Reference
X349/2
Title
Minute Book
Date free text
1861 - 1941
Production date
From: 1861 To: 1941
Scope and Content
Church Covenant (notes 'the alteration as to Baptism & the Lord's Supper was made by Mr Wells')
List of Members, How admitted and date. Date of Dismisal or date of death.
186l-194l
Minutes
Harvest thanksgiving
Mr Chandler pastor
25 July 1866: Visiting of those members, who had absented themselves from the Lord's table
Mentions of attempts at liquidation of debt on Minister's house: 1866-1867
join Bedfordshire Union of Christians: 7 June 1868
reopening of Chapel after repairs, costing £18.0s, 1d.: 20 September 1868
Public tea, 80 attend: 21 September 1868
£6.3s.0d, New Year's gift to the Pastor: 3 January 1869
Mr & Mrs Dexter dismissed to Meopham, Kent: 6 January 1869
agree to stand to sing & sit to pray: 30 April 1869
Mr Chandler and his wife members of the church.: 24 June 1869
attempts to make up promised salary of Mr Chandler of £10 per quarter: 22 September 1869
Chandler stresses importance of keeping secret all business done at Church: 26 November 1869
As all were busily engaged in the harvest field no church meeting was held.: July & August 1870
debt of £10 on Minister's house removed: 30 September 1870
Mr (probably Deacon John) Tinsley excluded because of absenting himself for four months.
new deacon appt
Tinsley affair satisfactorily sorted out by letter.: 25 February 1871
Mrs Brown of Keysoe (formerly Letisha Hart) asks for dismission from Luton to Thurleigh: 29 April 1871
Meeting agrees to let Mr Chandler be Pastor of Keysoe Row which had been closed since Mr Woolston's resignation 30 members present: 18 July 1872
Chandler urges attendance at the Lord's Supper. 23 April 1873
Eliza Goddard & sister claimed they had not attended because of Mr Chandlers conduct to them.
names erased from book: 6 June 1873
Chandler counters unkind words about the ordinance money: 23 February 1874
2 women refused dismission to Keysoe Brook
End meeting at John Page's house: 25 September 1874
Mr Chandler starts Jubilee appeal for renovation of Chapel. 9 March 1876
Call for help in Sunday school: 7 May 1876
set up weekly subscription scheme to repair of Chapel. 2 November 1876
Jubilee of Chapel celebrated 10 & 12 June 1877
Mr Hartop (Deacon) & Wife resign from Church: 8 April 1880
Sunday School centenary celebrations 10 & 11 October 1880
Evangelistic Services conducted by Mr Burnham, Mr Spurgeon's singing evangelist: 7-12 November 1880
Committee to deal with finanicial matter: 18 October 1880
Weekly contribution to pay Minister & incidental matters: 24 March 1881
Conversation re need for new school room & restoration of Chapel: 8 February 1884
refuse offer of land for burial ground from the Reverend B. Tapp, too close to road: 6 June 1884
Chapel clock requiring attention
Plans presented for new Chapel & Schoolroom: 24 May 1886
Bazaar held. 29 & 30 June 1886
Newspaper cutting (Beds Times & Independant)
Memorial stone - laying of new Chapel (designed by F.T. Mercer, tender of D. Ellwood & Son, contractors of Sandy
description of building: 25 June 1888
opening of New Chapel: 13 November 1888
non intoxicating wine to be used in the future for the Lord's Supper: 18 March 1889
Minister repairing house at own expense, Church to repair for guttering: 28 February 1890
Gale of Bedford to give estimate for painting windows & varnishing doors. 12 August 1892
£200 left by Jn Jefferies. Now in hands of Conquest & Clare.
4 Trustees appt.: 24 February 1893
proposal: deeds sent to Baptist Mission House for safekeeping.
turned down: 23 December 1895
Mrs Thomas Wildman member 17 January 1896
plans to get chapel licensed for marriages
Chandler giving up Keysoe Row, because of weakness of his voice. 22 April 1901
Letter of resignation from Thurleigh to take effect 29 December 1901, 8 September 1901.
14 former members of Keysoe Row transferred to Brook End: 22 November 1901
Special meetings of farewell to Chandler - cheque for £81.12s,8d presented to him
Newspaper cutting: The Bedfordshire Mercury death, obituary & funeral of Mr Chandler (NB born at Ampthill - moved to Wootton; apprentice to Conquest builder of Kempston, preached in Leighton Buzzard area - long friendship with Reverend B. Trapp, vicar of Thurleigh-died 21 June 1902: June 1902
Newspaper account of memorial service: June 1902
Weekley offering to help support Minister: 20 April 1902
Newspaper Account
Death & Funeral of Mrs Chandler of Carlton (nee Johnston Smith of Kempston, Mill St Bedford, Baptist): Beds Times 1937
Reverend Robert Smathers of Eye, Suffolk
Pastor invited and accepted 14 September & 22 October 1902
resigned because of attitude of several members to him [went to Riseley 27 June 1909]16 March 1907
The Reverend S.J. Somers of Ashwater
Group of Baptist Churches Devonshire invited and accepted 14 February & 7 March 1909
Newspaper cutting re Sunday School Anniversary: Frank Spooner B.A. (President of Bedfordshire Sunday School union) presented Misses S.A. & M.J. Chandler Sunday School Union Diploma in Honour of 25 years work
Beds Mercury 28 May 1909
Discussion of investment of £200 left by John Jefferies for the Baptist Minister as an endownment: 5 August 1909
Organ purchased for £5.5s 10 Jan 1911
Trustees to deposit deeds in Bunyan Meeting safe, done 17 March 1911
104th Anniversary of Baptist Church at Thurleigh. 8 September 1912
Loose newspaper cutting Beds Times
Death of Harriet Farrer, member since 1863: 23 May 19l3
Resignation of pastor, wanting to move nearer Bristol: 31 December 1917
going to Whitchurch, Hants: 19 May 1918
Reverend Walter. T. Lea of Atch Lench, Worcs to be Pastor
Invitation & Acceptance 24 July & 4 August 1918
Frederick Wildman accepted as member. 18 May 1919
attempts to raise Pastor's salary - raising pew rents suggested. 1 December 1919
Fred Wildman Assistant Secretary: 12 January 1920
Mr Lea discouraged by spiritual side of the work, offers to resign
death of Mrs Elizabeth Lovell (1831-1921) 59 years a member. (newspaper cutting)
Farewell meeting of the Reverend W. T. Lea (he went to Torquay see entry for 1927)
The Reverend J.C. Shildrick of New Romney, Kent to be Pastor
Invitation: 16 June 1923
Individual communion cups. 23 July 1923
47 members: 20 February 1924
deeds transferred to Baptist House 1923-1924 (because Bunyan Meeting safe damp)
F. Wildman Secretary & Deacon. 7 January 1925
purchase organ from Morgan & South at £45 (described as American organ): 13 April 1925
sold harmonium for 30 shillings: 15 April 1925
Presentation to Miss Chandlers on moving to Carlton: 27 March 1927
100th anniversary of opening of first Chapel. 17 & 18 April 1927
All in favour of petition to S.R. Wells MP against altering the Prayer Book. 3 November 1927
Oppose link up with Keysoe: 3 November 1927
Legacy of John Sykes of Pittsburg America formerly of this village of £80
Loose newspaper cutting
Funeral of Joseph Armstrong member nearly 60 years. 19 September 1928
Members 1861 on
Minutes 1866 - 1929
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