Minute Book of Methodist Missionary committees
Volume labelled ''Missionary Committee Minute Book No. 2' with contents as follows: Frontispiece states 'Minutes of the Wesleyan Missionary Committee. Begun August 15 1816'. Special meeting of the Committee on 22 January 1819 (pp 189-195) draws up bye-laws for the General Committee of the Wesleyan M...
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MMS/Home & General/Minutes/FBN 1 (fiche 16-22) |
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15 Aug 1816-3 Feb 1819 |
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MMS/Home & General/Minutes/FBN 1 (fiche 16-22) |
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| Summary: |
Volume labelled ''Missionary Committee Minute Book No. 2' with contents as follows:
Frontispiece states 'Minutes of the Wesleyan Missionary Committee. Begun August 15 1816'.
Special meeting of the Committee on 22 January 1819 (pp 189-195) draws up bye-laws for the General Committee of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society and creates four sub-committees: Finance, Outfit, Reference and House.
Incudes the annual meeting, held in July, of the 'Committee of Examination and Finance'.
Minutes unsigned. Index at rear of volume. |
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| Previous numbers: |
MG 2 |
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1 volume |
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| Admin history: | A special meeting held on 22 January 1819 established the terms of reference for the General Committee. The terms of reference included that they should meet at least twice a month, stipulated the order of their business, the responsibilities of the secretaries (especially with regard to correspondence), quorum for meetings (7 for general committees, 3 for sub-committees) and the creation of the following four sub-committees: Finance, Outfit, Reference and House. The Finance sub-committee was responsible for reviewing expenditure and was expected to report to the Committee at least once per month. The Outfit sub-committee was responsible for the purchase of clothing, etc, for missionaries and to arrange their travel out to missions. The Reference sub-committee was held in 'extraordinary' circumstances to draw up official documentation for the Committee which was outside of its normal business. The House sub-committee was responsible for 'miscellaneous processes'. | A special meeting held on 22 January 1819 established the terms of reference for the General Committee. The terms of reference included that they should meet at least twice a month, stipulated the order of their business, the responsibilities of the secretaries (especially with regard to correspondence), quorum for meetings (7 for general committees, 3 for sub-committees) and the creation of the following four sub-committees: Finance, Outfit, Reference and House. The Finance sub-committee was responsible for reviewing expenditure and was expect ... View more |
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Open |
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Only to be viewed on microfiche. |
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| Copyright: | Copyright held by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes | |
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| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Archive |