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Clear Fork Baptist  Copyright Date 1874-1875 
Clinton-Cumberland County KyArchives Bible Record

Continuation of notes involving members, 1874. 
1874:
Feb - Recvd James REAVES as an ordained deacon and his wife
         by letter. 

Mar - Recvd Francis REAVES by letter, Charlotta POLSTON by
          exp, Jeremiah SOLLOMON by exp; Moses HURT and wife
          Martha by letter and James SMELSON by letter.

Jul - James CRAIG retained as sexton and Sister Remelia TALBOT
       will sweep the house.

Sep - James and John BALLENGER recvd by experience.

Oct - church notices that some of its members are going to another
         church: G C WOODSON, Jesse CAMPBELL and Molly
         NOLAND.

1875:
Feb - Recvd J W WILLSON & Sister E J WILLSON by letter, 
         J C SELVAGE and Sister Jane SELVAGE by letter.

Apr - Recvd a msg from Beech Bottom Church asking for help
         in ordaining a minister & 2 deacons. Old Sister Elizabeth
         HICKMAN has died.

May - Rufus K DICK requested restoration to the church; a
          committee appt: James COLE, P H SMITH, C P GRAY,
          J E REAVES & R W WOOD to investigate. The met &
          read the report - had been excluded for immoral conduct
          & heresy; noted his mind had been fractured and hurt. 
          Restored him to membership and re-recognized him as a
          minister.  Hellen WOOD dismissed by letter. James 
          COLE, R W WOOD & J E REAVES to see about
          securing a lot of ground and the spring for the use of the
          church. Siste Polley PIERCE died 2 May 1875.

Jul - J C SELVAGE named pastor with Bro DENTON.

Aug - Protracted meeting: Recvd Jesse EWING, J LEE, Louisa
          HUDDLESTON, Perry POLESTON, Ambrose 
          MARCOMB, Wiley DOWN, Polly DOWN, Pleasant
          HUDDLESTON, Frank PIERCE by exp & Livinia R
          JOHNSON by letter.

Sep - Purchased the lot.

Nov: AHIAL UPCHURCH & C P GRAY to see Wiley DOWN,
        Pleasant HUDDLESTON and Ambrose MARCOMB to
        see why they haven't been baptised; some rumor of them
        behaving badly.

Dec - Wiley DOWNS & Pleasant HUDDLESTON found guilty
          of bad conduct and refused to be baptised, excluded.
          Ambrose MARCOMB ready to be baptised but is waiting
          until he gets over a spell of sickness.



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Additional Comments:
Formerly in Cumberland Co.

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