At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in January 1807 after prayer to God proceded to business as follows.
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The case of Bro. Robert W. Dudley is referr'd to our next meeting. Bro. Jeremiah Northcutt infom'd the Church that Bro. Clarksons John had been charged with the Sin of Adultry and after being dealt with in Gospel Order and on his not Attending after having liberty from his Master he is Excluded from our Union.The Case of Harts Charles Continued.
Our Clerk is directed to Send a Letter of Dismission to Sister Hannah Winters into the Louisiana Country by Bro. Bartlett Collin.
Bro. John Darnsby is requested to converse with Sister Anna Weary respecting her not attending meetings and report to our next meeting.
The Case of Sister Ruth a free Black woman is Continued.
Recd. Bro. Anthony New by letter.
Recd. into our Church Stock 12s, 8d. the whole amount £8, 13s, lld. Then Dismist.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the third Saturday in February 1807 after Prayer to God for his Blessing proceded to Business as follows.
Bren. Ambrose Dudley & John Mason are appointed helps to attend the Call of the Church at Strodes Station.
On Harts Charles not attending this meeting after being Cited he is Excluded from our Union.
The Case of Bro. Robert W. Dudley was taken up and on his not attending after being Notified he is Excluded from our Union.
The Case of Sister Ruth again Continued & Bro. James Stark is requestd to cite her to attend our nex[t] meeting.
A complaint was brought forward against Boswells Selah for Swearing and falsehood. Bro. Henry Roach is requested to cite her to our next meeting. Bro. Littleton Estes informed the Church that a riot had taken place at his house wherein he had acted Improperly in Several Instances,
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upon his Confessing his faults he was reprov'd and admonish'd before the Church and continued in Union.On receiving a letter Sign'd by Several of our ministers to Call a Convention of the Churches to meet at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Mondy in May next to Enquire into the Cause or Causes of the present distress of the Society &c. (agreed to) and Brethren Ambrose Dudley and Leonard Young are Chosen to attend Sd. meeting. Then Adjourn'd
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in March 1807 after Prayer proceded to Business as follows.
The Case of Sister Ruth a free Black woman for the Charge of Drunkenness &c. was taken up and on her not attending after being Notified she is Excluded from our Union.
The Case of Boswells Selah was Taken up on a Charge for proface [profane] Swearing & falsehood, and on her refusing to attend to answer to the Sd. Charges She is Excluded from our Communion. Recd. Ruth Owens by letter.
Agreed that our Commissioners Employ a workman to make seats in our new meeting house & a Pulpit, the money to be paid by the Church by the first day of November next, Then Dismist.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in April 1807 after Prayer to God for his Blessing proceded to Business as follows.
Our Clerk is directed to give a letter to Sister mary Farguson (now) Boyd, likewise to Bro. William Rice & his Wife.
Bro. Harry Hardister having fail'd to attend our meetings for some time past Bro. Benjamin Martin is requestd to Converse with Sd. Bro. & cite hiim to attend our next meetng.
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Bren. Ambrose Dudley & Henry Roach are appointed to write our letter to the depending Conference to be held on the 18th of Next month at this place. Then Adjourn'd.Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in May 1807 after Prayer to God for his Blessing proceded to Business as follows.
Bro. Benjamin Martin reported that he had convers'd with Bro. Harry Hardister concerning his Neglecting to attend our meetings and cited him to come to this meeting, on his not attending Bren. Leonard Young and John Mason are requested again to converse with him and cite him to attend our enxt meeting. Recd. Sarah Pritchitt by Letter. Our Clark is directed to give a letter to Sister Peggy Pea. Then dismist.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in June 1807 after Prayer to God for his Blessing proceded to Business as follows.
Bren. Young & Mason reported they had convers'd with Bro. Harry Hardister concerning his Neglecting to attend our Stated Church meetings agreeable to our Covenant and cited him (& urged on him) to attend this meeting & on his neglecting to come he is Excluded from our Communion.
Bren. Ambrose Dudley & John Mason are appointed to write a letter for this Church to our depending Association for Inspection at our next meeting. Bren. Asa Tompson, Leonard Young & John Mason are appointed to Examine into a diffiuclty between Roger's Reuben & Kirtleys Ben & report to next meeting. Then Adjourn'd.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk.
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At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in July 1807 after Prayer proceded to Business as follows.The letter to our association prepared by Bren. Dudley & Mason was read & recd. and our Brethren Ambrose Dudley, Leonard Young, Asa Tompson, & John Mason are Chosen our Messengers to attend our Said Association to be held at the meeting house at Davids Fork on the second Saturday in next month. Recd. Fanney Clark a free Black woman be letter. Bren. Tompson, Young & Mason reported They had Examined into a matter of Difficulty Between Rogers' Reuben & Kirtleys Ben, that Ben Confest he had taken of his Masters Whiskey without leave & that he had been found in bed with Sd. Reubens wife and on his failing to attend this meeting after being cited he is Excluded from our Union.
On the information of Brother Ambrose Dudley that Bro. Robert Boaty inform'd him, that he had been guilty of the Sin of Adultry agreed that Bro. Leonard Young & John Mason Cite him to attend our next meeting to answer the premisses.
A letter was recd. from our Sister Church at Town fork for helps to attend at their meeting house on the 28th day of this month to assist in some difficult matter. Agreed that Bren. Ambrose Dudley, Leo'd Young, John Darnaby, & John Mason are Chosen to attend our Sd. sister Church, and render her such assistance as they can in a Constitutional manner.
Our Clerk is directed to give letter of Dismission to Joseph Oder & his Wife & Pugh Price Junr. A complaint laid in by Bro. Richard Sharp against Bro. Littleton Estes for his being drunk in Lexington, Referr'd. Then Adjourn'd.
A. Dudley, Modr. J. Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in August 1807 after prayer to God for his Blessing proceded to
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Business as follows.The Case of Bro. Littleton Estes as referr'd from last meeting and was taken up to which he gave Satisfaction of his repentance and is restored on a reproof. Recd. into our Church Stock £5, 1s, 6d.
Recd. of Mr. Saml. Caldwell by the hand of Bro. J. C. Richardson £3.
The above 1_? Dollars was intended towards Building the meeting house.
Agreed that our commissioners pay Mr. Swan for making the Seats in our meeting house £6, 7s and likewise Bren. John Darnaby & James Dudley 4 Dollars for repairing the Old Seats &c. Then Adjourn'd.
Henry Roach, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in September 1807 after prayer to God proceded to Business as follows.
On receiving a Note from Bro. Littleton Estes of his withdrawing from the Church in a disorderly manner, Bren. John Darnaby & James Clark are requested to converse with him on the Subject & Cite him to our next meeting. Bro. Joseph Allen complained against Bro. Jeptha Dudley for unbecoming language & threats used against Bro. Jacob Creath, on his acknowledging the impropriety of Such language and condemning the same he is acquitted. Recd. Elizabeth Fullion & Burgess Sullivan by letter.
Our Clerk is directed to give a letter to Bro. Harry Roach & his Wife. Then Dismist.
A. Dudley, Modr. J. Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in October 1807 after prayer to God proceded to Business as follows. Bro. Littleton Estes came before the Church and confest his fault in writing to withdraw himself from the Church and is Consequently restored with a reproof.
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Brother William Grant and James Stark are requested to Converse with Bro. John C. Richardson respecting his proposing to withdraw his membership from us and cite him to attend our next meeting. Our Clerk is directed to give[e] letters of Dismission to Bren. Anthoney New, Robert Prewitt, George Boswell, John Coons & Sister Elenor Warrick.On a Complaint brought against Town Fork Church By Bren. W. Clarkson and Ambrose Dudley for their Improper decisions is [in] a Case wherein Bro. Joseph Reading Charged Bro. Jacob Creath for Slandering Bro. Ambrose Dudley for which he was acquitted without being called on for proof, or making any Acknowledgment & another Case in which William Clarkson and his Wife were a dissatisfaction and have Chosen a Committee To wit. Our Bren. James Stark, John Darnaby, Joseph Robertson, and John Mason to attend their next meeting to lay Sd. Complaint before them to seek for Satisfaction and report to our next meeting and that Brethren Ambrose Dudley and John Mason prepare a letter for our Sd. committee to take to our Sd. Sister Church. Then Adjourn'd.
A. Dudley, Modr. J. Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in November 1807 after prayer to God proceded to Business as follows. Bro. John C. Richardson Came before the Church and gave his reasons for proposing to withdraw his membership and after fully Investigating the matter he has again taken his Seat in Fellowship by full convert [consent?]. Our Clerk is directed to give a letter of Dismission to Bro. Joseph allen and his Wife. Then Adjourn'd.
A. Dudley, Modr. J. Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in December 1807 after prayer to God for his blessing proceded to business as follows.
[O]n a Settlement with our Deacons there appears in a Ballance in the hands
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of £2, 18s,6d.Our Clerk is directed to givee letters of Dismission to Sister Bradburn & her Son Bro. John Bradburn & Bro. Littleton Estes & his Wife.
Recieved [sic] a letter from Town Fork Church in answer to letter of Complaint sent by this Church against our Sd. Sister Church by the hand of Bro. Benjamin Stout which we are sorry to say is not Satisfactory. Then Adjourn'd.
A. Dudley, Modr. J. Mason, Clk.
1808 At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in January 1808 after prayer to God for his blessing proceded to business as follows.
On the information of Bro. Asa Tompson and others that Bro. Archibald Harris had disappointed them in paying his Just debts and had decieved them at different times our Bren. Wm. Grant & Albert Brite are appointed to Converse with Brol[.] Harris on the Subject & Cite him to attend our next meeting. In Consequence of Bro. Tobious Pennington's not attending our meetings in an Orderly manner Bro. Wm. Grant is requested to Cite him to attend our next meeting & Bren. John Pickett & George Hunt to Cite Bro. Scara & Bro. Clifton Tompson to Cite Allen Pruitt & Bro. Patterson Cite Bro. Thomas all for Neglecting to attend our Stated meetings. Then Adjourn'd.
A. Dudley, Modr. J. Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in February 1808 after prayer to God proceded to business as follows.
Bro. Archibald Harris came before the Church in consequence of the Complaint of Bro. Asa Tompson and others at our last meeting for disappointing them in the payment of Money Due them &c. After fully hearing the
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Case the Church are of Oppinion that Bro. Harris do Endeavour to pay his Just debts Whenever Called on if it is to the Sacrifising of his property. Refferrance from last meeting respecting Bren. Pennington & Sacra Continued.Agreed that Bren. Asa Tompson & Sam C. Patterson Cite Bro. Allen Pruitt to attend our next meeting to give his reasons for absenting himself from our Stated meetings. Our Clerk is directed to write to Bro. Joseph Oder to attend our Church meeting in April. Then Adjourn'd.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. J. Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in March 1808 after prayer to God for his Blessing proceded to business as follows.
The Case of Bro. Tobias Pennington again Continued Bro. Wm. Grant to Cite him to our next meeting. The Case of Bro. Allen Prewitt as referred was taken up and on tts appearing by Bren. Asa Tompson & Sam Patterson that he refused to attend our meeting again as a Member as he did not hold with the Doctrines & Principles of the Church in Consequence of which he is Excluded from our Communion.
On a motion being made agreed that the first business at our Church meeting Shall be to attend to & Inquire after matters of difficulty or grievances if there be any among the members.
Our Clerk is directed to give a letter of dismission to Sister Northcutt. The refferrance respecting Bro. George Sacra on a Complaint for his not attending our meetings after being cited, and he refusing to attend is Consequently Excluded from our Union. Bren. George Hunt & Bird Price are requested to Cite Bro. Bailey to attend our Next meeting to give his reasons for neglecting to attend our meetings. Then Adjourn'd.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk.
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At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in April 1808 after prayer to God for his blessing proceded to business as follows.The Case of Bro. Tobias Penniington on a Complaint for not attending our meetings in an Orderly manner, was taken up who after being Called on to attend and refusing to come and his professing a wish to be out of the Church he is Excluded from our Union. The Case of Bro. John Bailey was taken up and referr'd Bro. Ambrose Dudley to Cite him to our next meeting. The Case of Bro. Oder referr'd. Then Adjourn'd.
A. Dudley, Modr. J. Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in May 1808 after prayer to God for his Blessing proceded to business as follows.
Bro. John Bailey came forward and gave Satisfaction for his neglect in attending our meetings and took his Seat.
The Case of Bro. Oder was taken up and Bren. Clifton Tompson, Eicd [?] Sharp & Ovid Boon are appointed to see Sd. Bro. & demand his letter & Cite him to our next meeting. On a Complaint Brought by Bro. John Darnaby against Bro. Littleton Estes for breaking the peace by Striping to fight and drinking too much Spiritous Liquors with other disorderly Conduct. Brethren Jamas Clark, & Francis Smith are appointed to Cite him to our meeting & demand his letter of Dismission.
Bro. John Rogers & James Dudley are appointed Trustees to take Charge of our Meeting house and lott for one year.
Recd. Milley Sullivan by letter. Then Adjourned.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the third Saturday in June 1808 after prayer to God for his Blessing proceded to business as follows.
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The Case of Bro. Oder taken up and Continued. Same Brethren Continued still to cite himstillto attend our meeting. The Case of Bro. Littleton Estes was taken up and for his not appearing after being notified together with ths complaints made against him last meeting he is Excluded from our Union. Bren. Ambrose Dudley & John Mason are appointed to write our Church letter to our depending association for Inspection at our next meeting and to insert therein our Complaints against Town Fork Church. Bren. James Stark, Joseph Robertson, Abraham Farguson, John Mason, & Archibald Holtzclaw are appointed a Committee to Endeavour to reconcile some difficulties between Bro. Archibald Harris and some of our Brethren.We of the Committee having heard the difficulties between Bro. A. Harris & Bro. John Rogers are of Oppinion that Bro. Harris has no Just Cause of Complaint against Bro. Rogers. We are also of Oppinion that our Sd. Bro. Harris has no Just casuse of complaint against Bro. Asa Tompson after hearing the matter of difficulty between them.
The difficulty Bro. Harris had with Bro. Young they convers'd on and Settled between themselves. Then Adjourn'd
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in July 1808 after prayer to God proceded to business as follows.
The case of Bro. Oder again referr'd & same Bren. to see him & cite him to our next meeting. On receiving a letter from the Baptist Church at Wilmington, Campbell County respecting Martha Smith and a Member with us who was Excluded for Joining the Methodist Society which is Correct and that she now wishes to Join Sd.Church, our Clerk is directed to write to Sd. Church to let her know that if she will Signifie to us her recantation Either personally of by a letter we can then restore her & Send her a letter of Dismission.
We agreed to go into the business of raising our Church Stock and recd. 7 Dollars & the business to be continied [sic] Next meeting. Recd. Rogers's
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Charlotte for Baptism.Bren. Ambrose Dudley, Leonard Young, John Darnaby, and John Mason, are Chosen our Messengers to our depending association at Silas, Second Saturday in Next month. Then Adjourn'd.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in August 1808 after prayar to God proceded to business as follows. Bro. Joseph Oder Came before the Church after being Cited In Consequence of Some Charges presented to us in a letter from some person perhaps from Crooked Creek of his abusing his Wife in a beastly manner & that ha had been gambling wrestling & Offering to fight an Old man and hunting on the Lords day, Bro. Oder Confest to all the Charges Except wrestling and on his Confession & appearance of repentance he is restored after a reproof.
Our Clerk is directed to give letters of dismission to Bro. Joseph Oder & Todds phillis.
Recd. into our Church Stock 14 Dollars 1s in the whole $21, 1s. To paying Bro. Mason ----------------- 1 ____________________________________________________
$20, 1s On a Complaint brought against James Bryan a Free Black man by Bro. Sam (a black man) for being Concern'd in Stealing of money which appeared probable he is Consequenly Excluded from our Union.
On a Complaint against Dudleys Black man Stephen for Eloping from his Masters business &c. Bro. Richard Sharp is requested to cite him to our next meeting. Recd.Wm. Boyce by letter. Then Dismist.
A. Dudley, Modr. J. Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third in September 1808 after prayer to God proceded to business
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Recd. into our Church Stock 15s, 9d in the whole £8, 16a, 9d.The Case of Dudleys Black man Stephen referr'd.
Our Clerk is directed to give letters of Dismission to Sisters Patsey Hulitt, Lucy Stewart & Eastsr Wilson.
On a motion made, is our grievance with Town Fork Church as represented to the Elkhorn Association Removed Answered in the negative. Then Adjourn'd.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the third Saturday in Octo. 1808 after prayer to God for his Blessing proceded to business as follows.
The Case of Dudleys Black man Stephen again referr'd, and Bro. Richard Sharp requested to cite him to our meeting. On a motion agreed that Bren. Leonard Young, Asa Tompson, James Stark & John Mason be appointed a Committe to converse with Bro. John Mckensey and Mr. Joseph Barby on a Certain matter of difficulty between them and make report &c. recd. into our Church Stock by Bren. Grant & Belt 7s, 6d.
Then Adjourn'd.A. Dudley, Modr. J. Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the third Saturday in November 1808 after prayer to God proceded to business as follows. The Case of Dudleys Black man Stephen referred and that Bren. Wm. E. Dudley & Richard Sharp Cite him to our Next meeting, The Committee appointed to converse with Bro, John Mckinsey & Mr. Joseph Barbey reported that Bro. Mckensey refused to converse with Mr. Barbey. The same Bren. are again requested to converse with Bro. Mckinsey and if he Obstinately refuses to attend with the Bren. that they Cite him to attend
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our next meeting and report &c. Then Adjourn'dAmbrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in December 1808 after prayer to God proceded to business as follows.
The Case of Dudleys Stephen was taken up he came before the Church and Confest his faults which was satisfactory.
The Committee appointed to Converse with Bro. Mckensey and Mr. Joseph Barbey made there [sic] report that they did not get them reconciled, it is therefore the advice of the Church to Bro. Mckensey & Mr. Barbey that they converse freely & friendly with Each other & try to get their difficulties removed. Our Clerk is directed to give a letter to Bro. Willis Pritchitt. Our Sister Church at Davids fork haveing let us know by Bro. Hunt , Wilson & Boon their desires to Settle any and all difficulties that do, or has Existed between the Two Churches which was taken up and agreed unanimoulsy that if any member of our Sister Church at Davids Fork has any matter of distress or grievence with any of our members for any thing they may have done or said at any time that they be invited to proceed with them in Gospell order to try to get such Difficulties removed and on motion Agreed to send a committee of Seven of our Members to wait on our Sd. Church at their next meeting to let them know this our Conclusion and to bring us their answer. To Wit. - Ambrose Dudley, Leonard Young, Asa Thompson, John Darnaby, James Stark, Joseph Robertson and John Mason.
On receiving a letter from Bro. Wm. Dudley Senr. that he does withdraw his membership from us, Bren. Ambrose Dudley, Leonard Young, and John Mason are appointed to converse with our Sd. Bro. on the subject and cite him to attend our next meetng. Then Adjourn'd
Ambrose Dudley, Modr.
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1809 At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in January 1809 after prayer to God for his blessing proceded to business ad follows.
The Case of Bro. William Dudley Senr. was taken up wherein he Signified his withdrawing from the Church our Bren. Ambrose Dudley, Leonard Young, and John Mason, reported that they had conversed with Sd. Bro. And Cited him to attend our meeting, on his failing to attend he is Excluded from our Union.
On a report by Bro. Albert Brite, that Bro. Archibald Harris has removed his residence fron among us without applying for a letter of dismission & Expressions of dissatisfaction with Some of our Members he is conseqeunly Excluded from our Union. Our Clerk is directed to write a letter of dismission for Sister Patsey Orcutt formerly Patsey Smith.
Our Bren. who were Chosen last meeting to attend our Sister Church at Davids Fork at their last meeting to let them know our desires for all Difficulties or distresses that may now Exist between any member or members of Either Church might be removed made their report that our Sister Church at Davids fork recieved them in a friendly and Brotherly manner and Entered into a resolution to open their doors to hear any Difficulties that Exist between any of our members against any of the members of Davids fork Except what happened at the association or the Cormmitte at Town Fork which was Satisfactory. Then Dismist.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday In February 1809 after prayer to God
xxxxxxxxxxxxand no particular business appearing before the Church. Adjourn'd till meeting in Course.Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the third Saturday in March after prayer to God proceded to business as follows.
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On the rect. of a letter from Bro. Ovid Boon mentioning his withdrawing from the Church, and as there are Strong reasons to believe that he has walked disorderly for a considerable time past, and now is his letter falsly reflecting on the Church, Bren. Leonard Young & John C. Richardson are appointed to converse with Sd. Bro. & Cite him to our next meeting.On Bro. George Shamlin makeing known that there was a difficulty between him and Bro. Jesse Barby it is laid over untill Sister Shamlin can attend. Then Adjourned.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in April 1809 after Prayer to God proceded to business as follows. The Case of Bro. Ovid Boon referr'd to our next meeting. Then adjourn'd
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in May 1809 after prayer to God preceded to Business as follows.
The Case of Bro. Ovid Boon was taken up and upon his not giving Satisfaction to the Church he is Excluded from our Union.
The Case of Bro. George Shamlin against Bro. Jesse Barby was taken up & upon hearing the Difficulty between them agreed to appoint Bren. Leonard Young, John C. Richardson & Asa Tomson a Committe to meet at Bro. Shamlins house to try to get the Difficulty removed and make report to next meeting.
At the request of Bren. James Dudley & John Rogers who had the Charge of the meeting house to be released they are therefore Discharged and Bren. James Rogers and Richard Sharp are appointed in their place.
At the request of Bro. Boyce the following Querry is recieved [sic] and refer'd to next meeting viz. if a member of the Baptist order have a claim on Two persons Jointly bound by a written Contract one of them of the Same Order
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the Other under no Church govemment, both refuse to Contract, Querry To what Tribunal is the Injured member to resort for a redress of the grievance.On a motion made agreed to meet the third Fryday in June at this place by 10 OClock for business. Then Adjourn'd.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. Asa Tompson, Clk. pro tem. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Fryday in June 1809 after prayer to God proceded to business as follows. Bro. Leonard Young reported that a difficulty that Bro. Shamlin made known that Existed between him and Bro. Jesse Barbsy at our last meeting is happily reconciled. Querry from last meeting if a member of tha Baptist Order have a Claim on Two persons Jointly Bound by a written Contract one of them of the Same Order the Other under no Church Government and both refuse to comply with their Contract, To what Tribunal is the Injured member to resort for redress of his grievances, Answer to the Church, with the Brother.
Recd. Rebecca Blanchard for Baptism. Our Clerk is directed to give a 1etter of Dismission to Sister Ellin Headington. On a motion agreed under Existing Circumstances not to Send a letter or Messenger to the Association now depending. Then Adjourn'd.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in July 1809 after prayer to God for his Blessing proceded to business as follows.
Recd. Sarah Calbert & Ann Caldwell by Letter and Samuel Caldwell for Baptism. Then Adjourn'd.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk.
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At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in August 1809 after prayer to God for his blessing proceded to Business as follows.Our Deacons are directed to pay Bro. George Forbus 32s. for keeping the meeting house.
On infomation by Bro. Forbus that he had heard a report that Sister Bradburn and her Son Bro. John Bradburn who had letters of Dismission from us were living disorderly and had kept up their letters. Our Clerk is directed to write to Bro. Anthoney New requesting him to Enquire into that matter and give us Information and likewise to write to Sd. Bro. & Sister and that Bro. Leonard Young write to Bro. Leathers to make Enquiry Into the Standing of Bro. Joseph Cannon and write us word &c. Then Adjourn'd.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting at the meeting house at Bryans on the third Saturday in September 1809 after prayer to God proceded to business as follows. Recd. Herds Hannah by letter.
Our Deacons are requested to furnish the Trustees of our meeting house with 34s, 6d to pay for repairing the fencing round the meeting house lot. Then Adjourn'd.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting at the meeting house at Bryans on the third Saturday in October 1809 after prayer to God proceded to busineas as follow.
recd. into our Church Stock £5, 0s, 6d.
Bren. Joseph Robertson, James Stark, George Hunt, A Holtsclaw and James Clark are appointed a committe to Endeavour to Settle some difficulties between Bro. Boyce, Bro. Jno. C. Richardson, and Bro. Clifton Tompson and report to our next meeting. Recd. Nancey Jones for Baptism. Then Adjourn'd.
Ambrose Dudley, Modr. John Mason, Clk.
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At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in November 1809 after Prayer to God proceded to Business as follows.The report of tha Committee in the Case of Richardson, Tompson & Boice was taken up & finally Settled.
Recieved into the Church Stock $6 — 75. which makes £7 — 1s in the whole.
A. Dudley, Modr. J. Mason, Clk. At a Church meeting held at the meeting house at Bryans on the Third Saturday in December 1809 after Prayer to God proceded to business as follows.
Recd. into our Church Stock 9s, 3d Making in the whole £7, 10s, 3d.
Our Deacons are directed to pay Mr. Buckhannan $5 for keeping our meeting house.
Our Clerk is directed to give a letter of Dismission to Bro. John Pickitt & his Wife.
Bro. Asa Tompson agreed to keep our meeting house for one year for which he is to recieve Eight Dollars. Then Adjourn'd.
A. Dudley, Modr. J. Mason, Clk.
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