CHURCH.Beaver.Dam.Baptist.1821.Edmonson


Beaver Dam Baptist Church Minutes  Copyright Date 1821 
Edmonson County KyArchives Church Record

Minutes for 1821:

Jan - Richard RAY Moderator. Case of COLE vs MOORE, continued.
        Richard RAY and John HERRINGTON to request helps from
        Sinking Creek Church. John STRODE to request helps from
        Smiths Grove Church.

Feb - John DAVIDSON Moderator. Same case taken up - neither of
         the men in the case present, case continued with thanks to
        the church representatives. These included Grove Church,
        Sinking Creek. Elijah JONES and William GARDNER to again
        request help.

Mar - Bro CLAYTEN moderator. Helps there again. From Sinking
         Creek: Brothers DASS, GREER, WALLACE and William
         Clayton. From Grove Church: Thomas SMITH, John C
         SMITH and William MURPHEY. Added were the following:
         Elijah JONES, Jesse JONES, Richard RAY, John VEEL,
        Asle DAVIS, David CUTLIP and William GARDNER. John
        ROWNTREE chosen clerk. After hearing the report it was
        decided that Warren MOORE should pay 1/7th of the
        replevin bond executed by James H COLE and William
        SHACKLEFORD, executodrs of Robert MOORE decd to
        Peter SMITH (Warren Co case). The full amount of a bond
        that Mary MOORE gave to Shackleford against William
        MURPHY to be first applied to the payment of the board?
        (likely bond) 

May - Jacob LOCKE moderator. Church called on Warren MOORE
         to comply with the order of last month but he refused to do
         so, giving him another month. Choice of deacon to be decided.

Jun - MOORE agreed to comply. Eliza REDDICK applied for fellow-
        ship and was received as per letter from the Baptist Church
        at Charles VA. Church chose a deacon and Associational
        messengers. Elijah JONES elected deacon by almost a
        unanimous vote.

Jul - Jacob LOCK moderator. Brother Charles, a black man of
       Martin ELMORE produced a letter of dismission from Holley
       Spring Church and was recvd as member here. Richard RAY
       complained about the church allowing Brother Peter marry
       the woman who is now his wife. To be discussed next meeting.

Aug - Elijah DAVIDSON moderator. Complaint from last month
         taken up. To be continued, Frederick FORT to request Peter
         to attend and answer equestions. James H COLE complained
         agaisnt FORT since FORT had received property from an
         estate and refuses to give COLE receipt. Next meeting.

Sep - Jacob LOCK moderator. Richard RAY spoke and wished to
         drop the charges against Peter, case dismissed. Then the
         case of COLE against FORT and FORT ordered to give
         COLE a receipt. Fort refused and asked to be excluded from
         the church. Granted.

No further minutes for rest of year. 

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