Pleasant Run (mcfarland's Creek) Church Minutes Copyright Date 1839 Monroe County KyArchives Church Record 2nd Sat Jan 1839: Received by experience & baptism: Polly HESTAND, Jemia SAVAGE and Primora BLACKMAN. Bro BOLIN gave church satisfaction & allowed to remain as member. Charge against Micum McCLAREN for intoxication - John SAVAGE & Daniel HESTAND to go see him. 2nd Sat Feb 1839: Micum McCLARON gave the church satisfaction. John and Jesse SAVAGE called for ordination - called Mill Creek Church for help along with Cumberland Church for the origination. Daniel HESTAND and Abraham KERR to send them the message. 2nd Sat Mar 1839: Received as members Lucinda COE and Eliza- beth HUDSPETH by experience. John & Jesse SACAGE set apart for the ordination. John BOLIN & Abraham KERR to take a request to William SEWELL & Elijah KEELAN to attend. 2nd Sat Apr 1839: Received PollyTAID and Shadrick SPEARS by experience. Restored David A BLACKMAN. John BOLIN & Abraham KERR to attend at Sulphur Meeting House for getting a presbetery for the ordination. 2nd Sat May 1839: Elijah KEELING and Isaac DENTON attended as presbytery and ordained John & Jesse SAVAGE. 1st Sabbath after last Sat in May 1839: Received Lucy SCOTT & Maragaret HESSTAND by experience and Frank A BLACKMAN. 1st Sat in June 1839: Received William TAID & Jane RICH by experience. Micum McCLAREN acknowledged he'd drunk too much. 2nd Sat in July 1839: Received John RICH, Fanny HED, Elizabeth MacCLANCY, Nancy RIER? & Bemart McCLARON by exp. & baptism. 2nd Sat in Aug 1839: Messengers chosen: John & Jesse SAVAGE, John SIMS. In case they can't - Abraham KERR. End of 1839 minutes with member's names. Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404 Additional Comments: Notes again: Dismissal/dismission was at the request of the member. They were either moving from the area or attending a church "of like faith" that had begun closer to where they lived. Exclusions came from dishonorable behavior which could include: dancing, gambling, card playing, hitting a slave, getting in a physical fight with another member, gossip, sexual sins, long non-attendance (they only met once a month), betting on elections or horse races, etc. When a member requested a letter of dismissal, they had to be in good standing with the church. When the individual presented their letter to another church to join, the old church was responsible for him/her as they were guaranteeing that this individual was a worthy candidate for membership. If the old church learned that the individual had done something wrong or hadn't presented their letter to another church in a decent time, the old church pulled the letter so the new church wouldn't come "back" on them. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/