Temple Records

Temple Records: "I am just learning Jewish genealogy research and I am hoping someone can help me. Although this may sound like a really 'dumb' question to those that are familiar with Temple records I need to know what Temple records consist of? Do the types of records vary from Temple to Temple or are they basically the same? I am hoping to research the records of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation in Baltimore, MD. The timeframe is 1840-1880. If anyone is familiar with these records, I would greatly appreciate any quidance."