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The Old Hay Bay Church Erected 1792 2365 South Shore Road Adolphustown |
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The Old Hay Bay Church 2019 – After the Renovations |
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1860 Wallings Map showing location of the
Old Hay Bay Church |
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1878 Meacham’s Atlas showing location of the Old Hay Bay Church |
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Adolphustown,
Feb’y 3rd , 1792
Dear Friends and Brethren As Almighty God has been pleased to visit
us in this wilderness land with the light of a preached Gospel, we think it
requisite to build a Meeting-house or Church, for the more convenient
assembling of ourselves together for social worship before the Lord. We do agree to build said church under
the direction of William Losee, Methodist Preacher, our brother, who has
laboured with us this twelve months past, he following the directions of the
Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church;
or in his absence under the direction of any assistant Preacher
belonging to the Methodist Episcopal
Church in Great Britain or America, sent from there by proper authority (such
as the Bishop) to labour among us. We
do farther agree that no other Denomination or Society of People shall have
any privilege or liberty to preach or teach in the said Methodist Church
without the consent or leave of the assistant Methodist Preacher then
labouring with us. We do farther agree
to build said church thirty-six feet by thirty feet, two stories high with a
gallery in the upper story or second story.
Said house to be built on the North-West corner of Paul Huff’s lot of
land, No. 18, third concession, Fourth town. We the subscribers, do promise to pay, or
cause to be paid to the Directors towards the building of said church as it
is wanting, the sums of money annexed to our names underneath where we have
hereunto set our hands the date above written.
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Further Information: The Old Hay Bay Church Cemetery Preserving
the Pioneer Hay Bay Church |
