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Subject: CHURCH.Pleasant.Run.Minutes.1827-1830.Monroe


Pleasant Run (mcfarland's Creek) Church  Date 1827-1830 
Monroe County KyArchives Church Record

June 1827: clerk was David POINDEXTER
July 1827: He resigned at the July meeting. John CROUCH, James 
  CROUCH, Daniel HESTAND and Jesse SCOTT were the messengers   chosen to go
to the association meeting. John SIMS signed as clerk. 
Aug 1827: Polly SCOTT dismissed; Nancy ANDERSON excluded for   non attendance.
Oct 1827: Susannah RICH dismissed; John CROUCH and wife SALLY   dismised.
John SIMS retained as a Deacon
December 1827: No meeting, high water
Jan 1828: James CROUCH and wife Catherine dismissed.
July 1828: Received Polly SPEARS by experience. Daniel HESTAND,   Jesse
SCOTT and John SIMS messengers to association.
Sept 1828: Henry HESTAND and wife Polly granted dismission.
Oct 1828: Received Jane PEAKE by letter; John BAXTER and wife   Alizebeth
BAXTER dismissed; Abraham KERR named asst. clerk.
Nov 1828: Letter pulled on dismissal of Henry HESTAND due to a   difficult
- he excluded instead.
April 1829: Jemima BAXTER granted letter of dismissal.
Sept 1829: Milly & Polly SPEARS dismissed.
Oct 1829: John SIMS appt. treasurer - to make up a list of members
  and contact them as to how much they are going to contribute next
  year.
Nov 1829 - no meeting - heavy rain
Feb 1830: Sister Green dismissed
Apr 1830: The following members to be contacted for non-attendance:
  Theo BISHOP, Rebecky ROBERTS, Sister BURRIS. To be contacted
  by John SIMS, Brother BISHOP and Leven SAVAGE.
June 1830: Charge against Polly SAVAGE, she denied, apologized.
July 1830: Cornelious CLANCY received by letter. John TAID 
  "came to the Church and acknowledged that on the day of his
  exclusion from the Church spoke very abruptly in saying he would
  not live with Sister Polly SAVAGE without she would acknowledge
  that she had told a ly and that he is sorry for his conduct and
  agrees that the Church was justifiable in his exclusion" [Note:
  living with did not mean physically living with - meant wouldn't
  tolerate it if she stay in the church.] They accepted and he restored.
 Aug 1830: Cornelous CLANCY licensed to preach. Took up case of
  Sally SCOTT who had taken a letter of dismission from the church,
  but still lives in the bounds of this church and holds on to her
  letter - John SIMS, Cornelous CLANCY to converse with her.
Sept 1830 - Polly SCOTT discussed.



Submitted by: Sandi Gorin
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Additional Comments:
Notes again: Dismissal/dismission was at the request of the member. They
were either moving from the area or attending a church "of like faith" that
had begun closer to where they lived.

Exclusions came from dishonorable behavior which could include: dancing,
gambling, card playing, hitting a slave, getting in a physical fight with
another member, gossip, sexual sins, long non-attendance (they only met
once a month), betting on elections or horse races, etc.

When a member requested a letter of dismissal, they had to be in good
standing with the church. When the individual presented their letter to
another church to join, the old church was responsible for him/her as they
were guaranteeing that this individual was a worthy candidate for
membership. If the old church learned that the individual had done
something wrong or hadn't presented their letter to another church in a
decent time, the old church pulled the letter so the new church wouldn't
come "back" on them.



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