Coffee Creek Baptist Church
Minutes
1822 - 1824 Jennings County,
Indiana
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June the first Saturday 1822
The Church met pursuant to adjournment and after praise and
prayer proceeded by appointing Elder Thomas HILL moderator for the day and
Thomas HILL Jr., clerk. Fellowship
enquired for the Church on peace. The
Church then called Elder Thomas HILL to the pastoral care of the church and
also to the office moderator. Thomas HILL, Jr., was then chosen clerk. The church then proceeded to choose John HOPKINS and William WHITSITT to act as deacons and agree to send to Graham�s Fork and White River Churches for help to ordain them on the first Saturday in July next.
Adjourned until the first Saturday in July next.
Thos Hill, Jr., Clk
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Thomas Hill, Modr.
July the first Saturday 1822
The Church met pursuant to adjournment and after praise and
prayer
1st agreed to send a letter and messengers to the
Silver Creek association praying admission into that body and that Thomas Hill,
Jr., prepare the letter and present it at the next meeting for the instruction
of the Church and that Thomas Hill, William BLANKENSHIP, and Thomas HILL, Jr.,
bear the same to the Silver Creek Association.
2nd The helps called for in the ordination of
Brethren John HOPKINS, William WHITSITT to the office of deacon appeared (to
wit) from White River Alexander CHAMBERS, from Graham�s Fork, Benoni HOLLINSEAD
and proceeded with the assistance of Elder Thos HILL to ordain them by prayer
and the imposition of hands. Adjourned until the first Saturday in Aug.
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Thomas Hill, Modr.
August the first Saturday 1822
Met pursuant to adjournment and after praise and prayer set
The Rules of Decorum that we entered on page second were read and unanimously
adopted as the rules of Decorum of this Church.
2nd The letter to the association prepared by
Thomas Hill, Jr., read and received.
3rd Received by experience for baptism Polly
LOWRY. Adjourned until the first Saturday September next.
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Thomas Hill, Modr.
September the first Saturday 1822
Met and after praise and prayer
1st Received a request from the Church at
Scaffold Lick for ministerial aid in the ordination of William BLANKENSHIP to
the ministry whereupon Elder Thomas Hill was appointed to meet with them for
that purpose.
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October the first Saturday 1822
Met and after praise and prayer no business appearing
adjourned.
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November the first Saturday 1822
Met and after praise and prayer received by letter Edward
SPARKS and Ruth SPARKS. Adjourned.
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December the first Saturday 1822
Met and after praise and prayer no business appearing
adjourned.
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January the first Saturday 1823
Met and after praise and prayer no business appearing
adjourned.
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February the first Saturday 1823
Met and after praise and prayer no business appearing
adjourned.
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March the first Saturday 1823
Met pursuant to adjournment after praise and prayer.
1st The Church agree to attend to the Sacrament
of the Lord�s Supper at her meeting in June and October in every year. Adjourned.
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April the first Saturday 1823
Met and after praise and prayer
1st Dismissed by letter William BLANKENSHIP and
Polly BLANKENSHIP. adjourned.
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May the first Saturday 1823
Met and after praise and prayer no business appearing
adjourned.
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June the first Saturday 1823
Met and after praise and prayer no business appearing
adjourned.
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July the first Saturday 1823
Met and after praise and prayer the moderator being absent
Brother John B. NEW was chosen moderator for the day after opening a door for
the reception of members received by letter Christena MANSON.
Agreed that Brother Thos Hill Jr. prepare a letter for this
church to the next association and present it the next meeting for the
inspection of the church and that Elder Thos Hill and Brethren William WHITSETT
and Thos Hill, Jr. be as the same.
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Thomas Hill, Modr.
August the first Saturday 1823
Met and after praise and prayer
1st The letter to the association written by Thomas Hill Jr. read and received.
2ndAgreed that Brother Thos Hill, Jr., have the liberty of making appointments and exercising a public gift within the bounds of this church.
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Thomas Hill, Modr.
September the first Saturday 1823
Met and after praise and prayer agreed that Brother Thomas
Hill, Jr., have the approbation licence and authority of this church to preach
the gospel wherever God in his providence may cast his lot.
Adjourned.
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October the first Saturday 1823
Met and after praise and prayer opened a door for the
reception of members and received by letter Benoni HOLLINGSED and Susannah
HOLLINGSEAD.
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November the first Saturday 1823
Met and after praise and prayer received a request from the church at White River Ministerial aid in the ordination of brother Alexander CHAMBERS to the ministry whereupon Elder Thomas HILL was appointed to meet with them for that purpose. Adjourned.
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December the first Saturday 1823
Met and after praise and prayer no business appearing. Adjourned.
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Brother James FOWLER departed this life Dec. the 11th
1823 in the sixty-first year of his age.
January the first Saturday 1824
Met and after praise and prayer received by letter Joshua
FOWLER and Jane FOWLER and Sarah LEWIS by relation. Adjourned.
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February the first Saturday 1824
Met and after praise and prayer no business appearing
Adjourned.
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March the first Saturday 1824
Met and after praise and prayer received by experience for
baptism Tabetha FOWLER. Adjourned.
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April the first Saturday 1824
Met and after praise and prayer dismissed by letter
Christena MANSON, Edward SPARKS, and Ruth SPARKS.�� Adjourned.
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May the first Saturday 1824 Met and after praise and prayer
1st dismissed by letter sister Ann BURNETT
2nd
Received a request from the church at Ebenezer for ministerial aid and
counsel in the ordination of Brother John L. JONES to the ministry. Whereupon, Elder Thos HILL and Brethren John
HOPKINS and Thos HILL, Jr., were appointed to meet with them for that
purpose. Adjourned.
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Thomas Hill, Modr.
June the first Saturday 1824
Met and after praise and prayer
1st
Received a request from some members of the Baptist Church wishing to be
constituted into a Church State in the neighborhood of Mr. Bennett NAY for
ministerial aid and counsel whereupon Elder Thomas HILL and Brethren Benoni
HOLLINGSEAD, John HOPKINS, and Thos HILL, Jr., were appointed to meet with them
on that occasion.
2nd
Dismissed by letter William WHITSITT and Nancy WHITSITT. Adjourned.
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July the first Saturday 1824
Met and after prayer and praise
1st Brother Thomas HILL, Jr., appointed to write
a letter for this church to the next association and present it at the next
meeting for the inspection of the church.
2nd
Thomas HILL, John Hopkins and Thos. HILL, Jr., were chosen messengers to
the next association.
3rd Brother Benoni HOLLINGSEAD chosen to get the office of deacon he having
been ordained to that office previous to his becoming a member of this church.
4th Received by experience for baptism Jesse JOHNSON. Adjourned.
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August the first Saturday 1824
Met and after praise and prayer
1st
The letter to the association prepared by Thos HILL, Jr., read and received. Adjourned.
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September the first Saturday 1824
Met and after praise and prayer
1st
Received by letter Balaam LETT and Sally LETT. Adjourned.
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October the first Saturday 1824
Met and after praise and prayer no business appearing
Adjourned.
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November the first Saturday 1824
Met and after praise and prayer
1st Received by experience for baptism Polly LYON
2nd
Brother Thomas HILL, Jr., appointed to make some alterations in the
rules of decorum and present it at the next meeting for the reception or
rejection of the church. Adjourned.
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December the first
Saturday 1824
Met and after praise and prayer
1st�
Brother Thos HILL, Jr., presented the Rule of Decorum as amended which
was referred unto the next meeting
3rd Brother Thos. Hill, Jr., appointed to advertise an election for trustees
for this church. Adjourned.
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January the first Saturday 1825
Met and after praise and prayer
1st The rule of decorum as amended received and
adopted as the rule of decorum of this church. Adjourned.
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Thomas Hill, Modr.
End 1824
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