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Clear Fork Baptist Church Minutes  1805 
Cumberland-Clinton County KyArchives Church Record

Jan: Church agrees to wait with Cloe CAMPBELL in her present
   situation. Stephen ROBINSON informed the church that he
   drank spiritious liquers [sic] to excess, is sorry, accepts his
   apology. Tomes WOOD allowed to exercise his gifts in the
   church. [note: this was normally song leading, Scripture reading,
   etc.] NOTE: This name Tomes is written clearly but am
   wondering if it is James ... very unusual first name.

Feb: Bro RHEA moderator. Cloe CAMPBELL case - waiting. Geo
   WOOD admitted he drank too much, repented, restored. 
   Stephen ROBERTS & wife applied for a letter of dismission,
   granted. Bro SCOTT & Tome BROCK to assist Bro HARRIS.
   Received Margaret SMITH Sr by experience and Tomes SMITH
   by same and Joseph CRAWFORD by same. Obed GARDNER
   under watch care but not allowed to take Communion.

Mar: Cloe CAMPBELL excluded for "raising a certain matter of
  unhappyness which was once settled between her and bro 
  Isaac Denton." James ROBERSON told the church that Moses
  ROBINSON had drank too much "spiritous liquer" and told an
  untruth about it. James WOOD & James BROCK to visit him.
  Charge agaisnt Wm MILLER for communing with the Methodists.
  James BROCK applies for liberty to commune with other
  Societies - church majority says no.

Apr: Met at ROBERSON'S Meeting house. Received by letter
  Patsey HUDLESTON and Sister Cate. Broke fellowship with Wm
  MILLER. Elizabeth MILLER excluded for contempt in her saying
  she would "destroy a letter if the church gave it to her and
  moving away without it." Joseph PATTON told the church that he
  has published a matter of distress against Bro Isaac DENTON
  and says he is sorry for it, accepted. Received Martha DENTON
  by letter. Isaac DENTON, WM GOODSON & Wm WOOD to
  go to association. Moses ROBERTSON cited to attend this
  meeting, but didn't, said he was "failing".

May: Moses ROBERSON came forward and apologized. Bro
  SCOTT chosen as deacon. James WOOD excluded for with-
  drawing himself. Received by experience: Anne ROBERSON,
  and by letter: Agnese FRANKLIN. At another service this month
  received by exp. Christian MYERS and a letter of dismission
  granted to Rannot Thacker RICHARDSON. 

June: Restored Moses ROBEERSON. Recvd by exp Pank BECK.

July: Letter of recommendation tto Mary WILLIAMS who has been
  under watchcare. Edward CRAWFORD said he was not drunk,
  James BROCK & Thomas WOOD to investigate. Received by
  exp Celila LEE and Wm BROWN recvd uner watchcare;
  Sister Hoomey BECK recvd by letter. Moses ROBERTS also
  recvd.

Aug: Moses ROBERTSON's charge found guilty and suspends
  him temporarily. Obed GARDNER admitted he drank liquor
  at the road clearing in May, church accepted his apology. A
  meeting to be held at George SMITH's in Sept. Isaac DENTON,
  Wm WOOD and Wm GOODSON [written GOODMAN some-
  times, GOODSON others] delegates. At SMITH's house recvd
  by exp: Elizabeth SMITH, Robert WHITEHEAD, Marry WHITE-
  HEAD, Elizabeth (wfe of Isaac REED), George SMITH. By
  letter: Elizabeth REED, Isaac REED, Nathaniel REED. Church
  to be formed for members around Obey's River.

Sept: Wm BOND & Tomes WOOD to visit Jeremiah HARRIS &
  cite him to next meeting. Letter of dismissal granted Sister Rhose
  WHITE and James WALKER and wife. 

Oct: Moses ROBERSON's case laid over until next month. Hugh
  CAMPBELL and wife granted letter of dismission, same to Isaac
  Wayn SCOTT and wife.

Nov 1805: Moses ROBERSON excluded. Michael SPECK to
  talk to Wm BUNCH to come to next meeting. Wm BROWN
  joined by exp.

Dec: Michael SPECK said that he cited Wm BUNCH to appear
  but he refused to do so. SPECK, James WOOD & Wm WOOD
  to go see him again. Joseph CRAWFORD brought charges
  against James BROCK for false testimony. Isaac DENTON,
   Wm WOOD, Thomas WOOD, Phillip SMITH & Thomas
  CROUCH to go see him again. Report to be inspected reference
  a charge agaisnt Nancey SPECK - Thomas CROUCH & John
  SMITH to make inquiries.



Submitted by: Sandi Gorin



Additional Comments:
Formerly in Cumberland County, now in Clinton County.

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