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30 up and restored to fellowship. Accusation brought against brother Jeffrey a bro. of Colour belonging to James Hinton for beating his Wife; bro. Frank nominated to cite him to attend the Conference; Bro. Underhill, bro. Hilliard bro. Alford, bro. Duke Strictland, and bro. Berry Horton appointed a Committee to Report to the Church.
Decem. Meeting 1823
Rec.d by Experience + Baptized Lucy a Sister of Colour belonging to Jno. C. Marriott.
Accusation brought against bro. James Dinkins for drunkenness. bro. Grey Dunn and bro. Berry Horton nominated to cite bro. Dinkins to our next meeting.
The Com. appointed to enquire of bro. Jeffrey concern-ing his conduct to his Wife, report that they had conversed with sd. brother Jeffrey concerning the charge against him of beating his wife; and report to the Church that the sd. bro. rendered [struck out: them] satisfactory evidence to the Committee.
January Meeting 1824
None rec.d by Experience + Baptism; bro John Hilliard rec.d by Letter; bro Partner dismissed by Letter.
The case of bro. James Dinkins continued for the last of Sister Elizabth Tod, bro Underhill nom. to cite Sister Tod to attend our next meeting.
Feb.y Meeting 1824
Rec.d by Letter sister Smith Lunsford from Cedar Fork Church. Bro. Horton Gay restored to fellowship Sister Rachel Price dismd. by Letter. The case of bro. Dinkins continued, bro. Underhill nom. to cite bro. Dinkins to our next Meeting. Bro. Rightman Hilliard then enquired of the Church, what course the Church would pursue relative to the conduct of Orange a serv.t
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belonging to William Hobbs who was in the habit of selling Spirits at the Meeting Hosue on the Sabbath in the time of Worship. Ordered that bro. King, bro Chs. Horton, bro. Hilliard + bro. Willie Nichols, see Mr. Hobbs and report to the next Meeting. -- Excused for this time.
March Meeting 1824
Recd. by Experience + Baptized Lucy Potter and Darcus a servt. of William Hopkins; recd. of sister Mary Britt her Letter of dismission.
The case of bro. Dinkins taken up and Excom. for the sin of Drunkenness. Dismissed by Letter sister Willey Shaw + bro. Horton Gay; also sister Chloe Lee, James Lee, Henry Lee and Temperance Lee
April Meeting 1824
Recd. by Letter John Nowell and wife Patience Nowell. Accusation brought against Ben a servt. of Willis Pace for Drunkenness; bro. Arthur William nominated to cite him to our next Meeting. Dismd. by Letter sister Lydia Powell.
May Meeting 1824
Recd. by Experience + Baptized sister Lucy Sha-drach, Clary Leopard, and Mourning Pullen Sister Elizabeth Earp Dismissed by Letter. The case of bro. Ben a servt. of Willis Pace continued.
June Meeting 1824
Dismissed by Letter Sally Strictland.
The case of Ben taken up and Excom. for the Sin of lying + Drunkenness. Accusation brought against sister Nancy Woodard for the Sin of Forni-cation and lying. Excommunicated. Accucation brought against Frank, Jeffrey + Ben, for disobeying their Master James Hinton, and for running away.
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32 July Meeting 1824 Rec'd by Experience and Baptized Sisters Patty Boulton and Sister Lidia Scarbrough. The case of Frank taken up & satisfaction not given by Bro. Frank. The case of Ben taken up and Excommunicated. The case of Jeffrey continued until our next Meeting. Brother Rightman Hillard came to cite him. Br. Chs. Hinton appointed to cite br. William Hinton as witness. Resolved that the order of the Church excluding all Ministers of the Gospel except the Baptist from Preaching in this meeting house be hereby recinded, and that the Church have the liberty to invite Orthodox Ministers of other denominations except Unitarian, Roman Catholics and Univeralists. Bro. Josiah Crudup nominated by the Church to invite into our stage Dr. McPheeters. Resolved that members who are absent three Meetings in succession, to cited to a fourth to assign their reason for absence. Resolved that br. Ira Dunn and bro B. Fason cite Sister Lavina Pace to attend next meeting and render her meeting for being absent. Resolved that bro Berry Horton cite Tabby Higgs and Sister Elizabeth Pruitt to attend our next Meeting and account for their absence. Aug.t Meeting 1824
Rec'd by Experience & Baptism: Earley Alford, Jeremiah Rhodes & Sapphire Wilder. The case of Jeffery a servt. of Jas. Hinton taken up and Excom. for his insolence to his Master and hard sayings of the Church.
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