Clay County AlArchives Church Records.....Concord Baptist Church, Clay County, AL Copyright Date February 1894 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon Boling mrsbee1951@aol.com November 23, 2005, 8:20 pm Page 3 Clay Co Ala feb the 17the 1894 on Saturday befor the third Sunday in feb the Baptis church of christ met at Concord[.] after preaching by W. H. Johnston the church went in to conferance 1 invited visiting brothers to seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Read and adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for acknolagements none 5 Cald for dealing gospel arranged none 6 Cald for misellaneous buisness & the Church prefered charges against Bro James Shults & Henry Birchfield & Sister Mandy Kerry for unfaithfulness & withdrawn fellowship for the same[.] the church adopted the rules of spring hil church with nesessary amendmendments[.] closed in order W. H. Johnston mod T.S. Barton C C Clay Co Ala March the 17the 1894 on Saturday before the third Sunday in marh the Baptis church of Christ met at concord[.] after preaching by Bro W. H. Johnston the church went in to conferance 1 invited visiting brothers to seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members none 3 Cald for corespondents & received Bro Thurman from bowden grove & Bro Frank Ones [Owens?] from Good hope & Bros. Jess [may read Jeff] Davis & Talor Spears from union 4 Cald for evet none 5 Cald for dealing gospel arranged none 6 Cald missellaneous buisness church agreed to commune on tomorrow Closed in order W h Jonhston mod T S Barton CC Page 4 Clay Co Ala April the 14 1894 the Baptis Church of Christ met at Concord[.] after preaching by Br. W. H. Jonston the church went in to conferance 1 invited brothers to seats with us 2 Gave an opportunity for members 3 read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for act ments 5 Cald for dealings in gospel order 6 Called missellaneous buisness T S Barton & Loid Whatley was appointed to investigate some reporte that had ben circulated on Tilmon Burges 6 read ans for absence[.] closed in order W. H. Johnson mod T. S. Barton CC Clay Co Ala may the 19 1894 the Baptis church of christ met at Concord[.] after preaching by Brother W. H. Johston the church went in to conferance 1 invited Bros to Seats with us 2 give an opportunity for members 3 Cald for act ments 4 Cald for dealings gospel arranged 5 Cald for missellaneous buisness[.] the chur church agreed to hold there big meeting commencing Sadurday before the first Sonday in August[.] Closed in order W. H. Johnston mod T. S. Barton CC Clay Co Ala June the 17 1894 the Baptis Church of Christ met at Concord[.] after preaching by Bro W. H. Johnston the [church] went in to conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 read and adopted minute of last conferance 4 Cald for dealings in gospel order 5 Cald for correspondense & received from the from the fowering churches Bowdon Grove Z. T. Carpenter, Good Hope C. C. Whatley & Frank Oens Page 5 friendship Bud Watts & Larry Horne 6 Cald for missellaneous buisness the church appointed T. S. Barton & W. H. Jonston to see Bro Craft[,] & George Hanynes was appointed to see Br Robberts & site him to confrance Closed in ordr W. H. Johnston mod T. S. Barton CC Clay Co Ala July the 18 1894 the Baptis church of Christ met at Concord[.] after preaching By W. H. Johnston the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Brothers to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Cald for referance red & adopted the minute of last conferance & deferd Bro Craft case til next conferance 4 Cald for ansencetees the report of the commitys was received & they was releast 5 Cald for dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for missellaneous buisiness Sister feasil was granted a letter of dismishon[.] the church past a resilution allowing no meetings held in there house except preaching or prair meeting singing or de vine servis of some kind closed in order W. H. Jonston mod T. S. Barton CC Clay Co. Ala August the 18th 1894 the Baptis church of christ met at Concord[.] after sining & prair by Bro David Whatley the church met in conferance 1 invites visiting Bro to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Cald for referance read & adopted the minute of last conferance[.] Bro Craft case case was de fered til next conferance 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for reasons for absence 6 Cald for missellaneous buisness[.] went into the choise of pastor & elected Bro W. H. Johnston & elected T. S. Barton Clerk & elected A. A. Roberst J. W. Bishop C. W. Shults as deligates to the assosation. Page 6 Loid Whatley & David Whatley Shug Shadix as alternite closed in order David Whatley mod T. S. Barton CC Clay Co Ala Sept the 16 1894 the Baptis Church of Christ met at Concord[.] after preaching by W. H. Johnston the church met in conferance 1 invited Brothers to Seats with us 2 give an opportunity for members 3 Cald for coresponance & received Bros Oens & B Carter Strickland from Good Hope 4 Cald actknolagements & received James Shults actknolagements & restored him to fellowship & grante dhim a letter Brother Craft case was defered til next meeting 5 Cald for dealings there was a meeting cald to get up minute funds 6 Cald for missellaneous buisness Brother Johston agreed to serve the church next year T. S. Barton agreed to serve as Clerk Closed in order W. H. Johson mod T. S. Barton CC Sep Cay Co Ala Sept the 21 1894 the Baptis church of christ met at Concord after preaching by Brother Johnston the church met in conferance & taken up missellaneous buisness & withdrawn fellowship from Sidny Craft & his wife Zena Craft the charge was for fighting closed in order W. H. Johnston mod T. S. Barton Clerk Clay Co Ala January the 14 1895 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preaching by W. T. Davis the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Brothers to Seats with us 2 give opportunity for membership 3 read & adopted the minutes of last conferance 4 cald for actments 5 cald for dealings 6 cald for dealings missellaneous buisness closed in order W. T. Davis mod T. S. Barton CC Page 7 Clay Co Ala April the 29 1895 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preaching by Bro O. P. Gibert the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting bros to seats with us 2 give an opportunity for members 3 read & approved the minutes of last conferance 4 calded for acknolagments 5 cald for dealings gospel arranged 6 caled for missellaneous buisness the church caled Bro O. P. Gilbert to pastor the church for the balance of the year. Closed inorder W. O. Jinkens mod pro tem T. S. Barton CC Clay Co Ala may the 15 1895 the Baptis church of christ met at Concord. After preaching by Bro O. P. Gilbert the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 2 give opportunity for members & received Sister Abigill Watts by letter 3 caled for actments 4 caled fo dealings gospel arranged 5 caled for missellaneous buisness T. S. Barton & David Whatley & R. D. Burges was appointed as a committy to go to friendship church & call for the ordination of Bro. O. P. Gilbert Bro. J. H. Shadix was appointed to go to Bowden Grove as correspondance David Whatley was appointed to go Good Hope as correspondance 7 caled for absentees Closed in order O.P. Gilbert mod T. S. Barton CC Page 8 Clay Co Ala August the 16 1895 the Baptis church of christ of christ at Concord after preaching by Bro Clay Knight the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting bros to seats with us. 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Cald fo referance read & adopter th minute of last conferance 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arrange 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness & went the choice of a pastor & chose C. I. Wesley & apointed G. A. Hanes to see him & get & answer & chose T. S. Barton as Clerk & chose J. W. Bishop G. A. Hanes ad deligates & Henderson Carpenter as alternate th church agreeded to pray 150 for minutes Closed in order T. S. Barton CC Clay Co Ala Oct the 14 1895 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preaching by Bro C. I. Wesley the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for act 5 Dealings gospel arranged 6 absentees 7 missellaneous buisness W. D. Whatley was granted letters of dismishon J. W. Bishop was appointed to Jim Arnold & Bud Watts & get them to conferance closed in order C. I. Wesley mod T. S. Barton CC Clay Co. Ala Nov the 18 1895 the Baptist church of christ met at concord after preaching by C. I. Wesley the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members Page 9 3 Read & adopted the minutes of last conferance & releast the committy on absentees 4 Cald for act ments 5 Cald dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness closed in order C. I Wesley mod T. S. Barton CC Clay Co Ala January the 19 1896 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preaching by Bro C. I. Wesley the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Cald for referance & read & dopted the minutes of last conferance 4 Cald for act 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness & appointed next Sadurday to work on grave yard & agree to put a stove chimley to the house Closed in order C. I. Wesley mod T. S. Barton CC Clay Conty Ala feb the 16 1896 the Baptis Chuch of christ met at concord after preaching by C. I. Wesley the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Cald for referances read & addopted the minute of last confeance 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for absentees 6 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness closed in order C. I. Wesley mod T. S. Barton CC Clay Co Ala April the 18 1896 the Bapti church of Christ met at concord after preaching by C. I. Wesley the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members Page 10 3 Calde for referance & rad & adopted the minute of the last conferance 4 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 5 Cald absentees 6 Cald acknolagements 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness closee in order C. I. Wesley mod T. S. Barton CC Clay Co Ala May the 16 1896 the baptis church of christ met at Concord after preaching by C. I. Wesley the church met in conferance 1 invite visiting Bros to seats 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Cald for rferance & read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for absentees 5 Cald for acknolagments 6 Cald for Dealing gospel arranged 7 Cald missellaneous buisness closed in order C. I. Wesley mod T. S. Barton CC Clay Co Ala June the 21 1896 the Babtist church of christ met at concord after preaching by Bro. C. I. Wesley the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Cald for referance & read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for dealings gospel arranged 5 Cald for acknowlagements 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for misselaneous buisness T. S. Barton R. H. Shadix agreed to go to Bowden grove as correspondance & David Whatley & G. A. Hanes agreed to go to Good Hope & correspondance Closed in order C. I. Wesly mod T. S. Barton CC Clay Co Ala Sept the 19 1896 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after servis by the church we went into 1 invited visiting Bros to seat with us 2 give & opportunity for members Page 11 3 Cald for referance & read the minute of last conferance 4 Cald acknowlagements 5 Cald Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness & made up 1.50 for minutes & 1.80 for mishions Closed in order C. W. Shults mod pro tem T. S. Barton Clerk Clay Co Ala Jan. The 19 1897 the Baptis Church of Christ met at Concord after preaching by C. I. Wesley the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisioness & appoint next Surday[?] to wokn on graveyard & agreed to make a stove chimley Close in order C. I. Wesley mod T. S. Barton CC Clay Co Ala march the 20 1897 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preaching by By Bro Shadix the church met in confeance 1 Invited visiting Bros to seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for actments 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness Closed in order James Shadix mod T. S. Bar CC Page 12 Clay Co Ala march the 20 1897 the Baptis Church of christ met aat Concord after preaching by J. M. Shadix the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness & T. S. Barton & R. H. Shadix agreed to go Bowden grove as correspondance & Albert Whatley & Thomas Watts agred to go to good Hope Closed in order James Shadix mod T. S. Barton Clay Co ala April the 16 1897 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preaching by W. T. Davis the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting bros to seats 2 give & give & opportunity for members 3 Read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for act ments 5 Cald for dealings 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness and received Bro Davis as colporterage Closed in order J.M. Shadix mod T. S. Barton CC Page 13 Clay Co Ala may the 15 1897 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preaching by J. A. Shadix the church met in conferance 1 give & opportunity for members 2 invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 3 Read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness Closed in order J. A. Shadix mod T. S. Barton CC Clay Co Ala June the 19 1897 the Baptis church of christ met at Concord after preaching by Bro J. A. Shadix the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members & received Bro R. J. Hanes & his wife Ma Hanes by letter 3 Cald for referance minute not being present it was postponed til next converance 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for missellaneous buisness Cald for correspondance & received Bro Ones & Bro Whatley from good hope & Bro Hamlen from Bowden grove Closed in order J. A. Shadix mod R. L. Carpenter Clerk pro tem Clay Co Ala July the 18 1897 the Baptis church of christ at concord after preaching by Bro J. A. Shadix the church met in confeance 1 invited visiting Bros to Seats wit us 2 give & opportunity for members & received Bro Z. T. Carpenter & wife by letter 3 read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for absentees 6 Cald for dealings gospel arranged 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness Closed in order J. A. Shadix mod T. S. Barton CC Page 14 Clay Co Ala Saturday before the 3 in August the Baptis chur church of christ met at Concord after preaching By Bro J. A. Shadix the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Read & adopteded the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for acknolagements & received acknolagements from Marthig Spears & restored her to fellowship & granted her a ltter of dismishion 5 Cald for absentees 6 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 7 Cald for misselaneous buisness we held a few day meeting & received J. B. Whatley W. H. Lee J. C. Shadix A. D. Hanes M. L. [probably M. E.] Carpenter C. A. Barton by baptism & J. W. Carpenter & wife by letter Closed in order J. A. Shadix mod T. S. Barton CC Clay Co., Ala Sept the 19 1897 the Baptis church of christ met at Concord after preaching by Bro J. A. Shadix the church met in confeance 1 Invited visiting bros to seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members & received Frances Headric by letter & L. E. Whatley by experiance 3 Read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for absentees 6 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness received J. T. Shadix from union as correspondance & agree to cald for corespondance quarterly & 3 article elect deligates to the assasation as follows Z. T. Carpenter & J. T. Wats sent 1.50 for minutes & elected Bro J. A. Shadix as pastor & T. S. Barton as Clerk the church agreed to inlarge the house & Z. T. Carpente [Carpenter] C. W. Sults [Shults] & R. H. Shadix as collecting committy for pastor C losed in order J. A. Shadix mod T. S. Barton CC Page 15 Clay Co Ala Oct the 16 1897 the Baptis church of christ met at Concord after preaching by J. A. Shadix the church met in coferance 1 Invited visiting bros to seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 read & adopted the minute of last conferance & take us the referance J A Shadix agrees to serve the church next year 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for absentees 6 Cald for dealins gospel arranged 7 Cald for missellaneous business the Commity on collections was not ready to report Closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton CC Clay Co Ala Nov 18 1897 the baptis church of christ met at concord after preaching by J A Shadix the church met in conferance 1 Invited visiting bros to seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 read the minutes of last conferance 4 Cald for actmentes 5 Cald for acknowlagementes 5 Cald for Dealins of gospel arranged 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness granted Tearsey Hamlen a letter of dismision R H Shadix was appointed hous keeper Closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton CC Clay Co Ala Jan the 15 1898 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preach by J A Shadix the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting bros to seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 read & adoped the minute of last conferance 4 Cald dealings gospel arranged 5 Cald for acknolagements Page 16 6 Cald for misselelaneous buisness 7 Cald for absentees Closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton Clay Co Ala feb the 17 1898 the Baptis chur of christ met at concord after preaching by J A Shadix the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 read & adopted the minute of last conferance the commity on investigation was continued 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for missellaneous buisness 7 Cald for absentees Closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton CC Clay Co Ala March th 19 1898 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preaching by J A Shadix the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for missellaneous buisness & agreed to go in to the choise of a Decon on the next conferance 7 Cald for absentees Closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton CC Clay Co Ala march the 17 1898 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preaching J A Shadix the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunit for members 3 the minute of last conferance was read & adopted the committy on investigation reported & was releast 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged Page 17 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness the church agreed to go intoo the choise of a Deacon on the next conferance Closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton CC Clay Co Ala April the 15 1898 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preaching by J A Shadix the church met in conferance 1 Invited visiting bros to seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness and wen in to the choise of a Deacon & elected Z. T Carpenter & set next conferance to ordain him W T Davis & W. H Preston J A Shadix was chos for the presbytry Close in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton CC Clay Co Ala may the 14 1898 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preaching by J A Shadix the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Cald for referance the last minute was not presant 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for missellaneous buisness the church appointed Z T Carpenter J T Watts & R H Shadix as Deligates to meet with mount pleasan church on the 5th Sonday in may to consider whether they would organnise a new assosation closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton CC Page 18 Clay Co Ala June the 18 1898 the Baptis church of christ met at Concord after preaching by W T Davis the church ordained Z T Carpenter as Deacon W T Davis W H Preston & J A Shadix officiated in the ordination T S Barton was appointed as mouth peace for the church after the ordination the church addopted the may & June minutes Closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton CC Clay Co Ala July the 16 1898 the Baptis church of christ at Concord after preaching by J A Shadix the church met in conferance 1 Invited visiting Brothers to Seats with us 2 give an opportunity for members 3 Cald for referance & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness & continued the same committy ading David Whatley to meet with other churches to consider whether they would go into the organnising of a new assosation or not the Church agreede to go to work on the house Monday after the Second in August closed in August Closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton mod Clay Co Ala August the 26 1898 the church of christ at Concord after preaching by J A Shadix the church met in conferance 1 Invited visiting bros to Seats with us 2 give & oportunity for members & continued to meeting 7 day & received the fowlering members by experiance W. J S[p]urlin M. B Spurlin M P Watts Jenney Watts M I Barton Carry Carpenter M E Headrick Restored J A Hayns J T Daivs S. H. E Spurlin by letter J. S. J. Roberson Eldorado Roberson V J Hill J T Haynes Lous Watts 3 read & adopted the minute of last conferance Page 19 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for missellaneous buisness & received the report of the committy that met with sister churches to consider whether they would organnise a new assosation or not & releast the committy the building committy was authorised to by lomber for seats T S Barton Z T Carpenter Thom Watts J H Spurlin Alford Shadix Tildy Shadix was appoint as as a committy to make up money to paint the church house Close in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton Clerk Clay Co Ala July the 16 1898 the Baptis church of christ met at Concord after preaching by J A. Shadix the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Cald for referance & read & adopted the minutes of las conferance 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness & continued the same commity ading David Watley to meet with other churches to consider whether they would organnise a new assosation or not the church agreed to go to work on the church house Monday after the 2 Sondy in August Closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton Clerk Clay Conty Ala Sept the 24 1898 the Baptis church of christ met at Concord after preaching by J A shadix the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for missellaneous buisness & received the report of the committy that met with other churches to organnise a new assosation Page 20 & releast the committy the Building committy was authorised to buy Seats for the church Z T Carpenter T S Barto[n] Thom Watts Alford Shaddix Jeff Spurlin & Tildy Shadix was appointed as a commity to get up means to paint the church house Closed in order J A. Shadix mod T S Barton CC Clay Co Ala Oct the the 16 1898 the Baptis church of christ met at Concord after preaching by J A Shadix the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members & received J A Shadix by letter 3 read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for actments 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for missellaneous buisness the church received ten dollars a peace from Author Aerley & Shade Gather as a donation for painting the house the finance committy agreede to find what the expenssys is by the nex meeting Closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton CC Clay Co Ala Nov the 20 1898 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preching by Bro J A Shadix the church met in conferance 1 Ivited visiting Brs to Seats with 2 give & opportunity for members 3 read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness & taken up a collection & received fifteen dollars the moderator appointed Z. T. Carpenter T S Barton Thom Watts R H Shadix J S J Roberson J A Shadix Tildy Shadix S S Whatley as a collecting commity Z T Carpenter was appointed treasur Closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton CC Page 21 Clay Co. Ala feb the 18 1899 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preaching by J A. Shadix the church met in conferance 1 Invited visiting bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 taken up referance the finance commity reported ten dollars had ben colected from Thom Thomson 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness & agreed to make monthly collection Closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton CC Clay Co Ala mar the 18 1899 the Baptis church of christ met at Concord after preaching by J A Shadix the church met in conferance 1 Invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 read & adopted the minute of last conferance 4 Cald for dealings 5 Cald for acknolagements 6 Cald for absentees agreed to communion tomorrow the Clerk collected one dollar & 95 cts on monthly payments Closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton CC Clay Co Ala April the 15 1899 the Baptis Church of christ met at Concord after preaching by J A Shadix the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Brother to Seats 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Cald for referance the minute was not present 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for missellaneous buisness & received 90 cts on monthly payments Closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton Page 22 Clay Co Ala May the 21 1899 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preaching by J A. Shadix the church met in conferance 1 invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 2 Give & opportunity for members & received W T Mitchel & his wife by letter 3 read & adopted the minute of last conferance & taken up monthly collections & received 95 cts 4 Cald for actments 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for absentees 7 Cald for missellaneous buisness & taken up collect to pay Mr. Spurlin for lumber & collect 95 cts & drawn 32 cts out of the treasure & finished paying it making it $1.27 Closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton CC Clay Co Ala June the 18 1899 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preaching by J A Shadix the church met in conferance 1 Invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members & received Willey Carpenter by experiance & Baptism 3 read & adopted the minute of last conferance & received G C Hamlen as correspondance from Bowden Grove & Sol Whatley from Good hope & J H Shad from union 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealing gospel arranged 6 Cald for missellaneous buisness & received 1 dollar on monthly payments Closed J A Shadix mod T S Barton CC Clay Co Ala August the 15 1899 the meting run 6 days & received 6 members by experiance & Baptism Page 23 Sept. The 17 1899 the Baptis church of chrst met at Concord after preaching by Bro J A Shadix the church met in conferance 1 Invited visiting Bros to Seats with us 2 give & opportunity for members 3 Cald for correspondance & received Frank Ones from good Hope & Taler Spears from union & adopted the minute of last conferance take up monthly payment & received 65 cts 4 Cald acknolagements 5 Cald for Dealings gospel arranged 6 missellaneous buiness & chose J A Shadix as Pastor & T S Barton as Clerk the church drew a warant on the treasure for 50 cts to pay for nails to make benches the church received the house & releast the Building commity the fowlering commity was appointed to collect money for pastor T S Barton Z T Carpenter W H Lee C W Shults R H Shadix closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton CC Clay Co. Ala Oct the 14 1899 the Baptis church of christ met at concord after preaching by J A Shadix the church met in conferance 1 give & opportunity for members 3 Read & adopted the minute of last conferance taken up monthly collections & received 1 [dollar?] 4 Cald for acknolagements 5 Cald for dealings gospel arranged 6 Cald for missellaneous & agreed to send $1.50 for minutes & collected 90 cts & agreeded to send $5.00 for mishion & collected 2.25 1.50 for home mishion 1.00 for farren mishion collected for pastor $14.25 the commity on collections was continued elected delgates as fowlers T S Barton Z T Carpenter R H Shadix C W Shults J T Wats J W Bishop Closed in order J A Shadix mod T S Barton CC Page 24 Saturday before the 3 Sonday in Nov 1899 the church of christ met at Concord preaching by W T Davis the church agreede to hold conferance on Sonday the 19 after sermon by W T Davis win into conferance 1 given & opportunity for members 2 Appropriated $5.00 for mishion to be directed by the pastor 3 Authorised mesingers to the assassation to received & correct letter to assasation taken up monthly payments & collected 75 cts Closed in order J A Shadix mod W T Davis Clerk Pro tem Clay Co Ala the weather being so bad there was no conferance from Nov til April [Index to Minutes of Concord Baptist Church 1894-1899 Aerley, Author 20 Arnold, Jim 8 Barton, C. A. 14 Barton, M. I. 18 Barton, T. S. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 Birchfield, Henry 3 Bishop, J. W. 5, 8, 23 Burgess, R. D. 7 Burgess, Tilmon 4 Carpenter, Carry 18 Carpenter, [Irena Viola] 14 Carpenter, J[ohn] W[arren] 14 Carpenter, M[artin] E[vans] 14 Carpenter, Mattie 13 Carpenter, [Reuben] Henderson 8 Carpenter, R[obert] L[ee] 13 Carpenter, Willey 22 Carpenter, Z[achariah] T[homas] 4, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23 Craft, Sidney 5, 6 Craft, Zena 6 Davis, J. T. 18 Davis, Jess 3 Davis, W. T. 6, 12, 17, 18, 24 Feasil, Sister 5 Gather, Shade 20 Gilbert, O. P. 7 Hamlen, Bro. 13 Hamlen, G. C. 22 Hamlen, Tearsey 14 Hanes, A. D. 14 Hanes, G. A. 8, 10 Hanes, R. J. 13 Hanes, Ma. 13 Haynes, George 5 Haynes, J. T. 18 Hayns, J. A. 18 Headric, Frances 14 Headrick, M. E. 18 Hill, V. J. 18 Horne, Larry 5 Jinkens, W. O. 7 Johnston, W. H. 3, 4, 5, 6 Kerry, Mandy 3 Knight, Clay 8 Lee, W. H. 14, 23 Mitchel, W. T. 22 Mitchel, Wife 22 Oens, Bro. 6 Ones, Bro. 13 Owen, Frank 3, 4, 23 Preston, W. H. 17, 18 Roberson, Eldorado 18 Roberson, J.S.J. 18, 20 Roberts, A. A. 5 Shadix, Alford 19, 20 Shadix, J. A. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 Shadix, J. C. 14 Shadix, J. H. 7, 22 Shadix, J. M. 12 Shadix, J. T. 14 Shadix, James 11, 12 Shadix, R. H. 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20, 23 Shadix, Shug 6 Shadix, Tildy 19, 20 Shults, C. W. 5, 11, 14, 23 Shults, James 3, 6 Spears, Marthig 14 Spears, Taylor 3, 23 Spurlin, J. H. 19 Spurlin, Jeff 20 Spurlin, M. B. 18 Spurlin, Mr. 22 Spurlin, S. H. E. 18 Spurlin, W. J. 18 Strickland, Carter 6 Thomson, Thom 21 Thurman, ? 3 Watts, Abigail 7 Watts, Bud 5, 8 Watts, J. T. 14, 17, 23 Watts, Jenney 18 Watts, Lous 18 Watts, M. P. 18 Watts, Thomas 12, 19, 20 Wesley, C. I. 8, 9, 10, 11 Whatley, Albert 12 Whatley, Bro. 13 Whatley, C. C. 4 Whatley, David 5, 6, 7, 10, 18, 19 Whatley, J. B. 14 Whatley, L. E. 14 Whatley, Loid 4, 6 Whatley, S. S. 20 Whatley, Sol 22 Whatley, W. 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