Richards, George Warren (1869-1955)

Scope and Contents Commission on World Service. World Service in the Evangelical and Reformed Church began as a war emergency program in 1940, continued through World War II and the post-war period as a separate agency in the denomination, and after the 1957 union, became the Service Division of the United Church Board for World Ministries. Records in this accession document the work of the years from 1940 to 1963, with some records through 1976. They were deposited in the archives at some time in the past ...

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The E&R Church Committee on Book of Worship collection contains one box of minutes, correspondence, and a copy of the approved Book of Worship autographed by all committee members. This collection also contains the records of the Committee on Liturgics.

Scope and Contents Committee on Closer Relations With Other Churches. This committee was responsible for the conversations with the Congregational Christian Churches which led to the union with those churches. The collection consists of minutes and reports. Dr. George Warren Richards was the chair person of this committee for many years and the majority of minutes, reports and other records from this committee are most probably mixed in with his personal papers in Ms. Coll. 013. These should be separated and...

Scope and Contents The E&R Church General Council collection consists of 4 boxes containing: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (1934-1938) - Financial Records: Apportionments to the Classes, 1937 - Minutes, 1935-1938 - Publications - Reports: Statements to the Classes, 1934-1938 - Statistical Tables, 1935-1942 GENERAL COUNCIL (1938-1973) - Correspondence - Financial Records: Apportionments to the Synods, 1940, 1950. - Minutes, 1938-1973 - Photographs - Publications - Reports: Statements to the Classes, 1938 ...

Scope and Contents The James Isaac Good collection consists of one box containing: - Biographical Information - Inaugural Address. "New Light on the Heidelberg Catechism", 1907 - Correspondence - Lecture Notes: Central Theological Seminary - Photographs - Sermons - Writings: Published - Letter Transcriptions - Correspondence of Loan (And Return) from Ursinus CollegeLoan from Ursinus College (July 2015), returned to Ursinus College on August 12, 2022)Articles for "The Messenger", etc....

Scope and Contents The Helffrich Family collection consists of 2 boxes containing: JOHANNES HEINRICH HELFFRICH (1739-1810): - Awards & Certificates: Diploma from Palatine Church Council, 1761 - Biographical Information - Correspondence: From Simon Dreisbach of Indian Creek Church, 1773 edited & annotated by John Baer Stoudt, 1914; Daniel Wagner, 1800 - Legal Records: Passports, 1771 - Pastoral Records (transcription): Marriages, 1790-1810; Deaths, 1790-1795. Copied & Indexed by Phillip A. Rice...

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The Samuel M. Mursinna collection consists of one box containing: - Notes: Theology (see note at end by George W. Richards)

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This collection contains the original minutes of the Executive Committee and various other committees, annual and triennial minutes of the Board, correspondence, financial records, bequests, published histories, manuals, publications, and general office files.

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The Lehigh Classis, Eastern Synod Records include; Minutes 1880-1918 and copies (1880-1909). Constitution, Correspondence, History, Legal Records, Newsletters, Rollbook, Committees, Ministerial Association 1890-1962 (financial records, memberships, programs and constitution). Published Minutes 1900-1939 and Parochial Reports.

Scope and Contents General Synod. Reformed Church in the United States. The General Synod was formed in 1863 by the union of the Synod (from 1863 called the Eastern Synod) and the Ohio Synod. By action of the General Synod of 1869 the word "German" was dropped from the denomination's name and it became the Reformed Church in the United States. The General Synod was the governing body of the denomination and met every three except for several specially called meetings. Between General Synod meetings, the...