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Subject: CHURCHES.Clear.Fork.Baptist..Minutes.1829.Cumberland-Clinton


Clear Fork Baptist Church Minutes  1829 
Cumberland-Clinton County KyArchives Church Record

Jan - Joe, a man of colour brought a charge against Charlotte, a 
        woman of color for unbecoming language; unproven, he
        reproved. Charge against Joe R CROSS's Black man for 
        unbecoming language, privileges withheld. Sulphur Church
        sent request for help with a difficulty; church to send Thomas
        WOOD, Jesse SMITH, Isaac DENTON and Wm CROSS.
        Recvd by letter Betsey WRIGHT and Salley CAMROM.

Feb - Recvd Sally GROGG? by experience and Polly THRASHER
         by letter. Joe R CROSS's Black man recanted and restored.

Mar - Jessie SMITH & Wm WOOD to visit Wm THRASHER re
        charge for unbecoming behaviour and being in a fight.

Apr - Wm THRASHER esxcluded.

May - Charles, a man of colour recanted and restored.

Jun - no minutes.

Jul - Men appt to visit Polly HARRIS, Wiley HUDDLESTON's wife
       & Fielding HUDDLESTON's wife - settled, charges droped. Those
       appt to visit Joe ELLIOTT's slave, he excluded for making
       false charges and non attendance. Fanney CAMPBELL and
       James SMITH excluded at their request. Those who visited
       Patsey WRIGHT - charges dropped. Case of Juda KING laid
       over. Polly DEWEESE recvd by experience.

Aug - Juda KING excluded for non attendance and moving out of the
         bounds of the church without requesting her letter. Samuel
         HOPKINS recanted, restored to fellowship, then a letter of
         dismission granted him. John GROSS, Peter GROSS & wife
         Rebeckah granted letters of dismission.

Sep - Betsey MOLEY restored to membership and letter of dismission
        granted. Shirley STEWART granted letter of dismission.

Oct - no minutes

Nov - Betsey THRASHER brought charge against Rachel JONES for
        circulating a false report, case hear, no charge found.

Dec - Charles, a man of color spoke of his exercising a preaching
         or public gift, church says he not allowed. (how sad, Sandi).
         Elizabeth THRASHER reproved for bringing a charge against
         a member of the church and not bringing it before the church.
         Philip SMITH, Thomas WOOD, Jesse SMITH, Isaac DENTON,
         Wm CROSS to inquire into a difficulty between Elizabeth
         THRASHER and Rachel JONES and make report.



Submitted by: Sandi Gorin



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

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