VOLUME I (May 1802 to April 1878)
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February’s Term. Church sat in conference. Brother
Samuel Gipson Springfield
dismissed (sic) by letter.
Moses AllenClk
March Term 1836. Church sat in conference.
1st Case appointed
Messengers to call Association. Brother William
& Tucker
Woodson. Case of Brother J Rodgers cited
to April Term by Brother
Moses AllenWilliam Coleman to give satisfaction to the
Church for drinking to an excess at divers times.
3rd Case
Br John Duncan Requested to atend (sic) on our next conference
by Br William Lancaster & Benjamin Bradley to give
this
Church satisfaction for A report About drinking too much.
Moses Allen Clk
April Term 1836 Church sat in conference.
1st Case there
the letter to the call Meeting read and received.
2nd Case
Br John Rogers confest (sic) to the church he had drank
to an
excess and beged (sic) forgivness (sic) he was admonished
to abstain from
the use of spirits and aquited 3rd Case Br
John Duncan
Denied the report then equited.
Moses Allen Clk
May Term 1836 Church sat in conference opened the
door for
the Reception of members none came. Sister Susan Esters
Applied for A letter of dismission granted them tuck
(sic) up
the case of the arm at the cross Roads and refered (sic)
it til
the next meeting.
Moses AllenClk
June Term Church sat in conference 1st Case
tuck (sic)
up the refference (sic) from the last meeting Refered
it til
next meeting 2nd Case the following brethern
A
pointed to examine into the dificulty Between
Brethern Abel Hunt & Moses Allenand try to
Remove the same. and report on our next term.
Samuel Walker Edward Turner Johnathan C Dorse
Willy Dowel William Lancaster
Moses AllenClk
July Term 1836 Church sat in conference. 1st Case
Church
think it best not to grant the request of the arm to
be come a constitution until the (sic) be come stronger
with members 2nd Case the difficulty between
Br. Hunt
& Moses Allenis settled. 3rd Case Carline
Williams on
Fellowship for going with the seperate(sic) baptist.
then appointed
the following Brethren to attend the section meeting
Elder
William Allen, Tucker Woodson and John Hooker then
dismist(sic) in order.
Moses Allen, Clk.
August Term 1836 Church sat in conference, Rules
of decorum
read then appointed the following Brethren messengers
to the association
meeting, William Barnett, William Allen then dismissed
Brother
Samuel Walker and wife by letter.
Moses AllenClk.
September Term 1836. Church sat in conference Opened the
doors for the reception of Members, none came forward.
1st Case
the Church took up the case of the Brethren who had refused
to commune, and they requested to assign the reason for
it
The following Brethren state Brother Bradley, Brother
William
Lancaster, Brother H. Compton, Brother A. Hunt, Brother
John
Casky, Brother Joseph Casky, stated that it was on account
of Br Bethel's name being on the convention
Wright professed to be hurt for publickly(sic) stating
that
he was living in adultery. The Church say that that he
shall
give satisfaction for it, laid over until next conference.
Case 3d The letter to the association read and
received Case 4th
Dismissed by letter Bro. David Ellis and Wife.
Margaret
Burchett, Mary Lancaster and Mary Hicks by letter.
Brother Bethel professed to be grieved with Brother Wright
for
publickly(sic) accusing him of living adultery.
Taken up by the
Church and referred till next conference.
October Term 1836 Church sat in conference opened
the door
for the reception of members. none came forward then
took up
Brother E. A. Rights case. he acknowledging he did not
mean
that Brother Bethel Was living in adultery in a temporal
sense
But What he Meant was the he was in favor of the Convention
and for his sentiments he had charged him of living in
adultery.
The church thinks his explanation was not sufficient
satisfaction
and finally excluded him for the same. The Bro. Bethel
resigned his care of the church. C.
Bethel Mod, M. Allen, Clk.
November Term 1836 Church sat in conference opened the
door for the Reception of members, none came forward,
then
dismist (sic) the following members by letter Elizabeth
Gill
and Elizabeth Gill, John Casky and Wife then dismist
(sic)
in order.
Moses Allen, Clk
December Term 1836 meeting disapointed (sic) by
bad wether (sic)
Moses AllenClk
January Term 1837 Meeting disappointed by bad weather.
Moses AllenClk.
February Term 1837 Church sat in conference 1 case. Br
Barnet informed the church that there was a complaint
Against Br Matison Black man for taking up with A
black woman which is not his wife. Br Jonas (James?)
Fuler (sic),
William Barnet and Moses Allenapointed(sic) to inquire
in to the case and to cite the Br to next conference
and to Report to the next conference then dismissed in
order.
Moses Allen, Clk
March Term 1837 Church sat in conference opened
the
door for the Reception of members, none came. then tuck
(sic)
up the case of Br. Matison and found him gilty(sic)
of the charg (sic) against him and excluded him for the
same
then dismist(sic)
Moses AllenClk.
April Term 1837 Church sat in conference opened
the door
for the reception of Members, none came forward then
took up the case to make choice of a patter (sic) for
the
church and refered (sic) it til next conference then
dismissed.
John Fite Mod
Moses AllenClk
May Term 1837 Church sat in conference, opened the
door for the reception of Members, none came forward.
proceeded to chose (sic) Brother H. W. Pickett,
to serve as
pastor of the church for twelve months. Requested Brother
Allen, I.
Doss, and Daniel Smith to acquaint Brother Pickettl of
their choice, and request him to attend our next Meeting,
then
dismissed in Order.
Moses AllenClk.
June Term 1837 Church sat in conference. Opened
the door for
the reception of members, none came forward. Brother
Pickett
being present, agree to attend the church for twelve
Months
as their pastor. 2nd Case, Appointed the
messengers to attend
the Section Meeting, Brethren William Allen, Jno Hooker
William Barnett
Moses Allen Clk
July Term 1837, Church sat in conference, Opened
the door
for the reception of members None came forward then dismis
sed in Order
H. W. Pickett Modr
Moses Allen Clk
August Term 1837, Church Sat in conference, Opened
the
door for the reception of Members, Brother Paschal Wright
& Elizabeth Wright by letter, then proceeded to choose
Brother William Allen and Brother William Barnett Mes-
sengers to the association and to send $1.50 to the Associa
tion fund. then excluded John Johnson from the
privilege
of the church for joining the Methodist Society.
Then took up the case of Sister Emily Boon from report
that She had Joined herself to the camelites, and laid
it over till next meeting, appointed Brother Edward &
Hezekiah
Turner to converse with her on the subject and report
to next
meeting Dismissed Brother Jeremiah Baird by letter
then
dismissed
Moses Allen Clk
September Term 1837, Church sat in conference
received
Sister Jane Haden by letter. 2nd Case Brother
Edward Turner
reported that Sister Emily Boones Stated to him that
she had
joined the Camelite and the church excluded her for the
same. Case 3. Dismissed Sister Ruth Moore
by letter. The
letter to the Association read and received. then
dismissed
in Order
H. W. Pickett Mod
Moses AllenClk
October Term 1837, Church sat in conference
Opened the
door for the reception of members, none came forward,
dismissed
by letter, Nancy Barnett, Sarah Pruet, Nancy Massie,
Catherine
Duncan, Dennis Buckhannon, Moses Allen, Juliet Allen,
and Fanny Allen Case 2nd The
church agree to live
Moses Allen Clk Resines (sic)
under ther present rules, and government of the church
and to let the
Brethern and Sisters have their liberty as to giving
and receiving
for the support of the gospel. Then Moses Allenresigned
the Church
Book up. the church then appointed Brother Samuel
Paschal
Clerk and to take charge of the Church Book with the
papers
Moses Allen Clk
November Term 1837 Church sat in conference opened
the door for the Reception of members none came for
ward 2nd Case Church requested the business
of last meeting
read which was done with which satisfaction was exspressed
3rd Dismissed J. Paschal by letter then Dismist
(sic) in
Order by
H. W. Pickett Mod
Samuel Paschal Clk
December Term 1837 Church sat in conference Opened
the
door for the reception of members none came forward
then dismissed in order
Tucker Woodson Mod P---
Samuel Paschal Clk
January Term 1838, Church sat in conference after her
usual mode, a request was read by Elder Bass from the
church at the Cross Roads, which was received by the
church then dismissed Sister Jane Davidson by letter
and Dismissed in Order
H. W. Pickett Modr
Samuel Paschal Clk
April Term 1838 Church sat in conference, opened
the door
for the reception of members received none ane this being
Our Communion Season, Brother Woodson arose and sugges-
ted the propriety of postponing the communion until
until the Brethern become more of a oneness in Sen-
timents Which idea was replied to by moderator
and a vote of the church taken, it was found by
large majority that the church should communion---
dismissed with singing and prayer by the moderator
John Fite Moderator
Samuel Paschal Clk
May Term 1838 The church sat in conference.
Opened the door
for the reception of members, received by experience.Attalanta
Simpson, received by letter Brother John Holland and
Sister
Sarah Paschal, 2nd Brother Paschal Wright,
requested of
the church liberty to preach the Gospel, the church granted
him the privilege to exersise himself in that way which
he thought was his duty, and dismissed in order.
H. W. Pickett Mod..
Samuel Paschal Clk
June Term 1838 the chruch sat in conference opened
a door for the Reception of members. Recieved Sister
Mary Lancaster by letter. 2nd dismist (sic) Sister Joycy
Burford
by letter, 3rd the church proceded to nominate the
members to send up to the Section meeting and Br.
John Hooker, William Barnet, Arch'd Allen and
Edward Turner was nominated. 4th After some remarks
respecting the choosing of a pastor it was motioned
and seconed (sic) that the voice of the church be taken
whether they wished Bro. Pickett to attend them one
more year, it was found that the church was exactly
divided, which matter was laid over until the next
meeting, then Dismist (sic) by H. W. Pickett,
Md
Samuel Paschal Clk.
July Term 1838 the Church sat in conference after the
usual mode of procedure, 1st. The church took up the
reference
of our last meeting, the choosing a Pastor. after some
remarks
it was suggested by some of the Bore that the church
should pospone going in to the choosing a Pastor at the
present. 2nd. it was motioned and secconed (sic) that
the voice
of the church be taken whether or not they should
proceed to choose. The vote was taken and a majority
of the
church was in favour of choosing a pastor forthwith.
3rd. the
Church proceeded by Ballot and Elder Sion Bass
was called
to the care of this church by a majority of the members
present. 4th the letter to the section meeting was read
and
recd, then dismist (sic) by Tucker WoodsonMo'd
the church requested Br. Daniel Smith to
in (sic) Br Bass of their request.
Samuel Paschal Clk.
Salem Association or No Association
August Term 1838 the Church sat in conference. opened
a
door for the reception of members Recd none
2nd it was
motioned and seconed (sic) the rule of decorum be read
also the
minutes of last meeting which was done. Br Sion
Bass came forward agreeable to the request of the church and
took his seal for Moderator. 3rd
After a great many things
were said pro & con Representing Association
it was motioned
and second that the voice of the church be taken whether
the church represent Salem Association or no association
which
was done by ballot It was found that a majority was in
favor of
not representing any the minutes of our section
meeting
was read then Dismissed with Prayer by the moderator.
Sion Bass Modr
Samuel Paschal Clk
September Term 1838 the church sat in conference
opened
a door for the reception of mmembers Recd none
the moderator
being absent Brother John Hooker was requested to act
as
moderator nothing of importance coming before the
Church then dismist (sic) in order John Hooker
Mdr
Samuel Paschal Clk
October Term 1838 church sat in conference
opened a
door for the reception of members Recd none 2nd
dismist (sic)
by letter, the following Brethern and Sisters, Jane Fuller,
Nancy Fuller, Sarah Belleford, Sarah Anderson,
Lorenza
Hartwell, John Hall and Matthew Compton, Nancy Compton,
Mary Pew the minutes of our last meeting being
read
then dismist (sic) in order
Sion Bass Mdr
Samuel Paschal Clk
September Term 1838 The church sat in conference
open
a door for the reception of members none came dimist
(sic)
by letter Jno Paschal, Sarah Paschal, Harris Fuller,
Mary
Fuller and Nancy Lankaster (sic) then dismist (sic) in
order
Tucker Woodson Mdr
Samuel Paschal Clk
December Term 1838 The church sat in conference
opened a door for reception of member, none came
Dismist (sic) by letter Br. John Duncan, William Nun
and sister Barbary Kelly after which the
church sat some time in conference and then
dismist (sic) by
Elder Sion Bass Moderator
Samuel Paschal Clk
January Term 19th 1839 the church met as usual after
Preaching Conference opened by prayer, a dore (sic) open
for the reception
of members David Buckhannon and his wife Sarah received
by letter.
2nd Brother Sion Bass handed in a protest
that was made by the minorety
of the church, telling him not to attend Brush Creek
Church any more
as there pastor any more for which the Church considers
a violation of the
Constitution for which the Church considers them Excluded.
3rd Sarah Hooker and her daughter Mary came forward
and said they
were deciev’d in putting their names on the protest,
and wanted to live in the
church, The Protest read and proclomation made for all
that wanted their
names taken off, to come forward and take it off. None
come (sic) forward
The Church appointed Brother Henry Fry to demand
the Church book,
I went to the Clerk he refus’d to give it up
Sion Bass Moderator
H. Fry Clk
Febuary 16th 1839 After preaching the Church sat
in conference motion
made and seconded whether these that protested shall
be excluded or not. The
Church say exclude them that sign’d the protest, the
protest read and
proclomation made for all that wanted their names taken
off the protest.
To come forward and take it off. None came forward
3rd to demand the Church Book
by act of the church nominated Brother H. Frye.
I went and demanded.
He refused to give it up the second time
Sion Bass Moderator
H. Fry Clerk
March 16th 1839 Conference opened, prayer
invitation given for mem-
bers to join. Sister Jane Haden applied for a letter
of dismission. it was
granted. Motion made and seconded the church make
another Demand of the Church
Book appointed Brother Wm Barnet, Brother Bradley, H.
Frye to do it.
Jane Briant come forward and said these that protested
had taken her in by
telling her it was to be keep the Church together and
I put my name there on the
protest. I want to live in the Church she was rec’d
, as formerly"
Sion Bass Moderator
H. Fry clk
3 deacons choosen (sic)
April Term the 20th 1839 Conference opened by prayer
invitation given for
members to join, the church. Motion made and seconded
that Henry Fry
be legally chosen as Clerk the Voice of the Church taken
no objection.
Motion made and seconded whether the church choose Deacons
at this
or not the Church say choose, motion’d and seconded that
the church choose
three. Brother Daniel Smith, Brother Wilson Turner,
Henry Fry .
Motion’d and Seconded whether the Church send for helps
to ordain.
the deacons at this time the Church say send Brother
J. Powel,
Brothe (sic) Jacob Fry to Bethel. so dismiss’d
Sion Bass M’d
H. Fry C.
May Term the 18th 1939 Conference opened by prayer
Candidates for ordi-
nation presented after examination and prayer, presbitary
(sic) laid hands on
them Daniel Smith, Wilson Turner, Henry Fry Deacons
Presbetary Sion Bass,
William Allen, Sister Mary Hooker that had signed
to the protest came
forward and said she wanted to live with us as usual
and was rec’d
Brethren Turner, Smith and Fry appointed by act of the
Church to make
another demand of the Church Book and papers which they
did he would not
give it up
Sion Bass Moderator
H. Fry Clk
June Term the 16th 1839 Conference open by prayer
invitation to any
that wanted to join the church none, so dismiss’d
July Term the 20th 1839 The brethern met as usual after
Preaching
set in conference away opened for experience or letter
Rebecca Carter
came forward and gave in her experience and was rec'd
also Anna
Wilson, she was rec'd so dismiss in order
Sion Bass Moderator
H. Fry Clk
August Term the 17th 1839 The church met as
usual a door opened
for the reception of members none came forward
The church agree
to receive a copy of the old book, transcribed by the
hand of Brother
Daniel Smith Motion’d and seconded whether the
Church
represent Round Lick association or whether the church
say refuse
Round Lick brethren. Wm Barnet and Wm Allen to
go as
messengers. Contribution two Dollars. Motioned
and second’d whether
Brother Sion Bass Continue as pasture (sic) of the church
or not
the church say continue Jane Pen Aplied (sic) for a leter
(sic) of
dismission, it was granted so dismiss’d in order
Sion Bass Mdr
Henry Fry clk
Represents in Round Lic (sic) association
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