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Clear Fork Baptist Church Minutes  1820 
Cumberland-Clinton County KyArchives Church Record

1820:

Jan - Recvd by experience Mary BOND, Jane SELVEDGE, Sabina
        BECKET, Wm CROSS, Jonathan SMITH, Alice HOPKINS,
        Anny DENTON, Wm NOLANS, Frances SEMPLE, Wm
        THRASHER, Betty CROSS, Rachel SMITH.

Feb - Recvd by experience Susannah BOUND, Dolly HULL,
         Anna BECKET, Washington HOPKINS, Thom. GROSS,
        Jane COUCH Jr, Polly HARRIS, Peron SMITH, Robert
        SMITH, John WOOD Jr, Soloman HALLET, Jimmie 
        DINNAGIN and wife Rebecca. Recvd by letter Anna LEE.
        Also recvd by exp Arthur PIERCE and Samuel HOPKINS.

Mar - Jonathan SMITH and John CROUCH permitted to exercise
        their gifts. Recvd by experience: Mary Hull, Polly DEWEESE,
        Peggy SEWELL, Barberty BECKET, Rosey SILVESS, 
        Betty HULL, Wm DEWEIS [sic], Sally FLOWERS, Betey
        CAMERN, Menervie SMITH, Jane SMITTH, Jane POAGE,
        Eliga POAGE, John WOOLSEY and Mattie WOOLSEY,
        Peggy HATTEL, Abagail SMITH, Joe and Wm SMITH.

Apr - Polly HOPKINS restored, ELijah HOPKINS restored.
        Robert SMITH received pending receipt of his letter. Recvd
         by experience: James STAFFORD, T W BECKETT, Wm
         HARRIS, Batey BECKET, Patey HULL, Polly HULL, 
         Haley COURCh, David GABBERT, ASHENHIST?, Betty
         PERKINS and Poade, Joseph PERKINS, Rachel THRASHER.

May - Jonathan SMITH & James CROUCH allowed to exercise their
         gifts in adjoining churches. Recvd by experience James
         MABERRY, Anna SAVAGE, Joel MABERRY, Catie YOUNG,
         Cattie GAVVERT, Betty HUDLESTON, Elicajah [sic]
         HULL, Jacob WRIGHT, Rebecca MABERRY, Wm HULL,
         Jonathan YOUNG, John GROSS.

Jun - Recvd by experience Rosanna HUDDLESTON, Vina
        TOMPKINS and Hatty BOUNTS.

Jul - Church feels it "contrary to the rule govern in the Gospel for
       members of her body to attend the ministry of John MULKY
       or men in his standing and that it is impmroper to receive
       them in their meeting house or dwelilng houses as preachers
       of the Gospel." [this was at the time Old Mulky was splitting
       in Monroe Co, also known as Mill Creek Church]. John 
       WOOD thought to need reproving for his attending John
       MULKY's preaching - postponed. Recvd by experience Sally
       SLEVENING, Betey MARSH, Paggy ASHINHURST, Sally
       HURLEY, Polly FROG, Betey GOODSON, Catherine
       FLOWERS, Marjera and Sarah MABERRY, Nancy SEWELL
       and by letter Thomas RABOURN and wife. 

Sep - Recvd by experience: Lucinda JONES, Rebecca STOCKTON,
         dismissed by letter Philip HARRIS. Church suspends Wm
         GOODSON Sr until next meeting for drinking to escess,
         Elijah HOPKINS and Josiah BECKET to inform him. Recvd
         by experience Thoms HOPKINS, Polly ALIN, Polly HOPKINS.

Oct - Bro GOODSON's suspension lifted. John SMITH, Isaac
         CROUCH and John CROUCH allowed to exercise their gifts.
         Sister Eli SLEVEDGE granted letter of dismission. Recvd
         by letter Effie BROWN and Ed BRISTOW by experience.

Nov - Jonathan SMITH, Wm GREEN, Isaac STORY, Thomas SCOTT
        and Dan HASTINGS appt a committee to inquire into the
        matter of a difficulty between Isaac DENTON against Sally
        WOOD.

Dec - Thomas COLT appt moderator for the present. Philip SMITH
         informed the church that Solloman HATLETT did something
         contrary to church rules - case laid over. John WOOD and
         wife excluded. Church things James CROUCH and wife
         should be reproved for conduct and languge.



Submitted by: Sandi Gorin


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

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