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From: "Harris Hill" <>
Subject: [GASUMTER] Ebenezer Baptist Church Minutes 130-134
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:37:37 -0500


begin 130-134

Saturday August the 8th 1846

The Baptist Church of Christ at Ebenezer met when Brother Douglas preached
and Brother Howel rose in exortation and the good Lord was with him and the
church and showered down His Spirit to the over flowing of all present

1st opened the door of the church for the reception of members and recieved
Philip King by experience

2 called for reference

3 called for new matters

4 on motion the church agried to join the Columbus Afsociation and elected
Brethren A.H. Justice, B.B. Clark, and C.L. Battle in case of failure to
represent us in the Afsociation agreed to send
$1.50 cts for minutes and $6.00 for Domestic Mifsion

J. Howel, mod A.H. Justice CLK



Saturday the 12th of Sept 1846

The Baptist Church of Christ at E (benezer) met in Conference

1st opened the door for the reception of members

2nd read and adopted the Letter to Afsociation

3rd Called for correspondance and recieved from Mt. Carmel Brother Corley
and from Pond Town Brethren B.T. Smith and S. Elkins

J.W. Jackson A.H. Justice



Friday Oct the 9th 1846

The Baptist Church of Christ at Ebenezer met in Conference

1st opened the door of the church for the reception of members

2nd Elected Brother Howel pastor for the next year and appointed Brethren
Battle, Curns and Jackson a committee to wait on him and inform him of his
call

J.B. Deavours {mod} A.H. Justice



Saturday Nov the 7th 1846

The Baptist Church of Christ at Ebenezer met in conference

1st opened a door for the reception of members

2nd the church prefered a charge against Brother Joseph Clemens and
expelled him also expelled Wm. Clems and John R. Battle all for intoxication

3rd granted letters of dismifsion to G.B. Clark and wife, James Hudson and
wife, John Hudson and wife, Bright Watson and wife and daughters and Susan
Clark

John Howel{mod} A.H. Justice



Saturday Dec the 12th 1846

The Baptist Church of Christ at Ebenezer met in conference

1st opened a door of the church for the reception of members

2 called for reference

J. Howel {mod} A.H. Justice
{granted a letter to {M} Allen}

end 130-134


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