From: KyArchives [Archives@genrecords.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 8:35 PM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Clear.Fork.Baptist.Church.Minutes.1848-1849.Clinton.CHURCH Clear Fork Baptist Church Minutes Copyright Date 1848-1849 Clinton County KyArchives Church Record 1848: Jan - John CARTER's case continued. Jacob DEWEESE & John ASHINHURST to cite Bro WRIGHT re dancing. Next service to be held at Wm WOOD's. Feb - John Carter excluded for failure to attend & other charges. J WRIGHT had obtained a letter of dismission now excluded. Difficulty between John CROUCH & Christopher C WOODSON taken up; Bro WOOD, John ASHINHURST & Joseph DENTON to see him. Mar - E BERTRAM preached; difficulty of last month continued. Apr - John CROUCH's charge dropped. Christopher WOODSON to appear next meeting, same committee. May - Wm A COOPER preached. WOODSON there, case cont. Letter of dismission granted Jane BROWN. Jun - few attended, no business Jul - WOODSON's case dropped. Aug - Association appointments. Elder Isaac DENTON has died & widow Martha DENTOn has died also along with Jesse SMITH and Randolph LAWSON (who died in the early part of the year). Letters of dismission granted Wm NOLAND & wife Mary & their daughters Elizabeth & Lois - removed from area. Sept - Next month to be communion Oct - No business Nov thru Jan 1849 - no business, Wm WOOD sick & bad weather. 1849: Feb - Charge agaisnt Randolph LAWSON re seeing another woman, case continued. Mar - Ephraim BERTRAM preached, LAWSON excluded. Apr - Bro COOPER preached. Discussion on a deacon who has been excluded, then restored, doesn't make him a deacon again. Isaac WRIGHT appt deacon. Nancy TAYLOR recvd by letter. May - no minutes Jun - Bro BECKETT preached. Wm THRASHER failed to attend when cited, excluded. Jul - James ABSTON preached, Dan HANCOCK exhorted. Bro HANCOK requested to attend this church & minister as often as he can, he agreed. John WOOD restored. Aug - E BERTRWA preached. Barbery BECKETT restored. Stephen GARNER & wife Lucretia recvd by letter. Sep - no minutes Oct - No business Nov - No business Dec - No minutes shown Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404 Additional Comments: Formerly in Cumberland County, now in Clinton County. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/