Assembly Grounds: Bethany Park, Deputy, Vincennes District (Indiana Conferences)
MC 21

Assembly Grounds: Bethany Park, Deputy, Vincennes District (Indiana Conferences)

(Beech Glenn Camp Meeting Association, see Deputy)

Size: 1 container, 0.2 linear feet

Restrictions: none

Provenance: donor

The collection consists of files for camp meeting grounds: Bethany Park; Deputy Assembly Grounds; and Vincennes District Camp Meeting. Includes some records, maps, deeds and pictures.

Folder 1

Items 1-5: Bethany Park (Disciples Church Assembly Grounds)

Program and newspaper clipping of the first Epworth League Institute July 28-Aug. 3, 1919

Institute Minutes, 1923 2 pgs.

1923 Form letter from W.E.J. Gratz with instructions to young people at Epworth League Institutes

1924 "Bonds of Friendship" on Epworth Herald cover

Folder 2

Items 6-75: Deputy Camp Meeting Association 1885, March 28: Warranty deeds: Beech Glen Camp Meeting Ass'n. to Deputy Camp Meeting Ass'n; heirs of H.R. Gasaway to Beech Glen Camp Meeting Ass'n.

1885-1913: Camp Meeting Ass'n. Treasurer's book, James D. Robertson (book is 5 3/4" x 7 ½").

1903 (3), 1904: Secretary and treasurer, Deputy Camp Meeting Ass'n. Reports .

1905: Deputy Camp Meeting Ass'n., prospectus of the 32^nd annual session.

------------------------------------------------------Share Transferrals

1898, June 9 (2): undated (1), 1905 (4), 1906 (1), 1921 (10)

1922, Oct. 25: Civil suit: Thomas R. Roseberry et al, plaintiffs vs. Deputy Camp Meeting Ass'n. (Rev. L.T.Freeland, pres.) et al, defendants

1922-1923: William A. Hord, receiver. Miscellaneous papers containing letters to Hord from Thomas S. and William Roseberry, Ada W. Frank, John McGregor; inventory and appraisement form, bills, contract of sale of campground,receipts, cancelled checks, lists of stockholders

Deputy Camp Meeting printed sheet giving information of the services to be held there, undated.

Treasurer's receipt; (2) Certificate of shares

1917, Aug. 9-19: Program, 45^th annual camp meeting; miscellaneous papers

1874-1917: History of the Deputy Camp Meeting

Folder 3

Item 76: Vincennes District Camp Meeting

Copy of article from Sullivan Democrat paper, August 23, 1871

The following materials are placed in map cabinet or picture file as indicated:

Bethany Park-Map Cabinet: Epworth League Institute broadsides for institutes held at Bethany Park,1st,1919, 5^th, 1923

Deputy-Picture File: 5 photographs, including a postcard showing "tents", etc.; one is group picture in front of "tent"

Rivervale-Map Cabinet: Epworth League Institute broadsides for Institutes held at Rivervale, 6^th, 1924-10th, 1928. (These are below the broadsides for institutes held at Bethany Park).

Blue print of "proposed layout for subdivision of Rivervale Assembly of Indiana Conference...." by Lawrence V. Sheridan, 1925. (23 1/2" x29 3/4")

"Map of proposed Indiana Conference E.L. Institute or the Bishop Laurence Farm near Laurenceport, Indiana" by S.V. Conner. (18" x 20 ½")

Acton - See Methodist drawer

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