UNION BAPTIST CHURCH RECORD 1825 - 1888

Second Installment (continued from Volume 9, Number 1 - March 1996)

Church met at union meeting house Saturday before the fourth lords day in October 1829 & at the worship proceeded to business 1st a door was opened for the reception of members & none came froward signed by order of the church James ELLIOTT clk

Church met at union meeting house Saturday before the fourth lords day in November 1929 & after worship proceeded to business 1st a door was opened for the reception of members & none came forward 2nd took up Brother PIPERS Case & lade over till our next meeting in cours Signed by order of the church James ELLIOTT Clk.

Church met at union meeting house Saturday before the fourth lords day in December 1829 & after worship proceeded to business first a door was opened for the reception of members & none came froward 2nd took up the case of Brother PIPER & he gave satisfaction to the church concerning his getting drunk. 3rd Brother George SHIPMAN applied for letters of dismission for himself & wife & Sister NEAL which was granted Signed by order of the church James ELLIOTT Clk//

Church met at union meeting house Saturday before the 4th lords day in January 1830 & after worship proceeded to business Brother PACK Moderator 1st a door was opened for the reception of members & none came froward Signed by order of the church James ELLIOTT Clk.

Church met at union meeting house Saturday before the 4th lord day in March 1830 & after worship proceeded to business 1st a door was opened for the reception of members & none came forward Signed by order of the church James ELLIOTT Clk.

Church met at union meeting hous Saturday before the 4th lords day in April 1830 & after worship proceeded to business 1st a door was opened for the reception of members & William DAVIDSON & Jacob DAVIDSON & their wives joined us by letter. Signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk.

Church met a union meeting house Saturday before the 4th lords day in May 1830 & after worship proceeded to business 1st a door was opened for the reception of members & none came forward. 2nd we took up the case of Brother Wilson GRIMES ordination & after some debating on the subject it was agreed by the Church to put if off for the present Signed by order of the church James ELLIOTT clk.//

Church met at Wilson GRIMES Saturday before the 4th lords day in June 1830 & after worship proceeded to business 1st a door was opened for the reception of members & Sister Margaret ADKINS joined us by letter and William PIPER applied for a letter of dismission & it was granted Signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk.

Church met at union meeting house Saturday before the 4th lords day in August 1830 and after worship proceeded to business 1st a door was opened for the reception of members & none came froward. Signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk.

Church met at union meeting house Saturday before the 4th lords day in September 1830 and after wroship prodeed to bisness first a door was opened for Recption of members and none came forward si James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met a union meting house Saturday before the 4th lords day in October 1831 and after worship proceded to bisness first a door was opend for Reception none came forward James Elliott ELLIOTT

Church met a union meting house Saturday befor the 4th lords day in May 1831 after worship proceded to bisness first a door was opend for Recption of members Brother david GOSSET joined us by letter seconly brother William GRIMES joined us by letter Signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk.

Church met at union meting house Saturday befor the 4th lords day in June 1831 and after worship proceded to bisness first a door was opend for the Reception of members none came forward James ELLIOTT Clk//

Church met a union meting house saturday befor the 4th lords day in July 1831 and after worship proceded to bisnes first a door was opend for the Reception of members none came forward secondly brother willson GRIMES and James ELLIOTT was appointed by the Church to be our messengers to the next assocaition done in church meting and signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met at union metting house Saturday befor the 4th lords day in August 1831 after worship proceded to bisness first a door was opend for Reception of members and none Came forward 2ly a letter was red for the assocaition on of Shole Creek and Received signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT C Clk

Church met at union meting house saturday befor the 4th lords day in september 1831 after worship proced to bisness brother moderator first a door was opend for Reception of members none came forward secondly brother William DAVIDSON and his wife applied for letters of dismision and it was granted John O. ROBERTS joined is by letter signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met at union metting house Saturday for the 4th lords day in octb 1831 and after wroship proced to bisness brothr PACK moderator first a door was opened for the Reception of members none came forward 2 brother William DAVIDSON and his wife applied for letters of dismission and it was granted and the Church directed the Clerk to Right the same signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met a union meting house Saturday before the 4th lords day in november 1831 and after worship proced to bisness first a door was opened for the Reception of members none came forward 2 sister hanner BOOTHE applied for a letter of dismision and it was granted and the clerk directed to write the signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met a union meting house Saturday befor the 4th lords day in decem 1831 and after worship proced to bisness first a door was opend for Reception of members and none came forward

adjorned till meting in corse signed by order of the Curch James ELLIOTT Clk//

Church met a union meting house saturday befor the 4th lords day in January 1832 in January & and after worship proced to bisness first a door was opend for Reption of members and none Brother Jacob HOLLANDSWORTH and his wife joined us by us by letter signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT C Clk

Church met a union meting house saturday befor the 4th in february 1832 and after bisness first a door was opend for the Reception of members and brother dickson WALKER joined us by letter done in Confer... and signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met a union meting house saturday befor the 4th lords day in March 1832 and after worship proceed to bisness first door was opend for the Recption of members and none came forward secondly the Church agrees travil[?] till next metig to know wether they will have willson GRIMES ordained or not allso on the ordination of deacon signed by order of the church James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met a union meting house saturday befor the 4th lords day in aprile 1832 and after worship proceded to business first a door was opend for Reception of members none came forward secondly the Church took the case of the Choise of a deacon and they made Choice of Brother William CARTHERS 3 took up the ----case of Brother willson GRIMES ordination and the Church was uninanimus in his but for the satisfaction of brother GRIMES it was lade over till bext meting 4th brother mas MONTAGUE motioned that church consider till next meting on the Recption and exclution of members whither auninamimus vote or a majority shall Rule done in Conference saturday before the 4th lords day in Aprile 1832 James ELIOTT Clk

Church met agreeable to apoinment and after worship proced to bisness first a door was opened for Recption of members and ophi HUDDLESTON joined us by letter baptism sister mary FALKNER joined us by letter 3 sister Rebeckah REAVES joined us by letter 4th Elizabeth BAUGH joined us by letter 5th the Church took up the case of brother brother willson GRIMES ordination and the Church was unanimus on ordination in exemination a dificuty arose which put astop to it for the present 6th took up the case of Brother William CARATHERS ordination as deacon and he was examined and and ordained by Charles RIDDLE and Elisha PACK on Sunday morning the Church met on sunday mornig// met agreeable to apoint and brother Wilson GRIMES was ordained a preacher of the gospell by Carles RIDDLE and Elisha PACK it is agreed by this Church that a majority shall in all cases except teeching except fellowsip then in that case a majority unanimous vote shall Rule signed by or James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met at union Meting house saturday before the 4th the 4th lords day in July 1832 and after worship proceded to first a door was opend for the Reception of members none came forward & it was greed by the church that brother william CARATHERS and James ELLIOTT Represent us in our next assocaition ordered that the church send $1 50 cents for the use of the association this church agrees that brother Willson GRIMES be our Ragular moderator and that have prevelidge to call ane visting bretherren to assist him signed by the church James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met a union meting house Saturday befor the 4th lords day in august 1832 and after worship prodeded to bisness firs a dor was opend for Reception of members and brother Ezekiel FALKNER joined us by letter signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk

it is agreed by the church that our communion meting be in october for this time

Church met at union meting house saturday befor the 4th lords day in Sept 1832 and after worship prodeded to bisness brother HOLLANDSWOTH moderator first a door was opend for the Reception of members none came forward 2 the church agrees to send her ministeriel aide to hors Creek to assist in ordination of a preacher of the gospel signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met at union meting house saturday befor the 4th lords day in oct 1832 after wroship prcd to bisness door opend for Reception of members none came forward signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk//

Church met at union meting house saturday before the 4th lords day in november 1832 and after worship proceded to bisness first a door was opend for the Reception of members none came forward signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met a union meting house saturday before the 4th lords day in february 1833 after worship proceded to bisness first a door was opend for the Reception of members none came forward signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met at union meting house saturday before the 4th lords day in march 1833 after worship proceded to bisness first a door was opend for the Reception of members none came forward 2 brother henry GOSSET came forward to Clear up a report that was in circulation about him and Cres[?] HALL and denied the report and the church agrees to lay it over till nesc meting meting in corse signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met at union house saturday before the 4th lorders day in Aprile 1833 first took up the case of brother henry HOSSET about a report that was against him and Creesey HALL and after examination the Church thinks he is gilty of the Charge and unanimusly agrees to exclude him him fro thare fellowship done in Church conference signed by order of the Chruch James ELLIOTT C Clk

Church met a union meting house saturday before the 4th lords day in May 1833 and after worship proced to bisnes first a door was opend for the ception of members none came forward signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met union meting saturday before the 4th lords day in June 1833 and after worship proceded to bisness first a door was opened for Reception of members none came forward Secondly the church attended to a petition from Big Cipert church and appointed Benjamin HUDDLESTON and James ELLIOTT as heps to sit with them to try to settle at that difficulty that is in that is in that church done in fonference and signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk//

Church me according to appointment saturday before the 4th lords day in July 1833 after worship proceded to bisness first a door was opend for the Reception brother PACK moderator 2 Refference called for 3 balloted for diligates to the assocaition Brothers WILLSON and James ELLIOTT and in case of failer William CARATHERS and greed to send $1 50 to the association and appointed brothers ELLIOTT and CARATHERS to prepare a letter to the assocaition to bee Red nex meting signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met agreeable to appointment saturday before the 4th lords day in august 1833 after worship proceded to bisness first visiting members invited to seets a door was opend for the ception of members 3 called for Refference brother John FALKNER came forward and stated to the chur church that he had been in a fault by giting in a pasin and the Church agrees to bare with him the Church agrees to have our communion meting in oct nex signed by order of the James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met according to appointment saturday before the 4th lords day in oct 1833 and after worship proceed to bisness brother PACK moderator first a door was opend for the Reception of members and sister Ruthey WHITE joined us by experience and baptism signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met according to appointment saturday before the 4th lords day in november 1833 and after wroship proceeded to bisness first called for Refference 2 opend a door for Reception of members and sister sinthy SNOW joined us by expirience and baptism 3 brother CARATHERS stated that there was a ramer about Brother David GOSSET keep a fiddle about his house the Church appoinst brother CARATHERS and James ELLIOTT to go and see brother GOSSET and site him to attend our next meting signed by order of the Church James ELLIOTT Clk

Church met acording to appointment saturday before the 4th lords day in december 1833 and after worship proceded to bisness first brother PACK moderator first a door opend for Reception of members & called for Refferences and the case of brother called for and he came forward and stated that there was

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a fiddle left at his house but not for the purpose of frollick and further said he did not approve of such conduck and the church Restores him to his seet again signed by order of the Church James ELIOT Clk


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