Minute Book Church Covenant (notes 'the alteration as to Baptism & the Lord's Supper...

Minute Book

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

Acc No 6437