Finding aid for the United Brethren in Christ, Home Missionary Society Records
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: United Brethren in Christ, Home Missionary Society
Title: United Brethren in Christ, Home Missionary Society Records
Dates: 1838-1858
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The United Brethren in Christ, Home Missionary Society of Muskingum, Ohio, raised money to defray the costs of sending out missionary preachers. The collection consists of a constitution, lists of subscribers, minutes of meetings held in Harrison and Stark Counties, and financial records.
MS Number MS 1159
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The United Brethren in Christ, Home Missionary Society Records, 1838-1858, consist of a constitution, lists of subscribers, minutes of meetings held in Harrison and Stark Counties, and financial records.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Muskingum, Ohio, and Harrison and Stark Counties in Ohio during the nineteenth century. Those studying the United Brethren in Christ's missionary activities, religion in Ohio, and charitable activities of the church will find this collection useful. Genealogists might find the subscriber lists useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically and is maintained in one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Missions -- Ohio -- Societies, etc.
United Brethren In Christ. Home Missionary Society. Muskingum District (Ohio).

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1159 United Brethren in Christ, Home Missionary Society Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio