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Subject: Pleasant.Run.1833.Monroe.CHURCH


Pleasant Run  Copyright Date 1833 
Monroe County KyArchives Church Record

March: Agreed to call Brother WELBORN to be the pastor; D HESTAND and J SIMS to 
go see him and inform him of the church's decision.

Apr - Bro WELBORN agrees to serve; Benjamin SIMS retained as a deacon.

Aug - Recvd John ODLE and his wife Dary by letter. Daniel HESTAND, John ODLE, 
Benjamim SIMS to be messengers to the Association meeting.

Sept. Benjamin SIMS told the church that "his mind was difficulted with Sister 
Sally POINDEXTER. John ODLE and Benjamin SIMS to exercise their gifts. (Note: 
this was normally in song leading, exhortation, etc).

Oct - more on Sally POINDEXTER - she was excluded. Jemima SAVAGE granted a 
letter of dismission.

Nov: Charge against Micum McCLAREN for drinking too much spirits, excluded.



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Additional Comments:
We need to step back and remember a little bit how church services were during 
the early 1800's. People had to come for miles to attend church, many by wagon, 
horseback or on foot. Services were held once a month with one pastor serving 
up to four churches in one month. People were still settling in their new 
homesteads; living was hard. Many people could not read and write well unless 
they had received a good education elsewhere.
The churches had no heat many times, no air conditioning; people sat on 
hollowed out logs. If there was a pulpit Bible, it was often chained to the 
handhewn pulpit; many people didn't own a Bible. There were no songbooks, 
pastors sometimes couldn't make the service due to high water, bad weather or 
illness. Services lasted for hours since there was only one service a month. 
Pastors were hard to keep due to the poor conditions and no pay.


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