TWIGGS COUNTY, GA - CHURCHES - Cool Spring Primitive Baptist Church Minute Books Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: M Sgt Robert K. Nobles., Jr. bnobles@direcway.com Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/twiggs.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Book "C" Cool Spring Primitive Baptist Church Minutes 1879 to 1912... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minutes of Cool Spring Primitive Baptist Church 1879 – 1912 Twiggs County., Georgia. BOOK “C”. 5 May 1879 Brother Jackson Nobles Ordained to Preach. 5 July 1879 Zaid Meridith Non attendance and Intoxication. Excommunicated. 6 September 1879 Dock Arnold By Experience. Item 3. We also moved and agreed not to receive the Association Record by the Laws of the County but we are willing if there be any way other way persued than by legal authorities We are willing to receive the Book. Conference closed in order as usual. I. J. Lamb Ck C 4 October 1879 Brother G. F. Powell Chosen Pastor for another Year. 1 November 1879 Brother English For Non-attendance. Site him to Conference. 3 January 1880 Brother English Laid over till next Conference. 31 January 1880 Brother English For Non-attendance. Church for give him. He call for his Letter and was Granted by the Church. Sister Martha Grimsley For non-attendance. Site her in Cenference. 10 March 1880 Sister Martha Grimsley Laid over till next Conference. 1 May 1880 Sister Martha Grimesly For given by the Church. 31 July 1880 Brother James Smith By Letter 27 March 1880 from Pleasant Plains Church, Wilkinson County, Georgia. 2 October 1880 Brother G. F. Powell Chosen Pastor for another year. 30 April 1881 Brother H. C. Lamb Appointed Clerk of Church in place of I. J. Lamb. 2 July 1881 Church has become dissisatified with Brother Willis Nobles as a Deacon. At his own request we Have releist him. 1 October 1881 R. R. Lamb By Experience. 6 November 1881 Brother G. F. Powell Chosen Pastor for another year. 5 December 1881 Brother G. F. Powell Agreed to Serve as Pastor for another year. 4 March 1882 Brother W. S. Howell Choice of Deacon. Laid over till next meeting. 3 June 1882 Brother W. S. Howell Ordained as Deacon. 2 December 1882 Jesey Scarborough By Experience and Restoration. 6 January 1882 Brother Jesey Scarborough Acnoledgment that he has been Violating the rules of the Church. Case postponed. 9 February 1882 Brother Scarbough Charge being drunk with Intoxication liqurs. Tried Fellowship and Lost. Exspeled. 4 June 1883 H. J. Howell By Experience of Grace. 30 June 1883 Zade Mirdeth Case Dismissed. 5 July 1884 Lanah A. Howell By Experience. Sarah Ann Howell By Experience. 6 September 1884 Nancy Little Confession of Faith. Elizabeth Frances Foller Confession of Faith. Sister Lizar Law Disorder for joining another Church. Not of the same Faith. Exspelled. Sister Martha Grimsley Being in Disorder. Committy appointed. 28 February 1885 Sister Little Being in Disorder. Sister Nobles Being in Disorder. Committy Appointed. 4 April 1885 Sister Little Was settled. Case Dismissed. Sister Nobles Was settled. Case Dismissed. Brother Ira J. Lamb and Mary J. Lamb Granted Letters of Dismission. 2 May 1885 Robert Noles By Letter. 4 July 1885 Tolleyan Arnold By Experience. 31 July 1885 Brother R. R. Lamb Case brought up. Committy appointed. 1 August 1885 Brother R. R. Lamb Keeping a Public Barr in Cochran. Exspelled. 31 October 1885 Sister Riggins Granted Letter of Dismission. ************************************************************************ Out of Sequence. 4 October1884 Sister Martha Grimsley Being in Disorder. Exspelled. 1 May 1886 W. W. Howell By Experience. Entry Repeated…………………………………………………………………………………… 1 May 1886 W. W. Howell By Experience. 31 July 1886 J. Arnold By Experience. 4 September 1886 Edney Jane Lyn By Experience. Mac Scott By Experience. Sarah Jane Noles By Experience. 2 October 1886 Trail Branch requested Brother J. N. Nobles assisting in the Ordination of Brother James P. Barrs to Ministry. Granted By Church. 2 July 1887 Brother Ivason Grimsley Charge with fault hood. Committy appointed. 5 August 1887 Zade Marieth Fellowship Restored. Ivason Grimsley Fault hood taken up. Church forgives him. 6 August 1887 S. E. Powell By Experience. M. Arnold By Experience. Elizabeth Joiner By Experience. Laura Thompson By Experience. 3 September 1887 W. H. Davis Received in Fellowship. 4 February 1888 Brother Ivason Grimsley Non attendance. Committy appointed. 3 March 1888 Brother Ivason Grimsley Site him to next Conference. 5 May 1888 Jackson Scarborough and Wife Henrieta Scarborough By Letter. Brother Ivason Scarborough Fellowship tested and Lost. 2 June 1888 Amanda Elizabeth Howell By Experience. 30 June 1888 C. F. Powell By Experience. 2 February 1889 Brother F Collons and aife Sister Collons Granted Letters of Dismission. March 1889 ( Space but no entries.) 6 April 1889 Brother Zade Maridth Non attendance and other mis conduct. Forgiven. 3 August 1889 Martha Matilda Horton By Experience. 5 July 1890 Brother Zade Meredith Being in Disorder. Forgiven. 2 August 1890 Salley Lou Davis By Experience. 6 September 1890 J. W. Allen By Confession. Restored. 6 December 1890 Sister Margaret Nobles Being in Disorder. Exspelled. 5 September 1891 J. R. Lamb By Experience. J. H. Smith By Experience J. L. Collins By Experience. 4 June 1892 M. L. Lamb By Experience. M. Cullens By Experience. 3 September 1892 W. H. Nobles By Experience. Sarah Barlow By Experience. Elizabeth Thoms By Experience. And Restored. Brother Billey Smith Offended With Church. Committy Appointed. 10 October 1892 Miss Margaret Nobles Taken up and Dismissed. 4 February 1893 Brother Zaid Harvard Non attendance. Tested Fellowship and Lost. 6 May 1893 Martha Grimsley Received by Restoration. 3 June 1893 The Church Liberated J. H. Smith to exercise his Gift in any he feels like or at any place he is called. 1 July 1893 Anna Allen By Letter. 5 August 1893 J. L. Allen By Experience. 3 February 1894 J. F. Collins By Letter. 1 September 1894 J. H. Fountin By Experience. 2 March 1895 Brother Sinet Arnold Chosen to be Deacon. 6 April 1895 Brother Sinate Arnold Ordination to Deacon by G.F. Powell, J. N. Nobles & Brother James P. Barrs. 4 May 1895 T. W. Nobles By Experience. 6 July 1895 The Church entered a charge agains Elizabeth Nobles for Murder of her Husband test fellowship. She was Exspelled. Compiler Notes: This was William H. Nobles and Elizabeth’s maiden name was Scarborough. She died 6 February 1916 at the State Prison in Milledgeville. As no one claimed her body she was buried at the Prison Cemetery. Before she died she was said to be model prisoner. My understanding was she was in charge of the sewing division where she work. This was my great great uncle and for years he laid Cool Spring with only a foot marker. He now has a slab and is marked with a Confederate Marker. Peace to his ashes. 4 January 1876 Brother R. C. Noles And wife Granted Letters of Dismission. 2 May 1896 W. F. Nobles By Experience. 6 February 1897 Johney Nobles By Experience. 5 April 1897 Case of Brother J. H. Smith, Fred Nobles taken up and settled Church forgive Brother J. H. Smith under his acklegement give satisfaction. 3 July 1897 Dolly Jane Fouller By Experience. 31 July 1897 Besey Lamb By Experience. C. H. Howell By Experience. 4 September 1897 M. L. Founten By Experience. E. P. Everett By Experience. 2 October 1897 Elmer Manin By Expereience 6 November 1897 Sister Mary Grantham By Letter. 5 March 1898 The Church agree to extend and arm to Constuting Bay Spring Church. Breathern and Sisters C. F. Powell and wife, Sister Tilda Col, Mac Scott, John Arnold and wife, W.H. Davis, J. L. Allen wife all Granted Letters of Dismission from the Church. 19 March 1898 The Church makes choice of her Presbatry for the purpose of Constitution of the Bay Spring Church the chice being Breathern J. P. Barrs, G. F. Powell, J. N. Nobles, B.C. Lewis. 2 April 1898 Genral loveness we the Church at Cool Spring indorse the transaction of our Breathern in the Constuting the Bay Spring Church also grant the request of the Brethern that J. N. Nobles assisting in the Constution of Bay Spring. Brother S. M. Fowler Granted Letter of Dismission. 4 June 1898 Nancy J. Haskins Restored. 3 September 1898 Mrs. S. C. Arnold By Experience. 1 October 1898 Martha Jane Willisann Lamb By Experience. 1 April 1899 General loveness the Church Liberated Brother W. W. Howell to Stand and Exercise his Gift to the Ministry. 6 May 1899 Sister Liza Steven By Letter. 30 September 1899. Brother J. N. Nobles The Church making Choice foor a Pastor to serve next year 1900. 4 November 1899 Brother Nobles ancering th Church that He would serve the best he could. 6 October 1900 Referces call none, Then it was taken up of Brother W. W. Howell Ordination to the Ministry the Church made a Choice of Presbattry, J. P. Barrs, G. W. Floyd, J. N. Nobles to notify this Presbatry A. J. Scarborough, H. J. Howell, W. F. Nobles, Sinet Arnold. 3 November 1900 The Ordination of Brother W. W. Howell called and referd J. P. Barrs, J. N. Nobles being the Presbattry Brother W. W. Howell was Ordain the usual way. 6 April 1901 The Case of Brother ______ in a mistake that Mount Horeb has maid in not transferring his Ordination to this Church when he was dismissed Reference continued the Church appointed a Committy to rectify the mistak with the Church at Mount Horeb Breathern appointed H. C. Lamb, Sinet Arnold, J. G. Sanders. 4 May 1901 The Case of Brother Taylor Ordination not being transfured from Mount Horeb to this Church before he could be Ordained the Church heard the report of the committee and the Ordination was transferred the Church maid priperatin for the work the Presbattry G. W. Floyd, J. P. Barrs, J. N. Nobles. 1 June 1901 The Ordination of Brother J. H. Taylor to the Ministry Breathern set apart for that perpoe J. P. Barrs, G. W. Floyd, J. N. Nobles. Proceeded with the Ordination. He was Ordained. 7 July 1901 The Church at Cool Spring in Conference met. J. N. Nobles moderator for the [urpoes of granting the request of her Sister Church at Rutherfords M. H. that Brother J. H. Smith being their supply the inseuing year as Minister and also call a Presbattry for his Ordination thhe Brethern selected J. N. Nobles, J. P. Barrs, W. W. Howell. The Church appointed the Breathern to notify the Presbattrey Sinet Arnold, W. F. Nobles. 2 August 1901 The Ordination of Bro J. H. Smith called and refered. 3 August 1901 Case of Ordination of Bro J. H. Smith was call up …question him he ansered all questions satisfactory. Eld W. W. Howell asked the questions of our Faith. Eld J. P. Barrs examine him on the Scriptures. Eld J. N. Nobles then gave the Charge and presented him the Bible. The Church extended right hand of fellowship. 30 November 1901 The Church appointed a Committie to visit Pleasant Hill Church she being in disorder being divided into two factions the name of the committee J. N. Nobles, J. H. Smith, Sinet Arnold. 4 January 1902 The Committie was heard from and released that was from Pleasant hill. Bro Taylor and Wife Granted Letter of Dismission. 31 May 1902 The Church the request of her Sister Church Mount Ivey that of the Elders J. N. Nobles, W. W. Howell, J. H. Smith to visit that Church to Ordain Bro Mc Cook as a Deacon. 5 July 1902 C. C. Porter and Wife Sallie Porter By Letter. The Church heard the acknoledements of Brother J. Scarborough in reference to his case he promise that he will settle the debts by renewel of papers to give satisfaction and do away with the homestead. 6 September 1902 Case of Brother J. Scarboug concerning the Homestead. He would not take up the Homestead and the Church tested fellowship and it was lost and he was Exspelled from the Church. 4 July 1903. Written in at the top of the page: Last of J. N. Nobles Moderator. 3 October 1903 The Church recd statement from Brother Fountain in his case and postponed until our next meeting. 31 October 1903 Granted request of services of W. W. Howell and J. H. Smith for purpose of Ordaining W. T. Smith. 2 January 1904 Dimissed a complaint against Bro. Fountain for quitting his wife. 1 October 1904 Sister Bessy was Lamb Exspelled for unfaithfulness to her husband. 3 December 1904 Heard from J. H. Smith Case and he was Exspelled for general disorder. Case of Bro Arnold was called and posted. This entry….nisdated Dec aught to have been in place of Nov. 31 December 1904 Heard from Bro Arnold the case dismissed. 4 February 1905 Bro W. F. Nobles to serve as a Deacon 4 March 1905 Bro W. F. Nobles Ordained by Presbytery J. F. Lord, W. W. Howell & W. D. Smith. 6 May 1905 Bro Scarborough Restored. Compiler Notes. All entries by C. C. Porter were difficult to read and I did my best to transcribe his notes as they appeared to me. 3 December 1905 Brother S. M. Fowler By Letter. 2 June 1906 One came forward, but was rejected. 6 July 1907 Sister Margett Demonia After making acknonledgementing of Her wrong. Restored. 5 October 1907 Sister Florence Jane Fowler By Experience. Brother E. H. Horn By Experience. 1 February 1908 Brother Homer Sanders By Letter. 2 May 1908 Agreed to hear from Committee from Pleasant Plains concerning offence of Brother C. C. Porter. Also on motion the Church made a charge against Bro C. C. Porter for falsehood and general disorder at Pleasant Plains Church. Refered the Charge against Bro Porter until next Conference. 6 June 1908. Case of Bro C. C. Porter was discussed and refered to next Conference. 31 July 1908 Case of Bro C. C. Porter was taken up and after he made satisfactoring acknowledge was forgiven. The falsehood was a misunder standing. 26 January 1909 Brother Robert L. Allen By Experience. Sister A. C. Lamb By Experience. Sister Lelia Rozier By Experience. Sister Dollie Victoria Nobles By Experience. Sister Dona Jane Sanders By Experience. Bother Henry F. Lamb By Experience. 3 April 1909 Sister L. C. Howell By Experience. 5 June 1909 Brother B. F. Fountain By Letter. 30 July 1909 Brother Ramon Collins By Experience. The following entry is out of sequence in Minute Book 6 June 1909 Amanda Chance By Experience. 5 February 1910 Sister F. Manning By Letter. 5 March 1910 Brother M. S. Lamb By Experience of Grace. 5 August 1910 Brother L. W. Bozeman By Experience of Grace. Brother Ira D. Scott By Experience of Grace. 3 September 1910 Brother W. H. Collins By Experience of Grace. Sister Ellar Bozeman By Experience of Grace. 4 August 1911 Brother D. P. Collins By Experience of Grace. Sister Carrie Lee Collins By Experience of Grace. 2 December 1911 Sister Emmer McDonald By Experience of Grace. 3 February 1912 Louor J. Rozier By Experience of Grace. 2 March 1912 Brother Ramon Collins Acknowledge his error to Church. Forgiven. L.W. Bozeman For Falsehood - Forgiven. Last entry in Minute Book “C” was on 4 May 1912. The Membership Roll of 1879 is at the end of this Minute Book.