver WINNER
I. D. CROSS
R. FLETCHER
Mrs. S. WINNER
9 2 2 * 5 1 1 * 6 * 69
**
**
71 33 9 0 40 27 21 5 52 32 1670


SUNDAY SCHOOL STATISTICS

Columns marked by numbers enumerated for the following:
1.  Number of Schools
2.  When Organized
3.  No. of Officers
4.  No. of Teachers
5.  No. of Scholars
6.  Total Membership
7.  Average Attendance
8.  No. Adult Classes
9.  No. Other Classes
10. Volumes in Libraries
11. Papers Per Month
12. Conversions
13. Baptisms
14. Amt. of Contributions
 
 

Name and Post Office
of
Superintendents
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Albion
A. J. JACKSON, Sand Bank
2 1845 6 13 117 186 67 3 10 52 51 * * 24.00
Central Square
D. D. DRAKE
1 1845 8 14 170 192 100 3 11 100 100 * * 25.00
Colosse
Fulton
Miss J. M. PORTER
DeWitt C. SKADEN, 
asst.
1 1836 5 22 257 284 155 5 17 288 150 2 2 187.50
Hannibal
Willard LUND
* * * 15 * 120 70 * * * * * * 28.00
Mexico
J. F. HARTSON, 
   Union Square
1 * 4 9 100 112 64 6 3 * 70 * * 33.02
First Oswego
John C. BRATT
1 1828 4 17 166 183 121 3 14 254 * * * 149.04
West Oswego
C. W. RICHARDS
1 1853 15 33 381 429 290 11 22 3223 700 10 10 183.87
Pulaski
L. R. MUZZY
1 1833 4 10 80 93 * 2 8 189 150 1 1 35.00
Sandy Creek
S. West Oswego
E. C. PASKO
1 * 6 8 125 150 98 5 3 * 235 * * 32.50
S. Richland
O. J. DOUGLAS 
1 1828 2 8 84 94 60 3 5 * 168 6 5 26.27
Total 10 * 54 149 2280 1793 1025 41 93 4106 1612 19 18 724.20



IN MEMORIAM

"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints."


NAME
AGE
DATE
CHURCH
Peter C. HUTCHINSON 83 Dec. 11, 1880  Central Square
Mrs. _____ WORTH * June 24, 1881 Central Square
Robert REDMAN 51 Oct. 29, 1880 Fulton
Truman FULLER 24 Jan. 18, 1881 Fulton
Mrs. Emily JENNINGS  73 Feb. 9, 1881 Fulton
Mrs. Amelia A. SIMMONS 70 July 28, 1881 Fulton
Mrs. Lavina TITUS 70 Mar. 1, 1881 Hannibal
Harrison MATTISON 52 April 3, 1881 Hannibal
Silas WILMARTH 70 Nov. 5, 1880 Mexico
Mrs. Samantha HALLOCK 70 Dec. 18, 1880 Mexico
Mrs. Emily MATTISON 56 Dec. 12, 1880 Mexico
Mrs. Sarah A. EVERTS 60 April 4, 1881 Mexico
Lucretia LANSING 78 July 11, 1881 Mexico
Philo STONE 83 Oct. 28, 1880 First Oswego
Polly SHERMAN 83 May 18, 1881 First Oswego
Leonard COPELAND 72 July 19, 1881 First Oswego
Delevan T. YOUNG 24 Aug. 17, 1881 First Oswego
Mrs. Esther CLARK 74 Oct. 8, 1880 West Oswego
E. A. ADKINS 65 Oct. 10, 1880 West Oswego
Griffith HOLGATE 88 Jan. 5, 1881 West Oswego
Mrs. Nancy ROPE 62 Jan. 18, 1881 West Oswego
Emma BURT 35 April 18, 1881 West Oswego
Emma SPARKS 19 June 13, 1881 West Oswego
David CUYLER 64 May 9, 1881 S. West Oswego
Flora PURDY 18 March 4, 1881 Pulaski
Mrs. W. E. CARPENTER * April 18, 1881 Sandy Creek
Dr. J. B. CHAPMAN 51 March 5, 1881 S. Richland



 

 HISTORICAL TABLE

Columns marked by numbers enumerated for the following:
1.  Churches
2.  Baptisms
3.  Whole Number
 

Time Place Preacher Moderator Clerk 1 2 3
1833 Mexico J. ELLIOT P. WOODIN J. ELLIOT 13 144 1310
1834 Pulaski P. WOODIN J. GOODWIN T. C. BAKER 13 160 1488
1835 Hannibal R. T. SMITH R. T. SMITH S. DAVIDSON 12 58 1315
1836 Colosse S. DAVISON P. WOODIN S. DAVIDSON 14 18 1339
1837 Oswego C. B. TAYLOR P. WOODIN S. DAVIDSON 16 38 1361
1838 Pulaski W. HUTCHINSON W. HUTCHINSON S. DAVIDSON 17 79 1444
1839 Mexico P. FORBES R. T. SMITH S. DAVIDSON 17 160 1524
1840 Hannibal S. POMEROY S. POMEROY R. T. SMITH 18 123 1372
1841 Fulton I. DUDLEY W. HUTCHINSON R. T. SMITH 19 146 1580
1842 S. Richland P. WOODIN P. WOODIN R. T. SMITH 19 72 1585
1843 Colosse A. GRAHAM A. GRAHAM R. T. SMITH 19 145 1683
1844 Oswego D. FOOTE D. McFARLAND David FOOTE 18 61 1502
1845 Hannibal I. LAWTON P. WOODIN David FOOTE 16 20 1421
1846 Pulaski D. McFARLAND D. FOOTE L. RANSTED 15 15 1182
1847 Central Sq. L. RANSTED L. RANSTED W. I. CRANE 16 32 1190
1848 Fulton I. BUTTERFIELD W. I. CRANE S. HOUGH 15 45 1220
1849 Palermo W. I. CRANE P. WOODIN D. McFARLAND 15 63 1229
1850 Colosse J. S. EVERINGHAM I. BUTTERFIELD W. I. CRANE 15 127 1532
1851 Hannibal N. FERGUSON N. FERGUSON W. OSGOOD 17 47 1540
1852 Pulaski S. J. DECKER J. P. SIMMONS H. POWERS 17 29 1489
1853 Mexico L. MUZZY I. BUTTERFIELD H. H. HAYNES 17 92 1567
1854 S. W. Oswego J. P. SIMMONS P. WOODIN L. MUZZY 17 53 1593
1855 Oswego P. WOODIN L. MUZZY A. GRAHAM 17 31 1511
1856 S. Richland I. DUDLEY J. P. SIMMONS S. W. TITUS 17 14 1404
1857 Palermo A. GRAHAM D. McFARLAND L. MUZZY 17 48 1390
1858 Sandy Creek S. W. TITUS D. McFARLAND S. J. DECKER 17 335 1721
1859 Amboy C. HARTSON C. HARTSON H. L. DINSMORE 16 74 1714
1860 Fulton J. DAVIS I. DUDLEY J. DAVIS 16 54 1712
1861 Pulaski E. W. BLISS S. W. TITUS J. DAVIS 16 10 1633
1862 W. Oswego P. WOODIN M. R. FORY J. DAVIS 16 9 1455
1863 Hannibal M. V. WILSON J. DAVIS H. H. HAYNES 16 86 1426
1864 Palermo H. M. RICHARDSON M. V. WILSON H. H. HAYNES 16 30 1500
1865 Colosse P. WOODIN S. J. DECKER J. DAVIS 16 21 1512
1866 Pulaski L. M. S. HAVNES P. WOODIN L. MUZZY 15 71 1387
1867 W. Oswego G. R. PIERCE G. R. PIERCE W. C. JOHNSON 14 112 1416
1868 Mexico J. S. BACKUS L. MUZZY M. V. WILLSON 15 58 1413
1869 Hannibal L. MUZZY P. WOODIN W. C. JOHNSON 15 63 1388
1870 Albion I. BUTTERFIELD L. WILLIAMS L. MUZZY 15 62 1418
1871 Central Sq. L. WILLIAMS E. B. LAW L. MUZZY 15 139 1508
1872 Sandy Creek M. V. WILLSON L. MUZZY M. V. WILLSON 16 49 1591
1873 Fulton I. BUTTERFIELD I. BUTTERFIELD L. R. MUZZY 15 34 1518
1874 S. Richland D. D. OWEN D. D. OWEN W. E. BATES 16 129 1493
1875 Colosse JUDSON DAVIS W. H. KENYON D. D. OWENS 16 45 1420
1876 Hannibal W. C. JOHNSON D. D. OWEN E. D. PHILLIPS 16 85 1475
1877 W. Oswego C. SHERWOOD T. MATHEWS E. D. PHILLIPS 12 33 1484
1878 Mexico M. B. COMFORT W. H. KENYON W. OSTLER 12 120 1571
1879 Pulaski J. N. TOLMAN J. N.TOLMAN GEO. GRAFFTEY 12 34 1503
1880 Fulton C. H. WATSON J. H.McGAHEN C. H. WATSON 12 169 1674
1881 Oswego L. GOLDEN L. GOLDEN J. H. McGAHEN 12 71 1670


*Note:  On a statement for the amount paid by the Baptist Churches of the Oswego Baptist Association during the year ending August 31, A.D. 1881, and reported at the annual meeting of the Association, the following names are listed:

Attest--D. HARMON, Treasurer Oswego Baptist Association
Examined and found correct --Oswego Sept. 12, 1881-- Henry E. GILLETT and Newell R. COLE - -Auditors.


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