Bethel Baptist Church Records, Rapides Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Pamela Strother Downs
Transcribed to text file by Lynda Weldon
Date: May 9, 2007

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Sunday 26, 1889.
Church met pursuant to adjournment.  Pastor baptized Sister Clara
Costilo.  The Sister was received into full fellowship of the church.  
Had services and preaching by Elds. Godwin and Mayo.  Priviledges of the 
church were extended.  Six offered.  One was rejected.  The remainder, 
Cornelius C. Self, Jerry Cloud, Critenden Perkins, Wm. McDaniel and Wm.
Draddy were received by experience as candidates for baptism.  The church
then partook of the Lord's Supper and washed feet.  Adjourned in order.
A. D. Mayo, Mod.
J. H. Strother, Clerk.

Saturday June 22, 1889.
Church met pursuant to adjournment.  Pastor baptized Cornelius C. Self,
Jerry Cloud, Critenden Perkins, Wm. McDaniel, Wm. Draddy and John Ware.  
Candidates were received into full fellowship of the church. Had services 
and preaching by pastor.  Priviledges of the church were extended.  One 
offered by letter and was received into full fellowship of the church.  
Three offered by experience and were received for baptism.  On motion then
went into conference as there was some business neglected at the last 
conference.  The purpose of the conference was to appoint delegates to the
District Meeting at New Hope Church June 28, 1889.  Volunteers were called
for, when Brother Frank Perkins volunteered to go.  No further business 
coming up, adjourned in order.
A. D. Mayo, Mod.
J. H. Strother, Clerk.

Saturday July 21, 1889.
Church met.  After preaching by A. D. Mayo, priviledges of the church was
extended.  One offered by letter and on motion was received.  Two by 
experience and were received for baptism.  Announced in conference.  Minutes
of the last meeting read and adopted.  Brother Frank Perkins reported that 
the District meeting was very good.  Adjourned in order.
A. D. Mayo, Mod.
J. H. Strother, Clerk.

Sunday July 28, 1889.
Church met at 10a.m.  Adjourned to the water side, where Brother A. D. Mayo
baptized five candidates.  Returned to the house and the candidates were
received into the full fellowship of the church.  After devotional 
exercises were conducted by Elder A. D. Mayo the priviledges of the church
were extended.  One offered by letter and was received into full fellowship 
of the church.  Four offered and were received for baptism.  No further
business coming up, adjourned in order.
A. D. Mayo, Mod.
J. H. Strother, Clerk.

Saturday August 24, 1889.
After devotional services were conducted by Elders Joseph Rudisill and 
A. D. Mayo, the priviledges of the church were extended.  One offered and
was received for baptism.  After a short intermission were announced in 
conference.  Minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted.  On motion 
went into election for our pastor and clerk, which resulted in the choice of
A. D. Mayo as pastor and J. H. Strother as clerk.  On motion (continued on 
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