To: KYF Subject: Green.River.Baptist.Church.1820.Hart.CHURCH Green River Baptist Church Copyright Date 1820 Hart County KyArchives Church Record Continuation of the minutes of Green River Baptist Church on Green River at Amos Ferry - 1820 Jan - Recvd by experience Robert BLACKWELL, Sarah WILSON, William WILLIAMSON, Archer CRUMP, Mehala BROOKS, John SMITH, Robt J WOODSON & Elizabeth AMOS. Recvd by letter Huldah Ann WOODSON Feb - Recvd by recantation Nathan HEATHERLY. Recvd by experience George AMOS, Isaac HARPER, Ruth BROOKS, Hester HARPER, Joseph W WILTBERGER, Johnson AMOS, Harriet WOODSON and Eunice LOGSDON. At another meeting recvd by letter Rich'd J HARDY, Henry GARDNER, Henry GARDNER and Tabitha HEATHERLY. Recvd by exp Maria WILSON, Nelly LOGSDON, John CLOSE, BUSH's slave Henry, America RICHARDSON, Sarah WILSON and William PEERMAN. Not indicated as 5 pages are missing here. Thomas WOODSON to be visited re drinking too much. Thomas A HARDY to cited for fighting. Sep - Sarah WOODSON's case continued. Thomas WOODSON's case held until next day. Thomas A HARDY again cited - Isham HARDY to talk to him. Joshua WOOSLEY appt. deacon. Isham HARDY & James WILSON appt trustees to superintend sawing of timber to makes seats for the church for the new addition. John WILSON Jr to cite Robert WILKINSON to the Oct meeting. He also to cite Robt BLACKWELL to the Oct meeting. Recvd byexperience Mary AMOS & Merabah? RAMSEY. Sarah WOODSON's case taken up - postponed until Oct. Brothers ORCHARD, HEATHERLY & WHITMAN to talk to her. Thomas WOOD- SON's case - he restored. Hance HARPER made application for letter of dismision for Polly LOGSON (now Polly THOMAS) - granted. Oct - Rich'd J HARDY sent in a letter of recantation to re-join, not acceted. Letter of dismission granted Jemima HARDY. Robt WILKINSON gave full satisfaction. Report that Robt BLACK- WELL had joined the Methodist church- excluded. Recvd by exp James ORCHARD (Little), Aaron ALDERSON & Saml ISAAC's slavwe Barsheba. Thomas A HARDY's matter held until next meeting. Capt James WILSON to apply to Bro ROWLETT for a new church book. Liberty granted by the church to Brethren WILSON, Alex'r REYNOLDS & Daniel OSBORN to exercise their gifts of prayer, exhortation, etc. Sarah WOODSON refused to listen to the church, excluded. James & John WILSON and Dudley ROUNTREE to write a friendly letter to Richd S HARDY (former member) to explain why he was excluded. Nov - Thomas A HARDY again cited. Dec - Thomas A HARDY appeared and gave satisfaction of the charges against him, i.e., fishing on the Sabbath & fighting. Joshua WOOSLEY to be examined by the church and if approved to be ordained by the Presbytery and ordained as a deacon. Walter BURRAS applied for letter of dismission. Recvd by experience Grace MANSFIELD and Christina OSBORN. Bro ROUNTREE to cite Bro MUNFORD'S slave Anthony to come to the Jan meeting. Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/