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MINUTES


OF THE

CONCORD REGULAR BAPTIST ASSOCIATION;

HELD AT HEAD OF APPLE CREEK CHURCH,

MORGAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS

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OCTOBER 2d, 3d, & 4th, A. D. 1840


1st Brother Eld. John BARNETT preached the introductory Sermon from Romans, 4th Capt. 25th verse.

2d Letter from the Churches were read, and the Delegates names enrolled, as follows--

CHURCHES

MESSENGERS'
NAMES

CHURCH
MEETINGS

REC'D BY
EXPERIENCE

RECEIVED
BY
LETTER

RESTORED

DISMISSED
BY
LETTER

EXCLUDED

DEAD

TOTAL

HOPEWELL

John M. HILYARD
Lodowick JONES

3d

     

3

1

 

12

HEAD OF APPLE CREEK

Wm. ROGERS
Ezekiel SPRINGER
Isaac COULEE

1st

       

1

 

24

ROCK SPRING

William SIMS
Aaron TURNER
Rich'd WILKERSON

4th

 

2

 

3

   

9

SHILOAH

John BARNET
Nicho. W. HOUSER
James WATSON

2d

3

2

 

4

1

1

46

BETHEL

No Letter, nor Messengers

2d

             

BETHLEHEM

Stephen COONROD
William FINLEY

4th

1

       

1

41

MT. PLEASANT

David GIMBLING
Charles HUTTON

4th

     

2

   

12

CONCORD

James SOLOMON
Elijah WELLS
Robert ROSS

2d

4

2

   

1

 

42

SUGAR-CREEK

William WALKER
Henry RUSHER
John MAHUREN?

2d

 

2

     

1

10


1st Eld. Stephen COONROD, Moderator; John M. HILYARD, Clerk

2d Received a letter of Correspondence from the Morgan Association - thornton SHEPHARD, E. STOUT, Lewis SHEPHERD, invited to a seat

3d A letter of Correspondence from Apple Creek Association - Wm. F. JARREL, invited to a seat

4th Received a letter of Correspondence from Sangamon Association - Robert CAMPBELL, invited to a seat

5th Bros. William SIMS to write a letter of Correspondence to Morgan Association

6th Bro. John BARNET to write a letter of Correspondence to Apple Creek Association

7th Bro. ROSS to write a letter of Correspondence to Kaskaskia Association

8th Bro. WALKER to write a letter of Correspondence to Sangamon Association

9th Bros. Wm. SIMS, Isaac COULEE, and bro. FINLEY, with the Moderator and Clerk, chosen for a committee of Arrangement

10th Adjourned until to-morrow, 10 o'clock, A. M.

11th The Association met pursuant to adjournnment

12th Committee of Arrangement made their report. It was received, and the committee discharged

13th Our next Association to be held on the Second Saturday in September, 1841

14th Our next Association to be held at Shiloh Church Meeting House, in Macoupin County, Illinois

15th Eld. Stephen COONROD, to preach our next Introductory Sermon; and in case of failure, James SOLOMON

16th Letters of Correspondence called for, and received them from the Brethren who were appointed to write them. Ezekiel SPRINGER, Wm. SIMS, Wm. ROGERS, Jas. SOLOMON, to bear a letter of Correspondence to the Morgan Association. Charles K. HUTTON, David GIMBLING, Wm. ROGERS, Jas. SOLOMON, to bear a letter of Correspondence to the Apple Creek Association. Lodowick JONES, Isaac CONLEE, Jas. SOLOMON, to bear a letter of Correspondence to the Kaskaskia Association. Wm. ROGERS, Isaac CONLEE, Jas. SOLOMON, Wm. SIMS, David GIMBLING, to bear a letter of Correspondence to the Sangamon Association

17th Bros. Isaac CONLEE, Jas. SOLOMON, appointed committee of Finance. The committee report $7 88 contributed. The Clerk to superintend the printing of the Minutes, and have 250 copies printed, and reserve fifty copies for distribution, to the use of correspondence to different sister Associations. Bro. Eld. MESCHAM, bro. STOUT, and bro. MOORE, fill the stand on Sunday

18th Bro. Stephen COONROD, to transcribe all the proceedings of the Association, into our blank book

Adjourned until the second Saturday in September, 10 o'clock, A. M. 1841

STEPHEN COONROD, Moderator

John M. HILYARD, Clerk

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