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Subject: CHURCH.Pleasant.Run.Minutes.1840-1844.Monroe


Pleasant Run (McFarland's Creek) Church Minutes  Date 1840-1844 
Monroe County KyArchives Church Record

1840:
2nd Sat March - Received Elizabeth HESTAND and Nancy
  COMES [COMBS] by experience.
2nd Sat in July - Dismissed Mary COMBS by letter
2nd Sat in Aug - John SAVAGE, Jesse SAVAGE & Daniel
  HESTAND appt. messengers.
2nd Sat Aug - Brother and Sister Micum McCLAREN granted
  letters of dismission.

1841:
2nd Sat Apr - granted the McCLARENS a 2nd letter of dismission
  first ones lost. Excluded Polly HESTAND for ____ (shown but
  not listed here).
2nd Sat Aug - John & Jesse SAVAGE, John SIMS appt msgrs
  & Abraham KERR in case one of above can't make it. Daniel
 HESTAND and wife Polly granted letters of dismission.

1842:
2nd Sat May Margaret CASTEAL granted letter of dismission
2nd Sat Aug - John & Jesse SAVAGE, messengers

1843:
2nd Sat Nov - John RICH gave church satisfaction for dis-
  orderly conduct

1844: 
2nd Sat Apr - John & Jesse SAVAGE exluded for abruptly
  agsenting or withdrawing themselves from the Stockton Valley
  Association and all those who justifies them.
2nd Sat June - Case of John RICH for drunkenness. John
  SIMS, Allen DENTON -messengers
2nd Sat Aug - John RICh gave church satisfaction. Elizabeth
  HESTAND granted letter of dismission. Liddy SAVAGE
  restored. Lay SAVAGE granted letter of dismission. John
  SIMS & John RICH to demand of John & Jesse SAVAGE
  to give back their credentials.

2nd Saturday in October 1844: "Church met and after worship 
  proceded to bisness; 1st a dore was opened for the reception  of members;
2ndly the Church with the Committy appointed by 
  the association to attend this church to consult and give 
  counsil is of the opinion that this Church WILL DISOLVE AND 
  LETTER OUT AND JOIN OTHER CHURCHES."



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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