Schley County GaArchives Church Records.....Ebenezer Baptist Church-Jan thru June 1890 Copyright Date January 1890 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Harris Hill http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002514 April 6, 2006, 4:33 pm page 33 Jan. Term 1890 Met in conference Bro Jennings Mod Opened Doors of church for reception members none Owing to absence of Bro Cottle, Bro W C Kelly was elected Clerk protem all matter of Ufran(?) was past untill next meeting Call Matter of Diciplen Charges preferd against Bro C C(?) Bivens for dancing and Bros R.M. Rainey W B Ingrim & W C Kelly was appointed as a Committy to see Bro Bivens in regard to charge Acknowledgement call for more made Absentees call for from former conference non Missellaneous business Bro C M Rainey made statement in regard to Bro Walters salary notting paid up in full for the past year and rcct (receipt?) the sum of twelve 25/100 dollars Upon motion church hilt(held?) consultation in regard to caling a pastor for the present year, and Bro S L(or T) Jenning was unanimously elected as Pastor for the present year & accepted the call W B Ingram was elected assistant clerke in Servin absence of Bro Cottle no orther business no new business conference adjourd S L(or T) Jennings Mod W C Kely Clerke protem page 34 Feb Term 1890 Met in conference S T Jennings Mod Open Doors of church for reecption of members Invited visiting Breathern to seats with us Minutes read and Confirmed Matters of referance Case against Bro C C Bivens for Dancing was called Bro Bivens was present and made acknoledgements and ask the church to forgive him. whitch was granted Case of John Jones for Thef of his mothers cotton money & also for Margageing Property that did not belong to him was call Bro C M Rainey and Bro James Wommack both made statements in regard to the matter after which the church withdrew felowship from him Case of Bro S J Rainey was call and continude Matter of Diciplin Charges preferd against Bros R N(?) Bivens W W Lumkin & S J Rainy for Dancing and a committy of three, consisting of Bros F F Rainy Jr J W Robirson & S(orG) W Chapman was appointed to see them in regard to this charge Acknowledgements none Abentees From former conferance non Missellanious Business Non no other business no new business Conference adjournd S T Jenning Mod W B Ingram Clerke page 35 March Term 1890 Met in Conferanc Bro F F Rainy Jr Mod Invited visiting Brethern to seats with us Minutes read & confirmed. Matters of Referance Case of Bro S J Rainy for profanity was call committy made statement after whitch the church withdrew felowship from him Case of Bro R N Bivens for dancing was call Bro Bivens made acknowledgements & ask the church to forgive him whitch was granted Case of Bro W W Lumkin was call and continued Mater of Diciplin none acknoledgements none absentees none Missellanious Business Bro A Allen and Sister Emma Rowland ask for church letters whitch was granted. Clerk instructed to send letter in Bro Weaver & wife whitch was granted to them in Dec 1889 no New Business no other business Coferance adjourned F F Rainey, Mod W B Ingram Clerk April Term 1890 Met in conferance Bro S T Jennings Mod open Doors of church for reception of Members and received Bro S T Jennings by letter Visiting Brethering invited to seats with us minutes read & confirmed Matter of referance Case of Bro Lumkin call & continude until May conferance Matter of Diciplin none acknowledgements none Absentees none Bro Dozier made statement why he could not attend conferance regurly & asked the church to bear with him & excuse him whitch was granted Missillunious Business Brethering of the Ebuneza Settiment(settlement?) had an understanding in regard to meetting of Bro Jinning at Concord & Bringing him to Church Clerk instructed to write to Bro Cottle papers belonging to church no other business no new business conferance adjourned S T Jennings, Mod W B Ingram Clerke May Term 1890 Met in conferance Bro Jenning Mod open doors of church for reception of members visiting Brethering invited to seats with us minutes read and confirmed Maters of refrance. Case against Bro Lumkin call and continude Acknowledgements non Absentees non. Missellanious Business Contribution Call for Bro Jenning whitch was responed to by the Bro present. no new business no other business conferance adjourned S T Jenning, Mod W B Ingram Clerke page 37 June Term 1890 Met in Conferance Bro Jenning Mod open doors of church for reception of member Minutes read & confirmed Matters of referance Case against Bro Lumkin for Dancing was call & Bro Lumkin being present made acknowledgements & asked the church to forgive him whitch was granted Matters of Diciplin non Acknowledgements non Absentees non Misselanious Business Sister Rubuen(?) Pilcher & Bro W W Lumkin both call for letters of dismission whitch was granted. an appeall(?) was made to the church for contribution for Bros Cutts & Mosely to help them to defray ther expince at Mercer was responed to very freely by the Bretherin Present no other Business. no new business conferance ajourned S T Jenning Mod W B Ingram Clerk File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/schley/churches/ebenezer78nbb.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 5.7 Kb