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Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church Administrative records, 1851-1945
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church
- Title
- Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church Administrative records
- Dates
- 1851-1945 (inclusive)18511945
- Quantity
- 1 linear feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- WUA035
- Summary
- The Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church Administrative records contain documents created by various members of the Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church that deal with subjects such as church membership, discipline of pastors, purchasing and selling church property, and election of church delegates.
- Repository
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Willamette University Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street
Salem, OR
97301
Telephone: 5033706866
Fax: 5033706141
archives@willamette.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Materials are open to researchers.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In 1833 the Methodist Foreign Mission Society drew up a plan to send missionaries to Oregon. Reverend Jason Lee was superintendent of the mission, accompanied by Reverend Daniel Lee and teacher Cyrus Shephard. The missionaries settled in the Willamette Valley, ten miles north of what is now Salem. In 1841 they moved to Salem and established a headquarters for the Methodist Episcopal Church. Jason Lee was one of the thirteen charter members of the church.
In 1849 the Oregon and California Mission Conference was organized to include missions in Oreogn, Idaho, Washington, California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and part of Montana. Most of the churches within the conference were in the Willamette Valley. By 1852 the Oregon and California Mission Conference divided, creating The Oregon Conference. The two conferences remained independent until 1969 when they formed the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church Administrative records, Archives and Special Collections, Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
These papers are arranged into three series: I. Judicial records, II. Business records, and III. Presidential correspondence.
Items are arranged alphabetically by name or subject.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Judicial records, 1886-1924Return to Top
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.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Baldwin, C. H.
Papers related to the court case.
|
1913 |
| 1 | 2 | Cline, C. E.
Papers include correspondence, records of the trial court, records of the Judicial Conference, and a statement by Thomas Van Scoy.
|
1899-1900 |
| 1 | 3 | Cline, C. E.
Papers include correspondence, records of the trial court, records of the Judicial Conference, and a statement by Thomas Van Scoy.
|
1899-1900 |
| 1 | 4 | Cline, C. E.
Papers include correspondence, records of the trial court, records of the Judicial Conference, and a statement by Thomas Van Scoy.
|
1899-1900 |
| 1 | 5 | Cline, C. E.
Papers include correspondence, records of the trial court, records of the Judicial Conference, and a statement by Thomas Van Scoy.
|
1899-1900 |
| 1 | 6 | Cline, C. E.
Papers include correspondence, records of the trial court, records of the Judicial Conference, and a statement by Thomas Van Scoy.
|
1899-1900 |
| 1 | 7 | Cline, C. E.
Papers include correspondence, records of the trial court, records of the Judicial Conference, and a statement by Thomas Van Scoy.
|
1899-1900 |
| 1 | 8 | Cooke, Bishop R. J.
Charges in the court case along with handwritten notes.
|
1916 |
| 1 | 9 | Cooke, Bishop R. J.
Charges in the court case along with handwritten notes.
|
1916 |
| 1 | 10 | Cooke, Bishop R. J.
Charges in the court case along with handwritten notes.
|
1916 |
| 1 | 11 | Cooper, Harvey O.
Case papers and trial documents.
|
1921 |
| 1 | 12 | Cooper, Harvey O.
Case papers and trial documents.
|
1921 |
| 1 | 13 | Joslyn, A. J. |
1886 |
| 1 | 14 | Joslyn, A. J. |
1886 |
| 1 | 15 | Pogue, C. W.
Charges, correspondence, and testimony.
|
1923-1924 |
| 1 | 16 | Stark, J. B. |
1905 |
| 1 | 17 | Stark, J. B. |
1905 |
Series II: Business records, 1851-1945Return to Top
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.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 18 | Admission of women delegates
Results of the vote.
|
circa 1890 |
| 1 | 19 | Annual report of Treasurer |
1944-1945 |
| 1 | 20 | Astoria, Oregon
Information regarding Church needs.
|
1880 August 2 |
| 1 | 21 | Book accounts
Correspondence
|
1879 August 14 |
| 1 | 22 | Canby Campground
Contains a report
|
undated |
| 1 | 23 | Centenary |
1883 |
| 1 | 24 | Districts
Contains a report.
|
circa 1900 |
| 1 | 25 | Education
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.
|
1891-1898 |
| 1 | 26 | Education
Includes a petition concerning Santiam Academy, a committee report about the Willamette University Endowment, and educational reports from 1851 and 1853.
|
1851-1891 |
| 1 | 27 | Episcopal decision request
Signed by James Wilbur, among others.
|
1854 March 18 |
| 1 | 28 | General Conference
Organization of committees.
|
1907 March 18 |
| 1 | 29 | Haven, Bishop E. O.
Information about the endowment fund.
|
1884 August 18 |
| 1 | 30 | Lay representation
Various reports and documents dealing with lay workers in the OMEC.
|
1859-1869 |
| 1 | 31 | Local preachers
List of OMEC ministers in Oregon.
|
circa 1896 |
| 1 | 32 | Marriage
Report on the legal meaning of the word "minister" and how it applies to the OMEC marriage ceremony.
|
undated |
| 1 | 33 | Methodist Congress
Northwest participation in the congress.
|
1904 August 22 |
| 1 | 34 | Milwaukie Circuit
Sale of property owned by the Milwaukie Circuit.
|
1874 July 18 |
| 1 | 35 | Missions
Correspondence
|
1861 June 21 |
| 1 | 36 | Missionary bishops
Contains a resolution.
|
1856 May 31 |
| 1 | 37 | Oregon Conference
Articles of incorporation and related papers.
|
1874 July 20 |
| 1 | 38 | Oregon Conference
Reports on church activities.
|
1861-1863 |
| 1 | 39 | Oregon and California Mission Conference |
1851 |
| 1 | 40 | Pacific Christian Advocate (See Thomas H. Pearce)
Contains an empty envelope.
|
undated |
| 1 | 41 | Report
Contains various financial reports.
|
1856-1859 |
| 1 | 42 | Salem Circuit
Route of the circuit rider for the Salem district.
|
undated |
| 1 | 43 | State of the church
Reports on various areas of interest in the OMEC.
|
1923 |
| 1 | 44 | Sunday school union
Contains the constitution for the union.
|
1923 |
| 1 | 45 | Superannuates
Correspondence regarding a retirement scheme for ministerial personnel in the OMEC.
|
undated |
| 1 | 46 | Temperance
Contains a report.
|
1853 |
| 1 | 47 | Trustees report |
1908 |
| 1 | 48 | University Park
Information regarding the selling of lots owned by OMEC.
|
1907 |
III: Presidential Correspondence, 1861-1901Return to Top
This series consists of correspondence from the secretaries of President Lincoln and President T. R. Roosevelt to church officials.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 49 | Cortelyou, George B.
Letters from President T. R. Roosevelt to Bishop W. F. Mallalieu, written by George Cortelyou, secretary to President Roosevelt.
|
1901 November 12 |
| 1 | 50 | Hay, John
Letters from President Abraham Lincoln, in reply to the Oregon Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church's resolution of 1860, written by John Hay, secretary to President Lincoln.
|
1861 November 29 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Washington
Personal Names
- Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940
- Hay, John, 1838-1905
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
- Van Scoy, Thomas, 1848-1901
Corporate Names
- Santiam Academy (Lebanon, Or.)
- Willamette University
Geographical Names
- Salem (Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- church records
Finding aid processed by Rose Marie Walter.
2012
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