Smart to the ministry of the Gospel: and in the presence
of said Church
proceeded, First to his conversion and call to the ministry
as was Aaron to
the Priestly Offices and gave full satisfaction. Second,
he believes in the
past life and the Predestination Baptist as contained
in the articles of
faith as - - - by the Round Lick Association and
acknowledged the order
thereof, and that a deviation from the faith order here
proposed should
render this article null and void and that the Church
be no longer
accountable for his election or practice Whereupon we
elected most solimny
(sic) after fasting , by prair (sic) and impostion of
hands set apart John
A
Smart, the ministry of God, Word and ordinances agreeable
to the tener
(sic)
of the New Testament. Now the consent and approbation
all the Church and
may
the Lord be with him. Amen.
Signed by the Presbytery Sion Boss, Gilbert P.
Moffitt, P M Lancaster, P G
Maynes, L F Evans.
November Term 1865. after divine sercie the Church set
in conferance (sic)
1
inquire for the fellowship 2 gave an invitation
for members. none came
forward. 3 call for refrance (sic) no refrance (sic).
Thar (sic) being no
other business on hand,dismissed in order.
L H Wright Mod. John Dedman, Clk
December Term 1865. No conferance (sic) on account of
bad weather.
John Dedman, clk
January Term 1866. after divine service the Church set
in Conferance (sic)
1
inquire for the fellowship of the Church 2 gave
an invitation for the
recept
of members. none came forward. 3 Call for refrance
(sic) no refrance (sic)
Thar (sic) being no other business before the Church
dismissed in order.
L H Wright, Mod. John Dedman, clk.
February Term 1866. after divine service the Church
set in conferance (sic)
1
inquire for the fellowship 2 gave an invitation
for the recept of members.
none came forward 3 call for refrance (sic).
no refrance (sic)
4 dismissed in order by the Mod.
P M Lancaster, Mod. John Dedman, Clk
March Term 1866. after divine service the Church set
in Conferance (sic) 1
inquire for the fellowship of the Church 2 gave
an invitation for the
recept
of members. none came forward. 3 call for refrance (sic)
no refrance (sic).
thar (sic) being no other business onhand dismissed in
order.
P M Lancaster, Mod John Dedman, clk
Aprile (sic) Term 1866. after divine service the Church
set in conferance
(sic) 1 inquire for the fellowship 2 gave an invitation
for the reception
of
members. none came forward. 3 call for refrance (sic)
no refrance (sic) 4
the
church say read articles of Faith Church Comment and
rules of decorum 5.
the
Church agree to commune tomorrow Sunday. thar (sic) being
no other business
on hand dismissed in order.
P M Lancaster, Mod. John Dedman,
Clk.
May Term, 1866. after divine service the Church set in
Conferance (sic)
1 inquire for fellowship 2 gave an invitation for
the reception of
members.
none came forward. 3 call for refrance (sic) no refrance
(sic) 4 thar (sic)
being no other business before the Church then dismissed
in order by the
modrater (sic).
Sion Boss, Mod. John Dedman,
Clk
June Term 1866. after divine service the Church set in
Conferance (sic)
1 inquire for fellowship 2 gave an invitation for
the recept of members.
none came forward. 3. call for refrance (sic) no
refrance (sic) thar (sic)
being no other business before the Church dismissed in
order by the
modrater
(sic)
Patrick M Lancaster Mod. John Dedman,
Clk.
July Term 1866. after divine service the Church set in
Conerance (sic)
1 call for fellowship 2 gave an invitation
for the recept of members.
none
came forward 3 call for refrance (sic) no refrance
(sic) 4 the Church
proceed to appoint delegates to the association. Chose
P M Lancaster. T H
Wright, John A Smart in case of failor (sic) John Dedman
5 the Church
agree
to send 3.00 for the use of the Association
6 the Church say to the Association got an Annual
Book and this Church
agree
to send 50 cents towards paying for the Book 7
the Church agree to comune
(sic) tomorrow Sunday. Thar (sic) being no other business
on hand dismissed
in order by the modrater (sic) .
Patrick M Lancaster, Mod. John Dedman, Clk
August Term 1866. after divine service the Church set
in conferance (sic) 1
call for fellowship 2 gave an invitation
for the recept of members. none
came forward. 3 call for refrance (sic) the leter
(sic) to the Association
red (sic) and received 4 Brother Daniel Smith made aplication
(sic) for a
leter (sic) of dismission for him self and wife. the
church granted them
leters (sic) of dismission. 5 the Church grant Brother
Black Evans licens
(sic) to exercise in publick (sic). Thar (sic) being
no other business
before
the Church dismissed in order.
Patrick M Lancaster, Mod. John Dedman,
Clk
September Term 1866. After divine service, the Church
set in conferance
(sic)
1 inquire for fellowship 2 gave an invitation
for the recept of members.
Aburealy H White came forward and requested membership
with us who was a
member of Salem Church and Salem Church went down without
her having an
opertinety (sic) of obtain leter (sic) of dismission.
Some of the Brethren
being acquainted with Sister White of long standing we
received Sister
White
into the fellowship with joy. 3 Call for refrance (sic).
no refrance (sic)
.
Thar (sic) being no other business dismissed in order
L H Wright, Mod John Dedman, Clk
October Term 1866. After divine service the Church set
in conferance (sic)
1
call for fellowship 2 gave an invitation for the
recept of members came
forward Joshua Paschal, Anderson Powel and William F
Dedman and Sid, a
black
man one day received by baptism. 3 the Church agree
to pay $1.50 for teams
searching the Association Book 4 Thar (sic) being
no other business on
hand
dismissed in order.
John S. Smith, Mod John
Dedman, Clk.
November Term, 1866. after divine service the Church set
in Conferance
(sic)
1 inquire for fellowship 2 gave an invitaion for
the recept of members.
none
came forward. 3 call for refrance (sic) no refrance (sic)
4 thar (sic) being no other business before the Church
dismissed in order
by
the modrater (sic).
P M Lancaster, Moderator
John Dedman, Clk
December Term 1866. No conferance (sic) on account
of bad weather.
John Dedman, Clk
January Ter 1867. after divine service the Church
set in conference
1 inquire for fellowship 2 gave an invitation for
recept of members. none
came forward. 3 That the Church agree to place
25 cents in the hands of
their deacons for the purpose of defraying the expenses
of the Church. Thar
(sic) being no other business to come before the Chuch
dismissed in order.
P M Lancaster, Mod John Dedman, Clk
February Term 1867. after divine service the Church set
in conferance (sic)
1 call for fellowship 2. gave an invitation
for the recept of members.
none
came forward. 3. call for refrance (sic) no refrance
(sic) Thar (sic)
being
no other business before the Church dismissed in order
by the Modrater.
(sic)
J -__inart, Mod John Dedman,
Clk.
March Term 1867. after divine service, the Church set
in conference.
1 call for fellowship 2 gave an invitation for
the recept of members. none
came forward. 3 call for refrance (sic) no refrance (sic)
. Thar (sic)
being
on other business before the Church dismissed in order.
L H Wright, Mod. John Dedman, Clk
Aprile (sic) Term 1867. after divine service the Chuch
set in conferance
(sic) 1 call for fellowship 2 gave an invitation
for the recept of
members.
none came forward. 3 call for refrance (sic) no
refrance (sic)
4 a leter (sic) presented from Walnut Grove requesting
help from this Chuch
to assist tem in constituting them selves into a Church
on Saterday (sic)
before first Sunday in June 1867 to
May Term, 1867. After divine service the Church set in
conferance (sic) 1
inquire for fellowship 2. gave an invitation
for the reception of
members.
none came forward. 3. call for refrance (sic)
thar (sic) is no refrance
(sic). Thar (sic0 being no other business before the
Church dismissed in
order by the modrater (sic).
Sion Boss, Mod. John Dedman, Clk.
June Term 1867. After divine service the Church
set in conferance (sic)
1 call for fellowship 2 gave in invitation
for the recept of members.
none
came forward. 3. call for refrance (sic) no refrance.
4 the Church agree
to
send to Hickmans Creek Church and Beltons Creek Church
and Round Lick Creek
Church for help to set with this Church to examin (sic)
into the gift of
Brother Richard H Tally. Thar (sic) being no other business
before the
Church
dismissed in order by the modrater (sic).
P M Lancaster, Mod. John Dedman,
Clk
July Term 1867. After divine service the Church met in
Conferance (sic)
1 Call for fellowship 2. gave an invitation
for members. none came
forward.
3. call for refrance. the Case in relation to Brother
R H Tally Gift taken
up. A comity (sic) of the hellps from Round Lick, Hickmans
Creek and
Beltons
Creek Churches with a comity (sic) of our body withdrew
and set in counsel
and return and retort (sic) they think the liberties
allredy (sic) given to Brother Tally enogh (sic) that
is to sing, pray and
exort (sic) in the Bounds of the Church. The report of
the comity (sic)
regretted by the Church. The Church then say by thar
(sic) vote they think
Brother Tally gifts not pofitable (sic) in every way
4. the Church then
proceed to elect thar (sic) delegats (sic) to the Association.
elect
Brethren
Lancaster, Wright and Smart in case of failer (sic) J
Dedman
5 the Church agree to pospone (sic) the Comunion
(sic) for the present
6 contribution to the Association three dollars
the Church appoint
Brethren
Jeb Smart and L Washburn a comity (sic) to see Brother
Evans, a Black man,
and and site (sic) him to the Church for joining the
union League.
P M Lancaster, Mod John Dedman, Clk
August Term 1867. after divine service the Church
set in Conferance (sic)
1
call for fellowship 2 gave an invitation for the
recept of members, none
came forward 3. call for refrance (sic) the
commity (sic) sent to see
Brother Evans cald (sic) on to report and say discharged
the Church, then
ast
(sic) Brother Evans to inform the Church
whether he had withdrawn from
the
union League, or not. he said he had not and cood (sic)
not withdraw. 4 A
motion made by L Washburn and seconded by Brother J Rodgers
to Lay the case
over until next Conferance (sic) . the Church say lay
it over . 5 the leter
(sic) to the Association read and received when fild
(sic) up 6 thar (sic0
being no other business before the Church then dismissed
in order.
Patrick M Lancaster, Mod. John Dedman, Clk.
Sept Term 1867. After divine service the Church set in
Conferance (sic)
1 call for fellowship 2 gave an invitation
for the recept of members.
none
came forward. 3 refrance (sic) cald (sic) for. the case
of Brother Evans
taken up after investigation voyce (sic) of the
Church taken. they say
dismis (sic) Brother Evans from thar (sic) fellowship
for the cases before
the Church for goining (sic) the union lege (sic) and
persisting therein.
Thar (sic) being no other business before the Church,
minits (sic) red
(sic)
and received by the Church.
John A Smart, Mod. John Dedman,
Clk
October Term 1867. After divine sercies the Church set
in Conferance (sic)
1
call for fellowship 2 gave an invitaion for the
recept of members. none
came
forward. 3. call for refrance (sic) no refrance
(sic) 4 the Church agree
to
tcommune and wash feete(sic) thar (sic) being no
other business before the
Church the minit (sic) then red (sic) and received then
dismissed in order
by
P M Lancaster.
Sion Boss, Mod. John Dedman,
Clk
November Term 1867. After divine service the Church set
in conferance (sic)
1
call for fellowship 2 gave an invitaion for the
recept of members. came
forward John H Prowel and Sarah Jane Prowel and was received
by experience
and Baptism. received by leter (sic) Bethel Magness
and Martha Alis relict
Magness and Mary Dedman. Thar (sic) being no other business
before the
Church
dismissed in order by the modrater (sic). The minit (sic)
red(sic) and
received by the Church.
Patrick M. Lancaster, Mod. John Dedman,
Clk
December Term 1867. after divine services the Church set
in conferance
(sic) 1 call for fellowship 2 gave an invitation
for recept of members. none
came forward 3 call for refrances (sic) no refrance
4 the Church agree at the
March Term to make chargs (sic) of one of thar (sic)
body for a deacon and
have them ordaned (sic) at Aprile (sic) term 5
the minits (sic) red (sic)
and received by the Church 6 thar (sic) being no other
business before the
Church dismissed in order.
P M Lancaster, Mod John
Dedman, Clk
January Term 1868. after divine service the Church
set in Conferance (sic)
1 call for fellowship 2 gave an invitation for
the recepion (sic) of
members. none came forward. 3 call for refrance (sic)
no refrance (sic)
4 the case of Brother Richard H Tally and Sister
Mariah Tally taken up and
excluded for moving off without a regular dismission
from the Church 5
thar (sic) being no other business before the Church
dismissed in order by the modrater (sic)Patrick M Lancaster, Mod
John Dedman, Clk
February Term 1868. after divine service the Church
set in Conferance
(sic) 1 call for fellowship 2 gave an invitation
for the recept of members.
Harry H Green came forward and was received by experience
and Baptism. 3 call for refrance (sic) no refrance (sic) 4 the Church
agree to receive the Oct post at January Term to charge (sic) the deacon
and agree to make choyz (sic) of too one have them ordained at Aprile (sic)
term 5 the Case for brother Lee a black man, taken up for communing
with the methodists the Church appoint brother John Rodgers and brother
Leon
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